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INDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 12, 2019

Registration No. 333-230727


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



Amendment No. 1
to
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



SciPlay Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  7374
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  83-2692460
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

6601 Bermuda Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 897-7150
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)



CSC Services of Nevada, Inc.
2215-B Renaissance Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
(702) 740-4244
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:

Marc D. Jaffe
Senet S. Bischoff
Latham & Watkins LLP
885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 906-1200

 

Adam Fleisher
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this registration statement.

                  If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.     o

                  If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     o

                  If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     o

                  If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     o

                  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  o   Accelerated filer  o   Non-accelerated filer  ý   Smaller reporting company  o

Emerging growth company  ý

                  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ý



CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

       
 
Title Of Each Class Of Securities
To Be Registered

  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)

  Amount Of
Registration Fee(2)(3)

 

Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share

  $100,000,000.00   $12,120.00

 

(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Includes offering price of shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase. See "Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)."

(2)
Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) based on an estimate of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.

(3)
Previously paid.

                   The Registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

   


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

Subject to Completion
Preliminary Prospectus dated April     , 2019

PROSPECTUS

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Class A Common Stock



                  This is SciPlay Corporation's initial public offering. We are selling            shares of our Class A common stock.

                  We expect the public offering price to be between $            and $            per share. Currently, no public market exists for the shares. After pricing of the offering, we expect that the shares will trade on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SCPL."

                  We will use the net proceeds that we receive from this offering to purchase from SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, which we refer to as SciPlay Parent LLC, newly issued common member's interests of SciPlay Parent LLC, and from SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, which we refer to as SG Holding I, existing common member's interests of SciPlay Parent LLC that are owned by SG Holding I, which we refer to collectively as the LLC Interests. There is no public market for the LLC Interests. The purchase price for the LLC Interests will be equal to the initial public offering price of our Class A common stock less the underwriting discount. The net proceeds received by SG Holding I and SciPlay Parent LLC in connection with this offering will be used as described in "Use of Proceeds."

                  We will have two classes of common stock outstanding after this offering: Class A common stock and Class B common stock. Each share of Class A common stock entitles its holder to one vote on all matters presented to our stockholders generally, and each share of Class B common stock entitles its holder to ten votes on all matters presented to our stockholders generally, for so long as the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by SG Holding I and SG Social Holding Company, LLC, each a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation, which we refer to collectively as the SG Members, and their affiliates, represents at least 10% of our outstanding shares of common stock and, thereafter, one vote per share. Immediately following this offering, all of our outstanding shares of Class B common stock will be held by the SG Members on a one-to-one basis with the number of LLC Interests each SG Member owns. Immediately following this offering, the holders of our Class A common stock issued in this offering will collectively hold 100% of the economic interests in us and        % of the voting power in us, and Scientific Games Corporation, through its indirect ownership of all of the outstanding Class B common stock, will hold no economic interest in us and the remaining        % of the voting power in us. We will be a holding company, and upon consummation of this offering and the application of proceeds therefrom, our sole material asset will be the LLC Interests we purchase from SciPlay Parent LLC and SG Holding I, representing an aggregate        % economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC. The remaining        % economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC will be owned indirectly by Scientific Games Corporation, through the ownership of LLC Interests by the SG Members.

                  Although we will have a minority economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, because we will be the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC, we will control all of the business and affairs of SciPlay Parent LLC and, through SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries, conduct our business, which before this offering was the social gaming business of Scientific Games Corporation.

                  Following this offering, we will be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance rules of The NASDAQ Global Select Market, or the NASDAQ rules. See "The Transactions" and "Management—Corporate Governance."

                  We are an "emerging growth company" as that term is defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 and, as such, will be subject to certain reduced public company reporting requirements. See "Prospectus Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company."

                   Investing in the Class A common stock involves risks that are described in the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 23 of this prospectus.



 
  Per Share   Total  

Public offering price

  $                $               

Underwriting discount

  $                $               

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

  $                $               



                  The underwriters may also exercise their option to purchase up to an additional            shares of Class A common stock from us at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, for 30 days after the date of this prospectus.

                   Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

                  The shares will be ready for delivery on or about                        , 2019.



BofA Merrill Lynch   J.P. Morgan   Deutsche Bank Securities

 

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC   Morgan Stanley   Macquarie Capital   RBC Capital Markets

 

Stifel   Wedbush Securities



   

The date of this prospectus is                        , 2019


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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

    1  

RISK FACTORS

    23  

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    57  

THE TRANSACTIONS

    58  

USE OF PROCEEDS

    62  

DIVIDEND POLICY

    64  

CAPITALIZATION

    65  

DILUTION

    66  

SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

    69  

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    71  

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    80  

BUSINESS

    96  

MANAGEMENT

    114  

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    121  

PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

    132  

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

    135  

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

    148  

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

    155  

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

    157  

UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

    161  

LEGAL MATTERS

    170  

EXPERTS

    170  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

    170  

INDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    F-1  

              We, Scientific Games Corporation and the underwriters have not authorized anyone to provide any information or to make any representations other than that contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectuses prepared by or on behalf of us or to which we have referred you. We, Scientific Games Corporation and the underwriters take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may provide you. We are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of Class A common stock only under circumstances and in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus or in any applicable free writing prospectus is accurate only as of its date, regardless of its time of delivery or of any sale of the shares of Class A common stock. Our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition may have changed since that date.

              For investors outside the U.S.: Neither we, Scientific Games Corporation nor any of the underwriters have taken any action that would permit this offering or possession or distribution of this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in the U.S. You are required to inform yourselves about, and to observe any restrictions relating to, this offering and the distribution of this prospectus.

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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

              As used in this prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) references to "we," "us," "our," the "Company," "our company" and similar references refer: (i) on or prior to the consummation of the Transactions, to SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, which is sometimes referred to in this prospectus as "SciPlay Parent LLC," and, unless otherwise stated, all of its subsidiaries, and (ii) following the consummation of the Transactions, to SciPlay Corporation, which is sometimes referred to in this prospectus as "SciPlay," and, unless otherwise stated, all of its subsidiaries, including SciPlay Parent LLC and, unless otherwise stated, all of its subsidiaries, (b) references to the "SG Members" refer to SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, or SG Holding I, and SG Social Holding Company, LLC, or SG Holding, which prior to the consummation of the Transactions were the only members of SciPlay Parent LLC, and (c) references to "Scientific Games" or "Parent" refer to Scientific Games Corporation and its subsidiaries other than SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and its subsidiaries, the SG Members, SciPlay, SciPlay Parent LLC and their subsidiaries. Prior to the completion of the Transactions, SciPlay Parent LLC was an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games, through which Scientific Games operated its social gaming business. Accordingly, unless the context requires otherwise, statements relating to our history in this prospectus describe the history of Scientific Games' social gaming business. See "The Transactions."

              We have made rounding adjustments to some of the figures included in this prospectus. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in some tables may not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that precede them. The terms "dollar," "USD," "US$" or "$" refer to the legal currency of the U.S. Currency amounts in this prospectus are stated in dollars, unless otherwise indicated.


BASIS OF PRESENTATION

              This prospectus contains information about SciPlay and SciPlay Parent LLC. Upon the completion of the Transactions, SciPlay's sole material asset will be its common member's interests in SciPlay Parent LLC, and it will control all of the business and affairs and consolidate the financial results of SciPlay Parent LLC. Following completion of this offering, the reporting entity for purposes of periodic reporting will be SciPlay. Prior to this transaction, SciPlay has not engaged in any business or other activities other than in connection with its formation and this offering. As a result, we believe the financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, which was previously named SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC until November 30, 2018, a holding company whose sole material asset prior to the Transactions was its common member's interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, will be more relevant to the investor than the financial statements of SciPlay because SG Social Holding Company II, LLC's financial statements present the financial position and results of our underlying operations in greater detail.

              The summary unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial data of SciPlay presented in this prospectus have been derived from our unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects the Transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, as if they occurred on December 31, 2018, while the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income gives effect to the Transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, as if they occurred on January 1, 2018. The unaudited pro forma financial information includes various estimates that are subject to material change and may not be indicative of what our operations or financial position would have been had the Transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, taken place on the dates indicated, or of the results that may be expected to occur in any future period. See "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information" for a complete description of the adjustments and assumptions underlying the summary unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data.

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              We report under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. Our fiscal year ends on December 31 of each year as does our reporting year. Therefore, any references to 2018 and 2017 are references to the fiscal and reporting years ended December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. Our most recent fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018.


NON-GAAP MEASURES AND OTHER DATA

              In addition to GAAP measures, we also use Adjusted EBITDA, or AEBITDA, as described in footnote three to "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data," and AEBITDA margin in various places in this prospectus. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented as supplemental disclosure and should not be considered in isolation of, as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin may differ from similarly titled measures presented by other companies.

              Please see "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data" for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, and a discussion of our management's use of AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin.

              Throughout this prospectus, we also provide a number of key performance indicators used by management and typically used by our competitors in our industry. These and other key performance indicators are discussed in more detail in the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Measures." Unless the context provides otherwise, the following are certain terms used throughout this prospectus:


MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

              This prospectus contains references to industry market data and certain industry forecasts. Industry market data and industry forecasts are obtained from publicly available information and industry publications. Industry publications generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but that the accuracy and completeness of that information is not guaranteed. Although we believe industry information to be accurate, it is not independently verified by us. In general, we believe there is less publicly available information concerning international social gaming industries than the same industries in the U.S. Some data is also based on our good faith estimates, which are derived from our review of internal surveys or data, as

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well as the independent sources referenced above. Assumptions and estimates of our and our industry's future performance are necessarily subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described in "Risk Factors." These and other factors could cause future performance to differ materially from our assumptions and estimates. See "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."


TRADEMARKS

              The name and mark, Scientific Games Corporation, and other trademarks, trade names and service marks of Scientific Games appearing in this prospectus are the property of Scientific Games, but are used under license by SciPlay Parent LLC or its subsidiaries. After the completion of this offering, the name and mark SciPlay Corporation will be the property of SciPlay. This prospectus also contains additional trademarks, trade names and service marks belonging to other companies. Solely for convenience, trademarks, trade names and service marks referred to in this prospectus may appear without the ®, ™ or SM symbols, but such references are not intended to indicate, in any way, that we will not assert, to the fullest extent under applicable law, our rights or the right of the applicable licensor to these trademarks, trade names and service marks. We do not intend our use or display of other parties' trademarks, trade names or service marks to imply, and such use or display should not be construed to imply, a relationship with, or endorsement or sponsorship of us by, these other parties.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

               This summary highlights information included elsewhere in this prospectus and does not contain all of the information you should consider in making an investment decision. You should read this entire prospectus carefully, including the sections entitled "Risk Factors," "Business," "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," "Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our financial statements and the notes thereto before making an investment decision regarding our Class A common stock.


SciPlay Corporation

               Our mission is to become the #1 casual mobile gaming company in the world.


Overview

              We are a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms. Our total revenue has grown from $168.8 million in 2015 to $416.2 million in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 35%. The mobile portion of our revenue has grown from $109.4 million in 2015 to $323.3 million in 2018, representing a CAGR of 44%. According to data from Eilers & Krejcik, the average CAGR for mobile revenue in the social gaming industry was 25% over the same period. We create our games around compelling user experiences, often using authentic land-based content from Scientific Games to anchor these experiences. Our first social game, Jackpot Party Casino , has continued to grow since its launch in 2012, with many of the players who began playing in 2012 still playing six years later. During the fourth quarter of 2018, our games were played by a total of more than 11.6 million players. Of those players, more than 8.4 million played each month, with approximately 32% of the monthly players playing every day, for an average of 54 minutes each day. During that same quarter, according to Eilers & Krejcik, we achieved an 8.6% share of the mobile social casino market and our revenue growth was 5.5 times as high as the social casino market average.

              We provide highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun. We believe our pace of content and feature releases, along with the data-driven, highly targeted and customized experience we provide in our games, result in increased loyalty and frequency of play. While most players play our games for free, a growing number of players, both in terms of total number and as a percentage of paying players, elect to purchase additional virtual coins, cards and chips to enable more game play, which can lead to the unlocking of content and features in a shorter elapsed time than players who opt to not buy virtual coins, cards or chips. The number of players who purchased virtual coins, cards and chips in the fourth quarter of 2018 was more than triple the number of players who did so in the first quarter of 2015, which has driven strong revenue, net income and AEBITDA growth. That number of paying players is still relatively small compared to the total number of players, which provides upside potential for continued growth.

              We currently offer seven games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots , and casual games MONOPOLY Slots , Bingo Showdown and 88 Fortunes Slots . Each of these games achieved its highest monthly revenue in 2018. Our social casino games typically include slots-style play and occasionally include table games-style game play, while our casual games blend slots-style or bingo game play with adventure game features. All of our games are offered and played across multiple platforms, including Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. In addition to our internally created games, our content library includes recognizable, real-world slot and table games content from Scientific Games. This content allows players who like playing land-based slot machines to enjoy some of those same titles in our free-to-play games. We have access to Scientific Games' library of more than 1,500 iconic casino titles, including titles and content from third-party licensed brands such as JAMES BOND, MONOPOLY, MICHAEL JACKSON, CHEERS

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and THE GODFATHER . We believe our access to this content, coupled with our years of experience developing in-house content, uniquely positions us to create compelling social games.

              We utilize a disciplined, data-driven approach to create a portfolio of games that spans markets and appeals to a wide range of players. We gather and analyze data to fine tune the game play experience and enrich our games. We also leverage extensive insights learned through our relationship with Scientific Games, which helps us differentiate our content and create deeply immersive game play.

              We are a global organization powered by a culture of innovation. Our management team has more than 300 years of combined experience in the digital entertainment business and is supported by a diverse, collaborative team spanning three continents and five studios. Our executive leadership team emboldens our innovative, entrepreneurial spirit to guide us toward our goal of providing best-in-class player entertainment in the casual gaming industry. While much of our talent comes from within our company through employee growth and development, we supplement that talent with hand-picked candidates from top companies in the video game industry.

              Our financial model benefits from our diverse portfolio of evergreen games, our methodical approach to designing, developing and launching new titles and our attractive user economics. In addition to a revenue CAGR of 35% from 2015 through 2018, we have increased our ARPDAU from $0.21 for 2015 to $0.43 for 2018. From 2015 through 2018, we generated more than $1.2 billion in cumulative revenue and, according to Eilers & Krejcik, gained significant market share.

              For 2018 and 2017, we generated revenue of $416.2 million and $361.4 million, respectively, or an increase of 15%. In 2018, we generated net income of $39.0 million and AEBITDA of $94.0 million, improvements of $15.9 million and $24.6 million, respectively, over 2017.


Our Industry and Market Opportunity

              A number of trends are driving significant change in digital gaming, which we believe are causing growth in the casual games market and providing opportunities for us to grow our social casino games and expand into other areas of the casual games market:

    Digital gaming is an engaging form of entertainment.   Digital gaming is a large and strategically important component of the overall entertainment market. Total consumer spend on digital gaming worldwide was approximately $138 billion in 2018, which was more than twice the approximately $58 billion consumers spent on movies and music in 2017, according to data from Newzoo, MPAA and IFPI.

    Mobile devices are a leading medium to consume digital content such as games.   Consumers are increasingly using their mobile devices for entertainment and mobile games are being played extensively.

    Increasing number of players with the emergence of casual games.   Digital game design and distribution in the casual game market has evolved as new game types and business models address incremental gaming audiences. The proliferation of smartphones and availability of mobile app stores has increased access to digital games, including in the social casino market and other areas of the casual game market. Casual games are also widening the appeal of gaming to mass audiences.

    Scale is increasingly strategic in order to succeed in mobile gaming.   We believe scale provides valuable advantages in mobile gaming. Marketing and R&D can be significant expenses for mobile gaming developers, as thousands of titles compete for limited playing time. We believe large and stable user bases reduce the risk of content investments for new games as companies leverage data-driven insights from the game play of their existing user base.

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    Social casino is an attractive market within digital gaming.   The social casino market is characterized by games that are social and competitive, in known formats and self-directed in pace and session length. Social casino games are generally evergreen in nature due to their loop-driven game play and ability to naturally incorporate a cadence of new in-game content and events. According to Eilers & Krejcik, total consumer spend in the social casino category grew at a CAGR of 21% from 2013 through 2018 and is expected to be approximately $5.8 billion in 2019.

    Additional market opportunities within the broader mobile gaming landscape.   We believe social casino games share several core mobile gaming concepts with broader markets, such as card games and pick three games, which should allow us to leverage our existing capabilities and grow with the broader market.


Our Value Proposition for Players

              We believe in "selling fun, entertaining time" to our players as opposed to "selling slot spins." We offer the following key value propositions to our players:

    Authenticity.   Our games provide an authentic experience of land-based games, including familiar mechanics, visuals, math and audio.

    Accessibility.   Our games can be played using either mobile or web platforms.

    Fresh, new and event-driven content.   Our games offer simple, intuitive core mechanics as well as multi-layer game plays that are highly immersive.

    Personalization.   Our approach to our business allows us to provide game content that is highly personalized for each player based on the last seven days of that player's activity, enabling us to deliver a unique gaming experience to each member of our global audience.


Our Core Strengths

Diverse portfolio of evergreen games

              We have created and acquired a diverse portfolio of enduring games featuring some of the most popular and well known titles in social gaming. Our games appeal to multiple markets through varying game mechanics and unique progression sequences, or experience paths, through our games.

Strategic data-driven approach to launch new games and optimize game performance

              We incorporate data-driven decision-making into our entire game development process. For example, we use data to help determine what games we should make, when we should make them, when and how to launch them and to judge how well new features or new marketing campaigns work. Data also drives decisions in the marketing and user acquisition parts of our business. We continue to improve the efficiency of our marketing spend and the number of players we acquire per dollar by basing our decisions on historical data and the results actually achieved from marketing campaigns.

Scalable and reusable technology platform

              We have made large investments in our shared technology infrastructure that enable us to operate our games effectively at a global level and run thousands of promotions, marketing campaigns and tournaments concurrently. Our proven, custom-built technology stack allows us to easily share best practices and successful features across games in our portfolio, further decreasing time to market for new content and reducing overall development costs.

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Deep, global pool of talent

              Our expansive talent pool includes nearly 400 employees and five studio facilities. We invest in an open culture of shared success that is driven by our founders and shared across our organization. Our culture fosters enthusiasm, loyalty and teamwork, which we believe is a significant competitive advantage in the evolving mobile gaming industry and serves as the foundation of our continued success.

Unparalleled relationship with Scientific Games and other third-party content owners

              We benefit from access to one of the deepest gaming content libraries through our relationship with Scientific Games. Our connection to Scientific Games enables us to leverage attractive multi-year licensing agreements entered into by Scientific Games with the owners of other iconic third-party brands, such as JAMES BOND , MONOPOLY , MICHAEL JACKSON , CHEERS and THE GODFATHER . Our ability to access and successfully incorporate these highly recognizable brands within our games reduces our user acquisition costs and helps us target prospective players.

Strong platform provider partner relations

              Our platform partners include Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. We participate in our platform providers' beta tests of new applications and features. Our partners host specialized and customized promotional activities with our games and provide dedicated business and technical teams for the successful implementation of our games onto their platforms.

Strategic roadmap approach to identify specific player markets

              Our market-based portfolio management is fundamentally driven by our ability to customize our games for each target player universe. We leverage our knowledge of the playing patterns and preferences of specific segments of social gamers and create games from the ground up to appeal to those players.


Our Growth Opportunities

Continued growth from existing games

              We continue to invest in and grow our current games by adapting and developing our monetization and marketing engines to improve player engagement, increase paying player conversion and drive per-player monetization. As we continue to develop our games, we believe we will be able to further monetize our existing user base and attract new players.

Develop new social casino games

              We intend to continue to capitalize on our ability to build successful social casino games by introducing new titles that appeal to specific player segments and offer differentiated experiences.

Continue international growth and expansion

              We intend to further expand our global presence by incorporating our vast library of recognizable and regionalized brands and content in our game design, customization and marketing for regional audiences. As the global mobile gaming market expands, we believe there is an opportunity to continue to improve our reach across the rest of the world by offering more targeted content than we currently offer and a better game play experience than is currently available to international players.

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Expand into adjacent gaming markets

              We intend to continue to address additional segments within the broader mobile gaming market by expanding into adjacent areas and investing in new game markets. We believe our extensive experience in developing and operating social gaming titles strongly positions us to enter untapped areas within the casual market, such as puzzles, card, poker and board games.

Leverage platform to scale through select acquisitions

              We expect to continue to pursue select strategic acquisitions to fuel our top line growth and build our portfolio. We believe we can maximize the value of an acquired asset through our scalable platform and our rigorous, data-driven acquisition, engagement and monetization model.


Revolving Credit Facility

              In connection with this offering, we plan to enter into a $150.0 million revolving credit facility, or the Revolver, dated as of the date of the consummation of this offering, by and among SciPlay Holding Company, LLC, or SciPlay Holding LLC, as the borrower, SciPlay Parent LLC, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Revolving Credit Facility." The effectiveness of the Revolver is conditioned upon the consummation of this offering; however, this offering is not contingent upon the effectiveness of the Revolver.


Our Relationship with Scientific Games

              Prior to the completion of this offering, we were an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games. In September 2016, in connection with the designation of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and its subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries under Scientific Games' debt agreements, we and Scientific Games entered into certain agreements that provided a framework for our relationship with Scientific Games, including Scientific Games' provision of intercompany services and licenses of intellectual property rights.

              In connection with the closing of this offering, we will enter into new or amended agreements with Scientific Games or one or more of its subsidiaries in order to provide a similar framework for our relationship with Scientific Games. Pursuant to a new intercompany services agreement, or the Intercompany Services Agreement, Scientific Games will continue to provide us with support for certain operational and administrative functions. Bally Gaming, Inc., or Bally Gaming, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games, and SG Holding I will enter into a new intellectual property license agreement, or the IP License Agreement. SG Holding I will use $             million of the net proceeds received from us in this offering to make a one-time payment to Bally Gaming under the IP License Agreement, or the Upfront License Payment, and will then assign the rights of the IP License Agreement to SciPlay Holding LLC immediately following this offering.

              So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. Pursuant to the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty bearing license to use intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement. Our rights to this intellectual property will be for use in any of our currently available or future social games that are developed for mobile platforms, social media platforms, internet platforms or other interactive platforms and distributed solely via digital delivery, which games we collectively refer to as Covered Games. We will also acquire a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty bearing license to use intellectual property created or acquired by

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Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, but only in our currently available games. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will receive an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions) license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, in any of the Covered Games and a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, but only in our currently available games. Under the IP License Agreement, we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property.

              The IP License Agreement will not provide us any right to use intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, or licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any of our future games released after the date of the IP License Agreement.

              In addition to the license rights, we will have a right of first negotiation to convert non-exclusive licenses to exclusive licenses, and to license intellectual property rights not covered by the IP License Agreement.

              Bally Gaming will own any intellectual property that we develop, to the extent it is an improvement, enhancement, modification, or derivative work of any intellectual property licensed to us under the IP License Agreement.

              For a description of the Intercompany Services Agreement and the IP License Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games."

              We expect that being a standalone public company will provide us with a number of material opportunities and benefits, including the following:

    allowing investors to evaluate the distinct merits, performance and future prospects of our business, independent of Scientific Games' other businesses;

    improving our strategic and operational flexibility and increasing management focus as we continue to implement our strategic plan, and allowing us to respond more effectively to different player needs and the competitive environment for our business;

    allowing us to adopt a capital structure better suited to our financial profile and business needs, without competing for capital with Scientific Games' other businesses;

    creating an independent equity structure that will facilitate our ability to effect future acquisitions utilizing our capital stock; and

    facilitating incentive compensation arrangements for employees more directly tied to the performance of our business, and enhancing employee hiring and retention by, among other things, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives of our business.

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The Transactions

              Prior to the consummation of this offering and the organizational transactions described below, the SG Members were the only members of SciPlay Parent LLC. SciPlay was incorporated as a Nevada corporation on November 30, 2018 to serve as the issuer of the Class A common stock offered hereby.

              In connection with the closing of this offering, we will consummate the following organizational transactions:

    the operating agreement of SciPlay Parent LLC will be amended and restated, which we refer to, as so amended and restated, as the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, to, among other things, (i) provide for a single class of common member's interests in SciPlay Parent LLC, which we refer to as the LLC Interests, (ii) exchange all of the SG Members' existing member's interests in SciPlay Parent LLC for LLC Interests, (iii) provide for the right of the SG Members to have their LLC Interests redeemed or exchanged for shares of our Class A common stock or, at our option, cash and (iv) appoint SciPlay as the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC;

    SciPlay's articles of incorporation will be amended and restated to, among other things, provide for Class A common stock and Class B common stock;

    SciPlay will issue and sell            shares of Class A common stock to the purchasers in this offering (or            shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock);

    SciPlay intends to use the net proceeds from this offering (including net proceeds received upon any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock), after deducting the underwriting discount, as follows:

    $        million to acquire from SG Holding I             LLC Interests (or $        million and              LLC Interests, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock); and

    $        million to acquire from SciPlay Parent LLC            newly issued LLC Interests;

    SG Holding I will use $             million of the net proceeds it receives from the sale of its LLC Interests in this offering to make the Upfront License Payment required under the IP License Agreement;

    SciPlay Parent LLC intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of its newly issued LLC Interests in this offering to pay fees and expenses of approximately $             million in connection with the Transactions, including this offering, and $             million for general corporate purposes, including to pay a portion of contingent acquisition consideration that will become payable as a result of this offering;

    SciPlay will issue shares of Class B common stock to the SG Members, on a one-to-one basis with the number of LLC Interests owned by the SG Members following the foregoing transactions;

    following the consummation of the transactions described above, the SG Members will own        % of the LLC Interests (or         % if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) and 100% of the shares of SciPlay's Class B common stock; and

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    SciPlay, SciPlay Parent LLC and the SG Members will enter into a tax receivable agreement, or the Tax Receivable Agreement or TRA, and SciPlay and the SG Members will enter into a registration rights agreement, or the Registration Rights Agreement.

              Our corporate structure following this offering, as described above, is commonly referred to as an "Up-C" structure, which is often used by partnerships and limited liability companies when they undertake an initial public offering of their business. The Up-C structure will allow the SG Members to continue to realize tax benefits associated with owning interests in an entity that is treated as a partnership, or "passthrough" entity, for U.S. income tax purposes following the offering. One of these benefits is that future taxable income of SciPlay Parent LLC that is allocated to the SG Members will be taxed on a flow-through basis and therefore will not be subject to U.S. corporate taxes at the SciPlay Parent LLC entity level. Additionally, because the SG Members may redeem or exchange their LLC Interests for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or, at our option, for cash, the Up-C structure also provides the SG Members with potential liquidity that holders of non-publicly traded limited liability companies are not typically afforded. For more information regarding the redemption and exchange of LLC Interests, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement—Redemption Rights of Members."

              Following the completion of the Transactions, we will be admitted as a member of SciPlay Parent LLC and will receive the same benefits as the SG Members on account of our ownership of LLC Interests in an entity treated as a partnership, or "passthrough" entity, for U.S. income tax purposes. As the SG Members redeem or exchange their LLC Interests, we will obtain a step-up in tax basis in our share of SciPlay Parent LLC assets. This step-up in tax basis will provide us with certain tax benefits, such as future depreciation and amortization deductions that can reduce the taxable income allocable to us. We expect to enter into the TRA with SciPlay Parent LLC and the SG Members that will provide for the payment by us to the SG Members of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that we actually realize (or in some cases are deemed to realize) as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis of assets of SciPlay Parent LLC (a) in connection with this offering, (b) resulting from any redemptions or exchanges of LLC Interests pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement or (c) resulting from certain distributions (or deemed distributions) by SciPlay Parent LLC and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to our making of payments under the TRA.

              We refer to the foregoing organizational transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, collectively as the "Transactions." Immediately following this offering, we will be a holding company, and our sole material asset will be LLC Interests of SciPlay Parent LLC. As the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC, we will control all of the business and affairs of SciPlay Parent LLC. Accordingly, although we will have a minority economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, we will control the management of SciPlay Parent LLC.

              For more information regarding our structure after the completion of the Transactions, including this offering, see "The Transactions."

              See "Description of Capital Stock" for more information about our articles of incorporation and the terms of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions" for more information about the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, including the terms of the LLC Interests and the right of the SG Members to have their LLC Interests redeemed or exchanged for shares of Class A common stock, or, at our option, cash, the TRA and the Registration Rights Agreement.

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              The diagram below depicts our organizational structure after giving effect to the Transactions, including this offering, assuming no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in this offering:

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Summary Risk Factors

              There are a number of risks that you should understand before making an investment decision regarding this offering. These risks are discussed more fully in the section entitled "Risk Factors" following this prospectus summary. If any of these risks actually occur, our business, financial condition or results of operations would likely be materially and adversely affected. In such case, the trading price of our Class A common stock would likely decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. These risk factors include, but are not limited to:

    Our growth depends on our ability to attract and retain players, and the loss of our players, or failure to attract new players, could materially and adversely affect our business;

    We rely on third-party platforms to make our games available to players and to collect revenue;

    Our free-to-play business model depends on the optional purchases of virtual currency to supplement the availability of periodically offered free virtual currency;

    A small number of games has generated a majority of our revenue, and we must continue to launch and enhance games that attract and retain a significant number of paying players in order to grow our revenue and sustain our competitive position;

    We rely on a small percentage of our players for nearly all of our revenue;

    We operate in a highly competitive industry, and our success depends on our ability to effectively compete;

    Legal and regulatory restrictions could adversely impact our business and limit the growth of our operations;

    We rely on the ability to use the intellectual property rights of Scientific Games and other third parties, including the third-party intellectual property rights licensed to Scientific Games;

    Our success depends on the security and integrity of the games we offer, and security breaches or other disruptions could compromise our information or the information of our players and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer;

    Scientific Games controls the direction of our business, and the concentrated ownership of our common stock will prevent you and other stockholders from influencing significant decisions;

    Scientific Games' interests may conflict with our interests and the interests of our stockholders;

    We will be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements;

    We may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of being a standalone public company;

    Our sole material asset after the completion of this offering will be our interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, and, accordingly, we will depend on distributions from SciPlay Parent LLC to pay our taxes and expenses, including payments under the TRA; and

    The TRA requires us to make cash payments to the SG Members in respect of certain tax benefits to which we may be become entitled, and we expect that the payments we will be required to make will be substantial.

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Corporate Information

              SciPlay, the issuer of the Class A common stock in this offering, was incorporated in the state of Nevada on November 30, 2018 and subsequently changed its name from SG Social Games Corporation to SciPlay Corporation on March 4, 2019. SciPlay Parent LLC was organized in the state of Nevada as a limited liability company on September 1, 2016, changed its name from SG Nevada Holding Company, LLC to SG Social Parent Company, LLC on November 30, 2018 and subsequently changed its name to SciPlay Parent Company, LLC on March 4, 2019. The address of our principal executive offices is currently 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119. Our website is currently             . Information on, or accessible through, our website is not part of this prospectus and is not incorporated by reference herein, and you should not consider information on our website to be part of this prospectus or in deciding whether to purchase our Class A common stock. We have included our website address in this prospectus solely for informational purposes. Our agent for service of process in the U.S. is CSC Services of Nevada, Inc.


Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company

              We qualify as an "emerging growth company" as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

    only two years of audited financial statements are required to be included in this prospectus in addition to any required interim financial statements, and correspondingly reduced disclosure in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;"

    not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404;

    reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and

    exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, including golden parachute compensation.

              We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or until such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earliest to occur of (1) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue; (2) the date we qualify as a "large accelerated filer" as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act; (3) the issuance, in any three-year period, by us of more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities held by non-affiliates; and (4) the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering.

              In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can use an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This permits an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to "opt out" of such extended transition period and, as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable. However, we intend to take advantage of the other exemptions discussed above. Accordingly, the information contained herein may be different than the information you receive from other public companies.

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THE OFFERING

Issuer in this offering

  SciPlay Corporation

Shares of Class A common stock offered by us

 

                shares

Underwriters' option to purchase additional shares

 

The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to                    additional shares of Class A common stock from us as described under the heading "Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)."

Class A common stock to be outstanding after this offering

 

                shares (or                shares, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock).

Class B common stock to be outstanding after this offering

 

                shares (or                shares, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock), all of which will be owned by the SG Members.

Voting rights

 

Holders of Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters presented to stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise required by applicable law. Each share of Class A common stock will entitle its holder to one vote per share, and each share of Class B common stock will entitle its holder to ten votes per share on all such matters, for so long as the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the SG Members and their affiliates represents at least 10% of our outstanding shares of common stock and, thereafter, one vote per share. See "Description of Capital Stock" for a description of the material terms of our common stock.

Voting power held by all holders of Class A common stock after giving effect to this offering

 

        % (or        %, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock).

Voting power held by all holders of Class B common stock after giving effect to this offering

 

        % (or        %, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock).

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Ratios of shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class B common stock to LLC Interests

 

Our articles of incorporation will require us at all times to maintain (i) a ratio of one LLC Interest owned by us for each share of Class A common stock issued by us (subject to certain exceptions for treasury shares, shares underlying certain convertible or exchangeable securities and shares of unvested restricted stock issued pursuant to certain employee incentive plans) and (ii) a one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class B common stock issued by us and owned by the SG Members and the number of LLC Interests owned by the SG Members, and the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will require SciPlay Parent LLC at all times to maintain a one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us and the number of LLC Interests owned by us (subject to equivalent exceptions). The SG Members will own all of our outstanding Class B common stock following the consummation of the Transactions, including this offering.

Use of proceeds

 

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $        million, or approximately $        million if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our Class A common stock, assuming an initial public offering price of $        per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 

We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering (including any net proceeds from the underwriters' exercise of their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) to purchase newly issued LLC Interests from SciPlay Parent LLC and existing LLC Interests from SG Holding I at a purchase price per LLC Interest equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock less the underwriting discount.

 

The net proceeds received by SG Holding I and SciPlay Parent LLC in connection with this offering will be used as described in "Use of Proceeds."

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Conflicts of interest

 

Affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, who are underwriters in this offering, are lenders under certain credit facilities with our affiliate, Scientific Games International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation. If any portion of the proceeds received by SG Holding I from its sale of LLC Interests to us is used to pay debt under such credit facilities, these underwriters or their affiliates may receive a portion that is 5% or more of the net proceeds of this offering due to the repayment of borrowings thereunder. Additionally, if any of the underwriters or their affiliates hold notes issued by Scientific Games International, Inc., they may receive a portion of the proceeds of this offering if any portion of the proceeds received by SG Holding I from its sale of LLC Interests to us is used to repurchase or redeem any such outstanding notes. Because of the manner in which the proceeds will be used, the offering will be conducted in accordance with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, Rule 5121. This rule requires, among other things, that a qualified independent underwriter has participated in the preparation of, and has exercised the usual standards of "due diligence" with respect to, this prospectus and the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC has agreed to act as qualified independent underwriter for the offering and to undertake the legal responsibilities and liabilities of an underwriter under the Securities Act, specifically including those inherent in Section 11 of the Securities Act. Additionally, affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, who are acting as underwriters in this offering, will act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under our Revolver that we expect to enter in connection with this offering. Moreover, none of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. or RBC Capital Markets, LLC is permitted to sell Class A common stock in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder. See "Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)."

Controlled company exemption

 

Upon completion of this offering, we will be considered a "controlled company" for the purposes of the NASDAQ rules. As a "controlled company," we will not be subject to certain corporate governance requirements. See "Management—Controlled Company Exemption."

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Dividend policy

 

We do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends on our Class A common stock for the foreseeable future. See "Dividend Policy."

Redemption rights of the SG Members

 

Pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, the SG Members may, following this offering, require SciPlay Parent LLC to redeem all or a portion of the LLC Interests held by the SG Members for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or, at our option, a cash payment determined by reference to the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average market prices over a specified period prior to the date of redemption of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Interest so redeemed. We will be required to contribute cash and/or shares of Class A common stock to SciPlay Parent LLC to satisfy such redemption, and SciPlay Parent LLC will issue to us newly issued LLC Interests equal to the number of LLC Interests redeemed from the SG Members. In lieu of such a redemption, we will have the right, at our option, to effect a direct exchange of cash and/or shares of our Class A common stock for the SG Members' LLC Interests. Shares of our Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis whenever the SG Members' LLC Interests are so redeemed or exchanged. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement."

Registration Rights Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, we will agree to register the resale of the shares of our Class A common stock that are issuable to the SG Members upon a redemption or exchange of its LLC Interests pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement."

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Tax Receivable Agreement

 

We will enter into the TRA with SciPlay Parent LLC and the SG Members, which will provide for the payment by us to the SG Members of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that we actually realize (or in some circumstances are deemed to realize) as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis of assets of SciPlay Parent LLC (a) in connection with this offering, (b) resulting from any redemptions or exchanges of LLC Interests pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement or (c) resulting from certain distributions (or deemed distributions) by SciPlay Parent LLC and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to our making of payments under the TRA. Assuming no material changes in the relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, we expect that the tax savings associated with the purchase of LLC Interests in connection with this offering, together with future redemptions or exchanges of all remaining LLC Interests not owned by SciPlay pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement as described above, would aggregate to approximately $             million over            years from the date of this offering based on the initial public offering price of $            per share of our Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur one year after this offering. Under such scenario, assuming future payments are made on the date each relevant tax return is due, without extensions, we would be required to pay approximately 85% of such amount, or approximately $             million, over the            -year period from the date of this offering. If we were to elect to terminate the TRA immediately after this offering (including the use of proceeds to us therefrom), based on the initial public offering price of $            per share of our Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we estimate that we would be required to pay approximately $             million in the aggregate under the TRA. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement."

Reserved share program

 

At our request, the underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to 3% of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to some of our directors, officers, employees, business associates and related persons. If these persons purchase reserved shares, this will reduce the number of shares available for sale to the general public. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus.

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Risk factors

 

Investing in shares of our Class A common stock involves risk. See "Risk Factors" and other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Class A common stock.

Proposed NASDAQ Global Select Market symbol

 

"SCPL."

              Unless we specifically state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the share information in this prospectus is as of December 31, 2018, and reflects or assumes:

    the completion of the organizational transactions as described under "The Transactions;"

    the underwriters' option to purchase up to an additional            shares of Class A common stock from us is not exercised; and

    an initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

              Unless we specifically state otherwise or the context otherwise requires, the share information in this prospectus does not give effect to or reflect the issuance of:

                    shares of Class A common stock reserved for future grants or for sale under our Long-Term Incentive Plan as described in "Executive Compensation Long-Term Incentive Plan;" or

                    shares of Class A common stock reserved as of the closing of this offering for future issuance upon redemption or exchange of LLC Interests by the SG Members in accordance with the terms of the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement.

              In connection with this offering, our board of directors is expected to approve the grant of performance-conditioned restricted stock units, or PRSUs, including to our named executive officers and certain non-employee members of our board of directors (in respect of additional non-board services). The number of PRSUs is expected to be equal to an aggregate of $57 million, divided by the initial public price of a share of our Class A common stock in this offering, and their vesting will generally be subject to the achievement of specified revenue and EBITDA goals in 2020 and/or 2022, subject to certain adjustments. Additionally, our board of directors is expected to approve a transaction award pool in an aggregate amount of $750,000, to reward employees of our company and its affiliates whose efforts have been, and will continue to be, instrumental in preparing for and executing this offering. Such transaction awards are expected to be granted in the form of equity-based awards, effective upon the consummation of this offering, based on the initial public offering price of a share of our Class A common stock in this offering. See "Executive Compensation—Our Compensation Plans and Programs Following the Consummation of this Offering."

              As described in "Use of Proceeds," we intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to purchase LLC Interests from SG Holding I and SciPlay Parent LLC, at a purchase price per interest equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock less the underwriting discount, as follows:

    $             million to purchase LLC Interests from SG Holding I, which amount will be used by SG Holding I to make the Upfront License Payment required under the IP License Agreement;

    $             million to purchase LLC Interests from SciPlay Parent LLC, which amount will be used by SciPlay Parent LLC to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions, including this offering;

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    $             million to purchase LLC Interests from SciPlay Parent LLC, which amount will be used by SciPlay Parent LLC for general corporate purposes, including to pay a portion of contingent acquisition consideration that will become payable as a result of this offering; and

    $             million to purchase LLC Interests from SG Holding I (based on the assumed offering and sale of an aggregate of              shares of Class A common stock in this offering at an initial public offering price of $             per share, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus).

To the extent the net proceeds from this offering are not sufficient to cover the amounts described above, we will prioritize the payments in the order listed above with respect to the Upfront License Payment, the fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions and the general corporate purposes for SciPlay Parent LLC. If the net proceeds are still not sufficient to cover those items, we will fund the difference using our cash on hand and, if necessary, borrowings under the Revolver, and will not purchase the LLC Interests from SG Holding I described in the last bullet listed above in this paragraph. To the extent the net proceeds from this offering are greater than the amounts described in the bullets above in this paragraph, we will use the remainder to purchase additional LLC Interests from SG Holding I. We will not have any ability to control how SG Holding I uses any such amounts in excess of the amount received to make the Upfront License Payment. Based on the assumed offering and sale of             shares of Class A common stock in this offering at an initial public offering price of $             per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we expect we would purchase a total of            LLC Interests from SG Holding I. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 in the number of LLC Interests purchased from SG Holding I by us would decrease (increase) by 1,000,000 the number of shares of Class B common stock held by SG Holding I following this offering, and decrease (increase) the voting power held by the SG Members after this offering by        %.

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SUMMARY ACTUAL AND PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

              The following tables present the summary consolidated financial and other data for SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and its subsidiaries (including SciPlay Parent Company, LLC), and summary pro forma condensed consolidated financial data for SciPlay Corporation. SG Social Holding Company II, LLC is the predecessor of the issuer, SciPlay Corporation, for financial reporting purposes. The summary consolidated statement of income data for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the summary consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and its subsidiaries included in this prospectus.

              The results of operations for the periods presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. The information set forth below should be read together with "Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

              The summary unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data of SciPlay Corporation presented below have been derived from our unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects the Transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, as if they occurred on December 31, 2018, while the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income gives effect to the Transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, as if they occurred on January 1, 2018. The unaudited pro forma financial information includes various estimates that are subject to material change and may not be indicative of what our operations or financial position would have been had the Transactions, including the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, taken place on the dates indicated, or of the results that may be expected to occur in any future period. See "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information" for a complete description of the adjustments and assumptions underlying the summary unaudited pro forma consolidated financial data.

              The summary consolidated financial and other data of SciPlay Corporation have not been presented, as SciPlay Corporation is a newly incorporated entity, has had no business transactions or activities to date and had no assets or liabilities during the periods presented in this section.

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  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
  Pro Forma
SciPlay
Corporation (1)
 
 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
(in millions, except per share data)
  2018   2017   2018  

Statement of Income Data:

                   

Revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4   $    

Operating expenses:

                   

Cost of revenue (2) (7)

    160.4     138.6        

Sales and marketing (2)

    105.7     86.7        

General and administrative (2)

    34.5     44.5        

Research and development (2)

    25.6     26.5        

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1     17.0        

Contingent acquisition consideration          

    27.5            

Restructuring and other

    1.0     0.3        

Operating income

    46.4     47.8        

Other income (expense):

                   

Other income (expense), net

    3.0     (2.6 )      

Total other income (expense)

    3.0     (2.6 )      

Net income before income taxes          

    49.4     45.2        

Income tax expense

    10.4     22.1        

Net income (7)

  $ 39.0   $ 23.1   $    

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest

                   

Net income attributable to SciPlay Corporation

              $    

Net income per share:

                   

Basic

              $    

Diluted

              $    

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share:

                   

Basic

                   

Diluted

                   

 

 
  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
 
 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
(in millions, except ARPDAU and percentages)
  2018   2017  

Selected Other Data:

             

AEBITDA (3) (7)

  $ 94.0   $ 69.4  

Net income margin (4)

    9.4 %   6.4 %

AEBITDA margin (3)

    22.6 %   19.2 %

Average MAU (5)

    8.3     7.6  

Average DAU (5)

    2.6     2.5  

ARPDAU (5)

  $ 0.43   $ 0.40  

Mobile penetration (5)

    78 %   72 %

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  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
  SciPlay
Corporation (1)(6)
 
 
  Actual   Pro Forma  
(in millions)
  As of
December 31,
2018
  As of
December 31,
2018
 

Balance Sheet Data:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10.0   $    

Total assets

    194.9        

Total contingent acquisition consideration liability

    29.3        

Total Parent's/Stockholders' equity

    138.6        

(1)
Gives pro forma effect to the Transactions, including the offering and sale of                        shares of Class A common stock in this offering at an initial public offering price of $            per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. See the section titled "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements" for pro forma adjustments reflected and related methodologies applied in deriving SciPlay Corporation's Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Balance Sheet.

(2)
Excluding Depreciation and amortization.

(3)
Adjusted EBITDA, or AEBITDA, as used herein, is a non-GAAP financial measure that is presented as supplemental disclosure and is reconciled to net income as the most directly comparable GAAP measure as set forth in the below table. We define AEBITDA to include net income before: (1) interest; (2) income taxes; (3) depreciation and amortization expense; (4) contingent acquisition consideration; (5) restructuring and other, which includes charges or expenses attributable to: (a) employee severance; (b) management changes; (c) restructuring and integration; (d) M&A and other, which includes: (i) M&A transaction costs; (ii) purchase accounting adjustments; (iii) unusual items (including certain legal settlements) and (iv) other non-cash items; and (e) cost-savings initiatives; (6) stock-based compensation expense; (7) loss (gain) on debt financing transactions; and (8) other non-operating expenses (income) including foreign currency (gains) and losses. We also use AEBITDA margin, which we calculate as AEBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

Our management uses AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin to, among other things: (i) monitor and evaluate the performance of our business operations; (ii) facilitate our management's internal comparisons of our historical operating performance and (iii) analyze and evaluate financial and strategic planning decisions regarding future operating investments and operating budgets. In addition, our management uses AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin to facilitate management's external comparisons of our results to the historical operating performance of other companies that may have different capital structures and debt levels.

Our management believes that AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin are useful as they provide investors with information regarding our financial condition and operating performance that is an integral part of our management's reporting and planning processes. In particular, our management believes that AEBITDA is helpful because this non-GAAP financial measure eliminates the effects of restructuring, transaction, integration or other items that management believes have less bearing on our ongoing underlying operating performance. Management believes AEBITDA margin is useful as it provides investors with information regarding the underlying operating performance and margin generated by our business operations.

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              The following table reconciles net income to AEBITDA:

 
  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
 
 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
(in millions, except percentages)
  2018   2017  

Net income (7)

  $ 39.0   $ 23.1  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5      

Restructuring and other

    1.0     0.3  

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1     17.0  

Other (income) expense, net

    (3.0 )   2.6  

Income tax expense

    10.4     22.1  

Stock-based compensation

    4.0     4.3  

AEBITDA (7)

  $ 94.0   $ 69.4  

Revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4  

AEBITDA margin

    22.6 %   19.2 %
(4)
Net income margin represents net income as a percentage of revenue, and is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to AEBITDA margin described above.

(5)
See the definition of key performance indicators in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

(6)
Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) our cash, total assets and total Parent's/stockholders' equity by approximately $            million, assuming that the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) the amount of our cash, total assets and total Parent's/stockholders' equity by approximately $            million, assuming an initial public offering price of $            per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

(7)
The years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 include $26.1 million and $23.6 million, respectively, in intellectual property royalties paid to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property, which are included in cost of revenue. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will continue to receive a license under third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates, and we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property. For a description of the IP License Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—IP License Agreement."

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RISK FACTORS

               Investing in our Class A common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risks, together with all the other information in this prospectus, including our financial statements and notes thereto, before you invest in our Class A common stock. If any of the following risks actually materializes, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected. As a result, the trading price of our Class A common stock could decline and you could lose part or all of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our growth depends on our ability to attract and retain players, and the loss of our players, or failure to attract new players, could materially and adversely affect our business.

              Our ability to achieve growth in revenue in the future will depend, in large part, upon our ability to attract new players to our games, and retain existing players of our games. Achieving growth in our community of players may require us to increasingly engage in sophisticated and costly sales and marketing efforts that may not result in additional players.

              In addition, our ability to increase the number of players of our games will depend on continued player adoption of social casino and other forms of casual gaming. Growth in the social gaming industry and the level of demand for and market acceptance of our games are subject to a high degree of uncertainty. We cannot assure that player adoption of social gaming and our games will continue or exceed current growth rates, or that the industry will achieve more widespread acceptance.

              Additionally, as technological or regulatory standards change and we modify our technology platform to comply with those standards, we may need players to take certain actions to continue playing, such as downloading a new game client, performing age gating checks or accepting new terms and conditions. Players may stop using our games and related services at any time, including if the quality of the player experience on our platform, including our support capabilities in the event of a problem, does not meet their expectations or keep pace with the quality of the player experience generally offered by competitive games and services. In addition, expenditures by players tend to fluctuate seasonally, particularly during the summer months, and may reflect overall economic conditions.

              We face competition for leisure time, attention and discretionary spending of our players. Other forms of leisure time activities, such as offline, traditional online, personal computer and console games, television, movies, sports and the internet, are much larger and more well-established options for consumers. Consumer tastes and preferences for leisure time activities are also subject to sudden or unpredictable change on account of new innovations. If consumers do not find our games to be compelling or if other existing or new leisure time activities are perceived by our players to offer greater variety, affordability, interactivity and overall enjoyment, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

We rely on third-party platforms to make our games available to players and to collect revenue.

              Our social gaming offerings operate through Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon, which also serve as significant online distribution platforms for our games. In 2018 and 2017, all of our revenue was generated by players using those platforms. Consequently, our expansion and prospects depend on our continued relationships with these providers, and any emerging platform providers that are widely adopted by our target player base. We are subject to the standard terms and conditions that these platform providers have for application developers, which govern the promotion, distribution and operation of games and other applications on their platforms, and which the platform providers can change unilaterally on short or without notice. Our business would be harmed if:

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              If alternative platforms increase in popularity, we could be adversely impacted if we fail to create compatible versions of our games in a timely manner, or if we fail to establish a relationship with such alternative platforms. Likewise, if our platform providers alter their operating platforms, we could be adversely impacted as our offerings may not be compatible with the altered platforms or may require significant and costly modifications in order to become compatible. If our platform providers were to develop competitive offerings, either on their own or in cooperation with one or more competitors, our growth prospects could be negatively impacted. If our platform providers do not perform their obligations in accordance with our platform agreements, we could be adversely impacted.

              In the past, some of these platform providers have been unavailable for short periods of time or experienced issues with their features that permit our players to purchase virtual currency. For example, in the second and third quarters of 2018, we were negatively impacted by data privacy protection changes implemented by Facebook, which impaired our players' ability to access their previously acquired virtual currency and purchase additional virtual currency. If similar events recur on a prolonged basis or other similar issues arise that impact players' ability to download our games, access social features or purchase virtual currency, it could have a material adverse effect on our revenue, operating results and brand.

Our free-to-play business model depends on the optional purchases of virtual currency to supplement the availability of periodically offered free virtual currency.

              We derive nearly all of our revenue from the sale of virtual currency used to play our games. Our games are available to players for free, and we generally generate revenue from them only if they voluntarily purchase virtual currency above and beyond the level of free virtual currency provided periodically as part of the game. If we fail to offer games that attract purchases of virtual currency, or if we fail to properly manage the economics of free versus paid currency, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

A small number of games has generated a majority of our revenue, and we must continue to launch and enhance games that attract and retain a significant number of paying players in order to grow our revenue and sustain our competitive position.

              Historically, we have depended on a small number of games for a majority of our revenue, and we expect that this dependency will continue for the foreseeable future. In particular, Jackpot Party Casino has accounted for a substantial portion of our revenue since its launch in 2012, including 49% of our revenue in 2017 and 44% of our revenue in 2018, and we expect it to continue to do so over the next several years. Our growth depends on our ability to consistently launch new games that achieve significant popularity. Each of our games generally requires significant research and development, engineering, marketing and other resources to develop, launch and sustain via regular upgrades and

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expansions, and such costs on average have increased. Our ability to successfully and timely launch, sustain and expand games and attract and retain paying players largely depends on our ability to:

              It is difficult to consistently anticipate player demand on a large scale, particularly as we develop new games in new markets, including the hypercasual gaming market, international markets and new mobile platforms. If we do not successfully launch games that attract and retain a significant number of paying players and extend the life of our existing games, our market share, reputation and financial results could be harmed. In addition, if the popularity of Jackpot Party Casino or any of our other top games decreases significantly, that would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

              Moreover, it is difficult to predict the problems we may encounter in innovating and introducing new games, and we may need to devote significant resources to the creation, support and maintenance of our games and services. Under the IP License Agreement, our right to use any intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates, or licensed by third parties to Bally Gaming, after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, will be limited to use in our currently available games. This limit will also extend to derivative works of, or improvements to, intellectual property licensed to us under the IP License Agreement that are developed after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement (including by us), as such derivative works and improvements will be assigned to Bally Gaming and licensed back to us pursuant to the terms of the IP License Agreement. We cannot assure that we will be able to obtain a license for the use of any such intellectual property in our new games on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

              We cannot assure that our initiatives to improve our player experience will always be successful. We also cannot predict whether our new games or service offerings will be well received by players, or whether improving our technology will be successful or sufficient to offset the costs incurred to develop and market these games, services or technology.

We rely on a small percentage of our players for nearly all of our revenue.

              A small percentage of our players account for nearly all of our revenue. For example, in 2017, 5.3% of our players made purchases in our games, and in 2018, 5.5% of our players made purchases in our games. However, we lose paying players in the ordinary course of business, and they may stop making purchases in our games or playing our games altogether at any time. In order to sustain or increase our revenue levels, we must attract new paying players or increase the amount our players pay. To retain paying players, we must devote significant resources so that the games they play retain their interest and attract them to our other games. Our new games may also attract players away from our existing games. If we fail to grow or sustain the number of our paying players, or if the rate at which we add paying players declines or if the average amount our paying players pay declines, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

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Our success depends upon our ability to adapt to, and offer games that keep pace with, changing technology and evolving industry standards.

              Our success depends upon our ability to attract and retain players, which is largely driven by maintaining and increasing the quantity and quality of social games. To satisfy players, we need to continue to improve their experience and innovate and introduce games that players find useful and that cause them to return to our suite of games more frequently. This includes continuing to improve our technology to optimize search results for our games, tailoring our game offerings to additional geographic and market segments, and improving the user-friendliness of our games and our ability to provide high-quality support. Our ability to anticipate or respond to changing technology and evolving industry standards and to develop and introduce new and enhanced games on a timely basis or at all is a significant factor affecting our ability to remain competitive and expand and attract new players. We cannot assure that we will achieve the necessary technological advances or have the financial resources needed to introduce new games on a timely basis or at all.

              Our players depend on our support organization to resolve any issues relating to our games. Our ability to provide effective support is largely dependent on our ability to attract, resource, and retain employees who are not only qualified to support players of our games, but are also well versed in our games. Any failure to maintain high-quality support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality support, could harm our reputation, adversely affect our ability to sell virtual currency within our games to existing and prospective players, and could adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We operate in a highly competitive industry, and our success depends on our ability to effectively compete.

              Social gaming, which includes social casinos and from which we derive substantially all of our revenue, is a rapidly evolving industry with low barriers to entry. Businesses can easily launch online or mobile platforms and applications at nominal cost by using commercially available software or partnering with various established companies in these markets. The market for our games is also characterized by rapid technological developments, frequent launches of new games, changes in player needs and behavior, disruption by innovative entrants and evolving business models and industry standards. As a result, our industry is constantly changing games and business models in order to adopt and optimize new technologies, increase cost efficiency and adapt to player preferences.

              Successful execution of our strategy depends on our continuous ability to attract and retain players, adapt to the emergence of new mobile hardware or operating systems, expand the market for our games, maintain a technological edge and offer new capabilities to players. We also compete with social gaming companies, including those that offer social casinos such as Playtika, Zynga, DoubleU and others, that have no connection to regulated real money gaming, and many of those companies have a base of existing players that is larger than ours. In some cases, we compete against real money gaming operators who have expanded their games to include social casinos and leverage their land-based gaming relationship with Scientific Games to license social casino content from Scientific Games, although such rights will be limited in scope by the IP License Agreement. In those cases, customers of such real money gaming operators may choose to play our content as it is offered by the operator and not as it is offered by our social casino games, detrimentally impacting our results.

              Some of our current and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive advantages, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, greater financial, technical, and other resources and, in some cases, the ability to rapidly combine online platforms with traditional staffing and contingent worker solutions. These companies may use these advantages to develop different platforms and services to compete with our games, spend more on advertising and brand marketing, invest more in research and development or respond more quickly and effectively than we do to new or changing opportunities, technologies, standards, regulatory conditions or player preferences or requirements. As a result, our players may decide to stop playing our games or switch to our competitors' games.

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              Moreover, current and future competitors may also make strategic acquisitions or establish cooperative relationships among themselves or with others, including our current or future third-party suppliers. By doing so, these competitors may increase their ability to meet the needs of existing or prospective freelancers and players. These developments could limit our ability to obtain revenue from existing and new buyers. If we are unable to compete effectively, successfully and at reasonable cost against our existing and future competitors, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely impacted.

              We offer players regular free play and frequent discounts for purchases of virtual coins to extend play in connection with our business. We cannot assure that competitive pressure will not cause us to increase the incentives that we offer to our players, which could adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Legal or regulatory restrictions could adversely impact our business and limit the growth of our operations.

              There is significant opposition in some jurisdictions to interactive social gaming, including social casinos. Some states or countries have anti-gaming groups that specifically target social casino games. Such opposition could lead these jurisdictions to adopt legislation or impose a regulatory framework to govern interactive social gaming or social casinos specifically. These could result in a prohibition on interactive social gaming or social casinos altogether, restrict our ability to advertise our games, or substantially increase our costs to comply with these regulations, all of which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing, scope or terms of any such legislation or regulation or the extent to which they may affect our business.

              In a recent case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that a social casino game produced by one of our competitors should be considered illegal gambling under Washington state law. Similar lawsuits have been filed against other defendants, including Scientific Games Corporation. For example, in April 2018, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in federal district court alleging substantially the same causes of action against our social casino games. In December 2018, the federal district court assigned to the litigation denied Scientific Games Corporation's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint and, in January 2019, Scientific Games Corporation filed its answer and affirmative defenses to the putative class action complaint. See "—Legal proceedings may materially adversely affect our business and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition" and "Business—Legal Proceedings."

              In September 2018, sixteen gambling regulators signed a declaration expressing concern over the blurring of lines between gambling and video game products, including social casino gaming. The regulators committed to work together to analyze the characteristics of video games and social gaming, and to engage in an informed dialogue with the video game and social gaming industries to ensure the appropriate and efficient implementation of applicable laws and regulations. The regulators also indicated they would work closely with their consumer protection enforcement agencies. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing, scope or terms of any actions taken as a result of the declaration.

              Consumer protection concerns regarding games such as ours have been raised in the past and may again be raised in the future. Such concerns could lead to increased scrutiny over the manner in which our games are designed, developed, distributed and presented. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing or scope of any concern reaching a level that will impact our business, or whether we would suffer any adverse impacts to our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

We may share part of the regulatory burdens of our parent, Scientific Games.

              The majority of our voting power has been and, following this offering will continue to be, held by wholly owned subsidiaries of Scientific Games, and we will enter into the Intercompany Services Agreement, the IP License Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement and the TRA with one or

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more of Scientific Games and its affiliates. Scientific Games and its affiliates hold many privileged licenses in jurisdictions around the world, allowing them to operate as gambling equipment and service suppliers. Regulators that issue such licenses have broad investigative powers and could ask for information from our majority stockholder, the entities from which we license intellectual property and their affiliates. Scientific Games and its affiliates, including SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries, will be obligated to cooperate with the investigations of such regulators. Such licenses may limit the operations and activities of subsidiaries and affiliates of Scientific Games, including SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries.

Data privacy and security laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we do business could increase the cost of our operations and subject us to possible sanctions and other penalties

              We collect, process, store, use and share data, some of which contains personal information. Our business is therefore subject to a number of federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing data privacy and security, including with respect to the collection, storage, use, transmission, sharing and protection of personal information and other consumer data. Such laws and regulations may be inconsistent among countries or conflict with other rules. In particular, the European Union, or EU, has adopted strict data privacy and security regulations. Following recent developments, such as the European Court of Justice's 2015 ruling that the transfer of personal data from the EU to the U.S. under the EU/U.S. Safe Harbor was an invalid mechanism of personal data transfer, the adoption of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield as a replacement for the Safe Harbor, and the effectiveness of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, as of May 2018, data privacy and security compliance in the EU are increasingly complex and challenging. The GDPR created new compliance obligations applicable to our business and some of our players, which could cause us to change our business practices, and increases financial penalties for noncompliance (including possible fines of up to four percent of global annual revenue for the preceding financial year or €20 million (whichever is higher) for the most serious violations). The scope of data privacy and security regulations worldwide continues to evolve, and we believe that the adoption of increasingly restrictive regulations in this area is likely within the U.S. and other jurisdictions. For example, in June 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, which is presently going into effect on January 1, 2020. When effective, the new law will, among other things, require new disclosures to California consumers, impose new rules for collecting or using information about minors, and afford consumers new abilities to opt out of certain disclosures of personal information. California legislators have stated that they intend to propose amendments to the CCPA before it goes into effect, and it remains unclear what, if any, modifications will be made to this legislation or how it will be interpreted. The U.S. Congress may also pass a law to preempt all or part of the CCPA. As passed, the effects of the CCPA potentially are significant, however, and may require us to modify our data collection or processing practices and policies and to incur substantial costs and expenses in an effort to comply. There currently are a number of proposals related to data privacy or security pending before federal, state, and foreign legislative and regulatory bodies. For example, the European Union is contemplating the adoption of the Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications, which is expected to take effect in 2019, that would govern data privacy and the protection of personal data in electronic communications, in particular for direct marketing purposes. Efforts to comply with these and other data privacy and security restrictions that may be enacted could require us to modify our data processing practices and policies and increase the cost of our operations. Failure to comply with such restrictions could subject us to criminal and civil sanctions and other penalties. In part due to the uncertainty of the legal climate, complying with regulations, and any applicable rules or guidance from self-regulatory organizations relating to privacy, data protection, information security and consumer protection, may result in substantial costs and may necessitate changes to our business practices, which may compromise our growth strategy, adversely affect our ability to attract or retain players, and otherwise adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

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              Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our posted privacy policies, our privacy-related obligations to players or other third parties, or any other legal obligations or regulatory requirements relating to privacy, data protection, or information security may result in governmental investigations or enforcement actions, litigation, claims, or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could result in significant liability, cause our players to lose trust in us, and otherwise materially and adversely affect our reputation and business. Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the laws, regulations, and policies that are applicable to us may limit the adoption and use of, and reduce the overall demand for, our games. Additionally, if third parties we work with violate applicable laws, regulations, or agreements, such violations may put our players' data at risk, could result in governmental investigations or enforcement actions, fines, litigation, claims or public statements against us by consumer advocacy groups or others and could result in significant liability, cause our players to lose trust in us and otherwise materially and adversely affect our reputation and business. Further, public scrutiny of, or complaints about, technology companies or their data handling or data protection practices, even if unrelated to our business, industry or operations, may lead to increased scrutiny of technology companies, including us, and may cause government agencies to enact additional regulatory requirements, or to modify their enforcement or investigation activities, which may increase our costs and risks.

We rely on the ability to use the intellectual property rights of Scientific Games and other third parties, including the third-party intellectual property rights licensed to Scientific Games that we have enjoyed as an indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games, and we may lose the benefit of any intellectual property owned by or licensed to Scientific Games if it ceases to hold certain minimum percentages of the voting power in our company.

              Substantially all of our games rely on products, technologies and other intellectual property that are licensed from Scientific Games and other third parties. Since September 2016, we have been party to an intercompany license agreement with Scientific Games pursuant to which we receive the right to use certain patents, brands, trademarks and other intellectual property owned by or licensed to Scientific Games. In addition, as an indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games, we benefit from intellectual property licensed to Scientific Games for the benefit of it and its subsidiaries. Under the IP License Agreement and as a subsidiary of Scientific Games following the Transactions, we expect, but cannot guarantee that we will be able to continue to receive those rights on favorable or reasonable terms, and licensors may have approval rights over any future sublicenses by Scientific Games. In addition, Bally Gaming has the right to terminate the IP License Agreement if Scientific Games ceases to hold at least 50% of the voting power in our company. If Bally Gaming exercises this right, we will lose the benefit of any intellectual property owned by or licensed to Scientific Games and licensed to us under the IP License Agreement, which is essential to our business, including any intellectual property that we develop, to the extent it is an improvement, enhancement, modification, or derivative work of any intellectual property licensed to us under the IP License Agreement. However, we will not lose the benefit of such intellectual property (unless provided otherwise in a specific license) if (i) Scientific Games initiates the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction, (ii) Scientific Games sells any ownership interests in our company, either privately or through additional public offerings, or (iii) Scientific Games' percentage ownership of our company decreases as a result of additional issuances of stock of our company, in each case which results in Scientific Games owning less than 50% of the voting power in our company.

              Further, even absent termination of the IP License Agreement, if Scientific Games ceases to hold at least 50% of the voting power in our company, or such other percentage as may be required by a specific third-party license between the applicable third party and Scientific Games, we may also lose the benefit of any intellectual property licensed to Scientific Games for the benefit of it or its subsidiaries. We have little control over future amendments or renewals of third-party licenses to which we are not a party, and such amendments and renewals may affect the ability of Scientific Games to

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sublicense such third-party intellectual property rights to us, or our ability to benefit directly from such intellectual property without a sublicense as a subsidiary of Scientific Games.

              The future success of our business will depend, in part, on our ability to obtain, retain or expand licenses for technologies and services in a competitive market. We cannot assure that these third-party licenses, including the IP License Agreement, or support for such licensed technologies and services, will continue to be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. In the event that we lose the benefit of, or cannot renew and/or expand existing licenses, we may be required to discontinue or limit our use of the technologies and services that include or incorporate the licensed intellectual property. In addition, while we are controlled by Scientific Games, we may not have the leverage to negotiate amendments to the IP License Agreement, if required, on terms as favorable to us as those we would negotiate with an unaffiliated third party.

              Some of our license agreements contain minimum guaranteed royalty payments to the third party, and other agreements are sublicenses where such payment obligations are passed on to us by the sublicensor, including under the IP License Agreement. If we are unable to generate sufficient revenue to offset the minimum guaranteed royalty payments, it could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Our license agreements, including both direct licenses and sublicensing arrangements, typically contain customary restrictions on our ability to use or transfer the licensed rights, including in connection with certain strategic transactions, such as a change of control of the licensee. Although we believe that we are complying with our obligations under these license agreements and do not believe them to be in jeopardy of being terminated, we cannot assure that any or all of these license agreements in fact will remain in effect. Under certain of these agreements, the licensor has the right to audit our use of their intellectual property. Disputes with licensors over uses or terms could result in the payment of additional royalties or penalties by us, cancellation or non-renewal of the underlying license or litigation.

Our business depends on the protection of our proprietary information and our owned and licensed intellectual property.

              We believe that our success depends, in part, on protecting our owned and licensed intellectual property in the U.S. and in foreign countries. Our intellectual property includes certain trademarks and copyrights relating to our games, and proprietary or confidential information that is not subject to formal intellectual property protection. Intellectual property that is significant to our business is owned by Scientific Games and other third parties. Our success may depend, in part, on our and our licensors' ability to protect the trademarks, trade dress, names, logos or symbols under which we market our games and to obtain and maintain patent, copyright and other intellectual property protection for the technologies, designs, software and innovations used in our games and our business. We cannot assure that we will be able to build and maintain consumer value in our trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property protection in our technologies, designs, software and innovations or that any patent, trademark, copyright or other intellectual property right will provide us with competitive advantages.

              We also rely on trade secrets and proprietary knowledge. We enter into confidentiality agreements with our employees and independent contractors regarding our trade secrets and proprietary information, but we cannot assure that the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of our trade secrets and proprietary information will be honored.

              In the future we may make, claims of infringement against third parties, or make claims that third-party intellectual property rights are invalid or unenforceable. These claims could:

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The intellectual property rights of others may prevent us from developing new games, entering new markets or may expose us to liability or costly litigation.

              Our success depends in part on our ability to continually adapt our games to incorporate new technologies and to expand into markets that may be created by new technologies. If technologies are protected by the intellectual property rights of our competitors or other third parties, we may be prevented from introducing games based on these technologies or expanding into markets created by these technologies.

              We cannot assure that our business activities and games will not infringe upon the proprietary rights of others, or that other parties will not assert infringement claims against us. A successful claim of infringement by a third party against us, our games or one of our licensees in connection with the use of our technologies, or an unsuccessful claim of infringement made by us against a third party or its products or games, could adversely affect our business or cause us financial harm. Any such claim and any resulting litigation, should it occur, could:

Our success depends on the security and integrity of the games we offer, and security breaches or other disruptions could compromise our information or the information of our players and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.

              We believe that our success depends, in large part, on providing secure games to our players. Our business sometimes involves the storage, processing and transmission of players' proprietary, confidential and personal information. We also maintain certain other proprietary and confidential information relating to our business and personal information of our personnel. Despite our security measures, our games may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers, players, vendors or employees or breached due to malfeasance or other disruptions. Any security breach or incident that we experience could result in unauthorized access to, misuse of, or unauthorized acquisition of our or our players' data, the loss, corruption or alteration of this data, interruptions in our operations, or damage to our computers or systems or those of our players or third-party platforms. Any of these could expose us to claims, litigation, fines and potential liability.

              An increasing number of online services have disclosed security breaches, some of which have involved sophisticated and highly targeted attacks on portions of their services. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently and often are not foreseeable or recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, public perception of the effectiveness of our security measures and brand could be harmed, and we could lose players. Data security breaches and other data security incidents

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may also result from non-technical means, for example, actions by employees or contractors. Any compromise of our security could result in a violation of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory or other governmental investigations, enforcement actions, and legal and financial exposure, including potential contractual liability that is not always limited to the amounts covered by our insurance. Any such compromise could also result in damage to our reputation and a loss of confidence in our security measures. Any of these effects could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

              Our ability to prevent anomalies and monitor and ensure the quality and integrity of our games and software is periodically reviewed and enhanced, but may not be sufficient to prevent future attacks, breaches or disruptions. Similarly, we regularly assess the adequacy of our security systems, including the security of our games and software to protect against any material loss to any of our players and the integrity of our games to players. However, we cannot assure that our business will not be affected by a security breach or lapse.

If we sustain cyber-attacks or other privacy or data security incidents that result in security breaches, we could suffer a loss of sales and increased costs, exposure to significant liability, reputational harm and other negative consequences.

              Our information technology may be subject to cyber-attacks, viruses, malicious software, break-ins, theft, computer hacking, employee error or malfeasance or other security breaches. Hackers and data thieves are increasingly sophisticated and operate large-scale and complex automated attacks. Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate our security controls and misappropriate or compromise sensitive personal, proprietary or confidential information, create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. They also may be able to develop and deploy malicious software programs that attack our systems or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities. Our systems and the data stored on those systems may also be vulnerable to security incidents or security attacks, acts of vandalism or theft, coordinated attacks by activist entities, misplaced or lost data, human errors, or other similar events that could negatively affect our systems and the data stored on those systems, and the data of our business partners. Further, third parties, such as hosted solution providers, that provide services to the Company, could also be a source of security risks in the event of a failure of their own security systems and infrastructure.

              The costs to eliminate or address the foregoing security threats and vulnerabilities before or after a cyber incident could be significant. Our remediation efforts may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays or cessation of service, and loss of existing or potential suppliers or players. As threats related to cyber-attacks develop and grow, we may also find it necessary to make further investments to protect our data and infrastructure, which may impact our results of operations. Although we have insurance coverage for protecting against cyber-attacks, it may not be sufficient to cover all possible claims, and we may suffer losses that could have a material adverse effect on our business. We could also be negatively impacted by existing and proposed U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations, and government policies and practices related to cybersecurity, data privacy, data localization and data protection.

We rely on information technology and other systems, and any failures in our systems or errors, defects or disruptions in our games could diminish our brand and reputation, subject us to liability and could disrupt our business and adversely impact our results.

              We rely on information technology systems that are important to the operation of our business, some of which are managed by third parties. These third parties are typically under no obligation to renew agreements and there is no guarantee that we will be able to renew these agreements on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. These systems are used to process, transmit and store electronic information, to manage and support our business operations and to maintain internal control

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over our financial reporting. In addition, we collect and store certain data, including proprietary business information, and may have access to confidential or personal information in certain of our businesses that is subject to privacy and security laws, and regulations. We could encounter difficulties in developing new systems, maintaining and upgrading current systems and preventing security breaches. Among other things, our systems are susceptible to damage, outages, disruptions or shutdowns due to fire, floods, power loss, break-ins, cyber-attacks, network penetration, denial of service attacks and similar events. Any failures in our computer systems or telecommunications services could affect our ability to operate our games or otherwise conduct business.

              A meaningful portion of our game traffic is hosted by third-party data centers, such as Amazon Web Services, or AWS. Such third parties provide us with computing and storage capacity, and AWS is under no obligation to renew the agreements related to these services with us on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we are unable to renew these agreements on commercially reasonable terms, or if one of our data center operators is acquired, we may be required to transfer our servers and other infrastructure to new data center facilities and we may incur significant costs and possible lengthy service interruptions in connection with doing so, potentially causing harm to our reputation. If a game is unavailable or operates more slowly than anticipated when a player attempts to access it, that player may stop playing the game and be less likely to return to the game.

              Portions of our information technology infrastructure, including those operated by third parties, may experience interruptions, delays or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with systems integration or migration work that takes place from time to time. We may not be successful in implementing new systems and transitioning data, which could cause business disruptions and be more expensive, time-consuming, disruptive and resource-intensive. We have no control over third parties that provide services to us and those parties could suffer problems or make decisions adverse to our business. We have contingency plans in place to prevent or mitigate the impact of these events. However, such disruptions could materially and adversely impact our ability to deliver games to players and interrupt other processes. If our information systems do not allow us to transmit accurate information, even for a short period of time, to key decision makers, the ability to manage our business could be disrupted and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected. Failure to properly or adequately address these issues could impact our ability to perform necessary business operations, which could materially and adversely affect our reputation, competitive position, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

              Substantially all of our games rely on data transferred over the internet, including wireless internet. Access to the internet in a timely fashion is necessary to provide a satisfactory player experience to the players of our games. Third parties, such as telecommunications companies, could prevent access to the internet or limit the speed of our data transmissions, with or without reason, causing an adverse impact on our player experience that may materially and adversely affect our reputation, competitive position, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, telecommunications companies may implement certain measures, such as increased cost or restrictions based on the type or amount of data transmitted, that would impact consumers' ability to access our games, which could materially and adversely affect our reputation, competitive position, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, internet penetration may be adversely affected by difficult global economic conditions or the cancellation of government programs to expand broadband access.

Our games and other software applications and systems, and the third-party platforms upon which they are made available could contain undetected errors.

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purchases of virtual coins, which could harm our operating results. They could also harm the overall game-playing experience for our players, which could cause players to reduce their playing time or in game purchases, discontinue playing our games altogether, or not recommend our games to other players. Such errors could also result in our games being non-compliant with applicable laws or create legal liability for us. Resolving such errors could disrupt our operations, cause us to divert resources from other projects, or harm our operating results.

Some of our players may obtain virtual currency used in, or otherwise alter the intended game play of, our games through hacking or other unauthorized methods, resulting in a negative impact to our revenue.

              Unauthorized operators may develop "hacks" that enable players to alter the intended game play or obtain unfair advantages in our games. For example, although we do not permit the exchange of virtual currency between accounts or with third parties, it is possible that unauthorized operators could offer "hacks" that allow players to obtain virtual currency through unauthorized methods, potentially having a negative impact on the amount of revenue we collect from players. We could change our business model and allow authorized trading in the future, which could result in additional opportunities for players to obtain virtual currency for use in our games through unauthorized methods.

              Additionally, unrelated third parties may attempt to scam our players with fake offers for virtual currency or other game benefits. These scams may harm the experience of our players, disrupt the virtual economies of our games and reduce the demand for virtual currency, which may result in increased costs to combat such programs and scams, a loss of revenue from the sale of virtual currency and a loss of players.

We may use open source software in a manner that could be harmful to our business.

              We use open source software in connection with our technology and games. The original developers of the open source code provide no warranties on such code. Moreover, some open source software licenses require players who distribute open source software as part of their proprietary software to publicly disclose all or part of the source code to such software and/or make available any derivative works of the open source code on unfavorable terms or at no cost. We try to use open source software in a manner that will not require the disclosure of the source code to our proprietary software or prevent us from charging fees to our players for use of our proprietary software. However, we cannot guarantee that these efforts will be successful, and thus, there is a risk that the use of such open source code may ultimately preclude us from charging fees for the use of certain software, require us to replace certain code used in our games, pay a royalty to use some open source code, make the source code of our games publicly available or discontinue certain games. Our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely affected by any of the above requirements.

Our inability to complete acquisitions and integrate those businesses successfully could limit our growth or disrupt our plans and operations.

              From time to time, we pursue strategic acquisitions, such as our acquisition of Spicerack in April 2017. Our ability to succeed in implementing our strategy will depend to some degree upon our ability to identify and complete commercially viable acquisitions. We cannot assure that acquisition opportunities will be available on acceptable terms or at all, or that we will be able to obtain necessary financing or regulatory approvals to complete potential acquisitions.

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costs and have an adverse effect on our prospects, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. We would expect to incur incremental costs and capital expenditures related to integration activities.

              Acquisition transactions may disrupt our ongoing business. The integration of acquisitions would require significant time and focus from management and might divert attention from the day-to-day operations of the combined business or delay the achievement of our strategic objectives.

Failure in pursuing or executing new business initiatives could have a material adverse impact on our business and future growth.

              Our growth strategy includes evaluating, considering and effectively executing new business initiatives, such as hypercasual games, which can be difficult. Management may not properly ascertain or assess the risks of new initiatives, and subsequent events may alter the risks that were evaluated at the time we decided to execute any new initiative. In particular, initiatives such as hypercasual gaming are subject to intense competition due to low barriers to entry and the difficulty of differentiating games through intellectual property. Entering into any new initiative can also divert our management's attention from other business issues and opportunities. Failure to effectively identify, pursue and execute new business initiatives, may adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our business may suffer if we do not successfully manage our current and potential future growth.

              We have grown significantly in recent years and we intend to continue to expand the scope and geographic reach of the games we provide. Our total revenue increased to $416.2 million in 2018, from $361.4 million in 2017 and $274.6 million in 2016. Our anticipated future growth will likely place significant demands on our management and operations. Our success in managing our growth will depend, to a significant degree, on the ability of our executive officers and other members of senior management to operate effectively, and on our ability to improve and develop our financial and management information systems, controls and procedures. In addition, we will likely have to successfully adapt our existing systems and introduce new systems, expand, train and manage our employees and improve and expand our sales and marketing capabilities.

              If we are unable to properly and prudently manage our operations as they continue to grow, or if the quality of our games deteriorates due to mismanagement, our brand name and reputation could be severely harmed, and our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

The Revolver we will enter into in connection with this offering imposes certain restrictions that may affect our ability to operate our business and make payments on our indebtedness.

              In connection with this offering, we plan to enter into the Revolver, which will contain covenants that, among other things, will restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness; incur liens; sell, transfer or dispose of property and assets; invest; make dividends or distributions or other restricted payments and engage in affiliate transactions. In addition, we will be required to maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio not to exceed 2.50:1.00 and maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 4.00:1.00. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Revolving Credit Facility." The Revolver will limit our ability to make certain payments, including dividends or distributions on SciPlay Parent LLC's equity and other restricted payments, provided, however, that payments in respect of certain tax distributions under the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement and certain payments under the TRA will be permitted, and payments to SciPlay Parent LLC's direct or indirect parent made on or

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prior to the closing date of the Revolver in an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds of this offering are permitted, among other customary exceptions.

              Moreover, the new Revolver will require us to dedicate a portion of our cash flow from operations to interest payments, thereby reducing the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes; increasing our vulnerability to adverse general economic, industry or competitive developments or conditions; and limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate or in pursuing our strategic objectives.

We may be exposed to the risk of increased interest rates.

              The Revolver we plan to enter into in connection with this offering has variable rates of interest, some of which use the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, as a benchmark. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Revolving Credit Facility." Accordingly, we may face increased rates over time. There is currently uncertainty regarding the continued use and reliability of LIBOR, and any financial instruments or agreements using LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate may be adversely affected. This uncertainty about the future of LIBOR and the potential discontinuance of LIBOR may exacerbate the risk to us of increased interest rates, and our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

We may require additional capital to meet our financial obligations and support business growth, and this capital may not be available on acceptable terms or at all.

              Based on our current plans and market conditions, we believe that cash flows generated from our operations, the proceeds from this offering and borrowing capacity under the Revolver will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements in the ordinary course of business for the foreseeable future. However, we intend to continue to make significant investments to support our business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new games and features or enhance our existing games, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses, personnel and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings in addition to our Revolver to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through future issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our existing stockholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our Class A common stock. Any debt financing we secure in the future could include restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly impaired, and our business may be harmed.

We track certain performance metrics with internal and third-party tools and do not independently verify such metrics. Certain of our performance metrics are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in such metrics may harm our reputation and adversely affect our business.

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addition, limitations or errors with respect to how we measure data (or the data that we measure) may affect our understanding of certain details of our business, which could affect our longer-term strategies. Furthermore, our performance metrics may be perceived as unreliable or inaccurate by players, analysts or business partners. If our performance metrics are not accurate representations of our business, player base or traffic levels, if we discover material inaccuracies in our metrics or if the metrics we rely on to track our performance do not provide an accurate measurement of our business, our reputation may be harmed and our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Our results of operations fluctuate due to seasonality and other factors and, therefore, our periodic operating results are not guarantees of future performance.

              Our results of operations can fluctuate due to seasonal trends and other factors. Player activity is generally slower in the second and third quarters of the year, particularly during the summer months. Certain other seasonal trends and factors that may cause our results to fluctuate include:

In light of the foregoing, results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved in another quarter or for the full fiscal year. We cannot assure that the seasonal trends and other factors that have impacted our historical results will repeat in future periods as we cannot influence or forecast many of these factors.

We rely on skilled employees with creative and technical backgrounds.

              We rely on our highly skilled, technically trained and creative employees to develop new technologies and create innovative games. Such employees, particularly game designers, engineers and project managers with desirable skill sets are in high demand, and we devote significant resources to identifying, hiring, training, successfully integrating and retaining these employees. A lack of skilled technical workers could delay or negatively impact our business plans, ability to compete, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be affected by natural events in the locations in which we or our key providers or suppliers operate.

              We may be impacted by severe weather and other geological events, including hurricanes, earthquakes, floods or tsunamis that could disrupt our operations or the operations of our key providers or suppliers. Natural disasters or other disruptions at any of our facilities or our key providers' or suppliers' facilities, such as AWS, Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon may impair the operation, development or provision of our games. While we insure against certain business interruption risks, we cannot assure that such insurance will compensate us for any losses incurred as a result of natural or other disasters. Any serious disruption to our operations, or those of our key providers or suppliers could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

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Our foreign operations expose us to business and legal risks.

              We generate a portion of our revenue from operations outside of the U.S. For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, we derived approximately 8.6% and 9.4%, respectively, of our revenue from sales to players outside of the U.S. We also have significant operations, including game development operations, in Israel.

              Our operations in foreign jurisdictions may subject us to additional risks customarily associated with such operations, including: the complexity of foreign laws, regulations and markets; the uncertainty of enforcement of remedies in foreign jurisdictions; the effect of currency exchange rate fluctuations; the impact of foreign labor laws and disputes; the ability to attract and retain key personnel in foreign jurisdictions; the economic, tax and regulatory policies of local governments; compliance with applicable anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws that generally prohibit U.S. persons and companies and their agents from offering, promising, authorizing or making improper payments to foreign government officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business; and compliance with applicable sanctions regimes regarding dealings with certain persons or countries. Certain of these laws also contain provisions that require accurate record keeping and further require companies to devise and maintain an adequate system of internal accounting controls. Although we have policies and controls in place that are designed to ensure compliance with these laws, if those controls are ineffective or an employee or intermediary fails to comply with the applicable regulations, we may be subject to criminal and civil sanctions and other penalties. Any such violation could disrupt our business and adversely affect our reputation, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, our international business operations could be interrupted and negatively affected by terrorist activity, political unrest or other economic or political uncertainties. Moreover, foreign jurisdictions could impose tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other similar restrictions on our international sales.

              Further, our ability to expand successfully in foreign jurisdictions involves other risks, including difficulties in integrating foreign operations, risks associated with entering jurisdictions in which we may have little experience and the day-to-day management of a growing and increasingly geographically diverse company. We may not realize the operating efficiencies, competitive advantages or financial results that we anticipate from our investments in foreign jurisdictions.

Changes in tax laws or tax rulings, or the examination of our tax positions, could materially affect our financial condition and results of operations.

              Tax laws are dynamic and subject to change as new laws are passed and new interpretations of the law are issued or applied. Our existing corporate structure and intercompany arrangements have been implemented in a manner we believe is in compliance with current prevailing tax laws. However, the tax benefits that we intend to eventually derive could be undermined due to changing tax laws. In addition, the taxing authorities in the U.S. and other jurisdictions where we do business regularly examine income and other tax returns and we expect that they may examine our income and other tax returns. The ultimate outcome of these examinations cannot be predicted with certainty.

The recent comprehensive tax reform in the U.S. could adversely affect our business and financial condition.

              The U.S. enacted comprehensive tax legislation that includes significant changes to the taxation of business entities. These changes include, among others, (i) a permanent reduction to the corporate income tax rate, (ii) a partial limitation on the deductibility of business interest expense, (iii) a shift of the U.S. taxation of multinational corporations from a tax on worldwide income to a territorial system (along with certain rules designed to prevent erosion of the U.S. income tax base) and (iv) a one-time tax on accumulated offshore earnings held in cash and cash equivalents and illiquid assets, with the latter taxed at a lower rate. Because these tax law changes are relatively new, we are still evaluating the

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impact they may have on our business and results of operations in the future, and although at this time we do not expect that the changes will have an overall significant adverse impact on our business and financial condition, we cannot assure you that our business and results of operations will not be adversely affected by these new laws.

Legal proceedings may materially adversely affect our business and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

              We have been party to, are currently party to, and in the future may become subject to additional, legal proceedings in the operation of our business, including, but not limited to, with respect to consumer protection, gambling related matters, employee matters, alleged service and system malfunctions, alleged intellectual property infringement and claims relating to our contracts, licenses and strategic investments.

              For example, in a recent case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a plaintiff had stated a cognizable putative class action claim that a social casino game, Big Fish Casino , which is produced by one of our competitors, falls within Washington State's statutory definition of an illegal gambling game, and the Ninth Circuit accordingly remanded the case to the federal district court for further proceedings on plaintiff's claim. In April 2018, a putative class action lawsuit, Sheryl Fife v. Scientific Games Corp ., was filed against our parent, Scientific Games Corporation, in federal district court that is directed against certain of our social casino games, including Jackpot Party Casino . The plaintiff alleges substantially the same causes of action against our social casino games that are alleged with respect to Big Fish Casino, including the allegation that our social casino games violate Washington State gambling laws. In December 2018, the federal district court assigned to the litigation denied Scientific Games Corporation's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint. In January 2019, Scientific Games Corporation filed its answer and affirmative defenses to the putative class action complaint. See "Business—Legal Proceedings." We may incur significant expense defending this lawsuit or any other lawsuit to which we may be a party. Although the case was brought against Scientific Games Corporation, pursuant to the Intercompany Services Agreement, we would expect to cover or contribute to any damage awards due to the matter arising as a result of our business. If the plaintiff were to obtain a judgment in her favor in this lawsuit, then our results in Washington could be negatively impacted, and we could be restricted from operating social casino games in Washington. Additional legal proceedings targeting our social casino games and claiming violations of state or federal laws also could occur, based on the unique and particular laws of each jurisdiction. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing or scope of the consequences of such an outcome, or the outcome of any other legal proceedings to which we may be a party, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

Our insurance may not provide adequate levels of coverage against claims.

              We believe that we maintain insurance customary for businesses of our size and type. However, there are types of losses we may incur that cannot be insured against or that we believe are not economically reasonable to insure. Moreover, any loss incurred could exceed policy limits and policy payments made to us may not be made on a timely basis. Such losses could adversely affect our business prospects, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Relationship with Scientific Games

Scientific Games controls the direction of our business, and the concentrated ownership of our common stock will prevent you and other stockholders from influencing significant decisions.

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combined voting power. Immediately after this offering, the SG Members will own all of our outstanding Class B common stock, which will represent approximately        % of our total outstanding shares of common stock and approximately        % of the combined voting power of both classes of our outstanding common stock. On all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, our Class B common stock entitles its owners to ten votes per share (for so long as the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the SG Members and their affiliates represents at least 10% of our outstanding shares of common stock and, thereafter, one vote per share), and our Class A common stock, which is the stock we are offering in this offering, entitles its owners to one vote per share. As long as Scientific Games continues to control shares representing a majority of our combined voting power, it will generally be able to determine the outcome of all corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors (unless supermajority approval of such matter is required by applicable law). Even if Scientific Games were to control less than a majority of our combined voting power, it may be able to influence the outcome of corporate actions so long as it owns a significant portion of our combined voting power. If Scientific Games does not cause the SG Members to dispose of their shares of our common stock, Scientific Games could retain control over us for an extended period of time or indefinitely.

              Investors in this offering will not be able to affect the outcome of any stockholder vote while Scientific Games controls the majority of our combined voting power (or, in the case of removal of directors, two-thirds of our combined voting power). Due to its ownership and rights under our articles of incorporation and our bylaws, Scientific Games will be able to control, indirectly through the SG Members and subject to applicable law (see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions"), the composition of our board of directors, which in turn will be able to control all matters affecting us, including, among other things:

See "Description of Capital Stock."

              Because Scientific Games' interests may differ from ours or from those of our other stockholders, actions that Scientific Games takes with respect to us, as our controlling stockholder, may not be favorable to us or our other stockholders.

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If Scientific Games causes the SG Members to sell a controlling interest in our company to a third party in a private transaction, you may not realize any change-of-control premium on shares of our Class A common stock, and we may become subject to the control of a presently unknown third party.

              Following the completion of this offering, Scientific Games will, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, the SG Members, continue to hold approximately        % of our combined voting power. Scientific Games will have the ability, should it choose to do so, to cause the SG Members to sell some or all of their shares of our common stock and the LLC Interests the SG Members hold in a privately negotiated transaction, which, if sufficient in size, could result in a change of control of our company.

              The ability of Scientific Games to cause the SG Members to privately sell their shares of our common stock and the LLC Interests the SG Members hold, with no requirement for a concurrent offer to be made to acquire all of our shares that will be publicly traded hereafter, could prevent you from realizing any change-of-control premium on your shares of our common stock that may otherwise accrue to Scientific Games on its private sale of our common stock and the LLC Interests it holds. Additionally, if Scientific Games causes the SG Members to privately sell shares representing a significant portion of our common stock, we may become subject to the control of a presently unknown third party. Such third party may have conflicts of interest with those of other stockholders. In addition, if Scientific Games causes the SG Members to sell a controlling interest in our company to a third party, any debt financing we secure in the future may be subject to acceleration, Scientific Games may terminate the Intercompany Services Agreement, the IP License Agreement and other arrangements, and our other relationships and agreements, including our license agreements, could be impacted, all of which may adversely affect our ability to run our business as described herein and may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Scientific Games' interests may conflict with our interests and the interests of our stockholders. Conflicts of interest between Scientific Games and us could be resolved in a manner unfavorable to us and our public stockholders.

              Various conflicts of interest between us and Scientific Games could arise. Ownership interests of directors or officers of Scientific Games in our common stock and ownership interests of our directors and officers in the stock of Scientific Games, or a person's service either as a director or officer of both companies, could create or appear to create potential conflicts of interest when those directors and officers are faced with decisions relating to our company. These decisions could include:

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              Furthermore, disputes may arise between Scientific Games and us relating to our past and ongoing relationship and these potential conflicts of interest may make it more difficult for us to favorably resolve such disputes, including those related to:

              We may not be able to resolve any potential conflicts, and even if we do, the resolution may be less favorable to us than if we were dealing with an unaffiliated party. While we are controlled by Scientific Games, we may not have the leverage to negotiate amendments to our agreements with Scientific Games, if required, on terms as favorable to us as those we would negotiate with an unaffiliated third party.

Certain of our directors may have actual or potential conflicts of interest because of their positions with Scientific Games or MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated.

              Following this offering, we expect that Barry L. Cottle, Frances F. Townsend and M. Mendel Pinson will be appointed to our board of directors and retain their positions, as applicable, with Scientific Games or MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, or MacAndrews & Forbes, as applicable. In addition, such individuals may own Scientific Games common stock, options to purchase Scientific Games common stock or other Scientific Games equity awards. These individuals' holdings of Scientific Games' common stock, options to purchase Scientific Games common stock or other equity awards may be significant for some of these persons compared to these persons' total assets. Their positions at Scientific Games or at MacAndrews & Forbes, as applicable, and the ownership of any Scientific Games equity or equity awards creates, or may create the appearance of, conflicts of interest when these individuals are faced with decisions that could have different implications for Scientific Games or MacAndrews & Forbes than the decisions have for us.

Our articles of incorporation will limit Scientific Games' and its directors' and officers' liability to us or you for breach of fiduciary duty and could also prevent us from benefiting from corporate opportunities that might otherwise have been available to us.

              Our articles of incorporation will provide that, subject to any contractual provision to the contrary, Scientific Games will have no obligation to refrain from:

              Under our articles of incorporation, neither Scientific Games nor any officer or director of Scientific Games, except as provided in our articles of incorporation, will be liable to us or to our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of any of these activities.

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Scientific Games or its affiliates (except that we and our subsidiaries shall not be deemed affiliates of Scientific Games or its affiliates for the purposes of the provision), or dual persons, or (ii) Scientific Games itself, and which relate to the business of Scientific Games or may constitute a corporate opportunity for both Scientific Games and us. Generally, neither Scientific Games nor our directors or officers who are also dual persons will be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any such person pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for the account of Scientific Games or its affiliates, directs, recommends, sells, assigns or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to Scientific Games or its affiliates, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to us. The corporate opportunity provision may exacerbate conflicts of interest between Scientific Games and us because the provision effectively permits one of our directors or officers who also serves as a director, officer, employee or other affiliate of Scientific Games to choose to direct a corporate opportunity to Scientific Games instead of us.

              Scientific Games will not be restricted from competing with us in the social gaming business, including as a result of acquiring a company that operates a social gaming business. Due to the significant resources of Scientific Games, including its intellectual property (all of which Scientific Games will retain and certain of which it will license to us under the IP License Agreement), financial resources, name recognition and know-how resulting from the previous management of our business, Scientific Games could have a significant competitive advantage over us should it decide to utilize these resources to engage in the type of business we conduct, which may cause our operating results and financial condition to be materially adversely affected.

Third parties may seek to hold us responsible for liabilities of Scientific Games, which could result in a decrease in our income.

              Third parties may seek to hold us responsible for Scientific Games' liabilities. If those liabilities are significant and we are ultimately held liable for them, we cannot assure that we will be able to recover the full amount of our losses from Scientific Games.

We will be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.

              Upon completion of this offering, Scientific Games will continue to control a majority of our combined voting power. As a result, we will be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NASDAQ rules. Under these rules, a listed company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a "controlled company" and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:

              Following this offering, we intend to rely on all of these exemptions. As a result, we will not have a majority of independent directors, our compensation committee will not consist entirely of independent directors and our directors will not be nominated or selected by independent directors. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NASDAQ rules.

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MacAndrews & Forbes exerts significant influence over Scientific Games and may make decisions that conflict with the interests of other stockholders.

              As disclosed in a Form 4 filed with the SEC on December 31, 2018, MacAndrews & Forbes beneficially owned 36,050,736 shares of Scientific Games' then outstanding common stock, or approximately 39.1% of its outstanding common stock as of February 22, 2019. Pursuant to a stockholders' agreement with Scientific Games, MacAndrews & Forbes is entitled to appoint up to four members of the board of directors of Scientific Games and certain actions of Scientific Games require the approval of MacAndrews & Forbes. As a result, MacAndrews & Forbes has the ability to exert significant influence over Scientific Games' business, and in turn our business, and may make decisions with which other stockholders of Scientific Games may disagree, including, among other things, delaying, discouraging or preventing a change of control of Scientific Games or a potential merger, consolidation, tender offer, takeover or other business combination involving Scientific Games or us.

We may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits of being a standalone public company.

              We may not be able to achieve all of the anticipated strategic and financial benefits expected as a result of being a standalone public company, or such benefits may be delayed or not occur at all. These anticipated benefits include the following:

              We may not achieve the anticipated benefits of being a standalone public company for a variety of reasons, and it could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

We rely on our access to Scientific Games' brands and reputation, some of Scientific Games' relationships, and the brands and reputations of unaffiliated third parties.

              We believe the association with Scientific Games has contributed to our building relationships with our players due to its recognized brands and products, as well as resources such as Scientific Games' intellectual property and access to third parties' intellectual property. Any perceived loss of Scientific Games' scale, capital base and financial strength as a result of this offering, or any actual loss in the future, may prompt business partners to reprice, modify or terminate their relationships with us. In addition, Scientific Games' reduction of its ownership of our company may cause some of our existing agreements and licenses to be terminated. We cannot predict with certainty the effect that this offering will have on our business.

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to Scientific Games that we have enjoyed as an indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games, and these rights are essential to our business."

              In addition, we believe that the success of certain of our games depends on the popularity of intellectual property or brands of third parties that are incorporated into their player experience. For example, the success of our MONOPOLY Slots game is based in part on the strength of the MONOPOLY brand, which is owned and managed by unaffiliated third parties. We cannot assure the continued popularity of any of the intellectual property or brands that are incorporated into our games, and a loss of such popularity may result in decreased interest in our games.

The services that we receive from Scientific Games may not be sufficient for us to operate our business, and we would likely incur significant incremental costs if we lost access to Scientific Games' services.

              Because we have not operated as an independent company, we have obtained, and will need to continue to obtain, services from Scientific Games relating to many important corporate functions under an intercompany services agreement. Our financial statements reflect charges for these services based on the intercompany services agreement we entered into in September 2016. Following this offering, many of these services will be governed by a revised Intercompany Services Agreement with Scientific Games. Under the Intercompany Services Agreement, we will be able to continue to use these Scientific Games services for a fixed term established on a service-by-service basis. We generally will have the right to terminate a service before its stated termination date if we give notice to Scientific Games. Partial reduction in the provision of any service will require Scientific Games' consent. In addition, either party will be able to terminate the Intercompany Services Agreement due to a material breach of the other party, upon prior written notice, subject to limited cure periods. We will pay Scientific Games mutually agreed-upon fees for these services, which will be based on Scientific Games' costs of providing the services.

              If we lost access to the services provided to us by Scientific Games under the Intercompany Services Agreement, we would need to replicate or replace certain functions, systems and infrastructure. We may also need to make investments or hire additional employees to operate without the same access to Scientific Games' existing operational and administrative infrastructure. These initiatives may be costly to implement. Due to the scope and complexity of the underlying projects relative to these efforts, the amount of total costs could be materially higher than our estimate, and the timing of the incurrence of these costs could be subject to change.

              We may not be able to replace these services or enter into appropriate third-party agreements on terms and conditions, including cost, comparable to those that we have received in the past and will continue to receive from Scientific Games under the Intercompany Services Agreement. Additionally, if the Intercompany Services Agreement is terminated, we may be unable to sustain the services at the same levels or obtain the same benefits as when we were receiving such services and benefits from Scientific Games. If we have to operate these functions separately, if we do not have our own adequate systems and business functions in place or if we are unable to obtain them from other providers, we may not be able to operate our business effectively or at comparable costs, and our profitability may decline. In addition, we have historically received informal support from Scientific Games, which may not be addressed in our Intercompany Services Agreement. The level of this informal support could diminish or be eliminated following this offering.

              While we are controlled by Scientific Games, we may not have the leverage to negotiate amendments to our agreements with Scientific Games, if required, on terms as favorable to us as those we would negotiate with an unaffiliated third party.

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Our historical financial results and pro forma financial information are not necessarily representative of the results we would have achieved as a standalone company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

              Our historical financial results included in this prospectus do not reflect the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows we would have achieved as a standalone company during the periods presented or those we will achieve in the future. This is primarily the result of the following factors:

              Our financial condition and future results of operations could be materially different from amounts reflected in our historical financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, so it may be difficult for investors to compare our future results to historical results or to evaluate our relative performance or trends in our business.

              Similarly, the pro forma financial information included in this prospectus includes adjustments based upon available information we believe to be reasonable. However, the assumptions may change and actual results may differ. In addition, we have not made pro forma adjustments to reflect changes that will occur in our cost structure, funding and operations as a result of our transition to becoming a public company, including any changes that may occur in our employee base, potential increased costs associated with reduced economies of scale and increased costs associated with being a publicly traded, standalone company.

We may have received better terms from unaffiliated third parties than the terms we will receive in our agreements with Scientific Games.

              The agreements that we will enter into with Scientific Games in connection with this offering, including the Intercompany Services Agreement, the IP License Agreement and the TRA, will have been prepared while we were still a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games. While the covenants in Scientific Games' debt agreements require that those agreements be on terms that are not materially less favorable to Scientific Games than those that might reasonably have been obtained in comparable transaction at such time on an arm's-length basis from a party that is not its affiliate, the terms of those agreements may not reflect terms that would have resulted if we had negotiated such terms with an unaffiliated third party.

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Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure and the Tax Receivable Agreement

Our sole material asset after the completion of this offering will be our interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, and, accordingly, we will depend on distributions from SciPlay Parent LLC to pay our taxes and expenses, including payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. SciPlay Parent LLC's ability to make such distributions may be subject to various limitations and restrictions.

              Upon the consummation of this offering, we will be a holding company and will have no material assets other than our ownership of LLC Interests of SciPlay Parent LLC. As such, we will have no independent means of generating revenue or cash flow, and our ability to pay our taxes and operating expenses or declare and pay dividends in the future, if any, will be dependent upon the financial results and cash flows of SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries and distributions we receive from SciPlay Parent LLC. We cannot assure that our subsidiaries will generate sufficient cash flow to distribute funds to us or that applicable state law and contractual restrictions will permit such distributions.

              SciPlay Parent LLC will be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, generally will not be subject to any entity-level U.S. federal income tax. Instead, taxable income will be allocated to holders of LLC Interests, including us. Accordingly, we will incur income taxes on our allocable share of any net taxable income of SciPlay Parent LLC. Under the terms of the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, SciPlay Parent LLC will be obligated to make tax distributions to holders of LLC Interests, including us. In addition to tax expenses, we will also incur expenses related to our operations, including payments under the TRA, which we expect will be substantial. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement." We intend, as its sole manager, to cause SciPlay Parent LLC to make cash distributions to the owners of LLC Interests in an amount sufficient to (i) fund all or part of such members' tax obligations in respect of taxable income allocated to such members and (ii) cover our operating expenses, including ordinary course payments under the TRA. However, SciPlay Parent LLC's ability to make such distributions may be subject to various limitations and restrictions, such as restrictions on distributions that would either violate any contract or agreement to which SciPlay Parent LLC is then a party, or any applicable law, or that would have the effect of rendering SciPlay Parent LLC insolvent. Moreover, the terms governing certain secured indebtedness of SciPlay Holding LLC generally will not permit SciPlay Parent LLC, as a guarantor of such secured indebtedness, to make distributions sufficient to allow us to make early termination payments under the TRA. If we do not have sufficient funds to pay tax or other liabilities or to fund our operations, we may have to borrow funds, which could materially adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition and subject us to various restrictions imposed by any such lenders. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest until paid. Our failure to make any payment required under the TRA (including any accrued and unpaid interest) within 30 calendar days of the date on which the payment is required to be made will constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the TRA, which will terminate the TRA and accelerate future payments thereunder, unless the applicable payment is not made because (i) we are prohibited from making such payment under the terms of the TRA or the terms governing certain of our secured indebtedness or (ii) we do not have, and cannot use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, sufficient funds to make such payment. Any late payments will continue to accrue interest at one-year LIBOR plus 500 basis points until such payments are made. It will also constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the TRA if we make a distribution of cash or other property (other than shares of our Class A common stock) to our stockholders or use cash or other property to repurchase any of our capital stock (including our Class A common stock), in each case while any outstanding payments under the TRA are unpaid. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement—Distributions." In addition, if SciPlay Parent LLC does not have sufficient funds to make

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distributions, our ability to declare and pay cash dividends will also be restricted or impaired. See "—Risks Related to Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock" and "Dividend Policy."

The Tax Receivable Agreement with the SG Members requires us to make cash payments to the SG Members in respect of certain tax benefits to which we may become entitled, and we expect that the payments we will be required to make will be substantial.

              Upon the closing of this offering, we will be a party to the TRA with the SG Members and SciPlay Parent LLC. Under the TRA, we will be required to make cash payments to the SG Members equal to 85% of the tax benefits, if any, that we actually realize, or in certain circumstances are deemed to realize, as a result of (1) the increases in the tax basis of assets of SciPlay Parent LLC (a) in connection with this offering, including as a result of the Upfront License Payment, or (b) resulting from any redemptions or exchanges of LLC Interests by the SG Members pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement or (c) resulting from certain distributions (or deemed distributions) by SciPlay Parent LLC and (2) certain other tax benefits related to our making of payments under the TRA. We expect that the amount of the cash payments that we will be required to make under the TRA will be substantial. Any payments made by us to the SG Members under the TRA will generally reduce the amount of cash that might have otherwise been available to us. In addition, we are obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid entering into any agreements that could be reasonably anticipated to materially delay the timing of the making of any payments under the TRA, which could limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions. Furthermore, our future obligations to make payments under the TRA could make us a less attractive target for an acquisition, particularly in the case of an acquirer that cannot use some or all of the tax benefits that are the subject of the TRA. For more information, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement." Assuming no material changes in the relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, we expect that the tax savings associated with the purchase of LLC Interests in connection with this offering, together with future redemptions or exchanges of all remaining LLC Interests not owned by SciPlay pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement as described above, would aggregate to approximately $             million over            years from the date of this offering based on the initial public offering price of $            per share of our Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur one year after this offering. Under such scenario, assuming future payments are made on the date each relevant tax return is due, without extensions, we would be required to pay approximately 85% of such amount, or approximately $             million, over the            -year period from the date of this offering. Payments under the TRA are not conditioned on the SG Members' continued ownership of LLC Interests or our Class A common stock or Class B common stock after this offering.

              The actual amount and timing of any payments under the TRA will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of redemptions or exchanges by the SG Members, the amount of gain recognized by the SG Members, the amount and timing of the taxable income we generate in the future, and the tax rates and laws then applicable.

In certain cases, future payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the SG Members may be accelerated or significantly exceed the actual benefits we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

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control (including under certain material indebtedness of SciPlay Parent LLC or its subsidiaries) were to occur, or (iii) we elect an early termination of the TRA, then our future obligations, or our successor's future obligations, under the TRA to make payments thereunder would accelerate and become due and payable, based on certain assumptions, including an assumption that we would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize all potential future tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, and an assumption that, as of the effective date of the acceleration, any SG Member that has LLC Interests not yet exchanged shall be deemed to have exchanged such LLC Interests on such date, even if we do not receive the corresponding tax benefits until a later date when the LLC Interests are actually exchanged.

              As a result of the foregoing, we would be required to make an immediate cash payment equal to the estimated present value of the anticipated future tax benefits that are the subject of the TRA, which payment may be made significantly in advance of the actual realization, if any, of those future tax benefits and, therefore, we could be required to make payments under the TRA that are greater than the specified percentage of the actual tax benefits we ultimately realize. In addition, to the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest until paid. Our failure to make any payment required under the TRA (including any accrued and unpaid interest) within 30 calendar days of the date on which the payment is required to be made will constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the TRA, which will terminate the TRA and accelerate future payments thereunder, unless the applicable payment is not made because (i) we are prohibited from making such payment under the terms of the TRA or the terms governing certain of our secured indebtedness or (ii) we do not have, and cannot use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, sufficient funds to make such payment. In these situations, our obligations under the TRA could have a substantial negative impact on our liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes of control. We cannot assure that we will be able to fund or finance our obligations under the TRA. If we were to elect to terminate the TRA immediately after this offering (including the use of proceeds to us therefrom), based on the initial public offering price of $            per share of our Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we estimate that we would be required to pay approximately $             million in the aggregate under the TRA.

We will not be reimbursed for any payments made to the SG Members under the Tax Receivable Agreement in the event that any tax benefits are disallowed.

              Payments under the TRA will be based on the tax reporting positions that we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or part of the tax basis increases, as well as other related tax positions we take, and a court could sustain any such challenge. Our ability to settle or to forgo contesting such challenges may be restricted by the rights of the SG Members pursuant to the TRA, and such restrictions apply for as long as the TRA remains in effect. In addition, we will not be reimbursed for any cash payments previously made to the SG Members under the TRA in the event that any tax benefits initially claimed by us and for which payment has been made to the SG Members are subsequently challenged by a taxing authority and are ultimately disallowed. Instead, any excess cash payments made by us to the SG Members will be netted against any future cash payments that we might otherwise be required to make to the SG Members under the terms of the TRA. However, we might not determine that we have effectively made an excess cash payment to the SG Members for a number of years following the initial time of such payment. As a result, payments could be made under the TRA in excess of the tax savings that we realize in respect of the tax attributes with respect to the SG Members that are the subject of the TRA.

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If we were deemed to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as a result of our ownership of SciPlay Parent LLC, applicable restrictions could make it impractical for us to continue our business as contemplated and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

              Under Sections 3(a)(1)(A) and (C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act, a company generally will be deemed to be an "investment company" for purposes of the 1940 Act if (1) it is, or holds itself out as being, engaged primarily, or proposes to engage primarily, in the business of investing, reinvesting or trading in securities or (2) it engages, or proposes to engage, in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding or trading in securities and it owns or proposes to acquire investment securities having a value exceeding 40% of the value of its total assets (exclusive of U.S. government securities and cash items) on an unconsolidated basis. We do not believe that we are an "investment company," as such term is defined in either of those sections of the 1940 Act.

              As the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC, we will control SciPlay Parent LLC. On that basis, we believe that our interest in SciPlay Parent LLC is not an "investment security" as that term is used in the 1940 Act. However, if we were to cease participation in the management of SciPlay Parent LLC, our interest in SciPlay Parent LLC could be deemed an "investment security" for purposes of the 1940 Act.

              We and SciPlay Parent LLC intend to conduct our operations so that we will not be deemed an investment company. However, if we were to be deemed an investment company, restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act, including limitations on our capital structure and our ability to transact with affiliates, could make it impractical for us to continue our business as contemplated and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Risks Related to This Offering and Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock

We are an "emerging growth company," and we cannot be certain if the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies will make our common stock less attractive to investors.

              We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the JOBS Act, and we could be an emerging growth company for up to five years following the completion of this offering. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies, including, but not limited to: (i) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404, (ii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and (iii) exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, as an emerging growth company, we are only required to provide two years of audited financial statements and two years of selected financial data in this prospectus. We currently intend to take advantage of each of the reduced reporting requirements and exemptions described above. We cannot predict if investors will find our shares less attractive as a result of our taking advantage of these exemptions. If some investors find our shares less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our shares and our stock price may be more volatile.

The dual class structure of our common stock may adversely affect the trading price or liquidity of our Class A common stock.

              On matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, our Class B common stock has ten votes per share (for so long as the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the SG Members and their affiliates represents at least 10% of our outstanding shares of common stock and, thereafter, one vote per share) and our Class A common stock, which is the stock we are offering in this offering, has one vote per share. These differences in voting rights may adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock to the extent that any current or future investor in our common

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stock ascribes value to the voting rights associated with the Class B common stock. The existence of dual classes of our common stock could result in less liquidity for any such class than if there were only one class of our capital stock.

              In addition, S&P Dow Jones and FTSE Russell have recently announced changes to their eligibility criteria for inclusion of shares of public companies on certain indices that will exclude companies with multiple classes of shares of common stock from being added to such indices. In addition, several shareholder advisory firms have announced their opposition to the use of multiple class structures. As a result, the dual class structure of our common stock may prevent the inclusion of our Class A common stock in such indices and may cause shareholder advisory firms to publish negative commentary about our corporate governance practices or otherwise seek to cause us to change our capital structure. Any such exclusion from indices could result in a less active trading market for our Class A common stock. Any actions or publications by shareholder advisory firms critical of our corporate governance practices or capital structure could also adversely affect the value of our Class A common stock.

The requirements of being a public company require significant resources and management attention and affect our ability to attract and retain executive management and qualified board members.

              As a public company following this offering, we will incur legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not previously incur. We will be subject to the Exchange Act, including the reporting requirements thereunder, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the NASDAQ rules and other applicable securities rules and regulations. Compliance with these rules and regulations will increase our legal and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time-consuming or costly and increase demand on our systems and resources, particularly after we are no longer an "emerging growth company." Further, we expect that these rules and regulations may make it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain directors' and officers' liability insurance, which could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors.

              Pursuant to Section 404, once we are no longer an emerging growth company, we may be required to furnish an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered public accounting firm. When our independent registered public accounting firm is required to undertake an assessment of our internal control over financial reporting, the cost of complying with Section 404 will significantly increase, and management's attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. We may need to hire more employees in the future or engage outside consultants to comply with the requirements of Section 404, which will further increase our cost and expense. In addition, enhanced legal and regulatory regimes and heightened standards relating to corporate governance and disclosure for public companies result in increased legal and financial compliance costs and make some activities more time-consuming.

If we fail to put in place appropriate and effective internal control over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, we may suffer harm to our reputation and investor confidence level.

              If we fail to implement the requirements of Section 404(b) in the required timeframe once we are no longer an emerging growth company, we may be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities, including the SEC and the NASDAQ. Furthermore, if we are unable to conclude that our internal control over financial reporting is effective, we could lose investor confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports, the market price of shares of our Class A common stock could decline, and we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by regulatory authorities. Failure to implement or maintain effective internal control systems required of public companies could also restrict our future access to the capital markets.

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An active trading market for our Class A common stock may not develop or be sustained.

              Prior to the completion of this offering, there has been no public market for our Class A common stock. An active trading market for shares of our Class A common stock may never develop or be sustained following this offering. If an active trading market does not develop or is not sustained, you may have difficulty selling your shares of Class A common stock at an attractive price, or at all. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling our Class A common stock, and it may impair our ability to attract and motivate our employees through equity incentive awards and our ability to acquire other companies, products or technologies by using our Class A common stock as consideration.

The price of our Class A common stock may fluctuate substantially.

              The price for our Class A common stock in this offering will be determined by negotiations among Scientific Games, us and representatives of the underwriters, and it may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following this offering. You may not be able to sell your Class A common stock at or above the initial public offering price or at any other price or at the time that you would like to sell. You should consider an investment in our Class A common stock to be risky, and you should invest in our Class A common stock only if you can withstand a total loss and wide fluctuations in the market value of your investment. Some factors that may cause the market price of our Class A common stock to fluctuate, in addition to the other risks mentioned in this section of the prospectus, are:

              These and other market and industry factors may cause the market price and demand for our Class A common stock to fluctuate substantially, regardless of our actual operating performance, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their Class A common stock and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our Class A common stock. In addition, the stock market has

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experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of these companies.

If you purchase Class A common stock in this offering, you will experience substantial and immediate dilution.

              If you purchase Class A common stock in this offering, you will experience substantial and immediate dilution of $        per share in the net tangible book value of your shares after giving effect to the offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $        per share (the midpoint of the price range on the cover of this prospectus) because the price that you pay will be substantially greater than the net tangible book value per share that you acquire. For a further description of the dilution that you will experience immediately after this offering, see the section of this prospectus titled "Dilution."

Immediately following the completion of this offering, the SG Members will have the right to have their LLC Interests redeemed or exchanged into shares of Class A common stock, which, if exercised, will dilute your economic interest in SciPlay.

              After this offering, we will have an aggregate of more than                shares of Class A common stock authorized but unissued, including                shares of Class A common stock issuable upon redemption or exchange of LLC Interests that will be held by the SG Members. SciPlay Parent LLC will enter into the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement and, subject to certain restrictions set forth therein and as described elsewhere in this prospectus, the SG Members will be entitled to have their LLC Interests redeemed or exchanged for shares of our Class A common stock or, at our option, cash. Shares of our Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis whenever the SG Members' LLC Interests are so redeemed or exchanged. While any redemption or exchange of LLC Interests and corresponding cancellation of our Class B common stock will reduce the SG Members' economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC and its voting interest in us, the related issuance of our Class A common stock will dilute your economic interest in SciPlay. We cannot predict the timing or size of any future issuances of our Class A common stock resulting from the redemption or exchange of LLC Interests.

Future issuances or resales of Class A common stock by the SG Members or others, or the perception that such issuances or resales may occur, could cause the market price of our Class A common shares to decline.

              In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with the SG Members, pursuant to which the shares of Class A common stock issued to the SG Members upon redemption or exchange of LLC Interests will be eligible for resale, subject to certain limitations set forth therein. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement." Following this offering, we also intend to file one or more registration statements with the SEC covering shares of our Class A common stock available for future issuance under our equity incentive plans. Upon effectiveness of such registration statements, any shares subsequently issued under such plans will be eligible for sale in the public market, except to the extent that they are restricted by lock-up agreements and subject to compliance with Rule 144 in the case of our affiliates.

              We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our Class A common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of shares of our Class A common stock, including upon the redemption or exchange of LLC Interests, may have on the market price of our Class A common stock. Sales or distributions of substantial amounts of our Class A common stock, including shares issued in connection with an acquisition, or the perception that such sales or distributions could occur, may cause the market price of our Class A common stock to decline.

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If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or publish inaccurate or unfavorable research about our business, the price of our Class A common stock and trading volume could decline.

              The trading market for our Class A common stock depends in part on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about us or our business. If few or no securities or industry analysts cover us, the trading price for our Class A common stock would be negatively impacted. If one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades our Class A common stock, publishes incorrect or unfavorable research about our business, ceases coverage of our company or fails to publish reports on us regularly, demand for our Class A common stock could decrease, which could cause the price of our Class A common stock or trading volume to decline.

We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our Class A common stock.

              We do not intend to pay any dividends to holders of our Class A common stock for the foreseeable future. We currently intend to invest our future earnings, if any, to fund our growth. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors and subject to limitations under applicable law. Therefore, you are not likely to receive any dividends on your Class A common stock for the foreseeable future, and the success of an investment in our Class A common stock will depend upon any future appreciation in its value. Consequently, investors may need to sell all or part of their holdings of our Class A common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any future gains on their investment. There is no guarantee that our Class A common stock will appreciate in value or even maintain the price at which our stockholders have purchased our Class A common stock. Investors seeking cash dividends should not purchase our Class A common stock.

Provisions in our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Nevada law may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, which could decrease the trading price of our Class A common stock.

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will contain provisions that are intended to deter coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage prospective acquirers to negotiate with our board of directors rather than to attempt an unsolicited bid to acquire our company. These provisions include:

              These provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if the third party's offer may be considered beneficial by many stockholders. Nevada law could also prevent attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our current management and incumbent directors. As a result, stockholders may be limited in their ability to obtain a premium for their shares or control our management or board. See "Description of Capital Stock" for a discussion of these provisions.

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The provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws requiring exclusive forum in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada for certain types of lawsuits may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada, will be the sole and exclusive forum for any actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, administrative or investigative (i) brought in our name or right or on our behalf, (ii) asserting a claim for breach of any fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) arising or asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of Nevada Revised Statutes, or NRS, Chapters 78 or 92A or any provision of our articles of incorporation or our bylaws, (iv) to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our articles of incorporation and bylaws or (v) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine; provided that the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will further provide that, in the event that the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada does not have jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then any other state district court located in the State of Nevada will be the sole and exclusive forum therefor and in the event that no state district court in the State of Nevada has jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then a federal court located within the State of Nevada will be the sole and exclusive forum therefor. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Nevada law in the types of lawsuits to which they apply, these provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers. The enforceability of similar choice of forum provisions in other companies' articles of incorporation and bylaws has been challenged in legal proceedings, and it is possible that, in connection with any applicable action brought against us, a court could find the choice of forum provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in such action. If a court were to find the choice of forum provisions contained in our articles of incorporation and bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Limitations on director and officer liability and our indemnification of our directors and officers may discourage stockholders from bringing suit against a director or officer.

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide, pursuant to Nevada law, that our directors and officers will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless (i) the statutory presumption in his or her favor established by NRS 78.138(3) is rebutted, (ii) the act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer, and (iii) the breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law. These provisions may discourage stockholders from bringing suit against a director or officer for breach of fiduciary duty and may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation brought by stockholders on our behalf against a director or officer. In addition, our articles of incorporation and bylaws will require indemnification of directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law.

We may issue shares of preferred stock in the future, which could make it difficult for another company to acquire us or could otherwise adversely affect holders of our Class A common stock, which could depress the price of our Class A common stock.

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the shares of preferred stock and to fix the number of shares constituting any series and the designation of such series, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our preferred stock could be issued with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to the rights of our Class A common stock. The potential issuance of preferred stock may delay or prevent a change in control of us, discourage bids for our Class A common stock at a premium to the market price, and materially and adversely affect the market price and the voting and other rights of the holders of our Class A common stock.

We may be subject to securities class action, which may harm our business and operating results.

              Companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and damages, and divert management's attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

              We may also be called on to defend ourselves against lawsuits relating to our business operations. Some of these claims may seek significant damage amounts due to the nature of our business. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation, we cannot accurately predict the ultimate outcome of any such proceedings. A future unfavorable outcome in a legal proceeding could have an adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, current and future litigation, regardless of its merits, could result in substantial legal fees, settlement or judgment costs and a diversion of management's attention and resources that are needed to successfully run our business.

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

              We have made statements under the captions "Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "The Transactions," "Business" and in other sections of this prospectus that are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue," the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. Any estimates and forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus speak only as of the date of this prospectus and are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those factors discussed under the caption entitled "Risk Factors." You should specifically consider the numerous risks outlined under "Risk Factors."

              Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform our prior statements to actual results or revised expectations.

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THE TRANSACTIONS

Existing Organization

              Prior to the consummation of this offering and the organizational transactions described below, the SG Members were the only members of SciPlay Parent LLC, which is currently treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Upon consummation of this offering, SciPlay Parent LLC will continue to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and, as such, generally will not be subject to any U.S. federal entity-level income taxes. Rather, taxable income or loss will be included in the U.S. federal income tax returns of SciPlay Parent LLC's members (SciPlay and the SG Members).

              SciPlay was incorporated as a Nevada corporation on November 30, 2018 to serve as the issuer of the Class A common stock offered hereby and will be the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC following the consummation of the Transactions.

The Transactions

              We refer to the organizational transactions below, as well as the consummation of this offering as described in this prospectus, as the "Transactions."

              In connection with the closing of this offering, we will consummate the following organizational transactions:

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Organizational Structure Following the Offering

              Immediately following the completion of the Transactions:

              Immediately following the Transactions, we will be a holding company, and our sole material asset will be LLC Interests of SciPlay Parent LLC. As the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC, we will control all of the business and affairs of SciPlay Parent LLC. Accordingly, although we will have a minority economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, we will have the sole voting interest in, and control the management of SciPlay Parent LLC.

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              Our corporate structure following this offering, as described above, is commonly referred to as an "Up-C" structure, which is often used by partnerships and limited liability companies when they undertake an initial public offering of their business. The Up-C structure will allow the SG Members to continue to realize tax benefits associated with owning interests in an entity that is treated as a partnership, or "passthrough" entity, for U.S. income tax purposes following the offering. One of these benefits is that future taxable income of SciPlay Parent LLC that is allocated to the SG Members will be taxed on a flow-through basis and therefore will not be subject to corporate taxes at the SciPlay Parent LLC entity level. Additionally, because the SG Members may redeem or exchange their LLC Interests for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or, at our option, for cash, the Up-C structure also provides the SG Members with potential liquidity that holders of non-publicly traded limited liability companies are not typically afforded. For more information regarding the redemption and exchage of LLC Interests, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement—Redemption Rights of Members."

              We will receive the same benefits as the SG Members on account of our ownership of LLC Interests in an entity treated as a partnership, or "passthrough" entity, for U.S. income tax purposes. As the SG Members redeem or exchange their LLC Interests, we will obtain a step-up in tax basis in our share of SciPlay Parent LLC assets. This step-up in tax basis will provide us with certain tax benefits, such as future depreciation and amortization deductions that can reduce the taxable income allocable to us. We expect to enter into the TRA with SciPlay Parent LLC and the SG Members that will provide for the payment by us to the SG Members of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that we actually realize (or in some cases are deemed to realize) as a result of (i) increases in the tax basis of assets of SciPlay Parent LLC (a) in connection with this offering, (b) resulting from any redemptions or exchanges of LLC Interests pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement or (c) resulting from certain distributions (or deemed distributions) by SciPlay Parent LLC and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to our making of payments under the TRA.

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              The following diagram shows our organizational structure after giving effect to the Transactions, assuming no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in this offering:

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USE OF PROCEEDS

              We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $            million, assuming an initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

              Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the public offering price per share of Class A common stock would increase (decrease) our net proceeds, after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, by $            million, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same. We may also increase or decrease the number of shares we are offering. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us by approximately $            million, assuming that the initial public offering price is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

              We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to purchase LLC Interests from SG Holding I and SciPlay Parent LLC, at a purchase price per interest equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock less the underwriting discount, as follows:

To the extent the net proceeds from this offering are not sufficient to cover the amounts described above, we will prioritize the payments in the order listed above with respect to the Upfront License Payment, the fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions and the general corporate purposes for SciPlay Parent LLC. If the net proceeds are still not sufficient to cover those items, we will fund the difference using our cash on hand and, if necessary, borrowings under the Revolver, and will not purchase the LLC Interests from SG Holding I described in the last bullet listed above. To the extent the net proceeds from this offering are greater than the amounts described above, we will use the remainder to purchase additional LLC Interests from SG Holding I. We will not have any ability to control how SG Holding I uses any such amounts in excess of the amount received to make the Upfront License Payment.

              If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in full, we estimate that our additional net proceeds will be approximately $            million, assuming an initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus). We will use the additional net proceeds we receive pursuant to any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock to purchase additional LLC Interests from SG Holding I to maintain the one-to-one

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ratio between the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us and the number of LLC Interests owned by us.

              Affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, who are underwriters in this offering, are lenders under certain credit facilities with our affiliate, Scientific Games International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation. If any portion of the proceeds received by SG Holding I from its sale of LLC Interests to us is used to pay debt under such credit facilities, these underwriters or their affiliates may receive a portion that is 5% or more of the net proceeds of this offering due to the repayment of borrowings thereunder. Additionally, if any of the underwriters or their affiliates hold notes issued by Scientific Games International, Inc., they may receive a portion of the proceeds of this offering if any portion of the proceeds received by SG Holding I from its sale of LLC Interests to us is used to repurchase or redeem any such outstanding notes. Because of the manner in which the proceeds may be used, this offering is being made in compliance with FINRA Rule 5121. Additionally, affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, who are acting as underwriters in this offering, will act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under our Revolver that we expect to enter in connection with this offering. Moreover, none of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. or RBC Capital Markets, LLC is permitted to sell Class A common stock in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder. See "Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)."

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DIVIDEND POLICY

              We do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends to holders of our Class A common stock in the foreseeable future. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the growth of our business. If we decide to pay cash dividends in the future, the declaration and payment of such dividends will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors and may be discontinued at any time. Holders of our Class B common stock are not entitled to participate in any dividends declared by our board of directors. In determining the amount of any future dividends, our board of directors will take into account any legal or contractual limitations, our actual and anticipated future earnings, cash flow, debt service and capital requirements and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant. We are a holding company, and substantially all of our operations are carried out by SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries, and therefore we will only be able to pay dividends from funds we receive from SciPlay Parent LLC. Our ability to pay dividends may also be restricted by the terms of any future credit agreement or any future debt or preferred equity securities of us or our subsidiaries.

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CAPITALIZATION

              The following table sets forth the cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of December 31, 2018:

              You should read this table in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus as well as "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data," "Use of Proceeds," "The Transactions," "Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data," and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

 
  As of December 31, 2018  
(millions, except per share amounts)
 
SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
Actual
 
SciPlay
Corporation
Pro Forma (1) (2)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10.0   $           

Parent's/stockholders' equity:

             

Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share,            shares authorized, pro forma;            shares issued and outstanding, pro forma

           

Class B common stock, par value $.001 per share,            shares authorized, pro forma;            shares issued and outstanding, pro forma

           

Additional paid-in capital

           

Total Parent's/stockholders' equity

    138.6        

Non-controlling interest

           

Total capitalization

  $ 148.6   $    

(1)
Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range listed on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, non-controlling interest, total stockholders' equity and total capitalization by $            million, assuming that the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. We may also increase or decrease the number of shares of Class A common stock we are offering. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 in the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) the pro forma amount of each of cash and cash equivalents, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders' equity and capitalization by $            million, assuming an initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

(2)
In connection with the consummation of this offering, we expect to enter into the Revolver, pursuant to which we will be able to borrow up to $150.0 million. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Revolving Credit Facility."

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DILUTION

              Because the SG Members will not own any Class A common stock or have any right to receive distributions from SciPlay after this offering, we have presented dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share both before and after this offering assuming that the SG Members have all of their LLC Interests redeemed or exchanged for newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-to-one basis (rather than for cash) and the cancellation for no consideration of all of their shares of Class B common stock (which are not entitled to receive distributions or dividends, whether cash or stock, from SciPlay) in order to more meaningfully present the potential dilutive impact on the investors in this offering. We refer to the assumed redemption or exchange of all LLC Interests for shares of Class A common stock as described in the previous sentence as the "Assumed Redemption."

              If you invest in our Class A common stock in this offering, your ownership interest will be immediately diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share of our Class A common stock and the pro forma net tangible book value per share of our Class A common stock after this offering.

              Pro forma net tangible book value per Class A share of SciPlay is determined by dividing our total tangible assets less our total liabilities by the number of shares of our Class A common stock outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, after giving effect to the Transactions and the Assumed Redemption, but not this offering, we had a pro forma net tangible book value of $            million, or $            per share of Class A common stock.

              After giving further effect to receipt of the net proceeds from our issuance and the sale of            shares of Class A common stock in this offering at an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us, our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value as of December 31, 2018 would have been approximately $             million, or approximately $            per share. This amount represents an immediate increase in pro forma net tangible book value of $            per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of approximately $            per share to new investors participating in this offering. We determine dilution by subtracting the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering from the amount of cash that a new investor paid for a share of Class A common stock. The following table illustrates this dilution:

Assumed initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock

        $    

Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of December 31, 2018 after giving effect to the Transactions and the Assumed Redemption, but not this offering

  $          

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to investors in this offering

             

Pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per Class A share after this offering

        $    

Dilution per share to new Class A common stock investors in this offering

        $    

              Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase (decrease) the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering by $            million, and dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to new investors by $             , assuming that the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Each increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value per share after this offering

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by $             per share and decrease (increase) the dilution to new investors by $            per share, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

              If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares of our Class A common stock in full, the pro forma as adjusted net tangible book value after this offering would be $            per share, the increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share would be $            , and the dilution per share to new investors would be $            per share, in each case assuming an initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and the estimated offering expenses payable by us.

              The following table summarizes on the pro forma basis described above, as of December 31, 2018, the differences between the number of shares of Class A common stock purchased from us, the total consideration paid to us in cash and the average price per share that existing stockholders and new investors paid. The calculation below is based on an assumed initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, before deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

 
  Shares of Class A
Common Stock
   
   
   
 
 
  Total Consideration    
 
 
  Average Price
Per Share
 
 
  Number   Percent   Amount   Percent  

SG Members

                 % $                      $               

New investors

                             

Total

        100.0 %         100.0 % $    

              A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share of Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the total consideration paid by new investors by $            million and, in the case of an increase, would increase the percentage of total consideration paid by new investors by                         percentage points and, in the case of a decrease, would decrease the percentage of total consideration paid by new investors by                         percentage points, assuming that the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same. An increase or decrease of 1,000,000 shares in the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, would increase or decrease the total consideration paid by new investors by $             million and, in the case of an increase, would increase the percentage of total consideration paid by new investors by                  percentage points and, in the case of a decrease, would decrease the percentage of total consideration paid by new investors by                 percentage points, assuming that the assumed initial public offering price is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus.

              Except as otherwise indicated, the above discussion and tables assume no exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock from us. If the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of our Class A common stock were exercised in full, the SG Members would own        % and the investors purchasing shares of our Class A common stock in this offering would own        % of the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding immediately after completion of this offering.

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              The foregoing tables and calculations are based on the number of shares of our Class A common stock that will be outstanding immediately following the Transactions, including this offering, and exclude:

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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA

              The following tables present the selected consolidated financial and other data for SG Social Holding Company II, LLC for the periods indicated. SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, which is a holding company and which sole material asset was its member's interests in SciPlay Parent LLC, is the predecessor of the issuer, SciPlay, for financial reporting purposes. The selected consolidated statements of income data for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and its subsidiaries included in this prospectus.

              The results of operations for the periods presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. The selected consolidated financial and other data included in this section are not intended to replace the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

              You should read the following selected consolidated financial and other data together with the more detailed information contained in "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

              The selected consolidated financial and other data of SciPlay have not been presented, as SciPlay is a newly incorporated entity, has had no business transactions or activities to date and had no assets or liabilities during the periods presented in this section.

 
  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
 
 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
(in millions)
  2018   2017  

Statement of Income Data:

             

Revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4  

Operating expenses:

             

Cost of revenue (1) (5)

    160.4     138.6  

Sales and marketing (1)

    105.7     86.7  

General and administrative (1)

    34.5     44.5  

Research and development (1)

    25.6     26.5  

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1     17.0  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5      

Restructuring and other

    1.0     0.3  

Operating income

    46.4     47.8  

Other income (expense):

             

Other income (expense), net

    3.0     (2.6 )

Total other income (expense)

    3.0     (2.6 )

Net income before income taxes

    49.4     45.2  

Income tax expense

    10.4     22.1  

Net income (5)

  $ 39.0   $ 23.1  

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(in millions, except ARPDAU and percentages)
  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
 

Selected Other Data:

             

AEBITDA (2) (5)

  $ 94.0   $ 69.4  

Net income margin (3)

    9.4 %   6.4 %

AEBITDA margin (2)

    22.6 %   19.2 %

Average MAU (4)

    8.3     7.6  

Average DAU (4)

    2.6     2.5  

ARPDAU (4)

  $ 0.43   $ 0.40  

Mobile penetration (4)

    78 %   72 %

 

 
  SG Social Holding
Company II, LLC
 
(in millions)
  As of
December 31,
2018
  As of
December 31,
2017
 

Balance Sheet Data:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10.0   $ 16.8  

Total assets

    194.9     211.6  

Total contingent acquisition consideration liability

    29.3     1.8  

Total Parent's/Stockholders' equity

    138.6     163.0  

(1)
Excluding Depreciation and amortization.

(2)
AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin, as used herein, are non-GAAP financial measures that are presented as supplemental disclosure and are fully described and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in footnote three to "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data."

(3)
Net income margin represents net income as a percentage of revenue, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure to AEBITDA margin described above.

(4)
See the definitions of the key performance indicators in "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."

(5)
The years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 include $26.1 million and $23.6 million, respectively, in intellectual property royalties paid to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property, which are included in cost of revenue. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will receive an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions) license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, in any of the Covered Games and a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, but only in our currently available games. Under the IP License Agreement, we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property. For a description of the IP License Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—IP License Agreement."

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

              The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements consist of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been derived by application of pro forma adjustments to SG Social Holding Company II, LLC consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

              The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects the Transactions, as described in this prospectus, as if they occurred on December 31, 2018, while the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income gives effect to the Transactions as if they occurred on January 1, 2018. The following are the organizational transactions reflected in these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information, with a more detailed description of the Transactions included elsewhere in this prospectus:

    the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will be amended and restated to, among other things, (i) provide for a single class of LLC Interests, (ii) exchange all of the SG Members' existing member's interests in SciPlay Parent LLC for LLC Interests, (iii) provide for the right of the SG Members to have their LLC Interests redeemed or exchanged for shares of our Class A common stock or, at our option, cash and (iv) appoint SciPlay as the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC;

    SciPlay's articles of incorporation will be amended and restated to, among other things, provide for Class A common stock and Class B common stock;

    SciPlay will issue and sell            shares of Class A common stock to the purchasers in this offering (or            shares if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock);

    SciPlay intends to use the net proceeds from this offering (including net proceeds received upon any exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock), after deducting the underwriting discount, as follows:

    $             million to acquire from SG Holding I             LLC Interests (or $             million and             LLC Interests, if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock); and

    $             million to acquire from SciPlay Parent LLC            newly issued LLC Interests;

    SG Holding I will use $         million of the net proceeds it receives from the sale of its LLC Interests in this offering to make the Upfront License Payment required under the IP License Agreement;

    SciPlay Parent LLC intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of its newly issued LLC Interests in this offering to pay fees and expenses of approximately $             million in connection with the Transactions, including this offering, and to pay contingent acquisition consideration of approximately $             million;

    SciPlay will issue shares of Class B common stock to the SG Members, on a one-to-one basis with the number of LLC Interests owned by the SG Members following the foregoing transactions;

    following the consummation of the transactions described above, the SG Members will own        % of the LLC Interests (or         % if the underwriters exercise in full their option to

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      purchase additional shares of Class A common stock) and 100% of the shares of SciPlay's Class B common stock; and

    SciPlay, SciPlay Parent LLC and the SG Members will enter into the TRA, and SciPlay and the SG Members will enter into the Registration Rights Agreement.

              The pro forma adjustments, described in the related notes, are based on currently available information and methodologies that are factually supportable and directly attributable to the Transactions, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income reflects only those adjustments that are expected to have a continuing impact on our results of operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent our consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position that would actually have occurred had the Transactions referred to above been consummated on the dates assumed or to project our consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position for any future date or period. Actual results could differ, perhaps materially, from these estimates and assumptions.

              Scientific Games currently licenses intellectual property and provides certain services to us, and costs associated with these functions have been charged to us and settled in cash under the intercompany agreements entered into in September 2016. The charges include costs related to corporate services, such as executive management, information technology, legal, finance and accounting, human resources, tax, treasury, research and development, sales and marketing, shared facilities and other services. These costs were charged on the basis of direct usage and actual costs when identifiable, with the remainder charged on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures. Stock-based compensation expense includes the stock-based compensation expense recognized by SG Social Holding Company II, LLC associated with Scientific Games Corporation's equity compensation plans in its financial statements directly related to Social business line employees who are participants in Scientific Games Corporation's stock compensation plan. These amounts are reflected within operating expenses in our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. Management believes the basis on which the expenses have been charged to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to, or the benefit received by, us during the periods presented. We generally expect to continue to use these services following the completion of this offering, depending on the type of the service and the location at which such service is provided. However, these charges may not necessarily be indicative of the actual expenses we would have incurred as an independent company during the periods presented and prior to the offering or of the costs we will incur in the future. As part of the Transactions and pursuant to the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will receive an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions) license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, in any of the Covered Games and a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, but only in our currently available games. Under the IP License Agreement, we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our

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currently available games. The amount charged to us for the year ended December 31, 2018 for such royalties and fees was $26.1 million. For a description of the IP License Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—IP License Agreement."

              Following the completion of this offering, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. We will be required to establish procedures and practices as a standalone public company in order to comply with our obligations under the Exchange Act and related rules and regulations. As a result, we will incur additional costs, including internal audit, investor relations, stock administration and regulatory compliance costs. These additional costs may differ from the costs that were historically charged to us from Scientific Games. We have not included any pro forma adjustments relating to these costs.

              The presentation of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information is prepared in conformity with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.

              The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes should be read in conjunction with the sections titled "Use of Proceeds," "Capitalization" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our historical consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2018

(In millions, except per share information)

 
  SG Social
Holding
Company II, LLC
  Adjustments
for the
Transactions
   
  As
Adjusted
  Adjustments
for this
Offering
   
  SciPlay
Corporation
Pro Forma
 

ASSETS

                                       

Current assets:

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10.0   $     (1)(2)(6)   $     $     (3)   $    

Accounts receivable, net

    31.5                                  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    5.6                                  

Total current assets

    47.1                                  

Property and equipment, net

    1.8                                  

Goodwill

    120.7                                  

Intangible assets, net

    13.6                                  

Software, net

    4.3                                  

Deferred income taxes

    6.4         (4)               (5)        

Other assets

    1.0                                  

Total assets

  $ 194.9   $         $     $         $    

LIABILITIES AND PARENT'S EQUITY

   
 
   
 
 

 

   
 
   
 
 

 

   
 
 

Current liabilities:

                                       

Accounts payable

  $ 12.7   $         $     $         $    

Accrued liabilities

    28.0         (6)                        

Due to affiliate

    3.7                                  

Total current liabilities

    44.4                                  

Deferred income taxes

                                     

Other long-term liabilities

    11.9         (4)(6)                        

Total liabilities

    56.3                                  

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC)

                             

 

   
 
 

Parent's/Stockholders' Equity:

                                       

Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share,            shares authorized;             shares issued and outstanding, on pro forma basis

                            (3)        

Class B common stock, par value $.001 per share,            shares authorized;             shares issued and outstanding, on pro forma basis

                                     

Additional paid-in capital

              (9)               (9)        

Accumulated net parent investment

    140.8         (2)(7)                        

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)           

    (2.2 )       (5)                        

Total Parent's/stockholders' equity attributable to SciPlay

                                     

Non-controlling interest

            (8)                        

Total Parent's/stockholders' equity

    138.6                                  

Total liabilities and Parent's/stockholders' equity           

  $ 194.9   $         $     $         $    

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(1)
Represents the payments for the purchase of (i)                         newly issued LLC Interests from SciPlay Parent LLC at a purchase price per interest equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock less the underwriting discount and (ii)                           LLC Interests from SG Holding I at a purchase price per interest equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock less the underwriting discount.

(2)
Represents the payment to Bally Gaming of $            for the purchase of an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license from Bally Gaming for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. The amount charged to us for the year ended December 31, 2018 for such royalties and fees was $26.1 million. The purchase price of the license was determined based on the appropriate valuation methodology performed by a third-party valuation specialist. For a description of the IP License Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—IP License Agreement."

For pro forma and accounting purposes, this transaction will be treated as a deemed distribution for accounting purposes only as it constitutes a transaction between entities under common control. Because this transaction has been accounted for as a transaction among entities under common control, and Bally Gaming has no carrying amount assigned to such intellectual property, SciPlay has not recorded any accounting value for this intellectual property license.

(3)
Represents the receipt of approximately $             million by us associated with the sale of                        shares of our Class A common stock in this offering at the initial public offering price of $            per share (the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) after deducting the estimated underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. A $1.00 increase or decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $            per share would increase or decrease the net proceeds we receive from this offering by approximately $             million, assuming the number of shares offered by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus remains the same and after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us. Each increase (decrease) of 1 million shares in the number of shares of Class A common stock offered by us would increase (decrease) the net proceeds we receive from this offering by approximately $             million, assuming an initial public offering price of $            per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, after deducting the underwriting discount and estimated offering expenses payable by us.

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      The following table reconciles the gross proceeds from this offering to the net cash proceeds to SciPlay, exclusive of transaction (1) described above:

Initial public offering price

  $    

Shares of Class A common stock issued in this offering

       

Gross proceeds

  $    

Underwriting discount

       

Professional fees and expenses related to this offering

       

Net cash proceeds

  $    
(4)
Adjustments reflect the effects of the TRA on our consolidated balance sheet as a result of SciPlay's purchase of LLC Interests. Pursuant to the TRA, SciPlay will be required to make cash payments to the SG Members equal to 85% of the savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income taxes that SciPlay actually realizes, or in some circumstances is deemed to realize, as a result of certain future tax benefits to which SciPlay may become entitled. SciPlay expects to benefit from the remaining 15% of the tax benefits, if any, that it may actually realize. As a result, as of the date of SciPlay's purchase of LLC Interests from SG Holding I in this offering, on a cumulative basis, the net effect of accounting for income taxes and the TRA on our financial statements will be a net increase in stockholders' equity of $             million. The amounts to be recorded for both the deferred tax assets and the liability for our obligations under the TRA have been estimated and are based on the assumption that there are no material changes in the relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income in each year to realize the full tax benefit of the amortization of our assets. A summary of the adjustments is as follows:

we will record an increase of $             million in deferred tax assets for estimated income tax effects of the increase in the tax basis of the purchased LLC Interests, based on an effective income tax rate of        % (which includes a provision for U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes);

we will record $             million which represents 85% of the estimated realizable tax benefit resulting from (i) the increase in tax basis in the tangible and intangible assets of SciPlay Parent LLC on the date of this offering related to the purchased LLC Interests as noted above and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the TRA, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the TRA, as an increase to the liability due to the SG Members under the TRA; and

we will record an increase to additional paid-in capital of $             million, relating to the difference between the increase in deferred tax assets and the increase in liability due to the SG Members under the TRA.

(5)
Reflects the reclassification of $             million in deferred professional fees associated with this offering that have been recorded in other assets and upon completion of this offering charged against the proceeds from this offering with a corresponding reduction in Additional paid-in capital.

(6)
Represents the payment of contingent acquisition consideration of approximately $             million and $               million recorded in accrued liabilities and other long term liabilities, respectively, that are accelerated upon the successful completion of this offering.

(7)
Reflects the elimination of Net parent investment and establishment of Additional paid-in capital as part of the purchase of                         LLC Interests in SciPlay Parent LLC from the SG Members.

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(8)
As a result of the Transactions, SciPlay's only material asset will be the ownership of        % of the LLC Interests in, and its only business will be to act as the sole manager of, SciPlay Parent LLC. Therefore, pursuant to ASC 810 Consolidation , we will consolidate the financial results of SciPlay Parent LLC into our consolidated financial statements. The ownership interests of the members of SciPlay Parent LLC other than SciPlay will be accounted for as a non-controlling interest in SciPlay's consolidated financial statements after this offering. Immediately following this offering, the non-controlling interest of SciPlay will represent        % of the outstanding common member's interests, calculated as follows:
 
  Member's
Interests
  Percentage  

Interest in SciPlay Parent LLC held by SciPlay

            %

Non-controlling interest in SciPlay Parent LLC held by Scientific Games

            %

            %

      If the underwriters were to exercise their option to purchase additional shares of our Class A common stock in full, SciPlay would own        % of the economic interest of SciPlay Parent LLC and Scientific Games would own the remaining        % of the economic interest of SciPlay Parent LLC.

(9)
Reflects the impact of the transactions described in (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (7) and (8) above on Additional paid-in capital summarized as follows:

Share price in excess of par value of Class A common stock issued in this offering(3)

  $    

Professional fees and expenses related to this offering(3)(5)

       

Impact of TRA(4)

       

Purchase of        % of LLC Interests of SciPlay Parent LLC from SG Holding I and impact of elimination of Net parent investment(7)

       

Additional paid-in capital pro forma adjustment

  $    

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

Year Ended December 31, 2018

(In millions, except per share information)

 
  SG Social
Holding
Company
II, LLC
  Adjustments
for the
Transactions
   
  As Adjusted   Adjustments
for this
Offering
   
  SciPlay
Corporation
Pro Forma
 

Revenue

  $ 416.2   $                    $                $                    $               

Operating expenses:

                                       

Cost of revenue (a)

    160.4         (1)                        

Sales and marketing (a)

    105.7                                  

General and administrative (a)

    34.5                                  

Research and development (a)

    25.6                                  

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1                                  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5                                  

Restructuring and other

    1.0         (2)               (2)        

Operating income

    46.4                                  

Other (expense) income:

                                       

Other expense, net

    3.0                                  

Total other (expense) income

    3.0                                  

Net income before income taxes

    49.4                                  

Income tax expense

    10.4                         (4)        

Net income

    39.0                                  

Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interest

            (3)                        

Net income attributable to SciPlay

  $   $         $     $       $    

Net income per share:

                                       

Basic

    N/A                                  

Diluted

    N/A                                  

Weighted-average shares used to compute net loss per share:

                                       

Basic

    N/A                         (5)        

Diluted

    N/A                         (5)        

(a)
Excluding Depreciation and amortization

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of income.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

              

(1)
Reflects the impact of the purchase of an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license from Bally Gaming for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. The amount charged to us for the year ended December 31, 2018 for such royalties and fees was $26.1 million. For a description of the IP License Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—IP License Agreement."

(2)
Reflects the elimination of incremental costs incurred in connection with the Transactions, including this offering, consisting primarily of professional fees.

(3)
As a result of the Transactions, SciPlay will be the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC, and will have a minority economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, but as the sole manager will have all management powers over the business and affairs and will conduct, direct and exercise full control over the activities of SciPlay Parent LLC. Immediately following this offering, the non-controlling interest, representing the members of SciPlay Parent LLC other than SciPlay, will be        % of the outstanding LLC Interests. Net income attributable to the non-controlling interest holders of SciPlay represents        % of net income before income taxes, as well as net income attributable to non-controlling interest holders of SciPlay Parent LLC.

(4)
Following this offering, SciPlay will be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on its proportionate ownership share of income allocated from SciPlay Parent LLC. SciPlay will not be subject to U.S. federal and state income tax on the portion of domestic income from SciPlay Parent LLC that is allocable to non-controlling interests, thereby reducing SciPlay's income tax expense.

(5)
Weighted-average shares outstanding is based on shares outstanding, which is the number of shares of our Class A common stock expected to be outstanding following this offering. The calculation includes            shares assumed to be sold in this offering as of the date of this offering. The calculation does not consider Class B common stock as these shares do not participate in earnings of SciPlay.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND
ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

               The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with "Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data," "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information" and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in these statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this prospectus, particularly under the "Risk Factors" and "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" sections.

Overview

              We are a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms. We currently offer seven games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino , Gold Fish Casino , Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots , and casual games MONOPOLY Slots , Bingo Showdown and 88 Fortunes Slots . Our social casino games typically include slots-style game play and occasionally include table games-style game play, while our casual games blend slots-style or bingo game play with adventure game features. All of our games are offered and played on multiple platforms, including Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. In addition to our internally created games, our content library includes recognizable, real-world slot and table games content from Scientific Games. This content allows players who like playing land-based slot machines to enjoy some of those same titles in our free-to-play games. We have access to Scientific Games' library of more than 1,500 iconic casino titles, including titles and content from third-party licensed brands such as JAMES BOND , MONOPOLY , MICHAEL JACKSON , CHEERS and THE GODFATHER .

              We generate substantially all of our revenue from the sale of virtual coins, chips and bingo cards, which players of our games can use to play casino-style slot games and table games and bingo games. Players who install our games receive free virtual coins, cards or chips upon the initial launch of the game and additional free virtual coins, cards or chips at specific time intervals. Players may exhaust the virtual coins, cards or chips that they receive for free and may choose to purchase additional virtual coins, cards or chips in order to extend their time of game play.

              The following timeline illustrates the evolution of our business.

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Post-Offering Taxation and Expenses

              After consummation of this offering, we will become subject to U.S. federal, state, foreign and local income taxes with respect to our allocable share of any taxable income of SciPlay Parent LLC and will be taxed at the prevailing corporate tax rates. In addition to tax expenses, we also will incur

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expenses related to our operations, plus payments under the TRA, which we expect to be substantial. We intend to cause SciPlay Parent LLC to make distributions in an amount sufficient to allow us to pay our tax obligations and operating expenses, including distributions to fund any ordinary course payments due under the TRA. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement—Distributions."

              In addition, as a public company, we will be implementing additional procedures and processes for the purpose of addressing the standards and requirements applicable to public companies. We expect to incur additional annual expenses related to these steps and, among other things, additional directors' and officers' liability insurance, director fees, reporting requirements of the SEC, transfer agent fees, increased auditing and legal fees and similar expenses.

Key Performance Indicators and Non-GAAP Measures

              We manage our business by tracking several key performance indicators, each of which is tracked by our internal analytics systems and more fully described below and referred to in our discussion of operating results. Our key performance indicators are impacted by several factors that could cause them to fluctuate on a quarterly basis, such as platform providers' policies, restrictions, seasonality, user connectivity and addition of new content to certain portfolios of games. Future growth in players and engagement will depend on our ability to retain current players, attract new players, launch new games and features and expand into new markets and distribution platforms.

Mobile Penetration

              Mobile penetration is defined as the percentage of total revenue generated from mobile platforms. We believe this indicator provides useful information in understanding revenue generated from mobile platforms such as smartphones and tablets.

Average Monthly Active Users (MAU)

              MAU is defined as the number of individual users who played a game during a particular month. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting. Average MAU for a period is the average of MAUs for each month for the period presented. We believe this indicator provides useful information in understanding the number of users reached across our portfolio of games on a monthly basis.

Average Daily Active Users (DAU)

              DAU is defined as the number of individual users who played a game on a particular day. An individual who plays two different games or from two different devices may, in certain circumstances, be counted twice. However, we use third-party data to limit the occurrence of double counting. Average DAU for a period is the average of the monthly average DAUs for the period presented. We believe this indicator provides useful information in understanding the number of users reached across our portfolio of games on a daily basis.

Average Revenue Per Daily Active User ( ARPDAU)

              ARPDAU is calculated by dividing revenue for the period by the average DAU for the period and then dividing by the number of days in the period. We believe this indicator provides useful information reflecting game monetization.

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AEBITDA and AEBITDA Margin

              AEBITDA and AEBITDA margin, as used herein, are non-GAAP financial measures that are presented as supplemental disclosures and are fully described and reconciled to the most directly comparable GAAP measure in footnote three to "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data."

Comparability of Historical Results and Our Relationship with Scientific Games

              Our consolidated financial statements, which are discussed below, are prepared on a standalone basis in accordance with GAAP and are derived from Scientific Games' consolidated financial statements and accounting records using the historical results of operations and assets and liabilities attributable to our operations, and include charges of expenses from Scientific Games. Our consolidated results are not necessarily indicative of our future performance and do not reflect what our financial performance would have been had we been a standalone public company during the periods presented.

              Scientific Games currently licenses intellectual property and provides certain services to us under an intercompany intellectual property license agreement and intercompany services agreement, and costs associated with these functions have been charged to us and settled in cash pursuant to these agreements. These services and arrangements are more fully described in the section titled "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions." We generally expect to continue to use these services following the completion of this offering, depending on the type of the service and the location at which such service is provided, pursuant to the new Intercompany Services Agreement we will enter into in connection with this offering. Management believes the basis on which the expenses have been charged to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to, or the benefit received by, us during the periods presented. However, these charges may not necessarily be indicative of the actual expenses we would have incurred as an independent company during the periods presented and prior to this offering or of the costs we will incur in the future. As part of the Transactions and pursuant to the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will receive an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions) license to use such third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, in any of the Covered Games and a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, but only in our currently available games. Under the IP License Agreement, we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. The amount charged to us for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 for such royalties and fees was $26.1 million and $23.6 million, respectively.

              Following the completion of this offering, we will be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. We will be required to establish procedures and practices as a standalone public company in order to comply with our obligations under the Exchange Act and related rules and regulations. As a result, we will incur additional costs, including internal audit, investor relations, stock

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administration and regulatory compliance costs. These additional costs may differ from the costs that were historically charged to us from Scientific Games.

Components of Our Results of Operations

Revenue

              We generate substantially all of our revenue from the sale of virtual coins, chips and bingo cards, which players of our games can use to play slot games, table games and bingo games. Revenue from the sale of virtual coins, chips and bingo cards is generated on mobile and web platforms. Other revenue primarily represents advertising revenue, which is currently an insignificant portion of our total revenue. We expect our overall revenue to continue to grow as we continue to increase our market share and execute our strategy (described elsewhere in this prospectus). As player platform preferences change and continue to migrate to mobile, we expect revenue generated on web platforms to continue to decline.

Operating Expenses

              Operating expenses consist primarily of cost of revenue, sales and marketing expenses, general and administrative expenses, R&D, D&A, contingent acquisition consideration, and restructuring and other expenses, each more fully described below. D&A expense is excluded from cost of revenue and other operating expenses, and is separately presented on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Cost of Revenue

              Cost of revenue consists primarily of fees paid to platform providers such as Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon, which generally represent 30% of revenue, and licensing fees, which includes intellectual property royalties paid to both affiliated and unaffiliated third parties, and other direct expenses incurred to generate revenue. We expect the aggregate amount of cost of revenue to increase for the foreseeable future as we grow our revenue and expand our business.

Sales and Marketing

              Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of advertising costs related to marketing and player acquisition and retention, salaries and benefits for our sales and marketing employees and fees paid to consultants. We intend to continue to invest in sales and marketing to grow our player base both for our existing games and future games we may deploy. As a result, we expect the aggregate amount of sales and marketing expenses to increase for the foreseeable future as we grow our revenues and business and deploy new games. As deployed games mature, we generally expect sales and marketing expenses as a percentage of revenue attributable to such games to decrease.

General and Administrative

              General and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits, and stock-based compensation for our executives, finance, information technology, human resources and other administrative employees, and includes administrative parent services (see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, which are included in this prospectus). In addition, general and administrative expenses include outside consulting, legal and accounting services, facilities and other supporting overhead costs not allocated to other departments. We expect that our aggregate amount of general and administrative expenses will increase for the foreseeable future as we continue to grow our business and incur additional expenses associated with being a publicly traded company.

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R&D

              R&D expenses consist primarily of costs associated with game development, such as associated salaries, benefits, facilities and other supporting overhead costs associated with game development. Continued investment in enhancing existing games and developing new games is important to attaining our strategic objectives. As a result, we expect the aggregate amount of R&D expenses to increase for the foreseeable future as we grow our business, focus on retention of our development team and grow our facilities.

Contingent Acquisition Consideration

              Contingent acquisition consideration expense consists of incremental consideration to be paid to former owners of businesses we acquired the amount of which exceeds the acquisition date estimation. As described in Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus, when an acquisition includes future consideration to be paid to previous owners of those businesses we have acquired, we estimate the fair value of the future payments and record the acquisition-date fair value as a component of the purchase price. We monitor such arrangements and evaluate them when conditions change. Any adjustments subsequent to the acquisition date estimate are recorded as contingent acquisition consideration expense. Because such expense is based on our current expectations of the future results of the acquired businesses, any adjustments are recorded if our expectations for the future change. Although we currently do not have any expectation that we will incur future contingent acquisition consideration, other than ongoing remeasurement of Spicerack contingent acquisition consideration, any such expenses will be dependent on future merger and acquisition activities and terms of those arrangements.

Restructuring and Other

              Our restructuring and other expenses include charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; and (v) acquisition related and other unusual items other than contingent acquisition consideration. Restructuring and other expenses will increase or decrease based on management actions and/or occurrence of charges described herein and could materially change in the future depending on costs associated with the Transactions.

Results of Operations

Summarized Results of Operations

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Variance  
($ in millions)
  2018   2017   2018 vs. 2017  

Revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4   $ 54.8     15 %

Operating expenses

    369.8     313.6     56.2     18 %

Operating income

    46.4     47.8     (1.4 )   (3 )%

Net income (2)

    39.0     23.1     15.9     69 %

AEBITDA (1)(2)

  $ 94.0   $ 69.4   $ 24.6     35 %

Net income margin

    9.4 %   6.4 %   3.0pp     nm  

AEBITDA margin

    22.6 %   19.2 %   3.4pp     nm  

(1)
For a reconciliation of net income to AEBITDA, see footnote three to the information contained in "Prospectus Summary—Summary Actual and Pro Forma Consolidated Financial and Other Data."

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(2)
Includes intellectual property royalties paid to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—Historical Relationship with Scientific Games." Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. The amount charged to us for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 for such royalties and fees was $26.1 million and $23.6 million, respectively, which are included in cost of revenue. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will receive an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions) license to use such third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, in any of the Covered Games and a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, but only in our currently available games. Under the IP License Agreement, we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property.

nm = not meaningful.

pp = percentage points.

      Revenue and Key Performance Indicators

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Variance  
($ in millions)
  2018   2017   2018 vs. 2017  

Revenue:

                         

Mobile

  $ 323.3   $ 259.6   $ 63.7     25 %

Web

    92.8     99.6     (6.8 )   (7 )%

Other

    0.1     2.2     (2.1 )   (95 )%

Total revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4   $ 54.8     15 %

      Revenue information by geography is summarized as follows:

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Variance  
($ in millions)
  2018   2017   2018 vs. 2017  

U.S. 

  $ 380.3   $ 327.4   $ 52.9     16 %

International

    35.9     34.0     1.9     6 %

Total revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4   $ 54.8     15 %

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  Year Ended
December 31,
  Variance  
(in millions, except ARPDAU and percentages)
  2018   2017   2018 vs. 2017  

Key Performance Indicators:

                         

Mobile Penetration

    78 %   72 %   6pp     nm  

Average MAU

    8.3     7.6     0.7     9 %

Average DAU

    2.6     2.5     0.1     4 %

ARPDAU

  $ 0.43   $ 0.40   $ 0.03     8 %

nm = not meaningful.

pp = percentage points.

              Mobile platform revenue increased primarily due to Bingo Showdown , the ongoing popularity of Quick Hit Slots , 88 Fortunes Slots, Goldfish Casino, Jackpot Party Casino and the recently launched MONOPOLY Slots , which collectively represented $68.2 million of the revenue increase, which was partially offset by a decline in revenue from other games for which marketing efforts have been reduced. Revenue for 2017 included only nine months of revenue from Bingo Showdown following our acquisition of Spicerack in April 2017.

              Web platform revenue decreased due to a decline in player levels on those platforms, and the negative impact of privacy code changes implemented during the second quarter of 2018 by one of our platform providers, which created connectivity issues that were subsequently resolved in the third quarter of 2018.

               Bingo Showdown generated $33.1 million and $13.8 million of revenue in 2018 and 2017, respectively.

              The increase in mobile penetration percentage is primarily reflective of a continued trend of players migrating from web to mobile platforms to play our games. Average MAU and DAU increased due to the growing popularity of our games driving our revenue growth disclosed above, while ARPDAU primarily increased due to more payers.

      Other Metrics

              Although we primarily focus on the key performance indicators disclosed above, we also monitor periodic trends in the number of players who make a purchase. The table below shows average monthly paying users, or MPUs, average monthly revenue per payer and payer conversion rate.

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Average MPUs (in millions) (1)

    0.5     0.4  

Average monthly revenue per payer (2)

  $ 76.25   $ 73.66  

Payer conversion rate (3)

    5.5 %   5.3 %

(1)
We define average MPUs as the average number of players who made a purchase at least once in a month during the applicable time period. However, because we do not always have the third-party data necessary to link an individual who has paid under multiple user accounts in a 30-day period, a player who has paid using multiple user accounts may be counted as multiple MPUs.

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(2)
Average monthly revenue per payer is calculated by dividing average monthly revenue for the applicable time period by average MPUs for the applicable time period.

(3)
Payer conversion rate represents average MPUs divided by average MAU for the applicable time period.

              The increase in average MPUs, average monthly revenue per payer and payer conversion rate were due to the growing popularity of our games and the increased interaction with the games by our players as a result of the introduction of new content and features into our games.

Operating Expenses

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Variance
Amount
  Percentage of Revenue
 
   
   
  2018 vs. 2017
Change
($ in millions)
  2018   2017   2018 vs. 2017   2018   2017

Operating expenses:

                                       

Cost of revenue (1) (2)

  $ 160.4   $ 138.6   $ 21.8     16 %   38.5 %   38.4 % 0.lpp

Sales and marketing (1)

    105.7     86.7     19.0     22 %   25.4 %   24.0 % 1.4pp

General and administrative (1)

    34.5     44.5     (10.0 )   (22 )%   8.3 %   12.3 % (4.0)pp

R&D (1)

    25.6     26.5     (0.9 )   (3 )%   6.2 %   7.3 % (1.1)pp

D&A

    15.1     17.0     (1.9 )   (11 )%         nm    

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5         27.5     nm           nm    

Restructuring and other

    1.0     0.3     0.7     233 %         nm    

Total operating expenses

  $ 369.8   $ 313.6   $ 56.2     18 %              

(1)
Excluding Depreciation and Amortization

(2)
Including intellectual property royalties paid to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 in the amount of $26.1 million and $23.6 million, respectively.

nm = not meaningful.

pp = percentage points.

Cost of Revenue

              Cost of revenue increased primarily as a result of increases of $17.1 million in platform fees and $4.4 million in royalties, which were both correlated with revenue growth. The platform fees increase was in line with the 30 percent generally charged by platform providers. Cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue was relatively flat.

Sales and Marketing

              Sales and marketing expenses increased primarily due to an $18.6 million increase in player acquisition and retention costs, largely associated with Bingo Showdown and other early stage games that are driving revenue growth. Sales and marketing as a percentage of revenue increased by 1.4 percentage points, which reflects increased player acquisition efforts associated with Bingo Showdown and other games driving revenue growth. These incremental costs reflect the early stages of the related games maturity cycle, when player acquisition and retention costs are higher as a percentage of revenue than they are for more mature games.

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General and Administrative

              General and administrative expenses decreased primarily as a result of the inclusion in 2017 of higher incentive compensation because we exceeded growth targets under our three-year long-term incentive compensation plan, which resulted in a $10.3 million decrease in employee-related costs including incentive compensation and stock based compensation, coupled with a $1.3 million decrease in parent and digital shared services. This decrease was partially offset by a $0.8 million increase in salaries and benefits mainly due to increased headcount and professional services.

D&A

              D&A decreased primarily due to certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized during 2018.

Contingent Acquisition Consideration

              Contingent acquisition consideration of $27.5 million for 2018 reflects the remeasurement charges related to the increased value of contingent acquisition consideration in connection with the Spicerack acquisition. This increase in value is primarily the result of the Bingo Showdown app's post-acquisition performance exceeding our acquisition-date expectations resulting from the post-acquisition implementation of marketing and monetization engines.

Net Income

              Net income increased primarily due to continued growth in revenue (as described above), improved operating leverage and lower income tax expense. The 2018 comparable period includes $27.5 million in contingent acquisition consideration expense. Net income margin was 9.4 percentage points, which represents a 3.0 percentage point improvement from the comparable 2017 period, despite the effect of contingent acquisition consideration expense on 2018 net income.

AEBITDA

              AEBITDA increased primarily due to continued growth in revenue (as described above) and improved operating leverage, partially offset by higher sales and marketing expenses as described above. AEBITDA margin improved by 3.4 percentage points.

Other Factors Affecting Net Income

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
  Factors Affecting Net Income
(in millions)
  2018   2017   2018 vs. 2017

Other (income) expense, net

  $ (3.0 ) $ 2.6   The change is primarily attributable to the changes in foreign currency rates between the U.S. Dollar and the Israeli Shekel.

Income tax expense

   
10.4
   
22.1
 

The decrease in 2018 compared to 2017 is primarily attributable to the change in the effective tax rate resulting from the impact of U.S. federal income tax reform. See Note 7 to the audited consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC included in this prospectus for additional information.

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Quarterly Results of Operations Supplemental Data

              The following table sets forth our unaudited quarterly statements of income and other data for each of the eight most recent quarters in the period ended December 31, 2018. We have prepared the quarterly results of operations data on a consistent basis with the audited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. In the opinion of management, the quarterly results of operations data reflect all necessary adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of this data. The statements of income data should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The results of historical periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year or for any future period.

 
  Three Months Ended  
($ in millions)
  December 31,
2018
  September 30,
2018
  June 30,
2018
  March 31,
2018
  December 31,
2017
  September 30,
2017
  June 30,
2017
  March 31,
2017
 

Revenue

  $ 113.7   $ 105.3   $ 99.7   $ 97.5   $ 95.5   $ 95.1   $ 91.0   $ 79.8  

Cost of revenue (1) (2)

    43.8     40.6     38.4     37.6     36.6     36.1     34.9     31.0  

Sales and marketing (1)

    31.4     27.5     23.8     23.0     21.2     23.5     21.3     20.7  

General and administrative (1)

    9.4     7.9     8.7     8.5     11.9     13.7     8.3     10.6  

R&D (1)

    6.5     6.4     6.4     6.3     7.4     7.6     6.3     5.2  

D&A

    1.8     1.7     5.8     5.8     5.7     5.7     3.2     2.4  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    1.1     8.4         18.0                  

Restructuring and other

    0.3     0.6         0.1             0.1     0.2  

Operating income (loss)

  $ 19.4   $ 12.2   $ 16.6   $ (1.8 ) $ 12.7   $ 8.5   $ 16.9   $ 9.7  

Net income (loss)

  $ 18.7   $ 9.2   $ 12.2   $ (1.1 ) $ 5.5   $ 4.7   $ 8.5   $ 4.4  

AEBITDA

  $ 24.5   $ 23.7   $ 23.1   $ 22.7   $ 19.0   $ 15.8   $ 21.3   $ 13.3  

Affiliate IP license expense (3)

  $ 6.8   $ 6.7   $ 6.3   $ 6.3   $ 6.1   $ 6.1   $ 5.9   $ 5.5  

(1)
Excluding Depreciation and Amortization

(2)
Cost of revenue includes intellectual property royalties paid to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property.

(3)
Represents intellectual property royalties paid to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property, which are included in cost of revenue. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—Historical Relationship with Scientific Games." Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions), perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement in any Covered Games, and a non-exclusive, perpetual, non-royalty-bearing license for intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after such third anniversary, for use in our currently available games. So long as the IP License Agreement remains in effect, we do not expect to pay any future royalties or fees for our use of intellectual property owned by Bally Gaming or its affiliates in our currently available games. Under the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will receive an exclusive (subject to certain limited exceptions) license to use such third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, in any of the Covered Games and a non-exclusive license to use third-party intellectual property licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the date of the IP License Agreement, to the extent permitted to be sublicensed to us, but only in our currently available games. Under the IP License Agreement, we will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to such third-party licenses, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property.

Reconciliations of AEBITDA to Net Income (Loss)

              The following table sets forth the reconciliation of AEBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure described above, to net income (loss) as the most directly comparable GAAP measure.

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  Three Months Ended  
($ in millions)
  December 31,
2018
  September 30,
2018
  June 30,
2018
  March 31,
2018
  December 31,
2017
  September 30,
2017
  June 30,
2017
  March 31,
2017
 

Net income (loss)

  $ 18.7   $ 9.2   $ 12.2   $ (1.1 ) $ 5.5   $ 4.7   $ 8.5   $ 4.4  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    1.1     8.4         18.0                  

Restructuring and other

    0.3     0.6         0.1             0.1     0.2  

D&A

    1.8     1.7     5.8     5.8     5.7     5.7     3.2     2.4  

Other (income) expense, net

    (3.8 )   0.2     0.7     (0.1 )   0.1     (0.2 )   1.4     1.3  

Income tax expense (benefit)

    4.5     2.8     3.7     (0.6 )   7.1     4.0     7.0     4.0  

Stock-based compensation

    1.9     0.8     0.7     0.6     0.6     1.6     1.1     1.0  

AEBITDA

  $ 24.5   $ 23.7   $ 23.1   $ 22.7   $ 19.0   $ 15.8   $ 21.3   $ 13.3  

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Introduction

              Upon the consummation of this offering, we will be a holding company, with no material assets other than our ownership of LLC Interests of SciPlay Parent LLC. Substantially all of our operations will be carried out by SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries, and we will have no independent means of generating revenue or cash flow. We will depend on distributions from SciPlay Parent LLC to pay our taxes and expenses. SciPlay Parent LLC's ability to make distributions to us may be restricted by the terms of any future credit agreement we enter into, any future debt or preferred equity securities we or our subsidiaries issue, other contractual restrictions or applicable Nevada law.

              We have funded our operations primarily through cash flows from operating activities. Based on our current plans and market conditions, we believe that cash flows generated from our operations, the proceeds from this offering and borrowing capacity under the Revolver will be sufficient to satisfy our anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future. However, we intend to continue to make significant investments to support our business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to develop new games and features or enhance our existing games, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses, personnel and technologies. Accordingly, we may need to engage in equity or debt financings to secure additional funds. We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly impaired, and our business may be harmed.

Revolving Credit Facility

              In connection with this offering, we plan to enter into the Revolver, dated as of the date of the consummation of this offering, or the Closing Date, by and among SciPlay Holding LLC, as the borrower, SciPlay Parent LLC, as a guarantor, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent. The effectiveness of the Revolver is conditioned upon the consummation of this offering, however this offering is not contingent upon the effectiveness of the Revolver.

              The interest rate will initially be either Adjusted LIBOR (to be defined in the Revolver) plus 2.250% (with one 0.250% leverage-based step-down to the margin and one 0.250% leverage-based step-up to the margin) or ABR (to be defined in the Revolver) plus 1.250% (with one 0.250% leverage-based step-down to the margin and one 0.250% leverage-based step-up to the margin) at the option of SciPlay Holding LLC. SciPlay Holding LLC is required to pay to the lenders a commitment fee of 0.500% per annum on the average daily unused portion of the revolving commitments through

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maturity, which will be the five year anniversary of the Closing Date of the Revolver, which fee varies based on the total net leverage ratio and is subject to a floor of 0.375%. The Revolver will also provide for up to $15.0 million in letter of credit issuances, which will require customary issuance and administration fees, as well as a fronting fee of 0.125%.

              The Revolver will contain covenants that, among other things, will restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness; incur liens; sell, transfer or dispose of property and assets; invest; make dividends or distributions or other restricted payments; and engage in affiliate transactions. The Revolver will limit our ability to make certain payments, including dividends or distributions on SciPlay Parent LLC's equity and other restricted payments, provided, however, that payments in respect of certain tax distributions under the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement and certain payments under the TRA will be permitted, and payments to SciPlay Parent LLC's direct or indirect parent made on or prior to the closing date of the Revolver in an amount not to exceed the net cash proceeds of this offering are permitted, among other customary exceptions. In addition, we will be required to maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio not to exceed 2.50:1.00 and maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 4.00:1.00. Such covenants will be tested quarterly at the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the first full quarter after the Closing Date of the Revolver.

Changes in Cash Flows

              The following table presents a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated:

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
($ in millions)
  2018   2017  

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 76.9   $ 62.2  

Net cash used in investing activities

    (3.5 )   (31.4 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (79.5 )   (30.2 )

Effect of exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (0.7 )   1.0  

(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (6.8 ) $ 1.6  

Operating Activities

              Net cash flows provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the prior year period increased by $14.7 million, primarily due to $30.0 million in incremental net earnings after reconciling adjustments, partially offset by unfavorable changes in working capital accounts and other of $15.3 million, largely reflecting payments under our 2015 to 2017 long-term incentive compensation plan. We developed this plan to incent aggressive growth targets that we ultimately exceeded, significantly driven by performance in 2017.

Investing Activities

              Net cash flows used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the prior year period decreased, primarily due to the Spicerack acquisition for $26.0 million, which was completed in 2017.

Financing Activities

              Net cash flows used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 as compared to the prior year period increased, primarily due to higher dividend payments to our parent, Scientific Games Corporation.

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Contractual Obligations

              Our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2018 principally include obligations associated with our future minimum operating lease obligations and an obligation related to Spicerack contingent acquisition consideration as set forth in the table below:

 
  Cash Payments Due In  
($ in millions)
  Total   Less than
1 year
  1 - 3 years   4 - 5 years   More than 5 years  

Operating leases

  $ 6.5   $ 2.1   $ 3.0   $ 1.3   $ 0.1  

Contingent acquisition consideration and other obligations

    33.0     19.8     13.2          

Total contractual obligations

  $ 39.5   $ 21.9   $ 16.2   $ 1.3   $ 0.1  

              The commitment amounts in the table above are associated with contracts that are enforceable and legally binding and that specify all significant terms, including fixed or minimum services to be used, fixed, minimum or variable price provisions and the approximate timing of the actions under the contracts. The table does not include obligations under agreements that we can cancel without a significant penalty. We have agreements whereby we are obligated to pay royalties based on future events that are uncertain and therefore they are not included in the table above.

              Following the consummation of this offering, we will be obligated to make payments under the TRA. The table above does not include any payments that we may be obligated to make under the TRA, as the actual timing and amount of any payments that may be made under the TRA, including as a result of our purchase of LLC Interests with proceeds from this offering, are unknown at this time and will vary based on a number of factors. For more information about these factors, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Tax Receivable Agreement." However, we expect that the payments that we will be required to make to the SG Members will be substantial. Any payments made by us to the SG Members under the TRA will generally reduce the amount of cash that might have otherwise been available to us or to SciPlay Parent LLC. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest until paid. Our failure to make any payment required under the TRA (including any accrued and unpaid interest) within 30 calendar days of the date on which the payment is required to be made will constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the TRA, which will terminate the TRA and accelerate payments thereunder, unless the applicable payment is not made because (i) we are prohibited from making such payment under the terms of the TRA or the terms governing certain of our secured indebtedness or (ii) we do not have, and cannot use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, sufficient funds to make such payment.

              Additionally, the Spicerack purchase agreement stipulates the acceleration of contingent consideration payment in certain events, including the initial public offering of interests in Scientific Games' social gaming business. The maximum payment of any such acceleration would not exceed $31.0 million, which is our estimated current cash obligation. We anticipate funding this payment with proceeds from this offering, cash on hand and, if necessary, borrowings under the Revolver.

Off Balance Sheet Obligations

              As of December 31, 2018, we did not have any significant off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

              Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign exchange rates and commodity prices. As of December 31, 2018, we had no material exposure to market risks.

Critical Accounting Estimates

              Information regarding significant accounting policies is included in the Notes to the audited consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus. As stated in Note 1, the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates. We believe that the estimates, assumptions, and judgments involved in the following accounting policies have the greatest potential impact on our consolidated financial statements:

    Revenue recognition;

    Business combinations;

    Contingent acquisition consideration; and

    Income taxes.

Revenue Recognition

              As described in Note 1, on January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method, which was applied to customer contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. Our revenue recognition policy described fully in Note 1 requires us to make significant judgments and estimates. The guidance in ASC 606 requires that we apply judgments or estimates to determine the performance obligations, the standalone selling prices of our performance obligations to customers and the timing of transfer of control of the respective performance obligations. The evaluation of each of these criteria in light of contract specific facts and circumstances is inherently judgmental, but certain judgments could significantly affect the timing or amount of revenue recognized if we were to reach a different conclusion than we have. The critical judgments we are required to make in our assessment of contracts with customers that could significantly affect the timing or amount of revenue recognized are:

    Satisfaction of our performance obligation— We estimate the amount of outstanding purchased virtual currency at period end based on customer behavior, because we are unable to distinguish between the consumption of purchased or free virtual currency. Based on an analysis of the customers' historical play behavior, the timing difference between when virtual currencies are purchased by a customer and when those virtual currencies are consumed in game play is relatively short. Future usage patterns may differ from historical usage patterns, and therefore the estimated average playing periods may change in the future, and such changes could be material.

    Principal-agent considerations— We recognize revenues on a gross basis because we have control over the content and functionality of games before players access our games on our platform providers platforms. We evaluated our current agreements with our platform providers and end-user agreements and based on the preceding, we determined that we are

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      the principal in such arrangements. Any future changes in these arrangements or to our games and related method of distribution may result in a different conclusion, and such change would have a material impact on our gross revenues.

Business Combinations

              We account for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805. This standard requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all (and only) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction and establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination.

              Determining the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the timing and amounts of future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, market prices and asset lives, among other items. Any changes in the underlying assumptions can impact the estimates of fair value by material amounts, which can in turn materially impact our results of operations. If the subsequent actual results and updated projections of the underlying business activity change compared with the assumptions and projections used to develop these fair values, we could record impairment charges. In addition, we have estimated the useful lives of certain acquired assets, and these lives are used to calculate D&A expense. If our estimates of the useful lives change, D&A expense could be accelerated or slowed.

Contingent Acquisition Consideration

              The valuation of contingent consideration (which is required each reporting period) requires significant judgments, and any changes in the underlying assumptions can impact the estimates of fair value by material amounts. Based on the 2018 remeasurements and as a result of changes in significant unobservable inputs primarily consisting of projected earnings-based measures and probability of achievement (categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820), we increased the fair value of Spicerack contingent consideration by $27.5 million, which changes were included in Contingent acquisition consideration expense. The discount rate used in estimating contingent acquisition consideration was approximately 10%. See Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, included elsewhere in this prospectus, under the caption "Acquisition of Spicerack."

Income Taxes

              We are subject to the income tax laws of the many jurisdictions in which we operate. These tax laws are complex, and the manner in which they apply to our facts is sometimes open to interpretation. In establishing the provision for income taxes, we must make judgments about the application of these inherently complex tax laws. The provision for income taxes is calculated as if SG Social Holding Company II, LLC completed separate tax returns apart from its Parent ("Separate-return Method"), which requires significant judgments. Certain legal entities of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC are included in tax filings of affiliated entities that are not part of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, but are included in these financial statements under the Separate-return Method.

              Our income tax positions and analysis are based on currently enacted tax law. Future changes in tax law could significantly impact the provision for income taxes, the amount of taxes payable and the deferred tax asset and liability balances in future periods. Deferred tax assets generally represent tax benefits for tax deductions or credits available in future tax returns. Certain estimates and assumptions are required to determine whether it is more likely than not that all or some portion of the benefit of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. In making this assessment, management analyzes and estimates the impact of future taxable income, available carry-backs and carry-forwards, reversing

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temporary differences and available prudent and feasible tax planning strategies. Should a change in facts or circumstances lead to a change in judgment about the ultimate realizability of a deferred tax asset, we record or adjust the related valuation allowance in the annual period that the change in facts and circumstances occurs, along with a corresponding increase or decrease in the provision for income taxes. For discussion of our income taxes, see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus.

SciPlay Corporation Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (VIE)

              As described in Note 1 to the audited financial statement of SciPlay Corporation, which is included elsewhere in this prospectus, upon the completion of the Transactions, SciPlay Corporation's sole material asset will be its member's interest in SciPlay Parent LLC. Due to SciPlay Corporation's power to control combined with its significant economic interest in SciPlay Parent LLC, we concluded that SciPlay Corporation is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, and therefore it will consolidate the financial results of SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries. Any future changes to the economic interest and/or the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, among other factors, may result in a different conclusion, and such change would have a material impact on SciPlay Corporation financial statements, as SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries would not be consolidated but rather accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

JOBS Act

              We qualify as an "emerging growth company" as defined in the JOBS Act. As an emerging growth company, we may take advantage of certain reduced disclosure and other requirements that are otherwise applicable generally to public companies. These provisions include:

    only two years of audited financial statements are required to be included in this prospectus, in addition to any required interim financial statements, and correspondingly reduced disclosure in this "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations;"

    not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404;

    reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements; and

    exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, including golden parachute compensation.

              We may take advantage of these provisions for up to five years or until such earlier time that we are no longer an emerging growth company. We would cease to be an emerging growth company upon the earliest to occur of (1) the last day of the fiscal year in which we have more than $1.07 billion in annual revenue; (2) the date we qualify as a "large accelerated filer" as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; (3) the issuance, in any three-year period, by us of more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt securities held by non-affiliates; and (4) the last day of the fiscal year ending after the fifth anniversary of our initial public offering.

              In addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can use an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This permits an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to opt out of such extended transition period and, as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards is irrevocable. However, we intend to take advantage of the other exemptions discussed above.

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BUSINESS

Mission

              Our mission is to become the #1 casual mobile gaming company in the world.

Overview

              We are a leading developer and publisher of digital games on mobile and web platforms. Our total revenue has grown from $168.8 million in 2015 to $416.2 million in 2018, representing a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 35%. The mobile portion of our revenue has grown from $109.4 million in 2015 to $323.3 million in 2018, representing a CAGR of 44%. According to data from Eilers & Krejcik, the average CAGR for mobile revenue in the social casino industry was 25% over the same period. We create our games around compelling user experiences, often using authentic land-based content from Scientific Games to anchor these experiences. Our first social game, Jackpot Party Casino , has continued to grow since its launch in 2012, with many of the players who began playing in 2012 still playing six years later. During the fourth quarter of 2018, our games were played by a total of more than 11.6 million players. Of those players, more than 8.4 million played each month, with approximately 32% of the monthly players playing every day, for an average of 54 minutes each day. During that same quarter, according to Eilers & Krejcik, we achieved an 8.6% share of the mobile social casino market and our revenue growth was 5.5 times as high as the social casino market average.

              We provide highly entertaining free-to-play games that millions of people play every day for their authenticity, engagement and fun. We believe our pace of content and feature releases, along with the data-driven, highly targeted and customized experience we provide in our games, result in increased loyalty and frequency of play. While most players play our games for free, a growing number of players, both in terms of total number and as a percentage of paying players, elect to purchase additional virtual coins, cards and chips to enable more game play, which can lead to the unlocking of content and features in a shorter elapsed time than players who opt to not buy virtual coins, cards or chips. The number of players who purchased virtual coins, cards and chips in the fourth quarter of 2018 was more than triple the number of players who did so in the first quarter of 2015, which has driven strong revenue, net income and AEBITDA growth. That number of paying players is still relatively small compared to the total number of players, which provides upside potential for continued growth.

              We currently offer seven games, including social casino games Jackpot Party Casino , Gold Fish Casino , Hot Shot Casino and Quick Hit Slots , and casual games MONOPOLY Slots , Bingo Showdown and 88 Fortunes Slots . Each of these games achieved its highest monthly revenue in 2018. Our social casino games typically include slots-style play and occasionally include table games-style game play, while our casual games blend slots-style or bingo game play with adventure game features. All of our games are offered and played across multiple platforms, including Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. In addition to our internally created games, our content library includes recognizable, real-world slot and table games content from Scientific Games. This content allows players who like playing land-based slot machines to enjoy some of those same titles in our free-to-play games. We have access to Scientific Games' library of more than 1,500 iconic casino titles, including titles and content from third-party licensed brands such as JAMES BOND , MONOPOLY , MICHAEL JACKSON , CHEERS and THE GODFATHER . We believe our access to this content, coupled with our years of experience developing in-house content, uniquely positions us to create compelling social games.

              We utilize a disciplined, data-driven approach to create a portfolio of games that spans markets and appeals to a wide range of players. We gather and analyze data to fine tune the game play experience and enrich our games. We also leverage extensive insights learned through our relationship with Scientific Games, which helps us differentiate our content and create deeply immersive game play.

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              Unlike much of the traditional, hit-driven video game industry, social casino games are generally more evergreen in nature, typically demonstrating more sustained appeal to players than games in other categories. We have powered our growth by repeatedly adding new slot content and other types of engaging content to our games. We intend to use our core social casino games to fuel our growth while expanding our presence in the rest of the casual games market. Our oldest social casino game, Jackpot Party Casino , continues to exhibit strong monetization and engagement more than six years after launch. For example, for the third quarter of 2018, revenue from the year 1 cohort of Jackpot Party Casino was greater than the revenue generated from that cohort in the third quarter of 2012. We define "cohort" on a per game basis as all players who downloaded and played the relevant game during a given period of time.

              Our financial model benefits from our diverse portfolio of evergreen games, our methodical approach to designing, developing and launching new titles and our attractive user economics. In addition to a revenue CAGR of 35% from 2015 through 2018, we have increased our ARPDAU from $0.21 for 2015 to $0.43 for 2018. From 2015 through 2018, we generated more than $1.2 billion in cumulative revenue and, according to Eilers & Krejcik, gained significant market share.

Our Social Casino Heritage and Expertise

              We are a global organization powered by a culture of innovation. Our management team has more than 300 years of combined experience in the digital entertainment business and is supported by a diverse, collaborative team spanning three continents and five studios. Our executive leadership team emboldens our innovative, entrepreneurial spirit to guide us toward our goal of providing best-in-class player entertainment in the casual gaming industry. While much of our talent comes from within our company through employee growth and development, we supplement that talent with hand-picked candidates from top companies in the video game industry.

              Our founders led our company's original predecessor since its inception in 1997. That company grew during an era before online social games existed, and developed play-for-fun slot games, casino games and card games and sold them on physical computer media in 2000. It began developing online games in 2003 and offered casual slot games on the Apple iOS platform in 2008. It entered the social casino market in 2011 and launched Jackpot Party Casino in 2012, shortly after its acquisition by WMS Industries Inc. in June 2012, which Scientific Games in turn acquired in October 2013. We have since leveraged Scientific Games' content, along with our original content, to enhance our games with authentic casino experiences.

              From the early days of our company, we have excelled at creating innovative, attractive content and monetizing it. When players were using compact disks, we sold our games to our players on physical media as retail goods. When we saw the possibilities of an online world, we were quick to adapt to the new technology and became a front-runner in a new market, leading to new sources of revenue. We moved early, adapted to changing circumstances and learned new ways to monetize content throughout our journey. Our success is not limited to one specific digital gaming market, as demonstrated by the results we achieved when we applied our processes to Bingo Showdown , after acquiring it in 2017, and the success we have achieved with the launch of MONOPOLY Slots , a game where we blend slot play with adventure game features. We believe we are well positioned to repeat this success in other digital gaming markets where we choose to expand.

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Our Industry and Market Opportunity

              A number of trends are driving significant change in digital gaming, which we believe are causing growth in the casual games market and providing opportunities for us to grow our social casino games and expand into other areas of the casual games market:

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Our Value Proposition for Players

              We believe in "selling fun, entertaining time" to our players as opposed to "selling slot spins." We believe this player-first approach helps us to build loyal players and wide appeal within our target markets. By leveraging our relationship with Scientific Games, we incorporate valuable insights gained from its long history of game development into our digital offerings, which we believe further differentiates our content and deepens player interaction within our games. We offer the following key value propositions to our players:

Our Core Strengths

Diverse portfolio of evergreen games

              We have created and acquired a diverse portfolio of enduring games featuring some of the most popular and well known titles in social gaming. Our games appeal to multiple markets through varying game mechanics and unique progression sequences, or experience paths, through our games. We design each of our games to appeal to a specific player market. For example, Jackpot Party Casino is targeted toward players who enjoy the slot games of WMS, a gaming company Scientific Games acquired in 2013, while Quick Hit Slots is aimed at players who prefer content inspired by Bally slot games, a gaming company acquired by Scientific Games in 2014. Both these games are focused on a more aggressive player, while we designed Gold Fish Casino to attract a more casual player that prefers

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frequent exposure to new content. We believe players that like one of these games are typically not as attracted to the other types of games, and, as a result, we have experienced very little player cannibalization across our portfolio. This strategy also reduces our reliance on a single type of player or hit title, avoiding the unpredictability, volatility and sporadic revenue streams of a hit-driven business. Because our games are typically evergreen in nature, we expect them to provide more predictable, recurring revenue streams for longer durations of time than games in other markets.

Strategic data-driven approach to launch new games and optimize game performance

              We incorporate data-driven decision-making into our entire game development process. For example, we use data to help determine what games we should make, when we should make them, when and how to launch them and to judge how well new features or new marketing campaigns work. We use proprietary, in-house developed predictive models to assess the likelihood of success for new content launches and allocate our production team resources to focus on building features to improve return on our investment in our games. We use our in-game analytic data to constantly fine tune player experiences, optimize user acquisition costs and drive the game economy. We consider "break even from install" to mean the point in time when we have earned as much from a new player as it cost to run the advertisement that induced that player to download our game. In 2017, our average time to break even from install averaged less than six months, which we believe indicates significant efficiencies and return on user acquisition spend. We believe our most recently launched game, MONOPOLY Slots , is a demonstration of how well our launch process works. Three months after its launch, the percentage of paying players for MONOPOLY Slots was 48% higher than our previous best release during the years 2015 through 2018 three months after its launch.

              Data also drives decisions in the marketing and user acquisition parts of our business. We continue to improve the efficiency of our marketing spend and the number of players we acquire per dollar by basing our decisions on historical data and the results actually achieved from marketing campaigns. We believe that our data-driven approach allows us to identify potential players with a high probability of becoming paying players. Despite designing different games to appeal to different player markets, our marketing efforts and their results are shared across all of our games, along with a number of other services and technology that impact all of our games. This shared capabilities infrastructure allows game teams to easily incorporate the successes achieved from other games into their own games, which we believe further increases our efficiencies in marketing and user acquisition. This approach provides us with benefits, such as:

Scalable and reusable technology platform

              We have made large investments in our shared technology infrastructure that enable us to operate our games effectively at a global level and run thousands of promotions, marketing campaigns and tournaments concurrently. Our technology and data focus also facilitates critical live games operations capabilities that keep our game content fresh, which enriches the player experience and improves our user monetization. Our proven, custom-built technology stack allows us to easily share

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best practices and successful features across games in our portfolio, further decreasing time to market for new content and reducing overall development costs.

Deep, global pool of talent

              Our expansive talent pool includes nearly 400 employees and five studio facilities. Our studio teams are comprised of industry-leading creative talent, highly skilled engineers, mathematicians, data scientists and other industry experts. Our three largest studio locations, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Tel Aviv, Israel and Austin, Texas, as well as our studio in Chattanooga, Tennessee, are each responsible for at least one of our games. We invest in an open culture of shared success that is driven by our founders and shared across our organization. Our executive management team trains our leaders in our culture and how to more thoroughly adopt our principles. Our culture fosters enthusiasm, loyalty and teamwork, which we believe is a significant competitive advantage in the evolving mobile gaming industry and serves as the foundation of our continued success.

Unparalleled relationship with Scientific Games and other third-party content owners

              We benefit from access to one of the deepest gaming content libraries through our relationship with Scientific Games. Our connection to Scientific Games enables us to leverage attractive multi-year licensing agreements entered into by Scientific Games with the owners of other iconic third-party brands, such as JAMES BOND , MONOPOLY , MICHAEL JACKSON , CHEERS and THE GODFATHER . Most of these licenses provide exclusive rights in our field of use and distribution channels. Our ability to access and successfully incorporate these highly recognizable brands within our games reduces our user acquisition costs and helps us target prospective players. Recently, for example, we successfully integrated the content of the classic board game MONOPOLY with our authentic slot game mechanics to create a cross-market game, MONOPOLY Slots , which attracts casual slot players and fans of the MONOPOLY franchise.

Strong platform provider partner relations

              Our platform partners include Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. We participate in our platform providers' beta tests of new applications and features. Our partners host specialized and customized promotional activities with our games and provide dedicated business and technical teams for the successful implementation of our games onto their platforms.

Strategic roadmap approach to identify specific player markets

              Our market-based portfolio management is fundamentally driven by our ability to customize our games for each target player universe. We leverage our knowledge of the playing patterns and preferences of specific segments of social gamers and create games from the ground up to appeal to those players. As we expand further into casual games, we expect to incorporate more casual game mechanics and content, such as meta-game or narrative elements, to attract traditional mobile gamers, multi-player gamers and fans of popular franchises.

Our Growth Opportunities

Continued growth from existing games

              We continue to invest in and grow our current games by adapting and developing our monetization and marketing engines to improve player engagement, increase paying player conversion and drive per-player monetization. As we continue to develop our games, we believe we will be able to further monetize our existing user base and attract new players. In the fourth quarter of 2018, our oldest social casino game, Jackpot Party Casino , monetized players approximately 50% better than the

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rest of our combined portfolio based on ARPDAU, which we believe highlights the opportunity for top-line growth within our existing portfolio.

              We grew our revenues from $168.8 million in 2015 to $416.2 million in 2018. We accomplished this with four of our seven games being in what we consider to be a "growth" state and the remaining three games still in a "launch" state or "ramp" state as of December 31, 2018, which we believe highlights the upside for these three games.

              Further, as our games mature and move from "launch" state to "ramp" state and, finally, into "growth" state, we generally expect their profitability to improve. We generally achieve improving profitability as each game moves through this life cycle gaining scale as development, sales, marketing and other related expenses decline as a percentage of each game's revenue. As shown in the graph based on our 2018 data below, we believe there is significant upside in progressing our existing games down this path into the "growth" state.

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              Our data-driven processes and decision making have led to growth of our core games in DAU from 1.7 million in the first quarter of 2015 to 2.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, or an increase of 53%, while ARPDAU has grown from $0.21 in 2015 to $0.43 in 2018, or an increase of 105%. Our core games include Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino, 88 Fortunes Slots, Quick Hits Slots, MONOPOLY Slots and Bingo Showdown. We believe this indicates significant growth potential.

Develop new social casino games

              We intend to continue to capitalize on our ability to build successful social casino games by introducing new titles that appeal to specific player segments and offer differentiated experiences. Of the more than 1,500 game title library available at Scientific Games, we have utilized approximately 400 titles within our games, and the game title library continues to grow as Scientific Games continues to create new content. We believe this leaves us well positioned to leverage Scientific Games' core brands and themes we have not previously utilized to develop new games.

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Continue international growth and expansion

              We intend to further expand our global presence by incorporating our vast library of recognizable and regionalized brands and content in our game design, customization and marketing for regional audiences. Scientific Games' casino brands, such as Barcrest® and Shuffle Master® , are global leaders in the design and development of gaming entertainment services. As the global mobile gaming market expands, we believe there is an opportunity to continue to improve our reach across the rest of the world by offering more targeted content than we currently offer and a better game play experience than is currently available to international players.

Expand into adjacent gaming markets

              We intend to continue to address additional segments within the broader mobile gaming market by expanding into adjacent areas and investing in new game markets. We believe our extensive experience in developing and operating social gaming titles strongly positions us to enter untapped areas within the casual market, such as puzzles, card, poker and board games. We believe there are similar characteristics between these types of games and social casino, such as potential loop-driven player experiences and the ability to blend the traditional game styles with other types of game elements. We believe our data-driven approach to the business and the incorporation of our scalable technology platform and marketing and user acquisition strategies will allow us to penetrate these markets and their large potential with a reduced cost and time to market compared to potential competitors.

Leverage platform to scale through select acquisitions

              We expect to continue to pursue select strategic acquisitions to fuel our top line growth and build our portfolio. We believe we can maximize the value of an acquired asset through our scalable platform and our rigorous, data-driven acquisition, engagement and monetization model. For example, from the time we acquired Bingo Showdown in the second quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018, we increased its player conversion by 11%, paying players by 60% and ARPDAU by 82%. In 2018, the first full year after our acquisition of Bingo Showdown , our revenue from Bingo Showdown was 185% higher than it was in 2016, the last full year prior to the acquisition.

Our Business Model

How we generate revenue

              We generate substantially all of our revenue from the sale of virtual coins, cards and chips to our players. Players who install our games receive free virtual coins, cards or chips upon the initial launch of the game and additional free virtual coins, cards or chips at specific time intervals. Players may exhaust the virtual coins, cards or chips that they receive for free and may choose to purchase additional virtual coins, cards or chips in order to extend their time of game play.

Our diversified portfolio

              We have built a diversified portfolio of successful games through our ability to target specific types of players for each game. We have expanded our portfolio from traditional social casino games to games that blend slots play with adventure game features. We have experienced minimal cannibalization of players across our games, despite significant growth in our player base for each of our games. We believe our ability to minimize cannibalization has been instrumental to our growth. Each of our games contributes to our revenue, and diversification of our revenue among our games is increasing. For example, Jackpot Party Casino , our oldest and largest game, is a smaller percentage of

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our total revenue in 2018 than it was in 2015, despite growing 89% during that period. The following graph shows the relative revenue contribution of our core games for 2015 through 2018.

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Our data-driven approach to marketing and monetization

              Our data-driven decision-making approach to player acquisition has enabled us to significantly improve marketing efficiency and continue to acquire players effectively at scale. We use our in-game analytic data to constantly fine tune player experiences, optimize user acquisition costs and drive the game economy. In 2017, our average time to break even from install averaged less than six months. Our effective cost per install, or eCPI, has remained generally flat since 2016 while the twelve-month LTV of our players has increased. We believe this pattern demonstrates significant efficiencies and return on user acquisition spend and can provide opportunities for growth in the future. The graph below shows the eCPI for 2016 and 2017, compared to the twelve-month LTV of those installs.

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Our predictable and profitable cohort economics

              As our games mature, our player cohorts have continued to engage with our games over long periods of time. As shown in the graph below, our year one cohort, consisting of users who installed the game in 2012, for Jackpot Party Casino provided greater revenue in 2018 than it did in 2015. We believe that we can replicate the behavior of our Jackpot Party Casino cohorts in the cohorts of our other games as they mature through the application of our data-driven marketing practices.

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Our Games Overview

Social Casino Games

Jackpot Party Casino (Launched June 2012, relaunched in 2015 and 2018 with updated technology and interfaces)

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Jackpot Party Casino , featuring more than 175 free-to-play slots, is targeted toward highly engaged social slots players and utilizes a dynamic lobby and engagement-based slots room. The game is focused on authentic and classic WMS slot content, with a customizable gaming experience in terms of content order and level difficulty. The game drives engagement through promotional take-over events and customizable stores based on player history.

Quick Hit Slots (Launched July 2015)

 

 

Quick Hit Slots is targeted toward high value players, with the game mechanics specifically tailored toward making sure wins feel impactful. The game is a Bally version of Jackpot Party Casino , which is optimized to maximize player experiences.

 

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Gold Fish Casino (Launched March 2014)

 

 

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Gold Fish Casino is targeted toward players who desire more content more often. Fresh slot content for the casual player is achieved through unique meta-games, side content and progression features that keep players engaged.

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Hot Shot Casino (Launched May 2015)

 

 

Hot Shot Casino includes content based on third-party brands, such as DEAN MARTIN™, YAHTZEE, FERRIS BUELLER™ and THE GODFATHER.

Hot Shot Casino targets casual to aggressive slot players and represents an authentic Las Vegas experience with a wide array of Scientific Games in-house and branded slot content (including Shuffle Master ). The game offers exclusive slot and table adventures with events that improve player experience. Unique leveling mechanics encourage a wide range of play.

 

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88 Fortunes Slots (Launched May 2017)

 

 

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88 Fortunes Slots is an Asian-themed slot game that leverages top games from Asia played worldwide, targeted toward players who like to progress through games. 88 Fortunes Slots is a story-driven, broad profile with a proven side-scrolling narrative. The distinct "collection mechanic" attracts new casual players and encourages high retention.

Bingo Showdown (Acquired April 2017)

 

 

Bingo Showdown is targeted toward bingo enthusiasts as a casual multi-player game. Daily tournaments with integrated mini-games in addition to a narrative-based core collection mechanic attract competition-focused bingo players who enjoy live play. The game incorporates proven mechanics from casino and social gaming, which offers an innovative approach to the narrative-based core collection mechanic.

 

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MONOPOLY Slots (Launched 2018)

 

 

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MONOPOLY Slots is targeted toward more casual players, utilizing a compelling mix of slot play and city building, and represents one of our more popular market-blending games. The game is differentiated through a mix of authentic slot play and MONOPOLY City building, with the progression mechanic revolving around constructing each "block" of MONOPOLY City.

Our Technology Platform

              The technology on which all of our games are built is designed to maximize the amount of data it can process and minimize development costs. Our client-side core game systems, or the game systems that are downloaded and installed on a player's mobile device or computer, are shared across our games whenever possible, allowing "out of the box" analytics, payments, content delivery and A/B testing and segmentation. A/B testing is a method of releasing a new feature or content to one group of players and comparing the differences in behavior caused by the new feature as compared to a control group of players who did not receive the feature. A single code base powers all client versions of each game, whether on phones, tablets or browsers, which reduces development efforts and provides a seamless, consistent interface for our players. Additionally, using these core systems allows the game teams to focus on the things that make their games unique without having to spend time researching and developing solutions to common problems.

              On the server side, our games are built on industry-standard platforms and components, chosen specifically for high availability and reliability with maximum scalability. Because all of our games are built on the same framework, it is easy for us to share code and features, compare performance metrics and key performance indicators and build tools and visualize data consistently throughout the company. A simple but very effective technology stack allows us to scale up hardware both on premise and in the cloud as the needs of game teams change, while having built-in failovers and data redundancy ensures there are no single points of failure.

Marketing and User Acquisition

              We approach our marketing opportunities by splitting our efforts into three main pillars: sources, creatives and targeting.

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              Our marketing efforts are focused on converting non-paying players to paying players. We strive to optimize our user acquisition budget to obtain high LTV players and first-time payers. We create campaigns based on our extensive analytic data that suggests what makes a high LTV player, and our campaigns search for players with similar behavior and characteristics. Finally, we run retargeting campaigns, push notification campaigns and email campaigns to VIP groups, active payers, new players and non-paying players. Each of these campaigns is designed to attract players and increase the chance these players will increase in-game purchases. We support these campaigns with community activities that focus on in-game promotions and new content releases. In-game promotions aim to create a more engaging environment, offer challenges to our players and increase the reasons for players to play, stay and pay.

              Our user acquisition efforts are based on in-game events related to engagement, in-game behavior and revenue. In order to optimize our ad spend in real time, we collaborate with our marketing partners so they can adjust their algorithms according to goals for key performance indicators they receive from us. We also manually fine tune the algorithms with the aim of maximizing the return for every marketing dollar spent. We engage in these practices with a view to presenting the right ad to the right user at the right time, and thereby optimizing our marketing spend.

              We continuously improve our prediction models, and we continually monitor our results and return on investment. We also compare our paid marketing results to our organic installs, or installs where a player downloads one of our games unprompted by our marketing efforts, in an effort to meet our goals, budget efficiently and maximize return. Our practices target providing an obtainable goal of profitability for new games within six months of commercial release.

              We also participate in tests with our platform partners to improve our practices. When we see repeatable results from these programs, we strive to carry those results over to other platforms. We expect these efforts to aid our entry into new markets and to attract new audiences.

Factors Affecting Our Performance

Continued investments in our existing games and investments in new games

              Our revenue is driven by launching and, to a lesser extent, acquiring new games and by adding new features and content to our existing games. We expect new games, new features and new content to continue to drive revenue and, therefore, expect the timing of the launch of new games and the release of new features and content to impact our revenue growth. However, the amount of revenue from each new game, new feature or new content can vary widely.

Investments in new sub-markets and geographies

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expenses to increase as a result. Adding games in new markets may require additional employees and related costs, and the amount and timing of revenue from games in new markets may vary significantly.

              As we seek to expand our global presence, we will need to offer more targeted content to regional audiences and better game play experiences for international players. To expand into international markets, we may need to localize content, develop region-specific marketing, hire local representatives and develop and employ region-specific user acquisition, retention and monetization techniques, all of which we expect would increase both our revenue and expenses. The amount and timing of revenue and expense resulting from expansion into new geographies may vary widely.

Growth in player acquisition, retention and monetization

              We spend significant amounts on player acquisition marketing to grow our player base. The cost may increase over time, or our player acquisition efforts may become less effective. As we attract new players and grow our player base, we expect to earn revenue that exceeds our player acquisition costs by converting players who play for free to paying players. We may further incur expenses to retain paying players. Our ability and the cost to attract and retain a sufficient number of players that convert to paying players may change over time, which could impact both revenue and expenses.

Relationship with our platform partners

              We derive nearly all of our revenue through our platform providers Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. These platform providers are the distribution channels for our games and collect payments from our players. They have the ability to make changes to their platforms, their terms of services, the amounts of or method by which our players obtain content and make payments, how they are paid and any other aspect of their platforms and services. Those changes may negatively impact how our games work, how players interact with our games and our ability to attract and monetize players.

Investments in our technology platform

              Over time we built our technology platform that hosts our games. We plan to continue to invest in this platform to stay current with technological standards, improve performance and expand capacity. This investment requires capital expenditures and R&D and other expenditures. We expect the cost to maintain and improve this platform to continue to grow as the number of games and players grows. Additionally, as technological or regulatory standards change and we modify our technology platform to comply with those standards, we may need players to take certain actions to continue playing, such as downloading a new game client, performing age gating checks or accepting new terms and conditions. Our operating results may be negatively impacted if players either cannot or choose not to take these actions.

Investments in our talent

              We must attract and retain talented employees to build, market, run and support our games. As we launch new games and grow players, the number of employees we need will grow. The market for employees is competitive, and the cost to attract and retain the most highly qualified individuals may increase over time. Additionally, as the number of employees grows, we may need to expand our footprint into new office locations, including in new cities or countries.

Competition

              We face significant competition in all aspects of our business. Our primary social casino game competitors include Playtika (acquired by a group of investors led by Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co.), Product Madness/Big Fish Games (subsidiaries of Aristocrat), Zynga Inc., DoubleU

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Games/Double Down Interactive, GSN/Bash Gaming and Huuuge Games. Our competitors in the broader social game market include Glu Mobile, Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Kabam, Rovio and Tencent Holdings. On the broadest scale, we compete for the leisure time, attention and discretionary spending of our players versus other forms of online entertainment, including social media, reading and other video games on the basis of a number of factors, including quality of player experience, brand awareness and reputation and access to distribution channels.

              We believe we compete favorably on these factors. Our industry and the markets for our games, however, are highly competitive, rapidly evolving, fragmented and subject to changing technology, shifting needs and frequent introductions of new games, development platforms and services. Successful execution of our strategy depends on our continuous ability to attract and retain players, expand the market for our games, maintain a technological edge and offer new capabilities to players. Our relationship with Scientific Games imposes certain regulatory and operational restrictions on us due to its business related to real money gaming. We compete with social gaming companies that do not have a similar connection to regulated real money gaming, and many of those companies possess a base of existing players larger than ours. In some cases, we compete against gaming operators who could expand their product lines to include social casinos and leverage their land-based gaming relationship with Scientific Games to license certain social casino content that could compete with our content.

              Many of our current and potential competitors enjoy substantial competitive advantages, such as greater name recognition, longer operating histories, greater financial, technical and other resources, and, in some cases, the ability to rapidly combine online platforms with full-time and temporary employees. Internationally, local competitors may have greater brand recognition than us in their local country and a stronger understanding of local culture and commerce. They may also offer their products and services in local languages we do not offer.

Research and Development

              We believe our ability to attract new players and retain existing players depends in part on our ability to evolve and expand our content library by continually developing differentiated games, systems technology and functionality to enhance player entertainment and user profitability.

              Our personnel are primarily located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Austin, Texas, and Tel Aviv, Israel. We have additional personnel located in Chicago, Illinois, Des Moines, Iowa, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Bangalore, India and Pune, India, with services of the personnel located in India supplied to us through our intercompany services agreement with Scientific Games.

              Our R&D expenditures were approximately $25.6 million in 2018 and $26.5 million in 2017.

Intellectual Property

              We consider our intellectual property rights, including our trademarks, trade dress, copyrights and trade secrets, to be, in the aggregate, material to our business. We seek to protect our investment in research and development by seeking intellectual property protection as appropriate for our technologies and content. We also acquire and license intellectual property from Scientific Games and third parties.

              All of our games feature elements subject to copyright protection. In addition, we generally obtain trademark protection and often seek to register trademarks for the names and designs under which we market and license our games.

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of similar quality is important to our continued success. Therefore, we continue to invest in the recognition of our brands and brands we license. In addition to our own brands and those we license from Scientific Games, certain of our games are based on popular brands licensed from other third parties, such as JAMES BOND , MONOPOLY , MICHAEL JACKSON , CHEERS and THE GODFATHER .

              For a description of the IP License Agreement we intend to enter into with Scientific Games in connection with this offering, please see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationship with Scientific Games—Arrangements Between Scientific Games and SciPlay."

Employees

              As of December 31, 2018, we employed approximately 390 persons worldwide, which number excludes our approximately 60 full-time consultants largely based in Pune, India, with approximately 275 employed domestically and 115 employed internationally.

Government Regulation

              We are subject to foreign and domestic laws and regulations that affect companies operating online, including over the internet and mobile networks, many of which are still evolving and could be interpreted in ways that could negatively impact our business, revenue and results.

              We are subject to federal, state and foreign laws related to the privacy and protection of player data. Such regulations, such as the General Data Protections Regulation from the European Union and the California Consumer Privacy Act, expected to take effect in California on January 1, 2020, are new, untested laws and regulations that could affect our business, and the potential impact is unknown.

              There is significant opposition in some jurisdictions to social gaming, including social casinos. Anti-gaming groups that specifically target social casino games are located in several states and countries. Such opposition could lead these jurisdictions to adopt legislation or impose a regulatory framework to govern social gaming or social casinos specifically. These opposition efforts could lead to a prohibition on social gaming or social casinos altogether, restrict our ability to advertise our games or substantially increase our costs to comply with regulations, all of which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing, scope or terms of any such legislation or regulation or the extent to which they may affect our business.

              In a recent case, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided that a social casino game produced by one of our competitors should be considered illegal gambling under Washington state law. Similar lawsuits have been filed against other defendants, including Scientific Games Corporation. For example, in April 2018, a putative class action lawsuit was filed in federal district court alleging substantially the same causes of actions against our social casino games. In December 2018, the federal district court assigned to the litigation denied Scientific Games Corporation's motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint and, in January 2019, Scientific Games Corporation filed its answer and affirmative defenses to the putative class action complaint. See "Risk Factors—Legal proceedings may materially adversely affect our business and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition" and "Business—Legal Proceedings."

              In September 2018, sixteen gambling regulators signed a declaration expressing concern over the blurring of lines between gambling and video game products, including social casino gaming. The regulators committed to work together to analyze the characteristics of video games and social gaming, and to engage in an informed dialogue with the video game and social gaming industries to ensure the appropriate and efficient implementation of applicable laws and regulations. The regulators also indicated they would work closely with their consumer protection enforcement agencies. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing, scope or terms of any actions taken as a result of the declaration.

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              As we offer our games worldwide, foreign jurisdictions may claim we are required to comply with local laws, including in jurisdictions where we have no local presence, offices or other equipment.

Facilities

              We lease six locations and share three leased locations with Scientific Games. Our leased facilities are located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa, Austin, Texas, Tel Aviv, Israel, Chattanooga, Tennessee and San Francisco, California. The shared facilities are located in Chicago, Illinois, Bangalore, India and Pune, India. Scientific Games charges us a proportional share of costs for the shared facilities, which will be covered under the Intercompany Services Agreement.

              We believe our existing facilities are sufficient for our current needs. We may add new facilities and expand our existing facilities as we add employees and expand our markets. We believe suitable additional space will be available as needed to accommodate our needs.

Legal Proceedings

              From time to time, we are subject to various claims, complaints and legal actions in the normal course of business. In addition, we may receive notifications alleging infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights.

              On April 17, 2018, a plaintiff filed a putative class action complaint, Fife v. Scientific Games Corp. , against our parent, Scientific Games Corporation, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiff seeks to represent a putative class of all persons in the State of Washington who purchased and allegedly lost virtual coins playing Scientific Games Corporation's online social casino games, including but not limited to Jackpot Party Casino and Gold Fish Casino . The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Washington's Recovery of Money Lost at Gambling Act, Washington's consumer protection statute, and for unjust enrichment, and seeks unspecified money damages (including treble damages as appropriate), the award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and injunctive and/or declaratory relief. On July 2, 2018, Scientific Games Corporation filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint with prejudice, which the trial court denied on December 18, 2018. Scientific Games Corporation filed its answer to the putative class action complaint on January 18, 2019. Although the case was brought against Scientific Games Corporation, pursuant to the Intercompany Services Agreement, we would expect to cover or contribute to any damage awards due to the matter arising as a result of our business. If the plaintiff were to obtain a judgment in her favor in this lawsuit, then our results in Washington could be negatively impacted, and we could be restricted from operating social casino games in Washington. Additional legal proceedings targeting our social casino games claiming violations of state or federal laws also could occur, based on the unique and particular laws of each jurisdiction. We cannot predict the likelihood, timing or scope of the consequences of such an outcome, or the outcome of any other legal proceedings to which we may be a party, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

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MANAGEMENT

Director Nominees and Executive Officers

              The following table sets forth information regarding the individuals who will be our executive officers and director nominees in connection with this offering (ages as of April 5, 2019). Upon completion of this offering, our board of directors will consist of            members.

Name
  Age   Expected Position

Joshua J. Wilson

    43   Chief Executive Officer, Director Nominee

Michael D. Cody

    48   Chief Financial Officer

Michael F. Winterscheidt

    48   Chief Accounting Officer, Secretary

Barry L. Cottle

    57   Executive Chairman Nominee of the Board of Directors

Gerald D. Cohen

    69   Director Nominee

Jay Penske

    40   Director Nominee

M. Mendel Pinson

    37   Director Nominee

William C. Thompson, Jr. 

    65   Director Nominee

Frances F. Townsend

    57   Director Nominee

              Set forth below is information concerning these individuals as of the date of this prospectus.

Executive Officers

               Joshua J. Wilson will be appointed our Chief Executive Officer and as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Mr. Wilson has also served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for our business since April 2016 to drive marketing, technology, production and product management for our business prior to this offering, after previously serving as the Vice President of Product and Operations, Vice President of Product and Executive Director Social Gaming Products. From June 2012 to December 2013, Mr. Wilson was Senior Director of Social Products and Director of Social Gaming for WMS, which was acquired by Scientific Games in 2013, overseeing web development, analytics and road mapping while creating a business intelligence system and launching our social casino games Jackpot Party Casino and Gold Fish Casino. Mr. Wilson served with Phantom EFX, LLC from March 2001 to June of 2012, when Phantom was acquired by WMS, as the Director of Online Gaming and Engineering Supervisor. We believe Mr. Wilson is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his experience and knowledge of our company and our industry.

               Michael D. Cody will be appointed our Chief Financial Officer in connection with this offering. Mr. Cody has also served as Chief Financial Officer for our business since September 2015, providing both operational and financial support to the business and assisting on strategic and tactical matters. Prior to joining Scientific Games in 2015, Mr. Cody served at Churchill Downs Interactive as Vice President, Finance from October 2006 through July 2014 and then as Vice President Operations from July 2014 through September 2015. Mr. Cody previously served as Vice President, Finance for Arlington Park for six years. Mr. Cody holds an M.B.A. from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and graduated with a B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

               Michael F. Winterscheidt will be appointed our Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary in connection with this offering. Mr. Winterscheidt has also served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of Scientific Games since February 2019. From February 2017 to February 2019, he served as Chief Accounting Officer of Scientific Games, and from July 2016 to February 2017, as its Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Winterscheidt served at Caesars Entertainment Corporation from October 2014 through July 2016, ending his tenure as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Prior to that, he had leadership roles leading the corporate accounting and financial reporting organizations of Delta Airlines, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation. He

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was previously a manager in the audit practice of the global accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Winterscheidt holds a B.A. and an M.P.A. both in accounting from Mississippi State University.

Director Nominees

               Barry L. Cottle will be appointed our Executive Chairman in connection with this offering, and as such will be an executive officer. Mr. Cottle has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games Corporation since June 2018. Mr. Cottle joined Scientific Games Corporation as Chief Executive, SG Interactive, in August 2015 to lead the strategy and growth plans of the Interactive group. Before joining Scientific Games Corporation, Mr. Cottle served as Vice Chairman of Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. from February 2015 until August 2015 while concurrently serving as Senior Vice President of Technology at MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated from February 2015 until August 2017, where he helped drive digital innovation. Prior to that, he was the Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President—Games for Zynga Inc. from January 2012 until October 2014, where he led corporate and business development, strategic partnerships, distribution, marketing and advertising and ultimately the Social Casino group. Previously, Mr. Cottle served as the Executive Vice President—Interactive for Electronic Arts Inc. from August 2007 to January 2012. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cottle served as the Founder/Chief Executive Officer of Quickoffice, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer of Palm, Inc.; and Senior Vice President of Disney TeleVentures, a division of The Walt Disney Company dedicated to creating interactive online/TV experiences. Mr. Cottle holds a B.S., summa cum laude from Missouri State University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management. We believe Mr. Cottle is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his experience with our business and our industry, and the positions he holds at Scientific Games.

               Gerald D. Cohen will be appointed as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Mr. Cohen retired as a partner from Ernst & Young LLP, or E&Y, in 2012 after a 40-year career where he served on the partner advisory council from 2003 through 2006. During his career at E&Y, he held both client-serving and firm leadership positions, and he served as senior audit assurance partner on a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging companies and including MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. He also was a leader in the development and automation of E&Y's approach to audits. Mr. Cohen has a B.S. and M.B.A. from Lehigh University and became a CPA in 1973. We believe Mr. Cohen is qualified to serve on our board of directors through his strong working knowledge of professional standards and the importance of internal controls and corporate governance and his extensive experience with accounting and disclosure issues and assisting boards and management work through Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and governance matters.

               Jay Penske will be appointed as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Mr. Penske has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Penske Media Corporation (PMC), which is a digital media and information services company that owns and operates numerous media brands, data services, and live events. Since founding the company in 2004, Penske Media Corporation today owns and operates such brands as Rolling Stone, WWD, Robb Report, Deadline, BGR, and Variety.com, among many other brands. Mr. Penske holds a B.S. from University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business. We believe Mr. Penske is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his extensive management experience and his knowledge of the digital media, marketing and information services industries.

               M. Mendel Pinson will be appointed as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Since May 2012, he has served in several senior roles, including most recently as an Executive Vice President at MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. Previously, he served as Director of Corporate Strategy at Scientific Games from May 2010 through April 2012. Prior to joining Scientific Games, Mr. Pinson worked for Credit Suisse, in their investment banking division. Mr. Pinson holds a B.B.A. from Baruch College at CUNY and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. We believe Mr. Pinson is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his demonstrated strategic acumen

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and extensive management experience. In addition, separate from his services as a director, Mr. Pinson will lead our corporate development and strategy efforts, providing us with strategic advice and shaping and directing our corporate development and strategy.

               William C. Thompson, Jr. will be appointed as a member of our board of directors in connection with this offering. Since 2019, Mr. Thompson has served as Executive Committee Member and Owner of American Triple I Partners, LLC, which manages private equity investments in infrastructure. In addition, Mr. Thompson has served since 2015 as Partner, Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Managing Director of Siebert Cisneros Shank & Co., an investment banking and financial services company, where he also served as Chief Administrative Officer and Senior Managing Director from 2010 through 2015. Mr. Thompson was also elected for two consecutive terms as New York City Comptroller from 2002 through 2009. Mr. Thompson graduated with a B.A. from Tufts University. We believe Mr. Thompson is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his deep strategic, governance, financial and operational experience in the public and private sectors.

               Frances F. Townsend will be appointed as a member of our board of directors prior to the completion of this offering. Since October 2010, she has served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Government, Legal and Business Affairs of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated. Prior to her current role, Ms. Townsend was a corporate partner at the law firm of Baker Botts LLP from April 2009 to October 2010. She previously served as Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and chaired the Homeland Security Council from May 2004 until January 2008. Prior to serving the President, Ms. Townsend was the first Assistant Commandant for Intelligence for the U.S. Coast Guard and spent 13 years at the U.S. Department of Justice in various senior positions. Ms. Townsend is currently a member of the board of directors of Scientific Games, and she has served on both the nominating and corporate governance committee and compliance committee since May 2010, the latter of which she has served as chair of since May 2018. She also serves on numerous governmental advisory and nonprofit boards and is a trustee on the board of the New York City Police Foundation and the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. She is also a member of the boards at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. Ms. Townsend has been a director of The Western Union Company and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. since 2013, and she has previously served as a director of SIGA Technologies, Inc. from 2011 to 2014. Ms. Townsend received a B.A. and B.S. degree, cum laude , from American University and her J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law. We believe Ms. Townsend is qualified to serve on our board because of her deep background in public company management and her legal expertise.

Controlled Company Exemption

              After completion of this offering, Scientific Games will continue to control a majority of our combined voting power. As a result, we will be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the NASDAQ corporate governance standards. Under the NASDAQ rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a "controlled company" and may elect not to comply with certain NASDAQ corporate governance standards, including the requirements that:

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              For at least some period following this offering, we intend to rely on these exemptions. Although we may voluntarily elect not to rely upon one or more of these exemptions prior to the time we cease to be a "controlled company," we will not be required, nor do we presently intend, to do so. Accordingly, until we cease to be a "controlled company," you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of these corporate governance requirements. If we cease to be a "controlled company" and our shares of Class A common stock continue to be listed on the NASDAQ, we will be required to comply with these provisions within the applicable transition periods.

Board Composition and Election of Directors

              Immediately following this offering, our board of directors will consist of            members. Each director will hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders next held after his or her election (or until the stockholders have elected directors by consent in writing without a meeting) and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office. Our directors may be removed by our stockholders only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of our then outstanding voting stock entitled to vote in the election of directors.

              Our board of directors has determined that, of our directors,                  ,                   and                  do not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director, and that each of these directors is "independent" as that term is defined under the NASDAQ rules. There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers. The number of directors will be fixed by the board of directors, subject to the terms of our articles of incorporation and bylaws that will become effective upon consummation of this offering.

Board Committees

              Upon the completion of this offering, our board of directors will have three standing committees—an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The expected composition, duties and responsibilities of these committees are set forth below.

Audit Committee

              The Audit Committee's responsibilities will include:

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              Following the consummation of this offering, the members of our Audit Committee will be            ,             and                  , each of whom meets the requirements for financial literacy under the NASDAQ rules.            will serve as the chairperson of the committee. Our board of directors has determined that            ,            and             each meets the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and the applicable NASDAQ rules. Our board of directors has determined that            is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and has the requisite financial sophistication as defined under the applicable NASDAQ rules.

Compensation Committee

              The Compensation Committee's responsibilities will include:

              Immediately following this offering, the members of our Compensation Committee will be            ,             and            .            will serve as the chairperson of the committee. Our board of directors has determined that each of            and            will be a "non-employee director" as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. To the extent necessary or advisable for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, a minimum of two Committee members shall qualify as "outside directors" within the meaning of such section.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

              The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee's responsibilities will include:

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              Immediately following this offering, the members of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be            ,             and            .            will serve as the chairperson of the committee.

Role of the Board in Risk Oversight

              One of the key functions of our board of directors following completion of this offering is informed oversight of our risk management process. Our board of directors does not have a standing risk management committee, but rather administers this oversight function directly through our board of directors as a whole, as well as through various standing committees of our board of directors that address risks inherent in their respective areas of oversight. In particular, our board of directors is responsible for monitoring and assessing strategic risk exposure, including risks associated with cybersecurity and data protection, and following completion of this offering, our Audit Committee will have the responsibility to consider our major financial risk exposures and the steps our management has taken to monitor and control these exposures, including guidelines and policies to govern the process by which risk assessment and management is undertaken. Following completion of the offering, our Audit Committee will review legal, regulatory and compliance matters that could have a significant impact on our financial statements. Our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will monitor the effectiveness of our corporate governance practices, including whether they are successful in preventing illegal or improper liability-creating conduct. Our Compensation Committee will assess and monitor whether any of our compensation policies and programs has the potential to encourage excessive risk taking. While each committee will be responsible for evaluating certain risks and overseeing the management of such risks, our entire board of directors will be regularly informed through committee reports about such risks.

Code of Business Conduct

              Upon consummation of this offering, our board of directors will adopt a written code of business conduct that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, and other of our agents.

Compensation of Directors

              Following the consummation of this offering, we intend to provide competitive compensation to our directors who are not our employees (other than the Executive Chairman, such directors, the non-employee directors) that will enable us to attract and retain high-quality directors, provide them with compensation at a level that is consistent with our compensation objectives and encourage their ownership of our shares of Class A common stock to further align their interests with those of our stockholders. Our directors who are also our employees will receive no additional compensation for their service as members of our board of directors. The compensation our Executive Chairman is expected to receive in connection with his services to us is described below under "Executive Compensation—Our Compensation Plans and Programs Following the Consummation of this Offering". Mr. Cottle is not expected to receive any other compensation in connection with such services.

              Following the consummation of this offering, our non-employee directors' annual compensation is expected to consist of the following:

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              In addition, separate from his services as a director, Mr. Pinson will provide us with strategic advice, shaping and directing our corporate development and strategy. Mr. Pinson is expected to be compensated for such services by receiving an award as described below under "Executive Compensation—Our Compensation Plans and Programs Following the Consummation of this Offering."

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

              We currently operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games, and our Compensation Committee is not expected to begin meeting until following the consummation of this offering. As a result, Scientific Games has determined the compensation of those individuals who are expected to be designated as our executive officers, and will continue to do so until the consummation of this offering. In compliance with SEC rules, the information included in this section is historical. We expect to implement changes to our executive compensation policies and programs in connection with or following the consummation of this offering.

              For purposes of this executive compensation disclosure, the following individuals are our "named executive officers":

              The following table shows the compensation paid by Scientific Games and its subsidiaries during the 2018 fiscal year to our named executive officers, to the extent attributable to the applicable individual's services on behalf of our business. In the case of Messrs. Wilson and Cody, such amounts reflect all the compensation paid to them by Scientific Games and its subsidiaries, while in the case of Mr. Cottle it reflects the portion of his compensation attributable to his services as Chief Executive, SG Interactive, from January 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018, at which time he became President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games.

Summary Compensation Table

Name and Principal Position
  Year   Salary
($) (1)
  Bonus
($) (2)
  Stock
Awards
($) (3)
  Non-Equity
Incentive
Plan
Compensation
($) (4)
  All Other
Compensation
($) (5)
  Total
($)
 

Barry L. Cottle

    2018     425,962             490,000     60,079     976,041  

President and Chief Executive Officer of

                                           

Scientific Games

                                           

Joshua J. Wilson

    2018     492,138         349,975     441,000         1,283,113  

Chief Operating Officer, Social Gaming

                                           

Michael D. Cody

   
2018
   
313,941
   
63,962
   
169,497
   
240,376
   
69,609
   
857,385
 

VP and Chief Financial Officer, Social Gaming

                                           

(1)
For Mr. Cottle, the amount in the "salary" column reflects base salary earned from January 1, 2018 through May 31, 2018, the period during which he provided services to our business.

(2)
For Mr. Cody, the amount in the "bonus" column reflects payment of the portion of his time-based long-term cash incentive awards that vested in the 2018 fiscal year, totaling $63,962, as described in further detail below.

(3)
The amounts in the "stock awards" column reflect the grant date fair value of RSUs with respect to Scientific Games' common stock awarded during 2018 to the named executive officers, computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The fair value of the RSUs was determined by multiplying the number of shares subject to the award by the average of the high and low prices of Scientific Games' common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the grant date.

(4)
The amounts in the "non-equity incentive plan compensation" column reflect (i) for all named executive officers, annual performance bonuses awarded under Scientific Games Corporation's SG Social incentive compensation program for 2018, which we refer to as the SGICP, and (ii) for Mr. Cody, a cash-based incentive bonus ($92,475). For

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    Mr. Cottle, his SGICP payment was based on his annual base salary of $1,000,000 while he was Chief Executive, SG Interactive, and was prorated for the five months during 2018 he spent in such position, for Mr. Wilson, his SGICP payment was based on his annual base salary of $500,000 per his employment agreement and, for Mr. Cody, his SGICP payment was adjusted to reflect his annual base salary increase from $308,250 to $317,498, effective May 1, 2018. We describe the SGICP and Mr. Cody's incentive bonus in further detail below.

(5)
The amounts in the "all other compensation" column consist of the following:

(a)
Company matching contributions to Scientific Games' 401(k) retirement plan for Messrs. Cottle ($9,625) and Cody ($9,418).

(b)
For Mr. Cottle, includes costs associated with leased office space for him in Los Angeles ($11,500) and costs associated with the reimbursement of travel expenses incurred in commuting from our main office to his home in Los Angeles ($38,954).

(c)
For Mr. Cody, relocation assistance of $40,344 (including corporate housing and moving expenses) and an additional payment of $19,847 to cover taxes on a portion of such relocation assistance.

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

              The following describes material features of the compensation disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Employment Agreements

              Each of Messrs. Cottle and Wilson were party to an employment agreement with one of our affiliates during the 2018 fiscal year in connection with their providing services to our business. Each of these agreements (1) provided for payment of an annual base salary, eligibility for an annual performance bonus, and, in the case of Mr. Wilson only, eligibility for annual equity awards and (2) subjected the executive to covenants restricting him from, among other things, competing with our business or that of our affiliates or soliciting our employees or customers or those of our affiliates. Mr. Cody is not subject to an employment agreement with us or any of our affiliates, and instead his terms and conditions of employment with us, including his compensation, are currently set forth in an offer letter, which provides that he will receive an annual base salary and be eligible for an annual performance bonus and annual equity awards. Mr. Wilson's employment agreement and Mr. Cody's offer letter are expected to be replaced with the arrangements described below.

              As a result of his transition to President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games, Mr. Cottle's employment agreement relating to his provision of services to our business was replaced with a new agreement effective as of June 1, 2018, and which extends through May 31, 2021, subject to automatic extension for an additional year at the end of the term and each anniversary thereof unless timely notice of non-renewal is given by either Scientific Games or Mr. Cottle. Under this employment agreement, Mr. Cottle receives an annual base salary of $1,750,000 and has the opportunity to earn up to 200% of his base salary as incentive compensation upon achievement of certain performance goals for a given year.

Annual Performance Bonus

              Each of our named executive officers received in early 2019, in respect of the 2018 fiscal year, an annual performance bonus pursuant to the SGICP (our management incentive compensation program). Payouts were determined based on the financial performance of our business for 2018 compared to predetermined goals, one-third based on GAAP revenue for our business, two-thirds based on Social SGICP EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, with reconciliation provided below, and an individual's target bonus amount, expressed as a percentage of base salary. For 2018, individual target bonus percentages for our named executive officers were as follows: Mr. Cottle, 100%; Mr. Wilson, 75%; and Mr. Cody, 40%. Depending on performance, payouts could range from 0% to 200% of the executive's target bonus amount. Mr. Cottle's bonus under the SGICP was prorated to reflect the portion of the year he provided services on behalf of our business. The SGICP goals and

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results for the 2018 fiscal year are shown in the table below, and the payouts for each of our named executive officers is included in the "non-equity incentive plan compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table.

 
   
  SGICP Annual Performance Bonus Achievement    
 
Metric
  Weighting   Threshold
Performance
Level (30%
Payout)
  Target
Performance
Level (100%
Payout)
  Maximum Performance
Level (200%
Payout)
  Actual
Performance
 

Revenue*

    33.33 % $ 368   $ 427   $460   $ 416  

Social SGICP EBITDA*

    66.67 % $ 108   $ 132   $143   $ 135  

                    Actual Payout
Percentage
    117.6 %

*
All dollar values in millions.

              A reconciliation of Social SGICP EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to net income can be found under "—2018 Reconciliation of Social SGICP EBITDA to Net Income."

Long-Term Incentive Awards

              During the 2018 fiscal year, Scientific Games granted RSUs with respect to its common stock to each of Messrs. Wilson and Cody, the value of which is reflected in the "stock awards" column of the Summary Compensation Table. Mr. Cottle also received grants of RSUs and stock options with respect to Scientific Games' common stock during the 2018 fiscal year, however these awards were solely in respect of his services as President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games and do not relate to his services on behalf of our business. Therefore, no value is reflected in respect of Mr. Cottle's awards in the Summary Compensation Table. Mr. Cottle's employment agreement currently provides that, in recognition of his service as Chief Executive, SG Interactive, and in lieu of receiving annual equity awards during such service, he is eligible to receive a long-term cash incentive award tied to the performance of our business. This award is expected to be amended in connection with this offering, and is described in more detail below.

              In each of the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, Mr. Cody was granted cash-based long-term incentive awards in lieu of equity-based awards, each vesting over a four-year period contingent on Mr. Cody's continued employment through the applicable vesting date. The value of these awards that vested during the 2018 fiscal year is included in the "bonus" column of the Summary Compensation Table. As of December 31, 2018, Mr. Cody held unvested cash-based long-term incentive awards with an aggregate value of $149,501. In the 2018 fiscal year, Mr. Cody was granted a cash-based incentive award with payment conditioned on his continued employment and achievement of certain incremental integration results before December 31, 2018. Mr. Cody earned this incentive in full and the value is reflected in the "non-equity incentive compensation plan" column of the Summary Compensation Table.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

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attributable to his services on behalf of our business. All awards reflected in the table below are with respect to Scientific Games' common stock, and will not be impacted by this offering.

 
   
  Stock Awards  
Name
  Grant Date   Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That Have
Not Vested (#)
  Market Value of Shares
or Units of Stock That
Have Not Vested ($) (1)
 

Joshua J. Wilson

    4/27/2015     1,949 (2)   34,848  

    6/21/2016     12,694 (3)   226,969  

    3/9/2017     8,507 (4)   152,105  

    3/30/2018     8,509 (5)   152,141  

Michael D. Cody

    9/21/2015     1,250 (6)   22,350  

    3/30/2018     4,121 (5)   73,683  

(1)
The value shown was calculated by multiplying the number of RSUs by the closing price of Scientific Games' common stock on December 31, 2018 ($17.88).

(2)
These RSUs are part of a grant that was awarded with a four-year annual vesting schedule, beginning on April 27, 2016. The remaining unvested RSUs shown in the table are scheduled to vest on April 27, 2019, generally subject to Mr. Wilson's continued employment.

(3)
These RSUs are part of a grant that was awarded with a four-year annual vesting schedule, beginning on March 20, 2017. The remaining unvested RSUs shown in the table are scheduled to vest in two equal installments beginning on March 20, 2019, generally subject to Mr. Wilson's continued employment.

(4)
These RSUs are part of a grant that was awarded with a four-year annual vesting schedule, beginning on March 20, 2018. The remaining unvested RSUs shown in the table are scheduled to vest in three equal installments beginning on March 20, 2019, generally subject to Mr. Wilson's continued employment.

(5)
These RSUs are scheduled to vest in four equal annual installments beginning on March 20, 2019, generally subject to the applicable executive's continued employment.

(6)
These RSUs are part of a grant that was awarded with a four-year annual vesting schedule, beginning on September 21, 2016. The remaining unvested RSUs shown in the table are scheduled to vest on September 21, 2019, generally subject to Mr. Cody's continued employment.

Retirement Plans

              Our named executive officers were eligible to participate in Scientific Games' 401(k) retirement plan during the 2018 fiscal year under the same rules that applied to other employees of Scientific Games and its subsidiaries. For the 2018 fiscal year, Scientific Games made a matching contribution of 100% of the first 1% of contributions and 50% of the next 5% of contributions (for a match of up to 3.5% of eligible compensation).

              During the 2018 fiscal year, Scientific Games sponsored a non-qualified deferred compensation plan enabling its executive officers and other eligible employees, including our named executive officers, to defer a portion of their compensation. None of our named executive officers participated in this plan, which was terminated on December 31, 2018.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control

              The information below describes certain compensation that would become payable to our named executive officers under the various termination events described below, based on the terms of the applicable agreement as in effect on December 31, 2018.

Mr. Cottle

              Mr. Cottle's employment agreement with Scientific Games provides that if Mr. Cottle's employment is terminated without "cause" or with "good reason" (as such terms are defined in Mr. Cottle's employment agreement) or if Scientific Games provides Mr. Cottle with a notice of

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non-renewal, then he would be entitled to receive from Scientific Games: (1) a pro rata annual performance bonus; (2) an amount equal to the sum of his base salary and the highest annual performance bonus paid to him in respect of the two most recent fiscal years (but not more than his target bonus for the then-current fiscal year), payable over 12 months; (3) a pro rata payment of his cash-based long-term incentive award, as described below under "Cottle Incentive Award"; and (4) payment of COBRA premiums for up to 12 months, less the amount of employee contributions for similarly-situated active employees. However, if such a termination occurs upon or within one year after a "change in control" (as such term is defined in Mr. Cottle's employment agreement) of Scientific Games, then the amount described in clause (2) above would be multiplied by two and paid in a lump sum if permitted under Section 409A of the Code, and otherwise, over 24 months. Upon a termination without cause or with good reason, Mr. Cottle would forfeit any unvested annual equity awards, but would receive: (i) a pro rata portion of certain performance-conditioned RSUs he received upon his becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games and (ii) if such termination occurs on or prior to June 1, 2019, one-third of certain time-based RSUs he received upon his becoming President and Chief Executive Officer of Scientific Games. Upon a "change in control" (as defined in the Scientific Games 2003 Incentive Plan, as amended, and described below) of Scientific Games, all of Mr. Cottle's equity awards would vest.

              In the event that the payments and benefits provided to Mr. Cottle in connection with a change in control were subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code, Mr. Cottle's employment agreement provides for a "best net" cutback, such that Mr. Cottle would have received either the full amount of such payments and benefits or payments and benefits with a value equal to one dollar less than the threshold that would subject Mr. Cottle to such excise tax, whichever would have resulted in a greater after-tax amount.

              In the event of Mr. Cottle's death or "total disability" (as such term is defined in Mr. Cottle's employment agreement), he or his beneficiaries would be entitled to any company-provided death or disability benefits and all of Mr. Cottle's equity awards would vest, subject to the achievement of any applicable performance criteria.

Mr. Wilson

              Mr. Wilson's employment agreement provides that if Mr. Wilson's employment is terminated without "cause" or with "good reason" (as such terms are defined in Mr. Wilson's employment agreement), then he would be entitled to receive an amount equal to his base salary, payable over 12 months. Mr. Wilson's unvested equity awards would be forfeited upon any such termination, but would vest upon a "change in control" of Scientific Games, which generally means (i) a person or entity, excluding certain affiliated entities, acquires 40% or more of the combined voting power of Scientific Games' then-outstanding securities or (ii) the consummation of a transaction requiring stockholder approval for the acquisition of Scientific Games or substantially all of its assets.

              In the event of Mr. Wilson's death or "total disability" (as such term is defined in Mr. Wilson's employment agreement), he or his beneficiaries would be entitled to any company-provided death or disability benefits and all of Mr. Wilson's equity awards would vest.

Mr. Cody

              Mr. Cody's offer letter does not provide for severance payments or benefits upon a termination of his employment. Mr. Cody's cash-based long-term incentive awards and equity awards would fully vest upon his death, disability (as determined under Scientific Games' long-term disability plans) or a change in control of Scientific Games.

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Our Compensation Plans and Programs Following the Consummation of this Offering

              The following describes the compensation plans and programs that we anticipate implementing in connection with this offering. The plans and programs described below remain subject to the approval of our board of directors, and therefore may change prior to, or following the consummation of, this offering.

Short-Term Incentive Program

              In connection with this offering, we anticipate implementing a short-term incentive program, which we refer to as the STIP, in which participants will be eligible to receive an annual incentive award based on performance in each of the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years. We expect that all bonus eligible employees at the time this offering is consummated (approximately 400 participants), including Messrs. Wilson and Cody, would be eligible to receive (1) annual cash awards based on performance for each of the 2019 and 2020 fiscal years and (2) grants of performance-conditioned RSUs, which we refer to as PRSUs, which will vest 50% based on 2019 fiscal year performance, and 50% based on 2020 fiscal year performance, subject to continued employment.

              We expect to establish performance criteria with respect to each fiscal year under the STIP. If performance is below the threshold criteria for a year, the cash award with respect to that year will not be paid and the PRSUs for that year will be forfeited. If performance is between the threshold criteria and the target criteria for a year, then all or a portion of the cash award will be paid and the applicable PRSUs will be forfeited. If performance exceeds the target criteria, then the cash award will be paid in full and all or a portion of the applicable PRSUs will vest, with full vesting occurring if the maximum criteria are achieved.

              Messrs. Wilson and Cody are currently expected to receive annual cash awards with an approximate target value of $500,000 and $158,000, respectively, and PRSU awards with an aggregate target value of $1,000,000 and $500,000, respectively, for the two-year period.

Senior Executive Incentive Program

              We also anticipate implementing a long-term incentive program to incentivize our senior executives to work to organically grow the revenue and EBITDA of our business through the 2022 fiscal year, which we refer to as the SEIP. We expect there will be approximately ten participants in the SEIP, including Messrs. Wilson and Cody. SEIP participants, including Messrs. Wilson and Cody, would receive a grant of PRSUs in connection with the consummation of this offering, with the number of PRSUs equal to the participant's grant value, divided by the initial public offering price of a share of our Class A common stock. Up to 70% of those PRSUs would vest if $720 million of revenue and $250 million of EBITDA are achieved for the 2020 fiscal year, while up to the remaining 30% would vest if $1 billion of revenue and $350 million of EBITDA are achieved for the 2022 fiscal year. For purposes of the SEIP, it is expected that revenue and EBITDA will be subject to certain customary adjustments, including, in the case of EBITDA, adjustments similar in nature to those made in determining AEBITDA. We currently expect that participants in the SEIP will receive awards of PRSUs with an aggregate grant value of approximately $40 million (of which Mr. Wilson would receive approximately $10 million of such grant value and Mr. Cody would receive approximately $2 million), which would vest in full if the revenue and EBITDA targets are met for both the 2020 and 2022 fiscal years.

Cottle and Pinson Incentive Awards

              As noted above, in lieu of receiving annual equity awards during his service as Chief Executive, SG Interactive, Mr. Cottle received a cash-based long-term incentive award, with a payout based on the amount by which our EBITDA for the 2020 fiscal year exceeds our EBITDA for the 2017 fiscal year, in

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each case, subject to certain adjustments. It is anticipated that in connection with the consummation of this offering, Mr. Cottle will enter into agreements with us and Scientific Games to convert the award into an award of PRSUs with respect to our Class A common stock with an aggregate value of approximately $12 million, vesting based on the 2020 fiscal year revenue and EBITDA metrics for the SEIP set forth above, with the PRSUs vesting in full if the performance criteria for the 2020 fiscal year are met and with the PRSUs forfeited in full if certain threshold performance levels are not met. In the event Mr. Cottle's employment with both us and Scientific Games is terminated without cause or with good reason (as defined in Mr. Cottle's employment agreement), he would remain eligible to fully vest in his PRSU award, based on actual performance achieved. In the event both (1) a change in control (as defined in the LTIP (as defined below)) is consummated and (2) a termination of Mr. Cottle's employment with us without cause or for good reason occurs, in each case, prior to the determination of performance achieved, Mr. Cottle will be deemed to have vested in his PRSU award at target, regardless of whether or not his employment with Scientific Games is terminated.

              Also as noted above, separate from his services as a director, Mr. Pinson will receive an award of PRSUs in connection with this offering with a grant value of $5 million, vesting based on the 2020 fiscal year revenue and EBITDA metrics for the SEIP set forth above, with the PRSUs vesting in full if the performance criteria for the 2020 fiscal year are met and with the PRSUs forfeited in full if certain threshold performance levels are not met.

              Our Compensation Committee is expected to retain discretion to adjust the number of shares vesting in connection with these awards in order to reflect changes in the price of our Class A common stock between the consummation of this offering and the date the PRSUs vest.

Wilson Employment Agreement

              We currently anticipate entering into a new employment agreement with Mr. Wilson in connection with his expected appointment as our Chief Executive Officer. The agreement is expected to provide that he will be employed for a three-year term from the date of the consummation of this offering, subject to automatic one-year renewals unless notice of non-renewal is timely given. In addition to his participation in the STIP and the SEIP, the employment agreement is expected to provide for an annual base salary of $500,000, for an annual target bonus of 100% of base salary, which for 2019 and 2020 will be granted in the form of awards under the STIP, that Mr. Wilson will be eligible for annual equity awards with a target value of up to 125% of his base salary, and that, if Mr. Wilson's employment is terminated without "cause" or with "good reason" (each, to be defined in the employment agreement), he would be entitled to receive: (1) a pro rata annual performance bonus; (2) an amount equal to the sum of (i) his base salary and (ii) the highest annual cash performance bonus paid to him in respect of the two most recent fiscal years (but not more than his then-current annual base salary), which amount will be equal to Mr. Wilson's annual base salary if he is terminated prior to payment of his 2020 annual performance bonus, with the entire amount in (2) payable over 12 months; (3) a pro-rata payment of his SEIP PRSUs, based on actual performance; and (4) payment of COBRA premiums for up to 12 months. The other material terms and conditions are expected to remain unchanged from Mr. Wilson's current employment agreement, as described above.

Cody Offer Letter

              We expect to provide Mr. Cody with a new offer letter in connection with the consummation of this offering in order to memorialize the terms of his employment with us. In addition to his participation in the STIP and the SEIP, the offer letter is expected to provide that Mr. Cody will receive an annual base salary of $317,498 and an annual target bonus of 50% of base salary, which for 2019 and 2020 will be granted in the form of awards under the STIP.

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Transaction Awards

              In order to reward employees of our company and its affiliates whose efforts have been, and will continue to be, instrumental in preparing for and executing this offering, our board of directors is expected to approve a transaction award pool in an aggregate amount of $750,000. Such transaction awards are expected to be granted in the form of equity-based awards, effective upon the consummation of this offering, based on the initial public offering price of a share of our Class A common stock in this offering. The vesting terms of the transaction awards will be determined prior to their grant. We do not currently contemplate granting any transaction awards to our named executive officers since they are expected to participate in the SEIP.

Long-Term Incentive Plan

              Prior to the consummation of this offering, we expect our board of directors to adopt, and our sole stockholder to approve, the SciPlay Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan, which we refer to as the LTIP, for the benefit of certain of our current and future non-employee directors and employees. The following summary describes what we anticipate to be the material terms of the LTIP.

              Following adoption by our board of directors, and approval by SG Holdings I, as our sole stockholder, the full text of the LTIP will be included as an exhibit to a filing with the SEC.

Purpose of the LTIP

              The purpose of the LTIP will be to aid us in recruiting and retaining highly qualified non-employee directors and employees who are capable of ensuring our future success. We expect that equity awards and opportunities for ownership of our stock will provide incentives to our non-employee directors and employees to exert their best efforts for the success of our business and thereby align their interests with those of our stockholders.

Shares Available for Awards

              The maximum number of shares of our Class A common stock that may be issued under all stock-based awards granted under the LTIP will be determined prior to the consummation of this offering. All of the shares to be reserved may be granted as incentive stock options. The LTIP will provide for appropriate adjustments in the number of shares available, the annual limit, and the number and exercise price of outstanding awards in the event of changes in capitalization, including stock dividends and splits or in the event of large and non-recurring dividends or other distributions.

              Shares that are (1) subject to awards that are paid in cash, terminate, lapse, or are canceled or forfeited, (2) withheld in order to satisfy the exercise price or tax withholding applicable to an award, or (3) subject to stock appreciation rights but are in excess of the shares actually delivered in connection with such stock appreciation right would be available again for grant under the LTIP.

Eligibility

              Non-employee directors, our employees, employees of our subsidiaries or affiliates and our consultants would be eligible to receive awards under the LTIP. It is expected that the LTIP will include annual limits on the amounts that may be granted under the LTIP to any individual and on the amounts that may be paid by us to any non-employee director in such capacity.

Administration

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awards, including the vesting conditions of awards, and to make all other decisions and determinations necessary or advisable for administering the LTIP, consistent with the terms of the LTIP.

              Our board of directors would be able to exercise the powers of our Compensation Committee with respect to the LTIP and awards granted thereunder at any time.

Types and Terms of Awards

              The LTIP would permit the granting of:

    stock options (including both incentive and non-qualified stock options),

    stock appreciation rights,

    restricted stock,

    deferred stock and RSUs,

    dividend equivalents,

    performance awards, and

    other stock-based awards.

      Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights .

              Under the terms of the LTIP, the exercise price per share of any stock option or the base price of any stock appreciation right would not be less than 100% of the fair market value of our Class A common stock on the date of grant and the term of any such award could not exceed 10 years. Stock options could be granted as either incentive stock options or nonqualified stock options.

              The exercise price of a stock option would be payable upon exercise, and may be payable, as determined by our Compensation Committee, either in cash, shares of our Class A common stock (including shares otherwise deliverable upon exercise) or other property, or through a combination of the foregoing.

              A stock appreciation right would entitle the holder to receive the excess of the fair market value of a share of our Class A common stock on the date of exercise over the base price of the stock appreciation right.

      Restricted Stock

              In connection with a grant of restricted stock under the LTIP, the award recipient would own shares of our Class A common stock, subject to restrictions on transferability and vesting requirements. Holders of restricted stock awards would therefore have all of the rights of a stockholder prior to the date on which the vesting requirements lapse, including the right to vote such shares and receive any dividend payments. Awards of restricted stock may require that any divided payments received be subject to vesting requirements or be reinvested in additional shares of restricted stock.

      Deferred Stock and RSUs

              The LTIP would permit the grant of a right to receive shares of our Class A common stock, or the cash equivalent thereof, following a deferral period and/or the satisfaction of vesting requirements. Until such time as shares of our Class A common stock are actually delivered, the holder of a deferred stock or RSU award will not have any of the rights of a stockholder in connection with such award, but may, if provided in the applicable award agreement, have the right to receive dividend equivalents. Dividend equivalent rights may also be awarded on a freestanding basis, and in all cases, may be fully

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vested when paid or subject to vesting requirements or the requirement to be invested in shares of restricted stock, RSUs or another investment vehicle as our Compensation Committee may specify.

      Performance Awards

              The LTIP would permit the grant of awards payable in shares of our Class A common stock or cash that are conditioned on the achievement of one or more performance goals established by our Compensation Committee.

      Other Stock-Based Awards

              The LTIP would also authorize the grant of other types of awards that are denominated or payable in, or otherwise related to, our Class A common stock, subject to terms and conditions determined by our Compensation Committee.

Change in Control

              Unless an award agreement specifies otherwise, the LTIP would provide that awards fully vest in connection with a change in control (as such term shall be defined in the LTIP), with any applicable performance goals met at a level determined by our Compensation Committee.

No Re-Pricing

              The LTIP would prohibit the "re-pricing" of stock options or stock appreciation rights without the approval of our stockholders, other than for adjustments made to reflect changes in capitalization or similar events as described above. The prohibition on re-pricing includes amending an award to reduce its exercise price or base price or repurchasing or exchanging awards at a time when the award subject to the repurchase or exchange has an exercise price or base price in excess of the then fair market value.

Foreign Awards

              In order to comply with the laws in other countries in which we operate or have employees or otherwise to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the LTIP, the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, would have authority, without amending the LTIP, to modify the terms and conditions of awards granted to individuals who are then resident or primarily employed outside the United States or to grant awards to such individuals on terms and conditions that are different from those specified in the LTIP.

Additional Forfeiture Provisions

              In addition to any vesting requirements and associated forfeiture provisions provided for in connection with the grant of an award under the LTIP, awards under the LTIP would be subject to any clawback policy we implement and our Compensation Committee would have the authority under the LTIP to condition the grant of an award or the ability to retain any profit or gain realized in connection with an award upon compliance with restrictive covenants or the absence of a restatement of our financial statements.

Termination and Amendment

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pursuant to law or applicable stock exchange regulation, and (2) any amendment that would materially and adversely affect the rights of an award holder will require the consent of such holder.

2018 Reconciliation of Social SGICP EBITDA to Net Income

              Scientific Games has historically used Social SGICP EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, as a compensation measure for purposes of determining annual performance bonuses for those who provide services primarily on behalf of our business. Social SGICP EBITDA includes net income before (1) depreciation and amortization, (2) income tax expense, (3) other (income) expense, net and (4) other adjustments made by the compensation committee of the board of directors of Scientific Games Corporation, which include (a) contingent acquisition consideration, (b) royalties paid under our intercompany license agreement to Scientific Games for use of its intellectual property and (c) other adjustments made by the committee.

              The following table reconciles net income to Social SGICP EBITDA:


Reconciliation of Social SGICP EBITDA to Net Income

              

($ in millions)
  Year Ended
December 31, 2018
 

Net income

  $ 39.0  

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1  

Income tax expense

    10.4  

Other (income) expense, net

    (3.0 )

Scientific Games Corporation's Compensation Committee adjustments:

       

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5  

Royalties under intercompany IP license agreement to Scientific Games

    26.1  

Other adjustments

    19.9  

Social SGICP EBITDA

  $ 135.0  

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

              The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock, after the consummation of the Transactions, including this offering, for:

              As described in "The Transactions" and "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions," in connection with this offering, SciPlay will issue shares of Class B common stock to the SG Members, on a one-to-one basis with the number of LLC Interests owned by the SG Members following the purchase of             LLC Interests from SG Holding I by SciPlay with a portion of the proceeds from this offering. As a result, the number of shares of Class B common stock listed in the table below correlates to the number of LLC Interests the SG Members will own after giving effect to the Transactions. The SG Members will be entitled to have their LLC Interests redeemed for Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, or, at the option of SciPlay, for a cash payment determined by reference to the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average market prices over a specified period prior to the date of redemption of one share of our Class A common stock for each LLC Interest so redeemed. In addition, at SciPlay's election, SciPlay may effect a direct exchange of such Class A common stock or such cash for such LLC Interests. Upon any redemption or exchange of any of the SG Members' LLC Interests, an equal number of shares of Class B common stock will be canceled.

              The number of shares beneficially owned by each stockholder is determined under rules issued by the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Under these rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which the individual or entity has sole or shared voting power or investment power. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned by an individual or entity and the percentage ownership of that person, shares of common stock subject to options, or other rights, including the redemption right described above, held by such person that are currently exercisable or will become exercisable within 60 days of the date of this prospectus, are considered outstanding, although these shares are not considered outstanding for purposes of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each listed stockholder is: 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. To our knowledge, except as indicated

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in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock.

 
  Class A Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
  Class B Common Stock
Beneficially Owned
 
Name of Beneficial Owner
  Number of
Shares
  Percentage of
Class
  Number of
Shares
  Percentage of
Class
 

5% Beneficial Owner :

                                              

Scientific Games Corporation(1)

                      100 %

Directors, Director Nominees and Named Executive Officers :

                         

Joshua J. Wilson

                         

Michael D. Cody

                         

Barry L. Cottle

                         

Gerald D. Cohen

                         

Jay Penske

                         

M. Mendel Pinson

                         

William C. Thompson, Jr. 

                         

Frances F. Townsend

                         

Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers as a group (     persons)

                         

(1)
Following this offering, Scientific Games Corporation will be the beneficial owner of all of our outstanding Class B common stock through its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, the SG Members: SG Holding I will own            shares of our Class B common stock, and SG Social Holding Company, LLC will own        shares of our Class B common stock.

              The following table sets forth certain information regarding beneficial ownership of the equity securities of Scientific Games Corporation, by:

    each of our directors, director nominees and named executive officers, individually; and

    all of our directors, director nominees and executive officers, as a group.

              Percentage ownership of the common stock of Scientific Games Corporation is based on the            shares of common stock of Scientific Games Corporation issued and outstanding as of                        , 2019.

              In accordance with the rules of the SEC, beneficial ownership includes voting or investment power with respect to securities and includes the shares issuable pursuant to stock options that are exercisable within 60 days of                        , 2019. Shares issuable pursuant to stock options are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person holding such options but are not outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person. Unless otherwise indicated, the address for each listed stockholder is: 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119. To our knowledge, except as indicated in the footnotes to this table and pursuant to applicable community property laws, the

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persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock.

Name of Beneficial Owner
  Shares of Common Stock of
Scientific Games Corporation
Beneficially Owned
  Percentage of Total
Outstanding Shares
of Common Stock

Directors, Director Nominees and Named Executive Officers:

       

Joshua J. Wilson

       

Michael D. Cody

       

Barry L. Cottle

       

Gerald D. Cohen

       

Jay Penske

       

M. Mendel Pinson

       

William C. Thompson, Jr. 

       

Frances F. Townsend

       

Directors, Director Nominees and Executive Officers as a group (     persons)

       

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

              The following includes summaries of transactions or agreements, during our last three fiscal years, to which we have been a party, in which the amount involved in the transaction exceeded $120,000, and in which any of our directors, executive officers or beneficial owners of more than 5% of our capital stock, affiliates of our directors, executive officers and holders of more than 5% of our voting securities or any member of the immediate family of any of the foregoing persons had or will have a direct or indirect material interest, other than equity and other compensation, termination, change in control and other similar arrangements, which are described under "Executive Compensation." The following summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to such agreements, copies of which (or forms of such agreements) have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and are available electronically on the website of the SEC at www.sec.gov.

Relationship with Scientific Games

              Prior to the completion of this offering, we were an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation. In September 2016, in connection with the designation of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC and its subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries under Scientific Games' debt agreements, we and Scientific Games entered into certain agreements that provided a framework for our relationship with Scientific Games, including intercompany services and licenses of intellectual property rights.

              In connection with this offering, we will enter into new or amended agreements with Scientific Games in order to provide a similar framework for our relationship with Scientific Games, including the IP License Agreement and the Intercompany Services Agreement, each as described under "—Arrangements Between Scientific Games and SciPlay."

              We do not currently expect to enter into any additional agreements or other transactions with Scientific Games outside the ordinary course or with any of our directors, officers or other affiliates, other than those specified below. Any transactions with directors, officers or other affiliates will be subject to requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley and SEC rules and regulations.

Historical Relationship with Scientific Games

              Scientific Games currently provides certain services to us under an intercompany services agreement, and costs associated with these functions have been charged to us and settled in cash pursuant to this agreement. Charges include costs related to corporate level general and administrative expenses, including but not limited to, finance, corporate development, human resources, legal, information technology and rental fees for shared assets, which we refer to as the Parent Services. There are also certain general and administrative expenses shared with the Digital segment of Scientific Games, including but not limited to, executive, finance, human resources and legal, which we refer to collectively as the Digital Shared Services. These expenses have been charged on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder charged on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures, which we believe to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to, or benefit received by, us. Stock-based compensation expense includes the stock-based compensation expense recognized by SG Social Holding Company II, LLC associated with Scientific Games Corporation's equity compensation plans in its financial statements directly related to social employees who are participants in Scientific Games Corporation's stock compensation plan.

              Similarly, Scientific Games frequently licenses intellectual property from third parties, which we have historically utilized in developing games pursuant to our current intellectual property licensing agreement with Scientific Games. Prior to this offering and prior to our entry into the IP License Agreement, royalties for use of such intellectual property have been charged to us and have typically

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been based upon the revenue we have generated using such intellectual property and the royalty rates defined and stipulated in the third-party agreements between Scientific Games and the intellectual property owners. We also have utilized certain intellectual property owned by Scientific Games in developing games.

              The charges described above may not necessarily be indicative of the actual expenses we would have incurred as an independent company during the periods prior to the offering or of the costs we will incur in the future. The following is the summary of expenses charged from Scientific Games for each of the above services and for periods indicated below:

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
(in millions)
  2018   2017   2016  

Parent services

  $ 5.7   $ 5.4   $ 4.8  

Digital shared services

        1.6     2.1  

Royalties under intercompany IP license agreement to Scientific Games

    26.1     23.6     18.3  

Royalties under intercompany IP license agreement to third parties other than Scientific Games

    7.7     5.5     5.3  

Scientific Games as Our Controlling Stockholder

              Upon completion of this offering, Scientific Games, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, the SG Members, will hold approximately         % of the voting power in us (or approximately        % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). For as long as Scientific Games, through its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, the SG Members, continues to control shares representing a majority of our combined voting power, Scientific Games or its successor-in-interest will be able to direct the election of all the members of our board of directors. Even if Scientific Games were to control less than a majority of the voting power in us, it would be able to influence the outcome of our corporate actions so long as it owned a significant portion of our combined voting power. Similarly, Scientific Games will have the power to determine matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders without the consent of our other stockholders, will have the power to prevent a change in control of us and will have the power to take certain other actions that might be favorable to Scientific Games.

              Scientific Games Corporation has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell or otherwise dispose of any of our common stock for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. See "Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)." However, we cannot assure the period of time during which Scientific Games Corporation will maintain its ownership of our common stock following this offering.

Arrangements Between Scientific Games and SciPlay

              In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into new or amended agreements with Scientific Games in order to provide a similar framework for our relationship with Scientific Games. The material terms of each of these agreements are summarized below. These summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

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pursuant to this agreement. Charges will include costs related to corporate level general and administrative expenses, including but not limited to, finance, corporate development, human resources, legal, information technology and rental fees for shared assets, which we refer to as the Parent Services. These expenses will be charged on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder charged on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures, which we believe will be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services provided to, or benefit received by, us. Stock-based compensation expense will continue to include any stock-based compensation expense recognized by SG Social Holding Company II, LLC associated with Scientific Games Corporation's equity compensation plans in its financial statements directly related to social employees who are participants in Scientific Games Corporation's stock compensation plan.

              Similarly, Scientific Games frequently licenses intellectual property from third parties, which we will utilize in developing games pursuant to the IP License Agreement with Scientific Games.

              The IP License Agreement will initially be between Bally Gaming and SG Holding I, which will use $            million of proceeds received from us in this offering to make a one-time payment to Bally Gaming under the IP License Agreement. SG Holding I will then assign the rights of the IP License Agreement to SciPlay Holding LLC immediately following this offering. Pursuant to the terms of the IP License Agreement, we will acquire the following licenses:

The intellectual property licensed to us pursuant to the IP License Agreement will exclude any intellectual property created, licensed or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the Effective Date solely for use in the development of a land-based slot machine until such land-based slot machine has been submitted by Bally Gaming or one of its affiliates to a regulator or independent third party for regulatory testing. Any such intellectual property created, licensed or acquired before the third anniversary of the Effective Date solely for use in the development of a land-based slot machine would be included in the non-exclusive license limited to use in our currently available games (despite being created, licensed or acquired before the third anniversary), if such machine is submitted by Bally Gaming or one of its affiliates to a regulator or independent third party for regulatory testing after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, so long as Bally Gaming or such affiliate does not delay any such submission in bad faith past the third anniversary of the Effective Date.

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property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the Effective Date or licensed to Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, in any of our future games released after the Effective Date. We will be required to pay to Bally Gaming all costs, fees and expenses related to the licenses for intellectual property licensed by Bally Gaming from third parties, including proportionate pass-through expenses, such as our allocable share of minimum guarantees to the owners of such intellectual property.

              Bally Gaming will be required to provide us with a right of first negotiation to convert any non-exclusive licenses to exclusive licenses, as well as a right of first negotiation to license intellectual property created or acquired by Bally Gaming or its affiliates after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, either on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis, for use beyond our currently available games. In the event that Bally Gaming intends to offer any such license to third parties, it is required to notify us in writing. If we fail to reach agreement on all material terms for such license within 60 days of our receipt of written notice, or if we subsequently fail to enter into a definitive binding written agreement within 30 days of having reached agreement on all material terms for such license, then Bally Gaming will have no obligation to continue to negotiate with us, including with respect to the terms of any license it offers to or enters into with a third party.

              Bally Gaming will own any intellectual property that we develop, to the extent it is an improvement, enhancement, modification, or derivative work of any intellectual property licensed to us under the IP License Agreement.

              We will be required to fulfill all obligations applicable to our business set forth in Bally Gaming's existing license agreements with third parties for third-party intellectual property. Our obligations may be expanded in the future with our express written consent.

              Bally Gaming has the right to terminate the IP License Agreement if Scientific Games ceases to hold at least 50% of the voting power in our company. If Bally Gaming exercises this right, we will lose the benefit of any intellectual property owned by or licensed to Scientific Games and licensed to us under the IP License Agreement, which is essential to our business, including any intellectual property that we develop, to the extent it is an improvement, enhancement, modification, or derivative work of any intellectual property licensed to us under the IP License Agreement. However, we will not lose the benefit of such intellectual property (unless provided otherwise in a specific license) if (i) Scientific Games initiates the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other transaction, (ii) Scientific Games sells any ownership interests in our company, either privately or through additional public offerings, or (iii) Scientific Games' percentage ownership of our company decreases as a result of additional issuances of stock of our company, in each case which results in Scientific Games owning less than 50% of the voting power in our company.

              Further, even absent termination of the IP License Agreement, if Scientific Games ceases to hold at least 50% of the voting power in our company, or such other percentage as may be required by a specific third-party license between the applicable third party and Scientific Games, we may also lose the benefit of any intellectual property licensed to Scientific Games for the benefit of it or its subsidiaries. We have little control over future amendments or renewals of third-party licenses to which we are not a party, and such amendments and renewals may affect the ability of Scientific Games to sublicense such third-party intellectual property rights to us, or our ability to benefit directly from such intellectual property without a sublicense as a subsidiary of Scientific Games.

              The IP License Agreement will terminate automatically upon written notice from Bally Gaming after it is notified in writing by any regulatory agency that the conduct of business with us will jeopardize the real money gaming licenses of Bally Gaming or its affiliates (including Scientific Games) or the ability of Bally Gaming or its affiliates (including Scientific Games) to obtain such licenses. Additionally, we or Bally Gaming may terminate the IP License Agreement for the other party's uncured material breach. Bally Gaming will also have the right to terminate the IP License Agreement

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upon certain events relating to our insolvency or bankruptcy, or an attempt to assign or sublicense the rights we have under the IP License Agreement, including a change in control that requires Bally Gaming's consent. Upon termination of the IP License Agreement, the licenses would cease immediately.

              In the event the IP License Agreement is terminated for any reason on or before the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, Bally Gaming will be required to pay us, within 30 days of such termination, a termination fee equal to:

Certain Compensation Arrangements

              Mr. Pinson, a director nominee, received grants of RSUs with respect to Scientific Games' common stock, either vesting immediately or over a period of four years, with grant date values of $1,500,000 in the aggregate in the period from fiscal year 2016 through the date of this registration statement from Scientific Games in exchange for his providing consulting services.

              Mr. Cottle, a nominee for Executive Chairman, received the following compensation and benefits from Scientific Games in his prior position as Chief Executive, SG Interactive during 2016 and 2017: (i) base salary payments in an aggregate amount of $1,350,000; (ii) annual cash and incentive bonus awards in an aggregate amount of $2,428,450; (iii) in lieu of annual equity awards for 2016-2017, a long-term incentive opportunity tied to achievement against performance goals relating to achieving aggressive revenue and EBITDA growth for our business over a three-year period ending in 2017, which paid out in accordance with the outcome of the performance goals in an aggregate amount equal to $9,454,842; and (iv) other compensation and benefits in an aggregate amount of $87,495.

              Mr. Wilson, a director nominee who is expected to serve as our Chief Executive Officer, received the following compensation and benefits from Scientific Games in his prior position as Senior Vice President, Social Gaming during 2016 and 2017: (i) base salary payments in an aggregate amount of $715,677; (ii) annual cash and incentive bonus awards in an aggregate amount of $658,596; (iii) equity awards with aggregate grant date values of $489,981; and (iv) other compensation and benefits in an aggregate amount of $20,602.

              Mr. Cody, who is expected to serve as our Chief Financial Officer, received the following compensation and benefits from Scientific Games in his prior position as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Social Gaming during 2016 and 2017: (i) base salary payments in an aggregate amount of $614,913; (ii) annual cash and incentive bonus awards in an aggregate amount of $452,885; and (iii) other compensation and benefits in an aggregate amount of $20,643.

              Other than such compensation arrangements, Messrs. Pinson, Cottle, Wilson and Cody have no interest in any transactions that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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The Transactions

              In connection with the Transactions, we will engage in certain transactions with the SG Members, including entering into the TRA, the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement. These transactions are described in "The Transactions."

Purchase of LLC Interests

              We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to purchase             newly issued LLC Interests from SciPlay Parent LLC, and             LLC Interests from SG Holding I, or            LLC Interests from SG Holding I if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of Class A common stock in this offering. We will pay a purchase price per LLC Interest equal to the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock in this offering, after deducting the underwriting discount.

Tax Receivable Agreement

              We expect to obtain an increase in our share of the tax basis of the assets of SciPlay Parent LLC in connection with this offering and if and when (as described below under "—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement") any of the SG Members receives shares of our Class A common stock or cash at our election in connection with any redemption or exchange of the SG Members' LLC Interests (any such basis increase, the "Basis Adjustments"). We intend to treat any such redemption or exchange of LLC Interests as our direct purchase of LLC Interests from the SG Members for U.S. federal income and other applicable tax purposes, regardless of whether such LLC Interests are surrendered by the SG Members to SciPlay Parent LLC for redemption or sold to us upon the exercise of our election to acquire such LLC Interests directly. A Basis Adjustment may have the effect of reducing the amounts that we would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities. The Basis Adjustments may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain capital assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those capital assets.

              In connection with the transactions described above, we will enter into the TRA with the SG Members and SciPlay Parent LLC. The TRA will provide for the payment by us to the SG Members of 85% of the amount of tax benefits, if any, that we actually realize, or in some circumstances are deemed to realize, as a result of the transactions described above, including increases in the tax basis of the assets of SciPlay Parent LLC attributable to payments made under the TRA and deductions attributable to imputed interest pursuant to the TRA. SciPlay Parent LLC will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code effective for each taxable year in which a redemption or exchange of LLC Interests for shares of our Class A common stock or cash occurs. These TRA payments are not conditioned upon any continued ownership interest in either SciPlay Parent LLC or us by the SG Members. The rights of the SG Members under the TRA are assignable to transferees of their LLC Interests (other than SciPlay or SciPlay Parent LLC as transferee pursuant to subsequent redemptions or exchanges of the transferred LLC Interests). We expect to benefit from the remaining 15% of tax benefits, if any, that we may actually realize.

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              For purposes of the TRA, cash savings in income tax will be computed by comparing our actual income tax liability to the amount of such taxes that we would have been required to pay had there been no Basis Adjustments and had the TRA not been entered into. The TRA will generally apply to each of our taxable years, beginning with the first taxable year ending after the consummation of the offering. There is no maximum term for the TRA; however, the TRA may be voluntarily terminated by us pursuant to an early termination procedure and shall be terminated upon the occurrence of certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination or other changes of control (including under certain material indebtedness of SciPlay Parent LLC or its subsidiaries) or our material breach of our material obligations under the TRA, and in each case we shall be obligated to pay the SG Members an agreed upon amount equal to the estimated present value of the remaining payments to be made under the agreement (calculated based on certain assumptions, including regarding tax rates and utilization of the Basis Adjustments). However, our ability to make such payment may be subject to various limitations and restrictions, such as restrictions on distributions that would either violate any contract or agreement to which SciPlay Parent LLC is then a party, or any applicable law.

              The payment obligations under the TRA are obligations of SciPlay and not of SciPlay Parent LLC. Although the actual timing and amount of any payments that may be made under the TRA will vary, we expect that the payments that we may be required to make to the SG Members will be substantial. Assuming no material changes in the relevant tax law and that we earn sufficient taxable income to realize all tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, we expect that the tax savings associated with the purchase of LLC Interests in connection with this offering, together with future redemptions or exchanges of all remaining LLC Interests not owned by SciPlay pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement as described above, would aggregate to approximately $             million over            years from the date of this offering based on the initial public offering price of $            per share of our Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, and assuming all future redemptions or exchanges would occur one year after this offering. Under such scenario, assuming future payments are made on the date each relevant tax return is due, without extensions, we would be required to pay approximately 85% of such amount, or approximately $             million, over the            -year period from the date of this offering. Any payments made by us to the SG Members under the TRA will generally reduce the amount of cash that might have otherwise been available to us or to SciPlay Parent LLC. To the extent that we are unable to make payments under the TRA for any reason, the unpaid amounts will accrue interest until paid. Our failure to make any payment required under the TRA (including any accrued and unpaid interest) within 30 calendar days of the date on which the payment is required to be made will constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the TRA, which will terminate the TRA and accelerate payments thereunder, unless the applicable payment is not made because (i) we are prohibited from making such payment

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under the terms of the TRA or the terms governing certain of our secured indebtedness or (ii) we do not have, and cannot use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, sufficient funds to make such payment. In addition, we are obligated to use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid entering into any agreements that could be reasonably anticipated to materially delay the timing of the making of any payments under the TRA, which could limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions.

              Decisions made by us in the course of running our business, such as with respect to mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combinations or other changes in control, may influence the timing and amount of payments that are received by the SG Members under the TRA. For example, the earlier disposition of assets following a transaction that results in a Basis Adjustment will generally accelerate payments under the TRA and increase the present value of such payments.

              The TRA provides that if (i) we materially breach any of our material obligations under the TRA, including if we make a distribution of cash or other property (other than shares of our Class A common stock) to our stockholders or use cash or other property to repurchase any of our capital stock (including our Class A common stock) before all our payment obligations under the TRA have been satisfied for all prior taxable years, (ii) certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination or other changes of control (including under certain material indebtedness of SciPlay Parent LLC or its subsidiaries) were to occur, or (iii) we elect an early termination of the TRA, then our future obligations, or our successor's future obligations, under the TRA would accelerate and become due and payable, based on certain assumptions, including an assumption that we would have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize all potential future tax benefits that are subject to the TRA, and an assumption that, as of the effective date of the acceleration, any SG Member that has LLC Interests that have not been exchanged is deemed to have exchanged such LLC Interests for the fair market value of the shares of our Class A common stock or the amount of cash that would be received by such SG Member had such LLC Interests actually been exchanged on such date. However, as noted above, our ability to make such payments may be limited by restrictions on distributions that would either violate any contract or agreement to which SciPlay Parent LLC is then a party, or any applicable law.

              As a result of the foregoing, we would be required to make an immediate cash payment equal to the estimated present value (calculated based on a discount rate equal to one-year LIBOR plus            basis points) of the anticipated future tax benefits that are the subject of the TRA, which payment may be made significantly in advance of the actual realization, if any, of those future tax benefits and, therefore, we could be required to make cash payments to the SG Members that are greater than the specified percentage of the actual benefits we ultimately realize in respect of the tax benefits that are subject to the TRA. In these situations, our obligations under the TRA could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing certain mergers, asset sales, other forms of business combination, or other changes of control. We cannot assure that we will be able to finance our obligations under the TRA or that we will be able to make the immediate cash payment described above to the extent SciPlay Parent LLC's ability to make such payment is restricted as described above. If we were to elect to terminate the TRA immediately after this offering (including the use of proceeds to us therefrom), based on the initial public offering price of $            per share of our Class A common stock, which is the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we estimate that we would be required to pay approximately $             million in the aggregate under the TRA.

              Payments under the TRA will be based on the tax reporting positions that we determine, and the IRS or another tax authority may challenge all or part of the tax basis increases, as well as other related tax positions we take, and a court could sustain any such challenge. If the outcome of any such challenge would reasonably be expected to materially affect a recipient's payments under the TRA, then we will not be permitted to settle or to fail to contest such challenge without the consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of each SG Member, and any such restrictions will apply for as long as the TRA remains in effect. We will not be reimbursed for any cash payments previously made

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to the SG Members pursuant to the TRA if any tax benefits initially claimed by us are subsequently challenged by a taxing authority and ultimately disallowed. Instead, in such circumstances, any excess cash payments made by us to the SG Members will be netted against any future cash payments that we might otherwise be required to make under the terms of the TRA. However, we might not determine that we have effectively made an excess cash payment to the SG Members for a number of years following the initial time of such payment. As a result, it is possible that we could make cash payments under the TRA that are substantially greater than our actual cash tax savings.

              Payments are generally due under the TRA within a specified period of time following the filing of our tax return for the taxable year with respect to which the payment obligation arises, although interest on such payments will begin to accrue at a rate of            basis points from the due date (without extensions) of such tax return. Any late payments that may be made under the TRA will continue to accrue interest at            basis points until such payments are made, including any late payments that we may subsequently make because we did not have enough available cash to satisfy our payment obligations at the time at which they originally arose or were prohibited from making such payments under the terms governing certain of our secured indebtedness. In addition, the terms governing certain secured indebtedness of SciPlay Holding LLC generally will not permit SciPlay Parent LLC, as a guarantor of such secured indebtedness, to make distributions sufficient to allow us to make early termination payments under the TRA. Subject to certain exceptions as noted above, our failure to make any payment required under the TRA (including any accrued and unpaid interest) within 30 calendar days of the date on which the payment is required to be made will constitute a material breach of a material obligation under the TRA, in which case, the TRA will terminate and future payments thereunder will be accelerated, as noted above.

SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement

              We will operate our business through SciPlay Parent LLC and its subsidiaries. In connection with the completion of this offering, we and the SG Members will enter into SciPlay Parent LLC's amended and restated operating agreement, which we refer to as the "SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement." The operations of SciPlay Parent LLC, and the rights and obligations of the holders of LLC Interests, will be set forth in the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement.

              Appointment as Sole Manager.     Under the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, we will become a member and the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC. As the sole manager, we will be able to control all of the day-to-day business affairs and decision-making of SciPlay Parent LLC without the approval of any other member. As such, we, through our directors and officers, will be responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of SciPlay Parent LLC and the day-to-day management of SciPlay Parent LLC's business. Pursuant to the terms of the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, we cannot, under any circumstances, be removed as the sole manager of SciPlay Parent LLC except by our election.

              Compensation.     We will not be entitled to compensation for our services as manager. We will be entitled to reimbursement by SciPlay Parent LLC for any reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred on behalf of SciPlay Parent LLC, including all expenses associated with this offering and maintaining our corporate existence.

              Recapitalization.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will recapitalize the member's interests currently held by the SG Members into a new single class of common member's interests, which we refer to as the "LLC Interests." Under the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement immediately following the consummation of this offering, one LLC Interest will be acquired with the net proceeds received from the sale of one share of our Class A common stock in this offering, after the deduction of the underwriting discount. Each LLC Interest will entitle the holder to a pro rata share of the net profits and net losses and distributions of SciPlay Parent LLC.

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              Redemption Rights of Members.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will provide a redemption right to the SG Members which will entitle it to cause SciPlay Parent LLC to redeem all or a portion of the LLC Interests held by the SG Members for newly issued shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, or, at our option, a cash payment determined by reference to the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average market prices of one share of our Class A common stock over a specified period prior to the date of redemption for each LLC Interest redeemed. However, in lieu of such a redemption, we will have the right, at our option, to effect a direct exchange of cash and/or shares of our Class A common stock for the SG Members' LLC Interests. Any determination by us to pay, or to cause SciPlay Parent LLC to pay, cash instead of shares of our Class A common stock for LLC Interests offered for redemption would be made by our disinterested independent directors. If we decide to make, or cause SciPlay Parent LLC to make, such a cash payment, the SG Members will have the option to rescind its redemption request within a specified time period. Upon the exercise of the redemption right, the SG Members will surrender their applicable LLC Interests to SciPlay Parent LLC for cancellation. The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will require that we contribute cash or shares of Class A common stock to SciPlay Parent LLC, and SciPlay Parent LLC will issue to us newly issued LLC Interests equal to the number of LLC Interests redeemed from the SG Members. SciPlay Parent LLC will then distribute the cash or shares of our Class A common stock to the SG Members to complete the redemption. Shares of our Class B common stock will be cancelled on a one-for-one basis whenever the SG Members' LLC Interests are so redeemed or exchanged. Whether by redemption or exchange, we will be obligated to ensure that at all times the number of LLC Interests that we own equals the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us (subject to certain exceptions for treasury shares, shares underlying certain convertible or exchangeable securities and shares of unvested restricted stock issued pursuant to certain employee incentive plans).

              Distributions.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will require "tax distributions" to be made by SciPlay Parent LLC to its "members," including us. Tax distributions will be made to each member of SciPlay Parent LLC, including us, generally as and when we are required to make estimated payments or file tax returns, which we expect will be approximately on a quarterly basis. Tax distributions will be made on a pro rata basis out of "distributable cash," as that term is defined in the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, or other legal funds or property in an amount that is sufficient to cause us to receive distributions for the relevant period equal to the amount of our tax obligations, including our obligations to make ordinary course payments under the TRA, but not including any obligations to make early termination payments under the TRA. Tax distributions will be made only to the extent all distributions from SciPlay Parent LLC for the relevant period were otherwise insufficient to cover our tax obligations. The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will also allow for other distributions to be made by SciPlay Parent LLC to its members on a pro rata basis out of "distributable cash," as that term is defined in the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement. We expect SciPlay Parent LLC may make distributions out of distributable cash periodically to the extent permitted by our agreements governing our indebtedness and necessary to enable us to cover our operating expenses and other obligations, including our tax liabilities and obligations under the TRA, as well as to make dividend payments, if any, to the holders of our Class A common stock.

              Issuance of LLC Interests Upon Exercise of Options or Issuance of Other Equity Compensation.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will provide that, upon the vesting of restricted stock awards, exercise of options or the issuance of shares pursuant to other types of equity awards (such as deferred stock, other stock-based awards and performance awards), we will (1) be required to acquire from SciPlay Parent LLC a number of LLC Interests equal to the net number of shares of Class A common stock that vest or are issued, as applicable, in connection with the applicable event and (2) in exchange for such LLC Interests, we will make, or be deemed to make, a capital contribution to SciPlay Parent LLC equal to the aggregate value of such net number of shares of Class A common stock. If any such awards are granted to directors, officers or employees of, or other service providers engaged by, SciPlay Parent LLC or its subsidiaries, the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will provide that SciPlay

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Parent LLC (or its applicable subsidiary) will be deemed to have (i) transferred to the applicable award holder the shares of Class A common stock includible in his or her taxable income in connection with such award and (ii) purchased from us the shares of Class A common stock issued in connection with such award. If any such awards are granted to directors, officers or employees of, or other service providers engaged by, us, and we incur any compensation expense in connection with such award, then SciPlay Parent LLC will reimburse, or be deemed to reimburse, us for the portion of the compensation expense includible in the award holder's taxable income.

              Maintenance of a one-to-one ratio of shares of Class A common stock and LLC Interests owned by SciPlay.     Our articles of incorporation will require that we at all times maintain (x) a ratio of one LLC Interest owned by us for each share of Class A common stock issued by us (subject to certain exceptions for treasury shares, shares underlying certain convertible or exchangeable securities and shares of unvested restricted stock issued pursuant to certain employee incentive plans) and (y) a one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class B common stock owned by the SG Members and the number of LLC Interests owned by the SG Members, and the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will require that SciPlay Parent LLC at all times maintain a one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class A common stock issued by us and the number of LLC interests owned by us.

              Transfer Restrictions.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement generally will not permit transfers of LLC Interests by members without the consent of the sole manager, subject to limited exceptions. Any transferee of LLC Interests will be required to assume all of the obligations of a transferring member with respect to the transferred units, even if the transferee is not admitted as a member of SciPlay Parent LLC.

              Dissolution.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will provide that the consent of the manager as well as the consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding LLC interests will be required to voluntarily dissolve SciPlay Parent LLC. In addition to a voluntary dissolution, SciPlay Parent LLC will be dissolved upon a change of control transaction under certain circumstances, as well as upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution or other circumstances in accordance with Nevada law. Upon a dissolution event, the proceeds of a liquidation will be distributed in the following order: (i) first, to pay the expenses of winding up SciPlay Parent LLC; (ii) second, to pay debts and liabilities owed to creditors of SciPlay Parent LLC, other than members; (iii) third, to pay debts and liabilities owed to members; and (iv) fourth, to the members pro-rata in accordance with their respective percentage ownership interests in SciPlay Parent LLC (as determined based on the number of LLC Interests held by a member relative to the aggregate number of all outstanding LLC Interests).

              Confidentiality.     Each member will agree to maintain the confidentiality of SciPlay Parent LLC's confidential information. This obligation will exclude information independently obtained or developed by the members, information that is in the public domain or otherwise disclosed to a member, in either such case not in violation of a confidentiality obligation or disclosures required by law or judicial process or approved by the manager or our chief executive officer.

              Indemnification and Exculpation.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will provide for indemnification of the manager, the members and the officers of SciPlay Parent LLC. To the extent permitted by applicable law, SciPlay Parent LLC will indemnify us, as its manager, and its members and officers from and against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by any such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal or investigative, in which such person is made a party or threatened to be made a party by reason of such person being or having been a manager, member, officer, employee or agent of SciPlay Parent LLC or serving or having served at the request of SciPlay Parent LLC as a manager, member, employee or agent of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, trust or other enterprise, if the person acted in good faith and in a manner in which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best

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interests of SciPlay Parent LLC, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding other than by or in the right of SciPlay Parent LLC, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.

              The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement will provide that we, as the manager, and the officers of SciPlay Parent LLC will not be liable to SciPlay Parent LLC, its members or their affiliates for losses, damages or claims incurred as a result of any acts or omissions of these persons performed or omitted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be within the scope of authority conferred on such person by such agreement or by the manager or other authorized person except that such person shall be liable if a court of competent jurisdiction establishes that the acts or omissions constituted a breach of such person's duties, if any, as a manager or officer and such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, and was material to the cause of action.

              Amendments.     The SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement may be amended with the consent of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding LLC Interests; provided that if the member that is also the manager holds greater than 33% of the LLC Interests, then it may be amended with the consent of the manager together with holders (other than the member that is also the manager) of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding LLC Interests, excluding the voting power of the outstanding LLC Interests held by the member that is also the manager. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment to any of the provisions that expressly require the approval or action of certain members may be made without the consent of such members and no amendment to the provisions governing the authority and actions of the manager or the dissolution of SciPlay Parent LLC may be amended without the consent of the manager.

Registration Rights Agreement

              We intend to enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with the SG Members in connection with this offering. The Registration Rights Agreement will provide the SG Members certain registration rights whereby, at any time following our initial public offering and the expiration of any related lock-up period, the SG Members can require us to register under the Securities Act shares of Class A common stock issuable to it, at our election, upon redemption or exchange of its LLC Interests. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide for piggyback registration rights for the SG Members.

Corporate Opportunities

              Our articles of incorporation will include a "corporate opportunity" provision in which we renounce any interests or expectancy in corporate opportunities which become known to (i) any of our directors or officers who are also directors, officers, employees or other affiliates of Scientific Games or its affiliates (except that we and our subsidiaries shall not be deemed affiliates of Scientific Games or its affiliates for the purposes of the provision), or dual persons, or (ii) Scientific Games itself, and which relate to the business of Scientific Games or may constitute a corporate opportunity for both Scientific Games and us. Generally, neither Scientific Games nor our directors or officers who are also dual persons will be liable to us or our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any such person pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for the account of Scientific Games or its affiliates, directs, recommends, sells, assigns or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to Scientific Games or its affiliates, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to us. The corporate opportunity provision may exacerbate conflicts of interest between Scientific Games and us because the provision effectively permits one of our directors or officers who also serves as a director, officer, employee or other affiliate of Scientific Games to choose to direct a corporate opportunity to Scientific Games instead of us.

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Policies and Procedures for Related Person Transactions

              Our Audit Committee's charter will include a related person transaction policy, or the Related Person Transaction Approval Policy, setting forth the policies and procedures for the review and approval or ratification of related person transactions. This policy will cover any transaction, arrangement or relationship, or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships that meets the disclosure requirements set forth in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act, or Item 404, in which we were, are or are to be a participant, and in which a "related person", as defined in Item 404, had, has or will have a direct or indirect material interest, including without limitation, purchases of goods or services by or from the related person or entities in which the related person has a material interest, indebtedness, guarantees of indebtedness and employment by us of a related person. In reviewing and approving any such transactions, our Audit Committee is tasked to consider all relevant facts and circumstances, including, but not limited to, whether the transaction is on terms comparable to those that could be obtained in an arm's length transaction and the extent of the related person's interest in the transaction. Under the Related Person Transaction Approval Policy, the Audit Committee similarly oversees approval of transactions and arrangements between us and our subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the SG Members and their affiliates other than us and our subsidiaries, on the other hand, to the extent involving amounts in excess of $120,000.

              The Related Person Transaction Approval Policy provides that to simplify the administration of the approval process under such policy, the Audit Committee may, where it deems it to be appropriate, establish guidelines for certain types of these transactions. The approval requirement will not apply to the implementation and administration of intercompany arrangements entered into pursuant to, or prior to the establishment of, the Related Person Transaction Approval Policy, but covers any amendments, modifications, terminations or extensions of such arrangements involving amounts in excess of $120,000, and the handling and resolution of any related disputes involving amounts in excess of $120,000. Any of our executive officers and directors who are also senior executives or directors of the SG Members or one of their affiliates other than us and our subsidiaries may participate in the negotiation, execution, amendment, modification, or termination of intercompany arrangements subject to the Related Person Transaction Approval Policy, as well as in any resolution of disputes under intercompany arrangements, on behalf of either or both of us and the SG Members, under the direction of the Audit Committee when acting on our behalf. The Related Person Transaction Approval Policy cannot be amended, terminated or waived without the prior approval of a majority of the Audit Committee.

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

              The following description summarizes some of the terms of our articles of incorporation and bylaws that will become effective upon the closing of this offering, the Registration Rights Agreement and the Nevada Revised Statutes. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a complete description, you should refer to our articles of incorporation, bylaws and Registration Rights Agreement, copies of which have been or will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, as well as the relevant provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The description of our common stock and preferred stock reflects changes to our capital structure that will occur immediately prior to the closing of this offering.

              Following the closing of this offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of            shares of Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share,              shares of Class B common stock, par value $.001 per share, and            shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share.

Common Stock

              Following the closing of this offering, there will be            shares of our Class A common stock issued and outstanding and             shares of our Class B common stock issued and outstanding. Holders of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote together as a single class on all matters presented to stockholders for their vote or approval, except in the following circumstances where separate class voting is required by Nevada law: (i) a proposed amendment to our articles of incorporation that would adversely alter any preference or other right of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock, (ii) a board resolution providing for a proposed decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock, as the case may be, which proposed decrease would adversely alter any preference or other right of the other class of our common stock or (iii) a board resolution providing for a proposed increase or decrease in the number of authorized shares and a corresponding increase or decrease of issued and outstanding shares of our Class A common stock or Class B common stock, as the case may be, which proposed increase or decrease in the number of authorized shares would adversely alter any preference or other right of the other class of our common stock. An election of directors by our stockholders will be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote on the election, and each director may be removed by an affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon. Other matters will be decided by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting at which a quorum is present. See below under "—Anti-Takeover Effects and Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws."

Class A Common Stock

              Voting Rights.     Holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of Class A common stock will not have cumulative voting rights.

              Dividend Rights.     Holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to receive proportionately any dividends as may be declared by our board of directors, subject to any preferential dividend rights of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

              Liquidation Rights.     In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to receive proportionately our net assets available for distribution to stockholders after the payment of all debts and other liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any outstanding preferred stock.

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              Other Matters.     Holders of Class A common stock will have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. Outstanding shares of Class A common stock offered by us in this offering will be, when issued and paid for, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Class A common stock will be subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Class B Common Stock

              Issuance of Class B common stock with LLC Interests.     Shares of Class B common stock will only be issued in the future to the extent necessary to maintain a one-to-one ratio between the number of LLC Interests held by the SG Members and the number of shares of Class B common stock issued to the SG Members. Shares of Class B common stock will be transferable only together with an equal number of LLC Interests.

              Voting Rights.     Holders of Class B common stock will be entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, for so long as the number of shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the SG Members and their affiliates represents at least 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, provided that, from and after the first date on which the SG Members and their affiliates cease to beneficially own at least 10% of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock, each share of Class B common stock shall entitle the record holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. Holders of Class B common stock will not have cumulative voting rights.

              Dividend Rights.     Holders of our Class B common stock will not participate in any dividend declared by the board of directors, except for such stock dividends as may be necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of LLC Interests owned by the holders of the Class B common stock and the number of outstanding shares of Class B common stock owned by such holders.

              Liquidation Rights.     In the event of our liquidation or dissolution, the holders of Class B common stock will not be entitled to receive any distribution of our assets.

              Exchange for Class A Common Stock.     Pursuant to the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, the SG Members may, following this offering, require SciPlay Parent LLC to redeem all or a portion of the LLC Interests held by the SG Members for newly issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or, at our option, instead make a cash payment determined by reference to the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average market prices of one share of our Class A common stock over a specified period prior to the date of redemption for each LLC Interest redeemed. We will be required to contribute cash and/or shares of Class A common stock to SciPlay Parent LLC to satisfy such redemption or exchange, and SciPlay Parent LLC will issue to us newly issued LLC Interests equal to the number of LLC Interests redeemed from the SG Members. In lieu of such a redemption, we will have the right, at our option, to effect a direct exchange of cash and/or shares of our Class A common stock for the SG Members's LLC Interests. Shares of our Class B common stock will be cancelled for no other consideration on a one-for-one basis whenever the SG Members's LLC Interests are so redeemed or exchanged. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement."

              Transfers.     Pursuant to our articles of incorporation and the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, shares of Class B common stock may be transferred:

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              Pursuant to our articles of incorporation and the SciPlay Parent LLC Agreement, each holder of Class B common stock agrees that:

              Any purported transfer of shares of Class B common stock in violation of such restrictions will be null and void and will not be recognized by us or our transfer agent.

              Other Matters.     Holders of Class B common stock will have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. Outstanding shares of Class B common stock will be when issued and paid for, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The rights, preferences and privileges of holders of Class B common stock will be subject to and may be adversely affected by the rights of the holders of shares of any series of preferred stock that we may designate and issue in the future.

Preferred Stock

              Under the terms of our articles of incorporation that will become effective upon the closing of this offering, our board of directors is authorized to cause the designation and issuance of up to            shares of preferred stock, in one or more series, without stockholder approval. Our board of directors will have the discretion to determine the designations, relative rights, limitations preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences, if any, of each series of preferred stock.

              The purpose of authorizing our board of directors to issue preferred stock and determine its rights and preferences is to eliminate delays associated with a stockholder vote on specific issuances. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions, future financings and other corporate purposes, could have the effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire, or could discourage a third party from seeking to acquire, a majority of our outstanding voting stock. Upon the closing of this offering, there will be no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding, and we have no present plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

Registration Rights

              In connection with this offering, we will enter into the Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement will provide the SG Members certain registration rights to require us to register under the Securities Act shares of Class A common stock issuable to it upon redemption or exchange of its LLC Interests. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement."

Anti-Takeover Effects and Our Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

              Some provisions of Nevada law, our articles of incorporation and our bylaws could make the following transactions more difficult: an acquisition of us by means of a tender offer; a change of control of us by means of a proxy contest or otherwise; or the removal of our incumbent officers and directors. It is possible that these provisions could make it more difficult to accomplish or could deter

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transactions that stockholders may otherwise consider to be in their best interests or in our best interests, including transactions which provide for payment of a premium over the market price for our shares.

              These provisions, summarized below, are intended to discourage coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids. These provisions are also designed to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with our board of directors. We believe that the benefits of the increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging these proposals because negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.

Undesignated Preferred Stock

              The ability of our board of directors, without action by the stockholders, to designate and authorize the issuance of up to             shares of undesignated preferred stock with voting or other rights or preferences as designated by our board of directors could have the effect of making changes in control or management of our company more difficult and expensive to accomplish.

Stockholder Meetings

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that stockholders owning shares representing a majority of the combined voting power of our issued and outstanding common stock will have the right to call a special meeting of stockholders until the first date that the SG Members and their affiliates other than us and our controlled affiliates cease to beneficially own shares of our common stock representing greater than 50% of the combined voting power of our common stock. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that thereafter, subject to applicable law, special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by the secretary of the company at the written request of the majority of our board of directors, by the chairman of our board of directors or by the president of the company.

Requirements for Advance Notification of Stockholder Nominations and Proposals

              Our bylaws will establish advance notice procedures with respect to stockholder proposals to be brought before a stockholder meeting and the nomination of candidates for election as directors, other than proposals and nominations made by or at the direction of the board of directors or a committee of the board of directors.

Elimination of Stockholder Action by Written Consent

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will not permit stockholders to act by written consent without a meeting after the first date that the SG Members and their affiliates other than us and our controlled affiliates cease to beneficially own shares of our common stock representing greater than 50% of the combined voting power of our common stock.

Removal of Directors

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that no member of our board of directors may be removed from office by our stockholders except, in addition to any other vote required by law, upon the approval of the holders of at least two-thirds of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote in the election of directors.

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Stockholders Not Entitled to Cumulative Voting

              Our articles of incorporation will not permit stockholders to cumulate their votes in the election of directors. Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock will be able to elect all of the directors standing for election, if they choose, other than any directors that holders of our preferred stock may be entitled to elect.

Exclusive Forum

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada, will be the sole and exclusive forum for any actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, administrative or investigative (i) brought in our name or right or on our behalf, (ii) asserting a claim for breach of any fiduciary duty owed by any of our directors, officers, employees or agents to us or our stockholders, (iii) arising or asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of NRS Chapters 78 or 92A or any provision of our articles of incorporation or bylaws, (iv) to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of our articles of incorporation and bylaws or (v) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine; provided that the exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction. Our articles of incorporation and bylaws will further provide that, in the event that the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada does not have jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then any other state district court located in the State of Nevada will be the sole and exclusive forum therefor and in the event that no state district court in the State of Nevada has jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then a federal court located within the State of Nevada will be the sole and exclusive forum therefor. Although we believe these provisions benefit us by providing increased consistency in the application of Nevada law in the types of lawsuits to which they apply, the provisions may have the effect of discouraging lawsuits against our directors and officers.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Nevada Law

              The State of Nevada, where we are incorporated, has enacted statutes that could prohibit or delay mergers or other takeover or change in control attempts and, accordingly, may discourage attempts to acquire us even though such a transaction may offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their stock at a price above the prevailing market price. We have opted out of these statutes.

Compliance with Gaming Laws

              Our amended and restated articles of incorporation will provide that, in order for Scientific Games or any other affiliate of the Company to secure and maintain in good standing its gaming licenses, any record or beneficial holder of securities of the Company (i) who is determined or shall have been determined by any gaming authority not to be suitable or qualified to be associated or have a relationship with Scientific Games or any other affiliate of the Company or (ii) whose ownership or control of securities of the Company may result, in the judgment of our board of directors, in the failure of Scientific Games or any other affiliate of the Company to obtain, maintain, retain, renew or qualify for a gaming license, or cause or otherwise result in the imposition of any materially burdensome or unacceptable terms or conditions on any gaming license held by Scientific Games or any other affiliate of the Company, shall sell or otherwise dispose of their securities or other interests in the Company, or the Company may redeem such securities, pursuant to a notice given by the Company.

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Business Combinations and Acquisition of Control Shares

              Nevada's "combinations with interested stockholders" statutes (NRS 78.411 through 78.444, inclusive) prohibit specified types of business "combinations" between certain Nevada corporations and any person deemed to be an "interested stockholder" for two years after such person first becomes an "interested stockholder" unless the corporation's board of directors approves the combination (or the transaction by which such person becomes an "interested stockholder") in advance, or unless the combination is approved by the board of directors and sixty percent of the corporation's voting power not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder, its affiliates and associates. Further, in the absence of prior approval certain restrictions may apply even after such two-year period. However, these statutes do not apply to any combination of a corporation and an interested stockholder after the expiration of four years after the person first became an interested stockholder. For purposes of these statutes, an "interested stockholder" is any person who is (1) the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares of the corporation, or (2) an affiliate or associate of the corporation and at any time within the two previous years was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the then-outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term "combination" is sufficiently broad to cover most significant transactions between a corporation and an "interested stockholder." Our articles of incorporation will provide that these statutes will not apply to us.

              Nevada's "acquisition of controlling interest" statutes (NRS 78.378 through 78.3793, inclusive) contain provisions governing the acquisition of a controlling interest in certain Nevada corporations. These "control share" laws provide generally that any person that acquires a "controlling interest" in certain Nevada corporations may be denied voting rights, unless a majority of the disinterested stockholders of the corporation elects to restore such voting rights. Our bylaws will provide that these statutes will not apply to any acquisition of our common stock. Absent such provision in our articles of incorporation or bylaws, these laws would apply to us if we were to have 200 or more stockholders of record (at least 100 of whom have addresses in Nevada appearing on our stock ledger) and do business in the State of Nevada directly or through an affiliated corporation, unless our articles of incorporation or bylaws in effect on the tenth day after the acquisition of a controlling interest provide otherwise. These laws provide that a person acquires a "controlling interest" whenever a person acquires shares of a subject corporation that, but for the application of these provisions of the NRS, would enable that person to exercise (1) one-fifth or more, but less than one-third, (2) one-third or more, but less than a majority or (3) a majority or more, of all of the voting power of the corporation in the election of directors. Once an acquirer crosses one of these thresholds, shares which it acquired in the transaction taking it over the threshold and within the 90 days immediately preceding the date when the acquiring person acquired or offered to acquire a controlling interest become "control shares" to which the voting restrictions described above apply.

              In addition, NRS 78.139 also provides that directors may resist a change or potential change in control of the corporation if the board of directors determines that the change or potential change is opposed to or not in the best interest of the corporation upon consideration of any relevant facts, circumstances, contingencies or constituencies pursuant to NRS 78.138(4).

Dissenter's Rights

              The provisions of Nevada's dissenter's rights statutes (NRS 92A.300 through 92A.500, inclusive) specify certain corporate actions giving rise to the right of a stockholder to demand payment of "fair value" (as defined in NRS 92A.320) of such stockholder's shares, subject to a number of limitations and procedural requirements.

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Stockholders' Derivative Actions

              Our stockholders may be entitled to bring an action in our name to procure a judgment in our favor, also known as a derivative action, subject to the requirements of applicable law.

Deemed Notice and Consent

              Our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our capital stock will be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have notice of and consented to all of the provisions of our articles of incorporation, our bylaws (including, without limitation, the provisions described above under "—Exclusive Forum") and any amendment to our articles of incorporation or bylaws enacted in accordance therewith and applicable law.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

              The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock will be American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC.

Stock Exchange Listing

              We have applied to list our Class A common stock on the NASDAQ under the symbol "SCPL." We do not intend to apply to have our Class B common stock listed on a national securities exchange.

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

              Immediately prior to this offering, there was no public market for our Class A common stock. Future sales of substantial amounts of Class A common stock in the public market (including shares of our Class A common stock issuable upon redemption or exchange of LLC Interests), or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock. Although we have applied to have our Class A common stock listed on The NASDAQ Global Select Market, we cannot assure that there will be an active public market for our Class A common stock.

              Upon the closing of this offering, we will have outstanding an aggregate of            shares of Class A common stock, assuming the issuance of            shares of Class A common stock offered by us in this offering. Of these shares, all shares of Class A common stock sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares purchased by our "affiliates," as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, whose sales would be subject to the Rule 144 resale restrictions described below, other than the holding period requirement.

              The remaining            shares of Class A common stock (or shares of Class A common stock, including shares of Class A common stock issued upon the redemption or exchange of LLC Interests) will be "restricted securities," as that phrase is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act. Subject to certain contractual restrictions, including the lock-up agreement described below, these restricted securities are eligible for public sale only pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or if they qualify for an exemption from registration under Rules 144 or 701 under the Securities Act, which are summarized below. We expect that substantially all of these shares will be subject to the 180-day lock-up period under the lock-up agreements described below. Upon expiration of the lock-up period, we estimate that approximately            shares of Class A common stock will be available for sale in the public market, subject in some cases to applicable volume limitations under Rule 144.

Lock-Up Agreements

              We and each of our directors and executive officers and Scientific Games, have agreed that, without the prior written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., we and they will not, subject to certain exceptions, during the period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of our Class A common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A common stock; or enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of our Class A common stock, whether any transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of our Class A common stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise.

              Upon the expiration of the applicable lock-up periods, substantially all of the shares subject to such lock-up restrictions will become eligible for sale, subject to the limitations discussed above. For a further description of these lock-up agreements, please see "Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)."

Registration Rights

              Upon the closing of this offering, the SG Members will be entitled to rights with respect to the registration of the sale of our common stock under the Securities Act. Registration of the sale of these shares under the Securities Act would result in these shares becoming fully tradable without restriction under the Securities Act immediately upon the effectiveness of the registration, except for shares purchased by affiliates. See the section titled, "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—The Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement."

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Rule 144

Affiliate Resales of Restricted Securities

              In general, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a person who is an affiliate of ours, or who was an affiliate at any time during the 90 days before a sale, who has beneficially owned shares of our Class A common stock for at least six months would be entitled to sell in "broker's transactions" or certain "riskless principal transactions" or to market makers, a number of shares within any three-month period that does not exceed the greater of:

              Affiliate resales under Rule 144 are also subject to the availability of current public information about us. In addition, if the number of shares being sold under Rule 144 by an affiliate during any three-month period exceeds 5,000 shares or has an aggregate sale price in excess of $50,000, the seller must file a notice on Form 144 with the SEC and the NASDAQ concurrently with either the placing of a sale order with the broker or the execution directly with a market maker.

Non-Affiliate Resales of Restricted Securities

              In general, beginning 90 days after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, a person who is not an affiliate of ours at the time of sale, and has not been an affiliate at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned shares of our Class A common stock for at least six months but less than a year, is entitled to sell such shares subject only to the availability of current public information about us. If such person has held our Class A shares for at least one year, such person can resell under Rule 144(b)(1) without regard to any Rule 144 restrictions, including the 90-day public company requirement and the current public information requirement.

              Non-affiliate resales are not subject to the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice filing provisions of Rule 144.

Rule 701

              In general, under Rule 701, any of an issuer's employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who purchases shares from the issuer in connection with a compensatory stock or option plan or other written agreement before the effective date of a registration statement under the Securities Act is entitled to sell such shares 90 days after such effective date in reliance on Rule 144. An affiliate of the issuer can resell shares in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply with the holding period requirement, and non-affiliates of the issuer can resell shares in reliance on Rule 144 without having to comply with the current public information and holding period requirements.

              The SEC has indicated that Rule 701 will apply to typical stock options granted by an issuer before it becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, along with the shares acquired upon exercise of such options, including exercises after an issuer becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.

Equity Plans

              We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register all shares of Class A common stock subject to outstanding stock options and Class A common stock issued or issuable under our Long-Term Incentive Plan. We expect to file the registration statement covering shares of Class A common stock offered pursuant to our Long-Term Incentive Plan shortly after the date of this prospectus, permitting the resale of such shares by non-affiliates in the public market without restriction under the Securities Act and the sale by affiliates in the public market, subject to compliance with the resale provisions of Rule 144.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS FOR NON-U.S. HOLDERS

              The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to Non-U.S. Holders (as defined below) of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Class A common stock issued pursuant to this offering, but does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax effects. The effects of other U.S. federal tax laws, such as estate and gift tax laws, and any applicable state, local or non-U.S. tax laws are not discussed. This discussion is based on the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, judicial decisions, and published rulings and administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, in each case in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities may change or be subject to differing interpretations. Any such change or differing interpretation may be applied retroactively in a manner that could adversely affect a Non-U.S. Holder of our Class A common stock. We have not sought and will not seek any rulings from the IRS regarding the matters discussed below. We cannot assure that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position to that discussed below regarding the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of our Class A common stock.

              This discussion is limited to Non-U.S. Holders that hold our Class A common stock as a "capital asset" within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). This discussion does not address all U.S. federal income tax consequences relevant to a Non-U.S. Holder's particular circumstances, including the impact of the Medicare contribution tax on net investment income. In addition, it does not address consequences relevant to Non-U.S. Holders subject to special rules, including, without limitation:

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              If an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds our Class A common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Accordingly, partnerships holding our Class A common stock and the partners in such partnerships should consult their tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences to them.

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. INVESTORS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF OUR CLASS A COMMON STOCK ARISING UNDER THE U.S. FEDERAL ESTATE OR GIFT TAX LAWS OR UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL OR NON-U.S. TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE INCOME TAX TREATY.

Definition of a Non-U.S. Holder

              For purposes of this discussion, a "Non-U.S. Holder" is any beneficial owner of our Class A common stock that is neither a "U.S. person" nor an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. person is any person that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, is or is treated as any of the following:

Distributions

              As described in the section entitled "Dividend Policy," we do not anticipate declaring or paying dividends to holders of our Class A common stock in the foreseeable future. However, if we do make distributions of cash or property on our Class A common stock, such distributions will constitute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Amounts not treated as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes will constitute a return of capital and first be applied against and reduce a Non-U.S. Holder's adjusted tax basis in its Class A common stock, but not below zero. Any excess will be treated as capital gain and will be treated as described below under "—Sale or Other Taxable Disposition."

              Subject to the discussion below on effectively connected income, dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder of our Class A common stock will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30% of the gross amount of the dividends (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty, provided the Non-U.S. Holder furnishes a valid IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable documentation) certifying qualification for the lower treaty rate). A Non-U.S. Holder that does not timely furnish the required documentation, but that qualifies for a reduced treaty rate, may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld by timely filing an appropriate claim for refund with the IRS. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding their entitlement to benefits under any applicable income tax treaty.

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              If dividends paid to a Non-U.S. Holder are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business within the U.S. (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, the Non-U.S. Holder maintains a permanent establishment in the U.S. to which such dividends are attributable), the Non-U.S. Holder will be exempt from the U.S. federal withholding tax described above. To claim the exemption, the Non-U.S. Holder must furnish to the applicable withholding agent a valid IRS Form W-8ECI, certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the Non-U.S. Holder's conduct of a trade or business within the U.S.

              Any such effectively connected dividends will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates. A Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected dividends, as adjusted for certain items. Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding any applicable tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

Sale or Other Taxable Disposition

              A Non-U.S. Holder will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized upon the sale or other taxable disposition of our Class A common stock unless:

              Gain described in the first bullet point above generally will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis at the regular graduated rates. A Non-U.S. Holder that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch profits tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty) on such effectively connected gain, as adjusted for certain items.

              Gain described in the second bullet point above will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate specified by an applicable income tax treaty), which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses of the Non-U.S. Holder (even though the individual is not considered a resident of the U.S.), provided the Non-U.S. Holder has timely filed U.S. federal income tax returns with respect to such losses.

              With respect to the third bullet point above, we believe we currently are not, and do not anticipate becoming, a USRPHC. Because the determination of whether we are a USRPHC depends, however, on the fair market value of our USRPIs relative to the fair market value of our non-U.S. real property interests and our other business assets, there can be no assurance we currently are not a USRPHC or will not become one in the future. Even if we are or were to become a USRPHC, gain arising from the sale or other taxable disposition by a Non-U.S. Holder of our Class A common stock will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if our Class A common stock is "regularly traded," as defined by applicable Treasury Regulations, on an established securities market, and such Non-U.S. Holder owned, actually and constructively, 5% or less of our Class A common stock throughout the shorter of the five-year period ending on the date of the sale or other taxable disposition or the Non-U.S. Holder's holding period.

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              Non-U.S. Holders should consult their tax advisors regarding potentially applicable income tax treaties that may provide for different rules.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

              Payments of dividends on our Class A common stock will not be subject to backup withholding, provided the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know the holder is a U.S. person and the holder either certifies its non-U.S. status, such as by furnishing a valid IRS Form W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E or W-8ECI, or otherwise establishes an exemption. However, information returns are required to be filed with the IRS in connection with any dividends on our Class A common stock paid to the Non-U.S. Holder, regardless of whether any tax was actually withheld. In addition, proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition of our Class A common stock within the U.S. or conducted through certain U.S.-related brokers generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting, if the applicable withholding agent receives the certification described above and does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that such holder is a U.S. person, or the holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Proceeds of a disposition of our Class A common stock conducted through a non-U.S. office of a non-U.S. broker generally will not be subject to backup withholding or information reporting.

              Copies of information returns that are filed with the IRS may also be made available under the provisions of an applicable treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides or is established.

              Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a refund or a credit against a Non-U.S. Holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Additional Withholding Tax on Payments Made to Foreign Accounts

              Withholding taxes may be imposed under Sections 1471 to 1474 of the Code, such Sections commonly referred to as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, or FATCA, on certain types of payments made to non-U.S. financial institutions and certain other non-U.S. entities. Specifically, a 30% withholding tax may be imposed on dividends on, or (subject to the proposed Treasury Regulations discussed below) gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of, our Class A common stock paid to a "foreign financial institution" or a "non-financial foreign entity" (each as defined in the Code), unless (1) the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations, (2) the non-financial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any "substantial United States owners" (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner, or (3) the foreign financial institution or non-financial foreign entity otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in (1) above, it must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain "specified United States persons" or "United States-owned foreign entities" (each as defined in the Code), annually report certain information about such accounts, and withhold 30% on certain payments to non-compliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign financial institutions located in jurisdictions that have an intergovernmental agreement with the U.S. governing FATCA may be subject to different rules.

              Under the applicable Treasury Regulations and administrative guidance, withholding under FATCA generally applies to payments of dividends on our Class A common stock. While withholding under FATCA would have applied also to payments of gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of stock on or after January 1, 2019, recently proposed Treasury Regulations eliminate FATCA withholding on payments of gross proceeds entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed Treasury Regulations until final Treasury Regulations are issued.

              Prospective investors should consult their tax advisors regarding the potential application of withholding under FATCA to their investment in our Class A common stock.

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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

              Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement among SciPlay, SciPlay Parent LLC and the underwriters, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the number of shares of Class A common stock set forth opposite its name below.

                   Underwriter
  Number
of Shares
 
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
                      Incorporated
       
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC        
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.         
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC        
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC        
Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc.         
RBC Capital Markets, LLC        
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated        
Wedbush Securities Inc.         
              Total        

              Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the shares sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these shares are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.

              SciPlay and SciPlay Parent LLC have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.

              The underwriters are offering the shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the shares, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officer's certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.

              Sales of shares made outside of the United States may be made by affiliates of the underwriters.

Commissions and Discounts

              The representatives have advised us that the underwriters propose initially to offer the shares to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $            per share. After the initial offering, the public offering price, concession or any other term of the offering may be changed.

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              The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds before expenses to us. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares.

 
  Per Share   Without Option   With Option  

Public offering price

  $     $     $    

Underwriting discount

  $     $     $    

Proceeds, before expenses, to SciPlay

  $     $     $    

              The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting discount, are estimated at $            and are payable by us.

Option to Purchase Additional Shares

              We have granted an option to the underwriters, exercisable for 30 days after the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to                         additional shares of our Class A common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. If the underwriters exercise this option, each will be obligated, subject to conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, to purchase a number of additional shares proportionate to that underwriter's initial amount reflected in the above table.

Reserved Shares

              At our request, the underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to 3% of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to some of our directors, officers, employees, business associates and related persons. If these persons purchase reserved shares, this will reduce the number of shares available for sale to the general public. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus.

No Sales of Similar Securities

              SciPlay, Scientific Games Corporation and our executive officers and directors have agreed not to sell or transfer any Class A common stock or securities convertible into, exchangeable for, exercisable for, or repayable with Class A common stock, for 180 days after the date of this prospectus without first obtaining the written consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Specifically, we and these other persons have agreed, with certain limited exceptions, not to directly or indirectly:

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common stock owned now or acquired later by the person executing the agreement or for which the person executing the agreement later acquires the power of disposition.

The NASDAQ Global Select Market Listing

              We expect the shares to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to notice of issuance, under the symbol "SCPL."

              Before this offering, there has been no public market for our Class A common stock. The initial public offering price will be determined through negotiations among us, Scientific Games and the representatives. In addition to prevailing market conditions, the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price are:

              An active trading market for the shares may not develop. It is also possible that after the offering the shares will not trade in the public market at or above the initial public offering price.

              The underwriters do not expect to sell more than 5% of the shares in the aggregate to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority.

Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

              Until the distribution of the shares is completed, SEC rules may limit underwriters and selling group members from bidding for and purchasing our Class A common stock. However, the representatives may engage in transactions that stabilize the price of the Class A common stock, such as bids or purchases to peg, fix or maintain that price.

              In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell our Class A common stock in the open market. These transactions may include short sales, purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales and stabilizing transactions. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares described above. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the option granted to them. "Naked" short sales are sales in excess of such option. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of our Class A common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of various bids for or purchases of shares of Class A common stock made by the underwriters in the open market prior to the completion of the offering.

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              The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.

              Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters' purchases to cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our Class A common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our Class A common stock. As a result, the price of our Class A common stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the open market. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the NASDAQ, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise.

              Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our Class A common stock. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.

Electronic Distribution

              In connection with the offering, certain of the underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses by electronic means, such as e-mail.

              A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the web sites maintained by one or more underwriters, or selling group members, if any, participating in the offering. The underwriters may agree to allocate a number of shares to underwriters and selling group members for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the representatives to underwriters and selling group members that may make Internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations.

Conflicts of Interest

              Affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, who are underwriters in this offering, are lenders under certain credit facilities with our affiliate, Scientific Games International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation. If any portion of the proceeds received by SG Holding I from its sale of LLC Interests to us is used to pay debt under such credit facilities, these underwriters or their affiliates may receive a portion that is 5% or more of the net proceeds of this offering due to the repayment of borrowings thereunder. Additionally, if any of the underwriters or their affiliates hold notes issued by Scientific Games International, Inc., they may receive a portion of the proceeds of this offering if any portion of the proceeds received by SG Holding I from its sale of LLC Interests to us is used to repurchase or redeem any such outstanding notes. Because of the manner in which the proceeds may be used, the offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121. This rule requires, among other things, that a qualified independent underwriter has participated in the preparation of, and has exercised the usual standards of "due diligence" in respect to, the registration statement and this prospectus. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC has agreed to act as qualified independent underwriter for the offering and to undertake the legal responsibilities and liabilities of an underwriter under the Securities Act, specifically including those inherent in Section 11 of the Securities Act. Additionally, affiliates of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, who are acting as underwriters in this offering, will act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners under our Revolver that we expect to enter in connection with this

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offering. Moreover, none of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. or RBC Capital Markets, LLC is permitted to sell Class A common stock in this offering to an account over which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior specific written approval of the account holder.

Other Relationships

              Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates, including Scientific Games. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions.

              In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

Selling Restrictions Outside the United States

              Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by us or the underwriters that would permit a public offering of the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The securities offered by this prospectus may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such securities be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations of that jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus comes are advised to inform themselves about and to observe any restrictions relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.

European Economic Area

              In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area, no offer of shares which are the subject of the offering has been, or will be made to the public in that Member State, other than under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive:

provided that no such offer of shares referred to in (a) to (c) above shall result in a requirement for the Company or any Representative to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive, or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.

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to have represented, warranted, acknowledged and agreed to and with each Representative and the Company that (1) it is a "qualified investor" within the meaning of the law in that Member State implementing Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive; and (2) in the case of any shares acquired by it as a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, the shares acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in any Member State other than qualified investors, as that term is defined in the Prospectus Directive, or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the Representatives has been given to the offer or resale; or where shares have been acquired by it on behalf of persons in any Member State other than qualified investors, the offer of those shares to it is not treated under the Prospectus Directive as having been made to such persons.

              The Company, the Representatives and their respective affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, acknowledgments and agreements.

              This prospectus has been prepared on the basis that any offer of shares in any Member State will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of shares. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that Member State of shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this prospectus may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Company or any of the Representatives to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive in relation to such offer. Neither the Company nor the Representatives have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares in circumstances in which an obligation arises for the Company or the Representatives to publish a prospectus for such offer.

              For the purposes of this provision, the expression an "offer of shares to the public" in relation to any shares in any Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the shares, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Member State.

              The above selling restriction is in addition to any other selling restrictions set out below.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom

              In addition, in the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only be directed at persons who are "qualified investors," as defined in the Prospectus Directive, (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended, or the Order, and/or (ii) who are high net worth companies (or persons to whom it may otherwise be lawfully communicated) falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order, all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons." This document must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, relevant persons.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland

              The shares may not be publicly offered in Switzerland and will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange, or SIX, or on any other stock exchange or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. This document has been prepared without regard to the disclosure standards for issuance prospectuses under art. 652a or art. 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or the disclosure standards for listing prospectuses under art. 27 ff. of the SIX Listing Rules or the listing rules of any other stock exchange

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or regulated trading facility in Switzerland. Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the shares or the offering may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.

              Neither this document nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the offering, the Company, the shares have been or will be filed with or approved by any Swiss regulatory authority. In particular, this document will not be filed with, and the offer of shares will not be supervised by, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, or FINMA, and the offer of shares has not been and will not be authorized under the Swiss Federal Act on Collective Investment Schemes, or CISA. The investor protection afforded to acquirers of interests in collective investment schemes under the CISA does not extend to acquirers of shares.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre

              This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority, or DFSA. This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia

              No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or ASIC, in relation to the offering. This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001, or the Corporations Act, and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

              Any offer in Australia of the shares may only be made to persons, referred to as the Exempt Investors, who are "sophisticated investors" (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), "professional investors" (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

              The shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

              This prospectus contains general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

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Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong

              The shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold in Hong Kong, by means of any document, other than (a) to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong and any rules made under that Ordinance; or (b) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a "prospectus" as defined in the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32) of Hong Kong or which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of that Ordinance. No advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares has been or may be issued or has been or may be in the possession of any person for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to "professional investors" as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made under that Ordinance.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan

              The shares have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No. 25 of 1948, as amended) and, accordingly, will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan, or for the benefit of any Japanese Person or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to any Japanese Person, except in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines promulgated by relevant Japanese governmental or regulatory authorities in effect at the relevant time. For the purposes of this paragraph, "Japanese Person" shall mean any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore

              This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

              Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore, or the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275, of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

              Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

securities (as defined in Section 239(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that

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corporation or that trust has acquired the shares pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada

              The shares may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations . Any resale of the shares must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus requirements of applicable securities laws.

              Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser's province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser's province or territory for particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.

              Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of a non-Canadian jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument 33-105 Underwriting Conflicts , or NI 33-105, the underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI 33-105 regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering.

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LEGAL MATTERS

              Certain matters of U.S. federal and New York State law will be passed upon for SciPlay by Latham & Watkins LLP, New York, New York, and for the underwriters by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, New York, New York. The validity of the shares of Class A common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, Las Vegas, Nevada.


EXPERTS

              The balance sheet of SciPlay Corporation (formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation) (a 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games) as of December 31, 2018 included in this prospectus has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein. Such financial statement is included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

              The consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC (formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC) as of and for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, included in this prospectus, have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing herein (which report expresses an unqualified opinion on the consolidated financial statements and includes an explanatory paragraph describing that the consolidated financial statements may not necessarily be indicative of the conditions that would have existed or the results of operations if SG Social Holding Company II, LLC had been operated as an unaffiliated company of Scientific Games Corporation). Such consolidated financial statements are included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.


WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

              We have filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement (including amendments and exhibits to the registration statement) on Form S-1 under the Securities Act. This prospectus, which is part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules to the registration statement. For further information, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed as part of the registration statement. If a document has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, we refer you to the copy of the document that has been filed. Each statement in this prospectus relating to a document filed as an exhibit is qualified in all respects by the filed exhibit.

              Upon completion of this offering, we will become subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, we will be required to file reports and other information with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The SEC maintains an Internet website that contains reports and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that website is www.sec.gov .

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
  Page  

SciPlay Corporation (formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation)

       

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    F-2  

Audited Financial Statement

       

Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018

    F-3  

Notes to Financial Statement

    F-4  

SG Social Holding Company II, LLC (formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC)

       

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    F-6  

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

       

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

    F-7  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017

    F-8  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Parent's Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

    F-9  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

    F-10  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

    F-11  

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of Scientific Games Corporation:

Opinion on the Financial Statement

We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of SciPlay Corporation (the "Company"), formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation (a 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation), as of December 31, 2018 and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statement"). In our opinion, the financial statement presents fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

This financial statement is the responsibility of management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statement based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statement is free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statement, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statement. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statement. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada

March 15, 2019

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.

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SCIPLAY CORPORATION
BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 2018
(in millions, except shares)

ASSETS

 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $  

Total assets

  $  

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY

 

Total liabilities

  $  

Stockholder's equity:

       

Common stock, $.001 par value per share, 1,000 shares authorized, 100 shares issued and outstanding

     

Additional paid-in capital

     

Total liabilities and Stockholder's equity

  $  

   

See accompanying notes to financial statement.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT

(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background and Nature of Operations

              SciPlay Corporation (the "Company") (formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation until its legal name change which occurred in March of 2019) was formed as a Nevada corporation on November 30, 2018, which is a 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation. The Company was formed for the purpose of completing a public offering (the "Offering") and related transactions (the "Transactions") in order to carry on the business of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC (formerly known as SG Social Parent Company, LLC until its legal name change which occurred in March of 2019), which is an entity comprised of the social gaming business of Scientific Games Corporation that develops, markets and operates a portfolio of social games played on various mobile and web platforms.

VIEs and Consolidation

              Upon the completion of the prospective offering the Company's sole material asset will be its member's interest in SciPlay Parent Company, LLC. In accordance with the contemplated operating agreement, the Company will have all management powers over the business and affairs of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC and will conduct, direct and exercise full control over the activities of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC. Class A common stock units anticipated to be issued in the Offering will not hold majority voting rights but will hold 100% of the economic interest in SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, which will result in SciPlay Parent Company, LLC being considered a VIE. Due to the Company's power to control combined with its significant economic interest in SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, it will be considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Accordingly, the Company will consolidate the financial results of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation

              The accompanying financial statement is presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Separate statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholder's equity, and cash flows have not been presented because there have been no activities in this entity for the period from its formation through December 31, 2018.

Use of Estimates

              The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from our estimates.

Subsequent Events

              We evaluated subsequent events through March 15, 2019, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENT (Continued)

(2) Stockholder's Equity

              As of December 31, 2018, the Company was authorized to issue 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, and had issued 100 shares of common stock to SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, which is a 100%-owned indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation.

(3) Income Taxes

              For the period from formation through December 31, 2018, the Company did not have any taxable income. SciPlay Corporation is subject to statutory tax requirements of the locations in which it conducts its business. State and local income taxes will be accrued as deemed required in the best judgment of management based on analysis and interpretation of respective tax laws.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of Scientific Games Corporation:

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC, and subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company") (a 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation) as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in parent's equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Other Matter

As described in Note 1, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Scientific Games Corporation and may not necessarily be indicative of the conditions that would have existed or the results of operations if the Company had been operated as an unaffiliated entity. Portions of certain income and expenses represent allocations made from parent and related affiliates applicable to Scientific Games Corporation as a whole.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Las Vegas, Nevada

March 15, 2019

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2016.

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SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY II, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in millions)

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4  

Operating expenses:

             

Cost of revenue (1)

    160.4     138.6  

Sales and marketing (1)

    105.7     86.7  

General and administrative (1)

    34.5     44.5  

Research and development (1)

    25.6     26.5  

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1     17.0  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5      

Restructuring and other

    1.0     0.3  

Operating income

    46.4     47.8  

Other income (expense):

             

Other income (expense), net

    3.0     (2.6 )

Total other income (expense)

    3.0     (2.6 )

Net income before income taxes

    49.4     45.2  

Income tax expense

    10.4     22.1  

Net income

  $ 39.0   $ 23.1  

Other comprehensive income:

             

Foreign currency translation (loss) gain

    (3.8 )   3.7  

Comprehensive income

  $ 35.2   $ 26.8  

(1)
Excluding Depreciation and amortization.

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY II, LLC

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions)

 
  As of
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

ASSETS

       

Current assets:

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 10.0   $ 16.8  

Accounts receivable, net

    31.5     33.9  

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

    5.6     5.3  

Total current assets

    47.1     56.0  

Property and equipment, net

   
1.8
   
1.7
 

Goodwill

    120.7     120.7  

Intangible assets, net

    13.6     24.7  

Software, net

    4.3     5.1  

Deferred income taxes

    6.4     2.7  

Other assets

    1.0     0.7  

Total assets

  $ 194.9   $ 211.6  

LIABILITIES AND PARENT'S EQUITY

       

Current liabilities:

             

Accounts payable

  $ 12.7   $ 8.7  

Accrued liabilities

    28.0     26.1  

Due to affiliate

    3.7     7.3  

Total current liabilities

    44.4     42.1  

Deferred income taxes

        2.4  

Other long-term liabilities

    11.9     4.1  

Total liabilities

    56.3     48.6  

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 8)

             

Parent's equity:

             

Accumulated net Parent investment

    140.8     161.4  

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (2.2 )   1.6  

Total Parent's equity

    138.6     163.0  

Total liabilities and Parent's equity

  $ 194.9   $ 211.6  

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY II, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARENT'S EQUITY

(in millions)

 
  Accumulated
Net Parent
Investment
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)
  Total Parent's
Equity
 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

  $ 141.9   $ (2.1 ) $ 139.8  

Net income

    23.1         23.1  

Transactions with Parent and affiliates, net

    33.2         33.2  

Dividend distributions

    (36.8 )       (36.8 )

Other comprehensive income

        3.7     3.7  

Balance as of December 31, 2017

    161.4     1.6     163.0  

Net income

    39.0         39.0  

Transactions with Parent and affiliates, net

    18.3         18.3  

Dividend distributions

    (77.9 )       (77.9 )

Other comprehensive loss

        (3.8 )   (3.8 )

Balance as of December 31, 2018

  $ 140.8   $ (2.2 ) $ 138.6  

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY II, LLC

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)

 
  Year Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net income

  $ 39.0   $ 23.1  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

             

Depreciation and amortization

    15.1     17.0  

Contingent acquisition consideration

    27.5      

Provision for bad debts

        1.1  

Deferred income taxes

    (6.0 )   (3.8 )

Stock-based compensation

    4.0     4.3  

Operating expenses paid by Parent and affiliates

    14.4     22.3  

Changes in current assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

             

Accounts receivable

    2.2     (13.1 )

Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets

    2.1     (1.8 )

Accrued liabilities and accounts payable

    (14.8 )   13.0  

Due to affiliate, net

    (3.3 )   0.1  

Other, net

    (3.3 )    

Net cash provided by operating activities

    76.9     62.2  

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Capital expenditures

    (3.5 )   (5.4 )

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

        (26.0 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (3.5 )   (31.4 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Payments on license obligations

    (1.0 )    

Payments of deferred offering costs

    (0.6 )    

Transfers to Parent and affiliates, net

    (77.9 )   (30.2 )

Net cash used in financing activities

    (79.5 )   (30.2 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (0.7 )   1.0  

(Decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (6.8 )   1.6  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

    16.8     15.2  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

  $ 10.0   $ 16.8  

Supplemental cash flow information:

             

Cash paid for income taxes

  $ 1.8   $ 0.7  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

             

Non-cash additions to intangible assets related to license agreements

  $   $ 4.0  

Non-cash business combination consideration

        1.8  

Non-cash deferred offering costs

    1.9      

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollar amounts in tables are presented in millions)

(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Background and Nature of Operations

              The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the historical accounts of the Scientific Games Corporation 100%-owned direct and indirect subsidiaries that hold substantially all of the assets of, and operate, the social gaming business (collectively referred to as the "Social Gaming Entities"). SG Social Holding Company II, LLC (formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC), which consolidates the Social Gaming Entities is referred to as "the Social Gaming Business", "we", "us", and "our." Also, for ease of reference the accompanying consolidated financial statements are herein referred to as "financial statements" unless otherwise stated or the context requires otherwise. The following are subsidiaries comprising the Social Gaming Business:

    SG Social Holding Company II, LLC (formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC) (Nevada) - formed in September 2016

    SG Social Holding Company I, LLC (Nevada) - formed in November 2018

    SG Social Holding Company, LLC (Nevada) - formed in March 2019

    SciPlay Parent Company, LLC (formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company, LLC and SG Social Parent Company, LLC until its legal name change which occurred in March of 2019) (Nevada) - formed in September 2016

    SciPlay Holding Company, LLC (Nevada) - formed in December 2018

    Phantom EFX, LLC (Nevada)

    C.O.A.S. Company Ltd (Israel)

    Dragonplay Ltd (Israel)

    Spicerack Media, LLC (Nevada) - acquired in April 2017

              On November 30, 2018, SG Social Holding Company II, LLC contributed all of the member's interests of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC to SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, which is a 100%-owned direct subsidiary of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC.

              The Social Gaming Business develops, markets and operates a portfolio of social games played on various mobile and web platforms. We host Jackpot Party Casino, Quick Hit Slots, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino, Bingo Showdown, MONOPOLY Slots , and 88 Fortunes Slots , which are available in various formats.

Basis of Presentation

              SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC ("SG Nevada II") was formed on September 1, 2016 as an indirect, 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation (herein with all direct and indirect subsidiaries collectively referred to as "the Parent"). SG Nevada Holding Company, LLC ("SG Nevada") was formed on September 1, 2016 as a direct, 100%-owned subsidiary of SG Nevada II. Shortly following the formation of SG Nevada II and SG Nevada, Bally Gaming, Inc. (" Bally Gaming ") (a 100%-owned subsidiary of the Parent) and SG Nevada executed a Contribution Agreement pursuant to which Bally Gaming contributed all shares of C.O.A.S. Company Ltd (which is the direct parent of Dragonplay Ltd) and all of the members' interests of Phantom EFX, LLC to SG Nevada. Because SG Nevada (since its formation) and Bally Gaming were commonly controlled by the Parent for all periods

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(dollar amounts in tables are presented in millions)

(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

presented, the transaction was accounted for as a transfer of equity between entities under common control, where SG Nevada acquired all shares and interests in all of the Social Gaming Entities (other than SG Nevada II) noted above. Accordingly, the historical carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities were also transferred.

              In connection with the above formation of SG Nevada and SG Nevada II in September 2016, all of the Social Gaming Entities comprising the Social Gaming Business were designated as unrestricted subsidiaries under the Parent's credit agreement and indentures governing the Parent's long-term debt. Accordingly, the Social Gaming Business is not a guarantor under the Parent's credit agreement and indentures.

              The accompanying financial statements of the Social Gaming Business have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Parent using the historical results of operations and historical cost basis of the assets and liabilities as if the Social Gaming Business operated on a standalone basis during the periods presented and were prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP").

              In connection with the Parent's acquisition of WMS Industries, Inc. (" WMS ") and Bally Technologies, Inc. (" Bally ") on October 18, 2013 and November 21, 2014, respectively, we applied pushdown accounting to separate financial statements of acquired entities in accordance with ASC 805. The application of pushdown accounting impacted goodwill and intangible assets (see Note 4). All intercompany balances and transactions within the Social Gaming Business have been eliminated. Transactions between the Social Gaming Business and the Parent and its other subsidiaries are reflected as affiliate transactions within these financial statements.

              The accompanying financial statements include the assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses that are specifically identifiable to the Social Gaming Business. In addition, the accompanying financial statements include certain costs that have been charged from the Parent, which relate to licensing of intellectual property and certain corporate functions and shared services performed by the Parent, including but not limited to, finance, human resources, legal, information technology and other. These expenses have been charged to the Social Gaming Business on the basis of direct usage and actual costs when identifiable, with the remainder charged on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures.

              We believe the assumptions underlying the financial statements, including assumptions regarding the charges from the Parent, are reasonable. Notwithstanding the preceding, the financial statements may not include all of the expenses that would have been incurred had the Social Gaming Business been a standalone company during the years presented and may not reflect the Social Gaming Business's financial position, results of operations and cash flows had the Social Gaming Business been a standalone company during the years presented. Actual costs that would have been incurred if the Social Gaming Business had been a standalone company would depend on multiple factors, including organizational structure and strategic decisions made in various areas, including information technology, infrastructure and acquisition of intellectual property. For additional information related to costs charged to the Social Gaming Business by the Parent, see Note 9.

              We have one operating segment with one business activity, developing and monetizing social games. We had $0.5 million and $0.9 million in Property and equipment, net outside the U.S., as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(dollar amounts in tables are presented in millions)

(1) Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

              Scientific Games Corporation is contemplating a financing transaction involving SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, SciPlay Corporation (formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation until its legal name change which occurred in March of 2019) (another 100%-owned indirect subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation), and other indirect subsidiaries of Scientific Games Corporation (the "Offering"). SG Social Holding Company II, LLC is a limited liability company, it does not have units or shares, and its members' interest is held solely by Bally Gaming . Accordingly, we have not presented historical earnings per share of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC (Predecessor).

Use of Estimates

              The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from our estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

              Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. We place our temporary cash investments with high credit quality financial institutions. At times, such investments in U.S. accounts may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limit. As of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 we had $5.4 million and $10.5 million held in foreign currency and foreign bank accounts, respectively.

Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

              Accounts receivable are recorded and carried at the original invoiced amount less an allowance for any estimated uncollectible amounts. We review accounts receivable regularly and make estimates for the allowance for doubtful accounts when there is doubt as to our ability to collect individual balances. In evaluating our ability to collect outstanding receivable balances, we consider many factors, including the age of the balance, the platform provider's payment history and current creditworthiness, and current economic trends. Bad debts are written off after all collection efforts have ceased. We do not require collateral from our platform providers.

              We had $1.1 million in allowance for doubtful accounts as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 and had no significant write-offs or recoveries during the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

Long-Lived Assets and Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

              We assess the recoverability of our other long-term assets (including intangibles) with finite lives whenever events arise or circumstances change that indicate the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets (or asset groups) to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset (or asset group) to the expected net future undiscounted cash flows to be generated by that asset (or asset group).

              The amount of impairment of other long-lived assets and intangible assets with finite lives is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair market value of the asset.

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Revenue Recognition

              We generate revenue from the sale of virtual coins, chips and bingo cards (collectively referred to as "virtual currency"), which players can use to play casino-style slot games and table games and bingo games (i.e., spin in the case of slot games, bet in the case of table games and use of bingo cards in the case of bingo games). We distribute our games through various global social web and mobile platforms such as Facebook, Apple, Google, Amazon, and other web and mobile platforms. The games are primarily WMS , Bally , Barcrest ™, and SHFL ® branded games. In addition, we also offer third-party branded games and original content.

Disaggregation of Revenue

              We believe disaggregation of our revenue on the basis of platform and geographical locations of our players is appropriate because the nature, amount and player profile generating revenue could vary and also represents different economic risk profiles.

              The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type of platform:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Mobile

  $ 323.3   $ 259.6  

Web

    92.8     99.6  

Other

    0.1     2.2  

Total revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4  

              The following table presents our revenue disaggregated based on the geographical location of our players:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

U.S. 

  $ 380.3   $ 327.4  

International

    35.9     34.0  

Total revenue

  $ 416.2   $ 361.4  

General

              For the year ended December 31, 2017, we recognized revenue in accordance with ASC 605 when persuasive evidence of an arrangement existed, the service had been provided to the user, the price paid by the user was fixed or determinable and collectability was reasonably assured. As described below in "Adoption of ASC 606 for the Year Ended December 31, 2018," subsequent to adoption on January 1, 2018, we recognize revenue in accordance with ASC 606 when control of the promised services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expected to be entitled to in exchange for those services.

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              Our social and mobile games operate on a free-to-play model, whereby game players may collect virtual currency free of charge through the passage of time or through targeted marketing promotions. If a game player wishes to obtain virtual currency above and beyond the level of free virtual currency available to that player, the player may purchase additional virtual currency. Once a purchase is completed, the virtual currency is deposited into the player's account and is not separately identifiable from previously purchased virtual currency or virtual currency obtained by the game player for free.

              Once obtained, virtual currency (either free or purchased) cannot be redeemed for cash nor exchanged for anything other than game play within our apps. When virtual currency is played in the games, the game player could "win" and would be awarded additional virtual currency, or could "lose" and lose the future use of that virtual currency. We have concluded that virtual currency represents consumable goods, because the game player does not receive any additional benefit from the games and is not entitled to any additional rights once the virtual currency is substantially consumed.

              Control transfers and we recognize revenues from player purchases of virtual currency as the virtual currency is consumed for game play. We determined through a review of play behavior that game players generally do not purchase additional virtual currency until their existing virtual currency balances have been substantially consumed. As we are able to track the duration between purchases of virtual currency for individual game players for specific games, we are able to reliably estimate the period of time over which virtual currency is consumed. Accordingly, for most games, we recognize revenue using an item-based revenue model.

              We estimate the amount of outstanding purchased virtual currency at period end based on customer behavior, because we are unable to distinguish between the consumption of purchased or free virtual currency. Based on an analysis of the customers' historical play behavior, the timing difference between when virtual currencies are purchased by a customer and when those virtual currencies are consumed in game play is relatively short.

              For games where we are unable to track the duration between purchases of virtual currency for individual game players, we are able to reliably estimate the average player life. Accordingly, we recognize revenue using a user-based revenue model. Future usage patterns may differ from historical usage patterns and therefore the estimated average playing periods may change in the future.

              We continuously gather and analyze detailed customer play behavior and assess this data in relation to our judgments used for revenue recognition.

Adoption of ASC 606 for the Year Ended December 31, 2018

              On January 1, 2018, we adopted ASC 606 using the modified retrospective method, which was applied to customer contracts that were not completed as of January 1, 2018. In accordance with the modified retrospective transition method, our results of operations beginning with the first quarter of 2018 are presented in accordance with ASC 606, while prior periods continue to be reported in accordance with the historical revenue recognition guidance under ASC 605. The adoption of ASC 606 had no impact on our financial statements other than incremental disclosures provided herein.

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Contract Assets, Contract Liabilities and Other Disclosures

              We receive customer payments based on the payment terms established in our contracts. Payments for purchase of virtual currency are required at time of purchase, are non-refundable and relate to non-cancellable contracts that specify our performance obligations. Such payments are initially recorded as a contract liability, as the player has no right of return after the purchase, consistent with our standard terms of service. Such deferred amounts are recognized as revenue as we satisfy our performance obligations. The contract asset is primarily comprised of platform fees for which revenue have not been recognized. The following table summarizes our opening and closing balances in contract assets, contract liabilities and accounts receivable:

 
  Receivables   Contract Assets (1)   Contract
Liabilities (2)
 

Opening balance, January 1, 2018

  $ 33.9   $ 0.4   $ 1.5  

Closing balance, December 31, 2018

    31.5     0.2     0.7  

(1)
Contract assets are included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets in our December 31, 2018 consolidated balance sheet.

(2)
Contract liabilities are included within Accrued liabilities in our December 31, 2018 consolidated balance sheet.

              During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized $1.5 million of revenue that was included in the contract liability balance on January 1, 2018.

              Substantially all of our unsatisfied performance obligations relate to contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

Principal-Agent Considerations

              Our games are played on various third-party platforms for which the platform providers collect proceeds from our customers and pay us an amount after deducting a platform fee. Because we have control over the content and functionality of games before they are accessed by the end user, we have determined we are the principal and, as a result, revenues are recorded on a gross basis. Payment processing fees paid to platform providers (such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Google) are recorded within cost of revenue.

Cost of Revenue

              Amounts recorded as cost of revenue relate to direct expenses incurred in order to generate social gaming revenue. Such costs are recorded as incurred, and primarily consist of fees withheld by our platform providers from the player proceeds received by the platform providers on our behalf and licensing fees.

              Depreciation and amortization expense is excluded from cost of revenue and other operating expenses and is separately presented on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

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Advertising Cost

              The cost of advertising is expensed as incurred and totaled $100.2 million and $81.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Advertising costs primarily consist of marketing and player acquisition and retention costs and are included in Sales and marketing expenses.

Research and Development (R&D)

              R&D costs relate primarily to employee costs associated with game development and enhancement costs that do not meet internal-use software capitalization criteria. Such costs are expensed as incurred.

Contingent Acquisition Consideration

              The contingent consideration liability is recorded at fair value on the acquisition date as part of the consideration transferred and is remeasured each reporting period. The changes in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration as a result of remeasurement are included in Contingent acquisition consideration expenses. Based on the remeasurements during 2018 and as a result of changes in significant unobservable inputs, primarily consisting of projected earnings-based measures and probability of achievement (categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as established by ASC 820), we increased the fair value of Spicerack contingent consideration by $27.5 million. Our contingent consideration liability as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $29.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, of which $18.8 million as of December 31, 2018 is included in accrued liabilities with the remaining balance included in other long-term liabilities, and the entire balance as of December 31, 2017 is included in other long-term liabilities. Additionally, the Spicerack purchase agreement stipulates the acceleration of contingent consideration payment in certain events, including the initial public offering of interests in Scientific Games' social gaming business. The maximum payment of any such acceleration would not exceed $31.0 million. All contingent acquisition consideration amounts under the Spicerack purchase agreement are due to be paid upon the earlier of (1) a successful initial public offering of interests in Scientific Games' social gaming business, or (2) the third quarter of 2019 for the short-term portion and the third quarter of 2020 for the long-term portion of the estimated obligation.

Restructuring and Other

              Restructuring and other includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; and (v) acquisition related and other unusual items other than contingent acquisition consideration.

              Restructuring and other expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 primarily related to items (i), (iii) and (iv) set forth above.

Foreign Currency Translation

              We have operations in Israel where the local currency is the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated at period-end rates of exchange, and results of operations are translated at the average rates of exchange for the period. Gains or losses resulting from translating the foreign currency financial statements are accumulated as a separate component of Accumulated

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other comprehensive income (loss) in Parent's equity. Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in Other expense, net.

Concentration of Credit Risk

              Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable.

              We generate our accounts receivable from revenues earned from customers through platform providers located in the U.S. and other locations outside of the U.S. Refer to Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts section above for a description of our policy related to credit evaluation and our policy with respect to determining an allowance for doubtful accounts.

              The following table summarizes the percentage of accounts receivable and revenues generated via our platform providers in excess of 10% of our total revenues and total accounts receivable:

 
  Revenue
Concentration
   
  Accounts
Receivable
Concentration
 
 
  Years Ended
December 31,
   
  As of
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017    
  2018   2017  

Apple

    41.7 %   41.1 %

Apple

    38.6 %   51.3 %

Google

    32.3 %   27.7 %

Google

    31.3 %   19.6 %

Facebook

    22.1 %   27.2 %

Facebook

    23.7 %   20.9 %

Acquisition of Spicerack

              We account for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805. This standard requires the acquiring entity in a business combination to recognize all (and only) the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the transaction and establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Certain provisions of this standard prescribe, among other things, the determination of acquisition-date fair value of consideration paid in a business combination (including contingent consideration) and the exclusion of transaction and acquisition related restructuring costs, which are expensed as incurred, from acquisition accounting.

              On April 7, 2017, we completed the acquisition of the issued and outstanding capital stock of privately held mobile and social game company Spicerack, which expanded our existing portfolio of social casino games and our customer base. The total cash paid, net of cash acquired was $26.0 million, which was funded using available cash and cash equivalents.

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              The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price:

 
  Total  

Assets:

       

Accounts receivable

  $ 1.2  

Goodwill

    12.8  

Intangible assets

    13.9  

Liabilities:

       

Accounts payable

    (0.1 )

Total purchase price (1)

  $ 27.8  

(1)
Includes $1.8 million of contingent consideration

              The factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill are based on expected synergies resulting from this acquisition, including the expansion of the customer base. The resultant goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

              The contingent consideration value is based on reaching certain growth in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) over the three-year period post close, with a maximum payout of up to $31.0 million and approximately 80 percent of the maximum contingent consideration payout based on the growth in the second year EBITDA. The contingent consideration was recorded at fair value on the acquisition date using the real options valuation technique and is remeasured each reporting period based on a discounted cash flows analysis. The inputs used to measure the fair value of our contingent considerations are categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy (see Contingent Acquisition Consideration section above for subsequent remeasurements).

              The fair value of intangible assets was determined using a combination of the royalty savings method and the excess earnings method considered Level 3 hierarchy as established by ASC 820. The discount rate used in the valuation analysis was 20% and royalty rates ranged between 1% and 16%. The following table details the intangible assets identified:

 
  Fair Value   Life (Years)  

Customer relationships

  $ 8.6     7  

Intellectual property

    4.5     5  

Brand names

    0.8     10  

              Spicerack revenue and net income since the acquisition date and through December 31, 2017 included in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income were $13.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The following unaudited pro forma financial information for the year ended December 31, 2017 give effect to the Spicerack acquisition as if it had been completed on January 1, 2016:

 
  Year Ended
December 31, 2017
 

Revenue

  $ 365.3  

Net income

    23.2  

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              The unaudited pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of what the operating results actually would have been if the Spicerack acquisition had taken place on January 1, 2016, nor is it indicative of future operating results. The pro forma amounts include the historical operating results of Social Gaming Business and Spicerack prior to the acquisition, with adjustments factually supportable and directly attributable to the Spicerack acquisition, primarily related to the effect of fair value adjustments and related depreciation and amortization.

Fair Value Measurements

              Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. We estimate the fair value of our assets and liabilities, when necessary, using an established three-level hierarchy in accordance with ASC 820.

              The fair value of our financial assets and liabilities is determined by reference to market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. We believe the fair value of our financial instruments, which are principally cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximates their recorded values due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

              In connection with our 2017 acquisition of Spicerack, we have recorded contingent consideration liability, which value is based on reaching certain earnings-based metrics. The contingent consideration liability was recorded at fair value on the acquisition date as part of the consideration transferred and is remeasured each reporting period. The inputs used to measure the fair value of contingent consideration liability are categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Contingent Acquisition Consideration section above for additional disclosures.

              As of December 31, 2018 and 2017 we did not have other assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis other than those described above.

New accounting guidance- Adopted

              In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment . The amended guidance simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Under the amended guidance, an entity should perform its annual or interim goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying value, and an impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the reporting unit's fair value, not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. We adopted this guidance prospectively at the beginning of the first quarter of 2017 with no material impact to the consolidated financial statements.

              In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers . ASU 2014-09 combined with all subsequent amendments (collectively ASC 606) provides guidance outlining a single comprehensive revenue model in accounting for revenue from contracts with customers. ASC 606 supersedes existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific

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guidance, and replaces it with a five-step revenue model with a core principle that "an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services." We adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2018 using a modified retrospective application approach. See Note 1 Revenue Recognition section for our revenue recognition policy and the impact of our adoption of ASC 606.

              In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business . The new guidance clarifies the definition of a business in order to allow for the evaluation of whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. Our adoption effective January 1, 2018, did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

              In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-15, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangemen t That Is a Service Contract , which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This guidance requires that such capitalized implementation costs for hosting arrangements are expensed over the term of the hosting arrangement and presented in the same line item in the statement of income and comprehensive income as the fees associated with the hosting service. Our early prospective adoption of this guidance effective the third quarter of 2018, did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

New accounting guidance- Not yet adopted

              The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842 ) in 2016. ASU 2016-02 combined with all subsequent amendments (collectively, ASC 842) requires balance sheet recognition for all leases with a lease term greater than one year to be recorded as a lease liability (on a discounted basis) with a corresponding right-of-use asset. This guidance also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures for lease arrangements and gives rise to other changes impacting certain aspects of lessor accounting. We will adopt this guidance at the beginning of the first quarter of 2019 using the optional transition method provided by ASU 2018-11, and we anticipate applying the lessee package of practical expedients. We estimate the adoption will result in the addition of $4.0 million to $8.0 million of assets and liabilities to our consolidated balance sheet, primarily related to real estate leases, with no significant change to our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or cash flows. We also expect our quantitative and qualitative disclosures for lease arrangements to increase under ASC 842.

              The FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) in 2016. The new guidance replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current U.S. GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. For trade and other receivables, loans and other financial instruments, we will be required to use a forward-looking expected loss model rather than the incurred loss model for recognizing credit losses which reflects losses that are probable. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted beginning January 1, 2019. Application of the amendments is through a cumulative-effect adjustment to

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retained earnings as of the effective date. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance, but do not currently anticipate it will have a material effect on our financial statements.

              In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement . The new guidance amends the disclosure requirements for recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements by removing, modifying, and adding certain disclosures on fair value measurements in ASC 820. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. The new guidance will be effective for us beginning January 1, 2020, with early adoption permitted upon issuance of this updated guidance. We do not plan to early adopt this ASU, and we are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance.

              We do not expect that any other recently issued accounting guidance is reasonably likely to have a significant effect on our financial statements.

Subsequent Events

              We evaluated subsequent events through March 15, 2019, which is the date the financial statements were available to be issued.

              Additional accounting policy disclosures are provided within the applicable notes to the financial statements.

(2) Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets

              Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

 
  As of
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Prepaid expenses and other

  $ 1.7   $ 3.8  

Deferred Offering costs

    2.7      

Income tax receivable

    1.0     1.1  

Contract assets (1)

    0.2     0.4  

  $ 5.6   $ 5.3  

(1)
December 31, 2017 balance represents deferred cost of revenue under ASC 605 accounting guidance.

              Through December 31, 2018, we had incurred $2.7 million in costs directly related to pursuing the Offering. These costs will be charged against the gross offering proceeds if the Offering transaction is completed or expensed in the event the Offering does not occur.

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(3) Property and Equipment, net

              Property and equipment, net are stated at cost, and when placed in service, are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:

Item
  Estimated Life in Years

Computer equipment

  3 - 5

Furniture and fixtures

  5 - 10

Leasehold improvements

  Shorter of the estimated useful life or remaining term of lease

              Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2018   2017  

Computer equipment

  $ 2.8   $ 2.4  

Furniture and fixtures

    1.4     1.3  

Leasehold improvements and other

    1.2     1.1  

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (3.6 )   (3.1 )

Total property and equipment, net

  $ 1.8   $ 1.7  

              Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $0.6 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(4) Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net

Goodwill

              The goodwill reflected in these financial statements was allocated to the Social Gaming Business based on an estimate of the relative fair value that existed at the time of origination of goodwill in connection with the Parent's acquisitions of WMS and Bally . A total of $107.9 million in goodwill was allocated to the Social Gaming Business. The carrying value of goodwill increased by $12.8 million, as a result of the April 7, 2017 Spicerack acquisition. See Note 1 for additional information.

              We account for goodwill in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other ("ASC 350") . We test goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1 of each fiscal year, or whenever events or circumstances make it more likely than not that impairment may have occurred since completion of the last annual test. Impairment testing for goodwill is performed at the reporting unit level. We have identified a single reporting unit based on our management structure. No impairments have been identified to date.

Intangible Assets, net

              Intangible assets originated in connection with the Parent's acquisitions of WMS and Bally , at which time they were allocated to the Social Gaming Business and intangibles acquired through the Spicerack acquisition (see Note 1 for more information). Identified intangible assets are amortized over two to ten years using the straight-line method, which materially approximates the pattern of the assets'

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use. Factors considered when assigning useful lives include legal, regulatory and contractual provisions, game or technology obsolescence, demand, competition and other economic factors.

              The following table presents certain information regarding our intangible assets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017:

 
  Gross
Carrying
Amount
  Accumulated
Amortization
  Net
Balance
 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

                   

Amortizable intangible assets:

                   

Intellectual property

  $ 33.0   $ (30.1 ) $ 2.9  

Customer relationships

    23.2     (16.8 )   6.4  

Licenses

    5.1     (1.5 )   3.6  

Brand names

    3.7     (3.0 )   0.7  

  $ 65.0   $ (51.4 ) $ 13.6  

Balance as of December 31, 2017

                   

Amortizable intangible assets:

                   

Intellectual property

  $ 35.4   $ (24.2 ) $ 11.2  

Customer relationships

    23.2     (15.5 )   7.7  

Licenses

    5.0     (0.7 )   4.3  

Brand names

    3.9     (2.4 )   1.5  

  $ 67.5   $ (42.8 ) $ 24.7  

              We review the remaining estimated lives of our long-lived assets on an ongoing basis. This review during the third quarter of 2017 indicated that the estimated lives of certain Dragonplay intellectual property associated with certain games extended beyond the expected in-service period. As a result, effective in the third quarter of 2017, we changed our estimate of the remaining useful lives of these intangibles to better reflect the estimated periods during which these assets are expected to remain in service. The estimated useful lives of these intangibles that previously averaged six years were decreased to an average of four years. As a result of this change amortization expense increased by $4.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017.

              Amortization expense totaled $11.2 million and $13.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

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(table amounts are presented in millions)

(4) Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net (Continued)

              Estimated amortization expense for the years ending December 31, 2019 through 2023 and thereafter is as follows:

Year
  Expense  

2019

  $ 3.1  

2020

    3.1  

2021

    3.1  

2022

    2.4  

2023

    1.5  

Thereafter

    0.4  

  $ 13.6  

(5) Software, net

              We capitalize direct costs of services used in the development of internal-use software. Amounts capitalized are amortized over a period of two to seven years on a straight-line basis.

              Software, net consisted of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2018   2017  

Software

  $ 12.0   $ 9.0  

Accumulated amortization

    (7.7 )   (3.9 )

Software, net

  $ 4.3   $ 5.1  

              Amortization expense totaled $3.3 million and $2.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

(6) Accrued Liabilities

              Accrued liabilities consisted of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2018   2017  

Compensation and benefits

  $ 7.2   $ 23.8  

Contingent consideration

    18.8      

Contract liabilities (1)

    0.7     1.5  

Taxes

    1.2     0.5  

Other

    0.1     0.3  

  $ 28.0   $ 26.1  

(1)
December 31, 2017 balance represents deferred revenue under ASC 605 accounting guidance.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(table amounts are presented in millions)

(7) Income Taxes

              The provision for income taxes is calculated as if the Social Gaming Business completed separate tax returns apart from its Parent ("Separate-return Method"). Certain legal entities of the Social Gaming Business are included in tax filings of affiliated entities that are not part of the Social Gaming Business, but are included in these financial statements under the Separate-return Method. Deferred tax assets ("DTAs") and deferred tax liabilities ("DTLs") are recognized principally for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts, using currently enacted tax rates and are adjusted for changes in such rates in the period of change. Tax attributes utilized by the Parent are treated as equity transactions between the Social Gaming Business and the Parent.

              The components of net income before income taxes are presented below:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

United States

  $ 50.8   $ 62.2  

Foreign

    (1.4 )   (17.0)  

Net income before income taxes

  $ 49.4   $ 45.2  

              The components of income tax expense are presented below:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Current

             

U.S. Federal

  $ 11.0   $ 22.6  

U.S. State

    3.8     2.3  

Foreign

    1.6     0.9  

Total

  $ 16.4   $ 25.8  

Deferred

             

U.S. Federal

    (2.6 )   (1.7)  

U.S. State

    (0.9 )   (0.2)  

Foreign

    (2.5 )   (1.8)  

Total

    (6.0 )   (3.7)  

Total income tax expense

  $ 10.4   $ 22.1  

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(table amounts are presented in millions)

(7) Income Taxes (Continued)

              The reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to the actual tax rate is presented below:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2018   2017  

Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate

    21.0 %   35.0 %

U.S. state income taxes, net of federal benefit

    3.1 %   3.1 %

R&D credits

    (1.7 )%   (0.7) %

Foreign pre-tax losses at lower rates than U.S. federal rate

    0.1 %   3.4 %

Permanent differences

    (1.4 )%   4.1 %

Impact of tax reform

    %   3.9 %

Effective income tax rate

    21.1 %   48.8 %

              The effective income tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 were 21.1% and 48.8%, respectively, with the reduction primarily driven by the decrease in the U.S. federal statutory rate as a result of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the "Tax Act"). The effective tax rate for both years was impacted by U.S. state income tax expense, foreign earnings rate differential and permanent adjustments. The Company's 2017 effective tax rate was impacted by the enactment of the Tax Act and the related remeasurement of the Company's U.S net DTAs.

              The tax effects of significant temporary differences representing net deferred assets and liabilities consisted of the following:

 
  As of December 31,  
 
  2018   2017  

Deferred tax assets:

             

Compensation not currently deductible

  $ 8.1   $ 4.6  

Reserves and other accrued expenses

    0.4     0.2  

Stock-based compensation

    0.9     0.1  

Realizable deferred tax assets

    9.4     4.9  

Deferred tax liabilities:

             

Deferred costs and prepaid expenses

    (0.1 )   (1.3 )

Differences in financial reporting and tax basis for:

             

Property and equipment

    (1.2 )   (0.5 )

Identifiable goodwill and intangible assets

    (1.7 )   (2.8 )

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (3.0 )   (4.6 )

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) on balance sheet

  $ 6.4   $ 0.3  

              Our foreign subsidiaries have a cumulative deficit of earnings resulting in an excess of tax basis over book basis in their shares. Because these basis differences are not expected to reverse in the foreseeable future, we have not provided deferred taxes related to the basis differences. The Tax Act required us to compute a tax on previously undistributed earnings and profits of our foreign subsidiaries upon transition from a worldwide tax system to a territorial tax system during the year ended December 31, 2017; however, due to the cumulative earnings and profits ("E&P") deficit in our foreign subsidiaries, there was no resulting tax impact.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(table amounts are presented in millions)

(7) Income Taxes (Continued)

              The Tax Act, enacted on December 22, 2017, makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code, including but not limited to: (1) a reduction of the U.S. federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent; (2) a new limitation on deductible interest expense; (3) a general elimination of U.S. federal income taxes on dividends from foreign subsidiaries; (4) elimination of the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT); (5) a new provision designed to tax global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI); (6) the creation of the base erosion anti-abuse tax (BEAT), a new minimum tax; (7) limitations on the deductibility of certain executive compensation; and (8) changing rules related to uses of and limitations of net operating losses generated after December 31, 2017.

              ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires companies to recognize the impact of tax law changes in the period of enactment; however, Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 118 provided that companies could record provisional amounts related to the Tax Act during a measurement period not to exceed one year from the Tax Act enactment date. Our accounting for the Tax Act was completed in the fourth quarter of 2018. Consistent with SAB 118, we included reasonable estimates of certain aspects of the Tax Act as of December 31, 2017, as follows:

Impact on DTAs and DTLs from reduction of U.S. federal corporate tax rate

              We computed the provisional impact of the reduced tax rate (from 35% to 21%) on our U.S. federal DTAs and DTLs, which were remeasured as of December 31, 2017. The net impact on our year-ended December 31, 2017 tax provision related to the remeasuring of DTAs and DTLs as a result of the reduced U.S. federal corporate tax rate was a $1.7 million tax expense. As of December 31, 2018, we have completed our accounting for the remeasured deferred tax assets and liabilities and made no change to our original assessment.

Deemed Repatriation Transition Tax (Transition Tax)

              The Deemed Repatriation Transition Tax ("Transition Tax") is a tax on previously untaxed accumulated and current E&P of certain of our foreign subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2017, we recorded a provision estimate of $0 for the Transition Tax.

              As of December 31, 2018, we had completed our accounting for the Transition Tax and made no changes to our original assessment of zero impact

Global intangible low taxed income (GILTI)

              As of December 31, 2017, we did not make a provisional adjustment for the impact of GILTI. As of December 31, 2018, we had completed our accounting for GILTI. As part of completing that process, we elected to account for GILTI as a current-period expense when incurred. Accordingly, we included $0.5 million of a taxable income inclusion related to GILTI in our U.S. income tax provision for the year ended December 31, 2018.

(8) Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

              We have operating leases for certain facilities, with various expiration dates through 2023. Rent expense on operating leases for facilities for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 totaled $2.0 million and $1.9 million, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(table amounts are presented in millions)

(8) Commitments and Contingencies (Continued)

              As of December 31, 2018, future minimum lease payments related to these leases are as follows:

 
  2019   2020   2021   2022   2023   Thereafter  

Future minimum lease payments

  $ 2.1   $ 1.7   $ 1.3   $ 0.9   $ 0.4   $ 0.1  

Benefit plans

              Our U.S.-based employees may participate in the Parent 401(k) plan. Those employees who participate in the Parent 401(k) plan are eligible to receive matching contributions from the Parent for the first 6% of participant contributions. The Parent matches contributions of 35.0% of any participant's contributions, up to the first 6% of their compensation (as defined in the plan document). Our foreign employees participate in various retirement plans and are eligible to receive contributions of up to 6.5% of their compensation. Contribution expense for these benefit plans for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $1.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

Litigation

              From time to time, we are subject to various claims, complaints and legal actions in the normal course of business. In addition, we may receive notifications alleging infringement of patent or other intellectual property rights.

              On April 17, 2018, a plaintiff filed a putative class action complaint, Fife v. Scientific Games Corp., against our parent, Scientific Games in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiff seeks to represent a putative class of all persons in the State of Washington who purchased and allegedly lost virtual coins playing Scientific Game's online social casino games, including but not limited to Jackpot Party Casino and Gold Fish Casino . The complaint asserts claims for alleged violations of Washington's Recovery of Money Lost at Gambling Act, Washington's consumer protection statute, and for unjust enrichment, and seeks unspecified money damages (including treble damages as appropriate), the award of reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, pre- and post-judgment interest, and injunctive and/or declaratory relief. On July 2, 2018, Scientific Games filed a motion to dismiss the plaintiff's complaint with prejudice, which the trial court denied on December 18, 2018. Scientific Games filed its answer to the putative class action complaint on January 18, 2019. Due to the early nature of this litigation, we are currently unable to determine the likelihood of an outcome or estimate a range of reasonably possible loss. Although the case was brought against Scientific Games Corporation, pursuant to the intercompany services agreement, we would expect to cover or contribute to any damage awards due to the matter arising as a result of our business.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(table amounts are presented in millions)

(9) Related Party Transactions

              The following is the summary of expenses charged from the Parent and settled in cash:

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
   
 
  Statement of Income and
Comprehensive Income Line Item
 
  2018   2017

Parent services

  $ 5.7   $ 5.4   General and administrative

Digital shared services

        1.6   General and administrative

Affiliate IP royalties

    26.1     23.6   Cost of revenue

Third-party royalties

    7.7     5.5   Cost of revenue

Parent services and Digital shared services

              On September 5, 2016, we entered into a Services Agreement with the Parent pursuant to which the Parent and its subsidiaries provide various corporate services and digital segment shared services.

              Parent services represent charges of corporate level general and administrative expenses, including but not limited to, finance, corporate development, human resources, legal, information technology, and rental fees for shared assets. Digital shared services represent shared general and administrative expenses within the Parent's Digital segment, including but not limited to, executive, finance, human resources and legal. These expenses have been charged to the Social Gaming Business on the basis of direct usage and costs when identifiable, with the remainder charged on the basis of revenues, operating expenses, headcount or other relevant measures, which we believe to be the most meaningful methodologies.

IP Royalties

              On September 5, 2016, we entered into a licensing agreement with the Parent pursuant to which we obtained a non-transferable and non-exclusive license to use certain intellectual property (IP).

              The Parent frequently licenses IP from third parties, which we use in developing our games pursuant to our licensing agreement with the Parent. Royalties allocated for use of third-party IP are charged to the Social Gaming Business and are typically based upon net social gaming revenues and the royalty rates defined and stipulated in the third-party agreements.

              Affiliate IP royalties represent a charge for the use of the Parent IP related to certain internally developed social games such as Jackpot Party Casino , Gold Fish Casino and Quick Hit Slots . Royalties charged to the Social Gaming Business are based upon net social gaming revenues with the royalty rate established based on the similar existing contracts with third-party licensors.

              Due to Affiliate as of December 31, 2018 consisted of $0.5 million related to Parent corporate shared services and $4.5 million related to IP royalties, partially offset by $1.3 million related to reimbursable expenses from the Parent and its subsidiaries.

Equity Incentive Awards

              The Parent maintains an equity incentive awards plan under which the Parent may issue, among other awards, time-based and performance-based stock options and restricted stock units to Social Gaming Business employees. Although awards under the plan result in the issuance of shares of

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(table amounts are presented in millions)

(9) Related Party Transactions (Continued)

the Parent, the amounts are a component of the total compensation for Social Gaming Business employees and are included in our stock-based compensation expense, which is accounted for as a component of Parent's equity.

              Total stock-based compensation expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 was $4.0 million and $4.3 million, respectively, and is included in General and administrative expenses. At December 31, 2018, total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock-based compensation was $13.3 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.0 years.

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PROSPECTUS

                    , 2019

   



PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13.    Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

              The following table sets forth all fees and expenses, other than the underwriting discount payable solely by SciPlay in connection with the offer and sale of the securities being registered. All amounts shown are estimated except for the SEC registration fee, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, filing fee and the exchange listing fee.

 
  Amount to Be
Paid
 

SEC registration fee

  $ 12,120  

FINRA filing fee

    15,500  

NASDAQ listing fee

    25,000  

Transfer agent's and registrar's fees

    5,000  

Printing and engraving expenses

      *

Legal fees and expenses

      *

Accounting fees and expenses

      *

Blue Sky fees and expenses

      *

Miscellaneous

      *

Total

  $              *

*
To be completed by amendment.

              Each of the amounts set forth above, other than the registration fee and the FINRA filing fee, is an estimate.

Item 14.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers

              Section 78.7502 of the Nevada Revised Statutes ("NRS") provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings in which such person is made a party by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of the registrant. NRS 78.751 provides that indemnification pursuant to NRS 78.7502 is not exclusive of other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under the articles of incorporation or any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The registrant's articles of incorporation and bylaws will provide for indemnification by the registrant of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of Nevada. The registrant may enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers to provide these directors and officers additional contractual assurances regarding the scope of the indemnification set forth in the registrant's articles of incorporation and bylaws and to provide additional procedural protections.

              NRS 78.138(7) provides that, subject to limited statutory exceptions and unless the articles of incorporation or an amendment thereto (in each case filed on or after October 1, 2003) provide for greater individual liability, a director or officer is not individually liable to a corporation or its stockholders or creditors for any damages as a result of any act or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless the presumption established by NRS 78.138(3) has been rebutted and it is proven that (i) the director's or officer's act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her fiduciary duties as a director or officer and (ii) such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a

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knowing violation of law. The registrant's articles of incorporation will not provide for any greater liability than provided for in the NRS.

              The registrant may purchase and maintain standard policies of insurance under which coverage is provided (a) to its directors and officers against loss rising from claims made by reason of breach of duty or other wrongful act, and (b) to the registrant with respect to payments which may be made by the registrant to such officers and directors pursuant to the above indemnification provision or otherwise as a matter of law.

              The proposed form of underwriting agreement filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for indemnification of directors and officers of the registrant by the underwriters against certain liabilities.

Item 15.    Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

              We have not sold any securities, registered or otherwise, within the past three years, except for the 100 shares of common stock issued upon our formation to our sole stockholder, SG Holding I, in exchange for $100.00. The issuance was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.

Item 16.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

              Reference is herein made to the attached Exhibit Index, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 17.    Undertakings

              The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

                    (a)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriter at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriter to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

                    (b)   Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the provisions referenced in Item 14 of this registration statement, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                    (c)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

                        (1)   For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act of

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          1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

                        (2)   For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
  Description
  1.1 * Form of Underwriting Agreement
        
  3.1   Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant
        
  3.2   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
        
  4.1   Form of Specimen Stock Certificate evidencing the shares of Class A common stock
        
  5.1 * Opinion of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP as to the validity of the securities being offered
        
  10.1   Form of Services Agreement
        
  10.2   Form of IP License Agreement
        
  10.3   Form of Assignment Agreement
        
  10.4   Form of Tax Receivable Agreement
        
  10.5   Form of Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC
        
  10.6   Form of Registration Rights Agreement
        
  10.7 * Form of Revolving Credit Agreement
        
  10.8 Scientific Games Corporation 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated
        
  10.9 *† Form of SciPlay Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan
        
  10.10 Employment Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2018, by and between Scientific Games Corporation and Barry Cottle
        
  10.11 *† Form of Amendment to Employment Agreement, by and between Scientific Games Corporation and Barry Cottle
        
  10.12 *† Form of Social Award Agreement, by and between SciPlay Corporation and Barry Cottle
        
  10.13 *† Form of Employment Agreement, by and between SciPlay Parent Company, LLC and Joshua Wilson
        
  10.14 *† Form of Offer Letter from SciPlay Parent Company, LLC to Michael Cody
        
  10.15 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2017, by and between Scientific Games Corporation and Michael Winterscheidt
        
  10.16 Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2019 (effective as of February 25, 2019), by and between Scientific Games Corporation and Michael Winterscheidt
        
  10.17 *† Form of Social Award Agreement, by and between SciPlay Corporation and M. Mendel Pinson
        
  21.1   List of Subsidiaries of the Registrant
        
  23.1   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as to SciPlay Corporation
        
  23.2   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as to SG Social Holding Company II, LLC
 
   

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Exhibit
Number
  Description
  23.3 * Consent of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
        
  24.1 * Power of Attorney
        
  99.1 ** Barry L. Cottle Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee
        
  99.2 ** M. Mendel Pinson Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee
        
  99.3 ** Frances F. Townsend Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee
        
  99.4 ** Joshua J. Wilson Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee
        
  99.5 ** Gerald D. Cohen Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee
        
  99.6 ** Jay Penske Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee
        
  99.7 ** William C. Thompson, Jr. Consent to be Named as a Director Nominee

*
To be filed by amendment

**
Previously filed

Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

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SIGNATURES

              Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Las Vegas, State of Nevada, on the 11th of April, 2019.

    SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

 

By:

 

/s/ MICHAEL A. QUARTIERI

Michael A. Quartieri
Sole Director, President, Secretary
and Treasurer (Principal Executive
Officer, Principal Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer)

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Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

Pursuant to the provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes 78.390 and 78.403, the undersigned officer of SciPlay Corporation, a Nevada corporation, does hereby certify as follows:

 

A.  The board of directors of the corporation has duly adopted resolutions proposing to amend and restate the articles of incorporation of the corporation as set forth below, declaring such amendment and restatement to be advisable and in the best interests of the corporation.

 

B.  The amendment and restatement of the corporation’s articles of incorporation as set forth below has been duly approved by the sole stockholder of the corporation, which is sufficient for approval thereof.

 

C.  This certificate sets forth the text of the articles of incorporation of the corporation, as amended and restated in their entirety to this date as follows:

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

ARTICLE I
NAME

 

The name of the corporation is SciPlay Corporation (the “ Corporation ”).

 

ARTICLE II
REGISTERED OFFICE

 

The Corporation may, from time to time, in the manner provided by law, change the registered agent and registered office within the State of Nevada.  The Corporation may also maintain an office or offices for the conduct of its business, either within or without the State of Nevada.

 

ARTICLE III
PURPOSE

 

The Corporation is formed for the purpose of engaging in any lawful activity for which corporations may be organized under the laws of the State of Nevada.

 


 

ARTICLE IV
CAPITAL STOCK

 

(A)  Authorized Stock .

 

(1)  The total number of shares of all stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is [ · ] shares, consisting of:  (i) [ · ] shares of Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), (ii) [ · ] shares of Class B common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “ Class B Common Stock ” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”), and (iii) [ · ] shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).  All cross references in each subdivision of this ARTICLE IV refer to other paragraphs in such subdivision unless otherwise indicated.

 

(2)  The number of authorized shares of any of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding plus, in the case of Class A Common Stock, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable in connection with the redemption or exchange of all outstanding Common Units (as defined below) of the LLC (as defined below) held by holders of Class B Common Stock pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement (as defined below)) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, without a separate vote of any holders of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or of any class or series thereof, unless a separate vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of any Preferred Stock Designation (as defined below), irrespective of the provisions of Section 78.2055 and 78.207 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended from time to time, the “ NRS ”) or any successor provision thereto.

 

(3)  Subject to the limitation set forth in these Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended from time to time (these “ Articles of Incorporation ”) and the bylaws of the Corporation, as amended from time to time (the “ Bylaws ”), shares of one class or series of stock may be issued as a share dividend in respect of another class or series of stock, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 78.215(4) of the NRS.

 

(B)  Preferred Stock .

 

(1)  Designation .  The shares of Preferred Stock are hereby authorized to be issued from time to time in one or more series, the shares of each series to have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions as are specified in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) providing for the issue thereof.  Such Preferred Stock may be convertible into, or exchangeable for, at the option of either the holder or the Corporation or upon the happening of a specified event, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation (other than Class B Common Stock) at such price or prices or at such rate or rates of exchange and with such adjustments as shall be stated and expressed in these Articles of Incorporation or in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors providing for the issue thereof.

 

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(2)  Authority Vested in the Board .  Authority is hereby expressly vested in the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions of this ARTICLE IV and ARTICLE VI and the limitations prescribed by law, to authorize the issue from time to time of one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix by resolution or resolutions adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of authorized directors for the Board of Directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships (the “ Whole Board ”) providing for the issue of such series the voting powers, full or limited, if any, of the shares of such series and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.  The authority of the Board of Directors with respect to each series shall include, but not be limited to, the determination of the following:

 

(a)  The designation of such series.

 

(b)  The dividend rate of such series, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of the Corporation’s capital stock, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative.

 

(c)  Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation at the option of either the Corporation or the holder or both or upon the happening of a specified event and, if made subject to any such redemption, the times or events, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption.

 

(d)  The terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series.

 

(e)  Whether the shares of such series shall be convertible into, or exchangeable for, at the option of either the holder or the Corporation or upon the happening of a specified event, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of the Corporation’s capital stock, and, if provision is made for conversion or exchange, the times or events, prices, rates, adjustments and other terms and conditions of such conversions or exchanges.

 

(f)  The restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional Preferred Stock.

 

(g)  The rights of the holders of the shares of such series upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

 

(h)  The provisions as to voting, optional and/or other special rights and preferences, if any.

 

(i)  To increase (but not above the total number of then authorized and undesignated shares of Preferred Stock) or decrease (but not below the number of shares of Preferred Stock of that series then outstanding) the number of shares of Preferred Stock of such series.

 

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(3)  Certificate .  Before the Corporation shall issue any shares of Preferred Stock of any series, a certificate of designation setting forth a copy of the resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, and establishing the voting powers, if any, and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, relating to the shares of Preferred Stock of such series, and the number of shares of Preferred Stock of such series authorized by the Board of Directors to be issued, shall be made and signed by an officer of the Corporation and filed in the manner prescribed by the NRS (such certificate, a “ Preferred Stock Designation ”).

 

(C)  Common Stock .

 

(1)  Voting Rights .  Except as otherwise required by applicable law:

 

(a)  Each share of Class A Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof to notice of and to attend all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation and to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders.

 

(b)  Each share of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof to notice of and to attend all meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation and to ten votes on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders ; provided that, from and after the first date on which SG Holding Group ceases to beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) at least ten percent (10%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, each share of Class B Common Stock shall entitle the record holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Corporation’s stockholders.

 

(c)  Except as otherwise required in these Articles of Incorporation, the holders of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock).

 

(d)  The holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to these Articles of Incorporation or to a Preferred Stock Designation that affects only the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other series of Preferred Stock, to vote on such amendment as a separate class pursuant to these Articles of Incorporation or the applicable Preferred Stock Designation or pursuant to the NRS.

 

(e)  No holder of Common Stock has any right or shall be permitted to cumulate votes in any election of directors.

 

(2)  Class B Common Stock .  From and after the effective time of these Articles of Incorporation (the “ Effective Time ”), additional shares of Class B Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered only in the name of, SG Social Holding Company I, LLC and SG Social Holding Company, LLC (together, the “ SG Holding Companies ”) and their respective successors and assigns, as well as their respective transferees permitted in accordance with paragraph (C)(5) of this ARTICLE IV (including all subsequent successors, assigns and permitted transferees) (collectively, the “ Permitted Class B Owners ”), and the aggregate number of shares of Class B Common Stock following any such issuance registered in the name of each such Permitted Class B Owner must be equal to the aggregate number of Common Units held of record by such Permitted Class B Owner under the LLC Operating Agreement.

 

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(3)  Dividends .

 

(a)  Subject to all provisions of this ARTICLE IV, including the rights of holders of any Preferred Stock having preference as to dividends, and except as otherwise provided by these Articles of Incorporation or the NRS, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of any funds legally available for such purpose.  When and as dividends are declared thereon, whether payable in cash, property or securities of the Corporation, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to share, ratably according to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by them, in such dividends.

 

(b)  Except as provided in ARTICLE VI with respect to stock dividends, dividends shall not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock.

 

(4)  Liquidation Rights .

 

In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, or any distribution of any of its assets to any of its stockholders other than by dividends from funds legally available therefor, and other than payments made upon redemptions or purchases of such shares of the Corporation, after payment in full of the amount which the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to receive in such event, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to share, ratably according to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by them, in the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders.  Without limiting the rights of the holders of Class B Common Stock to have their Common Units redeemed or exchanged in accordance with Article XI of the LLC Operating Agreement, the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, or any distribution of any of its assets to any of its stockholders.  A merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination of the Corporation with any other person or persons, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall not be considered to be a dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this ARTICLE IV.

 

(5)  Transfer of Class B Common Stock .

 

(a)  In connection with the redemption or exchange of Common Units pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement, a holder of Class B Common Stock shall surrender shares of Class B Common Stock to the Corporation in accordance with the LLC Operating Agreement for no consideration.  Following the surrender of any shares of Class B Common Stock to the Corporation, such surrendered shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or such holder of Class B Common Stock be cancelled and the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.

 

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(b)  A holder of Class B Common Stock may transfer shares of Class B Common Stock to any transferee (other than the Corporation) only if, and only to the extent permitted by the LLC Operating Agreement, such holder also simultaneously transfers an equal number of such holder’s Common Units (as such numbers may be adjusted to reflect equitably any stock split, subdivision, combination or similar change with respect to the Class B Common Stock or Common Units) to such transferee in compliance with the LLC Operating Agreement.  The transfer restrictions described in this clause (5)(b) are referred to as the “ Restrictions ”.

 

(c)  Any purported transfer of shares of Class B Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions shall be null and void. If, notwithstanding the Restrictions, a person shall, voluntarily or involuntarily, purportedly become or attempt to become the purported owner of shares of Class B Common Stock (“ Purported Owner ”) in violation of the Restrictions, then the Purported Owner shall not obtain any rights in and to such shares of Class B Common Stock (the “ Restricted Shares ”), and the purported transfer of the Restricted Shares to the Purported Owner shall not be recognized by the Corporation or its transfer agent.

 

(d)  Upon a determination by the Board of Directors that a Person has attempted or is attempting to transfer or to acquire Restricted Shares, or has purportedly transferred or acquired Restricted Shares, in violation of the Restrictions, the Board of Directors may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to such attempted or purported transfer or acquisition on the books and records of the Corporation, including to cause the Corporation’s transfer agent to record the Purported Owner’s transferor as the record owner of the Restricted Shares, and to institute proceedings to enjoin any such attempted or purported transfer or acquisition, or reverse any entries or records reflecting such attempted or purported transfer or acquisition.

 

(e)  Notwithstanding the Restrictions, (i) in the event that any outstanding share of Class B Common Stock shall cease to be held by a registered holder of Common Units, such share of Class B Common Stock shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or such holder of Class B Common Stock be cancelled for no consideration, and the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire such share and such share shall not be re-issued by the Corporation and (ii) in the event that any registered holder of Class B Common Stock no longer holds an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock and Common Units, the shares of Class B Common Stock registered in the name of such holder that exceed the number of Common Units held by such holder shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Class B Common Stock be cancelled for no consideration, and the Corporation shall take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.

 

(f)  The Board of Directors may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind, by bylaw or otherwise, regulations and procedures that are consistent with the provisions of this paragraph (5) for determining whether any transfer or acquisition of shares of Class B Common Stock would violate the Restrictions and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of the

 

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provisions of this paragraph (5).  Any such procedures and regulations shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Corporation and with its transfer agent and shall be made available for inspection by any prospective transferee and, upon written request, shall be mailed or otherwise delivered, as determined by the Corporation, to holders of shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

(g)  The Board of Directors shall have all powers necessary to implement the Restrictions, including without limitation the power to prohibit the transfer of any shares of Class B Common Stock in violation thereof.

 

(6)  Cancellation of Shares of Class B Common Stock .  To the extent that any Permitted Class B Owner exercises its right pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement to have its Common Units redeemed by the LLC in accordance with the LLC Operating Agreement (subject to the Corporation’s option pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement to effect a direct exchange with such Permitted Class B Owner in lieu of such a redemption), then simultaneous with the payment of, at the Corporation’s election, cash or Class A Common Stock consideration to such Permitted Class B Owner by the LLC (in the case of a redemption) or the Corporation (in the case of a direct exchange), the Corporation shall cancel for no consideration a number of shares of Class B Common Stock registered in the name of the redeeming or exchanging Permitted Class B Owner equal to the number of Common Units held by such Permitted Class B Owner that are redeemed or exchanged in such redemption or exchange transaction.

 

(7)  Class B Common Stock Legend .  All certificates or book-entries representing shares of Class B Common Stock shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such other form as the Board of Directors may determine):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [CERTIFICATE] [BOOK-ENTRY] ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF SCIPLAY CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).

 

(8)  Fractional Shares .  The Class B Common Stock may be issued and transferred in fractions of a share. Subject to the Restrictions, holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to transfer fractions thereof, and the Corporation shall, and shall cause its transfer agent to, facilitate any such transfers, including by issuing certificates or making book entries representing any such fractional shares.

 

(9)  No Preemptive, Subscription, Redemption or Conversion Rights.   No holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.

 

(D)  Cancellation of Previously Issued and Outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation .  Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Corporation had 1,000 authorized shares of voting common stock, $.001 par value per share, of which 100 shares were issued and outstanding (the

 

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Outstanding Voting Common Stock ”). At and as of the Effective Time, by virtue of filing of these Articles of Incorporation, each share of Outstanding Voting Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically cancelled for no consideration, without any action by the holder thereof.

 

ARTICLE V
SHARES DELIVERABLE IN EXCHANGE

 

The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon redemption or exchange of the outstanding Common Units exchangeable for Class A Common Stock, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that are issuable upon any such redemption or exchange pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such redemption or exchange of Common Units pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement by delivering cash in lieu of shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the LLC Operating Agreement or shares of Class A Common Stock which are held in the treasury of the Corporation.  The Corporation covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the LLC Operating Agreement shall, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

ARTICLE VI
SUBDIVISIONS AND COMBINATIONS OF SHARES, MERGERS AND OTHER EVENTS

 

(A)  The Corporation shall undertake all actions, including, without limitation, a reclassification, dividend, division, combination or recapitalization, with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, (i) shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to a Corporation equity plan that are not vested pursuant to the terms thereof or any award or similar agreement relating thereto, (ii) treasury shares or (iii) Preferred Stock or other debt or equity securities (including, without limitation, warrants, options and rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (except to the extent the net proceeds from such other securities, including, without limitation, any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, have been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of the LLC) (clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), collectively, the “ Disregarded Shares ”).

 

(B)  The Corporation shall undertake all actions, including, without limitation, a reclassification, dividend, division, combination or recapitalization, with respect to the shares of Class B Common Stock necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by all Permitted Class B Owners and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock owned by all Permitted Class B Owners.

 

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reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the Class A Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Common Units to maintain at all times, subject to the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, the Disregarded Shares; or (ii) any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the Class B Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Common Units to maintain at all times, subject to the provisions of these Articles of Incorporation, a one-to-one ratio between and the number of Common Units owned by the Permitted Class B Owners and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, unless, in the case of clause (i) or (ii) of this paragraph, such action is necessary to maintain at all times both a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, the Disregarded Shares, and a one-to-one ratio between and the number of Common Units owned by the Permitted Class B Owners and the number of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

(D)  The Corporation shall not issue, transfer or deliver from treasury shares or repurchase or redeem shares of Class A Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated by the LLC Operating Agreement unless in connection with any such issuance, transfer, delivery, repurchase or redemption the Corporation takes or authorizes all requisite action such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation shall equal on a one-for-one basis the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, the Disregarded Shares.

 

(E)  The Corporation shall not issue, transfer or deliver from treasury shares or repurchase or redeem shares of Preferred Stock in a transaction not contemplated by the LLC Operating Agreement unless in connection with any such issuance, transfer, delivery, repurchase or redemption, the Corporation takes or authorizes all requisite action such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, repurchases or redemptions, the Corporation holds (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or ceases to hold (in the case of any repurchase or redemption) equity interests in the LLC which (in the good faith determination by the Board of Directors) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent in all respects to the outstanding Preferred Stock so issued, transferred, delivered, repurchased or redeemed.

 

(F)  The Corporation shall not consolidate, merge, combine or consummate any other transaction (other than an action or transaction for which an adjustment is provided in one of the preceding paragraphs of this ARTICLE VI or ARTICLE IV) in which shares of Class A Common Stock are exchanged for or converted into other stock, securities or the right to receive cash and/or any other property, unless in connection with any such consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction each Common Unit shall be entitled to be exchanged for or converted into (without duplication of any corresponding share of Class A Common Stock which the Corporation may elect to issue upon a redemption or exchange of such Common Unit by the holder thereof) the same kind and amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property, as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Class A Common Stock is exchanged or

 

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converted, in each case to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between (x) the stock, securities or rights to receive cash and/or any other property issuable in such transaction in exchange for or conversion of one share of Class A Common Stock and (y) the stock, securities or rights to receive cash and/or any other property issuable in such transaction in exchange for or conversion of one Common Unit.  The foregoing provisions of this paragraph (F) shall not apply to any action or transaction (including any consolidation, merger or combination) approved by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, each voting as a separate class.

 

ARTICLE VII
STOCKHOLDER ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT; SPECIAL MEETINGS

 

(A)  Stockholder Action by Written Consent .  At any time prior to the first date on which the SG Holding Group ceases to beneficially own (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Act) shares representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock (the “ Triggering Event ”), any action that may be taken at a meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be required to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.  From and after the Triggering Event, no action may be taken by the stockholders except at a meeting of the stockholders upon prior notice in the manner required by the Bylaws.

 

(B)  Special Meetings .  Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes shall be called by the Secretary of the Corporation at the written request by a majority of the Whole Board, by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, by the President of the Corporation or, at any time prior to the Triggering Event, by the stockholders owning a majority of the combined voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.  Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.  Business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.  Except as otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or applicable law, the Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders. From and after the Triggering Event, no special meeting of the stockholders may be called by any stockholder.

 

ARTICLE VIII
DIRECTORS

 

(A)  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by resolutions adopted by a majority of the Whole Board.

 

(B)  Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, unless the Board of Directors otherwise determines, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification,

 

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removal from office or other cause shall be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office and entitled to vote thereon, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director entitled to vote thereon, and not by the stockholders of the Corporation. Any director so chosen shall hold office until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office.

 

(C)  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office by a vote of stockholders representing not less than two-thirds of the voting power of the issued and outstanding Common Stock (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock then outstanding are entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock) entitled to vote at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders duly noticed and called in accordance with the Bylaws.

 

(D)  Advance notice of stockholder nominations for election of directors and other business to be brought by stockholders before a meeting of stockholders shall be given in the manner provided by the Bylaws.

 

(E)  Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

 

ARTICLE IX
BYLAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws.  Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Nevada, as the Bylaws provide.  The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Nevada at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE X
AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES

 

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in these Articles of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

 

ARTICLE XI
INDEMNIFICATION; EXCULPATION

 

(A)  Indemnification .  To the fullest extent permitted under the NRS (including, without limitation, NRS 78.7502, NRS 78.751 and 78.752) and other applicable law, the Corporation shall indemnify any current and former directors and officers of the Corporation in their

 

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respective capacities as such and in any and all other capacities in which any of them serves at the request of the Corporation.

 

(B)  Limitation on Liability .  The liability of directors and officers of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS.  If the NRS is amended to further eliminate or limit or authorize corporate action to further eliminate or limit the liability of directors or officers, the liability of directors and officers of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS, as so amended from time to time.

 

(C)  Repeal and Conflicts .  Any amendment to or repeal of any provision or section of this ARTICLE XI shall be prospective only, and shall not apply to or have any effect on the right or protection of, or the liability or alleged liability of, any current or former director or officer of the Corporation existing prior to or at the time of such amendment or repeal.  In the event of any conflict between any provision or section of this ARTICLE XI and any other article of the Articles of Incorporation, the terms and provisions of this ARTICLE XI shall control.

 

ARTICLE XII
MANDATORY FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, administrative or investigative (a) brought in the name or right of the Corporation or on its behalf, (b) asserting a claim for breach of any fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (c) arising or asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of NRS Chapters 78 or 92A or any provision of these Articles of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation) or the Bylaws, (d) to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of these Articles of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation) or the Bylaws or (e) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine; provided that such exclusive forum provisions shall not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.  In the event that the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada does not have jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then any other state district court located in the State of Nevada shall be the sole and exclusive forum therefor and in the event that no state district court in the State of Nevada has jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then a federal court located within the State of Nevada shall be the sole and exclusive forum therefor.

 

ARTICLE XIII
COMPETITION AND CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

 

(A)  Competition and Corporate Opportunities .

 

(1)  Subject to any express agreement that may from time to time be in effect, a Dual Role Person (as defined below) may, and shall have no duty not to, on behalf of Scientific

 

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Games (as defined below), in each case (i) carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as a director, officer or stockholder of any corporation, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates, (iii) employ or otherwise engage any officer or employee of the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates and (iv) make investments in any kind of property in which the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates may make investments.  To the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, including NRS 78.070(8), the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates to participate in any business of Scientific Games, and waives any claim against a Dual Role Person and shall indemnify a Dual Role Person against any claim that such Dual Role Person is liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or its Controlled Affiliates for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of such Person’s participation in any such business.  The Corporation shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in the Bylaws.

 

(2)  In the event that a Dual Role Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may constitute a corporate opportunity for both (x) Scientific Games and (y) the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates, the Dual Role Person shall not have any duty to offer or communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates.  To the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, including NRS 78.070(8), the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates in such corporate opportunity, and waives any claim against each Dual Role Person and shall indemnify a Dual Role Person against any claim that such Dual Role Person is liable to the Corporation or its stockholders or its Controlled Affiliates for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of the fact that such Dual Role Person (a) pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for the account of Scientific Games, (b) directs, recommends, sells, assigns, or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to Scientific Games or (c) does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates; provided , however , in each case, that any corporate opportunity which is expressly offered to a Dual Role Person in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates shall belong to the Corporation or its Controlled Affiliates.  The Corporation shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in the Bylaws.

 

(3)  To the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada, no potential transaction or matter may be deemed to be a corporate opportunity of the Corporation or Controlled Affiliates unless (a) the Corporation and its Controlled Affiliates would be permitted to undertake such transaction or matter in accordance with these Articles of Incorporation and applicable law, (b) the Corporation and its Controlled Affiliates at such time have sufficient financial resources to undertake such transaction or matter, (c) such transaction or matter would be in the same or similar line of business in which the Corporation and its Controlled Affiliates are then engaged or a line of business that is reasonably related to, or a reasonable extension of, such line of business and (d) the Corporation and its Controlled Affiliates at such time have an interest or reasonable expectancy therein.

 

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(B)  Conflict .  In the event of a conflict between this ARTICLE XIII and any other provision of these Articles of Incorporation, this ARTICLE XIII shall prevail in all circumstances.

 

(C)  Amendments .  Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this ARTICLE XIII, nor the adoption of any provision of these Articles of Incorporation inconsistent with this ARTICLE XIII, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, any modification of law, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this ARTICLE XIII in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this ARTICLE XIII, would accrue or arise, prior to the effective date of such alteration, amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.

 

ARTICLE XIV
SPECIAL PROVISIONS REGARDING DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the Corporation is hereby specifically allowed to make any distribution that otherwise would be prohibited by NRS 78.288(2)(b).

 

ARTICLE XV
INAPPLICABILITY OF COMBINATIONS WITH INTERESTED STOCKHOLDERS STATUTES

 

At such time, if any, as the Corporation becomes a “resident domestic corporation” (as defined in NRS 78.427), the Corporation shall not be subject to, or governed by, any of the provisions in NRS 78.411 to 78.444, inclusive, as amended from time to time, or any successor statutes.

 

ARTICLE XVI
SEVERABILITY

 

If any provision or provisions of these Articles of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of these Articles of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of these Articles of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision or provisions to other persons, entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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ARTICLE XVII
DEEMED NOTICE AND CONSENT

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, each and every natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest (of any nature whatsoever) in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed, by reason of and from and after the time of such purchase or other acquisition, to have notice of and to have consented to all of the provisions of (a) these Articles of Incorporation (including Article XII), (b) the Bylaws and (c) any amendment to these Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws enacted or adopted in accordance with these Articles of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law.

 

ARTICLE XVIII

COMPLIANCE WITH GAMING LAWS

 

In order for Scientific Games or any other Gaming Affiliate (as defined below) to secure and maintain in good standing its Gaming Licenses (as defined below) and comply with applicable Gaming Laws (as defined below) and the requirements of the Gaming Authorities (as defined below) that regulate the operation and conduct of its business, the following provisions shall apply to the Corporation and its stockholders:

 

(A)          If any person that holds Securities (as defined below) of the Corporation is determined to be a Disqualified Holder (as defined below), then, if the Corporation so elects in its sole discretion (unless otherwise required by any Gaming Law or Gaming Authority):

 

(1)           such person shall sell or otherwise dispose of such Securities or other interest in the Corporation within the 60-day period commencing on the date the Corporation gives the person notice of such person’s unsuitability or disqualification and requiring such disposition (or an earlier time if so required by any Gaming Authority or any Gaming Law) in a manner satisfactory to the Board of Directors in its sole discretion; or

 

(2)           the Corporation may redeem any or all such Securities of the Corporation on the date specified in the notice given by the Corporation to such person, which date may not be less than 30 days after notice is given, at a price equal to the Redemption Price (as defined below).

 

(B)          Notice to a Disqualified Holder under paragraph (A)(1) or (2) of this ARTICLE XVIII shall be delivered in writing by personal delivery, mailing it to the address shown on the Corporation’s books and records or any other reasonable means and shall be deemed effective on the date given (the “ Notice Date ”). Failure of the Corporation to provide such notice to a Disqualified Holder after making reasonable efforts to do so shall not preclude the Corporation from exercising its rights under this ARTICLE.

 

(C)          If the Corporation intends to redeem Securities in accordance with paragraph (A)(2) of this ARTICLE XVIII, the notice shall specify the Securities to be redeemed, the date, time and place when such redemption will be consummated, which date in no event will be earlier than 30 days after the date of such notice, and the Redemption Price (it being sufficient for the purposes of this ARTICLE XVIII for the Corporation to indicate generally that the

 

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Redemption Price will be determined in accordance with paragraphs (C) and (K) hereof). If the Corporation gives the notice provided for by the preceding sentence, such notice shall be deemed to constitute a binding agreement on the part of the Corporation to redeem, and on the part of the person notified to sell, the Securities referred to in such notice in accordance with this ARTICLE XVIII.

 

(D)          The operation of this ARTICLE XVIII shall not be stayed by an appeal from a determination of any Gaming Authority.

 

(E)           The Board of Directors shall have the power to determine, on the basis of information known to the Board after reasonable inquiry, all questions arising under this ARTICLE XVIII, including, without limitation, (1) whether a person is a Disqualified Holder, (2) whether a Disqualified Holder has disposed of Securities pursuant to paragraph (A) of this ARTICLE XVIII and (3) the amount of Securities held directly or indirectly by any person. Any such determination shall be binding and conclusive on all such persons.

 

(F)           The Corporation shall be entitled to injunctive relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this ARTICLE XVIII, and each holder of Securities of the Corporation shall be deemed to have acknowledged by acquiring or retaining Securities of the Corporation that failure to comply with this ARTICLE XVIII will expose the Corporation to irreparable injury for which there is no adequate remedy at law and that the Corporation is entitled to injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of this ARTICLE XVIII.

 

(G)          A Disqualified Holder shall indemnify the Corporation and its Affiliates for any and all direct or indirect costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates as a result of such person’s continuing ownership of, or failure to divest, the Securities.

 

(H)          Any person to whom a redemption notice is given pursuant to the provisions of this ARTICLE XVIII shall have the burden of establishing to the satisfaction of the Corporation the dates on which, and the Purchase Price at which, such person acquired the Securities subject to such notice.

 

(I)            The right of the Corporation to redeem Securities pursuant to this ARTICLE XVIII shall not be exclusive of any other rights the Corporation or any of its Affiliates may have or hereafter acquire under any agreement, provision of the bylaws of the Corporation or such Affiliate or otherwise. Nothing in this ARTICLE XVIII shall be construed to:  (i) relieve any Disqualified Holder (or any Affiliate thereof) from any fiduciary obligation imposed by law, (ii) prohibit or affect any contractual arrangement which the Corporation may make from time to time with any holder of Securities to purchase all or any part of any other securities held by such holder or (iii) be in derogation of any action, past or future, which has been or may be taken by the Board of Directors or any holder of Securities with respect to the subject matter of this ARTICLE XVIII.

 

(J)            If any provision of this ARTICLE XVIII or the application of any such provision to any person or under any circumstance shall be held invalid, illegal, or unenforceable

 

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in any respect by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this ARTICLE XVIII.  The Board of Directors may waive any of the rights of the Corporation or any restrictions contained in this ARTICLE XVIII in any instance in which and to the extent the Board of Directors determines that a waiver would be in the best interests of the Corporation. Nothing in this ARTICLE XVIII shall be deemed or construed to require the Corporation to redeem or repurchase any Securities owned or controlled by a Disqualified Holder or any Affiliate thereof.

 

(K)          For the purposes of this ARTICLE XVIII:

 

(1)           “ Disqualified Holder ” means any record or beneficial holder of the Corporation’s Securities: (i) who is determined or has been determined by any Gaming Authority not to be suitable or qualified to be associated or have a relationship with Scientific Games or any other Gaming Affiliate, or (ii) whose ownership or control of Securities may result, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, in the failure of Scientific Games or any other Gaming Affiliate to obtain, maintain, retain, renew or qualify for a Gaming License, or cause or otherwise result in the imposition of any materially burdensome or unacceptable terms or conditions on any Gaming License held by Scientific Games or any other Gaming Affiliate.

 

(2)           “ Gaming Affiliate ” shall mean any Affiliate (as defined below) of the Corporation and shall also include Scientific Games and any joint venture, minority-owned entity or other enterprise in which Scientific Games has any direct or indirect interest.

 

(3)           “ Gaming Authority ” means any government, court, or federal, state, provincial, local, international, tribal or foreign governmental, administrative or regulatory or licensing body, agency, authority or official, which regulates or has authority over, including, without limitation, the right to issue or grant a Gaming License or any form of gaming or related activities conducted or proposed to be conducted by Scientific Games or any other Gaming Affiliate in any jurisdiction, including, without limitation, lottery, pari mutuel wagering, sports wagering and video gaming activities.

 

(4)           “ Gaming Law ” means any federal, state, provincial, local,  international, tribal or foreign law, statute, order, rule, regulation, decree, ordinance or interpretation pursuant to which any Gaming Authority possesses or asserts regulatory or licensing authority over the ownership, operation, management or conduct of gaming and related activities.

 

(5)           “ Gaming Licenses ” means any licenses, contracts, franchises, permits,  registrations, findings of suitability, exemptions, waivers and other regulatory approvals related to the ownership, control, conduct or operation of gaming and related activities within or without the United States of America.

 

(6)           “ person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity.

 

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(7)           “ Purchase Price ” means the price paid to acquire a Security, exclusive of commissions, taxes and other fees and expenses, adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, combination of shares or similar event.

 

(8)           “ Redemption Price ” means, with respect to any Securities, the price equal to the average closing sale price of such Securities as reported for composite transactions in securities listed on the principal trading market on which such Securities are then listed or admitted for trading during the 30 trading days preceding the Notice Date, or, if such Securities are not so listed or traded, the fair value of the Securities as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith and in consideration of such records of the Corporation and information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Board of Directors by any of the Corporation’s officers, employees or financial advisors, or committees of the Board of Directors (including, without limitation, information, opinions, reports or statements regarding any discount for lack of marketability or otherwise), as the Board of Directors deems, in its sole discretion, to be relevant and pertinent to such determination.

 

(9)           “ Securities ” means any shares of capital stock, bonds, notes, convertible debentures, warrants or other instruments that represent a share in the equity of the Corporation, a debt owed by the Corporation or the right to acquire any of the foregoing.

 

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ARTICLE XIX
CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

 

For purposes of these Articles of Incorporation:

 

(1)  “ Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.  For purposes of the foregoing definition, the term “ controlling, ” “ controlled by ,” or “ under common control with ” means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

(2)  “ Common Unit ” means a unit of membership interest in the LLC, authorized and issued under the LLC Operating Agreement, and constituting a “Common Unit” as defined in the LLC Operating Agreement.

 

(3)  “ Controlled Affiliate ” means, with respect to the Corporation, any Person controlled by the Corporation.  For purposes of the foregoing definition, “ controlled ” means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

(4)  “ Dual Role Person ” means (i) any director or officer of the Corporation who is also a director, officer, employee or Affiliate of Scientific Games and (ii) Scientific Games.

 

(5)  “ LLC ” means SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, together with its successors and assigns.

 

(6)  “ LLC Operating Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of the LLC, dated as of [ · ], 2019 (as such agreement may be further amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time).

 

(7)  “ Person ” means (a) an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust, association, private foundation joint stock company or any other entity, or (b) “person” as such term is used in Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto.

 

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(8)  “ Scientific Games ” means Scientific Games Corporation and its Affiliates (other than the Corporation and its Controlled Affiliates), together with their respective successors and assigns.

 

(9)  “ SG Holding Group ” means the SG Holding Companies and their respective Affiliates (other than the Corporation and its Controlled Affiliates), together with their respective successors and assigns.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned officer has executed this Certificate of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of SciPlay Corporation as of [ · ], 2019.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

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Exhibit 3.2

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

ARTICLE I

Offices, Corporate Seal

 

Section 1.01  Offices .  SciPlay Corporation (the “ Corporation ”) shall have a registered office, a principal office and such other offices as the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board of Directors ”) may determine.

 

Section 1.02  Corporate Seal .  There shall be no corporate seal.

 

ARTICLE II

Meetings of Stockholders

 

Section 2.01  Place and Time of Meetings .  Meetings of the stockholders may be held at such place, on such date and at such time as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.02  Annual Meetings .  The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be held at such place, on such date and at such time as designated by the Board of Directors.  The purpose of this meeting shall be for the election of directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting.  Except as otherwise restricted by the articles of incorporation of the Corporation (as amended or amended and restated from time to time, the “ Articles of Incorporation ”) or applicable law, the Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 2.03  Special Meetings .  Special meetings of stockholders may be called only in the manner provided in Article VII(B) of the Articles of Incorporation. Special meetings validly called in accordance with Article VII(B) of the Articles of Incorporation shall be held at the date and time specified in the notice of the meeting.  No business shall be acted upon at a special meeting of stockholders except as set forth in the notice of the meeting.  Except as otherwise restricted by the Articles of Incorporation or applicable law, the Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 2.04  Quorum; Adjourned Meetings .  Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Articles of Incorporation, the holders of shares representing at least a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock, present in person or by proxy (regardless of whether the proxy has authority to vote on all matters), shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any annual or special meeting.  If, on any issue, voting by classes or series is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the holders of at least a majority of the voting power, present in person or by proxy (regardless of whether the proxy has authority to vote on all matters), within each such class or series is necessary to constitute a quorum of each such class or series.  If a quorum of a class or series is not present at a meeting, the chairman of the meeting or the holders of shares representing at least a majority of the voting power of such class or series, present in person or by proxy (regardless of whether the proxy has authority to vote on all matters), may adjourn

 


 

the meeting with respect to any vote to be taken by such class or series until a quorum shall be represented.  Notice of any adjourned meeting need not be given if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  However, if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting must be given to each stockholder of record as of the new record date.  At adjourned meetings at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.  If a quorum is present, the stockholders may continue to transact business until adjournment notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

 

Section 2.05  Organization .  At each meeting of the stockholders, (a) the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in his or her absence the President, or in his or her absence the chairman chosen by a majority of the voting power of the stockholders present in person or proxy, shall act as chairman; and (b) the Secretary of the Corporation, or in his or her absence an Assistant Secretary, or in his or her absence any person whom the chairman of the meeting shall appoint, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 2.06  Voting .  Except as otherwise provided by law, each holder of capital stock of any class of the Corporation shall be entitled to the number of votes for each share of capital stock of the applicable class, in each case, held by such stockholder and registered in his, her or its name on the books of the Corporation, as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation.  Upon the request of any stockholder present in person or by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders and entitled to vote at such meeting, or if directed by the chairman of the meeting in his or her discretion, the vote on any question before a meeting or the election of directors shall be by written ballot.  All questions at a meeting, other than the election of directors, shall be decided by a majority of the votes cast at the meeting, unless otherwise required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Amended and Restated Bylaws (as amended or amended and restated from time to time, the “ Bylaws ”).  If, on any issue, voting by classes or series is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the votes of such class or series cast at a meeting shall be the act of such class or series, unless otherwise required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws.  If a quorum is present, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting.

 

Section 2.07  Inspectors of Election .  At each meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of such meeting may appoint two inspectors of election.  Each inspector of election so appointed shall first subscribe an oath or affirmation to execute the duties of an inspector of election at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability.  Such inspectors of election, if any, may (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each; (b) determine the number of shares and the number of votes entitled to be cast, in each case at a meeting, and the validity of the proxies or ballots; (c) count all votes and ballots; (d) determine any challenges made to any determination made by the inspectors and (e) certify in a report in writing to the secretary of such meeting the determination of the number of shares represented and votes entitled to be cast at the meeting and the results of all votes and ballots.  An inspector of election need not be a stockholder of the Corporation, and any officer or employee of the Corporation may be an inspector of election on any question other than a vote for or against his or her election to any position with the Corporation or on any other question in which he or she may be directly interested.

 

Section 2.08  Notices of Meetings and Consents .  Except as otherwise provided by the Articles of Incorporation or by the Nevada Revised Statutes (as amended from time to time, the

 

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NRS ”), a written notice of each annual and special meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of such meeting to each stockholder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting by delivering such notice of meeting to such stockholder personally or depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to him or her at the post office address shown upon the records of the Corporation.  Service of notice is complete upon mailing.  Every notice of a meeting of stockholders shall state the place, date and hour of the meeting, the means of electronic communication, if any, by which the stockholder or the proxies thereof shall be deemed to be present and vote and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  The notice shall be delivered in accordance with, and shall contain or be accompanied by such additional information as may be required by, the NRS, including, without limitation, NRS 78.379, 92A.120 or 92A.410.

 

Section 2.09  Proxies .  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize a proxy to represent him or her at the meeting by an instrument executed in writing.  Each such proxy shall be valid until its expiration or revocation in a manner permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada.  A proxy may be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and, if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient to support an irrevocable power.  Subject to the above, any proxy may be revoked if an instrument or transmission revoking it or a properly created proxy bearing a later date is filed with or transmitted to the Secretary or another person appointed by the Corporation to count the votes of stockholders and determine the validity of proxies and ballots, or, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, the stockholder revokes the proxy by attending the meeting and voting the stockholder’s shares in person, in which case, any vote cast by the person or persons designated by the stockholder to act as a proxy or proxies must be disregarded by the Corporation when the votes are counted.

 

Section 2.10  Waiver of Notice .  Notice of any annual or special meeting may be waived either before, at or after such meeting in writing signed or by transmission of an electronic record by the person or persons entitled to the notice.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transacting of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

Section 2.11  Written Action .  Except in as provided by and in accordance with Article VII(A) of the Articles of Incorporation, no action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or special meeting of the stockholders called and noticed in the manner required by these Bylaws.

 

Section 2.12  Order of Business .

 

(a)  Annual Meetings of Stockholders .  At any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted or considered (including, in the case of an annual meeting, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors), as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.  For such business to be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be:  (a) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before such meeting, by or at the direction of

 

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the Board of Directors or (c) otherwise properly requested to be brought before such meeting by a stockholder of the Corporation in accordance with these Bylaws.

 

(b)  General .  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of any annual or special meeting shall have the power to determine whether a nomination or any other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with these Bylaws and, if any proposed nomination or other business is not in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that no action shall be taken on such nomination or other proposal and such nomination or other proposal shall be disregarded.

 

Section 2.13  Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations .

 

(a)  Timing Requirements .  With respect to any nominations or any other business to be brought before an annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice shall be considered timely if it is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day and not later than the close of business on the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date of such annual meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation; provided , further , that for purposes of calculating the timeliness of any stockholder notice for the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, the date of the immediately preceding annual meeting shall be deemed to be [•], 2019.

 

With respect to any business to be properly requested to be brought before a special meeting, a stockholder’s notice shall be considered timely if it is delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such special meeting, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting is first made by the Corporation.

 

Except as required by the NRS or Section 8.01 of these Bylaws, in no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual or special meeting of stockholders, as applicable, or the public announcement thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(b)  Disclosure Requirements .  To be in proper form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must include the following, as applicable:  as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made:  (i) the name

 

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and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books and of such beneficial owner or Control Person, if any, (ii) the number of shares of the Corporation which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner or Control Person, if any (iii) a representation that the stockholder intends to appear at the meeting in person or by proxy to submit the business specified in such notice, (iv) if the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of director(s), a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, including the complete text of any resolutions proposed for consideration, and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (v) any direct or indirect personal or other material interest of the stockholder in the business to be submitted, (vi) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder or beneficial owner and by any Control Person or any other person acting in concert with any of the foregoing, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the share price of any class of the Corporation’s stock, or maintain, increase or decrease the voting power of the stockholder or beneficial owner with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, and a representation that the stockholder will notify the Corporation in writing within five business days after the record date for such meeting of any such agreement, arrangement or understanding in effect as of the record date for the meeting, (vii) a representation whether the stockholder, the beneficial owner and Control Person, if any, will engage in a solicitation with respect to the nomination or business and, if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) in such solicitation and whether such person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding stock required to approve or adopt the business to be proposed (in person or by proxy) by the stockholder and (viii) any other information relating to such stockholder, beneficial owner or Control Person, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement and form or proxy or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  For purposes of this Section 2.13, a “ Control Person ” shall be a director, executive, managing member or control person of such stockholder giving the notice or, if the notice is given on behalf of a beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made or the business is proposed, as to such beneficial owner.

 

Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

 

Section 2.14  Remote Communications . A meeting of stockholders may be held solely by remote communication pursuant to this Section 2.14. Stockholders may participate in a meeting of stockholders by means of any electronic communications, videoconferencing, teleconferencing or other available technology. If any such means are utilized, the Corporation shall, to the extent required under the NRS, implement reasonable measures to (a) verify the identity of each person participating through such means as a stockholder, and (b) provide the stockholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to communicate, and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting in a substantially concurrent manner with such proceedings. For the purposes of establishing a quorum and taking any action at the meeting, participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 2.14 constitutes presence in person at the meeting.

 

ARTICLE III

Board of Directors

 

Section 3.01  General Powers .  The business of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 3.02  Number, Qualification and Term of Office .  The number of directors, except to the extent, if any, otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation, shall be established from time to time by a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors for the Board of Directors whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships.  No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.  Directors need not be stockholders.  Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders next held after his or her election or until the stockholders have elected directors by consent in writing without a meeting and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal.  Nothing in this Section 3.02 shall restrict the right of the Board of Directors to fill vacancies or the right of the stockholders to remove directors each as provided in these Bylaws.

 

Section 3.03  Annual Meeting .  As soon as practicable after each election of directors, the Board of Directors shall meet at the registered office of the Corporation, or at such other place previously designated by the Board of Directors, for the purpose of electing the officers of the Corporation and for the transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting.

 

Section 3.04  Regular Meetings .  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held from time to time at such time and place as may be fixed by resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors.

 

Section 3.05  Special Meetings .  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President, or by any two of the directors and shall be held from time to time at such time and place as may be designated in the notice of such meeting.

 

Section 3.06  Notice of Meetings .  No notice need be given of any annual or regular meeting of the Board of Directors.  Notice of each special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the Secretary who shall give at least twenty-four hours’ notice thereof to each director by mail, telephone, telegram, electronic transmission including email, or in person.  Notice shall be effective upon receipt.

 

Section 3.07  Waiver of Notice .  Notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors may be waived either before, at, or after such meeting in writing signed by each director.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

Section 3.08  Quorum and Voting .  A majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  The vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation or the NRS require a greater number.

 

Section 3.09  Vacancies .  Vacancies on the Board of Directors shall be filled in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation.

 

Section 3.10  Removal .  A director may be removed from the Board of Directors by the stockholders only as provided in the Articles of Incorporation and the NRS.  Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice, unless the notice specifies a later time for effectiveness of such

 

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resignation to the Chairman of the Board, if any, the President or the Secretary, or in the absence of all of them, any other officer.

 

Section 3.11  Committees of Directors .  The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of directors, designate one or more committees, each to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, which, to the extent provided in the resolution, may exercise the powers of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined by the resolution adopted by the directors.  The committees shall keep regular minutes of their proceedings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.  Unless otherwise provided for in a resolution of the Board of Directors designating a committee pursuant to this Section 3.11:  (i) fifty percent (50%) or more of the authorized number of members of such committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of such committee and (ii) the vote of a majority of the members of such committee present at a meeting of such committee at which a quorum is present shall be the act of such committee except where otherwise required by these Bylaws or the charter of such committee.

 

Section 3.12  Written Action .  Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if, before or after the action, all directors or committee members consent thereto in writing.  The written consent may be signed manually or electronically (or by any other means then permitted under the NRS), and may be so signed in counterparts, including, without limitation, facsimile or email counterparts, and the written consent shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

 

Section 3.13  Compensation .  Directors who are not salaried officers of the Corporation may receive a fixed sum per meeting attended or a fixed annual sum, or both, and such other forms of reasonable compensation as may be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.  All directors shall receive their expenses, if any, of attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.  Any director may serve the Corporation in any other capacity and receive proper compensation therefor.  If the Board of Directors establishes the compensation of directors pursuant to this Section 3.13, such compensation is presumed to be fair to the Corporation unless proven unfair by a preponderance of the evidence.

 

Section 3.14  Conference Communications .  Directors may participate in any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any duly constituted committee thereof, by means of any conference telephone, electronic communications, videoconferencing, teleconferencing or other comparable communication technique or technology permitted under the NRS, including, without limitation, a telephone conference or similar method of communication whereby all persons participating in the meeting can hear and communicate to each other.  If any such means are utilized, the Corporation shall, to the extent required under the NRS, implement reasonable measures to (a) verify the identity of each person participating through such means as a director or member of the committee, as the case may be, and (b) provide the directors or members of the committee a reasonable opportunity to

 

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participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the directors or members of the committee, including an opportunity to communicate, and to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting in a substantially concurrent manner with such proceedings.  For the purposes of establishing a quorum and taking any action at the meeting, such directors or members of the committee, as the case may be, participating pursuant to this Section 3.14 shall be deemed present in person at the meeting.

 

ARTICLE IV

Officers

 

Section 4.01  Number .  The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer, or the equivalents of such officers.  The officers of the Corporation may consist of one or more Vice Presidents and any other officers and agents as the Board of Directors, by a majority vote of the total number of directors, may designate.  Any person may hold two or more offices.

 

Section 4.02  Election, Term of Office, and Qualifications .  At each annual meeting of the Board of Directors all officers shall be elected.  Such officers shall hold office until the next annual meeting of the directors or until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal, or until such office is eliminated by a vote of the majority of all directors.  Unless they have resigned or been removed, officers who may be directors shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors, notwithstanding an earlier termination of their directorship.

 

Section 4.03  Removal and Vacancies .  Any officer may be removed from his or her office by a majority vote of the total number of directors with or without cause.  A vacancy among the officers by death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled for the unexpired term by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.04  Chairman of the Board of Directors .  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if one is elected, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors and shall have such other duties as may be prescribed, from time to time, by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.05  President .  The President shall have general active management of the business of the Corporation.  In event of the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and directors.  The President shall see that all orders and resolutions of the directors are carried into effect.  The President may execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts or other instruments pertaining to the business of the Corporation and in general shall perform all duties usually incident to the office of the president.  The President shall have such other duties as may, from time to time, be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.06  Vice President .  Each Vice President shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the President.  In the event of absence or disability of the President, Vice Presidents shall succeed to his or her power and duties in the order designated by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 4.07  Secretary .  The Secretary shall be secretary of and shall attend all meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors and shall record all proceedings of such meetings in the minute book of the Corporation.  The Secretary shall give proper notice of meetings of stockholders and the Board of Directors.  The Secretary shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the President.

 

Section 4.08  Treasurer .  The Treasurer shall keep accurate accounts of all moneys of the Corporation received or disbursed.  The Treasurer shall deposit all moneys, drafts and checks in the name of and to the credit of the Corporation in such banks and depositories as a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall from time to time designate.  The Treasurer shall have power to endorse for deposit all notes, checks and drafts received by the Corporation.  The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as ordered by the directors, making proper vouchers therefor.  The Treasurer shall render to the President and the Board of Directors whenever required an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by the President.

 

Section 4.09  Execution of Contracts and Documents .  Except as otherwise directed by the Board of Directors, all contracts, deeds, promissory notes, checks, drafts, or other instruments calling for the payment of money shall be signed by the President or a Vice President and, if a second signature is required, the Secretary or Treasurer.  The Board of Directors may authorize the use of the facsimile signatures of any such persons.

 

Section 4.10  Duties of Other Officers .  The duties of such other officers and agents as the Board of Directors may designate shall be set forth in the resolution creating such office or by subsequent resolution.

 

Section 4.11  Compensation .  The officers of the Corporation shall receive such compensation for their services as may be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors or by one or more committees to the extent so authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE V

Shares and Their Transfer

 

Section 5.01  Shares of Stock .  The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by a certificate, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the stock of the Corporation shall be uncertificated shares.  Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.  Notwithstanding the adoption of any such resolution providing for uncertificated shares, every holder of stock of the Corporation theretofore represented by certificates and, upon request, every holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to a certificate, to be in such form as shall be prescribed by the Board of Directors, certifying the number of shares in the Corporation owned by such holder.  The certificates for such shares shall be numbered in the order in which they shall be issued and shall be signed in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.  Every certificate surrendered to the Corporation for

 

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exchange or transfer shall be cancelled, and no new certificate or certificates shall be issued in exchange for any existing certificate until such certificate shall have been so cancelled, except in cases provided for in Section 5.04.

 

Section 5.02  Issuance of Stock .  The Board of Directors is authorized to cause to be issued stock of the Corporation up to the full amount authorized by the Articles of Incorporation in such amounts and for such consideration as may be determined by the Board of Directors.  Treasury shares may be disposed of by the Corporation for such consideration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.03  Transfer of Stock .  Transfer of stock on the books of the Corporation may be authorized only by the record holder of such stock, the holder’s legal representative or the holder’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing and, in the case of stock represented by a certificate or certificates, upon surrender of the certificate or the certificates for such stock, and, in the case of uncertificated stock, upon receipt of proper transfer instructions and compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring stock in uncertificated form (in each case, with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require).  The Corporation may treat as the absolute owner of stock of the Corporation the person or persons in whose name stock is registered on the books of the Corporation.  Subject to the Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may from time to time establish rules and regulations governing the issuance, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation.

 

Section 5.04  Loss of Certificates .  Any stockholder claiming a certificate for stock to be lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed shall make an affidavit of that fact in such form as the Board of Directors may require and shall, if the Board of Directors so requires, give the Corporation a bond of indemnity in form, in an amount, and with one or more sureties satisfactory to the Board of Directors, to indemnify the Corporation against any claims which may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of the certificate or issuance of such new certificate.  The Corporation may then issue (a) a new certificate or certificates of stock or (b) uncertificated shares, for the same number of shares represented by the certificate claimed to have been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.

 

Section 5.05  Facsimile Signatures .  Whenever any certificate is countersigned by a transfer agent or by a registrar other than the Corporation or its employee, then the signatures of the officers or agents of the Corporation may be a facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed on any such certificate shall cease to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation as though the person who signed such certificate or whose facsimile signature or signatures had been placed thereon were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

ARTICLE VI

Books and Records, Audit, Fiscal Year

 

Section 6.01  Books and Records .  The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall cause to be kept:  (a) a share ledger which shall be a charge of an officer designated by the Board of Directors;

 

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(b) records of all proceedings of stockholders and directors; and (c) such other records and books of account as shall be necessary and appropriate to the conduct of the corporate business.

 

Section 6.02  Audit .  The Board of Directors shall cause the records and books of account of the Corporation to be audited at least once in each fiscal year and at such other times as it may deem necessary or appropriate.

 

Section 6.03  Annual List .  The Board of Directors shall cause to be filed with the Nevada Secretary of State in each year the annual list required by law.

 

Section 6.04  Fiscal Year .  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall end on December 31 of each year.

 

ARTICLE VII
Indemnification; Expenses

 

Section 7.01  Indemnification .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, and the Board of Directors may authorize the purchase and maintenance of insurance or make other financial arrangements for the purpose of such indemnification, any person entitled to indemnification under Article XI(A) of the Articles of Incorporation who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in such manner, under such circumstances and to the fullest extent permitted by the Articles of Incorporation and the NRS.

 

Section 7.02  Payment of Expenses .  In addition to any other rights of indemnification permitted by the laws of the State of Nevada or as may be provided for by the Corporation in the Articles of Incorporation, these Bylaws or by agreement, the expenses of any current and former directors and officers incurred in defending any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (including, without limitation, an action, suit or proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, involving alleged acts or omissions of such person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation, or while serving in any capacity at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent, member, manager, managing member, partner or fiduciary of, or in any other capacity for, another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall be paid by the Corporation or through insurance purchased and maintained by the Corporation or through other financial arrangements made by the Corporation, as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of the action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  To the extent that any current or former director or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, or in the defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the Corporation shall indemnify him or her against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the defense.

 

Section 7.03  Limitation on Liability .  The liability of directors and officers of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS.  If the NRS is amended to further eliminate or limit or authorize corporate action to further eliminate or limit the

 

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liability of directors or officers, the liability of directors and officers of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the NRS, as so amended from time to time.

 

Section 7.04  Amendment Any amendment to or repeal of any provision or section of this ARTICLE VII shall be prospective only, and shall not apply to or have any effect on the right or protection of, or the liability or alleged liability of, any current or former director or officer of the Corporation existing prior to or at the time of such amendment or repeal. In the event of any conflict between any provision or section of this ARTICLE VII and any other article of the Bylaws, the terms and provisions of this ARTICLE VII shall control.

 

ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous

 

Section 8.01  Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record .

 

(a)  In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action.

 

(b)  If no record date is fixed:

 

(1)  The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

 

(2)  The record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent is expressed.

 

(3)  The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

(c)  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting or to any postponement of any meeting of stockholders to a date not more than 60 days after the record date; provided that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting and must fix a new record date if the meeting is adjourned to a date more than 60 days later than the date set forth for the original meeting.

 

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Section 8.02  Periods of Time .  During any period of time prescribed by these Bylaws, the date from which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included, and the last day of the period so computed shall be included.

 

Section 8.03  Voting Securities Held by the Corporation .  Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, the President shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation (a) to attend, to act and to vote at any meeting of security holders or owners of other entities in which the Corporation may hold securities or ownership interests; (b) to execute any proxy for such meeting on behalf of the Corporation; or (c) to execute a written action in lieu of a meeting of such other entity on behalf of the Corporation.  At such meeting, by such proxy or by such writing in lieu of meeting, the President shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities or ownership interests that the Corporation might have possessed and exercised if it had been present.  The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

Section 8.04  Purchase and Sale of Securities .  Unless otherwise ordered by the Board of Directors, the President shall have power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to purchase, sell, transfer or encumber any and all securities or ownership interests of any other entity owned by the Corporation and may execute and deliver such documents as may be necessary to effectuate such purchase, sale, transfer or encumbrance.  The Board of Directors may, from time to time, confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

 

ARTICLE IX
Amendments

 

These Bylaws may be amended, altered or repealed by a vote of the majority of the total number of directors or of the stockholders at any meeting upon proper notice.

 

ARTICLE X
Inapplicability of Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statutes

 

In accordance with the provisions of NRS 78.378, the provisions of NRS 78.378 to 78.3793, inclusive, as amended from time to time, or any successor statutes, relating to acquisitions of controlling interests in the Corporation, shall not apply to the Corporation or to any acquisition of any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

ARTICLE XI
General

 

Section 11.01  Forum for Adjudication of Disputes .  To the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for any actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, administrative or investigative (a) brought in the name or right of the Corporation or on its behalf, (b) asserting a claim for breach of any fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s

 

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stockholders, (c) arising or asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of NRS Chapters 78 or 92A or any provision of the Articles of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation, as such term is defined in the Articles of Incorporation) or these Bylaws, (d) to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the Articles of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Designation, as such term is defined in the Articles of Incorporation) or these Bylaws or (e) asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine; provided that such exclusive forum provisions will not apply to suits brought to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act or any other claim for which the federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction.  In the event that the Eighth Judicial District Court of Clark County, Nevada does not have jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then any other state district court located in the State of Nevada shall be the sole and exclusive forum therefor and in the event that no state district court in the State of Nevada has jurisdiction over any such action, suit or proceeding, then a federal court located within the State of Nevada shall be the sole and exclusive forum therefor.

 

Section 11.02  Deemed Notice and Consent .  To the fullest extent permitted by law, each and every natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, association or any other entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest (of any nature whatsoever) in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed, by reason of and from and after the time of such purchase or other acquisition, to have notice of and to have consented to all of the provisions of (a) these Bylaws (including ARTICLE XI), (b) the Articles of Incorporation and (c) any amendment to these Bylaws or the Articles of Incorporation enacted or adopted in accordance with these Bylaws, the Articles of Incorporation and applicable law.

 

Section 11.03  Severability .  If any provision or provisions of these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or entity or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision or provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of these Bylaws (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of these Bylaws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision or provisions to other persons, entities and circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

SH A R ES SCIPLAY CORPORATION INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEVADA CLASS A COMMON STOCK CLASS A COMMON STOCK See reverse for certain definitions CUSIP THIS CERTIFIES THAT is the owner of FULLY PAID AND NONASSESSABLE SHARES OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK OF THE PAR VALUE OF $.001 PER SHARE, OF SCIPLAY CORPORATION transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney on surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. WITNESS the facsimile signatures of the Corporation’s duly authorized officers. Dated: PRESIDENT SECRETARY COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC (Brooklyn, NY) TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR BY: AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

 

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations: TEN COM – as tenants in common TEN ENT – as tenants by the entireties UNIF GIFT MIN ACT– Custodian (Cust) (Minor) under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act – as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common JT TEN (State) Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. For value received hereby sell, assign and transfer unto PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Shares of the Class A Common Stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint Attorney to transferthesaidstockon thebooks ofthewithin-named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER. Signature(s) Guaranteed: THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15.

 



Exhibit 10.1

 

SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This Services Agreement (together with all Schedules hereto, this “ Agreement ”) is dated as of [ · ] (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between Scientific Games Corporation , a Nevada corporation (“ SGC ”), Scientific Games International, Inc. , a Delaware corporation (“ SGI ”), and Bally Gaming, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (“ Bally ”) (each of SGC, SGI, and Bally individually a “ Provider ” and, together with any other entities that join this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.1(d) , the “ Providers ”), and SciPlay Holding Company, LLC , a Nevada limited liability company (“ SciPlay ” or “ Recipient ” and, together with Providers, the “ Parties ,” and each, a “ Party ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Recipient desires to engage Providers to provide certain services to Recipient and its Affiliates, and Providers are willing to provide such services to Recipient and its designated Affiliates in consideration of certain fees;

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1
DEFINED TERMS; USAGE

 

1.1           DEFINED TERMS

 

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms and variations on them have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1 :

 

Affiliates means, with respect to a Person, a corporation or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling or under common control with such Person; provided, however, (a) Providers’ Affiliates shall not include Recipient and its Affiliates as described in clause (b) of this definition, and (b) Recipient’s Affiliates shall be limited to SciPlay Corporation, SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, Phantom EFX, LLC, C.O.A.S. Company Ltd, SpiceRack Media, LLC, Dragonplay Ltd, and any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a day, which is Saturday or Sunday, or other day on which commercial banks in New York City, New York are authorized or required to be closed.

 

Confidential Information ” is defined in Section 4.2(b) .

 

Disclosing Party ” is defined in Section 4.2(a) .

 

Due Date ” is defined in Section 3.2(b) .

 

Effective Date ” is defined in the preamble.

 


 

Expenses ” is defined in Section 3.1(b) .

 

Force Majeure Event ” means any event that hinders, limits or prevents the performance by a Party of its obligations hereunder or makes such performance commercially impracticable or impossible and that is beyond the reasonable control of such Party, including death, disability, fire, explosion, action of the natural elements, riot, war, acts of terrorism, equipment failure, shortages or unavailability of transportation or raw materials, changes in laws or regulations, orders or decrees and similar events.

 

Initial Term ” is defined in Section 5.1 .

 

Joinder ” is defined in Section 2.1(d) .

 

Nominated Representative ” is defined in Section 7.1 .

 

Parties ” or “ Party ” is defined in the preamble.

 

Person ” means an individual or an entity, including a corporation, share company, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, governmental body or any other body with legal personality separate from its equity holders or members.

 

Personnel ” means the Provider Personnel or Recipient Personnel, as the context requires.

 

Provider ” is defined in the preamble.

 

Provider Personnel ” means, with respect to any Provider, the employees, agents or other personnel of such Provider that perform work in connection with any Services.

 

Receiving Party ” is defined in Section 4.2(a) .

 

Recipient ” is defined in the preamble.

 

Recipient Personnel ” means any employees, agents or other personnel of Recipient or its Affiliates that support or receive any work in connection with any Services.

 

Schedules ” means the schedules hereto.

 

Service Fees ” is defined in Section 3.1(a) .

 

Service Modification ” means a modification to the terms and conditions relating to the performance of or payment for a previously agreed-upon Service to reflect, among other things, new procedures, processes or other methods of providing such Service; provided that the mere transfer of provision of a Service to a new Provider who executes a Joinder, without any other changes to the terms and conditions relating to such Service, is not considered a Service Modification.

 

Services ” is defined in Section 2.1(a)(i) .

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person on any date, any other Person (i) the accounts of which would be consolidated with and into those of the applicable Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date or (ii) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the

 

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equity or more than fifty percent (50%) of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than fifty percent (50%) of the general partnership interests or more than fifty percent (50%) of the profits or losses of which are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the applicable Person or one or more subsidiaries of such Person .

 

Term ” is defined in Section 5.1 .

 

Term Extension ” is defined in Section 5.1 .

 

Third Party Service Provider ” means, with respect to any Provider, any third-party subcontractor of such Provider who provides Services hereunder.

 

Transition Plan ” is defined in Section 2.1(a)(ii) .

 

1.2           USAGE; GENERAL RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

 

Any reference in this Agreement to an “Article,” “Section” or “Schedule” refers to the corresponding Article, Section or Schedule of or to this Agreement, unless the context indicates otherwise.  The headings of Articles and Sections are provided for convenience only and will not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.  All words used in this Agreement should be construed to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require.  The terms “include” and “including” indicate examples of a foregoing general statement and not a limitation on that general statement.  “Herein,” “hereof” and “hereto” are references to this Agreement.  Any definition of or reference to any law, agreement, instrument or other document herein will be construed as referring to such law, agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified.  Any definition of or reference to any statute will be construed as referring also to any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  Any reference to a Party refers to such Party and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

ARTICLE 2
SERVICES

 

2.1           SERVICES

 

(a)           Provision of Services.

 

(i)            Subject to Section 2.1(a)(ii) , beginning on the Effective Date, Providers will provide Recipient (or, if requested by Recipient, Recipient’s Affiliates) each of the services set forth on Schedule A (each a “ Service ” and collectively, the “ Services ”).    For the avoidance of doubt, any tasks necessary to accomplish the Services, even if such tasks are not expressly set forth on Schedule A , shall be deemed to be part of the “Services” to be performed hereunder.  If there is any inconsistency between the terms of the body of this Agreement and any applicable Schedule, the terms of this Agreement will govern, unless the applicable Schedule explicitly states that it is intended to supersede the body of this Agreement.

 

(ii)           If requested by Recipient, the Parties will develop a plan for the transition of specified Services to Recipient (the “ Transition Plan ”).  The Transition Plan will provide for the transition of Services to Recipient within 90 days from written notice by Recipient to the applicable Providers, and will include appropriate support mechanisms, training, and other services, as agreed to by the Parties.

 

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The planning and implementation of the Transition Plan will be considered a “Service” for the purposes of this Agreement, and will be provided by the applicable Providers at commercially reasonable rates, agreed by the Parties individually for each specific Transition Plan, and invoiced and paid in accordance with Article 3 .  Upon successful implementation of a Transition Plan for any Service, Providers shall no longer provide this Service.  For clarity, a Transition Plan may address an entire Service as set forth in Schedule A or a portion of a Service that will result in a reduction of the Service Fee paid by Recipient to Providers.

 

(b)           Standard of Care.  Providers will deliver or cause to be delivered the Services that they are obligated to provide hereunder to Recipient (or, if requested by Recipient, Recipient’s Affiliates):

 

(i)            in accordance with this Agreement and applicable law; and

 

(ii)           in a timely and workmanlike manner.

 

(c)           Service Modifications.  During the Term, any Provider shall have the right to make a Service Modification upon notice to Recipient if the Service Modification results from any changes that such Provider is implementing in connection with the operation of its business generally, provided that such Service Modification shall not occur prior to ninety (90) days after Recipient receives written notice of such Service Modification from the Providers and that such Service Modification will not require any increase the Service Fees unless Recipient will benefit from such Service Modification and confirms in writing to Providers that it will accept such Service Fee increase.  Any other Service Modifications desired by either Party shall require the written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Nominated Representatives may provide such a consent.  If a Service Modification is approved in accordance with this Section 2.1(c) , then Schedule A and the definition of the Services, as applicable, will be amended in accordance with Section 7.5 below as agreed by the Parties to reflect the implementation of the Service Modification and any other agreed-upon terms or conditions relating thereto.  For clarity, if Recipient decides it no longer desires to receive a Service from Providers, it may so inform Providers on ninety (90) days’ notice and the Service Fees will be adjusted accordingly.

 

(d)           Additional Providers .  In the event that one or more Providers determine that an Affiliate of a Provider, who is not then a Party hereto, will be providing Services hereunder, Recipient hereby consents to the provision of such Services by such Affiliate, provided that such Affiliate executes a joinder in the form of Schedule B to become a Party hereto and obligated hereby (the “ Joinder ”).  Upon execution of such Joinder, such Affiliate shall be deemed to be a Provider hereunder.  In the event that there is also a Service Modification (if, for example, there are certain other changes relating to the applicable Services, or if the new Provider will be providing a new Service), then the provisions of Section 2.1(c)  shall apply, and the Service Modification will need to be approved and Schedule A amended in accordance therewith.

 

(e)           Personnel.  As between Providers and Recipient, Providers will have the sole and exclusive responsibility for all of their respective Provider Personnel, including but not limited to responsibility for the payment of any and all compensation, unemployment insurance, worker’s compensation, disability insurance, employee benefits and other employment-related charges and deductions with respect to the Provider Personnel.

 

(f)            Books and Records .  Providers shall keep books and records of the Services provided and commercially reasonable supporting documentation of all charges and expenses incurred in

 

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providing such Services, including books and records and reasonable supporting documentation for the calculation of the applicable Service Fees.  Providers shall make such books and records available to Recipient, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours.

 

(g)           Subcontractors .  Providers shall not be permitted to engage any Third Party Service Providers to perform any or all of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Recipient, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and without Recipient’s consent, (i) any Provider shall be permitted to engage a Third Party Service Provider to perform any functions that constitute a Service or that otherwise are in support of a Service if such Provider has also engaged such Third Party Service Provider to perform such functions on behalf of Provider in support of Provider’s operation of its own business, (ii) any Provider may subcontract to any Third Party Service Providers who are currently providing services to such Provider or any of its Affiliates, and (iii) any Provider may subcontract to any Third Party Service Providers to perform any functions that constitute a Service or that otherwise are in support of a Service in the ordinary course of business.  To the extent any Provider uses any Third Party Service Providers for any purpose, such Provider shall remain primarily responsible for all of its obligations hereunder with respect to the scope of the Services, the manner in which such Services are performed as set forth in Section 2.1(b)  hereof and the content of the Services provided to Recipient.  Furthermore, to the extent Third Party Service Providers require representations on behalf of personnel who work for Recipient or its Affiliates, Provider Personnel shall not be liable for errors, omissions or delays related to such information provided.

 

2.2           OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

 

(a)           General Obligations .  Where input or other information from Recipient or any of its Affiliates is reasonably necessary in connection with the provision of the Services, Recipient will, and will cause its Affiliates to, deliver such input or other information to the applicable Provider in a general format and level of detail and at the general times as agreed by such Provider and Recipient.  If Recipient or any of its Affiliates fail to comply with the foregoing, the applicable Provider will be relieved of its obligations under Sections 2.1(a)  and 2.1(b) , as appropriate, until such time as Recipient or any of its Affiliates complies, to the extent such failure to comply renders performance of the Services or the achievement of such standards described in such Sections impractical or impossible.

 

(b)           Provision of Access .

 

(i)            Subject to Providers’ compliance with Recipient’s and its Affiliates’ policies and procedures governing access to and use of its premises, facilities and equipment, the Provider Personnel will have such access to Recipient’s and its Affiliates’ premises, facilities, equipment (including access to telephones, photocopying equipment and the like), software and personnel, during normal business hours and in a manner that does not interfere with Recipient’s and its Affiliates’ ability to operate their business, as is reasonably necessary to provide the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(ii)           Subject to Recipient’s and its Affiliates’ compliance with Providers’ policies and procedures governing access to and use of their premises, facilities and equipment, Recipient Personnel will have such access to Providers’ premises, facilities, equipment (including access to telephones, photocopying equipment and the like), software and personnel, during normal business hours and in a

 

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manner that does not interfere with Providers’ ability to operate their business, as is reasonably necessary to support or receive the Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE 3
PAYMENT

 

3.1           FEES / EXPENSES

 

(a)           The fees for the provision of each Service are set forth for such Service on Schedule A (the “ Service Fees ”).  Recipient shall pay the Service Fees to the Providers in accordance with Section 3.2 for the provision of the Services.  The Fees charged pursuant to Schedule A are intended to reflect the actual costs of Providers to provide the Services to recipients.  Either Party may request that the rates charged pursuant to Schedule A be reviewed no more than once each calendar year by either Party with the cost of such review being borne by the Party requesting such review.  In the event that a review determines that the costs of Schedule A are not reflective of the actual costs related to the Services, Schedule A shall be revised prospectively to reflect such costs.

 

(b)           Recipient will reimburse each Provider for any reasonable, documented expenses, incurred by such Provider solely in connection with the performance of the Services (“ Expenses ”) .

 

(c)           In the event the year over year Service Fee expenses charged to Recipient increases by ten percent (10%) or more, Either Party may request a review the Service Fees and confirm that the Service Fee remains accurate or adjust as necessary, with the cost of such review being borne by the party requesting such review.  For example, if Provider begins costly initiatives that do not benefit Recipient, Recipient will not pay a percentage of those initiatives.

 

3.2           PAYMENTS / BILLING DISPUTES

 

(a)           Invoices . Promptly following the end of each calendar month during the Term, Providers will provide Recipient with an invoice specifying the Service Fees and Expenses for the Services provided by Providers during such month, and setting forth in reasonable detail a description of the Services performed and expenses incurred, and the Service Fees due for the performance of such Services.

 

(b)           Payment Terms .  All invoiced amounts will be payable by Recipient within sixty (60) days after receipt of the invoice (the “ Due Date ”).  All payments shall be made in U.S. dollars to an account or accounts designated by Providers’ Nominated Representative from time to time.  Any such invoiced amounts that are undisputed and unpaid after such sixty (60) day period will accrue interest at a rate of 1% per month from the Due Date until they are paid.

 

(c)           Billing Disputes .  Recipient must timely make all undisputed payments under Section 3.2(b).   If Recipient in good faith disputes any invoiced amounts, Recipient shall notify the Providers with reasonable specificity of the basis of the dispute, and the Parties will promptly address and attempt to resolve the dispute in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.10 .

 

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ARTICLE 4
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

 

4.1           INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

All intellectual property rights, trade secrets or other proprietary rights of a Provider that are used in providing the Services and in any ideas, concepts, inventions or techniques of a Provider that such Provider may use, conceive or first reduce to practice in connection with the Services, including any report, computer program (source code and object code) or programming documentation, manual, chart, specification, formula, database architecture, template, system model, copyright, diagram, description, screen display, schematic, blueprint drawing, listing, record or other materials, are and will remain the exclusive property of such Provider.  Each Provider in turn will grant Recipient a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable license, with the right to sublicense, to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, copy, maintain, modify, enhance, and create derivative works of such intellectual property rights solely to the extent necessary for Recipient or its designated Affiliates to receive the Services as contemplated hereunder; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Recipient and its Affiliates shall treat any trade secrets licensed to it hereunder as the Confidential Information of the applicable Provider, and shall abide by all obligations in Section 4.2 with respect thereto, which obligations shall continue for so long as such intellectual property remains a trade secret (notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.2(e) ).  The Parties will execute any assignments or other instruments that may be appropriate or necessary to give full legal effect to this Section 4.1 .

 

4.2           CONFIDENTIALITY

 

(a)           General .  Each Provider and Recipient (in each case, as applicable, the “ Receiving Party ”) will maintain all Confidential Information of the other (the “ Disclosing Party ”) in strict confidence, and the Receiving Party will use and disclose such Confidential Information only as authorized under this Agreement or as otherwise authorized in writing by the Disclosing Party.  The Receiving Party further agrees to take the same care with the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as it does with its own, but in no event less than a reasonable degree of care.

 

(b)           Definition of Confidential Information .  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Confidential Information ” means the following types of information and other information of a similar nature of the Disclosing Party, whether set forth in a writing, disclosed by the Disclosing Party’s representatives orally or in any other manner: (a) all non-public information and material of the Disclosing Party (and of companies with which the Disclosing Party has entered into confidentiality agreements) which the Receiving Party obtains knowledge of or access to; (b) non-public intellectual property of the Disclosing Party; and (c) business and financial information of the Disclosing Party including but not limited to pricing, business plans, forecasts, revenues, expenses, earnings projections, sales data and any and all other non-public financial information.

 

(c)           Exceptions .  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Confidential Information does not include information which:  (a) has been made generally available to the public (other than by acts of the Receiving Party or its Affiliates or their respective employees, attorneys, agents, consultants, advisors or representatives in violation of this Agreement), (b) becomes available to the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Disclosing Party, provided that the source of such information was not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Disclosing Party, (c) was within the possession of the Receiving Party on a non-confidential basis prior to its being furnished to the

 

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Receiving Party by or on behalf of the Disclosing Party, or (d) is independently developed by the Receiving Party or one of its employees, attorneys, agents, consultants, advisors or representatives without reference to or use of the Confidential Information.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Receiving Party nor any of its employees, attorneys, agents, consultants, advisors or representatives shall be precluded from disclosing Confidential Information (a) to its Affiliates on a need-to-know basis, (b) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal or administrative proceeding as required by applicable law, (c) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates, (d) to any prospective purchaser of, or investor in, any or all of the assets, stock or the business of the Receiving Party or any of its subsidiaries, or to any current or prospective lender to the Receiving Party or any of its subsidiaries, provided that such Person executes and delivers a confidentiality agreement containing obligations of confidentiality that are at least as protective, in all material respects, of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information as those set forth in this Section 4.2 , or (e) as otherwise set forth herein.  If the Receiving Party is requested to disclose any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information pursuant to any judicial or governmental order, the Receiving Party will promptly notify the Disclosing Party of such order so that the Disclosing Party, in its sole discretion, may seek an appropriate protective order and/or take any other action to prevent or minimize the breadth of such disclosure.

 

(d)           No Implied License .  No license or conveyance of any rights to any intellectual property is granted to the Receiving Party by the disclosure of Confidential Information pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(e)           Survival .  The obligations contained in this Section 4.2 will survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement for a period of three (3) years; provided , however , that notwithstanding the expiration of such three (3) year period, (i) for Confidential Information that comprises trade secrets, these obligations shall continue for so long as such Confidential Information remains a trade secret, and (ii) all Confidential Information also received or disclosed pursuant to any other agreement between the Parties to this Agreement or their Affiliates will continue to be governed by the confidentiality provision of any such agreement, to the extent applicable.

 

(f)            Termination .  Upon termination of a Service, the Parties shall, upon prior written request, return to the other Party or destroy (at the Disclosing Party’s option) all Confidential Information of the applicable Services, unless such Confidential Information is required for performance of the remaining Services except to extent and for the period in which a Party is required to hold the Confidential Information in order to comply with surviving obligations in this Agreement or applicable law.  Upon termination of the Agreement, the Parties shall, upon prior written request, return to the other Party or destroy (at the Disclosing Party’s option) all Confidential Information, except to extent and for the period in which a Party is required to hold the Confidential Information in order to comply with surviving obligations in this Agreement or applicable law.

 

4.3           AUDIT ASSISTANCE

 

If either Party is subject to (i) a request from or audit by a governmental authority, standards organization or customer or (ii) legal or arbitration proceedings in which such Party requests access to or an audit of books, records, documents or accounting practices and procedures pursuant to applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards or contract provisions and such examination or audit relates to the Services, the other Party will provide, at the sole cost and expense of the requesting Party, all reasonable assistance requested by the Party that is subject to the audit or proceedings in responding to

 

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such audits, requests for information, or legal or arbitration proceedings, to the extent that such assistance or information is (a) within the reasonable control of the cooperating Party and (b) related to the Services.

 

ARTICLE 5
TERM AND TERMINATION

 

5.1           TERM

 

This Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and, unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 5.2 , shall remain in effect for a period of two (2) years (the “ Initial Term ”).  The Initial Term will automatically extend for additional one (1) year periods (each, a “ Term Extension ”) unless either Party gives at least thirty (30) days’ notice to the other Party of its intent not to renew the Agreement.  The Initial Term, together with all Term Extensions, if any, are referred to hereunder as the “Term.”

 

5.2           TERMINATION

 

(a)           Termination of Specific Services .

 

(i)            By Recipient .  Recipient may require that a Provider cease providing all or any part of the Services that such Provider is required to provide hereunder by providing notice to such Provider’s Nominated Representative which identifies the specific Services to be terminated and the date on which they must be terminated.  Unless a shorter period is specified for a particular Service in Schedule A , notice of early termination by Recipient must be provided at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such termination.  Except as otherwise provided in Schedule A , with respect to the termination of a particular Service, within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice of termination, the applicable Provider shall provide written notice to Recipient if termination of the specified Services would require the termination of any other Services.  Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of such notice from such Provider, Recipient shall have the option, upon written notice to Provider, to rescind its original cancellation notice.

 

(ii)           By Providers .  Any Provider may terminate the provision of a Service hereunder, without any liability to Recipient resulting from such termination, if such Provider provides Recipient at least ninety (90) days’ advance notice of such termination, in order to provide Recipient with a reasonable period of time to in-source such Service or engage a new service provider.

 

(b)           Termination of the Agreement .  This Agreement may be terminated:

 

(i)            by mutual agreement of the Parties in writing;

 

(ii)           automatically, upon termination of all of the Services in accordance with Section 5.2(a) ;

 

(iii)          by Providers, upon ten (10) days advance written notice to Recipient, if any of the Providers determine that (a) the provision of Services under this Agreement would cause any of the Providers to violate, trigger a default or event of default under, or require any determination or opinion that has not previously been obtained in order to comply with, any of the debt agreements of Providers or their respective Affiliates, or (b) Recipient is unable to meet their payment obligations under Section 3.2.

 

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(iv)          by Providers upon the dissolution of Recipient or any of its Affiliates.

 

5.3           EFFECT OF TERMINATION

 

If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 5.2(b) , all of the Parties’ obligations hereunder will terminate, except with respect to any surviving Services, if any, and except that, in any event, Sections 4.1 , 4.2 (for three (3) years only), 4.3 , 7.2 , 7.5 through 7.14 as well as Articles 1 ,  3 and 6, and this Section 5.3 , will survive and the Parties’ rights to pursue all legal remedies for breaches of the Agreement will survive unimpaired.  Following expiration or termination of this Agreement, each Party remains responsible for paying to the other Party all accrued but unpaid Service Fees or Expenses, as applicable, through the date of termination, in accordance with Section 3.2 .  The termination of this Agreement will not be deemed to be an election of remedies by a terminating Party.

 

ARTICLE 6
WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 

6.1           WARRANTIES; DISCLAIMER

 

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 2.1(B) , NEITHER PARTY MAKES ANY WARRANTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH PARTY HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING SUCH SUBJECT MATTER.  To the extent that a Party may not as a matter of applicable law disclaim any implied warranty, the scope and duration of such warranty will be the minimum permitted under such law.

 

6.2           LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

 

(a)           Consequential and Other Damages .  NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR DIMINUTION OF VALUE WHATSOEVER WHICH IN ANY WAY ARISE OUT OF, RELATE TO, OR ARE A CONSEQUENCE OF, ITS PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE HEREUNDER, OR THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY SERVICE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTIONS AND CLAIMS OF CUSTOMERS, EXCEPT IN THE EVENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS, GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

 

(b)           Liability Cap .  THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF EACH PARTY WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT (OTHER THAN WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO PAY FEES) OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PERFORMANCE, DELIVERY OR PROVISION OF ANY SERVICE PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO (i) IN THE CASE OF ANY PROVIDER, THE FEES PREVIOUSLY PAID TO IT  BY THE SERVICE RECIPIENT HEREUNDER, AND (ii) IN THE CASE OF RECIPIENT, ANY UNPAID AMOUNTS OWED BY IT TO THE APPLICABLE PROVIDER HEREUNDER; PROVIDED , HOWEVER , THAT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL NOT APPLY TO A PARTY’S CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS, GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

 

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ARTICLE 7
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

7.1           NOMINATED REPRESENTATIVES

 

Each Party will appoint a representative (a “ Nominated Representative ”) to facilitate communications and performance under this Agreement during the Term.  Each Party may treat an act of a Nominated Representative of the other Party as being authorized by such Party without inquiring behind such act or ascertaining whether such Nominated Representative had authority to so act.  As of the Effective Date, Providers’ Nominated Representative shall be Michael A. Quartieri, and Recipient’s Nominated Representative shall be Michael Cody.  Each Party will have the right at any time and from time to time to replace its Nominated Representative by giving notice in writing to the other Party setting forth the name of the Nominated Representative to be replaced and the name of his or her replacement.

 

7.2           NOTICES

 

All notices, consents, waivers and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed given to a Party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized overnight courier service (costs prepaid), (b) sent by facsimile with confirmation of transmission by the transmitting equipment, or (c) received by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each case to the following addresses, OR facsimile numbers and marked to the attention of the individual (by name or title) designated below (or to such other address, facsimile number, e-mail address or individual as a Party may designate by notice to the other Party):

 

If to Recipient:

 

SciPlay Holding Company, LLC

6650 S. El Camino Road

Las Vegas, NV 89118

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: (702) 532-7699

 

If to any Provider:

 

c/o Scientific Games Corporation

6650 S. El Camino Road

Las Vegas, NV 89118

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

Facsimile: (702) 532-7699

 

7.3           FORCE MAJEURE EVENT

 

Neither Party will be liable or deemed to be in breach of this Agreement for failure or delay of performance caused by a Force Majeure Event as long as the Party whose performance is affected the by the Force Majeure Event notifies the other Party as promptly as practicable thereof and takes commercially reasonable efforts to overcome it and resume performance hereunder as soon as possible.  If a Party’s performance is affected by a Force Majeure Event, the time for that Party’s performance will be extended or, as appropriate, suspended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event without liability, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement.  Each Provider shall treat Recipient or its designated

 

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Affiliates in the same manner as any other external recipient for the affected Services, if any, in connection with the resumption of performance.  During the period of a Force Majeure Event affecting performance by any Provider of any Service(s), Recipient (a) shall be relieved of the obligation to pay Service Fees for such Services(s) throughout the duration of such Force Majeure Event, and (b) shall be entitled to seek an alternative service provider with respect to such Service(s).

 

7.4           FURTHER ACTIONS

 

Upon the request of either Party, the other Party will (a) furnish to the requesting Party any additional information, (b) execute and deliver, at its own expense, any other documents and (c) take any other actions as the requesting Party may reasonably require to more effectively carry out the intent of this Agreement.

 

7.5           ENTIRE AGREEMENT AND MODIFICATION

 

This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the Parties with respect to its subject matter and constitutes a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject matter.  This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in a written document executed by the Party against whose interest the modification will operate.

 

7.6           DRAFTING AND REPRESENTATION

 

The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  No provision of this Agreement will be interpreted for or against a Party because that Party or its legal representative drafted the provision.

 

7.7           SEVERABILITY

 

If a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitral tribunal holds any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable, the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.  Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.  If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision of this is invalid or unenforceable, the Parties agree that the court making the determination of invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to reduce the scope, duration, or other limit of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified.

 

7.8           ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS; THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS

 

Except as otherwise set forth herein, no Party may assign any of its rights or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Provider may freely assign any of its rights under this Agreement or delegate any of its obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects upon, and inure to the benefit of each Party’s respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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7.9           WAIVER

 

The rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and not alternative.  Neither any failure nor any delay by either Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement or any of the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in a written document signed by the other Party, and (b) no waiver that may be given by a Party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given.

 

7.10         RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

 

(a)           Dispute Resolution Procedures.  The Parties will cooperate in good faith and use commercially reasonable efforts to informally resolve any disputes under this Agreement.  All disputes shall be promptly referred to the Nominated Representatives for resolution.  If the Nominated Representatives are unable to resolve any dispute within thirty (30) Business Days, the dispute shall be referred to senior executives of the Parties for resolution.  If the senior executives are unable to resolve the dispute within forty (40) Business Days following the referral of the dispute to them, then either Party may bring an action to resolve the dispute in accordance with Section 7.10(b) .

 

(b)           Consent to Jurisdiction.  Subject to Section 7.10(a) , each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Clark County, Nevada for the purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.  Subject to Section 7.1(a) , each of the Parties irrevocably and fully waives the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding, and waives any objection it might otherwise have to service of process under law.  Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in such courts, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

7.11         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

 

THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.  THE PARTIES AGREE THAT EITHER OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY AND THAT ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 7.10(B)  BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

 

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7.12         CONTINUED PERFORMANCE

 

Providers agree to continue performing their obligations under this Agreement while any dispute is being resolved unless and until such obligations are terminated by the termination or expiration of the Agreement.

 

7.13         GOVERNING LAW

 

This Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Nevada without regard to conflicts of laws principles that would require the application of any other law.

 

7.14         COUNTERPARTS

 

This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.  This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other Parties.  For the convenience of the Parties, any number of counterparts hereof may be executed, each such executed counterpart shall be deemed an original and all such counterparts together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Facsimile transmission (including the e-mail delivery of documents in Adobe PDF format) of any signed original counterpart and/or retransmission of any signed facsimile transmission shall be deemed the same as the delivery of an original.

 

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The Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date indicated in the first sentence of this Agreement.

 

PROVIDERS:

 

 

Scientific Games Corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Scientific Games International, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

Bally Gaming, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

President, Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

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RECIPIENT:

 

SciPlay Holding Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

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Schedule A

 

Services

 

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in Services Agreement.

 

1.              Corporate Services: The Providers shall provide the Services set forth in Table 1 below.  Unless otherwise specified, these Services shall be consistent with similar services provided by the Providers within the designated corporate level functional group(s) to or on behalf of Scientific Games Corporation and its Affiliates. The Service Fee applicable to each Service set forth in Table 1 below per calendar month shall be equal to (a) the total corporate level functional group selling, general and administrative expenses and research and development expenses of Scientific Games Corporation and its Affiliates for such month for such Services multiplied by (b) the corresponding percentage set forth under “Applicable Percentage” in Table 1 below.

 

Table 1

 

Services

 

Applicable

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

Finance

 

5.7

%

Corporate Development

 

20.0

%

Human Resources

 

5.0

%

Legal

 

5.0

%

Compliance / Security

 

5.0

%

Facilities

 

2.3

%

Information Technology

 

5.0

%

Purchasing

 

5.0

%

 

2.              Corporate Direct Costs: From time to time, Providers incur costs that are wholly attributable to Recipient and its Affiliates, such as leases, audit fees, special projects and other expenses. Providers shall be entitled to include these costs in the calculation of the Service Fee as they are incurred, to the extent not duplicative with the Corporate Services allocations listed in Section 1 above. These costs include allocable expenses directly attributable to Recipient, which could include liability related to litigation awards based on the social business, allocable costs for software seat licenses or other costs for which Recipient is solely responsible.

 

3.              Social Gaming Personnel: Providers and their respective Affiliates employee personnel whose primary responsibilities are to support the business of Recipient and / or its Affiliates (meaning such personnel spend at least ninety percent (90%) of their time focused on Social Gaming responsibilities) (the “ Social Gaming Personnel ”). Providers shall be entitled to include all payroll expenses and expenses incidental to the employment of such Social Gaming Personnel (including, but not limited to, travel and related costs, training and similar expenses) (such expenses, the “ Social Gaming Personnel Expenses ”) in the calculation of the Service Fee as they are incurred, to the extent not duplicative with the Corporate

 


 

Services allocations listed in Section 1 above. Recipient acknowledges and agrees that Scientific Games India Private Limited, which is an Affiliate of Scientific Games Corporation, may employ Social Gaming Personnel, and Providers shall be entitled to include all Social Gaming Personnel Expenses in the calculation of the Service Fee, and (b) upon the approval of the relevant authorities in India, Scientific Games India Private Limited, who is an Affiliate of Scientific Games Corporation, may employ Social Gaming Personnel, and Providers shall be entitled to include all Social Gaming Personnel Expenses in the calculation of the Service Fee.

 

4.              Social Gaming Attributed Rent: Providers and their respective Affiliates own or lease certain real property where Recipient and its Affiliates are located. Providers shall be entitled to include in the Service Fee attributed rent for the use of such property in its entirety if the expense is solely related to Social Gaming or based on a proportionate headcount allocation if the property is shared.

 

5.              Stock-based compensation: Providers and their respective Affiliates employ personnel who engage in providing the Services to Recipient and which employees engaging in providing the Services receive stock-based compensation based on the stock of Scientific Games Corporation. On a monthly basis such stock-based compensation amounts shall be allocated by Provider to Recipient in a stock-based compensation charge separate from the Service Fee, and not reimbursed in cash. The Applicable Percentage for such charge shall be 4.2% of the allocable stock-based compensation pool.

 

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Schedule B

 

Joinder

 

                , a                 company (“ New Provider ”), hereby joins in the Services Agreement by and between Scientific Games Corporation, Scientific Games International, Inc., and Bally Gaming, Inc. as Providers, and SciPlay Holding Company, LLC as Recipient, and certain other parties, dated as of [ · ] (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Services Agreement ”) as a Provider in order to provide certain Services to Recipient, which Services are identified on Exhibit 1 hereto.  Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Services Agreement.  In furtherance of the foregoing, New Provider hereby acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Services Agreement and has read and is familiar with the provisions thereof, and in consideration of Recipient’s agreement, among other things, to pay Service Fees to New Provider pursuant to the Services Agreement for Services provided by New Provider following execution of this Joinder, New Provider hereby agrees as follows:

 

1.               New Provider shall be deemed to be a Provider under the Services Agreement.

 

2.               New Provider agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Services Agreement.

 

3.               For purposes of Section 7.1 of the Services Agreement, New Provider’s Nominated Representative shall be:

 


 

4.               For purposes of Section 7.2 of the Services Agreement, New Provider’s address and contact information for receipt of notices, consents, waivers and other communications is as follows:

 

·  ]

·  ]

·  ]

Attention: [  ·  ]

Facsimile: [  ·  ]

E-mail: [  ·  ]

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New Provider has duly executed this Joinder as of the date set forth below.

 

 

[ New Provider ]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title

 

 

Date

 


 

Exhibit 1 to Joinder

 

Services

 




Exhibit 10.2

 

LICENSE AGREEMENT

 

THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is made as of [ · ] (the “Effective Date” ) by and between Bally Gaming, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Licensor ”), and SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ Licensee ”) (each of Licensor and Licensee, a “ Party ” and together, the “ Parties ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, Licensee desires to obtain from Licensor a license to use certain intellectual property rights in its business;

 

WHEREAS, Licensor desires to grant Licensee a license to use such intellectual property in its business;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions contained herein, the Parties hereby agree as follows.

 

AGREEMENT

 

1.                                       DEFINITIONS.   For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

 

1.1                                Affiliate means, with respect to a Person, any current or future corporation or other entity directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling or under common control with such Person; provided, however, that if Licensee assigns this License Agreement to SciPlay Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, (a) Licensor’s Affiliates shall not include Licensee (following such assignment) and its Affiliates as described in clause (b) of this definition, and (b) Licensee’s Affiliates shall be limited to SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, SG Social Holding Company, LLC, SciPlay Corporation, SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, SciPlay Holding Company, LLC, Phantom EFX, LLC, C.O.A.S. Company Ltd, SpiceRack Media, LLC and Dragonplay Ltd.  For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that an Affiliate of Licensee is no longer directly or indirectly controlled by, controlling or under common control with Licensee, then it shall no longer be considered an Affiliate.

 

1.2                                Approval Team means, the Trademark Approval Team or the Product Approval Team, as applicable.

 

1.3                                Change of Control means (a) any consolidation or merger, which is not initiated by Licensor or any of its Affiliates, of any of Licensee, SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, or SciPlay Holding Company, LLC. (each, a “ Designated Entity ”) with or into any other

 


 

corporation or other entity or Person, or any other corporate reorganization not initiated by Licensor or any of its Affiliates, in either case which the equity holders of such Designated Entity immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization own, control or otherwise have less than fifty percent (50%) of such Designated Entity’s voting power immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization, or (b) any transaction or series of related transactions that is not initiated by Licensor or any of its Affiliates in which the equity holders of any Designated Entity immediately prior to such transaction or series of related transactions own, control or otherwise have less than fifty percent (50%) of such Designated Entity’s voting power immediately after such transaction or series of related transactions.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the sale by Licensor or its Affiliates of any ownership interests in Licensee or its Affiliates, either privately or through additional public offerings, or (ii) any decrease in the percentage ownership of Licensor or any of its Affiliates in any Designated Entity through additional issuances of stock of such Designated Entity, in each case, as a result of a single transaction or series of related transactions, will not in and of itself trigger a Change of Control or provide any right to terminate the Agreement under any circumstances.

 

1.4                                “Clearance” means: (i) with respect to Trademarks, Licensee’s timely submission of a separate written trademark search request, which uses the format requested by Licensor and provides the requested information, to Licensor’s designated trademark attorneys and paralegals (the “ Trademark Approval Team ”) for game names, meta game names, feature names or other Trademarks (including any other words or phrases that will be used prominently) which Licensee desires to use in Licensed Products and the Approval Team’s approval to use the same in a written response to such request, and (ii) with respect to Licensed Products (other than with respect to Trademarks), Licensee’s timely submission to Licensor’s designated intellectual property attorneys and paralegals (the “ Product Approval Team ”) of a written and complete list and set of all content and assets (including, without limitation, all talent, voiceover artists, session musicians, stock and other licensed music, sound effects, stock images/video, Third Party artwork by game content studios, etc.) which Licensee desires to use in a Licensed Product, including specifically identifying which of the assets are owned by or include Third Party rights, and the Product Approval Team’s written response identifying which of the assets and content are clear for use and identifying which of the listed assets require Licensee to obtain and/or pay for any Third Party rights and approvals.

 

1.5                                Copyrights means any and all works of authorship (whether or not published) and copyrights (including any registrations therefor and any applications for registration thereof).

 

1.6                                Enforcement Efforts means any reasonable efforts designed to stop or seek redress for infringement of the Licensed Property, including, without limitation, filing a lawsuit, seeking injunctive relief, sending a cease and desist letter, entering into negotiations with regards to resolving a claim of infringement, or communicating with a Third Party regarding any of the foregoing.

 


 

1.7                                Europe ” means the following countries Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Benelux, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turk. Rep. of Northern Cyprus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom and Uzbekistan.

 

1.8                                “Intellectual Property” means intellectual property, including, but not limited to: (a) Patents, (b) Trademarks, (c) Copyrights, (d)  trade secrets and confidential business information (including research and development, ideas, know-how, inventions, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, research records, records of inventions, test information, customer and supplier lists, customer data, pricing and cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals), (e) rights of publicity and privacy, (f) moral rights and droit moral, and (g)  software, and all electronic data, databases and data collections.

 

1.9                                “Licensed Property” means all Intellectual Property that is: (a) owned by Licensor or an Affiliate of Licensor, (b) is Third Party Licensed Property, or (c) for the preceding categories (a)-(b) that Licensor creates or acquires in the future, and for the avoidance of doubt, Licensed Property includes all Intellectual Property in any Improvements (as defined below in Section 2.2 ), (but for all of the above, only to the extent Licensor has the right to sublicense such Third Party or Affiliate Intellectual Property to Licensee in accordance with the terms hereof) provided, however, “Licensed Property” excludes all Intellectual Property created, licensed or acquired by Licensor or an Affiliate of Licensor after the date hereof solely for use in the development of a land-based slot machine unless and until such land-based slot machine has been submitted by Licensor or its applicable Affiliate to a regulator or independent third party for regulatory testing (it being understood and agreed that such intellectual property shall not be excluded from “Licensed Property” if Licensor or its applicable Affiliate delays any such submission in bad faith past the third anniversary of the Effective Date for the purpose of excluding the relevant Intellectual Property from being licensed to Licensee pursuant to Section 2.1(a)).

 

1.10                         “Licensed Products” means Licensee’s Social Games using Licensed Property.

 

1.11                         “Licensed Trademarks” means the Trademarks included within the Licensed Property.

 

1.12                         “Licensor Competitor” means any entity, taking into account annual revenue, geographic scope and the portfolio of products, that can reasonably be

 


 

considered to directly compete with the products, services or operations of Licensor or its Affiliates.

 

1.13                         “Patents” means all national and multinational statutory invention registrations, patents, patent applications and provisional patent applications, and all reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part thereof and any applications or patents that claim priority from such patents and applications, including, without limitation, any foreign counterparts thereof.

 

1.14                   “Person” means an individual or an entity, including a corporation, share company, limited liability company, partnership, trust, association, governmental body or any other body with legal personality separate from its equity holders or members.

 

1.15                         “Social Games” means software-generated games that: (a) simulate the style of games featured in casinos, such as slot machines, video poker, or casino style table games (e.g., Three Card Poker or blackjack) and are solely for entertainment (i.e., purely for-fun) and not intended for actual (i.e., real money) gambling, wagering or betting (but for clarity which shall include functionality that makes virtual currency available free of charge and makes virtual currency available for purchase); (b) are developed for mobile platforms (e.g., cellular telephones, wireless tablets, etc.), social media platforms (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc.), internet platforms, or other interactive platforms; and (c) are distributed solely via digital delivery.

 

1.16                         “Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 .

 

1.17                         “Territory” means the world, except: (a) to the extent with respect to any Licensed Product or Licensed Property, a different Territory is specified in writing by Licensor for such Licensed Product or Licensed Property; (b) to the extent of any limitations set forth in license agreements between Licensor and its Third Party licensors on the use of Third Party Licensed Property and (c) any jurisdiction where and to the extent the exploitation or marketing of the Licensed Products is prohibited by law.

 

1.18                         Third Party” means a Person that is not Licensor, Licensee or any of their Affiliates.

 

1.19                         “Third Party Licensed Property” means all Intellectual Property owned by a third party and licensed or sublicensed by Licensor (but only to the extent Licensor has the right to sublicense such Third Party or Affiliate Intellectual Property to Licensee in accordance with the terms hereof).

 

1.20                         “Trademarks” means all trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, corporate names, and business names, whether or not registered, including all common law rights, and registrations, applications for registration and renewals thereof.

 


 

2.                                       LICENSES.

 

2.1                          Licenses.

 

(a)                                  Exclusive License .

 

(i)                                     For Licensed Property that: (a) is Third Party Licensed Property that Licensor licenses from a Third Party on or before the third anniversary of the Effective Date, or (b) is created or acquired by Licensor or its Affiliates on or before the third anniversary of the Effective Date (collectively, the “ Exclusively Licensed IP ”), Licensor hereby grants on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, to Licensee and Licensee hereby accepts, for the Territory, a fully paid up (solely with respect to Licensor’s owned Intellectual Property), non royalty-bearing (solely with respect to Licensor’s owned Intellectual Property), sublicensable (to the extent provided in Section 2.7 ), non-transferable and non-assignable (except as provided in Section 9.5 ), perpetual (solely with respect to Licensor’s owned Intellectual Property), exclusive license (except for the Exceptions to Exclusivity) to utilize such Licensed Property on and in connection with the design, development, manufacture, marketing, advertisement, promotion, distribution, sale, or other exploitation of the Licensed Products.  For clarity, Licensee shall be responsible for all costs, fees and other payments related to exploitation of Third Party Licensed Property in the Licensed Products and all advertising thereof and the license terms of Licensor’s license with such Third Party will control the scope and time frame of Licensee’s exploitation of Third Party Licensed Property.

 

(ii)                                 Licensor shall not itself use, nor grant any other Third Party the right to use, the Exclusively Licensed IP on Social Games other than as permitted pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(iii) below.  The exclusivity hereunder applies only to Social Games and to no other goods or services, and Licensor is free to use the Exclusively Licensed IP and to authorize others to use the Exclusively Licensed IP other than with respect to Social Games (subject to the Exceptions to Exclusivity) solely as set forth herein.

 

(iii)                             Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.1(a), Licensor has and shall continue to have: (i) the right to create and permit interactive real money gaming customers to create and utilize demo versions of games, or free to play versions of existing real money gambling games that are available on real money gaming websites, which do not permit any type of compensation such as payment to play or the use of purchased virtual currency; (ii) the right to create itself and to permit lotteries to create, and the right to have created and use free to play promotional games and second chance games; (iii) the right to continue to offer the licenses contained in existing (i.e., executed prior to the Effective Date) remote game server style agreements for social content, provided that those agreements are not expanded in scope or content; (iv) the right to continue to offer the licenses contained in existing (i.e., executed prior to the Effective Date) agreements that provide for the creation of certain games based on legacy NYX content from Nextgen Gaming Pty Ltd.; (v) the right to license, the Exclusive Licensed IP for use other than on Social Games; and (vi) the right to license Exclusive Licensed IP

 


 

on Licensed Products and other Social Games solely to land based casino customers (the “ Operators ”), in connection with the SG Universe product line (or its successor products), provided that all such licenses for SG Universe incorporate the following restrictions within twelve (12) months of the execution hereof:

 

(1)                                  The Social Games may only be marketed to Operators’ existing player databases and not for user acquisition, except that Operators may conduct geographically targeted advertisements intended to bring customers into their land based casinos and place advertisements on Operator owned and controlled general use websites (such as websites promoting the Operator’s land based casino and not principally designed to drive traffic to the SGU product) and Operator owned and controlled social media pages (such as Facebook pages) and channels.

 

(2)                                  With respect to the play for fun portion of the SG Universe product, outside of the SG Universe product itself, Operators may only market Licensor product line Trademarks, such as Bally, WMS, Barcrest and Shuffle Master, and not game specific Trademarks such as Zeus, Jackpot Party or Blazing 7s, other than as incidental appearance in screen shots.

 

(3)                                  The play for fun portion of the SG Universe product on mobile applications must be incorporated into and launched from within the Mobile Concierge (or successor products) product, and may not be the initial landing page upon application opening.

 

(4)                                  Operators may not list the Mobile Concierge app, in the “Games” category of any app store, but shall instead list it in the “Entertainment” or similar category.

 

(5)                                  All licenses to Operators for Licensed Products shall include provisions that provide for the termination of the agreement in the event that Licensor transfers exclusive rights to Licensee.

 

(b)                                  Non-Exclusive License .  For Licensed Property that: (i) is Third Party Licensed Property that Licensor licenses from a Third Party starting after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, or (ii) is created or acquired by Licensor or its Affiliates after the third anniversary of the Effective Date and is utilized by Licensee within Licensee’s available games as of the Effective Date (solely consisting of Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino, 88 Fortunes Slots, Quick Hit Slots, Monopoly Slots, Bingo Showdown and Blazing 7s), Licensor hereby grants on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, to Licensee and Licensee hereby accepts, for the Territory, a fully paid up (solely with respect to Licensor’s owned Intellectual Property), non royalty-bearing (solely with respect to Licensor’s owned Intellectual Property), sublicensable (to the extent provided in Section 2.7 ), non-transferable and non-assignable (except as provided in Section 9.5 ), perpetual (solely with respect to Licensor’s owned Intellectual Property), non-exclusive license to utilize such

 


 

the Licensed Property on and in connection with the design, development, manufacture, marketing, advertisement, promotion, distribution, sale, or other exploitation of the Licensed Products.  For clarity, Licensee shall be responsible for all costs, fees and other payments related to exploitation of Third Party Licensed Property in the Licensed Products and all advertising thereof and the license terms of Third Party Licenses will control the scope and time frame of Licensee’s exploitation of Third Party Licensed Property.

 

2.2                                Localizations and Improvements .  Licensee, at its own expense, will make or have made such changes to the Licensed Products as are required under any laws or regulations applicable to any portion of the Territory or as Licensee determines are appropriate to adapt the Licensed Products for use in any portion of the Territory (the “Localizations” ).  Subject to any limitations imposed by Third-Party licensors of Licensor, Licensee also has the right to make, develop, prepare or create any other improvements to, modifications of, enhancements to, or derivative works of the Licensed Property (together with any Localizations, the “ Improvements ”).  Subject to the rights granted herein, as between Licensor and Licensee, Licensor (or its licensor) shall be deemed to own and hold all right, title and interest in and to the Improvements and all Intellectual Property rights therein (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Improvements created by sublicensees, vendors and/or contractors of Licensee).  Licensee shall use reasonable commercial efforts to not include in the audio-visual aspects of any Improvements any content or materials for which Licensee cannot convey all ownership rights free and clear of any Third Party rights or restrictions on Licensor’s ownership and use of the same.  Unless Licensee can convey the ownership rights free and clear, Licensee shall not permit any Third Party to recreate or directly modify elements of the Licensed Property beyond a mere combination of those elements with Third Party materials. For clarity, any Third Party materials must be separated and/or separable from the Licensed Property (e.g., it would be permissible to add a stock image to Licensor’s artwork, but impermissible to create, for example, a new version of the Heidi character from Licensor’s Bierhouse games unless all of the ownership rights to the new depiction of the character could be conveyed to Licensor free and clear of all Third Party rights).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Licensee desires to incorporate materials that recreate or directly modify elements of the Licensed Property beyond a mere combination of those elements with Third Party materials, and cannot convey all rights to the same to Licensor free and clear of all Third Party rights, Licensee shall discuss the same with Licensor who will consider allowing such Improvement in good faith. In the event Licensee incorporates content or materials in the audio-visual aspects of the Improvements for which Licensee cannot convey ownership rights free and clear, it will identify in writing in accordance with the Clearance process such content or materials to Licensor.  Improvements shall be deemed to be included in the Licensed Property.  The Parties agree that, in accordance with the foregoing exceptions, such Improvements are a “work made for hire” for Licensor under the U.S. Copyright Act and any and all similar provisions of law under other jurisdictions, and that Licensor is the author of such works for all purposes. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Licensee hereby waives and releases in favor of Licensor and its

 


 

licensors all rights (if any) of “droit moral,” moral rights, rental rights and similar rights in and to the Improvements and agrees that Licensor and its licensors shall have the right to revise, condense, abridge, expand, adapt, change, add to, subtract from, re-title, redraw, re-color, or otherwise modify the Improvements without the consent or approval of Licensee, provided that the use by Licensor and its licensors of such Improvements does not violate the exclusive license.  To the extent that any portion of the Improvements do not qualify as a “work made for hire” under applicable law, or the extent that notwithstanding any of the foregoing, ownership of any portion of the Improvements does not vest in Licensor, Licensee hereby irrevocably assigns to Licensor and its successors and assigns, without further consideration, all of Licensee’s right, title, and interest in any such Improvements and all Intellectual Property therein.  For clarity, it is understood by the Parties that while Licensee shall transfer all of its ownership interests in the Improvements to Licensor, there may be content or materials for which it does not possess ownership interests and cannot transfer them to Licensor (e.g., material identified in writing in accordance with the Clearance process).  Upon Licensor’s request, Licensee agrees to confirm such assignment, without further consideration, and execute all documents and materials, and make all recordings and affirmations, in each case out of pocket costs shall be at Licensor’s expense, reasonably required by Licensor in furtherance thereof. Licensee acknowledges that it neither owns nor acquires any rights in and to the Improvements other than the license with respect to the same expressly granted by this Agreement.  Licensee further acknowledges that Licensor and its licensors retain the right to use the Improvements for any purpose in their sole discretion. Licensee shall secure similar waivers, releases and assignments from any sublicensees, vendors, contractors or other Third Parties it utilizes to create Improvements to ensure that ownership of all such Improvements fully vests in Licensor.

 

2.3                                Right of First Negotiation .   Licensor shall provide Licensee with a right of first negotiation to convert the non-exclusive licenses granted in Section 2.1(b ) to exclusive licenses as well as a right of first negotiation to license the Licensed Property identified in Section 2.1(b)  solely for use in Social Games, either on an exclusive basis or non-exclusive basis, outside of Licensee’s currently available games (consisting of Jackpot Party Casino, Gold Fish Casino, Hot Shot Casino, 88 Fortunes Slots, Quick Hit Slots, Monopoly Slots, Bingo Showdown and Blazing 7s).  In the event that Licensor intends to offer such licenses to third parties, it shall so inform Licensee in writing.  Provided that if the Parties negotiate for no less than 60 days (and Licensor will not negotiate with any other party during that time) and fail to reach mutual agreement on all material terms for such license, and to subsequently enter into a definitive binding written agreement within thirty (30) days of having reached such mutual agreement on all material terms for such license , then Licensor may approach other parties to enter such licenses and shall have no obligation to continue to negotiate with Licensee.

 


 

2.4                                Usage of Licensed Trademarks; Quality Control Restrictions.

 

(a)                                  Licensee acknowledges that the Licensed Trademarks have established value and reputation, are well recognized among Licensor’s customers and the general public, and it is of great importance to the Parties that these high standards be maintained.  Accordingly, the quality of the Licensed Products and associated marketing and advertising materials created by, provided or used by Licensee that bear (or are provided under or in connection with) the Licensed Trademarks shall be substantially equivalent to or stricter than those high standards maintained by Licensor and subject to Licensor’s reasonable approval.  In the event Licensee’s use of the Licensed Trademarks does not meet Licensor’s reasonable approval, Licensor shall inform Licensee of the deficiencies and changes that will allow Licensor to grant such approval, and Licensee shall implement such changes as soon as reasonably practical to bring the quality of the Licensed Products and associated marketing and advertising materials to the level required by Licensor set forth herein.

 

(b)                                  The Licensed Products and advertising and promotional materials distributed under this Agreement shall be of high quality.  Before public distribution, at no charge to Licensor, Licensee agrees to furnish to Licensor for approval as to quality and style (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), versions of the Licensed Products inclusive of all artwork and all components of the Licensed Product, as well as all advertising and promotional materials for Licensed Products that incorporate Third Party material.  Licensor shall endeavor to approve or disapprove of any materials submitted by Licensee for approval within fifteen (15) business days.   Licensor shall furnish, at the time notice of disapproval is given to Licensee, an explanation of the reason(s) for such disapproval or a request for further changes, and recommendations for suggested changes, which if made will be sufficient for Licensor to grant approval.  Licensee shall resubmit such item after changes have been made for Licensor’s approval and Licensor shall again endeavor to approve or disapprove any materials submitted by Licensee for approval within fifteen (15) business days.  Failure to affirmatively grant approval shall be deemed disapproval.  Further, Licensee expressly acknowledges that Licensor may need to obtain Third Party approvals and the timing for the same may be uncertain and may be granted or withheld in the Third Party’s sole and absolute discretion.  Once a Licensed Product has been approved, Licensee may not make any changes to the Licensed Product without obtaining Licensor’s approval.  Under no circumstances may any Licensed Product be used unless it has been fully approved in writing by Licensor.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Licensed Products released to the public by Licensee prior to the Effective Date shall be deemed approved, but such deemed approval shall not be deemed to mean that the same have been Cleared for purposes of any representations, warranties or indemnification.  If a Licensed Product has been approved and is not released to the public for a period greater than twelve (12) months, Licensee must resubmit the Licensed Product for Clearance before any further use.  In the event that Licensor identifies advertising material that has not been submitted for approval or clearance as being of insufficient quality or standard or not complying with Third Party Licenses, Licensee will use reasonable commercial efforts to remove such material from publications as soon as reasonably practical and to either discontinue use

 


 

of such material or incorporate revisions suggested by Licensor to bring the advertising material up to acceptable quality.

 

2.5                                Right to Remove.   In the event that Licensor receives a complaint, cease and desist letter, demand letter or similar communication from a Third Party alleging that the Licensed Property or Licensed Product infringes the rights of a Third Party, or if Licensor in good faith believes that the use or continued use of the Licensed Property or Licensed Product would be detrimental to Licensor or Licensee, including based on unasserted Third Party rights, Licensor shall promptly notify Licensee of the same and the Parties will discuss in good faith the appropriate response to the circumstances and take appropriate steps to address the issue.  The Parties may determine that Licensee must immediately cease all such use of such Licensed Property or Licensed Product, the risk of use may shift to Licensee or Licensee’s use may continue after modifications are made.  For clarity, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Licensor shall have the right to require Licensee to cease use of or modify the Licensed Property or Licensed Product where Licensor believes in good faith that continued use will damage Licensor’s Intellectual Property rights or, where one or both Parties will increase potential liability, where the Licensed Property or Licensed Product includes content provided by Third Party licensors, that continued use may harm Licensor’s relationship with such Third Party licensors or increase a Party’s liability.

 

2.6                                Goodwill .  The Parties recognize the great value of the publicity and goodwill associated with the Licensed Trademarks and acknowledge that, as between the Parties, such goodwill is exclusively owned by Licensor.  Any goodwill created in connection with Licensee’s use of the Licensed Trademarks shall inure to the benefit of Licensor.

 

2.7                                Sublicenses .  Licensee may sublicense the licenses granted to Licensee hereunder (i) to its Affiliates, with the right to further sublicense in accordance with clause (ii), and (ii) to third parties, solely on and in connection with the design, development, manufacture, marketing, advertisement, promotion, distribution, sale, or other exploitation of the Licensed Products, provided that such sublicense supports Licensee’s and its Affiliates’ distribution, sale or other exploitation of the Licensed Products (and is not a sublicense for sublicensee to independently sell, distribute or otherwise exploit Licensed Products), and, in each case of the foregoing (i) and (ii), (a) Licensee shall require its sublicensees to agree to terms and conditions consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, by obtaining from all sublicensees a full assignment, waiver, and grant of all rights in the Improvements as required by Section 2.2 of this Agreement), (b) Licensee shall be primarily responsible and liable for all sublicensees’ acts and omissions, and  (c) aside from sublicenses granted by Licensee’s Affiliates in compliance with subsection (ii) herein, such sublicensees shall not have the right to grant further sublicenses without the prior written consent of Licensor.  Licensee acknowledges that Third Party licenses may require additional measures for Third Party Licensed Property beyond those set forth in this Paragraph.

 


 

 

2.8                                Contractors .  Licensee may delegate aspects of its performance under this Agreement to third parties hired as contractors, solely to assist in developing the Licensed Products and advertising material, provided that (a) Licensee shall require its contractors to agree to terms and conditions consistent with this Agreement (including, without limitation, by obtaining from all contractors a full assignment, waiver, and grant of all rights in the Improvements as required by Section 2.2 of this Agreement), (b) Licensee shall be primarily responsible and liable for all contractors’ acts and omissions, and (c) such contractors shall not have the right to further delegate their performance without the prior written consent of Licensor.  Licensee acknowledges that Third Party licenses may require additional measures for Third Party Licensed Property beyond those set forth in this Paragraph.

 

2.9                                Ownership and Proprietary Rights.

 

(a)                                  Subject to the rights granted herein, as between Licensor and Licensee, Licensor owns and retains all right, title and interest in and to the Licensed Property, and Licensee acknowledges that it neither owns nor acquires any rights in and to the Licensed Property, except as expressly granted by this Agreement.  Licensee further acknowledges that Licensor and its licensors retain the absolute right to use the Licensed Property in their sole discretion for any purpose other than with respect to the rights granted exclusively to Licensee herein.  Licensee shall not at any time do or cause to be done, and shall exercise its reasonable commercial efforts to ensure that none of its sublicensees, contractors, agents or representatives does or causes to be done, any act or thing impairing or tending to impair any part of any right, title or interest of Licensor or its licensors in or to any Licensed Property.  All rights not expressly granted to Licensee hereunder are reserved to Licensor; no licenses, implied or otherwise, are granted to the Licensee other than those expressly granted pursuant to this Article 2 .  Except for the Licensed Property and all elements thereof, including without limitation (a) Intellectual Property contained therein, as well as (b) all functional elements of Licensed Products such as code, routines, tools, algorithms, activities, and any other functional features, ideas and inventions either created by, or for Licensor or its licensors, the Parties agree that Licensee shall retain all right, title, and interest to the Licensed Products, including without limitation (y) all functional elements of Licensed Products such as code, routines, tools, algorithms, activities, and any other functional features, and (z) any Trademarks created by Licensee for use in connection with the Licensed Products, all to the extent not based upon or derivative of the Licensed Property.  Licensee shall not challenge or enable third parties to challenge the ownership or validity of the Licensed Property.  Licensee shall not adopt, register, apply to register or otherwise use substantially similar or confusingly similar Trademarks or content to the Licensed Property.

 

(b)                                  Licensee acknowledges that a certain portion of the Licensed Property is (or may be) licensed to Licensor from Third Parties and is being sublicensed to Licensee under this Agreement.  Licensee further acknowledges that the license agreements between Licensor and the applicable Third Party licensors may impose certain

 


 

requirements or limitations on the use and sublicensing of such Licensed Property that are different from or are in addition to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and may be more restrictive or inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth herein.  Licensee agrees that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Licensee’s use of such Third Party Licensed Property shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and, to the extent any Third Party license imposes different or more restrictive terms and conditions with respect to such Third Party Licensed Property, specifically including but not limited to any approval processes, temporal or geographical limitations, termination or expirations, notice requirements, royalty and use reporting requirements, audit terms, or the like contained in such licenses, such Third Party agreements. Furthermore, Licensee shall be responsible for fulfilling all performance obligations applicable to the social channel set forth in the license agreements for Third Party Licensed Property, provided that after the Effective Date Licensor shall not agree to any future Third Party performance obligations applicable to the Social Gaming channel without Licensee’s express written consent.  Licensee shall be responsible for payment of all costs and fees for the utilization of Third Party Licensed Property in Licensed Products and the allocable share of minimum guarantee payments due under such Third Party agreements. Licensor shall endeavor to apprise the Licensee of any additional terms and conditions that apply to Licensee’s use of Third Party Licensed Property, and Licensee agrees to either abide by such additional terms and conditions or refrain from using such Third Party Licensed Property.

 

2.10                         Intellectual Property Notices .  Licensee shall cause to be incorporated into the Licensed Products, and the advertising and marketing material therefor, legal notices with respect to any applicable Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights as are provided by or requested by Licensor.  The size and location of such notices shall be subject to Licensee’s reasonable discretion, provided that if Licensor believes the size and location selected by Licensee to be inappropriate, Licensee will cooperate in good faith with Licensor to resolve the difference of opinion, and further provided that the size and location of such notices may be subject to the requirements of Third Party licensors in their sole discretion.

 

2.11                         Maintenance of Trade Secrets.   The Parties shall maintain the confidentiality of all trade secrets and other confidential Intellectual Property disclosed to the other Party in relation to this Agreement, and shall only disclose such trade secrets or Intellectual Property as is and only to the extent necessary to its contractors, advisors and sublicensees.  The Parties shall contractually require any such contractors, advisors or sublicensees to similarly maintain the confidentiality of such trade secrets or other Intellectual Property.

 

2.12                         Protection of Licensor’s Intellectual Property .  Licensee will not take or fail to take any action that materially damages or is likely to materially damage Licensor’s Intellectual Property or the Intellectual Property of a Third Party licensed to Licensor or damage or harm Licensor’s reputation in any material respect.

 


 

3.                                       LICENSE FEES AND PAYMENTS.

 

3.1                                License Fees. In consideration of the licenses granted to Licensee hereunder, Licensee shall pay Licensor a one-time payment of [ · ] million dollars to Licensor for the license grant with respect to the Licensor owned Intellectual Property.  In addition, Licensee shall pay to Licensor all costs, fees and expenses related to Third Party licenses for Licensee’s use of Third Party Licensed Property.

 

3.2                                Reporting.  Within twenty-five (25) days following the end of each calendar month, Licensee shall provide to Licensor a report detailing the use of Licensed Products for the prior calendar month, as well as the computation of any and all payments due and owing to Licensor’s licensors, if any, including any reconciliation from the prior months, and inclusive of all information that Licensor is required to report to its licensors.  Licensee shall provide said reports whether or not any royalties are owed.    All payments shall be made in U.S. dollars to an account or accounts designated by Licensor from time to time.

 

3.3                                Taxes.   All amounts payable hereunder by the Licensee shall be made in full and without deduction or withholding, unless deduction or withholding is required by a governmental or other regulatory agency, for or on account of any present or future income, all applicable sales, use, value-added and other taxes and all applicable export and import fees, levies, customs duties and similar charges imposed by the jurisdiction of tax residence of Licensee.  Licensee shall be responsible for payment of all such taxes (other than taxes based on Licensor’s income), fees, duties and charges, and any related penalties and interest, arising from the payment of any royalties hereunder and the grant of license rights hereunder.

 

3.4                                Payments and Taxes. Licensee shall make all payments required hereunder to Licensor free and clear of, and without reduction for, any taxes unless required to deduct or withhold tax by a governmental or regulatory authority.  If Licensee is required to deduct or withhold tax from a payment made to Licensor under this Agreement, Licensee will cooperate with Licensor to minimize the amount of any such required withholding.  Licensee will use reasonable efforts to remit any tax deducted by Licensee from a payment made to Licensor to the proper tax authority in a timely manner. Licensee shall, upon Licensor’s request, provide Licensor with official receipts issued by the appropriate taxing authority, or such other evidence as Licensor may reasonably request, to establish that such taxes have been paid.

 

3.5                                Record Keeping and Audit. Licensee shall make and maintain such sufficient books, records, and accounts relating to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation the payments to be made to Third Party licensors, in order for Licensor to be able to confirm Licensee’s performance of its obligations and the accuracy of payments. Such records shall be available, subject to Licensee’s standard security practices and protocols, at reasonable times during normal business hours, on a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice, for inspection

 


 

by Licensor.  Licensor shall not undertake such inspections more than once per calendar year and shall undertake inspections that cover a specific time period only one time, unless a discrepancy is found in which case such period is subject to a subsequent audit. Licensee shall maintain such records for at least three (3) years following the end of the calendar quarter to which they pertain, unless a longer period is required with respect to Third Party content.  If an audit reveals that Licensee has underpaid Licensor, then Licensee shall pay Licensor the uncontested amount owed within ten (10) business days of receipt of notice of such audit results.  Similarly, if an audit reveals that Licensee has overpaid Licensor, Licensor agrees to repay Licensee any uncontested overpayment of royalties paid hereunder within ten (10) business days of notice of the audit results.  Any underpayment payable pursuant to this audit provision shall accrue interest at a rate of eight tenths of one percent (0.8%) per month commencing the date such underpayments were due.  Such audits shall be at Licensor’s expense unless such audit shows underpayments of ten percent (10%) or greater with respect to the period of such audit, in which case Licensee shall reimburse Licensor for the cost of the audit.

 

4.                                       DISCLAIMER; EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.

 

4.1                                Disclaimer.   THE LICENSED PROPERTY IS PROVIDED TO LICENSEE WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN SECTION 6.1 .  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LICENSOR EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABLE QUALITY, FITNESS OR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EVEN IF ON NOTICE OF SUCH PURPOSE), OR CUSTOM OR USAGE IN THE TRADE.  LICENSOR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY USE OF SUCH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.

 

4.2                                Exclusions of Remedies; Limitation of Liability.  EXCEPT FOR LIABILITY RELATED TO INDEMNIFICATION AND DEFENSE OBLIGATIONS, CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS, GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT, IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF THE CLAIM, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS (WHETHER DEEMED DIRECT OR INDIRECT), COSTS OF DELAY, ANY FAILURE OF DELIVERY, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COSTS OF LOST OR DAMAGED DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, EVEN IF A PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  THIS LIMITATION UPON DAMAGES AND CLAIMS IS INTENDED TO APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER OTHER PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN BREACHED OR HAVE PROVEN INEFFECTIVE.  NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, HASBRO, INC. AND HASBRO INTERNATIONAL, INC. SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY TO LICENSEE OR ITS AFFILIATES.  FURTHER, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, LICENSOR’S TOTAL LIABILITY WITH

 


 

RESPECT TO EACH CLAIM UNDER SECTION 7.1(b) SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

 

4.3                                Essential Basis of Agreement.  THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS ARTICLE 4 FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT, ABSENT ANY OF SUCH DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE ECONOMIC TERMS, WOULD BE SUBSTANTIALLY DIFFERENT.

 

5.                                       TERM AND TERMINATION.

 

5.1                                Term.   This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and, shall continue in perpetuity for licenses related to the Licensed Property, unless expiring sooner with respect to Third Party Licensed Property, and unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 5.2 .

 

5.2                                Termination for Cause.   Either Party may, at its option, terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice to the other Party upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)                                  A Party fails or neglects to perform its material obligations or covenants or otherwise breaches any material term or condition or this Agreement if such default is not corrected within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice from the other Party with respect to such default;

 

(b)                                  Termination occurs pursuant to Section 9.3 .

 

5.3                                Licensor may terminate this Agreement at any time by giving written notice to the Licensee upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(a)                                  Licensee fails to pay any amounts owed Licensor and fails to fully cure such default within thirty (30) days after receipt of notice of such delinquency;

 

(b)                                  There is a cessation of operations by Licensee or the institution by or against Licensee of any proceeding (whether voluntary or judicially-ordered) in bankruptcy or for dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, or judicial administrator (or the equivalent thereof in the Territory), or any other proceeding under any law for the relief of debtors which is not cleared within thirty (30) days of inception;

 

(c)                                   Licensee makes an assignment for the benefit of, or composition or arrangement with, creditors, or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due;

 


 

(d)                                        Licensee violates Section 9.5 , including by assigning (other than as permitted herein), mortgaging, sublicensing (other than as permitted herein), or taking other action to otherwise encumber this Agreement without the prior written consent of Licensor, provided, however, that in the event that one or more of Licensee’s Affiliates undergoes a Change of Control, Licensor will have the right to terminate this Agreement only with respect to any such Affiliate that undergoes a Change of Control.

 

5.4                                Effect of Termination.

 

(a)                                  Upon any termination of this Agreement, the licenses granted under this Agreement shall cease immediately, and Licensee shall (i) promptly discontinue all use of the Licensed Property and Licensee shall return to Licensor or destroy all Licensed Property in all tangible forms, including written and pictorial form, then held by Licensee, its Affiliates or by any employee or agent of Licensee or its Affiliates who shall have received any such Intellectual Property, directly or indirectly, from Licensee, and (ii) promptly pay to Licensor, all amounts due and payable hereunder.

 

(b)                                  In the event this Agreement is terminated on or before the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, Licensor shall pay, within thirty (30) days of such termination, a break fee as set forth in the following table:

 

Time Frame

 

Break fee

On or before the first anniversary of the Effective Date

 

$[ · ] million dollars

On or before the second anniversary of the Effective Date

 

$[ · ] million dollars

On or before the third anniversary of the Effective Date

 

$[ · ] million dollars

On or before the fourth anniversary of the Effective Date

 

$[ · ] million dollars

On or before the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date

 

$[ · ] million dollars

 

5.5                                Survival.   The provisions of Article 1 , Section 2.9(a) , Section 2.11 , Section 2.12 , Article 3 (with respect to payments due as of the end of the Term, record keeping and audit, and with respect to any surviving sublicenses), Article 4 , Section 5.4 , Article 7

 

 


 

and Article 9 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.  The remaining provisions shall survive to the extent intended by their nature to survive.

 

6.                                       REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.

 

6.1                                Representations, Warranties, and Covenants.

 

(a)                                  Licensor represents, warrants, and covenants that: (i) it has the full and exclusive right and power to enter into this Agreement and grant the rights and licenses described herein; (ii) it is free to enter into this Agreement; (iii) Licensor shall, in connection with this Agreement, comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, those relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and competition; and (iv) Licensor has not offered or paid, and will not offer or pay, directly or indirectly, (a) anything of value to any public official or candidate for political office, or any relative or agent thereof, for purposes of obtaining any official action or benefit relating in any way to this Agreement, or (b) any illegal commission or finder’s or referral fee.  Licensor further represents and warrants that: (i) with respect to Licensed Products submitted by Licensee to Licensor for Clearance after the Effective Date, as well as for Licensed Products in use prior to the Effective Date to the extent the content in such games is used in accordance with all Third Party agreements and with respect to Trademarks, subject to such Trademarks having been approved through the Trademark process set forth in Section 1.3(i) ,  Licensor has or will conduct reasonable due diligence in clearing the content for its intended use and state that within the scope of the approval issued that, other than as expressly stated in response to the submission, to the best of Licensor’s knowledge Licensor is not aware that the content infringes any Third Party rights; and (ii) that the Trademarks specifically approved through the Trademark Clearance process as set forth in Section 1.3(i) , solely as approved by Licensor for use by Licensee under this license, whether or not registered, will not infringe Third Party rights in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia or Europe.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Licensee shall be responsible for securing all needed rights and approvals to Third Party content for which Licensor does not have the necessary rights to pass through to Licensee for use in Licensed Products, and Licensee shall be solely responsible for paying all associated costs and expenses, including but not limited to any guild or union fees, performing rights fees, music licenses, stock photography, video or clip rights, voice overs and fonts.  For clarity, Licensed Products, or portions thereof, which have not been submitted for Clearance in accordance with Section 1.3 or which have been submitted for Clearance but which are used by Licensee other than as expressly approved in response to the submission, are not included within the scope of Licensor’s representations and warranties of non-infringement. Additionally, any Licensed Products, or portions thereof, which were designed or developed by Third Party developers (e.g., High 5 Games) or contain Third Party content (e.g., Third Party music) which are used by Licensee outside the scope of the written agreement pursuant to which the content was created or authorized (or in the absence of being able to locate any such agreement), shall be at Licensee’s sole risk and the use of such content shall not be within

 


 

the scope of Licensor’s representations and warranties of non-infringement.  Furthermore, Licensee’s use of all Improvements shall be at Licensee’s sole risk.

 

(b)                                  Licensee represents, warrants and covenants that: (i) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Licensee; (ii) it has the full power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations hereunder; (iii) this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Licensee, enforceable in accordance with its terms; (iv) the making of this Agreement does not violate any agreement, right, or obligation existing between Licensee and any other person or entity; (v) all information furnished by Licensor to Licensee in connection with Licensee’s due diligence and compliance review process is complete and accurate; (vii) Licensee shall, in connection with this Agreement, comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, those relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and competition; (viii) Licensee has not offered or paid, and will not offer or pay, directly or indirectly, (a) anything of value to any public official or candidate for political office, or any relative or agent thereof, for purposes of obtaining any official action or benefit relating in any way to this Agreement, or (b) any illegal commission or finder’s or referral fee; (ix) all Improvements and other materials used in connection with the Licensed Property created by or for Licensee shall be created in accordance with Section 2.2 and not infringe or otherwise violate any Third Party’s rights; and (x) Licensee shall not incur any obligations or payments for which Licensor is responsible for Licensee’s use of the Licensed Products.

 

7.                                       THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.

 

7.1                                Third Party Claims.

 

(a)                                  Indemnification for Third Party Claims against Licensee.   Licensor will defend or settle at its expense any claim asserted by a Third Party against Licensee alleging that Licensor’s breach of any of its warranties, representations, or undertakings under Section 6.1(a)  has injured or will injure such Third Party.  Licensor has the sole right to control and direct the defense and settlement of any such claim, including without limitation the sole right to select and appoint legal counsel to defend against such claim.  Licensor shall not enter any settlement, consent judgment, or other voluntary final disposition of a claim eligible for indemnification on terms which would materially impair the scope or value of the license rights granted herein, without Licensee’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, Licensor has no obligation relating to any claim arising from, (i) material modifications made to the Licensed Property by any party other than Licensor unless made at Licensor’s direction; (ii) Licensee’s non-compliance with the Clearance procedures, including but not limited to identifying elements of Licensed Products requiring Third Party payments or rights; (iii) use of the Licensed Property other than as provided for under this Agreement;  (iv) use or combination by Licensee of the Licensed Property with software, hardware, products, content, materials, deliverables or services that are not provided by Licensor pursuant to this Agreement,

 


 

solely to the extent that the claim would not exist but for such combination; (v) use of any Licensed Property, Licensed Products, or any materials other than as expressly and specifically stated in Licensor’s responses to Licensee with respect to content submitted for Clearance, (vi) arising out of Improvements, (vii) Licensee’s failure to secure any required permission, license or rights from a Third Party or make any required payments or reports; or (vii) any failure to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  Indemnification for Third-Party Claims against Licensor.   Licensee will defend or settle at its expense any claim asserted by a Third Party against Licensor alleging that: (i)  Licensee’s breach of any of its warranties, representations, or undertakings under Section 6.1(b) , or Licensee’s breach of any additional terms and conditions that apply to Licensee’s use of Third Party Licensed Property as referred to in Section 2.8 , has injured or will injure such Third Party, (ii) that Licensee’s use or combination of the Licensed Property with software, hardware, products, content, materials, deliverables or services that are not provided by Licensor pursuant to this Agreement infringes or otherwise violates the rights of such Third Party, solely to the extent that the claim would not exist but for such combination, and (iii) for any claims for product liability or injury to person, including death.  Licensor’s Clearance or approval of any Licensed Product shall not remove or diminish Licensee’s responsibility with respect to all aspects and attributes of the Licensed Product or otherwise diminish Licensee’s representations, warranties or indemnification obligations hereunder.  Licensee has the sole right to control and direct the defense or settlement of any such claim, including without limitation the sole right to select and appoint legal counsel to defend against such claim.  Licensee shall not enter into any settlement, consent judgment, or other voluntary final disposition of a claim eligible for indemnification without Licensor’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, and no disposition of any claim may impair or otherwise harm the value or rights in and to any of Licensor’s or its licensors’ Intellectual Property or bind or obligate Licensor to any remedy other than the payment of damages which are to be paid solely by Licensee.

 

(c)                                   A Party seeking indemnification under this Section (“ Indemnitee ”) shall (i) promptly notify in writing the indemnifying Party (“ Indemnitor ”) of any claim eligible for indemnification (provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the indemnifying Party from its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such delay); (ii) permit Indemnitor to both answer and defend such claim; and (iii) provide Indemnitor, at Indemnitor’s expense, with such information and assistance as Indemnitor may reasonably request to help Indemnitor to defend such claim.

 

8.                                       INFRINGEMENT.

 

8.1                          Infringement.

 

(a)                                  Licensee shall promptly notify Licensor of any suspected infringement(s) of the Licensed Property and shall inform Licensor of any evidence of such infringement(s).

 


 

(b)                                  Licensor shall have the sole first right but not the obligation, under its own control and at its own expense, to undertake Enforcement Efforts.  Any and all damages, profits, and other monetary awards resulting from such Enforcement Efforts shall be the sole property of Licensor.  If required by law, Licensee shall permit any Enforcement Efforts under this Section to be brought in its name, including being joined as a party-plaintiff, provided that Licensor shall both hold harmless Licensee from and indemnify Licensee against, and shall pay any and all costs, expenses, and liabilities that Licensee incurs in connection with such Enforcement Efforts.  In the event that Licensor elects not to pursue an Enforcement Effort and Licensee desires to undertake such Enforcement Efforts itself, the Parties will discuss options in good faith and determine whether Licensee will take such Enforcement Effort on its own, at its own expense.  In any Enforcement Efforts undertaken by Licensee, Licensee shall obtain prior written approval from Licensor as to counsel, general litigation strategy, and any settlement or other voluntary disposition of the Enforcement Efforts and provided further that Licensee shall both hold harmless Licensor from and indemnify Licensor against, and shall pay any and all costs, expenses, and liabilities that Licensor incurs in connection with such Enforcement Efforts.  In the event that Licensee does undertake Enforcement Efforts on its own, any and all damages, profits, and other monetary awards resulting from such Enforcement Efforts shall be the sole property of Licensee.

 

9.                                       GENERAL PROVISIONS.

 

9.1                                Entire Agreement and Modification.   This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements between the Parties with respect to its subject matter and constitutes a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the Parties with respect to its subject matter.  This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in a written document executed by the Party against whose interest the modification will operate.

 

9.2                                Notices.   All notices, requests and other communications to any Party hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (i) by personal delivery to the appropriate address as set forth below (or at such other address for the Party as shall have been previously specified in writing to the other Party), or (ii) by reliable overnight courier service (with confirmation) to the appropriate address as set forth below (or at such other address for the Party as shall have been previously specified in writing to the other Party):

 

 

(a)

if to Licensor, to:

 

 

Bally Gaming, Inc.

 

 

c/o Scientific Games Corporation

 

 

6601 Bermuda Road

 

 

Las Vegas, NV 89119

 

 

Attention: Chief Legal Officer

 

 

 

(b)

if to Licensee, to:

 

SG Social Holding Company I, LLC

 

6601 Bermuda Road

 

Las Vegas, NV 89119

 

Attention: Legal Department

 


 

with a copy to:

SciPlay Corporation

6601 Bermuda Road

Las Vegas, NV 89119

Attn: General Counsel

 

All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) and such day is a business day at the place of receipt.  Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next succeeding business day.

 

9.3                                Compliance with Laws; Regulatory Compliance.  In the exercise of their respective rights and in the performance of their respective obligations under this Agreement, Licensee and Licensor shall, at all times, comply with all applicable laws, regulations and orders.  Licensee specifically acknowledges that Licensor is subject to the gaming and licensing requirements of various jurisdictions and is obliged to take reasonable efforts to determine the suitability of its business associates.  Licensee agrees to cooperate fully with Licensor in providing it with any reasonable information, of whatever nature, that  Licensor  deems necessary or appropriate in assuring itself that Licensee possesses the good character, honesty, integrity, and reputation applicable to those engaged in the gaming industry and Licensee specifically represents that there is nothing in Licensee’s background, history, or reputation that would be deemed unsuitable under the standards applicable to the gaming industry. If, during the term of the Agreement, Licensor is notified in writing by any regulatory agency that the conduct of business with Licensee will jeopardize Licensor’s, or its Affiliates’, license or ability to be licensed or if Licensor concludes that Licensee fails to meet the above criteria, the Agreement shall terminate upon written notice by Licensor and Licensor shall owe no further affirmative duty to Licensee.

 

9.4                                Confidential Information.   Each Party shall keep in confidence and not disclose to any Third Party, without the prior written permission of the other, any or all of: any proprietary information of the other made known to it with respect to the Licensed Property or the Licensed Products, provided that each Party may disclose this Agreement and such information to its Affiliates, sublicensees, independent contractors, and/or gaming authorities on a need-to-know basis only.  Proprietary information shall include, but not be limited to any or all of: (i) information of a technical nature, such as “know-how,” secret processes, inventions, or research projects; (ii) information of a business nature, such as information about costs, profits, markets, marketing plans, sales, suppliers, manufacturers, or lists of customers; (iii) plans for future developments or

 


 

future products; and (iv) other information of a similar nature to the extent not available to the public.  This requirement of confidentiality shall not apply to information that is (a) in the public domain through no wrongful act of the receiving Party; (b) rightfully received by the receiving Party from a Third Party who is not bound by a restriction of nondisclosure; (c) already in the receiving Party’s possession without restriction as to disclosure; or (d) required to be disclosed by applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, other government agencies, judicial bodies, or as otherwise legally required.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Licensor understands that Licensee may have to file this agreement as a “material agreement” pursuant to SEC regulations.

 

9.5                                Assignment; Delegation.   Licensor may, upon written notice to Licensee, assign any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder without the prior written consent of Licensee.  Licensee may assign this Agreement or assign any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder to any of its Affiliates, including SciPlay Holding Company, LLC, without the consent of Licensor.  Licensee shall provide written notice to Licensor of such assignment.  This Agreement and all rights and duties hereunder are otherwise personal to Licensee and its permitted assignees and shall not be assigned, or sublicensed by Licensee or its permitted assignees other than as permitted herein or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of Licensor, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. An assignment of this agreement to a Licensor Competitor or a potential Licensor Competitor shall be a reasonable basis to withhold approval.  For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “assigned” or “assignment” shall, in addition to the transfer of this Agreement or the rights or obligations hereunder (other than permitted sublicenses), whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, including by merger, be deemed to include a Change of Control.  Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding on and shall inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.

 

9.6                                No Third Party Beneficiary.  This Agreement will not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than Licensor and Licensee, and their Affiliates and their respective heirs, executors, successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Hasbro, Inc. and Hasbro International Inc. are Third Party beneficiaries with respect to all Intellectual Property and Licensed Products which utilize Hasbro, Inc. or Hasbro International Inc.’s Intellectual Property.

 

9.7                                Independent Contractors.  The relationship between Licensor and Licensee established by this Agreement is that of independent contractors, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to constitute the Parties as principal and agent, employer and employee, partners, joint venturers, co-owners or otherwise as participants in a joint undertaking. The Parties understand and agree that, neither Party grants to the other Party the power or authority to make or give any agreement, statement, representation, warranty or other commitment on its behalf, or to enter into any contract or otherwise incur any

 


 

liability or obligation, express or implied, on its behalf, or to transfer, release or waive any of its right, title or interest.

 

9.8                                Severability.   If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable for any reason in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be construed to have been adjusted to the minimum extent necessary to cure such invalidity or unenforceability.  The invalidity or unenforceability of one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall not have the effect of rendering any such provision invalid or unenforceable in any other case, circumstance or jurisdiction, or of rendering any other provisions of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable whatsoever.

 

9.9                                Waiver.   Any delay or forbearance by either Party in exercising any right hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver of that right. Neither the failure of either Party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of either Party to exercise any right, option or remedy hereby reserved, shall not be construed as a waiver of the future enforcement of any such provision, right, option or remedy, or as a waiver of any subsequent breach thereof.

 

9.10                         Remedies.   The remedies of the Parties under this Agreement are cumulative and shall not exclude any other remedies to which a Party may be lawfully entitled.

 

9.11                         Governing Law; Venue.   This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, excluding conflicts of law rules. Any dispute between the Parties arising from or relating to the validity, performance, interpretation or construction of this Agreement that cannot be resolved amicably shall be submitted to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Federal and state courts located in Clark County, Nevada.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, either Party shall have the right to seek equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.

 

9.12                         Further Assurances.   Each Party hereby covenants and agrees that it shall execute and deliver such deeds and other documents as may be required to implement any of the provisions of this Agreement.

 

9.13                         Force Majeure. Neither Party shall lose any rights hereunder, be held responsible for any delays, or be liable to the other Party for damages or losses on account of failure of performance by the defaulting Party if the failure is occasioned by any one or more of acts of war, terrorism, civil unrest, strike, fire, Act of God, earthquake, flood, lockout, embargo, governmental acts or orders or restrictions, failure of suppliers, or any other reason where failure to perform is both beyond the reasonable control and not caused by the negligence, intentional conduct or misconduct of the nonperforming Party, and the nonperforming Party has also exerted all reasonable efforts to avoid or remedy any force majeure; provided, however, that in no event shall a Party be required to settle any labor dispute or disturbance.

 


 

9.14                         Fees; Expenses.   Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Party shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in performing its obligations under this Agreement.

 

9.15                         Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one Agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart in electronic fashion, such as a PDF file transferred by email or facsimile transmission, shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement for all purposes.

 

9.16                         Headings.   The headings in this Agreement are inserted merely for the purpose of convenience and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

*SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW*

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this document as of the Effective Date.

 

LICENSOR

 

 

 

Bally Gaming, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

Title:

Treasurer and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

LICENSEE

 

 

 

SG Social Holding Company I, LLC,

 

 

 

By: SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

Michael A. Quartieri

 

 

Title:

President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

 




Exhibit 10.3

 

ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

 

This Assignment Agreement is made as of [ · ] (the “Effective Date” ) by and between SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ Assignor ”), and SciPlay Holding Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ Assignee ”).

 

WHEREAS, Assignor entered into a License Agreement dated [ · ] (the “ Agreement ”) with Bally Gaming, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“ Bally ”);

 

WHEREAS, Assignor desires to assign and delegate all of its rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations, and interest under the Agreement to Assignee as of the Effective Date;

 

WHEREAS, Assignee desires to accept such assignment and delegation of Assignor’s rights, duties, responsibilities, obligations, and interest under the Agreement and assume towards Bally all duties, liabilities, responsibilities, and obligations of Assignor under the Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions set forth below;

 

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

 

1. Assignor hereby irrevocably and perpetually assigns and transfers all of its rights, duties, obligations and interest under the Agreement to Assignee as of the Effective Date.

 

2. Assignee hereby accepts assignment and transfer of all of Assignor’s rights, duties, obligations, and interest under the Agreement and hereby assumes toward Bally from and after the Effective Date all duties, liabilities, responsibilities, and obligations heretofore owing Bally by Assignor under the Agreement.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties have caused their duly authorized representatives to execute this document as of the Effective Date.

 

SG Social Holding Company I, LLC

 

SciPlay Holding Company, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

Title:

 

 




Exhibit 10.4

 

 

 

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC

 

and

 

THE MEMBERS OF SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC
FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

 

Dated as of [ · ], 2019

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.1.

 

Definitions

2

SECTION 1.2.

 

Rules of Construction

10

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Determination of Realized Tax Benefit

 

 

 

 

SECTION 2.1.

 

Basis Adjustments; SciPlay Parent 754 Election

11

SECTION 2.2.

 

Basis Schedules

11

SECTION 2.3.

 

Tax Benefit Schedules

11

SECTION 2.4.

 

Procedures; Amendments

12

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Tax Benefit Payments

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.1.

 

Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments

13

SECTION 3.2.

 

No Duplicative Payments

15

SECTION 3.3.

 

Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the Members

15

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Termination

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.1.

 

Early Termination of Agreement; Acceleration Events

15

SECTION 4.2.

 

Early Termination Notice

17

SECTION 4.3.

 

Payment upon Early Termination

17

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Subordination and Late Payments

 

 

 

 

SECTION 5.1.

 

Subordination

17

SECTION 5.2.

 

Late Payments by the Corporation

18

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Tax Matters; Consistency; Cooperation

 

SECTION 6.1.

 

Participation in the Corporation’s and SciPlay Parent’s Tax Matters

18

SECTION 6.2.

 

Consistency

18

 

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SECTION 6.3.

 

Cooperation

19

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 7.1.

 

Notices

19

SECTION 7.2.

 

Counterparts

20

SECTION 7.3.

 

Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries

20

SECTION 7.4.

 

Severability

21

SECTION 7.5.

 

Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver

21

SECTION 7.6.

 

Titles and Subtitles

22

SECTION 7.7.

 

Resolution of Disputes; Governing Law

22

SECTION 7.8.

 

Reconciliation Procedures

23

SECTION 7.9.

 

Withholding

24

SECTION 7.10.

 

Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets

24

SECTION 7.11.

 

Confidentiality

25

SECTION 7.12.

 

Change in Law

25

SECTION 7.13.

 

Interest Rate Limitation

26

SECTION 7.14.

 

Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations

26

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Joinder Agreement

 

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TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

 

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [ · ], 2019, is hereby entered into by and among SciPlay Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Corporation ”), SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SciPlay Parent ”), and each of the Members (as defined herein) from time to time party hereto.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, SciPlay Parent is treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax purposes;

 

WHEREAS, SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SG Holding I ”), and SG Social Holding Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SG Holding ”) (such members, together with each other Person who becomes party hereto pursuant to Section 7.5(a) , the “ Members ”), own member’s interests in SciPlay Parent in the form of Units (as defined herein);

 

WHEREAS, the Corporation is the manager of SciPlay Parent;

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Corporation issued shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), in an initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock (the “ IPO ”);

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the consummation of the IPO, the Corporation acquired (i) existing Units from SG Holding I and (ii) newly issued Units from SciPlay Parent, in each case using the net proceeds from the IPO (collectively, the “ Unit Purchase ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Operating Agreement (as defined herein) provides each Member a redemption right pursuant to which each Member may cause SciPlay Parent to redeem all or a portion of its Units from time to time for shares of Class A Common Stock or, at the Corporation’s option, cash (a “ Redemption ”), subject to the Corporation’s right, in its sole discretion, to elect to effect a direct exchange of cash or shares of Class A Common Stock for such Units between the Corporation and the applicable Member in lieu of such a Redemption (a “ Direct Exchange ”);

 

WHEREAS, SciPlay Parent and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined herein) that is treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (as defined herein) for the Taxable Year (as defined herein) in which any Exchange (as defined herein) occurs, which election will cause any such Exchange to result in an adjustment to the Corporation’s proportionate share of the tax basis of the assets owned by SciPlay Parent or certain of its Subsidiaries; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to provide for certain payments and make certain arrangements with respect to any tax benefits to be derived by the Corporation as the result of Exchanges and the making of payments under this Agreement.

 


 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.1.            Definitions.   As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to (i) the singular and plural, (ii) the active and passive and (iii) for defined terms that are nouns, the verbified forms of the terms defined).

 

Actual Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for Covered Taxes of the Corporation (a) appearing on Tax Returns of the Corporation for such Taxable Year or (b) if applicable, determined in accordance with a Determination.

 

Advisory Firm ” means an accounting firm that is nationally recognized as being expert in Covered Tax matters, selected by the Corporation.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.

 

Agreed Rate ” means LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

 

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble.

 

Amended Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.4(b) .

 

Amount Realized ” means, with respect to any Exchange at any time, the sum of (i) the Market Value of the shares of Class A Common Stock or the amount of cash (as applicable) transferred to a Member pursuant to such Exchange, (ii) the amount of payments made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Exchange (but excluding any portions thereof attributable to Imputed Interest) and (iii) the amount of liabilities allocated to the Units acquired pursuant to the Exchange under Section 752 of the Code.

 

Attributable ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(i) .

 

Audit Committee ” means the audit committee of the Board.

 

Basis Adjustment ” means the increase or decrease to, or the Corporation’s proportionate share of, the tax basis of the Reference Assets under Section 732, 734(b), 743(b) or 1012 of the Code (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign tax Law) as a result of any Exchange or any payment made under this Agreement. Basis Adjustments are to be calculated in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.743-1. For purposes of determining the Corporation’s proportionate share of the tax basis of the Reference Assets with respect to the Units transferred in an Exchange under Treasury Regulations Section 1.743-1(b) (or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign tax Law), the consideration paid

 

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by the Corporation for such Units shall be the Amount Realized. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Units is to be determined as if any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units had not occurred.

 

Basis Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.2 .

 

Beneficial Owner ” means, with respect to any security, a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, with respect to such security or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security.

 

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banks located in New York City, New York or Las Vegas, Nevada generally are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

Change of Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)            any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any “person” or “group” who, on the date of the consummation of the IPO, is the Beneficial Owner of securities of the Corporation representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities)) becomes the Beneficial Owner of securities of the Corporation representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities;

 

(ii)           (A) the shareholders of the Corporation approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation or (B) there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets to an entity at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by shareholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Corporation immediately prior to such sale or other disposition;

 

(iii)          there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, either (A) the board of directors of the Corporation immediately prior to the merger or consolidation does not constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the company surviving the merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof, or (B) all of the Persons who were the respective Beneficial Owners of the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not Beneficially Own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power

 

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of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation;

 

(iv)          the following individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of directors of the Corporation then serving: individuals who were directors of the Corporation on the date of the consummation of the IPO or any new director whose appointment or election to the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders was approved or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors of the Corporation on the date of the consummation of the IPO or whose appointment, election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended by the directors referred to in this clause (iv) ; or

 

(v)           a “change of control” or similar defined term in any agreement governing indebtedness of SciPlay Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with aggregate principal amount or aggregate commitments outstanding in excess of $25,000,000.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

 

Class A Common Stock ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Class B Common Stock ” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.

 

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference herein to a specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

 

Control ” means the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Corporation ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Covered Taxes ” means any U.S. Federal, state and local and foreign taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits and any interest imposed in respect thereof under applicable Law.

 

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(iii) .

 

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Default Rate ” means LIBOR plus 500 basis points.

 

Default Rate Interest ” is defined in Section 5.2 .

 

Determination ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign tax Law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for tax.

 

Direct Exchange ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Dispute ” is defined in Section 7.7(a) .

 

Early Termination Effective Date ” means (i) with respect to an early termination pursuant to Section 4.1(a) , the date an Early Termination Notice is delivered, (ii) with respect to an early termination pursuant to Section 4.1(b) , the date of the applicable Change of Control and (iii) with respect to an early termination pursuant to Section 4.1(c) , the date of the applicable Material Breach.

 

Early Termination Notice ” is defined in Section 4.2(a) .

 

Early Termination Payment ” is defined in Section 4.3(b) .

 

Early Termination Reference Date ” is defined in Section 4.2(b) .

 

Early Termination Schedule ” is defined in Section 4.2(b) .

 

Exchange ” means any (i) Direct Exchange, (ii) Redemption, (iii) transaction using proceeds of the IPO or the Over-Allotment Option (as defined in the Operating Agreement) that results in a Basis Adjustment or (iv) distribution (including a deemed distribution) by SciPlay Parent to a Member that results in a Basis Adjustment.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.

 

Exchange Date ” means the date of any Exchange.

 

Expert ” is defined in Section 7.8(a) .

 

Final Payment Date ” means any date on which a Payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement. The Final Payment Date in respect of (i) a Tax Benefit Payment is determined pursuant to Section 3.1(a)  and (ii) an Early Termination Payment is determined pursuant to Section 4.3(a) .

 

Hypothetical Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the hypothetical liability of the Corporation that would arise in respect of Covered Taxes, using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the actual relevant Tax

 

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Returns of the Corporation but (i) calculating depreciation, amortization or other similar deductions, or otherwise calculating any items of income, gain or loss, using the Corporation’s proportionate share of the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis as reflected on the Basis Schedule, including amendments thereto, for such Taxable Year and (ii) excluding any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest for such Taxable Year. For the avoidance of doubt, the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be determined without taking into account the carryover or carryback of any tax item (or portions thereof) that is attributable to any of the items described in clauses (i) or (ii)  of the previous sentence.

 

Imputed Interest ” means any interest imputed under Section 483, 1272 or 1274 or any other provision of the Code or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign tax Law with respect to the Corporation’s payment obligations under this Agreement.

 

Independent Directors ” means the members of the Board who are “independent” under the standards of the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted.

 

Interest Amount ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(vi) .

 

IPO ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

IRS ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

 

Joinder ” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

Joinder Requirement ” is defined in Section 7.5(a) .

 

Law ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the U.S., any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, regulatory or self-regulatory body, agency or other political subdivision thereof.

 

LIBOR ” means, during any period, a rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in dollars for a period of one month (for delivery on the first day of such period), as published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of such rate as may be designated by the Corporation from time to time in its reasonable discretion) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, 2 Business Days prior to the commencement of such period.

 

Market Value ” means the Common Unit Redemption Price, as defined in the Operating Agreement.

 

Material Breach ” means the (i) material breach by the Corporation of a material obligation under this Agreement or (ii) the rejection of this Agreement by operation of law in a case commenced in bankruptcy or otherwise.

 

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Member Approval ” means written approval by Members whose rights under this Agreement are attributable to at least 50% of the Units outstanding (excluding any Units held by the Corporation) immediately after the Unit Purchase (as appropriately adjusted for any subsequent changes to the number of outstanding Units). For purposes of this definition, a Member’s rights under this Agreement shall be attributed to Units as of the time of a determination of Member Approval. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) an Exchanged Unit shall be attributed only to the Member entitled to receive Tax Benefit Payments with respect to such Exchanged Unit ( i.e. , the Member who Exchanged the Unit or the assignee of such Member’s rights hereunder) and (ii) an outstanding Unit that has not been Exchanged shall be attributed only to the Member (or, if applicable, the assignee of its rights hereunder) entitled to receive Tax Benefit Payments upon the Exchange of such Unit.

 

Members ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Net Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(ii) .

 

Non-Adjusted Tax Basis ” means, with respect to any Reference Asset at any time, the tax basis that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustments had been made.

 

Objection Notice ” is defined in Section 2.4(a)(ii) .

 

Operating Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of SciPlay Parent, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Parties ” means the parties named on the signature pages to this agreement and each additional party that satisfies the Joinder Requirement, in each case with their respective successors and assigns.

 

Payment ” means any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment and in each case, unless otherwise specified, refers to the entire amount of such Payment or any portion thereof.

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

 

Pre-Exchange Transfer ” means any transfer of one or more Units (i) that occurs after the consummation of the IPO but prior to an Exchange of such Units and (ii) to which Section 743(b) of the Code applies.

 

Realized Tax Benefit ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(iv) .

 

Realized Tax Detriment ” is defined in Section 3.1(b)(v) .

 

Reconciliation Dispute ” is defined in Section 7.8(a) .

 

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Reconciliation Procedures ” is defined in Section 7.8(a) .

 

Redemption ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Reference Asset ” means any asset of any member of the SciPlay Parent Group at the time of an Exchange. A Reference Asset also includes any asset the tax basis of which is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of an asset that is described in the preceding sentence, including “substituted basis property” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code.

 

Schedule ” means any of the following: (i) a Basis Schedule, (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule, (iii) an Early Termination Schedule and (iv) any Amended Schedule.

 

SciPlay Parent ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

SciPlay Parent Group ” means SciPlay Parent and each of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for applicable tax purposes (but excluding any such Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly held by any entity treated as a corporation for applicable tax purposes (other than the Corporation)).

 

Senior Obligations ” is defined in Section 5.1 .

 

SG Holding ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

SG Holding I ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person and as of any determination date, any other Person as to which such first Person (i) owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, more than 50% of the voting power or other similar interests of such other Person or (ii) is the sole general partner interest, or managing member or similar interest, of such other Person.

 

Tax Benefit Payment ” is defined in Section 3.1(b) .

 

Tax Benefit Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.3(a) .

 

Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement filed or required to be filed with respect to taxes (including any attached schedules), including any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated tax.

 

Taxable Year ” means a taxable year of the Corporation as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or any similar provisions of U.S. state or local tax Law, as applicable (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is filed), ending on or after the closing date of the IPO.

 

Taxing Authority ” means any national, federal, state, county, municipal or local government, or any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-

 

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governmental body, or any other authority of any kind, exercising regulatory or other authority in relation to tax matters.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the final, temporary and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) and as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

 

U.S. ” means the United States of America.

 

Unit Purchase ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Units ” means Common Units, as defined in the Operating Agreement.

 

Valuation Assumptions ” means, as of an Early Termination Effective Date, the assumptions that:

 

(i)                                      in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporation will have taxable income sufficient to fully use the deductions arising from the Basis Adjustments and the Imputed Interest during such Taxable Year or future Taxable Years (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest that would result from future Tax Benefit Payments that would be paid in accordance with the Valuation Assumptions) in which such deductions would become available;

 

(ii)                                   the income tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other applicable Law as in effect on the Early Termination Effective Date, except to the extent any change to such tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into Law;

 

(iii)                                all taxable income of the Corporation will be subject to the maximum applicable tax rates for each Covered Tax throughout the relevant period;

 

(iv)                               any loss carryovers or carrybacks generated by any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (including any such Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest generated as a result of payments made or deemed to be made under this Agreement) and available (taking into account any known and applicable limitations) as of the date of the Early Termination Schedule will be used by the Corporation ratably in each of the 5 consecutive Taxable Years beginning with the Taxable Year that includes the date of the Early Termination Schedule (but, in the case of any such carryover or carryback that has less than 5 remaining Taxable Years, ratably through the scheduled expiration date of such carryover or carryback) (by way of example, if on the date of the Early Termination Schedule the Corporation had $100 of net operating losses, $20 of such net operating losses would be used in each of the 5 consecutive Taxable Years beginning in the Taxable Year of such Early Termination Schedule);

 

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(v)                                  any non-amortizable assets will be disposed of on the fifteenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the applicable Basis Adjustment and (ii) the Early Termination Effective Date;

 

(vi)                               if, on the Early Termination Effective Date, any Member has Units that have not been Exchanged, then such Units shall be deemed to be Exchanged for the Market Value of the shares of Class A Common Stock or the amount of cash that would be received by such Member had such Units actually been Exchanged on the Early Termination Effective Date;

 

(vii)                            any future payment obligations pursuant to this Agreement that are used to calculate the Early Termination Payment will be satisfied on the date that any Tax Return to which any such payment obligation relates is required to be filed excluding any extensions; and

 

(viii)                         with respect to Taxable Years ending prior to the Early Termination Effective Date, any unpaid Tax Benefit Payments and any applicable Default Rate Interest will be paid.

 

Voluntary Early Termination ” is defined in Section 4.2(a)(i) .

 

SECTION 1.2.                                     Rules of Construction.   Unless otherwise specified herein:

 

(a)                                  For purposes of interpretation of this Agreement:

 

(i)                                      The words “herein,” “hereto,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

 

(ii)                                   Unless specified otherwise, references to an Article, Section or clause refer to the appropriate Article, Section or clause in this Agreement.

 

(iii)                                References to dollars or “$” refer to the lawful currency of the U.S.

 

(iv)                               The terms “include” or “including” are by way of example and not limitation and shall be deemed followed by the words “without limitation”.

 

(v)                                  The term “or”, when used in a list of two or more items, means “and/or” and may indicate any combination of the items.

 

(vi)                               The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

 

(b)                                  In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

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(c)                                   Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(d)                                  Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to organizational documents (including the Operating Agreement), agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted hereby, and (ii) references to any Law (including the Code and the Treasury Regulations) include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Law.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Determination of Realized Tax Benefit

 

SECTION 2.1.                                     Basis Adjustments; SciPlay Parent 754 Election.

 

(a)                                  Basis Adjustments.   The Parties acknowledge and agree that (i) each Redemption shall be treated as a direct purchase of Units by the Corporation from the applicable Member pursuant to Section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable state, local or foreign tax Law) ( i.e. , equivalent to a Direct Exchange) and (ii) each Exchange will give rise to Basis Adjustments.

 

(b)                                  SciPlay Parent Section 754 Election.   The Corporation shall cause SciPlay Parent and each of its Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable state, local or foreign tax Law) for each Taxable Year. The Corporation shall take commercially reasonable efforts to cause each Person in which SciPlay Parent owns a direct or indirect equity interest (other than a Subsidiary) that is so treated as a partnership to have in effect any such election for each Taxable Year.

 

SECTION 2.2.                                     Basis Schedules.   Within 150 calendar days after the filing of the U.S. Federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for each relevant Taxable Year, the Corporation shall deliver to the Members a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, (a) the Non-Adjusted Tax Basis of the Reference Assets as of each applicable Exchange Date, (b) the Basis Adjustments to the Reference Assets for such Taxable Year, calculated (i) in the aggregate and (ii) solely with respect to each applicable Member, (c) the periods over which the Reference Assets are amortizable or depreciable and (d) the period over which each Basis Adjustment is amortizable or depreciable (such schedule, a “ Basis Schedule ”). A Basis Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a)  and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(b) .

 

SECTION 2.3.                                     Tax Benefit Schedules.

 

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Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporation shall provide to the Members a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “ Tax Benefit Schedule ”). A Tax Benefit Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(a)  and may be amended by the Parties pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.4(b) .

 

(b)                                  Applicable Principles. Subject to the provisions hereunder, the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year is intended to measure the decrease or increase in the Actual Tax Liability of the Corporation for such Taxable Year attributable to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest, as determined using a “with and without” methodology described in Section 2.4(a) . Carryovers or carrybacks of any tax item attributable to any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, and the appropriate provisions of state, local and foreign tax Law, governing the use, limitation or expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any tax item includes a portion that is attributable to a Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (a “ TRA Portion ”) and another portion that is not attributable to a Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (a “ Non-TRA Portion ”), such portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology so that (i) the amount of any Non-TRA Portion is deemed utilized first, followed by the amount of any TRA Portion (with the TRA Portion being applied on a proportionate basis consistent with the provisions of Section 3.3(a) ) and (ii) in the case of a carryback of a Non-TRA Portion, such carryback shall not affect the original “with and without” calculation made in the prior Taxable Year. Except with respect to the portion of any payment attributable to Imputed Interest, all Tax Benefit Payments and payments of Default Rate Interest will be treated as subsequent upward purchase price adjustments that give rise to further Basis Adjustments for the Corporation beginning in the Taxable Year of payment, and as a result, such additional Basis Adjustments will be incorporated into such Taxable Year and into future Taxable Years, as appropriate.

 

SECTION 2.4.                                     Procedures; Amendments.

 

(a)                                  Procedures.   At any time at least 90 calendar days before a Schedule is due, the Members may, by written notice, require the Corporation to retain and cause the Advisory Firm to prepare all subsequently due Schedules necessitated by this Agreement. Each time the Corporation delivers a Schedule to the Members under this Agreement, the Corporation shall, with respect to such Schedule, also (i) deliver to the Members supporting schedules and work papers, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by any Member, that provide a reasonable level of detail regarding relevant data and calculations and (ii) allow the Members and their advisors to have reasonable access to the appropriate representatives, as determined by the Corporation or as reasonably requested by the Members, at the Corporation or the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of relevant information. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence, the Corporation shall ensure that any Tax Benefit Schedule that is delivered to the Members, along with any supporting schedules and work papers, provides a reasonably detailed presentation of the calculations of the Actual Tax Liability for the relevant Taxable Year and the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year, and identifies any material assumptions or operating procedures or

 

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principles that were used for purposes of such calculations. A Schedule will become final and binding on the Parties 30 calendar days from the date on which the Members first received the applicable Schedule unless a Member, within such period, provides the Corporation with written notice of a material objection (made in good faith) to such Schedule and sets forth in reasonable detail such Member’s material objection (an “ Objection Notice ”). If the Parties, for any reason, are unable to resolve the issues raised in such Objection Notice within 30 calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Objection Notice, the Corporation and the Member shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures described in Section 7.8 and the finalization of the Schedule will be conducted in accordance therewith.

 

(b)                                  Amended Schedule.   A Schedule (other than an Early Termination Schedule) for any Taxable Year may only and shall be amended from time to time by the Corporation (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct inaccuracies in such Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date such Schedule was originally provided to the Members, (iii) to comply with an Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryover or carryback of a loss or other tax item to such Taxable Year or (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year (any such Schedule in its amended form, an “ Amended Schedule ”). The Corporation shall provide any Amended Schedule to the applicable Members within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of an event referred to in any of clauses (i) through (v)  of the preceding sentence, and the delivery and finalization of any such Amended Schedule shall, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to the procedures described in Section 2.4(a) .

 

ARTICLE III

 

Tax Benefit Payments

 

SECTION 3.1.                                     Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments.

 

(a)                                  Timing of Payments.   Subject to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 , by the date that is 3 Business Days following the date on which each Tax Benefit Schedule becomes final in accordance with Section 2.4(a)  (such date, the “ Final Payment Date ” in respect of any Tax Benefit Payment), the Corporation shall pay in full to each relevant Member the Tax Benefit Payment as determined pursuant to Section 3.1(b) . Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by such Member. For the avoidance of doubt, no Member shall be required under any circumstances to return any Payment or any Default Rate Interest paid by the Corporation to such Member.

 

(b)                                  Amount of Payments.   For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Tax Benefit Payment ” with respect to any Member means an amount equal to the sum of the Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such Member and the Interest Amount. No Tax Benefit Payment shall be calculated or made in respect of any estimated tax payments, including any estimated U.S. Federal income tax payments.

 

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(i)                                      Attributable.   A Net Tax Benefit is “ Attributable ” to a Member to the extent that it is derived from any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest that is attributable to an Exchange undertaken by or with respect to such Member.

 

(ii)                                   Net Tax Benefit.   The “ Net Tax Benefit ” with respect to a Member for a Taxable Year equals the amount of the excess, if any, of (A) 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit Attributable to such Member as of the end of such Taxable Year over (B) the aggregate amount of all Tax Benefit Payments previously made to such Member under this Section 3.1 (excluding payments attributable to Interest Amounts).

 

(iii)                                Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit.   The “ Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.

 

(iv)                               Realized Tax Benefit.   The “ Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination.

 

(v)                                  Realized Tax Detriment.   The “ Realized Tax Detriment ” for a Taxable Year equals the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for such Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit or similar proceeding by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.

 

(vi)                               Interest Amount.   The “ Interest Amount ” in respect of a Member equals interest on the unpaid amount of the Net Tax Benefit with respect to such Member for a Taxable Year, calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the U.S. Federal income Tax Return of the Corporation for such Taxable Year until the earlier of (A) the date on which no remaining Tax Benefit Payment to the Member is due in respect of such Net Tax Benefit and (B) the applicable Final Payment Date.

 

(vii)                            The Parties acknowledge and agree that, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of any future Exchange that may be subject to this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot be reasonably ascertained for U.S. Federal income or other applicable tax purposes.

 

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SECTION 3.2.                                     No Duplicative Payments.   It is intended that the provisions hereunder will not result in the duplicative payment of any amount that may be required under this Agreement, and the provisions hereunder shall be consistently interpreted and applied in accordance with that intent.

 

SECTION 3.3.                                     Pro-Ration of Payments as Between the Members.

 

(a)                                  Insufficient Taxable Income.   Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1(b)  to the contrary, if the aggregate potential Covered Tax benefit of the Corporation as calculated with respect to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest (in each case, without regard to the Taxable Year of origination) is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporation does not have sufficient actual taxable income, then the available Covered Tax benefit for the Corporation shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to the respective Tax Benefit Payment that would have been payable if the Corporation had sufficient taxable income. For example, if the Corporation had $200 of aggregate potential Covered Tax benefits with respect to the Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest in a particular Taxable Year (with $50 of such Covered Tax benefits attributable to Member A and $150 attributable to Member B), such that Member A would have been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $42.50 and Member B would have been entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment of $127.50 if the Corporation had sufficient actual taxable income, and if the Corporation instead had insufficient actual taxable income in such Taxable Year, such that the Covered Tax benefit was limited to $100, then $25 of the aggregate $100 actual Covered Tax benefit for the Corporation for such Taxable Year would be allocated to Member A and $75 would be allocated to Member B, such that Member A would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $21.25 and Member B would receive a Tax Benefit Payment of $63.75.

 

(b)                                  Late Payments.   If for any reason the Corporation is not able to fully satisfy its payment obligations to make all Tax Benefit Payments due in respect of a particular Taxable Year, then (i) Default Rate Interest will accrue pursuant to Section 5.2 , (ii) the Corporation shall pay the available amount of such Tax Benefit Payments (and any applicable Default Rate Interest) in respect of such Taxable Year to each Member pro rata in line with Section 3.3(a)  and (iii) no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments (and any applicable Default Rate Interest) to all Members in respect of all prior Taxable Years have been made in full.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Termination

 

SECTION 4.1.                                     Early Termination of Agreement; Acceleration Events.

 

(a)                                  Corporation’s Early Termination Right.   With the written approval of a majority of the Independent Directors, the Corporation may terminate this Agreement, as and to the extent provided herein, by paying in full each and every Member the Early Termination Payment (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) due to such Member.

 

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(b)                                  Acceleration upon Change of Control.   In the event of a Change of Control, the Early Termination Payment (calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Change of Control) shall become due and payable in accordance with Section 4.3 and the Agreement shall terminate, as and to the extent provided herein.

 

(c)                                   Acceleration upon Breach of Agreement.   In the event of a Material Breach, the Early Termination Payment (calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Material Breach) shall become due and payable in accordance with Section 4.3 and the Agreement shall terminate, as and to the extent provided herein.  Subject to the next sentence, the Corporation’s failure to make a Payment (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) within 30 calendar days of the applicable Final Payment Date shall be deemed to constitute a Material Breach. To the extent that any Tax Benefit Payment is not made by the date that is 30 calendar days after the relevant Final Payment Date because the Corporation (i) is prohibited from making such payment under Section 5.1 or the terms of any agreement governing any Senior Obligations or (ii) does not have, and cannot take commercially reasonable actions to obtain, sufficient funds to make such payment, such failure will not constitute a Material Breach; provided that (A) such payment obligation nevertheless will accrue for the benefit of the Members, (B) the Corporation shall promptly (and in any event, within 3 Business Days) pay the entirety of the unpaid amount (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) once the Corporation is not prohibited from making such payment under Section 5.1 or the terms of the agreements governing the Senior Obligations and the Corporation has sufficient funds to make such payment and (C) the failure of the Corporation to do so will constitute a Material Breach. It shall be a Material Breach if the Corporation makes any distribution of cash or other property (other than shares of Class A Common Stock) to its stockholders or uses cash or other property to repurchase any capital stock of the Corporation (including Class A Common Stock), in each case before all Tax Benefit Payments (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) have been paid for any Taxable Year that has ended.  The Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (1) obtain sufficient available funds for the purpose of making Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement and (2) avoid entering into any agreements that could be reasonably anticipated to materially delay the timing of the making of any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement.

 

(d)                                  In the case of a termination pursuant to any of the foregoing paragraphs (a), (b) or (c) , upon the Corporation’s payment in full of the Early Termination Payment (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) to each Member, the Corporation shall have no further payment obligations under this Agreement other than with respect to any Tax Benefit Payments (along with any applicable Default Rate Interest) in respect of any Taxable Year ending prior to the Early Termination Effective Date, and such payment obligations shall survive the termination of, and be calculated and paid in accordance with, this Agreement.  If an Exchange subsequently occurs with respect to Units for which the Corporation has paid the Early Termination Payment in full, the Corporation shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Exchange.

 

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SECTION 4.2.                                     Early Termination Notice.

 

(a)                                  If (i) the Corporation chooses to exercise its termination right under Section 4.1(a) (“ Voluntary Early Termination ”), (ii) a Change of Control occurs or (iii) a Material Breach occurs, the Corporation shall, in each case, deliver to the Members a reasonably detailed notice of the Corporation’s decision to exercise such right or the occurrence of such event, as applicable (an “ Early Termination Notice ”).  In the case of an Early Termination Notice delivered with respect to a Voluntary Early Termination, the Corporation may withdraw such Early Termination Notice and rescind its Voluntary Early Termination at any time prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment is paid.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation shall deliver a schedule showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment (an “ Early Termination Schedule ”) (i) simultaneously with the delivery of an Early Termination Notice or (ii) in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 4.1(b)  or Section 4.1(c) , as soon as reasonably practicable following the occurrence of the Change of Control or Material Breach giving rise to such termination.  The date on which such Early Termination Schedule becomes final in accordance with Section 2.4(a)  shall be the “ Early Termination Reference Date ”.

 

SECTION 4.3.                                     Payment upon Early Termination.

 

(a)                                  Timing of Payment.   By the date that is 3 Business Days after the Early Termination Reference Date (such date, the “ Final Payment Date ” in respect of the Early Termination Payment), the Corporation shall pay in full to each Member an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment applicable to such Member. Such Early Termination Payment shall be made by the Corporation by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by the applicable Member.

 

(b)                                  Amount of Payment. The “ Early Termination Payment ” payable to a Member pursuant to Section 4.3(a)  shall equal the present value, discounted at the Agreed Rate and determined as of the Early Termination Reference Date, of all Tax Benefit Payments (other than any Tax Benefit Payments in respect of Taxable Years ending prior to the Early Termination Effective Date) that would be required to be paid by the Corporation to such Member, beginning from the Early Termination Effective Date and using the Valuation Assumptions. For the avoidance of doubt, an Early Termination Payment shall be made to each Member in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether such Member has Exchanged all of its Units as of the Early Termination Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Subordination and Late Payments

 

SECTION 5.1.                                     Subordination.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment required to be made by the Corporation to the Members under this Agreement shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations owed in respect of secured indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation (“ Senior

 

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Obligations ”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations.

 

SECTION 5.2.                                     Late Payments by the Corporation.   The amount of any Payment not made to any Member by the applicable Final Payment Date shall be payable together with “ Default Rate Interest ”, calculated at the Default Rate and accruing on the amount of the unpaid Payment from the applicable Final Payment Date until the date on which the Corporation makes such Payment to such Member.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Tax Matters; Consistency; Cooperation

 

SECTION 6.1.                                     Participation in the Corporation’s and SciPlay Parent’s Tax Matters.   Except as otherwise provided herein or in Article IX of the Operating Agreement, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all tax matters concerning the Corporation or SciPlay Parent, including preparing, filing or amending any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify the relevant Members of, and keep them reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any audit by any Taxing Authority of the Corporation, SciPlay Parent or any of SciPlay Parent’s Subsidiaries, the outcome of which is reasonably expected to materially affect such Members’ rights and obligations under this Agreement, and any such Member shall have the right to participate in and to monitor at its own expense (but not to control) any such portion of any such audit; provided that the Corporation shall not settle or fail to contest any issue pertaining to Covered Taxes that is reasonably expected to materially affect any Member’s rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of such Member, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

SECTION 6.2.                                     Consistency.   Except upon the written advice of the Advisory Firm and except for items that are explicitly described as “deemed” or treated in a similar manner by the terms of this Agreement, all calculations and determinations made hereunder, including any Basis Adjustments, the Schedules and the determination of any Realized Tax Benefits or Realized Tax Detriments, shall be made in accordance with the elections, methodologies and positions taken by the Corporation and SciPlay Parent on their respective Tax Returns. Each Member shall prepare its Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and any related calculations or determinations made hereunder, including the terms of Section 2.1 and the Schedules provided to each such Member, except as otherwise required by Law. In the event that an Advisory Firm is replaced with another Advisory Firm acceptable to the Audit Committee, the Parties shall cause such replacement Advisory Firm to perform its services necessitated by this Agreement using procedures and methodologies consistent with those of the previous Advisory Firm, unless otherwise required

 

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by Law or unless the Corporation and all of the Members agree to the use of other procedures and methodologies.

 

SECTION 6.3.                                     Cooperation.

 

(a)                                  Each Member shall (i) furnish to the Corporation in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporation may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return of SciPlay Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or contesting or defending any related audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (ii) make itself available to the Corporation and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (i)  above and (iii) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation shall reimburse the Members for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred pursuant to Section 6.3(a) .

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 7.1.                                     Notices.   All notices, requests, consents and other communications required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by e-mail or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Corporation, to:

 

SciPlay Corporation

6601 Bermuda Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

Attn:                                             General Counsel

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention:
                 Marc Jaffe

Facsimile:                  (212) 751-4864
E-mail:                                 Marc.Jaffe@lw.com

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If to SG Holding I or to SG Holding, to:

 

SG Social Holding Company I, LLC
6601 Bermuda Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Attn:
                                            Legal Department

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to SG Holding I or to SG Holding) to:

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attn:
                                            Robert I. Townsend, III, Esq.;

J. Leonard Teti, II, Esq.;

Christopher K. Fargo, Esq.

E-mail:                                 rtownsend@cravath.com;
                                                                        lteti@cravath.com;
                                                                        cfargo@cravath.com

 

If to any other Member, to the address and e-mail address specified on such Member’s signature page to the applicable Joinder.

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices, requests, consents or other communications shall be deemed effective (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) on the date received if delivered by e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) 2 Business Days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the Parties shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other Parties.

 

SECTION 7.2.                                     Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties, it being understood that all Parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by e-mail transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.3.                                     Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries.   This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement,

 

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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 Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.4.                                     Severability.   If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any Law or public policy, all other terms and provisions hereunder 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 shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner.

 

SECTION 7.5.                                     Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver.

 

(a)                                  Assignment.   No Member may assign, sell, pledge or otherwise alienate or transfer any interest in this Agreement, including the right to receive any payments under this Agreement, to any Person without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and without such Person executing and delivering a Joinder agreeing to succeed to the applicable portion of such Member’s interest in this Agreement and to become a Party for all purposes of this Agreement (the “ Joinder Requirement ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Member sells, exchanges, distributes or otherwise transfers Units to any Person (other than the Corporation or SciPlay Parent) in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement, such Member shall have the option to assign to the transferee of such Units its rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units; provided that such transferee has satisfied the Joinder Requirement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Member transfers Units in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement but does not assign to the transferee of such Units its rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such Member shall continue to be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of such Units. The Corporation may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person without Member Approval (and any purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void).

 

(b)                                  Amendments.   No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by the Corporation with Member Approval; provided that amendment of the definition of Change of Control will also require the written approval of a majority of the Independent Directors. In the event that LIBOR ceases to be available, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to replace LIBOR with a mutually acceptable successor rate.

 

(c)                                   Successors.   All of the terms and provisions hereunder shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by equity purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this

 

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Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

(d)                                  Waiver.   No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure by any Party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

SECTION 7.6.                                     Titles and Subtitles.   The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.7.                                     Resolution of Disputes; Governing Law.

 

(a)                                  Except for Reconciliation Disputes subject to Section 7.8 , any and all disputes which cannot be settled after good faith negotiation within 30 calendar days, including any ancillary claims of any Party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity, negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this Section 7.7 or Section 7.8 ) (each, a “ Dispute ”) shall be finally resolved by arbitration in accordance with the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Rules for Non-Administered Arbitration by the majority vote of a panel of three arbitrators, of which the Corporation shall designate one arbitrator and the Members party to such Dispute shall designate one arbitrator, in each case in accordance with the “screened” appointment procedure provided in Resolution Rule 5.4. In addition to monetary damages, the arbitrators shall be empowered and permitted to award equitable relief, including an injunction and specific performance of any obligation under this Agreement. The arbitrators are not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages, and each Party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover punitive, exemplary or similar damages with respect to any Dispute. Any award shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the Parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues or accounting presented to the arbitrators. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by any court located in Clark County, Nevada having jurisdiction over the parties or the matter. The place of the arbitration shall be Clark County, Nevada.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a)  above, any Party may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction located in Clark County, Nevada, which shall be the exclusive forum for any such action or proceeding, for the purpose of compelling another Party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b) , each Party (i) expressly consents to the application of paragraphs (c)  and (d) of this Section 7.7 to any such action or proceeding and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions hereunder would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate.

 

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(c)                                   This Agreement shall be governed in all respects, including as to validity, interpretation and effect, by the internal Laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the conflict of laws rules thereof. Subject to this Section 7.7 and Section 7.8 , the Parties agree that any suit or proceeding in connection with, arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be instituted only in a Nevada state court (or U.S. Federal court) located in Clark County, Nevada, and the Parties, for the purpose of any such suit or proceeding, irrevocably consent and submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of any such court in any such suit or proceeding. Each Party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

 

(d)                                  Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, (i) any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in Section 7.7(b ) or 7.7(c)  and (ii) the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(e)                                   Each Party irrevocably consents to service of process by means of notice in the manner provided for in Section 7.1 . Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted by Law.

 

(f)                                    WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, INTENTIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AND WITH THE ADVICE OF ITS COUNSEL, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, WHETHER A CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, OR THIRD PARTY CLAIM, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

 

SECTION 7.8.                                     Reconciliation Procedures.

 

(a)                                  In the event that the Corporation and any Member are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to a Schedule prepared in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.4 or Section 4.2 , as applicable, within the relevant time period designated in this Agreement (a “ Reconciliation Dispute ”), the procedures described in this paragraph (the “ Reconciliation Procedures ”) will apply. The applicable Parties shall, within 15 calendar days of the commencement of a Reconciliation Dispute, mutually select a nationally recognized expert in the particular area of disagreement (the “ Expert ”) and submit the Reconciliation Dispute to such Expert for determination. The Expert shall be a partner or principal in a nationally recognized accounting firm, and unless the Corporation and such Member agree otherwise, the Expert (and its employing firm) shall not have any material relationship with the Corporation or such Member or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the applicable Parties are unable to agree on an Expert within such 15 calendar-day time period, the selection of an Expert shall be treated as a Dispute subject to Section 7.7 and an arbitration panel shall pick an Expert from a nationally recognized accounting firm that does

 

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not have any material relationship with the applicable Parties or other actual or potential conflict of interest. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to (i) a Basis Schedule, Early Termination Schedule or an amendment to either within 30 calendar days and (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within 15 calendar days or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid by the date prescribed by this Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute, and its determinations pursuant to this Section 7.8(a)  shall be binding on the applicable Parties and may be entered and enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of this Section 7.8 or a Dispute within the meaning of Section 7.7 shall be decided and resolved as a Dispute subject to the procedures set forth in Section 7.7 .

 

(b)                                  Subject to the next sentence, the applicable Parties shall bear their own costs and expenses of such proceeding, unless (i) the Expert adopts the Member’s position, in which case the Corporation shall reimburse the Member for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding or (ii) the Expert adopts the Corporation’s position, in which case the Member shall reimburse the Corporation for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding. The costs and expenses relating to the engagement of such Expert or amending any Tax Return shall be borne by the Corporation.

 

SECTION 7.9.                                     Withholding.   The Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment that is payable to any Member pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment by applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted and withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporation, such deducted and withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid by the Corporation to the relevant Member in respect of whom the deduction and withholding was made. Each Member shall promptly provide the Corporation with any applicable tax forms and certifications reasonably requested by the Corporation in connection with determining whether any such deductions and withholdings are required by applicable Law.

 

SECTION 7.10.                              Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets.

 

(a)                                  If the Corporation is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 or other applicable sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign tax Law, then (i) the provisions hereunder shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole, and (ii) Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

 

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(b)                                  If the Corporation or SciPlay Parent transfers one or more assets to a Person treated as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes (with which, in the case of the Corporation, the Corporation does not file a consolidated Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code), such transferor, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Payment due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully taxable transaction on the date of such transfer. The consideration deemed to be received by the Corporation or SciPlay Parent, as the applicable transferor, shall be equal to the fair market value of the transferred asset plus the amount of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a transfer of an encumbered asset. For purposes of this Section 7.10 , a transfer of a partnership interest shall be treated as a transfer of the transferring partner’s applicable share of each of the assets and liabilities of that partnership.

 

SECTION 7.11.                              Confidentiality.   Each Member and each of its respective assignees acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporation is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by Law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such Person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any other Person any confidential information, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporation or its controlled Affiliates or their successors. This Section 7.11 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporation or any of its controlled Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of any Member in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community, (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prosecute or defend claims arising under or relating to this Agreement and (iii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing Authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing Authority with respect to such Tax Returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Members and each of their assignees (and each employee, representative or other agent of the Members or their assignees, as applicable) may disclose at their discretion to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Corporation, the Members and any of their transactions, and all materials of any kind (including tax opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Members relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. If a Member or an assignee commits, or threatens to commit, a breach of any of the provisions of this Section 7.11 , the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section 7.11 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach will cause irreparable injury to the Corporation or any of its controlled Affiliates and that money damages alone will not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at Law or in equity.

 

SECTION 7.12.                              Change in Law.   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, in connection with an actual or proposed change in Law, a Member reasonably believes that the existence of this Agreement could cause income (other than income arising from receipt of a payment under this Agreement) recognized by such Member (or direct or indirect equity holders in such Member) in connection with any Exchange to be treated as

 

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ordinary income rather than capital gain (or otherwise taxed at ordinary income rates) for U.S. Federal income tax purposes or would have other material adverse tax consequences to such Member or any direct or indirect owner of such Member, then, at the written election of such Member in its sole discretion (in an instrument signed by such Member and delivered to the Corporation) and to the extent specified therein by such Member, this Agreement shall cease to have further effect and shall not apply to an Exchange occurring after a date specified by such Member, or may be amended in a manner reasonably determined by such Member; provided that such amendment shall not result in an increase in any payments owed by the Corporation under this Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment.

 

SECTION 7.13.                              Interest Rate Limitation.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the interest paid or agreed to be paid hereunder with respect to amounts due to any Member hereunder shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If any Member shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the applicable payment (but in each case exclusive of any component thereof comprising interest) or, if it exceeds such unpaid non-interest amount, refunded to the Corporation. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by any Member exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Member may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (i) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (ii) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof or (iii) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the payment obligations owed by the Corporation to such Member hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is the intention of the Parties to conform strictly to any applicable usury Laws.

 

SECTION 7.14.                              Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations.   The rights and obligations of each Member hereunder are several and not joint with the rights and obligations of any other Person. A Member shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Person hereunder, nor shall a Member have the right to enforce the rights or obligations of any other Person hereunder (other than obligations of the Corporation). The obligations of a Member hereunder are solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable solely by, the Corporation. Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered in connection herewith, and no action taken by any Member pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Members acting as a partnership, association, joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the Members are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

SCIPLAY CORPORATION, AS THE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC

 

By: SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, as its sole Manager

 

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY I, LLC, AS A MEMBER

 

By: SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, as its sole Manager

 

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, AS A MEMBER

 

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

[ Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement ]

 


 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of [ · ], 20[ · ] (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of [ · ] 2019 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Tax Receivable Agreement ”), by and among SciPlay Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Corporation ”), SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SciPlay Parent ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

1.                                       Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement.   The undersigned hereby represents and warrants to the Corporation that, as of the date hereof, the undersigned has been assigned an interest in the Tax Receivable Agreement from a Member.(1)

 

2.                                       Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement.   Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the Tax Receivable Agreement and a Party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

3.                                       Incorporation by Reference. All terms and conditions of the Tax Receivable Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

4.                                       Address. All notices under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

 

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

E-mail:

 

[Signature Page Follows this Page]

 


(1)  Note to Draft :  Language to be added as applicable.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

[NAME OF NEW PARTY]

 

 

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and agreed
as of the date first set forth above:

 

 

 

 

 

 

SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

[ Signature Page to Joinder Agreement ]

 




Exhibit 10.5

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
OPERATING AGREEMENT

 

OF

 

SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC
a Nevada limited liability company

 

Dated as of [ · ], 2019

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS.  SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN.

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

ARTICLE II

 

Organizational Matters

 

 

 

SECTION 2.01.

Formation of Company

12

SECTION 2.02.

Amended and Restated Operating Agreement

12

SECTION 2.03.

Name

12

SECTION 2.04.

Purpose

12

SECTION 2.05.

Principal Office; Registered Agent

12

SECTION 2.06.

Term

13

SECTION 2.07.

No State-Law Partnership

13

 

ARTICLE III

 

Members; Units; Capitalization

 

 

 

SECTION 3.01.

Members

13

SECTION 3.02.

Units

14

SECTION 3.03.

Recapitalization; The Corporation’s Common Unit Purchase

14

SECTION 3.04.

Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units

15

SECTION 3.05.

Repurchase or Redemption of Shares of Class A Common Stock

16

SECTION 3.06.

Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units

16

SECTION 3.07.

Negative Capital Accounts

17

SECTION 3.08.

No Withdrawal

17

SECTION 3.09.

Loans From Members

17

SECTION 3.10.

Corporation Stock Incentive Plans

17

SECTION 3.11.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Equity Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan

18

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Distributions

 

 

 

SECTION 4.01.

Distributions

19

SECTION 4.02.

Restricted Distributions

19

 

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ARTICLE V

 

Capital Accounts; Allocations; Tax Matters

 

 

 

SECTION 5.01.

Capital Accounts

20

SECTION 5.02.

Allocations

21

SECTION 5.03.

Regulatory Allocations

21

SECTION 5.04.

Final Allocations

22

SECTION 5.05.

Tax Allocations

22

SECTION 5.06.

Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member

23

SECTION 5.07.

Withholding

23

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Management

 

 

 

SECTION 6.01.

Authority of Manager

24

SECTION 6.02.

Actions of the Manager

24

SECTION 6.03.

Resignation; No Removal

24

SECTION 6.04.

Vacancies

25

SECTION 6.05.

Transactions Between Company and Manager

25

SECTION 6.06.

Reimbursement for Expenses

25

SECTION 6.07.

Delegation of Authority

26

SECTION 6.08.

Limitation of Liability of Manager and Officers

26

SECTION 6.09.

Indemnification

27

SECTION 6.10.

Investment Company Act

29

SECTION 6.11.

Outside Activities of the Manager

29

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Rights and Obligations of Members

 

 

 

SECTION 7.01.

Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members

29

SECTION 7.02.

Lack of Authority

30

SECTION 7.03.

No Right of Partition

30

SECTION 7.04.

Members Right to Act

30

SECTION 7.05.

Inspection Rights

31

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Books, Records, Accounting and Reports, Affirmative Covenants

 

 

 

SECTION 8.01.

Records and Accounting

31

SECTION 8.02.

Fiscal Year

32

SECTION 8.03.

Reports

32

 

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ARTICLE IX

 

Tax Matters

 

SECTION 9.01.

Preparation of Tax Returns

32

SECTION 9.02.

Tax Elections

32

SECTION 9.03.

Tax Controversies

33

 

 

 

ARTICLE X

 

Restrictions on Transfer of Units

 

 

 

SECTION 10.01.

Transfers by Members

33

SECTION 10.02.

Permitted Transfers

33

SECTION 10.03.

Restricted Units Legend

34

SECTION 10.04.

Transfer

34

SECTION 10.05.

Assignee’s Rights

35

SECTION 10.06.

Assignor’s Rights and Obligations

35

SECTION 10.07.

Overriding Provisions

36

 

 

 

ARTICLE XI

 

Redemption and Exchange

 

 

 

SECTION 11.01.

Redemption Right of a Member

37

SECTION 11.02.

Election and Contribution of the Corporation

39

SECTION 11.03.

Exchange Right of the Corporation

40

SECTION 11.04.

Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation

40

SECTION 11.05.

Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Exchange Right

41

SECTION 11.06.

Tax Treatment

41

 

ARTICLE XII

 

Admission of Members

 

 

 

SECTION 12.01.

Substituted Members

41

SECTION 12.02.

Additional Members

41

 

 

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

Withdrawal and Resignation

 

 

 

SECTION 13.01.

Withdrawal and Resignation of Members

42

 

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ARTICLE XIV

 

Dissolution and Liquidation

 

 

 

SECTION 14.01.

Dissolution

42

SECTION 14.02.

Liquidation and Termination

42

SECTION 14.03.

Deferment; Distribution in Kind

43

SECTION 14.04.

Articles of Dissolution

44

SECTION 14.05.

Reasonable Time for Winding Up

44

SECTION 14.06.

Return of Capital

44

 

 

 

ARTICLE XV

 

Valuation

 

 

 

SECTION 15.01.

Determination

44

SECTION 15.02.

Dispute Resolution

44

 

 

 

ARTICLE XVI

 

General Provisions

 

 

 

SECTION 16.01.

Power of Attorney

45

SECTION 16.02.

Confidentiality

45

SECTION 16.03.

Amendments

47

SECTION 16.04.

Title to Company Assets

47

SECTION 16.05.

Addresses and Notices

47

SECTION 16.06.

Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries

48

SECTION 16.07.

Creditors

48

SECTION 16.08.

Waiver

48

SECTION 16.09.

Counterparts

48

SECTION 16.10.

Applicable Law

48

SECTION 16.11.

Severability

49

SECTION 16.12.

Further Action

49

SECTION 16.13.

Delivery by Electronic Transmission

49

SECTION 16.14.

Right of Offset

49

SECTION 16.15.

Effectiveness

49

SECTION 16.16.

Entire Agreement

49

SECTION 16.17.

Remedies

50

SECTION 16.18.

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation

50

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Joinder Agreement

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED
OPERATING AGREEMENT
OF
SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [•], 2019, is entered into by and among SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and its Members (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, the Company was formed under the name “SG Nevada Holding Company, LLC” by the filing of the Articles (as defined herein) with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada pursuant to the Act (as defined herein) on September 1, 2016;

 

WHEREAS, the Company changed its name to “SG Social Parent Company, LLC” on November 30, 2018 and subsequently changed its name to “SciPlay Parent Company, LLC” on March 4, 2019, in each case by the filing of a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada pursuant to the Act;

 

WHEREAS, on November 30, 2018, SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, which was previously named “SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC” until November 30, 2018, and the sole member of the Company, contributed its member’s interest in the Company to SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SG Holding I ”), whereupon SG Holding I became the sole member of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, on March 7, 2019, SG Holding I contributed a 1% member’s interest in the Company to SG Social Holding Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SG Holding ” and, together with SG Holding I, the “ Original Members ”), whereupon SG Holding became a member of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, SciPlay Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Corporation ”), desires to effect an initial public offering of its Class A common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ” and, the initial public offering thereof, the “ IPO ”), and desires to use the net proceeds received from the IPO (the “ IPO Net Proceeds ”) to purchase Common Units (as defined herein) of the Company from the Company and from SG Holding I;

 

WHEREAS, following the IPO, the Original Members will be the holders of all shares of Class B common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Corporation (the “ Class B Common Stock ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, the Original Members, as all of the members of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time (as defined herein), desire to amend and restate the operating agreement of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time to be in the form of this Agreement as of the Effective Time to reflect (a) a recapitalization of the Company’s member’s interests (as set forth in Section 3.03 hereof) (the “ Recapitalization ”), (b) upon the Effective Time and immediately following the purchase by the Corporation of Common Units using the IPO Net Proceeds, the addition of the Corporation as a Member (as defined herein) of the Company and its designation as sole Manager (as defined

 


 

herein) and (c) the rights and obligations of the Members of the Company that are enumerated and agreed upon in the terms of this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Recapitalization and as of the Effective Time, the member’s interests held by the Original Members in the Company will be canceled and Common Units will be issued to the Original Members in exchange therefor as contemplated by this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the Effective Time, the Corporation will purchase (a) newly issued Common Units from the Company and (b) existing Common Units held by SG Holding I following the Recapitalization, in each case using the IPO Net Proceeds; and

 

WHEREAS, in the event the underwriters for the IPO exercise their 30-day over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of Class A Common Stock from the Corporation (the “ Over-Allotment Option ”), the Corporation will issue such additional shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the IPO and use the resulting additional net proceeds received by the Corporation (the “ Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds ”) to purchase existing Common Units held by SG Holding I.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Members, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in this Agreement for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

 

Act ” means Chapter 86 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, as amended from time to time, or any corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding or successor law of the State of Nevada.

 

Additional Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02 .

 

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means, with respect to the Capital Account of any Member as of the end of any Taxable Year, the amount by which the balance in such Capital Account is less than zero.  For this purpose, such Member’s Capital Account balance shall be:

 

(a)                                  reduced for any items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6); and

 

(b)                                  increased for any amount such Member is obligated to contribute or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulation

 

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Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i) (relating to minimum gain).

 

Admission Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.06 .

 

Affiliate ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Affiliated ”) means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified.  As used in this definition and the definition of Majority Member, “ control ” (including with correlative meanings, “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Appraisers ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.02 .

 

Articles ” means the Articles of Organization of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada in accordance with the Act, as such Articles have been or may be amended from time to time in accordance with the Act.

 

Assignee ” means a Person to whom a Company Interest has been Transferred in accordance with this Agreement but who has not become a Member pursuant to Article XII .

 

Base Rate ” means, on any date, a variable rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” at large U.S. money center banks.

 

Black-Out Period ” means any “black-out” or similar period under the Corporation’s policies covering trading in the Corporation’s securities to which the applicable Redeeming Member is subject, which period restricts the ability of such Redeeming Member to immediately resell shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered to such Redeeming Member in connection with a Share Settlement. For purposes of this definition, a Redeeming Member shall include any Member whose Redeemed Units are acquired by the Corporation in a Direct Exchange.

 

Book Value ” means, with respect to any Company property, the Company’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, adjusted from time to time to reflect the adjustments required or permitted by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)-(g).

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banks located in New York City, New York or Las Vegas, Nevada generally are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Member in accordance with Section 5.01 .

 

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Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of any cash, cash equivalents, promissory obligations or the Fair Market Value of other property that such Member contributes (or is deemed to contribute) to the Company pursuant to Article III hereof.

 

Cash Settlement ” means immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the Redeemed Units Equivalent.

 

Change of Control Transaction ” means (a) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis, (b) a sale of a majority of the Company’s outstanding Units (other than (i) to the Corporation or (ii) in connection with a Redemption or Exchange in accordance with Article XI ) or (c) a sale of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any Material Subsidiary of the Company; in any such case, whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise; provided, however , that neither (w) a transaction solely between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, nor (x) a transaction solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of domicile of the Company, nor (y) a transaction solely for the purpose of changing the form of entity of the Company, nor (z) a sale of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise, shall in each case of clauses (w), (x), (y) and (z) constitute a Change of Control Transaction.

 

Class A Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Class B Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Class B Subscription and IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Class B Subscription and Common Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, the Company, SG Holding and SG Holding I.

 

Code ” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference herein to a specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

 

Common Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of the Members and Assignees and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Common Units in this Agreement.

 

Common Unit Redemption Price ” means the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average prices for a share of Class A Common Stock on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P. or its successor, for each of the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock.  If

 

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the Class  A Common Stock no longer trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, then a majority of the Independent Directors shall determine the Common Unit Redemption Price in good faith.

 

Common Unitholder ” means a Member who is the registered holder of Common Units.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Company Interest ” means the interest of a Member or an Assignee in Profits, Losses and Distributions.

 

Contribution Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b) .

 

Corporate Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Corporate Incentive Award Plan ” means the SciPlay Corporation 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.

 

Corporation’s Assumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to an applicable Taxable Year, (i) any U.S. federal, state and local and foreign tax obligations owed by the Corporation (other than any obligations to remit any amounts withheld from payments to third parties) and (ii) any obligations payable by the Corporation under the Tax Receivable Agreement (other than an Early Termination Payment and any Default Rate Interest (each, as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement) attributable thereto).

 

Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of [•], by and among SciPlay Holding Company, LLC, as borrower, the Company, as a guarantor, the other guarantors from time to time party thereto, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders, including all exhibits, schedules and attachments thereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and including any one or more refinancings or replacements thereof, in whole or in part, with any other debt facility or debt obligation.

 

Direct Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(a) .

 

Distributable Cash ” means, as of any relevant date on which a determination is being made by the Manager regarding a potential Distribution of cash pursuant to Section 4.01(a) , the amount of cash that could be distributed by the Company for such purposes in accordance with the Credit Agreement (and without otherwise violating any applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement).

 

Disregarded Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a) .

 

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Distribution ” means each distribution made by the Company to a Member with respect to such Member’s Units, whether in cash, property or securities of the Company and whether by liquidating distribution or otherwise; provided, however , that none of the following shall be a Distribution: (a) any recapitalization that does not result in the distribution of cash or property to Members or any exchange of securities of the Company, and any dividend or subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Units or (b) any other payment made by the Company to a Member that is not properly treated as a “distribution” for purposes of Section 731, 732, or 733 or other applicable provisions of the Code.

 

Distribution Tax Rate ” shall mean the tax rate determined in the sole discretion of the Manager.

 

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.15 .

 

Equity Plan ” means any option, stock, unit, stock unit, appreciation right, phantom equity or other equity or equity-based compensation plan, program, agreement or arrangement, in each case now or hereafter adopted by the Corporation, including the Corporate Incentive Award Plan.

 

Equity Securities ” means (a) Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including other classes or series thereof having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established by the Manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including rights, powers and/or duties senior to existing classes and series of Units and other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company), (b) other securities or interests (including evidences of indebtedness) convertible or exchangeable into Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (c) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

 

Event of Withdrawal ” means the expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company.  “Event of Withdrawal” shall not include an event that (a) terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including (i) a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3, (ii) a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Section 336 or 338 of the Code or (iii) merger, severance, or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member) but that (b) does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

 

Exchange Act ” means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.  Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

 

Exchange Election Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b) .

 

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Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset, its fair market value determined according to Article XV .

 

Fiscal Period ” means any interim accounting period within a Taxable Year established by the Company and which is permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code.

 

Fiscal Year ” means the Company’s annual accounting period established pursuant to Section 8.02 .

 

Governmental Entity ” means (a) the United States of America, (b) any other sovereign nation, (c) any state, province, district, territory or other political subdivision of (a) or (b) of this definition, including any county, municipal or other local subdivision of the foregoing, or (d) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government on behalf of (a), (b) or (c) of this definition.

 

Green Shoe Common Unit Purchase has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) .

 

Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(a) .

 

Independent Directors ” means the members of the Corporate Board who are “independent” under the standards of the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted.

 

Investment Company Act ” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

IPO ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

IPO Closing Date ” means the closing date of the IPO (which, for the avoidance of doubt, means the date on which all IPO Net Proceeds required to be delivered pursuant to an underwriting agreement in connection with the IPO have been delivered to the Corporation in respect of its sale of Class A Common Stock, excluding any Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds which may be delivered at a subsequent date following exercise of the Over-Allotment Option).

 

IPO Common Unit Purchase ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) .

 

IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Common Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and between the Corporation and the Company.

 

IPO Net Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Joinder ” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

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Law ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the United States, any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, regulatory or self-regulatory body, agency or other political subdivision thereof.

 

Losses ” means items of Company loss or deduction determined according to Section 5.01(b) .

 

Majority Members ” means the Members (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include the entity that is also the Manager in its capacity as a Member) holding a majority of the Voting Units then outstanding; provided that, if as of any date of determination, a majority of the Voting Units are then held by the Member that is also the Manager or any of its controlled Affiliates, then “Majority Members” shall mean the Member that is also the Manager together with the other Members (other than the Member that is also the Manager and its controlled Affiliates) holding a majority of the Voting Units (excluding Voting Units held by the Member that is also the Manager and its controlled Affiliates) then outstanding.

 

Manager ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a) .  Unless the context requires otherwise, any reference herein to the Manager shall be deemed a reference to the Manager in its capacity as such.

 

Material Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that, as of any date of determination, represents more than (a) 50% of the consolidated net tangible assets of the Company or (b) 50% of the consolidated net income of the Company before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (calculated in a manner substantially consistent with the Corporation’s accounting practices utilized for financial reporting purposes with the SEC).

 

Member ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) each Person named on the Schedule of Members and (b) any Person admitted to the Company as a Substituted Member or Additional Member in accordance with Article XII , but in each case only so long as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records, including the Schedule of Members, as the owner of one or more Units.

 

Minimum Gain ” means “partnership minimum gain” determined pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d).

 

Net Loss ” means, with respect to a Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period, as the case may be, the excess, if any, of Losses for such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period, as applicable, over Profits for such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period, as applicable (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.03 and Section 5.04 ).

 

Net Profit ” means, with respect to a Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period, as the case may be, the excess, if any, of Profits for such Fiscal Year of Fiscal Period, as applicable, over Losses for such Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period, as applicable (excluding Profits and Losses specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.03 and Section 5.04 ).

 

Officer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b) .

 

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Original Members ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Other Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04 .

 

Over-Allotment Option ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Over-Allotment Option Net Proceeds ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Partnership Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03 .

 

Percentage Interest ” means, as among an individual class or series of Units and with respect to a Member at a particular time, such Member’s percentage interest in the Company determined by dividing such Member’s Units of such class or series by the total Units of all Members of such class or series at such time.  The Percentage Interest of each Member shall be calculated to the fourth (4th) decimal place.

 

“Permitted Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02 .

 

Person ” means an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or any other organization or entity, whether or not a legal entity.

 

Pro rata ,” “ pro rata portion ,” “ according to their interests ,” “ ratably ,” “ proportionately ,” “ proportional ,” “ in proportion to ,” “ based on the number of Units held ,” “ based upon the percentage of Units held ,” “ based upon the number of Units outstanding ,” and other terms with similar meanings, when used in the context of a number of Units of the Company relative to other Units, means as amongst an individual class or series of Units, pro rata based upon the number of such Units within such class or series of Units.

 

Profits ” means items of Company income and gain determined according to Section 5.01(b) .

 

Recapitalization ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Redeemed Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redeemed Units Equivalent ” means the product of (a) the Share Settlement and (b) the Common Unit Redemption Price.

 

Redeeming Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

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Redemption Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, SG Holding I and SG Holding (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such Agreement).

 

Retraction Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b) .

 

Schedule of Members ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(c) .

 

Scientific Games ” means Scientific Games Corporation, a Nevada corporation, and its Affiliates, excluding, for purposes of this definition, the Corporation, the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries.

 

Scientific Games Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.09(d) .

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions thereof.

 

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.  Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

 

SG Holding ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

SG Holding I ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Share Settlement ” means a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors (or equivalent governing body) thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the voting interests thereof are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.  For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of the Company shall be given effect only at such times that the Company has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

Substituted Member ” means a Person that is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 12.01 .

 

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Tax Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b) .

 

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, the Company, SG Holding I and SG Holding (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such agreement).

 

Taxable Year ” means the Company’s accounting period for U.S. federal income tax purposes determined pursuant to Section 9.02 .

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the principal U.S. securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

 

Transfer ” (and, with correlative meanings, “ Transferring ” and “ Transferred ”) means any sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of (whether directly or indirectly, whether with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of Law) (a) any interest (legal or beneficial) in any Equity Securities or (b) any equity or other interest (legal or beneficial) in any Member if substantially all of the assets of such Member consist solely of Units.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the final, temporary and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) and as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

 

UCC ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.06(a) .

 

Unit ” means a Company Interest of a Member or an Assignee in the Company representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of all Members and Assignees as may be established by the Manager from time to time in accordance with Section 3.02 ; provided, however , that any class or series of Units issued shall have the relative rights, powers and duties set forth in this Agreement, and the Company Interest represented by such class or series of Units shall be determined in accordance with such relative rights, powers and duties.

 

Unitholder ” means a Common Unitholder and any Member who is the registered holder of any other class of Units, if any.

 

Unvested Corporate Shares ” means shares of restricted stock issued pursuant to an Equity Plan that are not vested pursuant to the terms thereof or any award or similar agreement relating thereto.

 

Vested Corporate Shares ” means the shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to an Equity Plan that are vested pursuant to the terms thereof or any award or similar agreement relating thereto.

 

Voting Units ” means (a) the Common Units and (b) any other Units other than Units that by their express terms do not entitle the record holder thereof to vote on any matter

 

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presented to the Members generally under this Agreement for approval; provided that (i) no vote by Voting Units shall have the power to override any action taken by the Manager or to remove or replace the Manager, (ii) the Voting Units have no ability to take part in the conduct or control of the Company’s business and (iii) notwithstanding any vote by Voting Units hereunder, the Manager shall retain exclusive management power over the business and affairs of the Company in accordance with Section 6.01(a) .

 

ARTICLE II

 

Organizational Matters

 

SECTION 2.01.                                    Formation of Company.   The Company was formed on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the provisions of the Act.

 

SECTION 2.02.                                    Amended and Restated Operating Agreement.   The Members hereby execute this Agreement for the purpose of establishing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of the Act.  The Members hereby agree that during the term of the Company set forth in Section 2.06 the rights and obligations of the Members with respect to the Company will be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Articles and the Act.  On any matter upon which this Agreement is silent, the Act shall control.  No provision of this Agreement shall be in violation of the Act and to the extent any provision of this Agreement is in violation of the Act, such provision shall be void and of no effect to the extent of such violation without affecting the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however , that where the Act provides that a provision of the Act shall apply “unless otherwise provided in the operating agreement” or words of similar effect, the provisions of this Agreement shall in each instance control.

 

SECTION 2.03.                                    Name.   The name of the Company shall be “SciPlay Parent Company, LLC”. The Manager in its sole discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time.  Notification of any such change shall be given to all of the Members and, to the extent practicable, to all of the holders of any Equity Securities then outstanding.  The Company’s business may be conducted under its name and/or any other name or names deemed advisable by the Manager.

 

SECTION 2.04.                                    Purpose.   The primary business and purpose of the Company shall be to engage in such activities as are permitted under the Act and determined from time to time by the Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.05.                                    Principal Office; Registered Agent.   The principal office of the Company shall be at 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, or such other place as the Manager may from time to time designate.  The registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Nevada, and the address of such agent, shall be c/o CSC Services of Nevada, Inc., 2215-B Renaissance Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119.  The Manager may from time to time change the Company’s registered agent in the State of Nevada.

 

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SECTION 2.06.                                    Term.   The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Articles in accordance with the Act and shall continue in existence until termination and dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV .

 

SECTION 2.07.                                    No State-Law Partnership.   The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.07 , and neither this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the Company or any Member relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise.  The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal and, if applicable, state or local income tax purposes.  Each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such tax treatment.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Members; Units; Capitalization

 

SECTION 3.01.                                    Members.   (a)  At the Effective Time and concurrently with the IPO Common Unit Purchase, the Corporation shall be automatically admitted to the Company as a Member.

 

(b)                                  Each Original Member previously was admitted as a Member and shall remain a Member of the Company upon the Effective Time.

 

(c)                                   The Company shall maintain a schedule setting forth: (i) the name and address of each Member; (ii) the aggregate number of outstanding Units and the number and class or series of Units held by each Member; (iii) the aggregate amount of cash Capital Contributions that has been made by the Members with respect to their Units; and (iv) the Fair Market Value of any property other than cash contributed by the Members with respect to their Units (including, if applicable, a description and the amount of any liability assumed by the Company or to which contributed property is subject) (such schedule, the “ Schedule of Members ”).  Upon any change in the number or ownership of outstanding Units (whether upon an issuance of Units, a Transfer of Units, a redemption or an exchange of Units or otherwise), the Company shall amend and update the Schedule of Members.  The Schedule of Members shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit of the Company and all relevant information with respect to each Member.  Any reference in this Agreement to the Schedule of Members shall be deemed a reference to the Schedule of Members as amended and as in effect from time to time.  The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on the Schedule of Members as the owner of Units for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Act.

 

(d)                                  No Member shall be required or, except as approved by the Manager pursuant to Section 6.01 and in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement,

 

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permitted to loan any money or property to the Company or borrow any money or property from the Company.

 

SECTION 3.02.                                    Units.   Interests in the Company shall be represented by Units, or such other securities of the Company, in each case as the Manager may establish in its discretion in accordance with the terms and subject to the restrictions hereof.  Immediately after the Effective Time, the Units will be comprised of a single class of Common Units (with an aggregate of [•] Common Units being authorized for issuance by the Company).  To the extent required pursuant to Section 3.04(a) , the Manager may create one or more classes or series of Common Units or preferred Units solely to the extent they are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to a class of common stock of the Corporation or class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation; provided that as long as there are any Members of the Company (other than the Corporation), then no such new class or series of Units may deprive such Members of, or dilute or reduce, the pro rata share of all Company Interests they would have received or to which they would have been entitled if such new class or series of Units had not been created except to the extent (and solely to the extent) the Company actually receives cash in an aggregate amount, or other property with a Fair Market Value in an aggregate amount, equal to the pro rata share of Company Interests allocated to such new class or series of Units and the number thereof issued by the Company.

 

SECTION 3.03.                                    Recapitalization; The Corporation’s Common Unit Purchase.   (a)  Recapitalization .  In connection with the Recapitalization, at the Effective Time, all member’s interests issued and outstanding and held by the Original Members prior to the execution and effectiveness of this Agreement are hereby canceled and (i) [•] Common Units are hereby issued to SG Holding I and outstanding as of the Effective Time and (ii) [•] Common Units are hereby issued to SG Holding and outstanding as of the Effective Time.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation’s Common Unit Purchase .  Following the Recapitalization, immediately upon the Effective Time, the Corporation will (i) purchase [•] Common Units from SG Holding I at a purchase price per Common Unit equal to the offering price per share of Class A Common Stock in the IPO, less any applicable Discount (as defined in Section 6.06), pursuant to the Class B Subscription and IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement and (ii) contribute the IPO Net Proceeds (less any portion of the IPO Net Proceeds used to purchase Common Units from SG Holding I pursuant to clause (i) above) to the Company in exchange for [•] newly issued Common Units pursuant to the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement (such purchases from SG Holding I and the Company, together, the “ IPO Common Unit Purchase ”).  The IPO Common Unit Purchase shall be reflected on the Schedule of Members.  In addition, to the extent the underwriters in the IPO exercise the Over-Allotment Option in whole or in part, upon the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, the Corporation will purchase a number of Common Units from the SG Holding I equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, at a purchase price per Common Unit equal to the offering price per share of Class A Common Stock in the IPO, less any applicable Discount, pursuant to the Class B Subscription and IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement (such purchase from SG Holding I, the “ Green Shoe Common Unit Purchase ”).  The Green Shoe Common Unit Purchase shall be reflected on the Schedule of Members.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation shall be admitted as a Member with respect to all Common Units it holds from time to time.  The parties

 

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hereto acknowledge and agree that the IPO Common Unit Purchase will result in a “reevaluation of partnership property” and corresponding adjustments to Capital Account balances as described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Treasury Regulations.  Immediately following the consummation of the IPO Common Unit Purchase and, if the Over-Allotment Option is exercised, the Green Shoe Common Unit Purchase, pursuant to the Class B Subscription and IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement, the Corporation will issue to each of SG Holding I and SG Holding (for nominal consideration) a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units held by such Person.

 

SECTION 3.04.                                    Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units. (a)  The Company shall undertake all actions requested or directed by the Manager, including, without limitation, a reclassification, distribution, division, combination or recapitalization, with respect to the Common Units, to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, (i) Unvested Corporate Shares, (ii) treasury shares or (iii) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including warrants, options or rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock (except to the extent the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, have been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of the Company) (clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), collectively, the “ Disregarded Shares ”).  In the event the Corporation issues shares of Class A Common Stock, transfers or delivers from treasury shares of Class A Common Stock or repurchases or redeems shares of Class A Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated by this Agreement, the Manager shall take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the number of outstanding Common Units owned by the Corporation will equal on a one-for-one basis the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, the Disregarded Shares.  In the event the Corporation issues preferred stock, transfers or delivers from treasury preferred stock or repurchases or redeems the Corporation’s preferred stock in a transaction not contemplated by this Agreement, the Manager shall have the authority to take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries, repurchases or redemptions, the Corporation holds (in the case of any issuance, transfer or delivery) or ceases to hold (in the case of any repurchase or redemption) Units in the Company which (in the good faith determination by the Manager) are in the aggregate substantially equivalent in all respects to the outstanding preferred stock of the Corporation so issued, transferred, delivered, repurchased or redeemed.  The Company shall not undertake any subdivision (by any Common Unit split, Common Unit distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) or combination (by reverse Common Unit split, reclassification, recapitalization or similar event) of the Common Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of Class A Common Stock to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, the Disregarded Shares, unless such action is necessary to maintain at all times a one-to-one ratio between the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation and the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, disregarding, for purposes of maintaining such one-to-one ratio, the Disregarded Shares.

 

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(b)                                  The Company shall only be permitted to issue additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company to the Persons and on the terms and conditions provided for in Section 3.02 , this Section 3.04 , Section 3.10 and Section 3.11 .  Subject to the foregoing, the Manager may cause the Company to issue additional Common Units authorized under this Agreement at such times and upon such terms as the Manager shall determine and the Manager shall amend this Agreement as necessary in connection with the issuance of additional Common Units and admission of additional Members under this Section 3.04 without the requirement of any consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

 

SECTION 3.05.                                    Repurchase or Redemption of Shares of Class A Common Stock.   If, at any time, any shares of Class A Common Stock are repurchased or redeemed (whether by exercise of a put or call, automatically or by means of another arrangement) by the Corporation for cash, then the Manager shall cause the Company, immediately prior to such repurchase or redemption of Class A Common Stock, to redeem a corresponding number of Common Units held by the Corporation, at an aggregate redemption price equal to the aggregate purchase or redemption price of the shares of Class A Common Stock being repurchased or redeemed by the Corporation (plus any expenses related thereto) and upon such other terms as are the same for the shares of Class A Common Stock being repurchased or redeemed by the Corporation.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any repurchase or redemption if such repurchase or redemption would violate any applicable Law.

 

SECTION 3.06.                                    Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units.   (a)  Units shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by the Manager.  If the Manager determines that one or more Units shall be certificated, each such certificate shall be signed by or in the name of the Company, by the Chief Executive Officer or any other officer designated by the Manager, representing the number of Units held by such holder.  Such certificate shall be in such form (and shall contain such legends) as the Manager may determine.  Any or all of such signatures on any certificate representing one or more Units may be a facsimile, engraved or printed, to the extent permitted by applicable Law.  The Manager agrees that it shall not elect to treat any Unit as a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (the “ UCC ”) of any applicable jurisdiction unless thereafter all Units then outstanding are represented by one or more certificates.

 

(b)                                  If Units are certificated, the Manager may elect to treat each Unit as a “security” within the meaning of, and governed by, Article 8 of the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction, including the UCC of the State of Nevada, by affixing the following legend to each such certificate:

 

“This certificate evidences Units in SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, and shall constitute a “security” within the meaning of, and governed by, Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the State of Nevada (including Nevada Revised Statutes 104.8102(1)(n)), or Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction.”

 

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(c)                                   In such event, such legend and this Section 3.06(b) shall constitute an express provision that the Units are a security governed by Article 8 of the UCC of the State of Nevada within the meaning of Section 104.8103(3) of the UCC of the State of Nevada (or other corresponding provision of the UCC of any other applicable jurisdiction), solely for the purposes of establishing the applicability thereto of the provisions of Article 8 of the UCC governing securities.  The Units shall not be considered a “security” for any other purpose unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(d)                                  If Units are certificated, the Manager may direct that a new certificate representing one or more Units be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Manager of an affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation.  The Manager may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

 

(e)                                   Upon surrender to the Company or the transfer agent of the Company, if any, of a certificate for one or more Units, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, in compliance with the provisions hereof, the Company shall issue a new certificate representing one or more Units to the Person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Manager may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, Transfer and registration of Units.

 

SECTION 3.07.                                    Negative Capital Accounts.   No Member shall be required to pay to any other Member or the Company any deficit or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Member’s Capital Account (including upon and after dissolution of the Company).

 

SECTION 3.08.                                    No Withdrawal.   No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person’s Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any Distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.09.                                    Loans From Members.   Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01(d) , the amount of any such advances shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are made.

 

SECTION 3.10.                                    Corporation Stock Incentive Plans.   (a) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain the Corporation from adopting, implementing, modifying or terminating any Equity Plan or from issuing Vested Corporate Shares or Unvested Corporate Shares.  The Corporation may implement any Equity Plans and any actions taken under such Equity Plans (such as the grant or exercise of options to acquire shares of Class A Common Stock or the issuance of Unvested Corporate Shares), in a manner determined by the Corporation, in accordance with this Section 3.10 , which shall be amended at

 

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the Corporation’s request from time to time.  The Members acknowledge and agree that, in the event that an Equity Plan is adopted, implemented, modified or terminated by the Corporation in a manner that is not in accordance with this Section 3.10 , amendments to this Section 3.10 may become necessary or advisable, and that any approval or consent to any such amendments requested by the Corporation shall be deemed granted by the Manager without the requirement of any further consent or acknowledgment of any Member, and any such amendments to this Section 3.10 shall be deemed in effect from such date.  In the event of any adoption, implementation, modification or termination of an Equity Plan in a manner that is not in accordance with this Section 3.10 , the Company shall provide written notice thereof to the Members.  The Company is expressly authorized to issue Units in an amount equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to any such Equity Plan, without further act, approval or vote of any Member or any other Persons.

 

(b)                                  For accounting and tax purposes, the Company shall take the following actions in connection with equity-based awards granted pursuant to an Equity Plan:

 

(i)                                      in the event that the Corporation incurs any compensation expense in connection with any such award granted to an individual employed by, or engaged to provide services to, the Corporation as consideration for such employment or services, then the Company shall, without duplication of any reimbursement made pursuant to Section 6.06, reimburse or be deemed to reimburse the Corporation for a portion of the compensation expense equal to the amount includible in the taxable income of such individual; and

 

(ii)                                   at the time any Common Units are issued in accordance with Section 3.04 in connection with any such award granted to an individual who is employed by, or engaged to provide services to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as consideration for such employment or services, then the Company or its applicable Subsidiary shall be deemed to (A) purchase a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units issued from the Corporation for their Fair Market Value and (B) transfer the shares of Class A Common Stock includible in such individual’s taxable income to such individual as compensation.

 

(c)                                   At the time any Common Units are issued in accordance with Section 3.04 in connection with equity-based awards granted pursuant to an Equity Plan, the Corporation shall be deemed to make a Capital Contribution in exchange for such Common Units in an amount equal to (i) the number of Common Units issued multiplied by (ii) the Fair Market Value of a share of Class A Common Stock on the date upon which the event triggering the issuance of such Common Units occurred; provided that, where applicable, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed such amount to the capital of the Subsidiary that is the recipient of the award holder’s employment or services.

 

SECTION 3.11.                                    Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Equity Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan.   Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article III , all amounts received or deemed received by the Corporation in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, Equity Plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement (other than any amounts received in order to satisfy any

 

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tax obligations), either (a) shall be utilized by the Corporation to effect open market purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock, or (b) if the Corporation elects instead to issue new shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by the Corporation to the Company in exchange for additional Common Units.  Upon such contribution, the Company will issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of new shares of Class A Common Stock so issued.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Distributions

 

SECTION 4.01.                                    Distributions.   (a)  Distributable Cash; Other Distributions .  To the extent permitted by applicable Law and this Agreement, Distributions to Members may be declared by the Manager out of Distributable Cash or other funds or property legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the payment dates of such Distributions) as the Manager shall determine using such record date as the Manager may designate.  Such Distributions shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest as of the close of business on such record date; provided, however , that the Manager shall have the obligation to make Distributions as set forth in Sections 4.01(b)  and 14.02 ; and, provided further, that, notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no Distribution shall be made to any Member to the extent such Distribution would render the Company insolvent.  For purposes of the foregoing sentence, “insolvent” means the inability of the Company to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business.  Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a Distribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) , the Manager shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the Distribution and the payment date thereof.  In furtherance of the foregoing, it is intended that the Manager shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and this Agreement, have the right in its sole discretion to make Distributions to the Members pursuant to this Section 4.01(a)  in such amounts as shall enable the Corporation to pay dividends or to meet its obligations, including its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement (to the extent such obligations are not otherwise able to be satisfied as a result of Tax Distributions made pursuant to Section 4.01(b) ).

 

(b)                                  Tax Distributions .  On or about each date that is five (5) Business Days prior to each due date for the U.S. federal income tax return of the Corporation for a Taxable Year, as determined without regard to extensions, the Company shall be required to make a Distribution out of Distributable Cash or other funds or property legally available therefor (a “ Tax Distribution ”) to the Members on a pro rata basis in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest equal to an amount sufficient to cause the Corporation to receive a Distribution equal to (i) the amount of the Corporation’s Assumed Tax Liability for such Taxable Year, minus (ii) the amount of all Distributions previously made to the Corporation pursuant to Section 4.01(a)  during such Taxable Year or pursuant to this Section 4.01(b)  with respect to such Taxable Year.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager may, in its discretion, make payments in respect of Tax Distributions on a quarterly basis.

 

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Member on account of any Company Interest if such Distribution would violate any applicable Law or the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Capital Accounts; Allocations; Tax Matters

 

SECTION 5.01.                                    Capital Accounts.   (a)  The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Member according to the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).  For this purpose, the Company may (in the discretion of the Manager), upon the occurrence of the events specified in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in accordance with the rules of such Treasury Regulation and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to reflect a revaluation of Company property.

 

(b)                                  For purposes of computing the amount of any item of Company income, gain, loss or deduction to be allocated pursuant to this Article V and to be reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Members, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for this purpose); provided, however , that:

 

(i)                                      The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include those items described in Section 705(a)(l)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code and Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), without regard to the fact that such items are not includible in gross income or are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(ii)                                   If the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property.

 

(iii)                                Items of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property.

 

(iv)                               Items of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions with respect to Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the property’s Book Value in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g).

 

(v)                                  To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis).

 

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SECTION 5.02.                                    Allocations.   Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.03 and Section 5.04 , Net Profits and Net Losses for any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period shall be allocated to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

 

SECTION 5.03.                                    Regulatory Allocations.   (a)  Losses attributable to partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated in the manner required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i).  If there is a net decrease during a Taxable Year in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(3)), Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) shall be allocated to the Members in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4).

 

(b)                                  Nonrecourse deductions (as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any Taxable Year shall be allocated pro rata among the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.03(a) , if there is a net decrease in the Minimum Gain during any Taxable Year, each Member shall be allocated Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f).  This Section 5.03(b)  is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

 

(c)                                   If any Member that unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or Distribution described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Taxable Year, computed after the application of Sections 5.03(a)  and 5.03(b)  but before the application of any other provision of this Article V , then Profits for such Taxable Year shall be allocated to such Member in proportion to, and to the extent of, such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.  This Section 5.03(c)  is intended to be a qualified income offset provision as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

 

(d)                                  If the allocation of Net Losses to a Member as provided in Section 5.02 would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, there shall be allocated to such Member only that amount of Losses as will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.  The Net Losses that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, subject to this Section 5.03(d) .

 

(e)                                   Profits and Losses described in Section 5.01(b)(v)  shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner that the adjustments to the Capital Accounts are required to be made pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(j), (k) and (m).

 

(f)                                    The allocations set forth in Section 5.03(a)  through and including Section 5.03(e)  (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations.  The Regulatory Allocations may not be consistent with the manner in which the Members intend to allocate Profit and Loss of the Company or for the Company to make Distributions.  Accordingly, notwithstanding the other

 

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provisions of this Article V , but subject to the Regulatory Allocations, income, gain, deduction and loss shall be reallocated among the Members so as to eliminate the effect of the Regulatory Allocations and thereby cause the respective Capital Accounts of the Members to equal the amounts (or as close thereto as possible) they would have equaled if Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) had been allocated without reference to the Regulatory Allocations.  In general, the Members anticipate that this will be accomplished by specially allocating other Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) among the Members so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and such special allocations to each such Member is zero.  In addition, if in any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Period there is a decrease in Minimum Gain, or in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, and application of the minimum gain chargeback requirements set forth in Section 5.03(a)  or Section 5.03(b)  would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Members may, if they do not expect that the Company will have sufficient other income to correct such distortion, request the Internal Revenue Service to waive either or both of such minimum gain chargeback requirements.  If such request is granted, this Agreement shall be applied in such instance as if it did not contain such minimum gain chargeback requirement.

 

SECTION 5.04.                                    Final Allocations.   Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement except Section 5.03 , the Manager shall make appropriate adjustments to allocations of Profits and Losses to (or, if necessary, allocate items of gross income, gain, loss or deduction of the Company among) the Members upon the liquidation of the Company (within the meaning of Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) of the Treasury Regulations), the transfer of substantially all the Units (whether by sale or exchange or merger) or sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Company, such that, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Accounts of the Members are proportionate to their Percentage Interests.  In each case, such adjustments or allocations shall occur, to the maximum extent possible, in the Fiscal Year of the event requiring such adjustments or allocations.

 

SECTION 5.05.                                    Tax Allocations.   (a)  The income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the Company will be allocated, for U.S. federal and state and local income tax purposes, among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses, deductions and credits among the Members for computing their Capital Accounts; provided that if any such allocation is not permitted by the Code or other applicable Law, the Company’s subsequent income, gains, losses, deductions and credits will be allocated among the Members so as to reflect as nearly as possible the allocation set forth herein in computing their Capital Accounts.

 

(b)                                  Items of Company taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using the traditional method, as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(b).

 

(c)                                   If the Book Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.01(b) , subsequent allocations of items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for U.S.

 

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federal income tax purposes and its Book Value in the same manner as under Section 704(c) of the Code using the traditional method, as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(b).

 

(d)                                  Allocations of tax credits, tax credit recapture and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members pro rata or as determined by the Manager taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).

 

(e)                                   For purposes of determining a Member’s pro rata share of the Company’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Member’s interest in income and gain shall be in proportion to the Units held by such Member.

 

(f)                                    Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.05 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal and state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Distributions or other Company items pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.06.                                    Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member.   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if the Company is obligated to pay any amount to a Governmental Entity (or otherwise makes a payment to a Governmental Entity) that is specifically attributable to a Member or a Member’s status as such (including U.S. federal withholding or other taxes, state personal property taxes and state unincorporated business taxes), then such Member shall indemnify the Company in full for the entire amount paid (including interest, penalties and related expenses).  The Manager may offset Distributions to which a Member is otherwise entitled under this Agreement against such Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 .  A Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 shall survive the Transfer of any Company Interests and the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company, and for purposes of this Section 5.06 , the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence.  The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each Member under this Section 5.06 , including instituting a lawsuit to collect such indemnification with interest calculated at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus 300 basis points (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by Law).

 

SECTION 5.07.                                    Withholding.   Each Member hereby agrees to furnish to the Company such information and forms as required or reasonably requested in order to comply with any Laws governing taxes, including withholding of tax or in order to claim any reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding to which the Member is legally entitled.  The Company may withhold any amount that it determines is required to be withheld from any amount otherwise payable to any Member hereunder, and any such withheld amount shall be deemed to have been paid to such Member for purposes of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

 

Management

 

SECTION 6.01.                                    Authority of Manager.   (a)  Except for situations in which the approval of any Member(s) is specifically required by the Act or this Agreement, (i) all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Corporation, as the sole manager of the Company (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Manager ”), and (ii) the Manager shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the Company.  The Manager shall be the “manager” of the Company for the purposes of the Act.  Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of all such powers and rights conferred by the Act with respect to the management and control of the Company.  Any vacancies in the position of Manager shall be filled in accordance with Section 6.04 .

 

(b)                                  The day-to-day business and operations of the Company shall be overseen and implemented by officers of the Company (each, an “ Officer ” and collectively, the “ Officers ”), subject to any limitations imposed by the Manager.  An Officer may, but need not, be a Member.  Each Officer shall be appointed by the Manager and shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly designated and qualified or until his or her death or until he or she shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.  Any one Person may hold more than one office.  Subject to the other provisions in this Agreement (including in Section 6.07 below), the salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager.  The authority and responsibility of the Officers shall include, but not be limited to, such duties as the Manager may, from time to time, delegate to them and the carrying out of the Company’s business and affairs on a day-to-day basis.  As of the Effective Time, the Manager hereby removes the existing Officer as of the Effective Time from his offices and hereby appoints Joshua J. Wilson Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Michael D. Cody Chief Financial Officer of the Company.  All Officers shall be, and shall be deemed to be, officers and employees of the Company.  An Officer may also fill and perform one or more roles as an officer of the Manager.

 

(c)                                   The Manager shall have the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.

 

SECTION 6.02.                                    Actions of the Manager.   The Manager may authorize any Officer or other Person or Persons to act on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 6.07 .

 

SECTION 6.03.                                    Resignation; No Removal.   The Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Members.  Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Members, and the acceptance of the

 

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resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  The Members have no right under this Agreement to remove or replace the Manager.

 

SECTION 6.04.                                    Vacancies.   Vacancies in the position of Manager occurring for any reason shall be filled by the Corporation (or, if the Corporation has ceased to exist without any successor or assign, then by the holders of a majority in interest of the voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such cessation).  The Members have no right under this Agreement to fill any vacancy in the position of Manager.

 

SECTION 6.05.                                    Transactions Between Company and Manager.   The Manager may cause the Company to contract and deal with the Manager, or any Affiliate of the Manager, provided such contracts and dealings are on terms comparable to those available to the Company from others dealing with the Company at arm’s length or are approved by the Members and otherwise are permitted by the Credit Agreement.  The Members hereby approve the Class B Subscription and IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement and the IPO Common Unit Purchase Agreement in the forms heretofore provided to each such Member, together with such modifications, revisions or amendments as the Manager may approve in its discretion.

 

SECTION 6.06.                                    Reimbursement for Expenses.   The Manager shall not be compensated for its services as Manager of the Company except as expressly provided in this Agreement.  The Members acknowledge and agree that, upon the Effective Time, the Class A Common Stock will be publicly traded and therefore the Manager, in its capacity as the Corporation, will have access to the public capital markets and that such status and the services performed by the Manager will inure to the benefit of the Company and all Members; therefore, the Manager shall be reimbursed by the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, including all fees, expenses and costs associated with the IPO and all fees, expenses and costs of being a public company (including expenses incurred in connection with public reporting obligations, proxy statements, stockholder meetings, stock exchange fees, transfer agent fees, SEC and FINRA filing fees and offering expenses) and maintaining its corporate existence.  In the event that shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to underwriters in the IPO (or in any subsequent public offering) at a price per share that is lower than the price per share for which such shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to the public in the IPO (or in such subsequent public offering, as applicable) after taking into account underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions (such difference, the “ Discount ”), (i) the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company in exchange for Common Units the full amount for which such shares of Class A Common Stock were sold to the public in the IPO (or in such subsequent public offering, as applicable) and (ii) the Company shall be deemed to have paid the Discount as an expense.  To the extent practicable, expenses incurred by the Manager on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company shall be billed directly to and paid by the Company and, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the Manager or any of its Affiliates by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.06 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code and shall not be treated as Distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not bear any income tax obligations of the Manager or any payments made pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

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SECTION 6.07.                                    Delegation of Authority.   The Manager (a) may, from time to time, delegate to one or more Officers or other Persons such authority and duties as the Manager may deem advisable and (b) may assign titles (including “chief executive officer”, “president”, “chief financial officer”, “chief operating officer”, “vice president”, “secretary”, “assistant secretary”, “treasurer” or “assistant treasurer”) to such Officers or Persons as the Manager may deem advisable.  Any number of titles may be held by the same individual.  The salaries or other compensation, if any, of such Officers or agents of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager, subject to the other provisions in this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6.08.                                    Limitation of Liability of Manager and Officers. (a)  Except as otherwise provided herein or in an agreement entered into by such Person and the Company, neither the Manager nor any Officer shall be liable to the Company, to any Member or to their respective Affiliates for any act or omission performed or omitted by the Manager or such Officer, in such Person’s capacity as the Manager or an Officer, as applicable, in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed by such Person to be within the scope of authority conferred to such Person by this Agreement or by the Manager or other authorized Person; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission constituted a breach of such Person’s duties, if any, as the Manager or an Officer, as applicable, and such breach involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of Law, and was material to the cause of action, in each case as determined by a final judgment, order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, in each case, that is not appealable or with respect to which the time for appeal therefrom has expired and no appeal has been perfected.  The Manager and each Officer may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties, if any, imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its respective agents, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent (so long as such agent was selected in good faith and with reasonable care).  The Manager and each Officer shall be entitled to rely in good faith on the provisions of this Agreement and on information, opinions, reports or statements (including financial statements and information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value or amount of the assets, liabilities, profits or losses of the Company or any facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which Distributions to Members might properly be paid) of the following other Persons or groups: one or more Officers or employees of the Company or the Manager; any attorney, independent accountant, appraiser or other expert or professional employed or engaged by or on behalf of the Company; or any other Person who has been selected in good faith and with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Company, in each case as to matters which the Manager or Officer reasonably believes to be within such other Person’s competence, and any act of or failure to act by the Manager or such Officer in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject the Manager or such Officer to liability to the Company or any Member.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that, at law or in equity, the Manager (or any Affiliate of the Manager or any manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of the Manager or of any Affiliate of the Manager) or any Officer has duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, to the Manager (in the case of any Officer), to a Member, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and

 

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replaced with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any.  Such elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the Manager (in the case of any Officer), each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement and replacement thereof with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any, are approved by the Company, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest after the date hereof and each other Person bound by this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   Whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein provides that the Manager shall act in a manner which is, or provide terms which are, “fair and reasonable” to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager, the Manager shall determine such appropriate action or provide such terms considering, in each case, the relative interests of each party to such agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable United States generally accepted accounting practices or principles.

 

(d)                                  Whenever in this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “sole discretion” or “discretion,” with “complete discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Manager shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including the interests of the Corporation, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or other Members.

 

(e)                                   Whenever in this Agreement the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Manager shall act under such express standard and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or by applicable law, and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, so long as the Manager acts in good faith or under such other express standard, as applicable, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Manager shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or impose liability upon the Manager or any of the Manager’s Affiliates or any other Person.

 

SECTION 6.09.                                    Indemnification.   (a) Subject to Section 5.06 , the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Member, the Manager, the Officers and such other Persons as the Manager determines to indemnify (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) to the fullest extent permitted under the Act, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, substituted or replaced (but, in the case of any such amendment, substitution or replacement only to the extent that such amendment, substitution or replacement permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than the Company is providing immediately prior to such amendment, substitution or replacement), against all expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Person in connection with any threatened, pending or completed actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which such Person is or is threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a Member, the Manager, an Officer,

 

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an employee or an agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, member, employee or agent of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; provided , however , that no Indemnified Person shall be indemnified for actions not made in good faith or not in a manner which such Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding other than by or in the right of the Company, had reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.  Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by any such Indemnified Person in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the Company as they are incurred and in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

 

(b)                                  The right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 6.09 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, bylaw, action by the Manager or otherwise.

 

(c)                                   The Company shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or make other financial arrangements, at its expense, to protect any Indemnified Person against any expense, liability or loss described in Section 6.09(a)  whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Indemnified Person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this Section 6.09 .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance with a carrier and in an amount determined necessary or desirable as determined in good faith by the Manager.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including in this Section 6.09 ), the Company agrees that any indemnification and advancement of expenses available from Scientific Games to any current or former Indemnified Person by virtue of such Person’s service as a manager, member, director, officer, partner, employee or agent of Scientific Games prior to or following the Effective Time (any such Person, a “ Scientific Games Person ”) shall be secondary to the indemnification and advancement of expenses to be provided by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.09 , which shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only, and no Member (unless such Member otherwise agrees in writing or is found in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction to have personal liability on account thereof) shall have personal liability on account thereof or shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to help satisfy such indemnity of the Company and the Company (i) shall be the primary indemnitor of first resort for such Scientific Games Person pursuant to this Section 6.09 and (ii) shall be fully responsible for the advancement of all expenses and the payment of all amounts or liabilities with respect to such Scientific Games Person which are addressed by this Section 6.09 .

 

(e)                                   If this Section 6.09 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 6.09 to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section 6.09 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

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SECTION 6.10.                                    Investment Company Act.   The Manager shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act.

 

SECTION 6.11.                                    Outside Activities of the Manager.   The Manager shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business or operations, other than in connection with (a) in its capacity as a Member, the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Common Units, (b) the management of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) the operation of the Manager as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, and listed on a securities exchange, (d) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of stock, bonds, securities or other interests, (e) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their assets or activities, and (f) such activities as are incidental to the foregoing; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, the net proceeds of any financing or refinancing raised by the Manager pursuant to the preceding clauses (d) and (e) shall be made available to the Company, whether as Capital Contributions, loans or otherwise, as appropriate, and, provided further , that the Manager may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or otherwise other than through the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as the Manager takes commercially reasonable measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such assets are otherwise vested in the Company or its Subsidiaries, through assignment, mortgage, loan or otherwise or, if it is not commercially reasonable to vest such economic interests in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Members shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Agreement to reflect such activities and the direct ownership of assets by the Manager.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Manager from executing any guarantee of indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Rights and Obligations of Members

 

SECTION 7.01.                                    Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members. (a)  Except as provided in this Agreement or in the Act, no Member (including the Member that is also the Manager) shall be personally liable, whether to the Company, to any of the other Members, to the creditors of the Company or to any third party, for any debt, obligation or liability of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Member.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business and affairs under this Agreement or the Act shall not be grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members for any debts, obligations or liabilities of the Company.

 

(b)                                  In accordance with the Act and the laws of the State of Nevada, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member.  It is the intent of the Members that no Distribution to any Member pursuant to Article IV shall be deemed a return of money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Act.  To the fullest extent permitted by Law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other

 

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Person, unless such distribution was made by the Company to its Members in clerical error.  However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (subject to Section SECTION 6.08), to the extent that, at law or in equity, any Member (or any Member’s Affiliate or any manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of any Member or of any Affiliate of a Member) has duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, to the Manager, to another Member, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and replaced with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any.  Such elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the Manager, each of the other Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement and replacement thereof with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any, are approved by the Company, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest after the date hereof and each other Person bound by this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.02.                                    Lack of Authority.   No Member in its capacity as such has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company or to make any expenditure on behalf of the Company.  The Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager, the Officers and any Persons to whom the Manager delegates authority and duties pursuant to Section 6.07 of the powers conferred on them by Law and this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.03.                                    No Right of Partition.   No Member in its capacity as such shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of Law of any Company property, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company.

 

SECTION 7.04.                                    Members Right to Act.   For matters that require the approval of the Members, the Members shall act through meetings and written consents as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) below:

 

(a)                                  Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, acts by the Members holding a majority of the Units, voting together as a single class, shall be the acts of the Members.  Any Member entitled to vote at a meeting of Members or to express consent or dissent to Company action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for it by proxy.  An electronic mail or similar transmission by the Member, or a photographic, facsimile or similar reproduction of a writing executed by the Member shall be treated as a proxy executed in writing for purposes of this Section 7.04(a) .  No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after eleven months from the date thereof, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A proxy shall be revocable unless the proxy form conspicuously states that the proxy is irrevocable and that the proxy is coupled with an interest.  Should a proxy designate two or more Persons to act as proxies, unless that instrument shall provide to the contrary, a majority of such Persons present at any meeting at which their powers thereunder are to

 

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be exercised shall have and may exercise all the powers of voting or giving consents thereby conferred, or, if only one be present, then such powers may be exercised by that one; or, if an even number attend and a majority do not agree on any particular issue, the Company shall not be required to recognize such proxy with respect to such issue if such proxy does not specify how the votes that are the subject of such proxy are to be voted with respect to such issue.

 

(b)                                  The actions by the Members permitted hereunder may be taken at a meeting called by the Manager or by the Members holding a majority of the Units entitled to vote on such matter on at least 48 hours’ prior written notice to the other Members entitled to vote, which notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is being called.  The actions taken by the Members entitled to vote or consent at any meeting (as opposed to by written consent), if improperly called and noticed, shall be as valid as though taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if (but not until), either before, at or after the meeting, the Members entitled to vote or consent as to whom it was improperly held signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof.  The actions by the Members entitled to vote or consent may be taken by vote of the Members entitled to vote or consent at a meeting or by written consent, so long as such consent is signed by Members having not less than the minimum number of Units that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.  Prompt notice of the action so taken without a meeting, which shall state the purpose or purposes for which such written consent was required shall be given to those Members entitled to vote or consent who did not consent in writing (for which such notice and written consent may be delivered via email); provided, however , that the failure to give any such notice shall not affect the validity of the action taken by such written consent.  Any action taken pursuant to such written consent of the Members shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the Members at a meeting thereof.

 

SECTION 7.05.                                    Inspection Rights.   The Company shall permit each Member and each of its designated representatives to (i) visit and inspect any of the premises of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, (ii) examine the corporate and financial records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom, during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice, (iii) consult with the managers, officers, employees and independent accountants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries concerning the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, during reasonable business hours and upon reasonable notice.  The presentation of an executed copy of this Agreement by any Member to the Company’s independent accountants shall constitute the Company’s permission to its independent accountants to participate in discussions with such Persons and their respective designated representatives.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Books, Records, Accounting and Reports, Affirmative Covenants

 

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books and records necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.03 or pursuant to applicable Law.  All matters concerning (a) the determination of the relative amount of allocations and Distributions among the Members pursuant to Articles III and IV and (b) accounting procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the Manager, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members absent manifest clerical error.

 

SECTION 8.02.                                    Fiscal Year.   The Fiscal Year of the Company shall begin on the first day of January and end on the last day of December each year or such other date as may be established by the Manager.

 

SECTION 8.03.                                    Reports.   The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year, all information reasonably necessary for the preparation of such Person’s U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax returns.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

Tax Matters

 

SECTION 9.01.                                    Preparation of Tax Returns.   The Manager shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company.  On or before April 10, June 10, September 10 and December 10 of each Fiscal Year, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during the prior quarter, an estimate of such Member’s state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such quarter, which estimate shall (at the election of SG Holding I) have been reviewed and approved by the Company’s outside tax accountants.  In addition, no later than the later of (i) April 10 following the end of the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) 30 Business Days after the issuance of the final financial statement report for a Fiscal Year by the Company’s auditors, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year, a statement showing such Member’s final state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such Fiscal Year and a completed IRS Schedule K-1.  Each Member shall notify the other Members upon receipt of any notice of a tax examination of the Company by U.S. federal or state or local tax authorities.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in its capacity as the Partnership Representative, the Corporation shall have the authority to prepare the tax returns of the Company using such permissible methods and elections as it determines in its reasonable discretion, including the use of any permissible method under Section 706 of the Code for purposes of determining the varying Company Interests of the Members.

 

SECTION 9.02.                                    Tax Elections.   The Taxable Year shall be the Fiscal Year set forth in Section 8.02 .  The Manager shall cause the Company and each of its Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes to have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable state, local or foreign tax Law) for each Taxable Year.  The Manager shall take commercially reasonable efforts to cause each

 

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Person in which the Company owns a direct or indirect equity interest (other than a Subsidiary) that is so treated as a partnership to have in effect any such election for each Taxable Year.  Each Member will upon request supply any information reasonably necessary to give proper effect to any such election.

 

SECTION 9.03.                                    Tax Controversies.   The Corporation shall be designated and may, on behalf of the Company, at any time, and without further notice to or consent from any Member, act as the “partnership representative” of the Company (within the meaning given to such term in Section 6223 of the Code) (the “ Partnership Representative ”) for purposes of the Code.  The Partnership Representative shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the Partnership Representative and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith.  Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company with respect to the conduct of such proceedings.  The Partnership Representative shall keep all Members fully advised on a current basis of any contacts by or discussions with tax authorities, and the Members shall have the right to observe and participate through representatives of their own choosing (at their sole expense) in any tax proceedings.  Nothing herein shall diminish, limit or restrict the rights of any Member under Subchapter C of Chapter 63 of the Code (Sections 6221 et seq.), as enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, any Treasury Regulations or other guidance promulgated thereunder or any similar state or local legislation, regulations or guidance.

 

ARTICLE X

 

Restrictions on Transfer of Units

 

SECTION 10.01.                             Transfers by Members.   No Unitholder may Transfer any interest in any Units, except Transfers (a) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.02 or (b) approved in writing by the Manager.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Transfer” shall not include an event that terminates the existence of a Member for income tax purposes (including (i) a change in entity classification of a Member under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3, (ii) a sale of assets by, or liquidation of, a Member pursuant to an election under Section 336 or 338 of the Code or (iii) a merger, severance or allocation within a trust or among sub-trusts of a trust that is a Member), but that does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

 

SECTION 10.02.                             Permitted Transfers.   The restrictions contained in Section 10.01(a)  shall not apply to any Transfer (each such Transfer, and together with any Transfer approved pursuant to Section 10.01(b) , a “ Permitted Transfer ”) pursuant to (i)(A) a Change of Control Transaction, (B) a Redemption or Exchange in accordance with Article XI hereof or (C) a Transfer by a Member to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; (ii) a Transfer by any Member to such Member’s spouse, any lineal ascendants or descendants or trusts or other

 

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entities in which such Member or Member’s spouse, lineal ascendants or descendants hold (and continue to hold while such trusts or other entities hold Units) 50% or more of such entity’s beneficial interests; (iii) the laws of descent and distribution and (iv) a Transfer to an Affiliate of such Member; provided, however , that (A) the restrictions contained in this Agreement will continue to apply to Units after any Permitted Transfer of such Units, and (B) in the case of the foregoing clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), the transferees of the Units so Transferred shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement and, the transferor will deliver a written notice to the Company and the Members, which notice will disclose in reasonable detail the identity of the proposed transferee.  In the case of a Permitted Transfer by SG Holding I or SG Holding of Common Units to a transferee in accordance with this Section 10.02 , SG Holding I or SG Holding (or any subsequent transferee thereof) shall be required to also Transfer an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock corresponding to the proportion of such Person’s Common Units that were Transferred in the Permitted Transfer to such transferee. All Permitted Transfers are subject to the additional limitations set forth in Section 10.07(b) .

 

SECTION 10.03.                             Restricted Units Legend.   The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, in addition to the other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is then available.  To the extent such Units have been certificated, each certificate evidencing Units and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Units (if such securities remain Units as defined herein after such Transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SPECIFIED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC, AS MAY BE AMENDED AND MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSFER.  A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

 

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates (if any) evidencing Units.  The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates (if any) evidencing any units which cease to be Units in accordance with the definition thereof.

 

SECTION 10.04.                             Transfer .  Prior to Transferring any Units (other than pursuant to a Change of Control Transaction), the Transferring Unitholder shall cause the prospective transferee to agree in writing to be bound by this Agreement as provided in Section 10.02 and

 

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any other agreements executed by the holders of Units and relating to such Units in the aggregate (collectively, the “ Other Agreements ”), and shall cause the prospective transferee to execute and deliver to the Company and the other holders of Units counterparts of this Agreement and any applicable Other Agreements.  Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Units in violation of any provision of this Agreement (including any prohibited indirect Transfers) shall be void, and in the event of any such Transfer or attempted Transfer, the Company shall not record such Transfer on its books and records, including the Schedule of Members, or treat any purported transferee of such Units as the owner of such securities for any purpose.

 

SECTION 10.05.                             Assignee’s Rights.   (a)  The Transfer of a Company Interest in accordance with this Agreement shall be effective as of the date of its assignment (assuming compliance with all of the conditions to such Transfer set forth herein), and such Transfer shall be shown on the books and records of the Company.  Profits, Losses and other Company items shall be allocated between the transferor and the Assignee according to Section 706 of the Code, using any permissible method as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Manager.  Distributions made before the effective date of such Transfer shall be paid to the transferor, and Distributions made after such date shall be paid to the Assignee.

 

(b)                                  Unless and until an Assignee becomes a Member pursuant to Article XII , the Assignee shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted to a Member hereunder or under applicable Law, other than the rights granted specifically to Assignees pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however , that, without relieving the transferring Member from any such limitations or obligations as more fully described in Section 10.06 , such Assignee shall be bound by any limitations and obligations of a Member contained herein that a Member would be bound on account of the Assignee’s Company Interest (including the obligation to make Capital Contributions on account of such Company Interest, to the extent applicable).

 

SECTION 10.06.                             Assignor’s Rights and Obligations.   Any Member who shall Transfer any Company Interest in a manner in accordance with this Agreement shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units or other interest and shall no longer have any rights or privileges, or, except as set forth in Section 5.06 or this Section 10.06 , duties, liabilities or obligations, of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest (it being understood, however, that the applicable provisions of Sections 6.08 and 6.09 shall continue to inure to such Person’s benefit), except that unless and until the Assignee (if not already a Member) is admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with the provisions of Article XII (the “ Admission Date ”), (i) such assigning Member shall retain all of the duties, liabilities and obligations of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest, and (ii) the Manager may, in its sole discretion, reinstate all or any portion of the rights and privileges of such Member with respect to such Units or other interest for any period of time prior to the Admission Date.  Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Member who Transfers any Units or other interest in the Company from any liability of such Member to the Company with respect to such Company Interest that may exist on the Admission Date or that is otherwise specified in the Act and incorporated into this Agreement or for any liability of such Member to the Company or any other Person for any materially false statement made by such Member (in its capacity as such) or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Member (in its capacity as such) contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.

 

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SECTION 10.07.                             Overriding Provisions.   (a)  Any Transfer in violation of this Article X shall be null and void ab initio , and the provisions of Sections 10.05 and 10.06 shall not apply to any such Transfers.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Person to whom a Transfer is made or attempted in violation of this Article X shall not become a Member, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters coming before the Members and shall not have any other rights in or with respect to any rights of a Member of the Company.  The approval of any Transfer in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any other or future instance.  The Manager shall promptly amend the Schedule of Members to reflect any Permitted Transfer pursuant to this Article X .

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Article XI and Article XII and the other provisions of this Article X ), in no event shall any Member Transfer any Units to the extent such Transfer could, in the reasonable determination of the Manager:

 

(i)                                      result in a violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable federal, state or foreign Laws;

 

(ii)                                   cause an assignment under the Investment Company Act;

 

(iii)                                be a violation of or a default (or an event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in an acceleration of any (A) indebtedness under the Credit Agreement or (B) any indebtedness incurred, issued or guaranteed by the Company that, individually or in the aggregate, has an aggregate principal amount then outstanding that is greater than $25,000,000;

 

(iv)                               cause the Company to lose its status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes or, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, be a Transfer effected on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof”, as such terms are used in Section 1.7704-1 of the Treasury Regulations;

 

(v)                                  be a Transfer to a Person who is not legally competent or who has not achieved his or her majority under applicable Law (excluding trusts for the benefit of minors);

 

(vi)                               cause the Company or any Member or the Manager to be treated as a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended;

 

(vii)                            cause the Company (as determined by the Manager in its sole discretion) to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” or to be taxed as a corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code; or

 

(viii)                         result in the Company having more than one hundred (100) partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined pursuant to the rules of Treasury Regulation Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)).

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

Redemption and Exchange

 

SECTION 11.01.                             Redemption Right of a Member.   (a)  Redemption Notice.  Subject to the provisions set forth in this Section 11.01 , each Member (other than the Corporation) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem (a “ Redemption ”) its Common Units (the “ Redemption Right ”) at any time beginning on the earlier of (i) 180 days after the Effective Time or (ii) if such Member has entered into a contractual lock-up agreement with the underwriters in connection with the IPO relating to the shares of the Corporation owned by such Member, the date such lock-up agreement has been waived or terminated as it applies to such Member.  A Member desiring to exercise its Redemption Right (the “ Redeeming Member ”) shall exercise such right by giving written notice (the “ Redemption Notice ”) to the Company with a copy to the Corporation.  The Redemption Notice shall specify the number of Common Units (the “ Redeemed Units ”) that the Redeeming Member intends to have the Company redeem and a date, not less than seven (7) Business Days nor more than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of such Redemption Notice (unless and to the extent that the Manager in its sole discretion agrees in writing to waive such time periods), on which exercise of the Redemption Right shall be completed (the “ Redemption Date ”); provided that the Company, the Corporation and the Redeeming Member may change the number of Redeemed Units and/or the Redemption Date specified in such Redemption Notice to another number and/or date by mutual agreement signed in writing by each of them; provided further that a Redemption Notice may be conditioned on (x) the Redeeming Member having entered into a valid and binding agreement with a third party for the sale of shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption (whether in a tender or exchange offer, private sale or otherwise) and such agreement is subject to customary closing conditions for agreements of this kind and the delivery of the Class A Common Stock by the Redeeming Member to such third party, (y) the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction in which the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property and/or (z) the closing of an underwritten distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption.  Unless the Redeeming Member timely has delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(b)  or has revoked or delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(c) , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date): (A) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender the Redeemed Units to the Company, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and (B) the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Units, (y) transfer to the Redeeming Member the consideration to which the Redeeming Member is entitled under Section 11.01(b) , and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (A) of this Section 11.01(a)  and the Redeemed Units.

 

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the option (as determined solely by its Independent Directors who are disinterested) as provided in Section 11.02 and subject to Section 11.01(d)  to select whether the redemption payment is made by means of a Share Settlement or a Cash Settlement.  Within three (3) Business Days of delivery of the Redemption Notice, the Corporation shall give written notice (the “ Contribution Notice ”) to the Company (with a copy to the Redeeming Member) of its intended settlement method; provided that if the Corporation does not timely deliver a Contribution Notice, the Corporation shall be deemed to have elected the Share Settlement method.  If the Corporation elects the Cash Settlement method, the Redeeming Member may retract its Redemption Notice by giving written notice (the “ Retraction Notice ”) to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) within two (2) Business Days of delivery of the Contribution Notice.  The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Redeeming Member’s, Company’s and the Corporation’ rights and obligations under this Section 11.01 arising from the Redemption Notice.

 

(c)                                   In the event the Corporation elects a Share Settlement in connection with a Redemption, a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to revoke its Redemption Notice or delay the consummation of a Redemption if any of the following conditions exists: (i) any registration statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the SEC or no such resale registration statement has yet become effective; (ii) the Corporation shall have failed to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Redemption; (iii) the Corporation shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Redeeming Member to have its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption; (iv) the Corporation shall have disclosed to such Redeeming Member any material non-public information concerning the Corporation, the receipt of which could reasonably be determined to result in such Redeeming Member being prohibited or restricted from selling Class A Common Stock at or immediately following the Redemption without disclosure of such information, and the Corporation does not permit such Redeeming Member to disclose such information; (v) any stop order relating to the registration statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the Redemption shall have been issued by the SEC; (vi) there shall have occurred a material disruption in the securities markets generally or in the market or markets in which the Class A Common Stock is then traded; (vii) there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Entity that restrains or prohibits the Redemption; (viii) the Corporation shall have failed to comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and such failure shall have affected the ability of such Redeeming Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such redemption pursuant to an effective registration statement or (ix) the Redemption Date would occur three (3) Business Days or less prior to, or during, a Black-Out Period; provided further that in no event shall the Redeeming Member seeking to revoke its Redemption Notice or delay the consummation of such Redemption in reliance on any of the matters contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) above have controlled or intentionally materially influenced any facts, circumstances or Persons in connection therewith (except in the good faith performance of his or

 

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her duties as an officer or director of the Corporation) in order to provide such Redeeming Member with a basis for such delay or revocation.  If a Redeeming Member delays the consummation of a Redemption pursuant to this Section 11.01(c) , the Redemption Date shall occur on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date on which the conditions giving rise to such delay cease to exist (or such earlier day as the Corporation, the Company and such Redeeming Member may agree in writing).

 

(d)                                  The number of shares of Class A Common Stock or the Redeemed Units Equivalent that a Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b)  shall not be adjusted on account of any Distributions previously made with respect to the Redeemed Units or dividends previously paid with respect to Class A Common Stock; provided, however , that if a Redeeming Member causes the Company to redeem Redeemed Units and the Redemption Date occurs subsequent to the record date for any Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units but prior to payment of such Distribution, the Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive such Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units on the date that it is made notwithstanding that the Redeeming Member transferred and surrendered the Redeemed Units to the Company prior to such date.

 

(e)                                   In the event of a reclassification or other similar transaction as a result of which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted into another security, then in exercising its Redemption Right a Redeeming Member shall be entitled, in the case of a Redemption effected using the Share Settlement method, to receive the amount of such security that the Redeeming Member would have received if such Redemption Right had been exercised and the Redemption Date had occurred immediately prior to the record date of such reclassification or other similar transaction.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the Company nor the Corporation shall be obligated to effectuate a Redemption if such Redemption could (as determined in the sole discretion of the Manager) cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” or to be taxed as a corporation pursuant Section 7704 of the Code or successor provisions of the Code.

 

SECTION 11.02.                             Election and Contribution of the Corporation.   In connection with the exercise of a Redeeming Member’s Redemption Rights under Section 11.01(a) , the Corporation shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b) .  The Corporation, at its option (as determined solely by its Independent Directors who are disinterested), shall determine whether to contribute, pursuant to Section 11.01(b) , the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement.  Unless the Redeeming Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(b) , or has revoked or delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(c) , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (i) the Corporation shall make its Capital Contribution to the Company (in the form of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement) required under this Section 11.02 , and (ii) the Company shall issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of Redeemed Units surrendered by the Redeeming Member.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Corporation elects a Cash Settlement, the Corporation shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in respect of such

 

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Cash Settlement equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any Discount) from the sale by the Corporation of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units to be redeemed with such Cash Settlement, provided that the Corporation’s Capital Account shall be increased by an amount equal to any Discount relating to such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 6.06 .  The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Company’s and the Corporation’ rights and obligations under this Section 11.02 arising from the Redemption Notice.

 

SECTION 11.03.                             Exchange Right of the Corporation.   (a)  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XI , the Corporation may, in its sole and absolute discretion (as determined solely by its Independent Directors who are disinterested), elect to effect on the Redemption Date the exchange of Redeemed Units for the Share Settlement or Cash Settlement, as the case may be, through a direct exchange of such Redeemed Units and such consideration between the Redeeming Member and the Corporation (a “ Direct Exchange ”).  Upon such Direct Exchange pursuant to this Section 11.03 , the Corporation shall acquire the Redeemed Units and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation may, at any time prior to a Redemption Date, deliver written notice (an “ Exchange Election Notice ”) to the Company and the Redeeming Member setting forth its election to exercise its right to consummate a Direct Exchange in lieu of a Redemption; provided that such election does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct Exchange on the Redemption Date.  An Exchange Election Notice may be revoked by the Corporation at any time; provided that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct Exchange on the Redemption Date.  The right to consummate a Direct Exchange in all events shall be exercisable for all the Redeemed Units that would have otherwise been subject to a Redemption.  Except as otherwise provided by this Section 11.03 , a Direct Exchange shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Redemption would have been consummated if the Corporation had not delivered an Exchange Election Notice.

 

SECTION 11.04.                             Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation.

 

(a)                                  At all times the Corporation shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be issuable upon any such Redemption or Direct Exchange pursuant to Share Settlements; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such Redemption or Direct Exchange by delivery of purchased shares of Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of the Corporation) or the delivery of cash pursuant to a Cash Settlement.  The Corporation shall deliver shares of Class A Common Stock that have been registered under the Securities Act with respect to any Redemption or Direct Exchange to the extent a registration statement is effective and available for such shares.  The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the shares of Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon any such Redemption or Direct Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange upon which the

 

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outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are listed at the time of such Redemption or Direct Exchange (it being understood that any such shares may be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws).  The Corporation covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  The provisions of this Article XI shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the corresponding provisions of the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation.

 

(b)                                  To the extent any Redeeming Member (other than the Corporation) that owns shares of Class B Common Stock exercises its right to consummate a Redemption (or Direct Exchange, if so elected by the Corporation), then simultaneous with the consummation of such Redemption (or Direct Exchange, if so elected by the Corporation), the Redeeming Member shall surrender to the Corporation, and the Corporation shall cancel for no consideration, a number of shares of Class B Common Stock registered in the name of such Redeeming Member equal to the number of the Redeemed Units redeemed in such Redemption or exchanged in such Direct Exchange, if so elected by the Corporation).

 

SECTION 11.05.                             Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Exchange Right.   This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding the consummation of a Redemption or Direct Exchange and all governance or other rights set forth herein shall be exercised by the remaining Members and the Redeeming Member (to the extent of such Redeeming Member’s remaining interest in the Company).  No Redemption or Direct Exchange shall relieve such Redeeming Member of any prior breach of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 11.06.                             Tax Treatment.   The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each Redemption shall be treated as a direct purchase of Units by the Corporation from the Redeeming Member pursuant to Section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Code (or any similar provisions of applicable state, local or foreign tax Law) (i.e., equivalent to a Direct Exchange).

 

ARTICLE XII

 

Admission of Members

 

SECTION 12.01.                             Substituted Members.   Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, in connection with the Permitted Transfer of a Company Interest hereunder, the transferee shall become a substituted Member (“ Substituted Member ”) on the effective date of such Permitted Transfer, which effective date shall not be earlier than the date of compliance with the conditions to such Transfer, and such admission shall be shown on the books and records of the Company, including the Schedule of Members.

 

SECTION 12.02.                             Additional Members.   Subject to the provisions of Article X hereof, any Person (other than the Original Members and the Corporation) may be admitted to the Company as an additional Member (any such Person, an “ Additional Member ”) only upon furnishing to the Manager (a) counterparts of this Agreement and any applicable Other Agreements and (b) such other documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect such Person’s admission as a Member (including entering into such documents as the Manager may deem appropriate in its reasonable discretion).  Such admission

 

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shall become effective on the date on which the Manager determines in its reasonable discretion that such conditions have been satisfied and when any such admission is shown on the books and records of the Company, including the Schedule of Members.

 

ARTICLE XIII

 

Withdrawal and Resignation

 

SECTION 13.01.                             Withdrawal and Resignation of Members.   No Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV .  Any Member, however, that attempts to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company without the prior written consent of the Manager upon or following the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV , but prior to such Member receiving the full amount of Distributions from the Company to which such Member is entitled pursuant to Article XIV , shall be liable to the Company for all damages (including all lost profits and special, indirect and consequential damages) directly or indirectly caused by the withdrawal or resignation of such Member.  Upon a Transfer of all of a Member’s Units in a Transfer permitted by this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 10.06 , such Member shall cease to be a Member.

 

ARTICLE XIV

 

Dissolution and Liquidation

 

SECTION 14.01.                             Dissolution.   The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substituted Members or the attempted withdrawal or resignation of a Member.  The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

 

(a)                                  the decision of the Manager together with the holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Units entitled to vote to dissolve the Company;

 

(b)                                  a Change of Control Transaction that is not approved by the Majority Members;

 

(c)                                   a dissolution of the Company under Section 86.491(1)(e) of the Act; or

 

(d)                                  the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 86.495 of the Act.

 

Except as otherwise set forth in this Article XIV , the Company is intended to have perpetual existence.  An Event of Withdrawal shall not cause a dissolution of the Company and the Company shall continue in existence subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 14.02.                             Liquidation and Termination.   On dissolution of the Company, the Manager shall act as liquidator or may appoint one or more Persons as liquidators.  The liquidators shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Act.  The costs of liquidation shall be borne as a

 

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Company expense.  Until final distribution, the liquidators shall continue to operate the Company properties with all of the power and authority of the Manager.  Subject to the Act, the steps to be accomplished by the liquidators are as follows:

 

(a)                                  as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final liquidation, the liquidators shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the dissolution occurs or the final liquidation is completed, as applicable;

 

(b)                                  the liquidators shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company funds, or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including the establishment of a cash fund for contingent liabilities in such amount and for such term as the liquidators may reasonably determine): first, all expenses incurred in liquidation of the Company; second, all of the debts, liabilities and obligations owed to creditors of the Company, other than Members; third, all of the debts and liabilities owed to Members; and

 

(c)                                   all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Article IV by the end of the Taxable Year during which the liquidation of the Company occurs (or, if later, by ninety (90) days after the date of the liquidation).  The distribution of cash and/or property to the Members in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.02 and Section 14.03 below constitutes a complete return to the Members of their Capital Contributions, a complete distribution to the Members of their interest in the Company and all the Company’s property and constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented within the meaning of the Act.  To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those funds.

 

SECTION 14.03.                             Deferment; Distribution in Kind.   Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.02 , but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if upon dissolution of the Company the liquidators determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss (or would otherwise not be beneficial) to the Members, the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy Company liabilities (other than loans to the Company by Members) and reserves.  Subject to the order of priorities set forth in Section 14.02 , the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, either (a) all or any portion of such remaining Company assets in-kind in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(c) , (b) as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(c) , undivided interests in all or any portion of such Company assets or (c) a combination of the foregoing.  Any such Distributions in kind shall be subject to (y) such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such assets as the liquidators deem reasonable and equitable and (z) the terms and conditions of any agreements governing such assets (or the operation thereof or the holders thereof) at such time.  Any Company assets distributed in kind will first be written up or down to their Fair Market Value, thus creating Profit or Loss (if any), which shall be allocated in accordance with Article V .  The liquidators shall

 

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determine the Fair Market Value of any property distributed in accordance with the valuation procedures set forth in Article XV .

 

SECTION 14.04.                             Articles of Dissolution.   On completion of the distribution of Company assets as provided herein, the Company is terminated (and the Company shall not be terminated prior to such time), and the Manager (or such other Person or Persons as the Act may require or permit) shall file articles of dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada, cancel any other filings made pursuant to this Agreement that are or should be canceled and take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company.  The Company shall be deemed to continue in existence for all purposes of this Agreement until it is terminated pursuant to this Section 14.04 .

 

SECTION 14.05.                             Reasonable Time for Winding Up.   A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Sections 14.02 and 14.03 in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up.

 

SECTION 14.06.                             Return of Capital.   The liquidators shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from Company assets).

 

ARTICLE XV

 

Valuation

 

SECTION 15.01.                             Determination.   “ Fair Market Value ” of a specific Company asset will mean the amount which the Company would receive in an all-cash sale of such asset in an arms-length transaction with a willing, unaffiliated third party, with neither party having any compulsion to buy or sell, consummated on the day immediately preceding the date on which the event occurred which necessitated the determination of the Fair Market Value (and after giving effect to any transfer taxes payable in connection with such sale), as such amount is determined by the Manager (or, if pursuant to Section 14.02 , the liquidators) in its good faith judgment using all factors, information and data it deems to be pertinent.

 

SECTION 15.02.                             Dispute Resolution.   If any Member or Members dispute the accuracy of any determination of Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 15.01 , and the Manager and such Member(s) are unable to agree on the determination of the Fair Market Value of any asset of the Company, the Manager and such Member(s) shall each select a nationally recognized investment banking firm experienced in valuing securities of closely-held companies such as the Company in the Company’s industry (the “ Appraisers ”), who shall each determine the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.01 .  The Appraisers shall be instructed to give written notice of their determination of the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) within thirty (30) days of their appointment as Appraisers.  If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is higher than Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser by 10% or more, and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the original Appraisers shall designate a third Appraiser meeting the same criteria used to select the

 

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original two Appraisers, and such third Appraiser shall determine the Fair Market Value of such asset or the Company (as applicable) within thirty (30) days of its appointment as an Appraiser, provided that such Appraiser shall not determine the Fair Market Value of such asset or the Company (as applicable) to be lower or higher than the determinations made by the original two Appraisers.  If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is within 10% of the Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser (but not identical), and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the Manager shall select the Fair Market Value of one of the Appraisers.  The fees and expenses of the Appraisers shall be borne by the Company.

 

ARTICLE XVI

 

General Provisions

 

SECTION 16.01.                             Power of Attorney.   (a)  Each Member who is an individual hereby constitutes and appoints the Manager (or the liquidator, if applicable) with full power of substitution, as his or her true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his, her or its name, place and stead, to:

 

(i)                                      execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (A) this Agreement, all certificates and other instruments and all amendments thereof which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify, or continue the qualification of, the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Nevada and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (B) all instruments which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (C) all conveyances and other instruments or documents which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including articles of dissolution; and (D) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal or substitution of any Member pursuant to Article XII or XIII ; and

 

(ii)                                   sign, execute, swear to and acknowledge all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to evidence, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, necessary or appropriate to effectuate the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  The foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and shall survive the death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or termination of any Member who is an individual and the transfer of all or any portion of his, her or its Company Interest and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

 

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information except (i) in furtherance of the business of the Company, (ii) as reasonably necessary for compliance with applicable Law, including compliance with disclosure requirements under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and compliance with the listing requirements of any securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded, and securities laws of other jurisdictions or (iii) as otherwise authorized separately in writing by the Manager.  “ Confidential Information ” as used herein includes, but is not limited to, ideas, financial product structuring, business strategies, innovations and materials, all aspects of the Company’s business plan, proposed operation and products, corporate structure, financial and organizational information, analyses, proposed partners, software code and system and product designs, employees and their identities, equity ownership, the methods and means by which the Company plans to conduct its business, all trade secrets, trademarks, tradenames and all intellectual property associated with the Company’s business.  With respect to the Manager and each Member, Confidential Information does not include information or material that: (a) is rightfully in the possession of the Manager or each Member at the time of disclosure by the Company; (b) before or after it has been disclosed to the Manager or each Member by the Company, becomes part of public knowledge, not as a result of any action or inaction of the Manager or such Member, respectively, in violation of this Agreement; (c) is approved for release by written authorization of the Manager or the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Company; (d) is disclosed to the Manager or such Member or their representatives by a third party not, to the knowledge of the Manager or such Member, respectively, in violation of any obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company with respect to such information; or (e) is or becomes independently developed by the Manager or such Member or their respective representatives without use or reference to the Confidential Information.

 

(b)                                  Each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information to its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, counsel, advisers, consultants, outside contractors and other agents, on the condition that such Persons keep the Confidential Information confidential to the same extent as such disclosing party is required to keep the Confidential Information confidential, solely to the extent it is reasonably necessary or appropriate to fulfill its obligations or to exercise its rights under this Agreement; provided that the disclosing party shall remain liable with respect to any breach of this Section 16.02 by any such Person.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything in Section 16.02(a)  or Section 16.02(b)  to the contrary, each of the Members may disclose Confidential Information (i) to the extent that such party is legally compelled (by oral questions, interrogatories, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Confidential Information, for purposes of reporting to its stockholders and direct and indirect equity holders the performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries and for purposes of including applicable information in its financial statements to the extent required by applicable Law or applicable accounting standards; or (ii) to any bona fide prospective purchaser of the equity or assets of a Member, or the Common Units held by such Member, or a prospective merger partner of such Member ( provided , that (x) such Persons will be informed by such Member of the confidential nature of such information and shall agree in writing to keep such information confidential in accordance with the contents of this Agreement and (y) each Member will be liable for any breaches of this Section 16.02 by any such Persons).  Nothing in this

 

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Agreement shall prevent a Member from (A) filing and, as provided for under Section 21F of the Exchange Act, maintaining the confidentiality of, a claim with the SEC; (B) providing Confidential Information to the SEC, or providing the SEC with information that would otherwise violate any part of this Agreement, to the extent permitted by Section 21F of the Exchange Act; (C) cooperating, participating or assisting in an SEC investigation or proceeding without notifying the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (D) receiving a monetary award as set forth in Section 21F of the Exchange Act.  Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing in this Section 16.02 will restrict in any manner the ability of the Corporation to comply with its disclosure obligations under Law or the listing requirements of any securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded, and the extent to which any Confidential Information is necessary or desirable to disclose.

 

SECTION 16.03.                             Amendments.   This Agreement may be amended or modified (a) as provided in Section 3.10 of this Agreement or (b) upon the consent of the Majority Members; provided that, solely for purposes of clause (b) of this Section 16.03 , the second reference to “a majority” in the definition of Majority Members shall be deemed to be “thirty-three percent (33%) or more”.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification (x) to this Section 16.03 may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager and each of the Members, (y) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain Persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such Persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter, and (z) to any of the terms and conditions of Article VI or Section 14.01 (and related definitions as used directly or indirectly therein) may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager, which consent may be given or withheld in the Manager’s sole discretion.

 

SECTION 16.04.                             Title to Company Assets.   Company assets shall be deemed to be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Company assets or any portion thereof.  The Company shall hold title to all of its property in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member.  All Company assets shall be recorded as the property of the Company on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Company assets is held.  The Company’s credit and assets shall be used solely for the benefit of the Company, and no asset of the Company shall be transferred or encumbered for, or in payment of, any individual obligation of any Member.

 

SECTION 16.05.                             Addresses and Notices.   Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be in writing and will be either personally delivered, or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), or sent by e-mail to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient and to any Member at such address as indicated by the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.  Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when delivered personally, three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service or transmission via e-mail.  The Company’s address is:

 

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to the Company:

 

SciPlay Parent Company, LLC

6601 Bermuda Road,

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

Attn: General Counsel

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Marc Jaffe

Facsimile: (212) 751-4864

E-mail: Marc.Jaffe@lw.com

 

SECTION 16.06.                             Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries.   This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

SECTION 16.07.                             Creditors.   None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Company Profits, Losses, Distributions, capital or property other than as a secured creditor.

 

SECTION 16.08.                             Waiver.   No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

SECTION 16.09.                             Counterparts.   This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.

 

SECTION 16.10.                             Applicable Law.   This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Nevada or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State

 

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of Nevada.  Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of the State of Nevada, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein.

 

SECTION 16.11.                             Severability.   Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

SECTION 16.12.                             Further Action.   The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 16.13.                             Delivery by Electronic Transmission.   This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of an electronic transmission, including by a facsimile machine or via email, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties.  No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of electronic transmission by a facsimile machine or via email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

SECTION 16.14.                             Right of Offset.   Whenever the Company is to pay any sum (other than pursuant to Article IV ) to any Member, any amounts that such Member owes to the Company which are not the subject of a good faith dispute may be deducted from that sum before payment.  For the avoidance of doubt, the distribution of Units to the Corporation shall not be subject to this Section 16.14 .

 

SECTION 16.15.                             Effectiveness.   This Agreement shall be effective immediately as of the time at which the IPO closes on the IPO Closing Date (the “ Effective Time ”).

 

SECTION 16.16.                             Entire Agreement.   This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein (including the Registration Rights Agreement and the Tax Receivable Agreement) embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.  For the avoidance of doubt, the operating agreement of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time is superseded by this Agreement as of Effective Time and shall be of no further force and effect thereafter.

 

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SECTION 16.17.                             Remedies.   Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any Law.  Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by Law.

 

SECTION 16.18.                             Descriptive Headings; Interpretation.   The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement.  Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.  The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation and shall mean, “including, without limitation”.  Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof.  Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, no amendment or other modification to any agreement, document or instrument that requires the consent of any Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement will be given effect hereunder unless such Person has consented in writing to such amendment or modification.  Wherever required by the context, references to a Fiscal Year shall refer to a portion thereof.  The use of the words “or,” “either” and “any” shall not be exclusive.  The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  Wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict.

 

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The undersigned hereby agree to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of SciPlay Parent Company, LLC as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC, AS THE COMPANY

 

By: SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, as its sole Manager

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

SCIPLAY CORPORATION, AS A MEMBER AND THE CORPORATION

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY I, LLC, AS A MEMBER

 

By: SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, as its sole Manager

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY, LLC, AS A MEMBER

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED OPERATING AGREEMENT OF SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC

 


 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of [•], 20[•] (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Operating Agreement, dated as of [•], 2019 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Operating Agreement ”) by and among SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (the “ Company ”), SciPlay Corporation, a Nevada corporation and the sole manager of the Company (the “ Corporation ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Operating Agreement.

 

1.                                       Joinder to the Operating Agreement .  Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the Operating Agreement and a party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder.  The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the Operating Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

2.                                       Incorporation by Reference .  All terms and conditions of the Operating Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

3.                                       Address .  All notices under the Operating Agreement to the undersigned shall be directed to:

 

[Name]

[Address]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attn:

Facsimile:

E-mail:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

[NAME OF NEW MEMBER],

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

A- 1


 

Accepted and agreed
as of the date first set forth above:

 

SCIPLAY PARENT COMPANY, LLC,

 

By: [SciPlay Corporation, as its sole Manager]

 

 

 

by

 

 

 

 

 

Name: [ · ]

 

 

Title: [ · ]

 

 

A- 2




Exhibit 10.6

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

AND

 

CERTAIN SECURITYHOLDERS

 

DATED AS OF [ · ], 2019

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I

 

Effectiveness

 

 

 

Section 1.1.

Effectiveness

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

 

Definitions

 

 

 

Section 2.1.

Definitions

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

 

Registration Rights

 

 

 

Section 3.1.

Demand Registration

7

Section 3.2.

Shelf Registration

9

Section 3.3.

Piggyback Registration

13

Section 3.4.

Lock-Up Agreements

15

Section 3.5.

Registration Procedures

15

Section 3.6.

Underwritten Offerings

21

Section 3.7.

No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights

23

Section 3.8.

Registration Expenses

23

Section 3.9.

Indemnification

23

Section 3.10.

Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S

27

Section 3.11.

Existing Registration Statements

27

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Miscellaneous

 

 

 

Section 4.1.

Authority: Effect

28

Section 4.2.

Notices

28

Section 4.3.

Termination and Effect of Termination

29

Section 4.4.

Permitted Transferees

29

Section 4.5.

Remedies

30

Section 4.6.

Amendments

30

Section 4.7.

Governing Law

30

 

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Section 4.8.

Consent to Jurisdiction

30

Section 4.9.

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

31

Section 4.10.

Merger; Binding Effect, Etc.

31

Section 4.11.

Counterparts

32

Section 4.12.

Severability

32

Section 4.13.

No Recourse

32

 

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This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “ Agreement ”), dated as of [ · ], 2019, is made by and among:

 

i.   SciPlay Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”);

 

ii.  SG Social Holding Company I, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SG Holding I ”);

 

iii. SG Social Holding Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SG Holding ”); and

 

iv. such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become party hereto as holders of Registrable Securities (as defined herein) pursuant to Section 4.4.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company priced an initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ” and such shares, the “ Shares ”);

 

WHEREAS, concurrent with the execution hereof, the Company, SciPlay Parent Company, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“ SciPlay LLC ”), and the Members (as defined herein) are entering into that certain Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of SciPlay LLC (such agreement, as it may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Operating Agreement ”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the effectiveness of the Operating Agreement, among other things, SciPlay LLC has provided the Members with a redemption right pursuant to which the Members may cause SciPlay LLC to redeem their Common Units (subject to the Company’s right, at the Company’s option, to effect a direct exchange in lieu of such redemption) for Class A Common Stock or cash on the terms set forth in the Operating Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, upon the closing of the IPO (the “ Closing ”), the Company intends to purchase (a) newly issued Common Units (as defined herein) from SciPlay LLC and (b) existing Common Units held by SG Holding I, in each case using the net proceeds from the IPO; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions described above, the Company has agreed to grant to the Holders (as defined herein) certain rights with respect to the registration of the Registrable Securities (as defined herein) on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and

 


 

valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Effectiveness

 

Section 1.1.           Effectiveness .  This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Definitions

 

Section 2.1.           Definitions .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company: (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement, from and after its effective date, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement; and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided that the Company, SciPlay LLC and each of SciPlay LLC’s subsidiaries shall not be Affiliates of SG Holding I or SG Holding for all purposes of this Agreement. As used in this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Block Trade Offering ” means any bought deal or block sale to a financial institution conducted as an underwritten Public Offering.

 

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.

 

Class A Common Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Common Unit ” means “Common Unit” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

 

Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Demand Holder ” means (i) SG Holding I and each of its Affiliates holding Registrable Securities, taken together, and (ii) each Holder to which a Demand Holder transfers Registrable Securities and that, immediately following such transfer, holds, together with its Affiliates holding any such Registrable Securities received from such Demand Holder, Registrable Securities representing 10% of the combined voting power of the Company’s common stock, and each such Affiliate, in each case, for so long as such Person holds Registrable Securities.

 

Demand Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.3.

 

Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(a).

 

Demand Registration Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(a).

 

Demand Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(c).

 

Demand Suspension ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.6.

 

Direct Exchange ” means “Direct Exchange” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

 

Demanding Holder ” means any Demand Holder that exercises a right to request a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

Effective Date ” means the date of the Closing.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

Excluded Registration ” means (i) a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a controlled Affiliate of the Company pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase or similar plan on Form S-8 (or its successor form) approved by the Board of Directors of the Company or (ii) a registration on Form S-4 (or its successor form).

 

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

Holders ” means the holders of Registrable Securities party to this Agreement from time to time.

 

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IPO ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

 

Issuer Shares ” means the shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, and any securities into which such shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities shall have been changed or any securities resulting from any reclassification or recapitalization of such shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity securities.

 

Loss ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1.

 

Member ” means “Members” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

 

Operating Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Participation Conditions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).

 

Person ” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division.

 

Piggyback Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

 

Piggyback Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

 

Potential Takedown Participant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).

 

Prospectus ” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.

 

Public Offering ” means the offer and sale of Registrable Securities for cash pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form).

 

Redemption ” means “Redemption” as defined in the Operating Agreement.

 

Registrable Securities ” means (i) all shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Persons who are party to this Agreement that have been issued by the Company pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange and (ii) all shares of Class A

 

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Common Stock directly or indirectly issued to such Persons with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of unit or stock dividend or distribution or unit or stock split, or in connection with a combination of units or shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (w) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement, (x) such securities shall have been Transferred to the public pursuant to Rule 144 and the restrictive legend and any stop transfer restrictions have been removed, (y) such holder is able to immediately distribute such securities publicly without any restrictions on transfer (including without application of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144) or (z) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities, and such Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be in existence, whenever such Person has the right to acquire, directly or indirectly, such Registrable Securities (upon conversion or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected, and such Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a Holder hereunder; provided that a Holder may only request that Registrable Securities in the form of Class A Common Stock be registered pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Registration ” means registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale to the public of any Issuer Shares under a Registration Statement. The terms “ register ”, “ registered ” and “ registering ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

Registration Expenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.

 

Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement, other than a registration statement (and related Prospectus) filed on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form thereto.

 

Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule).

 

SciPlay LLC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction under the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

SG Holding ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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SG Holding I ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Shelf Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.3.

 

Shelf Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).

 

Shelf Registration Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.2.

 

Shelf Registration Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).

 

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).

 

Shelf Suspension ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.4.

 

Shelf Takedown Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).

 

Shelf Takedown Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(a).

 

Transfer ” means, with respect to any Registrable Security, any interest therein, or any other securities or equity interests, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment or other disposition thereof, including the grant of an option or other right, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise. “ Transferred ” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

Underwritten Public Offering ” means an underwritten Public Offering, including any Block Trade Offering.

 

Underwritten Shelf Takedown ” means an Underwritten Public Offering pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement.

 

Underwritten Shelf Takedown Request ” means a Shelf Takedown Request with respect to an Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

 

WKSI ” means any Securities Act registrant that is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule) at the most recent eligibility determination date specified in paragraph (2) of that definition.

 

Section 2.2. Other Interpretive Provisions . (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

 

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(b) The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and any subsection and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(c) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

 

(d) The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(e) Whenever the context requires, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Registration Rights

 

The Company will perform and comply, and cause each of its controlled Affiliates to perform and comply, with such of the following provisions as are applicable to it. Each Holder will perform and comply with such of the following provisions as are applicable to such Holder.

 

Section 3.1.           Demand Registration .

 

Section 3.1.1.        Request for Demand Registration .

 

(a)           Following the Effective Date, each Demand Holder shall have the right to make written requests from time to time (a “ Demand Registration Request ”) to the Company for Registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Demand Holder. Any such Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Demand Registration .”  Each such Demand Registration Request shall be in respect of at least $50 million in anticipated aggregate net proceeds from all shares sold pursuant to such registration (including after giving effect to net proceeds expected to be received by any Holder that participates in such offering after delivering written notice pursuant to Section 3.1.3 or otherwise) .

 

(b)           Each Demand Registration Request shall specify (x) the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and (y) the intended method or methods of disposition thereof.

 

(c)           Upon receipt of the Demand Registration Request, the Company shall as promptly as reasonably practicable file a Registration Statement (a “ Demand Registration Statement ”), as specified in the Demand Registration Request for such Demand Registration, relating to such Demand Registration. The Company shall use its reasonable best

 

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efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable.

 

Section 3.1.2.        Limitation on Demand Registrations .  The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Demand Registration if a Demand Registration was declared effective or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown (other than a Block Trade Offering) was consummated within the preceding 60 days (unless otherwise consented to by the Board of Directors of the Company).

 

Section 3.1.3.        Demand Notice .  Promptly upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request pursuant to Section 3.1.1 (but in no event more than three Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “ Demand Notice ”) of any such Demand Registration Request to all other Holders and the Demand Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Demand Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing.  Subject to Section 3.1.7, the Company shall include in the Demand Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three Business Days after the date that the Demand Notice was delivered.

 

Section 3.1.4.        Demand Withdrawal .  Any Holder that has requested its Registrable Securities be included in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.1.3 (including any Demanding Holder) may withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration from such Demand Registration at any time prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement related to such Demand Registration.  Upon receipt of a notice to such effect from a Demanding Holder (or if there is more than one Demanding Holder, from all such Demanding Holders) with respect to all of the Registrable Securities included by such Demanding Holder(s) in such Demand Registration, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement.

 

Section 3.1.5.        Effective Registration .  The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Demand Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for not less than 180 days plus the duration of any suspension period (or such shorter period as will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn), or, if such Demand Registration Statement relates to an Underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter or underwriters a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer.

 

Section 3.1.6.        Delay in Filing; Suspension of Registration .  If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Demand Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, the Demand Registration

 

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Statement (a “ Demand Suspension ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Demand Suspension (i) more than once during any 12-month period or (ii) for a period exceeding 60 days on any one occasion.  In the case of a Demand Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above.  The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Demand Suspension.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.1.6, the Company may not postpone the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend use of, a Demand Registration Statement past the date upon which the applicable Adverse Disclosure is disclosed to the public or otherwise ceases to constitute Adverse Disclosure.  During a Demand Suspension, the Company shall be prohibited from filing a registration statement for its own account or for the account of any other Holder or holder of its securities and, upon termination of any Demand Suspension, the Company shall promptly amend or supplement the applicable Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request.

 

Section 3.1.7.        Priority of Securities Registered Pursuant to Demand Registrations .  If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Public Offering of the Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration advise the Company in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (x) first, 100% of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the initiating Demand Holder, (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, for each Holder (other than the initiating Demand Holder) that has requested to participate in such Demand Registration, an amount equal to such Holder’s pro rata share of the total number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by Holders other than the initiating Demand Holder that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, and (z) third, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (y) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect.

 

Section 3.2.           Shelf Registration .

 

Section 3.2.1.        Request for Shelf Registration .

 

(a)           Upon the written request of any Demand Holder from time to time following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to use

 

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Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration statement (a “ Shelf Registration Request ”), the Company shall promptly file with the SEC a shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (“ Shelf Registration Statement ”) relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities by any Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act as promptly as reasonably practicable.  Any such Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “ Shelf Registration .”

 

(b)           If on the date of the Shelf Registration Request: (i) the Company is a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request may request Registration of an unspecified amount of Registrable Securities; and (ii) the Company is not a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered.

 

Section 3.2.2.        Shelf Registration Notice .  Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Registration Request (but in no event more than three Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “ Shelf Registration Notice ”) of any such request to all other Holders, which notice shall specify, if applicable, the amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and the Shelf Registration Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Shelf Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing.  Subject to Section 3.2.6, the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three Business Days after the date that the Shelf Registration Notice has been delivered.

 

Section 3.2.3.        Continued Effectiveness .  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming part of the Shelf Registration Statement to be usable by Holders until the earlier of: (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act; and (ii) the date as of which no Holder holds Registrable Securities (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”). Subject to Section 3.2.4, the Company shall be deemed not to have used its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Period if the Company voluntarily takes any action or omits to take any action that would result in Holders of the Registrable Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by applicable law.

 

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Section 3.2.4.                        Suspension of Registration .  If the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Suspension ”); provided , however , that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Shelf Suspension (i) more than one time during any 12-month period, or (ii) for a period exceeding 60 days on any one occasion.  In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus and in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension and, upon such termination, promptly amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.2.4, the Company may not postpone the filing or effectiveness of, or suspend use of, a Shelf Registration Statement past the date upon which the applicable Adverse Disclosure is disclosed to the public or otherwise ceases to be Adverse Disclosure.  During a Shelf Suspension, the Company shall be prohibited from filing a registration statement for its own account or for the account of any other Holder or holder of its securities.

 

Section 3.2.5.                        Shelf Takedown .

 

(a)                                  At any time during which the Company has an effective Shelf Registration Statement with respect to a Demand Holder’s Registrable Securities, by notice to the Company specifying the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, such Demand Holder may make a written request (a “ Shelf Takedown Request ”) to the Company to effect a Public Offering, including an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, of all or a portion of such Demand Holder’s Registrable Securities that are covered by such Shelf Registration Statement, and as soon as practicable the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose; provided that any Underwritten Shelf Takedown Request that does not include all of the Registrable Securities then held by the initiating Demand Holder that are covered by the applicable Shelf Registration Statement shall be in respect of at least $25 million in anticipated net proceeds in the aggregate (including after giving effect to net proceeds expected to be received by any Holder that participates in such offering after delivering a written notice pursuant to Section 3.2.5(b)).

 

(b)                                  Promptly upon receipt of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown Request (but in no event more than three Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a notice (a “ Shelf Takedown

 

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Notice ”) to each other Holder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement (each a “ Potential Takedown Participant ”). The Shelf Takedown Notice shall offer each such Potential Takedown Participant the opportunity to include in any Underwritten Shelf Takedown that number of Registrable Securities as each such Potential Takedown Participant may request in writing.  Subject to Section 3.2.6, the Company shall include in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three Business Days after the date that the Shelf Takedown Notice has been delivered. Any Potential Takedown Participant’s request to participate in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown in connection with a proposed Block Trade Offering shall be binding on the Potential Takedown Participant; provided that each such Potential Takedown Participant that elects to participate may condition its participation on such Underwritten Shelf Takedown being completed within 10 Business Days of its acceptance at a price per share (after giving effect to any underwriters’ discounts or commissions) to such Potential Takedown Participant of not less than 90% (or such lesser percentage specified by such Potential Takedown Participant in writing) of the closing price for the shares on their principal trading market on the Business Day immediately prior to such Potential Takedown Participant’s election to participate (the “ Participation Conditions ”). Notwithstanding the delivery of any Shelf Takedown Notice, but subject to the Participation Conditions in any Block Trade Offering, all determinations as to whether to complete any Underwritten Shelf Takedown and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown contemplated by this Section 3.2.5 shall be determined by the initiating Demand Holder; provided that if such Underwritten Shelf Takedown is to be completed and subject to the Participation Conditions in any Block Trade Offering, each Potential Takedown Participant’s pro rata share of the Registrable Securities being sold shall (subject to Section 3.2.6) be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown if such Potential Takedown Participant has complied with the requirements set forth in this Section 3.2.5.  For any Underwritten Shelf Takedown that is not a Block Trade Offering, any Holder that has requested its Registrable Securities be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to this Section 3.2.5 may withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown at any time prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement related to such Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

 

(c)                                   The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Underwritten Shelf Takedown if a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown (other than a Block Trade Offering) was consummated within the preceding 60 days (unless otherwise consented to by the Board of Directors of the Company).

 

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Section 3.2.6.                        Priority of Securities Sold Pursuant to Shelf Takedowns .  If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 3.2.5 advise the Company in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in the proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown exceeds the number that can be sold in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such offering shall be (x) first, 100% of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by the initiating Demand Holder, (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, for each Holder (other than the initiating Demand Holder) that has requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, an amount equal to such Holder’s pro rata share of the total number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by Holders other than the initiating Demand Holder that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, and (z) third, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (y) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.

 

Section 3.3.                                  Piggyback Registration .

 

Section 3.3.1.                        Participation .  If the Company at any time proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or to conduct a Public Offering with respect to any offering of its equity securities for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (i) a Registration under Sections 3.1 or 3.2 or (ii) an Excluded Registration), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than five Business Days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement or, in the case of any such Public Offering, the anticipated pricing or trade date), the Company shall give written notice (a “ Piggyback Notice ”) of such proposed filing or Public Offering to all Holders, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to register under such Registration Statement, or to sell in such Public Offering, such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 3.3.2, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement or in such Public Offering as applicable, all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within three Business Days after the receipt by such Holder of any such notice; provided , however , that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register or sell any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, or the pricing or trade date of such Public Offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register or sell or to delay Registration or the sale of such securities, the Company shall promptly give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register or sell, the Company shall be relieved of its obligation to register or sell any Registrable Securities in connection with such

 

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Registration or Public Offering (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holders entitled to request that such Registration or sale be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 3.1 or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 3.2, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay Registration or sale, in the absence of a request for a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as the case may be, the Company shall be permitted to delay registering or selling any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in registering or selling such other securities. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement or Public Offering is to be an Underwritten Public Offering, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 3.3.1 shall, and the Company shall, make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such underwritten offering. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement or Public Offering is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 3.3.1 shall, and the Company shall, make such arrangements so that each such Holder may participate in such offering on such basis. Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw all or part of its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw; provided that such request must be made in writing prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement.

 

Section 3.3.2.                        Priority of Piggyback Registration .  If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the participating Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities that such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (x) first, 100% of the securities that the Company or (subject to Section 3.7) any Person (other than a Holder) exercising a contractual right to demand Registration, as the case may be, proposes to sell, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, for each Holder that has requested to participate in such offering an amount equal to such Holder’s pro rata share of the total number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by Holders that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect and (z) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (y) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.

 

Section 3.3.3.                        No Effect on Other Registrations .  No Registration of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to a request under this Section 3.3 shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 or shall relieve the Company of its obligations under Sections 3.1 and 3.2.

 

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Section 3.4.                                  Lock-Up Agreements .  In connection with each Registration or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.3 conducted as an Underwritten Public Offering, each Holder agrees, if requested, to become bound by and to execute and deliver such lock-up agreement with the underwriter(s) of such Public Offering restricting such Holder’s right to (a) Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Registrable Securities or (b) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another any of the economic consequences of ownership of Registrable Securities, as is entered into by any Demand Holder (in the case of a Registration or sale pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2) or the Company (in the case of a Registration or sale pursuant to Section 3.3) with the underwriter(s) of such Public Offering; provided , however , that no Holder shall be required to enter into a lock-up agreement covering a period of greater than 90 days after the date of the final Prospectus relating to such offering or such longer period as is agreed to by each of the Demand Holders (in the case of a Registration or sale pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2) or the Company (in the case of a Registration or sale pursuant to Section 3.3); provided , further , that in no event shall such lock-up period be greater than the period agreed to by the Company or its directors or officers or any other Demand Holder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, such lock-up agreement shall not apply to (i) distributions-in-kind to a Demand Holder’s direct or indirect equityholders; (ii) Transfers in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or (iii) other customary exceptions that the underwriter(s) of such Underwritten Public Offering may agree to.

 

Section 3.5.                                  Registration Procedures .

 

Section 3.5.1.                        Requirements .  In connection with the Company’s obligations under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect any applicable Registration and to facilitate the sale of any applicable Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company shall:

 

(a)                                  as promptly as is reasonably practicable prepare and file the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and, before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, (x) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such underwriters and such Holders and their respective counsel, (y) subject to applicable law, make such changes in such documents concerning the Holders prior to the filing thereof as such Holders, or their counsel, may reasonably request and (z) subject to applicable law, except in the case of a Registration under Section 3.3, not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which any participating Demand Holder or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;

 

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(b)                                  as promptly as is reasonably practicable prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus as may be (x) reasonably requested by any Demand Holder with Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, (y) reasonably requested by any participating Holder (to the extent such request relates to information relating to such Holder) or (z) necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;

 

(c)                                   notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such notice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (a) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, (b) of any written comments by the SEC, or any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus, or for additional information (whether before or after the effective date of the Registration Statement) or any other correspondence with the SEC relating to, or which may affect, the Registration, (c) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (d) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (e) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

 

(d)                                  promptly notify each selling Holder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, when any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes information that may conflict with

 

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the information contained in the Registration Statement, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to the selling Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;

 

(e)                                   to the extent the Company is eligible under the relevant provisions of Rule 430B under the Securities Act, if the Company files any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act (referring to the unnamed selling security holders in a generic manner by identifying the initial offering of the securities to the Holders) in order to ensure that the Holders may be added as selling security holders to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a Prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment;

 

(f)                                    use its reasonable best efforts to prevent, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order or other order or notice preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;

 

(g)                                   promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment;

 

(h)                                  furnish to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment or supplement thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);

 

(i)                                      deliver to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably

 

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request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter (it being understood that the Company shall consent to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto);

 

(j)                                     on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the Registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction as any such selling Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, as applicable; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

 

(k)                                  cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request at least three Business Days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;

 

(l)                                      use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(m)                              not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities if other than the CUSIP for the publicly traded Class A Common Stock;

 

(n)                                  make such representations and warranties to the Holders of Registrable Securities being registered, and the underwriters or agents, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in public offerings similar to the offering then being undertaken;

 

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(o)                                  enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as any participating Demand Holder or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the Registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(p)                                  obtain for delivery to the Holders of Registrable Securities being registered and to the underwriter or underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions from counsel for the Company dated the most recent effective date of the Registration Statement or, in the event of an Underwritten Public Offering, the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel;

 

(q)                                  in the case of an Underwritten Public Offering, obtain for delivery to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters, with copies to the Holders included in such Registration or sale, a comfort letter from the Company’s independent certified public accountants or independent auditors (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of any controlled Affiliate of the Company or any business acquired by the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the closing under the underwriting agreement;

 

(r)                                     cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

 

(s)                                    use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and, if a Registration Statement was filed, make available, including through the SEC’s EDGAR filing system or any successor system, to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

(t)                                     provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

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(u)                                  use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on the securities exchange on which the Company’s Class A Common Stock is then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which the Company’s Class A Common Stock is then quoted;

 

(v)                                  make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by any Demand Holder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement, by a representative appointed by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holders or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement;

 

(w)                                in the case of a marketed Public Offering, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in any such offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto;

 

(x)                                  take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act;

 

(y)                                  take all reasonable action to ensure that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Registration complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related Prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(z)                                   to the extent that a Holder might reasonably be deemed to be an underwriter of any Registrable Securities or a “controlling person” (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) of the Company, allow such Holder to propose language for insertion in such Registration Statement or comparable document, which in the reasonable

 

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judgment of such Holder and its counsel should be included, and the Company will consider in good faith inclusion thereof; and

 

(aa)                           take all such other reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the Registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.5.2.                        Company Information Requests .  The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any Registration or sale is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such Registration or sale the Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.5.3.                        Discontinuing Registration .  Each Holder agrees that, as promptly as possible after receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.5.1(d), such Holder will promptly discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5.1(d), or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5.1(d) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

 

Section 3.6.                                  Underwritten Offerings .

 

Section 3.6.1.                        Shelf and Demand Registrations .  If requested by the underwriters for any Underwritten Public Offering, pursuant to a Registration or sale under Section 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall enter into an underwriting

 

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agreement with such underwriters, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to each of the Company, each Demand Holder seeking to participate in such offering and the underwriters, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are customary in agreements of that type. The Holders of the Registrable Securities proposed to be distributed by such underwriters shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of the underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof. Such Holders shall be parties to such underwriting agreement, which underwriting agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in public offerings similar to the applicable offering.

 

Section 3.6.2.                        Piggyback Registrations .  If the Company proposes to register or sell any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 3.3 and such securities are to be distributed through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 3.3 and, subject to the provisions of Section 3.3.2, use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration or sale all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in such Registration or sale. The Holders of Registrable Securities to be distributed by such underwriters shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters, which underwriting agreement shall contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary public offerings.

 

Section 3.6.3.                        Participation in Underwritten Registrations .  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.6.1 and Section 3.6.2 above, no Person may participate in any Underwritten Public Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

Section 3.6.4.                        Selection of Underwriters .  In the case of an Underwritten Public Offering under Section 3.1 or 3.2, the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering shall be determined by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Public Offering; provided that such managing underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

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Section 3.7.                                  No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights .  Neither the Company nor any of its controlled Affiliates shall hereafter enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement.  Without the prior written consent of each Demand Holder, neither the Company nor any of its controlled Affiliates shall enter into any agreement granting registration or similar rights to any Person that are prior in right, pari passu or inconsistent with the rights under this Agreement, and the Company hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, no registration or similar rights have been granted to any other Person other than pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 3.8.                                  Registration Expenses .  All expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “Blue Sky” laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses of the Company (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of the Company and any controlled Affiliates of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires, (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vii) all applicable rating agency fees with respect to the Registrable Securities, (viii) all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for each Demand Holder to the extent that it participates in such Registration or sale, (ix) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration or sale, (x) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties) and (xi) all expenses of the Company related to the “road-show” for any Underwritten Public Offering (including the reasonable out-of-pocket “road-show” expenses of each Demand Holder), including all travel, meals and lodging.  All such expenses are referred to herein as “ Registration Expenses ”. The Company shall not be required to pay any fees and disbursements to underwriters not customarily paid by the issuers of securities in an offering similar to the applicable offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities, which shall be paid by the participating Holders in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities offered and sold by or on behalf of each such Holder.

 

Section 3.9.                                  Indemnification .

 

Section 3.9.1.                        Indemnification by the Company .  The Company shall, and it hereby does, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by

 

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law, each Holder, its Affiliates and its and its Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, partners, members, managers, stockholders and employees and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable legal expenses or other reasonable expenses actually incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding resulting therefrom) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or any other disclosure document produced by or on behalf of the Company or any of its controlled Affiliates including any report and other document filed under the Exchange Act, (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading; provided that no selling Holder shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.9.1 in respect of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any Registration Statement or other disclosure document in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion therein that has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company (or any of its agents or controlled Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or any state securities law.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Transfer of such securities by such Holder. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.

 

Section 3.9.2.                        Indemnification by the Selling Holders .  Each selling Holder agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person (other than such Holder) who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained

 

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therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or (ii) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information about such Holder furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement and has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.9.4 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, to the same extent as provided above (with appropriate modification) with respect to information furnished in writing by such Persons specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or Registration Statement.

 

Section 3.9.3.  Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings .  Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification ( provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided , however , that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (iii) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iv) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party

 

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shall not have the right to settle such action without the prior written consent of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of such indemnified party. If such defense is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time an indemnified party shall have requested that an indemnifying party reimburse the indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the indemnifying party shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into in good faith more than 60 days after receipt by the indemnifying party of such request and more than 30 days after receipt of the proposed terms of such settlement and (ii) the indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 3.9.3, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction.

 

Section 3.9.4.  Contribution .  If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 3.9.1 and Section 3.9.2 is unavailable to an indemnified party (other than as a result of exceptions contained in Section 3.9.1 and Section 3.9.2) or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.9.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 3.9.4. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred

 

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to in Sections 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.  If indemnification is available under this Section 3.9, the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the fullest extent provided in Sections 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 hereof without regard to the provisions of this Section 3.9.4. The remedies provided for in this Section 3.9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.9.4, in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.9.2 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale.

 

Section 3.10.                           Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S .  The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC), and it will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, including the delivery of customary opinions requested to effectuate such sales pursuant to Rule 144, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without Registration under the Securities Act in transactions that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement and within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rules 144, 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.

 

Section 3.11.                           Existing Registration Statements .  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to applicable law and regulation, the Company may satisfy any obligation hereunder to file a Registration Statement or to have a Registration Statement become effective by a specified date by designating, by notice to the Holders, a Registration Statement that previously has been filed with the SEC or become effective, as the case may be, as the relevant Registration Statement for purposes of satisfying such obligation, and all references to any such obligation shall be construed accordingly; provided that such previously filed Registration Statement may be amended or, subject to applicable securities laws, supplemented to add the number of Registrable Securities, and, to the extent necessary, to identify as selling stockholders those Holders demanding the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. To the extent this Agreement refers to the filing or effectiveness of other Registration

 

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Statements, by or at a specified time and the Company has, in lieu of then filing such Registration Statements or having such Registration Statements become effective, designated a previously filed or effective Registration Statement as the relevant Registration Statement for such purposes, in accordance with the preceding sentence, such references shall be construed to refer to such designated Registration Statement, as amended.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Miscellaneous

 

Section 4.1.                                  Authority: Effect .  Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound. This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association.

 

Section 4.2.                                  Notices .  Any notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by e-mail, or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

 

if to the Company, to:

 

 

SciPlay Corporation

 

6601 Bermuda Road

 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

 

Attention:

General Counsel

 

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

 

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

885 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Marc Jaffe

Facsimile: (212) 751-4864

E-mail: Marc.Jaffe@lw.com

 

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if to SG Holding I or to SG Holding, to:

 

 

 

SG Social Holding Company I, LLC

 

6601 Bermuda Road

 

Las Vegas, Nevada 89119

 

Attention:

Legal Department

 

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

 

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

 

825 Eighth Avenue

 

New York, New York 10019

 

Attention:

Robert I. Townsend, III, Esq.

 

E-mail:

RTownsend@cravath.com

 

Notice to the holder of record of any Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be notice to the holder of such securities for all purposes hereof.

 

Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) on the date received if delivered by e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) two Business Days after being sent by overnight courier. Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other parties hereto.

 

Section 4.3.                                  Termination and Effect of Termination .  This Agreement shall terminate upon the date on which no Holder holds any Registrable Securities, except for the provisions of Sections 3.9, 4.2, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 and 4.13 and this Section 4.3, which shall survive any such termination. No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any Person of liability for breach prior to termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated, each Person entitled to indemnification rights pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof shall retain such indemnification rights with respect to any matter that (i) may be an indemnified liability thereunder and (ii) occurred prior to such termination.

 

Section 4.4.                                  Permitted Transferees .  The rights of a Holder hereunder may be assigned (but only with all related obligations as set forth below) in connection with a Transfer of Common Units or Registrable Securities effected in accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement. Without prejudice to any other or similar conditions imposed hereunder with respect to any such Transfer, no assignment permitted under the terms of this Section 4.4 will be effective unless the transferee to which the assignment is being made, if not a Holder, has delivered to the Company a written acknowledgment and agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company that the transferee will be bound by, and will be a party to, this Agreement. A transferee to whom rights are transferred pursuant to this Section 4.4 may not again transfer those rights to any other transferee, other than as provided in this Section 4.4.

 

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Section 4.5.                                  Remedies .  The parties to this Agreement shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder. The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances. No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver. The Company and its controlled Affiliates shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of each such party pursuant to this Agreement.

 

Section 4.6.                                  Amendments .  This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified, extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective. This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and each of the Demand Holders.  Each such amendment, modification, extension or termination shall be binding upon each party hereto and each other Holder; provided that no such amendment, modification, extension or termination that disproportionately and adversely affects any party hereto shall be binding upon such party unless agreed to in writing by such party.  In addition, each party hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party.

 

Section 4.7.                                  Governing Law .  This Agreement and all claims arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 4.8.                                  Consent to Jurisdiction .  Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New York for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (ii) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its controlled Affiliates to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above-named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (iii) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject

 

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matter hereof or thereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this Agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (i) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by New York law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

 

Section 4.9.                                  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 4.9 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.9 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

Section 4.10.                           Merger; Binding Effect, Etc.   This Agreement (along with the Operating Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or discussions with respect to such subject matter, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Holder or other party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.

 

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Section 4.11.                           Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.

 

Section 4.12.                           Severability .  In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law. The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.

 

Section 4.13.                           No Recourse .  Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company and each Holder covenant, agree and acknowledge that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.

 

[ Signature pages follow ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first above written.

 

 

SCIPLAY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 


 

 

SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY I, LLC

 

By: SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, as its sole Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

SG SOCIAL HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 




Exhibit 10.8

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

2003 Incentive Compensation Plan
As Amended and Restated June 10, 2015

 

1.                                       Purpose. The purpose of this 2003 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated (the “Plan”), is to assist Scientific Games Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its subsidiaries in attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding executives, directors, employees, and other persons who provide services to the Company and/or its subsidiaries, to provide for equitable and competitive compensation opportunities, to encourage long-term service, to recognize individual contributions and reward achievement of Company goals, and promote the creation of long-term value for stockholders by closely aligning the interests of participants with those of stockholders. The Plan authorizes stock-based and cash-based performance incentives for participants, to encourage such persons to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of stockholder value. The Plan is also intended to qualify certain compensation awarded under the Plan for tax deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to the extent deemed appropriate by the Committee which administers the Plan.

 

2.                                       Definitions. For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below, in addition to such terms defined in Section 1 hereof:

 

(a)                                  “Annual Incentive Award” means a type of Performance Award granted to a Participant under Section 7(c) representing a conditional right to receive cash, Stock or other Awards or payments, as determined by the Committee, based on performance in a performance period of one fiscal year or a portion thereof.

 

(b)                                  “Annual Limit” means a Participant’s annual limit on each type of Award authorized under the Plan, as specified in Section 5(b).

 

(c)                                   “Award” means any award of an Option, SAR (including Limited SAR), Restricted Stock, Deferred Stock, Stock granted as a bonus or in lieu of another award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, or Performance Award (including an Annual Incentive Award) together with any other right or interest granted to a Participant under the Plan.

 

(d)                                  “Bally Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 1, 2014 by and among the Company, Scientific Games Nevada, Inc., Scientific Games International, Inc. and Bally Technologies, Inc.

 

(e)                                   “Bally Stock” means shares of common stock of Bally Technologies, Inc., par value $0.10 per share.

 

(f)                                    “Beneficiary” means the person, persons, trust, or trusts which have been designated by a Participant in his or her most recent written beneficiary designation filed with the Committee to receive the benefits specified under the Plan upon such Participant’s death to the extent permitted under Section 10(b) hereof. If, upon a

 


 

Participant’s death, there is no designated Beneficiary or surviving designated Beneficiary, then the term Beneficiary means person, persons, trust, or trusts entitled by will or the laws of descent and distribution to receive such benefits.

 

(g)                                   “Beneficial Owner” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and any successor to such Rule.

 

(h)                                  “Board” means the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

(i)                                      “Change in Control” means Change in Control as defined with related terms in Section 9 of the Plan. (h) “Change in Control Price” means the amount calculated in accordance with Section 9(c) of the Plan.

 

(j)                                     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including regulations thereunder and successor provisions and regulations, proposed regulations and other applicable guidance or pronouncement of the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service.

 

(k)                                  “Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, the composition and governance of which is established in the Committee’s Charter as approved from time to time by the Board and other corporate governance documents of the Company. No action of the Committee shall be void or deemed to be without authority due to the failure of any member, at the time the action was taken, to meet any qualification standard set forth in the Committee Charter or this Plan.

 

(l)                                      “Covered Employee” means a person designated by the Committee as likely to be a “covered employee,” as defined under Code Section 162(m), with respect to a specified fiscal year or other performance period.

 

(m)                              “Deferred Stock” means a conditional right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(e) hereof, to receive Stock, at the end of a specified deferral period.

 

(n)                                  “Dividend Equivalent” means a conditional right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(g), to receive cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock.

 

(o)                                  “Effective Date” means June 23, 2003.

 

(p)                                  “Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the Bally Merger Agreement.

 

(q)                                  “Eligible Person” means each executive officer and other officer or full-time employee of the Company or of any subsidiary, including each such person who may also be a director of the Company, each non-employee director of the Company, each other person who provides substantial services to the Company and/or its subsidiaries and who is designated as eligible by the Committee, and any person who has been offered employment by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, provided that such prospective employee may not receive any payment or exercise any right relating to an

 


 

Award until such person has commenced employment with the Company or a subsidiary. An employee on leave of absence may be considered as still in the employ of the Company or a subsidiary for purposes of eligibility for participation in the Plan.

 

(r)                                     “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including rules thereunder and successor provisions and rules thereto.

 

(s)                                    “Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of Stock, Awards, or other property as determined in good faith by the Committee or under procedures established by the Committee. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Fair Market Value of Stock shall be the average of the high and low sales prices of Stock on a given date or, if there are no sales on that date, on the latest previous date on which there were sales, reported for composite transactions in securities listed on the principal trading market on which Stock is then listed. Fair Market Value relating to the exercise price or grant price of any Non-409A Option or SAR shall conform to requirements under Code Section 409A.

 

(t)                                     “409A Awards” means Awards that constitute a deferral of compensation under Code Section 409A and regulations thereunder. “Non-409A Awards” means Awards other than 409A Awards; an Award granted before January 1, 2005 which is eligible for “grandfathering” under Code Section 409A (generally such an Award must be vested before January 1, 2005 in order to be grandfathered) constitutes a Non-409A Award unless the Committee instead designates it as a 409A Award. Although the Committee retains authority under the Plan to grant Options, SARs and Restricted Stock on terms that will qualify those Awards as 409A Awards, Options, SARs, and Restricted Stock will be Non-409A Awards (with conforming terms, as provided in Section 10(h)) unless otherwise expressly specified by the Committee.

 

(u)                                  “Incentive Stock Option” or “ISO” means any Option intended to be and designated as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Code Section 422 or any successor provision thereto that may be granted to Eligible Persons who are employees.

 

(v)                                  “Legacy Bally Awards” means awards of restricted stock units granted under the Legacy Bally Plan prior to the Merger Closing Date, and which remain outstanding as of the Effective Time.

 

(w)                                “Legacy Bally Plan” means the Bally Technologies, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated as of October 22, 2013), which was consolidated with and into the Plan and became a sub-plan under the Plan as of the Effective Time.

 

(x)                                  “Legacy Bally Shares” means Stock equal to the sum of (A) 3,400,000 (which represents that number of shares of Bally Stock from the Legacy Bally Plan, as converted, assumed under the Plan and not related to Legacy Bally Awards) and (B) the product of (i) the number of shares of Bally Stock subject to outstanding Legacy Bally Awards as of the Effective Time and (ii) the quotient of (x) the per share closing price of Bally Stock on the Merger Closing Date (or if such day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding the Merger Closing Date and (y) the per share closing price of

 


 

Stock on the Merger Closing Date (or if such day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding the Merger Closing Date), with any fractional shares rounded down to a whole number of shares of Stock.

 

(y)                                  “Legacy WMS Plan” means the Scientific Games Corporation Incentive Plan (2013 Restatement), which was assumed by the Company upon consummation of the merger in which WMS Industries, Inc. became a subsidiary of the Company (on October 18, 2013).

 

(z)                                   “Limited SAR” means a conditional right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.

 

(aa)                           “Mafco” means each of MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, Ronald 0. Perelman (or any of his Permitted Transferees) or any of their respective affiliates.

 

(bb)                           “Merger Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Bally Merger Agreement.

 

(cc)                             “Option” means a conditional right, granted to a Participant under Section 6(b) hereof, to purchase Stock or other Awards at a specified price during specified time periods.

 

(dd)                           “Other Stock-Based Awards” means Awards granted to a Participant under Section 6(h) hereof.

 

(ee)                             “Participant” means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan which remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.

 

(ff)                               “Performance Award” means a conditional right, granted to a Participant under Section 7, to receive cash, Stock or other Awards or payments, as determined by the Committee, based upon performance criteria specified by the Committee.

 

(gg)                             “Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such person), (a) such person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants and (b) any trust or other legal entity the beneficiary of which is such person’s immediate family, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, stepchildren or their respective lineal descendants and which is controlled by such person.

 

(hh)                           “Plan Merger Date” means the date on which Company stockholders approve the 2013 amendment and restatement of the Plan, which will be the effective date of the merger of the Legacy WMS Plan into the Plan.

 

(ii)                                   “Plan Consolidation Date” means the date on which the Company stockholders approve the amendment to the Plan, which was approved by the Board on April 24, 2015.

 


 

(jj)                                 “Preexisting Plan” mean the Company’s 1997 Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended and restated.

 

(kk)                           “Restricted Stock” means Stock granted to a Participant under Section 6(d) hereof, that is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

 

(ll)                                   “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3, as from time to time in effect and applicable to the Plan and Participants, promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

 

(mm)                   “Stock” means the Company’s Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value, and such other securities as may be substituted (or resubstituted) for Stock pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof.

 

(nn)                           “Stock Appreciation Rights” or “SAR” means a conditional right granted to a Participant under Section 6(c) hereof.

 

3.                                       Administration .

 

(a)                                  Authority of the Committee. Except as otherwise provided below, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee. The Committee shall have full and final authority, in each case subject to and consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to select Eligible Persons to become Participants, grant Awards, determine the type, number, and other terms and conditions of, and all other matters relating to, Awards, prescribe Award agreements (which need not be identical for each Participant) and rules and regulations for the administration of the Plan, construe and interpret the Plan and Award agreements and correct defects, supply omissions, or reconcile inconsistencies therein, and to make all other decisions and determinations as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The foregoing notwithstanding, the Board shall perform the functions of the Committee for purposes of granting Awards under the Plan to non-employee directors, and may perform any function of the Committee under the Plan for any other purpose (subject to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)), including for the purpose of ensuring that transactions under the Plan by Participants who are then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company are exempt under Rule 16b-3. In any case in which the Board is performing a function of the Committee under the Plan, each reference to the Committee herein shall be deemed to refer to the Board, except where the context otherwise requires. Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its subsidiaries, Participants, Beneficiaries, transferees under Section 10(b) hereof, or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant, and stockholders.

 

(b)                                  Manner of Exercise of Committee Authority. The Committee may act through subcommittees, including for purposes of perfecting exemptions under Rule 16b-3 or qualifying Awards under Code Section 162(m) as performance-based compensation, in which case the subcommittee shall be subject to and have authority under the charter applicable to the Committee, and the acts of the subcommittee shall be deemed to be acts of the Committee hereunder. The Committee may otherwise act with members of the

 


 

Committee abstaining or recusing themselves to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements or to promote effective governance, as determined by the Committee. The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. The Committee may delegate to officers or managers of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, or committees thereof, the authority, subject to such terms as the Committee shall determine, to perform such functions, including administrative functions, as the Committee may determine, to the fullest extent permitted under Section 157 and other applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The Committee may appoint agents to assist it in administering the Plan.

 

(c)                                   Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof, and any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Committee, shall be entitled, in good faith, to rely or act upon any report or other information furnished by any executive officer, other officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, the Company’s independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee, any person acting pursuant to authority delegated by the Committee, and any officer or employee of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee or a delegee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully indemnified and protected by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

 

4.                                       Shares Available Under the Plan .

 

(a)                                  Number of Shares Available for Delivery. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10(c) hereof, the total number of shares of Stock reserved and available for delivery in connection with Awards under the Plan shall be equal to the sum of (i) 13,500,000 plus the number of shares that, under the Preexisting Plan, were available at the Effective Date or thereafter have or will become available plus, (ii) from and after the Plan Merger Date, the number of shares that, under the Legacy WMS Plan, were available at the Plan Merger Date for delivery in connection with outstanding awards and 0.555 times the number of shares that, under the Legacy WMS Plan, remained available for future grants of equity awards, plus (iii) the Legacy Bally Shares. Any shares of Stock delivered under the Plan shall consist of authorized and unissued shares or treasury shares.

 

(b)                                  Share Counting Rules. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4(b), the Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or substitute awards) and make adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an Award. Any shares which are (i) underlying an Option or SAR which is cancelled or terminated without having been exercised, including due to expiration or forfeiture, (ii) subject to an Award (other than an Option or SAR) which is cancelled, terminated or forfeited, (iii) not delivered to a Participant because all or a portion of the Award is settled in cash, (iv) withheld upon exercise of an Option to satisfy the exercise price (including the Option shares equal to

 


 

the number of shares separately surrendered to pay the exercise price), (v) subject to an SAR but in excess of the number of shares actually delivered to the Participant upon exercise of the SAR, or (vi) withheld in connection with an Award to satisfy tax withholding obligations, shall in each case again be available for Awards under the Plan. Shares repurchased on the open market with the proceeds from the exercise of an Option may not again be made available for Awards under the Plan. For purposes of determining the number of shares that become available under the Preexisting Plan or the Legacy WMS Plan, the share counting rules applicable to outstanding Awards under this Plan shall apply in the same way to outstanding awards originally granted under the Preexisting Plan or the Legacy WMS Plan. The payment of cash dividends and Dividend Equivalents in conjunction with outstanding Awards shall not be counted against the shares available for Awards under the Plan. In addition, in the case of any Award granted in substitution for an award of a company or business acquired by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, shares issued or issuable in connection with such substitute Award shall not be counted against the number of shares reserved under the Plan, but shall be available under the Plan by virtue of the Company’s assumption of the plan or arrangement of the acquired company or business (however, the shares subject to outstanding Awards granted under the Legacy WMS Plan and the Legacy Bally Awards are not subject to this provision as a result of the merger of the Legacy WMS Plan and the Legacy Bally Plan into this Plan). This Section 4(b) shall apply to the number of shares reserved and available for ISOs only to the extent consistent with applicable regulations relating to ISOs under the Code. This Section 4(b) will apply to Awards and awards outstanding, and transactions and events relating to Awards and awards, on and after June 7, 2011; with regard to transactions and events relating to Awards and awards before June 7, 2011, the share counting rules in the 2003 Plan as then in effect applied. Because shares will count against the number reserved in Section 4(a) upon delivery (or later vesting) and subject to the share counting rules under this Section 4(b), the Committee may determine that Awards may be outstanding that relate to more shares than the aggregate remaining available under the Plan, so long as Awards will not result in delivery and vesting of shares in excess of the number then available under the Plan.

 

5.                                       Eligibility; Per-Person Award Limitations .

 

(a)                                  Grants to Eligible Persons. Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons.

 

(b)                                  Annual Per-Person Award Limitations. In each calendar year during any part of which the Plan is in effect, an Eligible Person may be granted Awards under each of Sections 6(b), 6(c), 6(d), 6(e), 6(f), 6(g), and 6(h) (including Performance Awards under Section 7 based on Awards authorized by each referenced subsection) relating to a number of shares of Stock up to his or her Annual Limit. A Participant’s Annual Limit, in any year during any part of which the Participant is then eligible under the Plan, shall equal 1,500,000 shares plus the amount of the Participant’s unused Annual Limit relating to the same type of Award as of the close of the previous year, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 10(c). In the case of a cash-denominated Award for which the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence would not operate as an effective limitation satisfying Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(e)(4) (including a cash Performance Award

 


 

under Section 7), an Eligible Person may not be granted Awards authorizing the earning during any calendar year of an amount that exceeds the Participant’s Annual Limit, which for this purpose shall equal $3,000,000 plus the amount of the Participant’s unused cash Annual Limit as of the close of the previous year (this limitation is separate and not affected by the number of Awards granted during such calendar year subject to the limitation in the preceding sentence). For this purpose, (i) “earning” means satisfying performance conditions so that an amount becomes payable, without regard to whether it is to be paid currently or on a deferred basis or continues to be subject to any service requirement or other non-performance condition, and (ii) a Participant’s Annual Limit is used to the extent a cash amount or number of shares may be potentially earned or paid under an Award, regardless of whether such amount or shares are in fact earned or paid.

 

6.                                       Specific Terms of Awards .

 

(a)                                  General. Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 6. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Sections 10(e) and 10(h)), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant and terms permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her Award. The Committee shall retain full power and discretion to accelerate, waive or modify, at any time, any term or condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan, subject to Section 10(h) and the rules thereunder. The Committee shall require the payment of lawful consideration for an Award to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, and may otherwise require payment of consideration for an Award except as limited by the Plan.

 

(b)                                  Options. The Committee is authorized to grant Options to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)                                      Exercise Price. The exercise price per share of Stock purchasable under an Option shall be determined by the Committee, provided that such exercise price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of such Option except as provided under Section 8(a) hereof. In addition, in connection with a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Committee may grant Options with an exercise price per share less than the market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant if such Options are granted in exchange for, or upon conversion of, options to purchase capital stock of any other entity which is a party to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, and such Option so granted does not enlarge the aggregate in-the-money value of the original award at the acquisition date.

 

(ii)                                   Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the term of the Option, subject to Section 8(b), and the time or times at which or the circumstances under which an Option may be exercised in whole or in part

 


 

(including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the methods by which such exercise price may be paid or deemed to be paid, the form of such payment (subject to Section 10(h) and (i)), including, without limitation, cash, Stock (including Stock deliverable upon exercise, if such withholding will not result in additional accounting expense to the Company), other Awards or awards granted under other plans of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, or other property (including through broker-assisted “cashless exercise” arrangements, to the extent permitted by applicable law), and the methods by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered in satisfaction of Options to Participants (including, to the extent permitted under Code Section 409A, deferred delivery of shares as mandated by the Committee, with such deferred shares subject to any vesting, forfeiture or other terms as the Committee may specify).

 

(iii)                                ISOs. The terms of any ISO granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Code Section 422. Anything in the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no term of the Plan relating to ISOs (including any SAR in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any ISO under Code Section 422, unless the Participant has first consented to the change that will result in such disqualification. ISOs may be granted only to employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the Stock with respect to which ISOs granted under this Plan and all other plans of the Company and any subsidiary are first exercisable by any employee during any calendar year shall exceed the maximum limit (currently, $100,000), if any, imposed from time to time under Code Section 422, such Options shall be treated as Options that are not ISOs.

 

(c)                                   Stock Appreciation Rights. The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)                                      Right to Payment. A SAR shall confer on the Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise (or, in the case of a “Limited SAR,” the Fair Market Value determined by reference to the Change in Control Price, as defined under Section 9(c) hereof) over (B) the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee, which grant price shall be not less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of grant of such SAR.

 

(ii)                                   Other Terms. The Committee shall determine, at the date of grant or thereafter, the term of each SAR, subject to Section 8(b), the time or times at which and the circumstances under which an SAR may be exercised in whole or in part (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), the method of exercise, method of settlement, form of consideration payable in settlement, method by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, whether or not an SAR shall

 


 

be in tandem or in combination with any other Award, whether or not the SAR will be a 409A Award or Non-409A Award, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR. Limited SARs that may only be exercised in connection with a Change in Control, termination of service following a Change in Control, or other event as specified by the Committee may be granted on such terms, not inconsistent with this Section 6(c), as the Committee may determine. SARs and Limited SARs may be either freestanding or in tandem with other Awards. The Committee may require that an outstanding Option be exchanged for an SAR exercisable for Stock having vesting, expiration, and other terms substantially the same as the Option, so long as such exchange will not result in additional accounting expense to the Company.

 

(d)                                  Restricted Stock.   The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Participants on the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)                                      Grant and Restrictions. Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose, which restrictions may lapse separately or in combination at such times, under such circumstances (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), in such installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine at the date of grant or thereafter. Except to the extent restricted under the terms of the Plan and any Award agreement relating to the Restricted Stock, a Participant granted Restricted Stock shall have all of the rights of a stockholder, including the right to vote the Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends thereon (subject to any mandatory reinvestment or other requirement imposed by the Committee). During the restricted period applicable to the Restricted Stock, subject to Section 10(b) below, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, margined, or otherwise encumbered by the Participant.

 

(ii)                                   Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of employment during the applicable restriction period, Restricted Stock that is at that time subject to restrictions shall be forfeited and reacquired by the Company; provided that the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Restricted Stock shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Restricted Stock.

 

(iii)                                Certificates for Stock. Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee shall determine. If certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Committee may require that such certificates bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Stock, that the Company retain physical possession of the certificates, and/or that the

 


 

Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, relating to the Restricted Stock.

 

(iv)                               Dividends and Splits. As a condition to the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee may require that any cash dividends paid on a share of Restricted Stock be automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock or applied to the purchase of additional Awards under the Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, Stock distributed in connection with a Stock split or Stock dividend, and other property distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.

 

(e)                                   Deferred Stock. The Committee is authorized to grant Deferred Stock to Participants, which are rights to receive Stock at the end of a specified deferral period, subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)                                      Award and Restrictions. Settlement of an Award of Deferred Stock shall occur upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Deferred Stock by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant). In addition, Deferred Stock shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose, if any, which restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements), separately or in combination, in installments or otherwise, as the Committee may determine.

 

(ii)                                   Forfeiture. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, upon termination of employment during the applicable deferral period or portion thereof to which forfeiture conditions apply (as provided in the Award agreement evidencing the Deferred Stock), all Deferred Stock that is at that time subject to deferral (other than a deferral at the election of the Participant) shall be forfeited; provided that the Committee may provide, by rule or regulation or in any Award agreement, or may determine in any individual case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Deferred Stock shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations resulting from specified causes, and the Committee may in other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Deferred Stock. Deferred Stock subject to a risk of forfeiture may be called “restricted stock units” or otherwise designated by the Committee.

 

(iii)                                Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at date of grant, Dividend Equivalents on the specified number of shares of Stock covered by an Award of Deferred Stock shall be either (A) paid with respect to such Deferred Stock at the dividend payment date in cash or in shares of unrestricted Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, or (B) deferred with respect to such Deferred Stock and the amount or value thereof automatically deemed reinvested in additional Deferred

 


 

Stock, other Awards or other investment vehicles, as the Committee shall determine or permit the Participant to elect.

 

(f)                                    Bonus Stock and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is authorized to grant Stock as a bonus, or to grant Stock or other Awards in lieu of obligations of the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements, subject to such terms as shall be determined by the Committee.

 

(g)                                   Dividend Equivalents. The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to a Participant, entitling the Participant to receive cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equivalent to all or a portion of the dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award. The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or shall be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock, Awards, or other investment vehicles, and subject to restrictions on transferability, risks of forfeiture and such other terms as the Committee may specify. The foregoing notwithstanding, (i) dividends and dividend equivalents will not be credited or payable with respect to an Option or SAR, except that this provision will not limit adjustments authorized under Section 10(c); and (ii) Dividend Equivalents relating to a Performance Awards at minimum shall be forfeitable to the extent the related Performance Award remains forfeitable upon failure to achieve the specified performance conditions.

 

(h)                                  Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Participants such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including, without limitation, convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of or the performance of specified subsidiaries. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section 6(h) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including, without limitation, cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine.

 

7.                                       Performance Awards, Including Annual Incentive Awards

 

(a)                                  Performance Awards Generally. The Committee is authorized to grant Performance Awards on the terms and conditions specified in this Section 7. Performance Awards may be denominated as a cash amount, number of shares of Stock, or specified number of other Awards (or a combination) which may be earned upon achievement or satisfaction of performance conditions specified by the Committee. In addition, the Committee may specify that any other Award shall constitute a Performance Award by

 


 

conditioning the right of a Participant to exercise the Award or have it settled, or the timing thereof, upon achievement or satisfaction of such performance conditions as may be specified by the Committee. The Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award subject to performance conditions, except (i) as limited under Sections 7(b) and 7(c) in the case of a Performance Award intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m); and (ii), in the case of any Performance Award denominated in shares at the grant date (i.e., an Award classified as equity under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification 718 (“FASB ASC Topic 718”)), no discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable (except as provided under Section 10(c)) shall be reserved unless such reservation of discretion is expressly stated by the Committee at the time it acts to authorize or approve the grant of such Performance Award.

 

(b)                                  Performance Awards Granted to Covered Employees. If the Committee determines that a Performance Award to be granted to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as a Covered Employee should qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m), the grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Award shall be contingent upon achievement of a preestablished performance goal and other terms set forth in this Section 7(b).

 

(i)                                      Performance Goals Generally. The performance goal for such Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of such criteria, as specified by the Committee consistent with this Section 7(b). The performance goal shall be objective and shall otherwise meet the requirements of Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder (including Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto), including the requirement that the level or levels of performance targeted by the Committee result in the achievement of performance goals being “substantially uncertain.” The Committee may determine that such Performance Awards shall be granted, exercised and/or settled upon achievement of any one performance goal or that two or more of the performance goals must be achieved as a condition to grant, exercise and/or settlement of such Performance Awards. Performance goals may differ for Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants.

 

(ii)                                   Business Criteria. One or more of the following business criteria for the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries or affiliates or other business units or lines of business or specific products of the Company (on an audited or unaudited basis) shall be used by the Committee in establishing performance goals for such Performance Awards: (1) earnings per share (basic or fully diluted); (2) revenues; (3) earnings, before or after taxes, from operations (generally or specified operations), before or after interest expense, depreciation, amortization, incentives, or extraordinary or special items or other adjustments; (4) cash flow, free cash flow, cash flow return on investment (discounted or otherwise), net cash provided by operations, or cash

 


 

flow in excess of cost of capital; (5) return on net assets, return on assets, return on investment, return on capital, return on equity; (6) economic value created; (7) operating margin or operating expense; (8) net income; (9) Stock price or total stockholder return; and (10) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on meeting specified market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, new products, ventures or facilities, cost targets, internal controls, compliance, customer satisfaction and services, human resources management, supervision of litigation and information technology, and goals relating to acquisitions or divestitures of subsidiaries, affiliates, joint ventures or facilities. The targeted level or levels of performance with respect to such business criteria may be established at such levels and in such terms as the Committee may determine, in its discretion, including in absolute terms, as a goal relative to performance in prior periods, or as a goal compared to the performance of one or more comparable companies or an index covering multiple companies.

 

(iii)                                Performance Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Goals; Per-Person Limit. Achievement of performance goals in respect of such Performance Awards shall be measured over a performance period of up to one year or more than one year, as specified by the Committee. A performance goal shall be established not later than the earlier of (A) 90 days after the beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Award or (B) the time 25% of such performance period has elapsed. In all cases, the maximum Performance Award of any Participant shall be subject to the limitation set forth in Section 5(b).

 

(iv)                               Performance Award Pool. The Committee may establish a Performance Award pool, which shall be an unfunded pool, for purposes of measuring performance of the Company or a business unit in connection with Performance Awards. The amount of such Performance Award pool shall be based upon the achievement of a performance goal or goals based on one or more of the business criteria set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) during the given performance period, as specified by the Committee in accordance with Section 7(b)(i). The Committee may specify the amount of the Performance Award pool as a percentage of any of such business criteria, a percentage thereof in excess of a threshold amount, or as another amount which need not bear a strictly mathematical relationship to such business criteria.

 

(v)                                  Settlement of Performance Awards; Other Terms. Settlement of such Performance Awards shall be in cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, in the discretion of the Committee. The Committee may, in its discretion, and subject to Section 7(a) hereof, increase or reduce the amount of a settlement otherwise to be made in connection with such Performance Awards, but may not exercise discretion to increase any such amount payable to a Covered Employee in respect of a Performance Award subject to this Section 7(b) to the extent that such discretion would increase the amount payable above that amount designated as potentially payable upon achievement of the performance goal intended to qualify the Award as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section

 


 

162(m). Any settlement which changes the form of payment from that originally specified shall be implemented in a manner such that the Performance Award and other related Awards do not, solely for that reason, fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m). The Committee shall specify the circumstances in which such Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of employment by the Participant or other event (including a Change in Control) prior to the end of a performance period or settlement of such Performance Awards; any resulting payments need not qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) if the authorization of such non-qualifying payments would not otherwise disqualify the Performance Award apart from the termination or change in control.

 

(c)                                   Annual Incentive Awards Granted to Designated Covered Employees. The Committee may grant a Performance Award in the form of an Annual Incentive Award to an Eligible Person who is designated by the Committee as likely to be a Covered Employee. Such Annual Incentive Award will be intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” for purposes of Code Section 162(m), and therefore its grant, exercise and/or settlement shall be contingent upon achievement of preestablished performance goals and shall comply with the other requirements set forth in Section 7(b).

 

(d)                                  Written Determinations. Determinations by the Committee as to the establishment of performance goals, the amount potentially payable in respect of Performance Awards, the level of actual achievement of the specified performance goals relating to Performance Awards and the amount of any final Performance Award shall be recorded in writing in the case of Performance Awards intended to qualify under Section 162(m). Specifically, the Committee shall certify in writing, in a manner conforming to applicable regulations under Section 162(m), prior to settlement of each such Award granted to a Covered Employee, that the performance objective relating to the Performance Award and other material terms of the Award upon which settlement of the Award was conditioned have been satisfied.

 

8.                                       Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards .

 

(a)                                  Stand-Alone, Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards.  Subject to the restrictions on “repricing” set forth in Section 10(e), Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or a subsidiary or affiliate, or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate; provided, however, that a 409A Award may not be granted in tandem with a Non-409A Award. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with other Awards or awards may be granted either as of the same time as or a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards.

 


 

(b)                                  Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee; provided that in no event shall the term of any Option or SAR exceed a period of ten years (or, in the case of an ISO, such shorter term as may be required under Code Section 422).

 

(c)                                   Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals. Subject to the terms of the Plan (including Sections 10(h) and (i)) and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made by the Company or a subsidiary upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an Award may be made in cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis. The settlement of any Award may be accelerated in the discretion of the Committee or upon occurrence of one or more specified events (in addition to a Change in Control, subject to Sections 10(h) and (i)). Installment or deferred payments may be required by the Committee (subject to Sections 10(e) and 10(h) of the Plan, including the consent provisions thereof in the case of any deferral of an outstanding Award not provided for in the original Award agreement) or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock. Any payment deferred pursuant to this Section 8(c) shall represent only an unfunded, unsecured promise by the Company to pay the amount credited thereto to the Participant in the future. In the case of any 409A Award that is vested and no longer subject to a risk of forfeiture (within the meaning of Code Section 83) and deferred at the election of the Participant, such Award will be distributed to the Participant, upon application of the Participant, if the Participant has had an unforeseeable emergency within the meaning of Code Sections 409A(a)(2)(A)(vi) and 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii), in accordance with Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(ii).

 

(d)                                  Additional Award Forfeiture Provisions. The Committee may condition a Participant’s right to receive a grant of an Award, to exercise the Award, to retain Stock acquired in connection with an Award, or to retain the profit or gain realized by a Participant in connection with an Award, including cash received upon sale of Stock acquired in connection with an Award, upon compliance by the Participant with specified conditions relating to non-competition, confidentiality of information relating to the Company, non-solicitation of customers, suppliers, and employees of the Company, cooperation in litigation, non-disparagement of the Company and its officers, directors and affiliates, the absence of a restatement of the Company’s financial statements, and other restrictions upon or covenants of the Participant, including during specified periods following termination of employment or service to the Company.

 

(e)                                   Exemptions from Section 16(b) Liability. With respect to a Participant who is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company, the Committee shall implement transactions under the Plan and administer the Plan in a manner that will ensure that each transaction with respect to such a Participant is exempt from liability under Rule 16b-3 or otherwise not subject to liability under Section 16(b), except that this provision shall not limit sales by such a

 


 

Participant, and such a Participant may elect to engage in other non-exempt transactions under the Plan. The Committee may authorize the Company to repurchase any Award or shares of Stock deliverable or delivered in connection with any Award (subject to Section 10(i)) in order to avoid a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act incurring liability under Section 16(b). Unless otherwise specified by the Participant, equity securities or derivative securities acquired under the Plan which are disposed of by a Participant shall be deemed to be disposed of in the order acquired by the Participant.

 

(f)                                    Prohibition on Loans. No term of an Award shall provide for a personal loan to a Participant.

 

9.                                       Change in Control .

 

(a)                                  Effect of “Change in Control.” In the event of a “Change in Control,” the following provisions shall apply unless otherwise provided in the Award agreement:

 

(i)                                      Any Award carrying a right to exercise that was not previously exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested as of the time of the Change in Control;

 

(ii)                                   If any optionee holds an Option immediately prior to a Change in Control that was not previously exercisable and vested in full throughout the 60-day period preceding the Change in Control, he shall be entitled to elect, during the 60-day period following the Change in Control, in lieu of acquiring the shares of Stock covered by the portion of the Option that was not vested and exercisable within such 60-day period, to receive, and the Company shall be obligated to pay, in cash the excess of the Change in Control Price over the exercise price of such Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Stock covered by such portion of the Option;

 

(iii)                                The restrictions, deferral of settlement, and forfeiture conditions applicable to any other Award granted under the Plan shall lapse and such Awards shall be deemed fully vested as of the time of the Change in Control, except to the extent of any waiver by the Participant and subject to applicable restrictions set forth in Section 10(a) hereof; and

 

(iv)                               With respect to any outstanding Award subject to achievement of performance goals and conditions under the Plan, such performance goals and other conditions will be deemed to be met if and to the extent so provided by the Committee in the Award agreement relating to such Award.

 

The foregoing notwithstanding, any benefit or right provided under this Section 9 in the case of any non-409A Award shall be limited to those benefits and rights permitted under Code Section 409A, and any benefit or right provided under this Section 9 that would result in a distribution of a 409A Award at a time or in a manner not permitted by Section 409A shall be limited to the extent necessary so that the distribution is permitted under Section 409A. For this purpose, the distribution of a 409A Award (i) triggered by a Change in Control will remain authorized if the Change in Control also constitutes a

 


 

change in the ownership or effective control of the Company, or in the ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company, within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v), and (ii) triggered by a termination of employment with or service to the Company or a subsidiary following a Change in Control by a specified employee, within the meaning of Code Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), will remain authorized to occur six months after such termination.

 

(b)                                  Definition of “Change in Control.” A “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(i)                                      when any “person” as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act but excluding the Company and any subsidiary and any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee), directly or indirectly, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing at least 40% (or such greater percentage as the Committee may specify in connection with the grant of any Award) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities; provided, however, that a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred under this Section 9(b)(i) if Mafco, directly or indirectly, becomes the “beneficial owner” of securities of the Company representing 40% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities; or

 

(ii)                                   the consummation of a transaction requiring stockholder approval for the acquisition of the Company by an entity other than the Company or a subsidiary by merger or otherwise or for the purchase by an entity other than the Company or a subsidiary of substantially all of the assets of the Company;

 

provided, however, that, for an Award granted before June 7, 2011, unless otherwise provided in an applicable Award agreement, the definition of Change in Control that will apply will be that definition in effect at the time of grant of such Award.

 

(c)                                   Definition of “Change in Control Price.” The “Change in Control Price” means (i), in the case of an Option or SAR (including any Limited SAR) granted in 2005 or thereafter, or granted before 2005 but not “grandfathered” under Code Section 409A, the Fair Market Value of a share on the date of exercise of such Option or SAR; and (ii), in the case of an Option or SAR “grandfathered” under Code Section 409A, an amount in cash equal to the higher of (A) the amount of cash and fair market value of property that is the highest price per share paid (including extraordinary dividends) in any transaction triggering the Change in Control, or (B) the highest Fair Market Value per share at any time during the 60-day period preceding the Change in Control.

 


 

10.                                General Provisions .

 

(a)                                  Compliance with Legal and Other Requirements. The Company may, to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the Committee and subject to Section 10(h), postpone the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits under any Award until completion of such registration or qualification of such Stock or other required action under any federal or state law, rule, or regulation, listing or other required action with respect to any stock exchange or automated quotation system upon which the Stock or other securities of the Company are listed or quoted, or compliance with any other obligation of the Company, as the Committee may consider appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations, furnish such information and comply with or be subject to such other conditions as it may consider appropriate in connection with the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of other benefits in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations, listing requirements, or other obligations. The foregoing notwithstanding, in connection with a Change in Control, the Company shall take or cause to be taken no action, and shall undertake or permit to arise no legal or contractual obligation, that results or would result in any postponement of the issuance or delivery of Stock or payment of benefits under any Award or the imposition of any other conditions on such issuance, delivery or payment, to the extent that such postponement or other condition would represent a greater burden on a Participant than existed on the 90th day preceding the Change in Control.

 

(b)                                  Limits on Transferability; Beneficiaries. No Award or other right or interest of a Participant under the Plan shall be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise encumbered or subject to any lien, obligation or liability of such Participant to any party, or assigned or transferred by such Participant otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution or to a Beneficiary upon the death of a Participant, and such Awards or rights that may be exercisable shall be exercised during the lifetime of the Participant only by the Participant or his or her guardian or legal representative, except that Awards and other rights (other than ISOs and SARs in tandem therewith) may be transferred for estate planning purposes to one or more Beneficiaries or other transferees during the lifetime of the Participant, and may be exercised by such transferees in accordance with the terms of such Award, but only if and to the extent such transfers are permitted by the Committee pursuant to the express terms of an Award agreement (subject to any term and conditions which the Committee may impose thereon). A Beneficiary, transferee, or other person claiming any rights under the Plan from or through any Participant shall be subject to all terms and conditions of the Plan and any Award agreement applicable to such Participant, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, and to any additional terms and conditions deemed necessary or appropriate by the Committee.

 

(c)                                   Adjustments. In the event that any large and non-recurring dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash or property other than Stock), recapitalization, forward or reverse split, Stock dividend, reorganization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, repurchase, share exchange, liquidation, dissolution or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Stock such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate or, in the case of any outstanding Award,

 


 

necessary in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of the Participant, then the Committee shall, in such equitable manner as it may determine, adjust any or all of (A) the number and kind of shares of Stock which may be delivered in connection with Awards granted thereafter, (B) the number and kind of shares of Stock by which annual per-person Award limitations are measured under Section 5(b), (C) the number and kind of shares of Stock subject to or deliverable in respect of outstanding Awards and (D) the exercise price, grant price or purchase price relating to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, the Committee may make provision for a payment of cash or property to the holder of an outstanding Option (subject to Sections 10(h) and (i)). In furtherance of the foregoing, a Participant who has a legally binding right to compensation under an outstanding Award shall have a legal right to an adjustment to such Award if the Award constitutes a “share-based payment arrangement” and there occurs an “equity restructuring” as such terms are defined under FASB ASC Topic 718. In addition, the Committee is authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards (including Performance Awards and performance goals and any hypothetical funding pool relating thereto) in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, events described in the preceding sentence, as well as acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and assets) affecting the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or other business unit, or the financial statements of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate, or in response to changes in applicable laws, regulations, accounting principles, tax rates and regulations or business conditions or in view of the Committee’s assessment of the business strategy of the Company, any subsidiary or affiliate or business unit thereof, performance of comparable organizations, economic and business conditions, personal performance of a Participant, and any other circumstances deemed relevant; provided that no such adjustment shall be authorized or made if and to the extent that the existence of such authority (A) would cause Options, SARs, or Performance Awards granted under Section 7 to Participants designated by the Committee as Covered Employees and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder to otherwise fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder, or (B) would cause the Committee to be deemed to have authority to change the targets, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.162-27(e)(4)(vi), under the performance goals relating to Options or SARs granted to Covered Employees and intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Code Section 162(m) and regulations thereunder; and provided further, that adjustments to Non-409A Awards will be made only to the extent permitted under 409A.

 

(d)                                  Taxes. The Company and any subsidiary is authorized to withhold from any Award granted, any payment relating to an Award under the Plan, including from a distribution of Stock, or any payroll or other payment to a Participant, amounts of withholding and other taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to enable the Company and Participants to satisfy obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award. This authority shall include authority to withhold or receive Stock or other property and to make cash payments in respect thereof in satisfaction of a Participant’s tax obligations, either on a mandatory or elective basis, in the discretion of the Committee, or in satisfaction of other tax obligations if such

 


 

withholding will not result in additional accounting expense to the Company. Other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, only the minimum amount of Stock deliverable in connection with an Award necessary to satisfy statutory withholding requirements will be withheld, unless withholding of any additional amount of Stock will not result in additional accounting expense to the Company.

 

(e)                                   Changes to the Plan and Awards. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards under the Plan without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders not later than the annual meeting the record date for which is at or following the date of such Board action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the Board may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other such changes to the Plan to stockholders for approval; provided that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award. (For this purpose, actions that alter the timing of federal income taxation of a Participant will not be deemed material unless such action results in an income tax penalty on the Participant.) The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, or amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any Award theretofore granted and any Award agreement relating thereto; provided that the Committee shall have no authority to waive or modify any Award term after the Award has been granted to the extent the waived or modified term would be mandatory under the Plan for any Award newly granted at the date of the waiver or modification; and provided further, that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under such Award. Without the prior approval of stockholders, the Committee will not amend or replace previously granted Options in a transaction that constitutes a “repricing.” For this purpose, a “repricing” means: (1) amending the terms of an Option or SAR after it is granted to lower its exercise price, except pursuant to Section 10(c) hereof; (2) any other action that is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles; and (3) repurchasing for cash or canceling an Option or SAR at a time when its exercise or grant price is equal to or greater than the fair market value of the underlying Stock, in exchange for another Option, Restricted Stock, or other equity, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with a merger, acquisition, spin-off or other similar corporate transaction. A cancellation and exchange described in clause (3) of the preceding sentence will be considered a repricing regardless of whether the Option, Restricted Stock or other equity is delivered simultaneously with the cancellation, regardless of whether it is treated as a repricing under generally accepted accounting principles, and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Option holder.

 

(f)                                    Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or a subsidiary, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or a subsidiary to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s employment or service at

 


 

any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and employees, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award.

 

(g)                                   Unfunded Status of Awards; Creation of Trusts. The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for incentive and deferred compensation. With respect to any payments not yet made to a Participant or obligation to deliver Stock pursuant to an Award, nothing contained in the Plan or any Award shall give any such Participant any rights that are greater than those of a general creditor of the Company; provided that the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts and deposit therein cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, or make other arrangements to meet the Company’s obligations under the Plan. Such trusts or other arrangements shall be consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan unless the Committee otherwise determines with the consent of each affected Participant. The trustee of such trusts may be authorized to dispose of trust assets and reinvest the proceeds in alternative investments, subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may specify and in accordance with applicable law.

 

(h)                                  Certain Limitations on Awards to Ensure Compliance with Section 409A . For purposes of this Plan, references to an Award term or event (including any authority or right of the Company or a Participant) being “permitted” under Section 409A mean, for a 409A Award, that the term or event will not cause the Participant to be liable for payment of interest or a tax penalty under Section 409A and, for a Non-409A Award, that the term or event will not cause the Award to be treated as subject to Section 409A. Other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, the terms of any 409A Award and any Non-409A Award, including any authority of the Company and rights of the Participant with respect to the Award, shall be limited to those terms permitted under Section 409A, and any terms not permitted under Section 409A shall be automatically modified and limited to the extent necessary to conform with Section 409A. For this purpose, other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, the Company shall have no authority to accelerate distributions relating to 409A Awards in excess of the authority permitted under Section 409A, any distribution subject to Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) (separation from service) to a “specified employee” as defined under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), shall not occur earlier than the earliest time permitted under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), and any authorization of payment of cash to settle a Non-409A Award shall apply only to the extent permitted under Section 409A for such Award. Non-409A Awards that are “grandfathered” under Section 409A and that, but for such grandfathered status, would be deemed 409A Awards shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan as amended and restated as of May 5, 2005 other than Sections 6(b)(ii) and 6(c)(ii), provided that if any provision adopted by amendment to the Plan or an Award Agreement after October 3, 2004, would constitute a material modification of a grandfathered Non-409A Award, such provision will not be effective as to such Award unless so stated by the Committee in writing with specific reference to this provision of Section 10(h). To further ensure compliance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, Awards other than grandfathered Awards shall be subject to the Company’s Section 409A Compliance Rules.

 


 

(i)                                      Certain Limitations Relating to Accounting Treatment of Awards. At any time that the Company is accounting for Awards that constitute “share-based payment arrangements” under FASB ASC Topic 718, the Company intends that, with respect to such Awards, the compensation measurement date for accounting purposes shall occur at the inception of the arrangement, unless the Committee specifically determines otherwise. Therefore, other provisions of the Plan notwithstanding, in order to preserve this fundamental objective of the Plan, if any authority granted to the Committee hereunder or any provision of the Plan or an Award agreement would result, under FASB ASC Topic 718, in an Award inadvertently being classified as a “liability” or a measurement date other than the date of inception of the arrangement, if the Committee was not specifically aware of such accounting consequence at the time such Award was approved, such authority shall be limited and such provision shall be automatically modified and reformed to the extent necessary to preserve the accounting treatment of the award intended by the Committee, subject to Section 10(e) of the Plan. This provision shall cease to be effective if and at such time as the Company is no longer account for equity compensation under FASB ASC Topic 718.

 

(j)                                     Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable including incentive arrangements and awards which do not qualify under Code Section 162(m).

 

(k)                                  Payments in the Event of Forfeitures; Fractional Shares. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of a forfeiture of an Award with respect to which a Participant paid cash or other consideration, the Participant shall be repaid the amount of such cash or other consideration. No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award. The Committee shall determine whether cash, other Awards or other property shall be issued or paid in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares or any rights thereto shall be forfeited or otherwise eliminated.

 

(l)                                      Awards to Participants Outside the United States. The Committee may modify the terms of any Award under the Plan made to or held by a Participant who is then resident or primarily employed outside of the United States in any manner deemed by the Committee to be necessary or appropriate in order that such Award shall conform to laws, regulations, and customs of the country in which the Participant is then resident or primarily employed, or so that the value and other benefits of the Award to the Participant, as affected by foreign tax laws and other restrictions applicable as a result of the Participant’s residence or employment abroad shall be comparable to the value of such an Award to a Participant who is resident or primarily employed in the United States. An Award may be modified under this Section 10(1) in a manner that is inconsistent with the express terms of the Plan, so long as such modifications will not contravene any applicable law or regulation or result in actual liability under Section 16(b) for the Participant whose Award is modified.

 


 

(m)                              Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, any rules and regulations under the Plan, and any Award agreement shall be determined in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, the contract and other laws of the State of New York without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

 

(n)                                  Preexisting Plan. Upon stockholder approval of the Plan as of the Effective Date, no further grants of Awards will be made under the Preexisting Plan.

 

(o)                                  Authorization of Option Exchange. At June 7, 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved the authorization of a “value-for-value” exchange of certain outstanding Options for Deferred Stock. Such approval met the requirements of Section 10(e) of the Plan (relating to “repricing” transactions). Any Option exchange implemented under this authorization must be commenced prior to the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in 2012, and must conform to the terms of the option exchange as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 25, 2011 (subject to any permitted modifications as described in such Proxy Statement). For purposes of Sections 4(a) and (b), any shares deliverable or delivered in connection with Deferred Stock granted in exchange for Options in such option exchange shall not be counted against the limitation on shares available for delivery in connection with Full-Value Awards, but will be counted against the aggregate limit on shares available for delivery under the Plan.

 

(p)                                  Plan Merger. At the Plan Merger Date, the Legacy WMS Plan will be merged with the Plan. The effects of this merger are:

 

(i)                                      shares reserved and available under the Legacy WMS Plan are incorporated into the reserved Shares under this Plan and available for Awards, as provided in Section 4 above;

 

(ii)                                   the authorization for further grants under the Legacy WMS Plan (as a separate plan) is terminated; and

 

(iii)                                outstanding awards under the Legacy WMS Plan are deemed to be Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that the terms and conditions of such Awards are not modified as a result of the merger of the Legacy WMS Plan into the Plan. In order that the terms and conditions of such Awards will not be changed, the Legacy WMS Plan (subject to Section 10(p) (ii) above) shall be deemed to be a sub-plan under the Plan for so long as any Award originally granted under the Legacy WMS Plan remains outstanding, and any agreement evidencing or governing such an Award shall be deemed to be an agreement under this Plan. If a term or condition specified in other provisions of this Plan is inconsistent with a term or condition of such an outstanding Award as in effect immediately before the Plan Merger Date, the term or condition of such outstanding Award shall govern, unless the Award is modified by the Committee by action specifically referencing the modified Award and taken on or after the Plan Merger Date.

 


 

(q)                                  Legacy Bally Plan. As of the Plan Consolidation Date, the Legacy Bally Shares will be consolidated with and subjected to the same terms as the other reserved Shares under this Plan. The effects of this consolidation are:

 

(i)                                      the Legacy Bally Shares are available for Awards to Eligible Participants, as provided in Section 5 above, and are subject to Section 4 of the Plan; and

 

(ii)                                   Legacy Bally Awards and other awards granted in respect of Legacy Bally Shares prior to the Plan Consolidation Date (collectively, “Bally Plan Awards”) will continue to be Awards under the Plan, and the terms and conditions of such Awards are not modified as a result of the consolidation. In order that the terms and conditions of such Awards will not be changed, the Legacy Bally Plan shall be deemed to be a sub-plan under the Plan for so long as any Bally Plan Award remains outstanding, and any agreement evidencing or governing such an Award shall be deemed to be an agreement under this Plan;

 

provided that, as of the Effective Time, no further grants of equity awards will be made under the Legacy Bally Plan. If a term or condition specified in other provisions of this Plan is inconsistent with a term or condition of such an outstanding Award as in effect immediately before the Plan Consolidation Date, the term or condition of such outstanding Award shall govern, unless the Award is modified by the Committee by action specifically referencing the modified Award and taken on or after the Plan Consolidation Date.

 

(r)                                     Plan Effective Date and Termination. The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on April 24, 2003 and became effective upon its approval by the Company’s stockholders on the Effective Date. The Plan was amended and restated upon its approval by the Company’s stockholders on each of June 14, 2005, June 10, 2008, June 17, 2009, June 7, 2011 and June 11, 2014. Unless earlier terminated by action of the Board of Directors, the Plan will remain in effect until such time as no Stock remains available for delivery under the Plan and the Company has no further rights or obligations under the Plan with respect to outstanding Awards under the Plan; provided, however, that no new Awards may be granted more than ten years after the date of the latest approval of the Plan by stockholders of the Company.

 




Exhibit 10.10

 

Execution Version

 

Employment Agreement

 

This Employment Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of May 4, 2018 by and between Scientific Games Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Barry Cottle (“ Executive ”).

 

WHEREAS, Executive is currently employed by the Company pursuant to the Prior Employment Agreement (as defined below); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to enter into this Agreement and to supersede the terms of the Prior Employment Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual benefits to be derived herefrom and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Company and Executive, the parties agree as follows.

 

1.                        Employment; Term .  The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  This term of employment of Executive under this Agreement (the “ Term ”) shall be the period commencing on June 1, 2018 (the “ Effective Date ”) and ending on May 31, 2021, as may be extended in accordance with this Section 1 and subject to earlier termination in accordance with Section 4.  The Term shall be extended automatically without further action by either party by one (1) additional year (added to the end of the Term), and then on each succeeding annual anniversary thereafter, unless either party shall have given written notice to the other party prior to the date which is sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which such extension would otherwise have become effective electing not to further extend the Term, in which case Executive’s employment shall terminate on the date upon which such extension would otherwise have become effective, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 4.  A notice of non-renewal of the Term by the Company pursuant to this Section 1 shall be deemed to be a termination without Cause by the Company for purposes of this Agreement as of the end of the Term.

 

2.                        Position and Duties .  During the Term, Executive will serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and as an officer or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company if elected to any such position by the stockholders or by the board of directors of any such subsidiary or affiliate, as the case may be.  In such capacities, Executive shall perform such duties and shall have such responsibilities as are normally associated with such positions, and as otherwise may be assigned to Executive from time to time by or upon the authority of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”).  Subject to Section 4(e), Executive’s functions, duties and responsibilities are subject to reasonable changes as the Company may in good faith determine from time to time.  Executive hereby agrees to accept such employment and to serve the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates to the best of Executive’s ability in such capacities, devoting all of Executive’s business time to such employment.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the Term, Executive may (i) participate in

 


 

charitable, civic, educational, professional, community or industry affairs, but service on any board shall be subject to (ii), (ii) with prior written consent for each individual board position (which may be granted or denied in the Board’s sole discretion), serve as a member of the boards of directors of for-profit and not-for-profit entities, and (iii) manage Executive’s passive personal investments, so long as such activities, individually or in the aggregate, do not materially interfere or conflict with Executive’s duties hereunder or create an actual or potential business or fiduciary conflict.  Executive’s principal work location shall be the Company’s headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Executive acknowledges that he may be required to work from other Company offices from time to time as appropriate and to engage in business travel as necessary to perform his duties hereunder.

 

3.                        Compensation .

 

(a)           Base Salary .  During the Term, Executive will receive a base salary of one million seven hundred fifty thousand U.S. dollars (US$1,750,000) per annum (prorated for any partial year), payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations or as may be agreed to by Executive.  In the event that the Company, in its sole discretion, from time to time determines to increase Executive’s base salary, such increased amount shall, from and after the effective date of such increase, constitute the “ base salary ” of Executive for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Incentive Compensation .

 

(i)            Executive shall have the opportunity annually to earn incentive compensation (“ Incentive Compensation ”) in amounts determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee ”) in its sole discretion in accordance with the applicable incentive compensation plan of the Company as in effect from time to time (the “ Incentive Compensation Plan ”).  Under such Incentive Compensation Plan, Executive shall have the opportunity annually to earn up to 100% of Executive’s base salary as Incentive Compensation at “target opportunity” (“ Target Bonus ”) and up to 200% of Executive’s base salary as Incentive Compensation at “maximum opportunity” on the terms and subject to the conditions of such Incentive Compensation Plan (any such Incentive Compensation to be subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations or as may be agreed to by Executive).  For 2018, Executive’s Incentive Compensation opportunity, if earned, shall be calculated using a blended rate of Executive’s base salary in effect from and after the Effective Date and Executive’s base salary in effect from January 1, 2018 through the date immediately preceding the Effective Date.

 

(ii)           In consideration of Executive’s service as CEO of SG Interactive prior to the Effective Date, Executive shall be eligible to receive compensation pursuant to the 2018-2020 LTIP subject to the terms and conditions set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

 

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(c)           Eligibility for Annual Equity Awards.

 

(i)            The Company will grant to Executive within ten (10) days after the Effective Date a special equity award for 2018 covering a total of 300,000 restricted stock units, of which 200,000 will be subject to performance and time vesting criteria and 100,000 will be subject to time vesting criteria (the “ 2018 Special Equity Award ”).  The 2018 Special Equity Award will be granted pursuant to the Incentive Compensation Plan.  The terms of the 2018 Special Equity Award are summarized on Exhibit B-1 attached hereto and will be evidenced by the execution of the Company’s standard form of award agreement under the Incentive Compensation Plan, as modified to reflect Exhibit B-1 .

 

(ii)           In addition, the Company will grant to Executive within ten (10) days after the Effective Date an equity award for 2018 equal to approximately 250% of Executive’s base salary, prorated based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days Executive will be employed in 2018 from and after the Effective Date, and the denominator of which is 365 (the “ 2018 Award ”).  The 2018 Award will be granted pursuant to the Incentive Compensation Plan.  The terms of the 2018 Award are summarized on Exhibit B-2 attached hereto and will be evidenced by the execution of the Company’s standard form of award agreements under the Incentive Compensation Plan, as modified to reflect Exhibit B-2 .

 

(iii)          Beginning in 2019, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual grant of stock options, restricted stock units or other equity awards currently expected to be targeted at approximately 250% of Executive’s base salary, in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and in accordance with the applicable plans and programs of the Company for senior executives of the Company and subject to the Company’s right to at any time amend or terminate any such plan or program, so long as any such change does not adversely affect any accrued or vested interest of Executive under any such plan or program.

 

(d)           Expense Reimbursement .  Subject to Section 3(f), the Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and necessary travel, business entertainment and other business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement, on a timely basis upon timely submission by Executive of vouchers therefor in accordance with the Company’s standard policies and procedures.

 

(e)           Health and Welfare Benefits .  Executive shall be entitled to participate, without discrimination or duplication, in any and all medical insurance, group health, disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, 401(k) or other retirement, deferred compensation, stock ownership and such other plans and programs which are made generally available by the Company to senior executives of the Company in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs and subject to the right of the Company (or its applicable affiliate) to at any time amend or terminate any such plan or program.  Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation, holidays and any other time off in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time.  Executive will be entitled to twenty-seven (27) day of paid time off each year.  In addition, Executive may use private charter jets for business travel in his good

 

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faith judgement when justified because of location, efficiency or other business reasons, subject to review and refinement by the Board of the permitted uses and creation of good faith policies.  Subject to Section 3(d), the Company will reimburse Executive for reasonable transportation and lodging expenses Executive incurs in connection with his travel between his then current residence and the Company’s headquarters.  To the extent any such reimbursement is taxable to Executive, the Company will provide Executive with an additional payment so that Executive has no net after tax costs for such expenses.

 

(f)           Taxes and Internal Revenue Code 409A .  Payment of all compensation and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to all legally required and customary withholdings.  The Company makes no representations or warranties and shall have no responsibility regarding the tax implications of the compensation and benefits to be paid to Executive under this Agreement, including under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and applicable administrative guidance and regulations (“ Section 409A ”).  Section 409A governs plans and arrangements that provide “nonqualified deferred compensation” (as defined under the Code) which may include, among others, nonqualified retirement plans, bonus plans, stock option plans, employment agreements and severance agreements.  The Company reserves the right to pay compensation and provide benefits under this Agreement (including under Section 3 and Section 4) in amounts, at times and in a manner that minimizes taxes, interest or penalties as a result of Section 409A.  In addition, in the event any benefits or amounts paid to Executive hereunder are deemed to be subject to Section 409A, Executive consents to the Company adopting such conforming amendments as the Company deems necessary, in its reasonable discretion, to comply with Section 409A (including delaying payment until six (6) months following termination of employment).  To the extent any payments of money or other benefits due to Executive hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, such payments or other benefits may be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A, or otherwise such payments or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent permissible under Section 409A, in a manner determined by the Company that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax.  To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to Executive under this Agreement constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to Executive in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv).  Any tax gross-up payment provided under this Agreement will be made no later than the end of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which Executive remits the related taxes.  Each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

 

4.             Termination of Employment .  Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time prior to the end of the Term under the terms described in this Section 4, and the Term shall automatically terminate upon any termination of Executive’s employment.  For purposes of clarification, except as provided in Section 5.6, all stock options, restricted stock units and other equity-based awards will be governed by the terms of the plans, grant agreements and programs under which such options, restricted stock units or other awards were granted on any termination of the Term and Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

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(a)           Termination by Executive for Other than Good Reason .  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or no reason upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Company referring to this Section 4(a); provided , however , that a termination by Executive for “Good Reason” (as defined below) shall not constitute a termination by Executive for other than Good Reason pursuant to this Section 4(a).  In the event Executive terminates Executive’s employment for other than Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled only to the following compensation and benefits (the payments set forth in Sections 4(a)(i) — 4(a)(iii), collectively, the “ Standard Termination Payments ”):

 

(i)            any accrued but unpaid base salary for services rendered by Executive to the date of such termination, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations or as may be agreed to by Executive;

 

(ii)           any vested non-forfeitable amounts owing or accrued at the date of such termination under benefit plans, programs and arrangements set forth or referred to in Section 3(e) in which Executive participated during the Term (which will be paid under the terms and conditions of such plans, programs, and arrangements (and agreements and documents thereunder)); and

 

(iii)          reasonable business expenses and disbursements incurred by Executive prior to such termination will be reimbursed in accordance with Section 3(d).

 

(b)           Termination By Reason of Death .  If Executive dies during the Term, the last beneficiary designated by Executive by written notice to the Company (or, in the absence of such designation, Executive’s estate) shall be entitled only to the Standard Termination Payments, including any benefits that may be payable under any life insurance benefit of Executive for which the Company pays premiums, in accordance with the terms of any such benefit and subject to the right of the Company (or its applicable affiliate) to at any time amend or terminate any such benefit.

 

(c)           Termination By Reason of Total Disability .  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment in the event of Executive’s “Total Disability.”  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Total Disability ” shall mean Executive’s (1) becoming eligible to receive benefits under any long-term disability insurance program of the Company or (2) failure to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement for a period of more than 180 days during any consecutive 12-month period due to physical or mental incapacity or impairment.  In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company by reason of Total Disability, Executive shall be entitled only to the Standard Termination Payments and any amounts due under any Company disability policy.

 

(d)           Termination by the Company for Cause .  The Company may terminate the employment of Executive at any time for “Cause.”  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” shall mean: (i) gross neglect by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder; (ii) Executive’s indictment for or conviction of a felony, or any non-felony crime or offense involving the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or evidencing moral turpitude;

 

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(iii) willful misconduct by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder; (iv) intentional breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (v) material violation by Executive of a material provision of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct; or (vi) any other willful or grossly negligent conduct of Executive that would make the continued employment of Executive by the Company materially prejudicial to the best interests of the Company.  In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for “Cause,” Executive shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or benefits under this Agreement except for the Standard Termination Payments.

 

(e)           Termination by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason .  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time without Cause, for any reason or no reason, and Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for “Good Reason.”  For purposes of this Agreement “ Good Reason ” shall mean that, without Executive’s prior written consent, any of the following shall have occurred:  (A) a material adverse change to Executive’s positions, titles, offices, or duties following the Effective Date from those set forth in Section 2, except, in such case, in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause or due to Total Disability, death or expiration of the Term; provided , however , that a Good Reason event shall not be deemed to have occurred if, the Company ceases to be a publicly-traded company, based on Executive’s duties changing from those of a public company chief executive officer to those of a private company chief executive officer; (B) a material decrease in base salary or material decrease in Executive’s Incentive Compensation opportunity provided under this Agreement; (C) a requirement that on a continuing basis Executive reports to anyone other than the Board; provided that Executive may be required to report to the Board through the chairman or another Board member who is not a former executive officer of the Company; and, provided , further , that in the event that the Company ceases to be a publicly-traded company, in addition to reporting to the Board, Executive may also be required to report to a senior executive of the controlling company; or (D) any other material failure by the Company to perform any material obligation under, or material breach by the Company of any material provision of, this Agreement; provided , however , that a termination by Executive for Good Reason under any of clauses (A) through (D) of this Section 4(e) shall not be considered effective unless Executive shall have provided the Company with written notice of the specific reasons for such termination within thirty (30) days after he has knowledge of the event or circumstance constituting Good Reason and the Company shall have failed to cure the event or condition allegedly constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days after such notice has been given to the Company and Executive actually terminates his employment within one (1) year following the initial occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason.  In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a termination pursuant to Section 4(a), (b), (c) or (d) or due to a notice of non-renewal of the Term by the Executive pursuant to Section 1), the Company shall pay the following amounts, and make the following other benefits available, to Executive.

 

(i)            Standard Termination Payments; and

 

(ii)           an amount equal to one times (1X) the sum of (A) Executive’s base salary and (B) an amount equal to the highest annual Incentive Compensation paid to

 

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Executive (if any) in respect of the two (2) most recent fiscal years of the Company but not more than Executive’s Target Bonus for the-then current fiscal year (such amount under this sub-clause (B), the “ Severance Bonus Amount ”), such amount under this clause (ii) payable in substantially equal installments over a period of twelve (12) months after such termination in accordance with Section 4(f); and

 

(iii)          in lieu of any Incentive Compensation for the year in which such termination occurs, payment of an amount equal to (A) the Incentive Compensation (if any) which would have been payable to Executive had Executive remained in employment with the Company during the entire year in which such termination occurred, multiplied by (B) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days Executive was employed in the year in which such termination occurs and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the year in which such termination occurs, payable when bonuses are paid to other executives of the Company, but no later than March 15 following the end of the year in which such termination occurs; and

 

(iv)          if Executive timely elects to continue medical coverage under the Company’s group health plan in accordance with COBRA, an amount equal to the monthly premiums for such coverage less the amount of employee contributions for similarly-situated active employees of the Company, for a period of twelve (12) months;

 

(v)           treatment of Executive’s outstanding equity awards upon a termination pursuant to Section 4(e) shall be governed by the terms of the applicable award agreement pursuant to which such equity awards were granted; and

 

(vi)          Executive shall be entitled to receive a pro-rata payment in connection with the 2018-2020 LTIP in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A .

 

(f)            Termination by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason in connection with a Change in Control .  In the event Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason pursuant to Section 4(e) and such termination occurs upon, or within one (1) year immediately following, a “Change in Control” (as defined below), Executive shall be entitled (without duplication) to the payments and benefits described in Section 4(e), except that the amount to which Executive is entitled pursuant to Section 4(e)(ii) shall be multiplied by two (2) ( i.e. , an amount equal to two (2) multiplied by the sum of Executive’s base salary and the Severance Bonus Amount, without duplication) and such amount shall be payable in substantially equal installments over a period of twenty-four (24) months after termination in accordance with Section 4(g) of this Agreement; provided , however , to the extent that such amount under Section 4(e)(ii) is exempt from Section 409A and/or if such Change in Control constitutes a change in ownership, change in effective control or a change in ownership of a substantial portion of the assets of the Company under Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), such amount otherwise payable under Section 4(e)(ii) as increased under this Section 4(f) shall be paid in a lump sum in accordance with Section 4(g) of this Agreement.

 

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For purposes of this Agreement, a “ Change in Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any “person” as defined in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) thereof, including a “group” as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding the Company and any subsidiary or affiliate and any employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate (including any trustee of such plan acting as trustee) or any current stockholder of 20% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company, directly or indirectly, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing at least 40% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then-outstanding securities; (ii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger, consolidation, recapitalization, or reorganization of the Company, or a reverse stock split of any class of voting securities of the Company, or the consummation of any such transaction if stockholder approval is not obtained, other than any such transaction that would result in at least 60% of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Company or the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such transaction being beneficially owned by persons who together beneficially owned at least 80% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction; provided that, for purposes of this Section 4(f), such continuity of ownership (and preservation of relative voting power) shall be deemed to be satisfied if the failure to meet such 60% threshold is due solely to the acquisition of voting securities by an employee benefit plan of the Company or such surviving entity or of any subsidiary of the Company or such surviving entity; (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company, an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of its assets (or any transaction having a similar effect); or (iv) during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board, together with any new director (other than a director designated by a person who has entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board.

 

(g)           Timing of Certain Payments under Section 4 .  For purposes of Section 409A, references herein to the Executive’s “termination of employment” shall refer to Executive’s separation from service with the Company within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h).  If at the time of Executive’s separation from service with the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death, (i) Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), (ii) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and (iii) the deferral of the commencement of any such payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation of service is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, such payments shall be made as follows: (x) no payments for a six-month period following the date of Executive’s separation from service with the Company; (y) an amount equal to the aggregate sum that would have been otherwise payable during the initial six-month period paid in a lump sum on the first

 

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payroll date following six (6) months following the date of Executive’s separation of service with the Company (subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations); and (z) during the period beginning six (6) months following Executive’s separation from service with the Company through the remainder of the applicable period, payment of the remaining amount due in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations).

 

(h)           Mitigation .  In the event the Company terminates Executive’s employment without Cause, Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason and Executive is employed by or otherwise engaged to provide services to another person or entity at any time prior to the end of any period of payments to or on behalf of Executive contemplated by this Section 4, (i) Executive shall immediately advise the Company of such employment or engagement and his compensation therefor (including any health insurance benefits to which he is entitled in connection therewith), (ii) the Company’s obligation to make continued insurance payments to or on behalf of Executive shall be reduced by any insurance coverage obtained by Executive during the applicable period through such other employment or engagement (without regard to when such coverage is paid) and (iii) the Company’s obligation to make payments pursuant to Section 4(e)(ii), (iii) and (vi) shall be reduced by any base salary or fee arrangements or target annual bonus payable to Executive for the applicable period through such other employment or engagement in the same pay period as earned with target bonus allocated equally over the period and also including any up-front payments or deferred payments structured to avoid the obligations under this paragraph; provided , however , that in the event that any such amounts shall have been paid to Executive in a lump sum pursuant to Section 4(g), Executive shall promptly repay the Company the portion of such amounts which would not have been previously paid if the payment was structured in monthly installments as opposed to a lump sum.  Executive shall promptly notify the Company of his new compensation arrangement with the new entity and respond to reasonable inquiries.  Any amount improperly paid to Executive shall be promptly refunded to the Company.

 

(i)            Set-Off .  To the fullest extent permitted by law and provided an acceleration of income or the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A would not result, any amounts otherwise due to Executive hereunder (including any payments pursuant to this Section 4) shall be subject to set-off with respect to any amounts Executive otherwise owes the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.

 

(j)            No Other Benefits or Compensation .  Except as may be specifically provided under this Agreement, under any other effective written agreement between Executive and the Company that expressly survives execution of this Agreement, or under the terms of any plan or policy applicable to Executive, Executive shall have no right to receive any other compensation from the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or to participate in any other plan, arrangement or benefit provided by the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, with respect to any future period after such termination or resignation.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is entitled to no compensation or benefits from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates of any kind or nature whatsoever in respect of periods prior to the date of this Agreement, except to the extent such compensation or benefits are expressly

 

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provided for in a written agreement between Executive and the Company that expressly survives execution of this Agreement.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that he shall not receive any fees or other compensation (including equity compensation) for Board service.

 

(k)           Release of Employment Claims; Compliance with Section 5 .  Executive agrees, as a condition to receipt of any termination payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4 (other than the Standard Termination Payments), that Executive will execute a general release agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, releasing any and all claims arising out of Executive’s employment and the termination of such employment.  Such release agreement will not impose upon Executive any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disparagement or similar restrictive covenant not otherwise set forth herein or in any other agreement entered into by Executive prior to the date of the release, nor shall the release agreement impose upon Executive any post-termination restrictions or service requirements not otherwise set forth herein or in any other agreement entered into by Executive prior to the date of the release.  The Company shall provide Executive with the proposed form of general release agreement referred to in the immediately preceding sentence no later than seven (7) days following the date of termination.  Executive shall thereupon have 21 days or, if required by the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act, 45 days, to consider such general release agreement and, if he executes such general release agreement, shall have seven (7) days after execution of such general release agreement to revoke such general release agreement.  Absent such revocation, such general release agreement shall become binding on Executive.  If Executive does not revoke such general release agreement, payments contingent on such general release agreement that constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A (if any) shall be paid on the later of the 60th day after the date of termination or the date such payments are otherwise scheduled to be paid pursuant to this Agreement.  The Company’s obligation to make any termination payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4 (other than the Standard Termination Payments) shall immediately cease if Executive willfully or materially breaches Section 5.1, 5.2 , 5.3, 5.4, or 5.8.

 

(l)            Section 280G .  If the aggregate of all amounts and benefits due to Executive under this Agreement or any other plan, program, agreement or arrangement of the Company or any of its affiliates, which, if received by Executive in full, would constitute “parachute payments,” as such term is defined in and under Section 280G of the Code (collectively, “ Change in Control Benefits ”), reduced by all Federal, state and local taxes applicable thereto, including the excise tax imposed pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code, is less than the amount Executive would receive, after all such applicable taxes, if Executive received aggregate Change in Control Benefits equal to an amount which is $1.00 less than three (3) times Executive’s “base amount,” as defined in and determined under Section 280G of the Code, then such Change in Control Benefits shall be reduced or eliminated to the extent necessary so that the Change in Control Benefits received by Executive will not constitute parachute payments. If a reduction in the Change in Control Benefits is necessary, reduction shall occur in the following order unless the Executive elects in writing a different order, subject to the Company’s consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed): (i) severance payment based on multiple of base salary and/or Target Bonus; (ii) other cash payments; (iii) any pro-rated bonus paid as severance; (iv) acceleration of vesting of stock options with an exercise price that exceeds the then fair market value of stock subject to the option, provided such options are not permitted to

 

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be valued under Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A — 24(c); (v) any equity awards accelerated or otherwise valued at full value, provided such equity awards are not permitted to be valued under Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A — 24(c); (vi) acceleration of vesting of stock options with an exercise price that exceeds the then fair market value of stock subject to the option, provided such options are permitted to be valued under Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1 Q/A — 24(c); (vii) acceleration of vesting of all other stock options and equity awards; and (viii) within any category, reductions shall be from the last due payment to the first.

 

It is possible that after the determinations and selections made pursuant to the preceding paragraph that the Executive will receive Change in Control Benefits that are, in the aggregate, either more or less than the amounts contemplated by the preceding paragraph (hereafter referred to as an “ Excess Payment ” or “ Underpayment ,” respectively). If there is an Excess Payment, the Executive shall promptly repay the Company an amount consistent with this paragraph.  If there is an Underpayment, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount consistent with this paragraph.

 

5.                                      Noncompetition; Non-solicitation; Nondisclosure; etc .

 

5.1 Noncompetition; Non-solicitation .

 

(a)                                  Executive acknowledges the highly competitive nature of the Company’s business and that access to the Company’s confidential records and proprietary information renders Executive special and unique within the Company’s industries.  In addition to the protection of confidential records and proprietary information covered in Section 5.2, the provisions set forth in this Section 5.1 are necessary in order to protect the goodwill of the Company and the relationships developed by the Company with employees, customers and suppliers.  In consideration of the amounts that may hereafter be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement (including Sections 3 and 4), Executive agrees that during the Term (including any extensions thereof) and during the Covered Time (as defined in Section 5.1(e)), Executive, alone or with others, will not, directly or indirectly, engage (as owner, investor, partner, stockholder, employer, employee, consultant, advisor, director or otherwise) in any Competing Business.  For purposes of this Section 5, “ Competing Business ” shall mean any business or operations: (i) (A) involving the design, development, manufacture, production, sale, lease, license, provision, operation or management (as the case may be) of (1) instant lottery tickets or games or any related marketing, warehouse, distribution, category management or other services or programs; (2) lottery-related terminals or vending machines (whether clerk-operated, self-service or otherwise), (3) gaming machines, terminals or devices (including video or reel spinning slot machines, video poker machines, video lottery terminals and fixed odds betting terminals), (4) lottery, video gaming (including server-based gaming), sports betting or other wagering or gaming systems, regardless of whether such systems are land-based, internet-based or mobile (including control and monitoring systems, local or wide-area progressive systems and redemption systems); (5) lottery-, real money gaming- or social gaming-related proprietary or licensed content (including themes, entertainment and brands), platforms, websites and loyalty and customer relationship management programs regardless of whether any of the foregoing are land-based, internet-based or mobile-based; (6) social casino games or websites or mobile phone or tablet applications (or similar known, or hereafter existing, technologies) featuring social

 

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casino games or any related marketing, distribution, or other services or programs; (7) interactive casino gaming products or services, including interactive casino-game themed games and platforms for websites or mobile phone or tablet applications (or similar known, or hereafter existing, technologies); (8) gaming utility products (including shufflers, card-reading shoes, deck checkers and roulette chip sorters), table games (including live, simulated, online, social gaming, interactive and electronic) and related products and services; (9) slot accounting, casino management, casino marketing, player tracking, lottery, video lottery, bingo or similar gaming or casino-related systems and related peripheral hardware, software and services; (10) prepaid cellular or other phone cards; or (11) ancillary products (including equipment, hardware, software, marketing materials, chairs and signage) or services (including field service, maintenance and support) related to any of the foregoing under sub-clauses (1) through (10) above; or (B) in which the Company is then or was within the previous 12 months engaged, or in which the Company, to Executive’s knowledge, contemplates to engage in during the Term or the Covered Time; (ii) in which Executive was engaged or involved (whether in an executive or supervisory capacity or otherwise) on behalf of the Company or with respect to which Executive has obtained proprietary or confidential information; and (iii) which were conducted anywhere in the United States or in any other geographic area in which such business was conducted or contemplated to be conducted by the Company.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, the holding of up to one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity in a publicly traded entity for passive investment purposes shall not, in and of itself, be construed as engaging in a Competing Business.

 

(b)                                  In further consideration of the amounts that may hereafter be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement (including Sections 3 and 4), Executive agrees that, during the Term (including any extensions thereof) and during the Covered Time, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:  (i) solicit or attempt to induce any of the employees, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company to terminate his, her, or its relationship with the Company; (ii) solicit or attempt to induce any of the employees, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company to become employees, agents, consultants or representatives of any other person or entity; (iii) solicit or attempt to induce any customer, vendor or distributor of the Company to curtail or cancel any business with the Company; or (iv) hire any person who, to Executive’s actual knowledge, is, or was within 180 days prior to such hiring, an employee of the Company.

 

(c)                                   During the Term (including any extensions thereof) and during the Covered Time, Executive agrees that upon the earlier of Executive’s (i) negotiating with any Competitor (as defined below) concerning the possible employment of Executive by the Competitor, (ii) responding to (other than for the purpose of declining) an offer of employment from a Competitor, or (iii) becoming employed by a Competitor, (A) Executive will provide copies of Section 5 of this Agreement to the Competitor, and (B) in the case of any circumstance described in (iii) above occurring during the Covered Time, and in the case of any circumstance described in (i) or (ii) above occurring during the Term or during the Covered Time, Executive will promptly provide notice to the Company of such circumstances.  Executive further agrees that the Company may provide notice to a Competitor of Executive’s obligations under this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Competitor ” shall mean any person or entity (other than the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates) that engages, directly or indirectly, in the United States in any Competing Business; provided , however , the parties agree that an entity that

 

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is a Competitor solely on the basis that it is a distributor, general platform or licensor shall not be deemed to be engaged in a Competing Business.

 

(d)                                  Executive understands that the restrictions in this Section 5.1 may limit Executive’s ability to earn a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company but nevertheless agrees and acknowledges that the consideration provided under this Agreement (including Sections 3 and 4) is sufficient to justify such restrictions. In consideration thereof and in light of Executive’s education, skills and abilities, Executive agrees that Executive will not assert in any forum that such restrictions prevent Executive from earning a living or otherwise should be held void or unenforceable.

 

(e)                                   For purposes of this Section 5.1, “ Covered Time ” shall mean the period beginning on the date of termination of Executive’s employment (the “ Date of Termination ”) and ending twelve (12) months after the Date of Termination.

 

(f)                                    In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator(s), as the case may be, determine that the provisions of Section 5.1 are unenforceable for any reason, the parties acknowledge and agree that the court or arbitrator(s) is expressly empowered to reform any provision of this Section so as to make them enforceable as described in Section 10 below.

 

5.2                               Proprietary Information; Inventions.

 

(a)                                  Executive acknowledges that, during the course of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive necessarily will have (and during any employment by, or affiliation with, the Company prior to Effective Date has had) access to and made use of proprietary information and confidential records of the Company.  Executive covenants that Executive shall not during the Term or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use for Executive’s own purpose or for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company, nor otherwise disclose to any person or entity, any such proprietary information, unless and to the extent such disclosure has been authorized in writing by the Company or is otherwise required by law.  The term “ proprietary information ” means:  (i) the software products, programs, applications, and processes utilized by the Company; (ii) the name and/or address of any customer or vendor of the Company or any information concerning the transactions or relations of any customer or vendor of the Company with the Company; (iii) any information concerning any product, technology, or procedure employed by the Company but not generally known to its customers or vendors or competitors, or under development by or being tested by the Company but not at the time offered generally to customers or vendors; (iv) any information relating to the Company’s computer software, computer systems, pricing or marketing methods, sales margins, cost of goods, cost of material, capital structure, operating results, borrowing arrangements or business plans; (v) any information identified as confidential or proprietary in any line of business engaged in by the Company; (vi) any information that, to Executive’s actual knowledge, the Company ordinarily maintains as confidential or proprietary; (vii) any business plans, budgets, advertising or marketing plans; (viii) any information contained in any of the Company’s written or oral policies and procedures or manuals; (ix) any information belonging to customers, vendors or any other person or entity which the Company, to Executive’s actual knowledge, has agreed to hold in confidence; and (x) all written, graphic, electronic data and

 

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other material containing any of the foregoing.  Executive acknowledges that information that is not novel or copyrighted or patented may nonetheless be proprietary information.  The term “proprietary information” shall not include information generally known or available to the public, information that becomes available to Executive on an unrestricted, non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives (without breach of any obligation of confidentiality of which Executive has knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, at the time of the relevant disclosure to Executive), or general gaming industry information to the extent not particularly related or proprietary to the Company that was already known to Executive at the time Executive commenced his employment with the Company that is not subject to nondisclosure by virtue of Executive’s prior employment or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 5.3, Executive may disclose or use proprietary information or confidential records solely to the extent (A) such disclosure or use may be required or appropriate in the performance of his duties as a director or employee of the Company, (B) required to do so by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company or by any administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information (provided that in such case Executive shall first give the Company prompt written notice of any such legal requirement, disclose no more information than is so required and cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar confidentiality treatment for such information), (C) such information or records becomes generally known to the public without his violation of this Agreement, or (D) disclosed to Executive’s spouse, attorney and/or his personal tax and financial advisors to the extent reasonably necessary to advance Executive’s tax, financial and other personal planning (each an “ Exempt Person ”); provided , however , that any disclosure or use of any proprietary information or confidential records by an Exempt Person shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 by Executive.

 

(b)                                  Executive agrees that all processes, technologies and inventions (collectively, “ Inventions ”), including new contributions, improvements, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, developed, invented or made by Executive during the Term (and during any employment by, or affiliation with, the Company prior to the Effective Date) shall belong to the Company, provided that such Inventions grew out of Executive’s work with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or are conceived or made on the Company’s time or with the use of the Company’s facilities or materials.  Executive shall further:  (i) promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company; (ii) assign to the Company, without additional compensation, all patent and other rights to such Inventions for the United States and foreign countries; (iii) sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing; and (iv) give testimony in support of Executive’s inventorship.  If any Invention is described in a patent application or is disclosed to third parties, directly or indirectly, by Executive within two (2) years after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, it is to be presumed that the Invention was conceived or made during the Term.  Executive agrees that Executive will not assert any rights to any Invention as having been made or acquired by Executive prior to the date of this Agreement, except for Inventions, if any, disclosed in Exhibit C to this Agreement.

 

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5.3                                          Confidentiality and Surrender of Records .

 

(a)                                  Executive shall not, during the Term or at any time thereafter (irrespective of the circumstances under which Executive’s employment by the Company terminates), except to the extent required by law, directly or indirectly publish, make known or in any fashion disclose any confidential records to, or permit any inspection or copying of confidential records by, any person or entity other than in the course of such person’s or entity’s employment or retention by the Company, nor shall Executive retain, and will deliver promptly to the Company, any of the same following termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or upon request by the Company.  For purposes hereof, “ confidential records ” means those portions of correspondence, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, financial, operating or marketing records, magnetic tape, or electronic or other media or equipment of any kind in Executive’s possession or under Executive’s control or accessible to Executive which contain any proprietary information.  All confidential records shall be and remain the sole property of the Company during the Term and thereafter.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by the Company of any reporting described in clause (i). Executive understands that activities protected by Sections 5.2 and 5.3 may include disclosure of trade secret or confidential information within the limitations permitted by the Defend Trade Secrets Act (“ DTSA ”).  And, in this regard, Executive acknowledges notification that under the DTSA no individual will be held criminally or civilly liable under Federal or State trade secret law for disclosure of a trade secret (as defined in the Economic Espionage Act) that is: (A) made in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney, and made solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or, (B) made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal so that it is not made public. And, an individual who pursues a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of the law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual files any document containing the trade secret under seal, and does not disclose the trade secret, except as permitted by court order.

 

5.4                                          Non-disparagement .  Executive shall not, during the Term and thereafter, disparage in any material respect the Company, any affiliate of the Company, any of their respective businesses, any of their respective officers, directors or employees, or the reputation of any of the foregoing persons or entities.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from making truthful statements that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.

 

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any contract, agreement or restrictive covenant.  Executive covenants that Executive shall not employ the trade secrets or proprietary information of any other person in connection with Executive’s employment by the Company without such person’s authorization.

 

5.6                                          Forfeiture of Outstanding Equity Awards; “Clawback” Policies .  The provisions of Section 4 notwithstanding, if Executive willfully and materially fails to comply with Section 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, or 5.8, all options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units and other equity-based awards granted by the Company or any of its affiliates (whether prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to the date hereof) and held by Executive or a transferee of Executive shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, plan or program, any incentive-based compensation or benefits contemplated under this Agreement (including Incentive Compensation and equity-based awards) shall be subject to recovery by the Company under any compensation recovery or “clawback” policy, generally applicable to senior executives of the Company, that the Company may adopt from time to time, including any policy which the Company may be required to adopt under Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder or the requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Company’s common stock may be listed.

 

5.7                                          Enforcement .  Executive acknowledges and agrees that, by virtue of Executive’s position, services and access to and use of confidential records and proprietary information, any violation by Executive of any of the undertakings contained in this Section 5 would cause the Company immediate, substantial and irreparable injury for which it has no adequate remedy at law.  Accordingly, Executive agrees and consents to the entry of an injunction or other equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction restraining any violation or threatened violation of any undertaking contained in this Section 5.  Executive waives posting of any bond otherwise necessary to secure such injunction or other equitable relief.  Rights and remedies provided for in this Section 5 are cumulative and shall be in addition to rights and remedies otherwise available to the parties hereunder or under any other agreement or applicable law.

 

5.8                                          Cooperation with Regard to Litigation .  Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with the Company, during the Term and thereafter (including following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by providing information to the Company regarding matters related to his term of employment and by being available to testify on behalf of the Company in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative.  In addition, except to the extent that Executive has or intends to assert in good faith an interest or position adverse to or inconsistent with the interest or position of the Company, Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with the Company, during the Term and thereafter (including following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), to assist the Company in any such action, suit, or proceeding by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, in each case, as reasonably requested by the Company.  The Company agrees to pay (or reimburse, if already paid by Executive) all reasonable travel and communication expenses actually incurred in connection with Executive’s cooperation and assistance.

 

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5.9                                          Survival .  The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the termination of the Term and any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

5.10                                   Company .  For purposes of this Section 5, references to the “ Company ” shall include the Company and each subsidiary and/or affiliate of the Company (and each of their respective joint ventures and equity method investees).

 

6.                                                 Code of Conduct .  Executive acknowledges that he has read the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and agrees to abide by such Code of Business Conduct, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and other policies applicable to employees and executives of the Company.

 

7.                                                 Indemnification .  The Company shall indemnify Executive to the full extent permitted under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws and pursuant to any other agreements or policies in effect from time to time in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which Executive may be made a party by reason of Executive being an officer, director or employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.  This provision shall survive termination of employment.

 

8.                                                 Assignability; Binding Effect .  Neither this Agreement nor the rights or obligations hereunder of the parties shall be transferable or assignable by Executive, except in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution and as specified below.  The Company may assign this Agreement and the Company’s rights and obligations hereunder to any affiliate of the Company, provided that upon any such assignment the Company shall remain liable for the obligations to Executive hereunder.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive, Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, and beneficiaries, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

9.                                                 Complete Understanding; Amendment; Waiver .  This Agreement constitutes the complete understanding between the parties with respect to the employment of Executive from and after the Effective Date and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including (i) that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of October 2015 between the Company and Executive and (ii) that certain Amendment to Employment Agreement, made as of July 28, 2017 (collectively, the “ Prior Employment Agreement ”), and no statement, representation, warranty or covenant has been made by either party with respect thereto except as expressly set forth herein; provided , however , nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit, impair or supersede any agreement between the Company and Executive relating to grants of stock options, restricted stock units or other equity-based awards granted to Executive prior to the Effective Date, which shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with the terms of such agreements and the plan pursuant to which such awards were granted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 5 of the Prior Employment Agreement shall survive termination of the Prior Employment Agreement, provided that Section 5.1 thereof shall be superseded by Section 5.1 of this Agreement.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that the termination of the Prior Employment Agreement and the execution of this Agreement does not constitute a termination of Executive’s

 

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employment under the Prior Employment Agreement for any purpose.  Except as contemplated by Section 3(f), this Agreement shall not be modified, amended or terminated except by a written instrument signed by each of the parties.  Any waiver of any term or provision hereof, or of the application of any such term or provision to any circumstances, shall be in writing signed by the party charged with giving such waiver.  Waiver by either party of any breach hereunder by the other party shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach, whether similar to or different from the breach waived.  No delay by either party in the exercise of any rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by either party of any such right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof.

 

10.                                          Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to such person or circumstances other than those to which it is so determined to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.  If any provision of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the scope or duration of or the area covered by such provision, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall reduce the scope, duration and/or area of such provision (and shall substitute appropriate provisions for any such invalid or unenforceable provisions) in order to make such provision enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or shall delete specific words and phrases, and such modified provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.  The parties recognize that if, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants contained in this Agreement, then that invalid or unenforceable covenant contained in this Agreement shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.  In the event that any court determines that the time period or the area, or both, are unreasonable and that any of the covenants is to that extent invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree that such covenants will remain in full force and effect, first, for the greatest time period, and second, in the greatest geographical area that would not render them unenforceable.

 

11.                                          Survivability .  The provisions of this Agreement which by their terms call for performance subsequent to termination of Executive’s employment hereunder, or of this Agreement, shall so survive such termination, whether or not such provisions expressly state that they shall so survive.

 

12.                                          Governing Law; Arbitration .

 

(a)                                  Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be wholly performed within that State, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.  Executive acknowledges that he was represented by Shearman & Sterling LLP in connection with this Agreement.

 

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(b)                                  Arbitration .

 

(i)                                      Executive and the Company agree that, except for claims for workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and any other claim that is non-arbitrable under applicable law, final and binding arbitration shall be the exclusive forum for any dispute or controversy between them, including, without limitation, disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement, Executive’s employment, and/or termination of employment, with the Company; provided , however , that the Company shall be entitled to commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief in connection with any alleged actual or threatened violation of any provision of Section 5.  Judgment may be entered on the arbitrators’ award in any court having jurisdiction.  For purposes of entering such judgment or seeking injunctive relief with regard to Section 5, the Company and Executive hereby consent to the jurisdiction of any  state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in New York, New York; provided that damages for any alleged violation of Section 5, as well as any claim, counterclaim or cross-claim brought by Executive or any third-party in response to, or in connection with, any court action commenced by the Company seeking said injunctive relief shall remain exclusively subject to final and binding arbitration as provided for herein.  The Company and Executive hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which either may now or hereafter have to such jurisdiction, venue and any defense of inconvenient forum.  Thus, except for the claims carved out above, this Agreement includes all common-law and statutory claims (whether arising under federal state or local law), including any claim for breach of contract, fraud, fraud in the inducement, unpaid wages, wrongful termination, and gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other  protected status.

 

Any arbitration under this Agreement shall be filed exclusively with, and administered by, the American Arbitration Association in New York, New York before three arbitrators, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time of submission to arbitration.  The Company and Executive hereby agree that a judgment upon an award rendered by the arbitrators may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  The Company shall pay all costs uniquely attributable to arbitration, including the administrative fees and costs of the arbitrators.  Each party shall pay that party’s own costs and attorney fees, if any, unless the arbitrators rule otherwise.  Executive understands that he is giving up no substantive rights, and this Agreement simply governs forum.  The arbitrators shall apply the same standards a court would apply to award any damages, attorney fees or costs.  Executive shall not be required to pay any fee or cost that he would not otherwise be required to pay in a court action, unless so ordered by the arbitrators.

 

EXECUTIVE INITIALS: [ BC ]

COMPANY INITIALS: [MQ]

 

(c)                                   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .  BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO A

 

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COURT TRIAL AND TRIAL BY JURY IS OF VALUE, AND KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THAT RIGHT FOR ANY DISPUTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION.

 

13.                                Titles and Captions .  All paragraph titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provision hereof.

 

14.                                Joint Drafting .  In recognition of the fact that the parties had an equal opportunity to negotiate the language of, and draft, this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that there is no single drafter of this Agreement and, therefore, the general rule that ambiguities are to be construed against the drafter is, and shall be, inapplicable.  If any language in this Agreement is found or claimed to be ambiguous, each party shall have the same opportunity to present evidence as to the actual intent of the parties with respect to any such ambiguous language without any inference or presumption being drawn against any party.

 

15.                                Notices .  All notices and other communications to be given or to otherwise be made to any party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument delivered in person or duly sent by certified mail or by a recognized national courier service, postage or charges prepaid, (a) to Scientific Games Corporation, Attn: to Scientific Games Corporation, Attn: Legal Department, 6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, (b) to Executive, at the last address shown in the Company’s records, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to: Gillian Emmett Moldowan, Shearman & Sterling LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022, or (c) to such other replacement address as may be designated in writing by the addressee to the addressor.

 

16.                                Legal Fees .  The Company shall reimburse Executive for up to $25,000 in the aggregate for any documented legal fees expended or incurred by Executive through the date hereof in connection with negotiating the terms of this Agreement, payable within 60 days of Executive’s submission of reasonably satisfactory documentation of such fees.

 

17.                                Interpretation .  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” unless the context otherwise indicates.  When a reference in this Agreement is made to a “party” or “parties,” such reference shall be to a party or parties to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.  Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto”, “hereunder” and derivative or similar words in this Agreement refer to this entire Agreement, (b) the word “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive and (c) words in this Agreement using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other genders.  References in this Agreement to “dollars” or “$” are to U.S. dollars.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a law, statute or legislation, such reference shall be to such law, statute or legislation as it may be amended, modified, extended or re-enacted from time to time (including any successor law, statute or legislation) and

 

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shall include any regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.  The headings used herein are for reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has duly executed this Agreement as of the date above written.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Quartieri

 

Name:

Michael Quartieri

 

Title:

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Barry L. Cottle

 

Name:

Barry L. Cottle

 


 

EXHIBIT A

Terms and Conditions of 2018-2020 LTIP

 

The 2018-2020 LTIP is subject to the terms and conditions set forth below:

 

(1)          Definitions .  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement between Barry Cottle and Scientific Games Corporation, dated as May       , 2018 (the “ Agreement ”).  As used in the 2018-2020 LTIP, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

(a)          2017 EBITDA ” means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for the Business for the calendar year ending December 31, 2017. The 2017 EBITDA calculation will exclude: (i) accruals relating to any payment to be made pursuant to this 2018-2020 LTIP; (ii) expenses relating to any payment under the Social LTIP for the period ending December 31, 2017; (iii) expenses relating to the 2016 carve-out of the Business as an unrestricted subsidiary; (iv) intellectual property royalties arising from intercompany royalty arrangements as a result of the unrestriction of the Business; (v) social audit fees; (vi) other non-recurring or one-time financial results that the Compensation Committee determines in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee, must be excluded to ensure 2017 EBITDA, 2019 EBITDA and 2020 EBITDA are calculated on the same basis; and (vii) other reasonable exclusions, including related to acquisitions, joint ventures or other similar transactions (collectively, “ Transactions ”), as determined by the Compensation Committee in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee.  For the avoidance of doubt, 2017 EBITDA, 2019 EBITDA and 2020 EBITDA shall be calculated on a consistent basis both with respect to accounting principles and types of exclusions in a manner that is not to the benefit or the detriment of Executive; provided that the Compensation Committee shall retain discretion to provide for different treatment with respect to different Transactions, based on considerations such as the applicable Transaction’s structure or financing arrangements.

 

(b)          2019 EBITDA ” means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for the Business for the calendar year ending December 31, 2019. The 2019 EBITDA calculation will exclude: (i) accruals relating to any payment to be made pursuant to this 2018-2020 LTIP; (ii) expenses relating to any payment under the Social LTIP for the period ending December 31, 2017; (iii) expenses relating to the 2016 carve-out of the Business as an unrestricted subsidiary; (iv) intellectual property royalties arising from intercompany royalty arrangements as a result of the unrestriction of the Business; (v) social audit fees; (vi) other non-recurring or one-time financial results that the Compensation Committee determines in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee, must be excluded to ensure 2017 EBITDA, 2019 EBITDA and 2020 EBITDA are calculated on the same basis; and (vii) other reasonable exclusions, including related to Transactions, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the

 


 

opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee.  For the avoidance of doubt, 2017 EBITDA, 2019 EBITDA and 2020 EBITDA shall be calculated on a consistent basis both with respect to accounting principles and types of exclusions in a manner that is not to the benefit or the detriment of Executive; provided that the Compensation Committee shall retain discretion to provide for different treatment with respect to different Transactions, based on considerations such as the applicable Transaction’s structure or financing arrangements.  2019 EBITDA shall be calculated on the entirety of the Business as of December 31, 2019; provided that if the value of the assets of the Business at such time is less than 100% of the value of the assets of the Business as of December 31, 2017 due to a sale, initial public offering or other similar transaction involving the disposition of assets related to the Business that does not qualify as a Sale or an IPO, then the Compensation Committee shall equitably adjust 2019 EBITDA to reflect such dispositions.

 

(c)           2020 EBITDA ” means earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization for the Business for the calendar year ending December 31, 2020. The 2020 EBITDA calculation will exclude: (i) accruals relating to any payment to be made pursuant to this 2018-2020 LTIP; (ii) expenses relating to any payment under the Social LTIP for the period ending December 31, 2017; (iii) expenses relating to the 2016 carve-out of the Business as an unrestricted subsidiary; (iv) intellectual property royalties arising from intercompany royalty arrangements as a result of the unrestriction of the Business; (v) social audit fees; (vi) other non-recurring or one-time financial results that the Compensation Committee determines in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee, must be excluded to ensure 2017 EBITDA, 2019 EBITDA and 2020 EBITDA are calculated on the same basis; and (vii) other reasonable exclusions, including related to Transactions, as determined by the Compensation Committee in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee.  For the avoidance of doubt, 2017 EBITDA, 2019 EBITDA and 2020 EBITDA shall be calculated on a consistent basis both with respect to accounting principles and types of exclusions in a manner that is not to the benefit or the detriment of Executive; provided that the Compensation Committee shall retain discretion to provide for different treatment with respect to different Transactions, based on considerations such as the applicable Transaction’s structure or financing arrangements. 2020 EBITDA shall be calculated on the entirety of the Business as of December 31, 2020; provided that if the value of the assets of the Business at such time is less than 100% of the value of the assets of the Business as of December 31, 2017 due to a sale, initial public offering or other similar transaction involving the disposition of assets related to the Business that does not qualify as a Sale or an IPO, then the Compensation Committee shall equitably adjust 2020 EBITDA to reflect such dispositions.

 

(d)          Business ” means the Company’s B2C (business to consumer) Social Casino Business, which is currently comprised of SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC and all of its subsidiaries, and successors and assigns thereof; provided that the

 


 

determination of what constitutes the Business is subject to the good faith and reasonable discretion of the Compensation Committee, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee.

 

(e)           IPO ” means an initial public offering of the LTIP Entity in which (i) the shareholders of the LTIP Entity sell LTIP Entity Securities for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or (ii) the Company or one of its subsidiaries sells LTIP Entity Securities for cash pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act; provided that, an IPO shall not be considered to have occurred until LTIP Entity Securities have been sold representing at least 51% of the value of the outstanding LTIP Entity Securities as of immediately prior to the first sale of LTIP Entity Securities pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act.

 

(f)            LTIP Entity Securities ” means the equity securities of an entity (the “ LTIP Entity ”) that, together with its subsidiaries, owns assets of the Business representing 51% or more of the value of the assets of the Business at the time of the closing of a Sale or an IPO (measured based on the gross value of the assets of the Business, without regard to its liabilities).

 

(g)           Sale ” means either (i) a sale, transfer or other disposition by the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates for cash, securities or other consideration (or any combination of the foregoing) of at least 51% of the value of the LTIP Entity Securities, or (ii) a sale, lease, transfer or exclusive license or other disposition by the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates for cash, securities or other consideration (or any combination of the foregoing) of at least 51%  of the assets of the Business taken as a whole (measured based on the gross value of the assets of the Business, without regard to its liabilities) (including by means of the sale of the equity securities of one or more entities), to a party or parties (collectively with their subsidiaries and affiliates, the “ Buyer Entities ”) in a single transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to a definitive purchase agreement or series of agreements, including transactions where the purpose is to create a joint venture involving the Business, in each case, entered into between the Company and/or one or more of its subsidiaries and affiliates and one or more of the Buyer Entities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an internal restructuring, reorganization or recapitalization (where, for the avoidance of doubt, the Company or its wholly-owned subsidiaries continue to own all of the Business and its assets) or IPO shall not constitute a Sale.

 

(h)          Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(2)          Payment in the Event of no Sale or IPO .  In the event the closing of a Sale or an IPO does not occur prior to December 31, 2020, provided Executive remains an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates through such date (subject to paragraph 3 of this 2018-2020 LTIP), Executive will receive a cash payment equal to 8% of the amount by which 2020 EBITDA exceeds 2017 EBITDA.  Such payment will be made to Executive following the date on which 2020 results are audited and approved by the Compensation Committee, but in no event later than March 15, 2021.

 


 

(3)          Certain Terminations of Employment .  In the event Executive’s employment is terminated under circumstances entitling him to payments or benefits under the Agreement prior to any payout under this 2018-2020 LTIP, Executive shall be entitled to receive payment of an amount equal to (A) the amount which would have been payable to Executive under the terms of the 2018-2020 LTIP had Executive remained in employment with the Company until payout of the 2018-2020 LTIP, multiplied by (B) a fraction (x) the numerator of which is the number of days Executive was employed with the Company during the period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020, and (y) the denominator of which is 1,096.

 

(4)          Taxes and Internal Revenue Code 409A .  All payments made to Executive will be subject to and made in accordance with Section 3(f) of the Agreement. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment hereunder will be deemed to be a separate payment as permitted under Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(2)(iii).

 

(5)          Business must be Operated in Ordinary Course .  Executive acknowledges that the Business must be operated in the ordinary course to ensure long-term growth.

 

(6)          Construction .  The provisions of this 2018-2020 LTIP shall be interpreted and administered by the Compensation Committee in its good faith and reasonable discretion, with Executive having the opportunity to provide input to a member of the Compensation Committee, in a manner to prevent duplication of the aggregate opportunity provided hereunder.

 


 

Exhibit B-1

2018 Special Equity Award

 

·                   A total of 300,000 Restricted Stock Units

·                   100,000 vest one-third per year, subject to Executive’s continued employment, except that if Executive is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason on or prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, one-third of the RSUs will vest on the date of such termination; and

·                   200,000 are eligible to cliff vest on the third anniversary of the grant date based upon achievement of Attributable EBITDA targets as follows:

·                   1,500 million Attributable EBITDA — 25% of the RSUs vest;

·                   1,600 million Attributable EBITDA — 50% of the RSUs vest; and

·                   1,700 million Attributable EBITDA — 100% of the RSUs vest.

·                   Attributable EBITDA will be measured from June 1, 2018 through May 31, 2021

·                   If Executive is terminated without Cause or resigns for Good Reason at any time prior to the third anniversary of the grant date, Executive will be eligible to receive a pro-rated portion of the RSUs based upon actual performance against the Attributable EBITDA target (measured as of the 12 month period ending at the last completed calendar quarter prior to the Executive’s termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason), multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days Executive was employed with the Company from the Effective Date through the date of the qualifying termination and the denominator of which is 1,096.

·                   Award to be evidenced by the execution of the Company’s standard form of award agreement under the Incentive Compensation Plan, as modified to reflect Exhibit B-1 .

 

Exhibit B-2

2018 Award

 

·                   Award to have a grant date fair value equal to approximately $2,565,068, with allocation as to form of equity to be on the same basis and with the same vesting terms as annual equity awards granted to other members of the Company’s senior executive team, which is four-year ratable vesting.  Awards to be granted on June 1, 2018.  Performance-based stock options eligible to vest if 60-trading day average closing stock price of the Company’s common stock meets or exceeds 120% of the exercise price.  Vesting to begin on grant date.

·                   Awards to be evidenced by the execution of the Company’s standard form of award agreements under the Incentive Compensation Plan, as modified to reflect Exhibit B-2 .

 


 

Exhibit C

 

Inventions

 

None.

 




Exhibit 10.15

 

Amended and Restated

Employment Agreement

 

This Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of February 27, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), and amends and restates that certain Employment Agreement (the “Former Agreement ”), dated as of July 11, 2016, by and between Scientific Games Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Michael Winterscheidt (“ Executive ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive wish to enter into this Agreement setting forth terms and conditions of Executive’s employment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual benefits to be derived herefrom and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Company and Executive, the Former Agreement is superseded in its entirety by this Agreement and the parties agree as follows.

 

1.                    Employment; Term .  The Company hereby agrees to employ Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment with the Company, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  This term of employment of Executive under this Agreement (the “ Term ”) shall be the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on February 27, 2018, as may be extended in accordance with this Section 1 and subject to earlier termination in accordance with Section 4.  The Term shall be extended automatically without further action by either party by one (1) additional year (added to the end of the Term), and then on each succeeding annual anniversary thereafter, unless either party shall have given written notice to the other party prior to the date which is sixty (60) days prior to the date upon which such extension would otherwise have become effective electing not to further extend the Term, in which case Executive’s employment shall terminate on the date upon which such extension would otherwise have become effective, unless earlier terminated in accordance with Section 4.

 

2.                    Position and Duties .  During the Term, Executive will serve as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company and as an officer or director of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company if elected or appointed to such positions, as applicable, during the Term.  In such capacities, Executive shall perform such duties and shall have such responsibilities as are normally associated with such positions, and as otherwise may be assigned to Executive from time to time by the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary or upon the authority of the board of directors of the Company (the “ Board ”).  Subject to Section 4(e), Executive’s functions, duties and responsibilities are subject to reasonable changes as the Company may in good faith determine from time to time.  Executive hereby agrees to accept such employment and to serve the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates to the best of Executive’s ability in such capacities, devoting all of Executive’s business time to such employment.

 

3.                    Compensation .

 

(a)                                  Base Salary .  During the Term, Executive will receive a base salary of four hundred and twenty five thousand U.S. dollars (US$425,000) per annum (pro-rated for any partial year), payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations or as may be agreed to by Executive.  In the event that the Company, in its sole discretion, from time to time determines to increase Executive’s base salary, such increased amount shall, from and after the effective date of such increase, constitute the “ base salary ” of Executive for purposes of this Agreement.

 


 

(b)                                  Incentive Compensation .  Executive shall have the opportunity annually to earn incentive compensation (“ Incentive Compensation ”) during the Term in amounts determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “ Compensation Committee ”) in its sole discretion in accordance with the applicable incentive compensation plan of the Company as in effect from time to time (the “ Incentive Compensation Plan ”).  Under such Incentive Compensation Plan, Executive shall have the opportunity annually to earn up to 50% of Executive’s base salary as Incentive Compensation at “target opportunity” (“ Target Bonus ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions of such Incentive Compensation Plan (any such Incentive Compensation to be subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations or as may be agreed to by Executive).   Executive’s 2016 Incentive Compensation will be pro-rated based on the number of months he worked during 2016.

 

(c)                                   Eligibility for Annual Equity Awards .  During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual grant of stock options, restricted stock units or other equity awards in the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee and in accordance with the applicable plans and programs of the Company for executives of the Company and subject to the Company’s right to at any time amend or terminate any such plan or program, so long as any such change does not adversely affect any accrued or vested interest of Executive under any such plan or program.

 

(d)                                  Expense Reimbursement .  Subject to Section 3(f), during the Term the Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable and necessary travel and other business expenses incurred by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement, on a timely basis upon timely submission by Executive of vouchers therefor in accordance with the Company’s standard policies and procedures.

 

(e)                                   Employee Benefits .  During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate, without discrimination or duplication, in any and all medical insurance, group health, disability, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, 401(k) or other retirement, deferred compensation, stock ownership and such other plans and programs which are made generally available by the Company to similarly situated executives of the Company in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs and subject to the right of the Company (or its applicable affiliate) to at any time amend or terminate any such plan or program.  Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation, holidays and any other time off in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time.

 

(f)                                    Taxes and Internal Revenue Code 409A .  Payment of all compensation and benefits to Executive under this Agreement shall be subject to all legally required and customary withholdings.  The Company makes no representations regarding the tax implications of the compensation and benefits to be paid to Executive under this Agreement, including, without limitation, under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and applicable administrative guidance and regulations (“ Section 409A ”).  Section 409A governs plans and arrangements that provide “nonqualified deferred compensation” (as defined under the Code) which may include, among others, nonqualified retirement plans, bonus plans, stock option plans, employment agreements and severance agreements.  The Company reserves the right to provide compensation and benefits under any plan or arrangement in amounts, at times and in a manner that minimizes taxes, interest or penalties as a result of Section 409A.  In addition, in the event any benefits or amounts paid to Executive hereunder are deemed to be subject to Section 409A, Executive consents to the Company adopting such conforming amendments as the Company deems necessary, in its reasonable discretion, to comply with Section 409A (including, but not limited to, delaying payment until six (6) months following termination of employment).  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if (i) at the time of Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h)) with the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death, (ii) Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section

 


 

409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), (iii) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and (iv) the deferral of the commencement of any such payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation of service is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, then the Company will defer the commencement of the payment of any such payments or benefits hereunder to the extent necessary (without any reduction in such payments or benefits ultimately paid or provided to Executive) until the date that is six (6) months following Executive’s separation from service with the Company (or the earliest date as is permitted under Section 409A).  Any remaining payments or benefits shall be made as otherwise scheduled hereunder.  Furthermore, to the extent any payments of money or other benefits due to Executive hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, such payments or other benefits shall be deferred if deferral will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A, or otherwise such payments or other benefits shall be restructured, to the extent permissible under Section 409A, in a manner determined by the Company that does not cause such an accelerated or additional tax.  To the extent any reimbursements or in-kind benefits due to Executive under this Agreement constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A, any such reimbursements or in-kind benefits shall be paid to Executive in a manner consistent with Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv).  Each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

 

4.                                       Termination of Employment .  Executive’s employment may be terminated at any time prior to the end of the Term under the terms described in this Section 4, and the Term shall automatically terminate upon any termination of Executive’s employment.  For purposes of clarification, except as provided in Section 5.6, all stock options, restricted stock units and other equity-based awards will be governed by the terms of the plans, grant agreements and programs under which such options, restricted stock units or other awards were granted on any termination of the Term and Executive’s employment with the Company.

 

(a)                                  Termination by Executive for Other than Good Reason .  Executive may terminate Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or no reason upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Company referring to this Section 4(a); provided , however , that a termination by Executive for “Good Reason” (as defined below) shall not constitute a termination by Executive for other than Good Reason pursuant to this Section 4(a).  In the event Executive terminates Executive’s employment for other than Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled only to the following compensation and benefits (the payments set forth in Sections 4(a)(i) — 4(a)(iii), collectively, the “ Standard Termination Payments ”):

 

(i)                            any accrued but unpaid base salary for services rendered by Executive to the date of such termination, payable in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll practices and subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations or as may be agreed to by Executive;

 

(ii)                         any vested non-forfeitable amounts owing or accrued at the date of such termination under benefit plans, programs and arrangements set forth or referred to in Section 3(e) in which Executive participated during the Term (which will be paid under the terms and conditions of such plans, programs, and arrangements (and agreements and documents thereunder)); and

 

(iii)                      reasonable business expenses and disbursements incurred by Executive prior to such termination will be reimbursed in accordance with Section 3(d).

 


 

(b)                                  Termination By Reason of Death .  If Executive dies during the Term, the last beneficiary designated by Executive by written notice to the Company (or, in the absence of such designation, Executive’s estate) shall be entitled only to the Standard Termination Payments, including any benefits that may be payable under any life insurance benefit of Executive for which the Company pays premiums, in accordance with the terms of any such benefit and subject to the right of the Company (or its applicable affiliate) to at any time amend or terminate any such benefit.

 

(c)                                   Termination By Reason of Total Disability .  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment in the event of Executive’s “Total Disability.”  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Total Disability ” shall mean Executive’s (1) becoming eligible to receive benefits under any long-term disability insurance program of the Company or (2) failure to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement for a period of more than 180 days during any consecutive 12-month period due to physical or mental incapacity or impairment.  In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company by reason of Total Disability, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or benefits under this Agreement except for the Standard Termination Payments; provided , however , that the Executive may separately be entitled to disability payments pursuant to a disability plan sponsored or maintained by the Company or any of its affiliates providing benefits to Executive.

 

(d)                                  Termination by the Company for Cause .  The Company may terminate the employment of Executive at any time for “Cause.”  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Cause ” shall mean: (i) gross neglect by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder; (ii) Executive’s indictment for or conviction of a felony, or any non-felony crime or offense involving the property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or evidencing moral turpitude; (iii) willful misconduct by Executive in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder; (iv) intentional breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement; (v) material violation by Executive of a material provision of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct; or (vi) any other willful or grossly negligent conduct of Executive that would make the continued employment of Executive by the Company materially prejudicial to the best interests of the Company.  In the event Executive’s employment is terminated for “Cause,” Executive shall not be entitled to receive any compensation or benefits under this Agreement except for the Standard Termination Payments.

 

(e)                                   Termination by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason .  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time without Cause, for any reason or no reason, and Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for “Good Reason.”  For purposes of this Agreement “ Good Reason ” shall mean that, without Executive’s prior written consent, any of the following shall have occurred:  (A) a material adverse change to Executive’s positions, titles, offices, or duties following the Effective Date from those set forth in Section 2, except, in such case, in connection with the termination of Executive’s employment for Cause or due to Total Disability, death or expiration of the Term; (B) a material decrease in base salary or material decrease in Executive’s Incentive Compensation opportunity provided under this Agreement; or (C) any other material failure by the Company to perform any material obligation under, or material breach by the Company of any material provision of, this Agreement; provided , however , that a termination by Executive for Good Reason under any of clauses (A) through (C) of this Section 4(e) shall not be considered effective unless Executive shall have provided the Company with written notice of the specific reasons for such termination within thirty (30) days after Executive has knowledge of the event or circumstance constituting Good Reason and the Company shall have failed to cure the event or condition allegedly constituting Good Reason within thirty (30) days after such notice has been given to the Company and Executive actually terminates his employment within one (1) year following the initial occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason.  In the event that Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason (and not, for the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a termination pursuant to Section

 


 

4(a), (b), (c) or (d) or due to or upon the expiration of the Term), the Company shall pay or provide the following amounts to Executive:

 

(i)                                      the Standard Termination Payments; and

 

(ii)                                   an amount equal to the Executive’s base salary payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices over a period of twelve (12) months after such termination in accordance with Section 4(g).

 

(f)                                    Expiration of Term of Agreement.   In the event Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company at the end of the Term, Executive shall receive an amount equal to Executive’s base salary, payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices over a period of twelve (12) months after such termination in accordance with Section 4(g).

 

(g)                                   Timing of Certain Payments under Section 4 .  For purposes of Section 409A, references herein to the Executive’s “termination of employment” shall refer to Executive’s separation of services with the Company within the meaning of Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-1(h).  If at the time of Executive’s separation of service with the Company other than as a result of Executive’s death, (i) Executive is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code), (ii) one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement would constitute deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, and (iv) the deferral of the commencement of any such payments or benefits otherwise payable hereunder as a result of such separation of service is necessary in order to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A, such payments may be made as follows: (i) no payments for a six-month period following the date of Executive’s separation of service with the Company; (ii) an amount equal to the aggregate sum that would have been otherwise payable during the initial six-month period paid in a lump sum on the first payroll date following six (6) months following the date of Executive’s separation of service with the Company (subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations); and (iii) during the period beginning six (6) months following Executive’s separation of service with the Company through the remainder of the applicable period, payment of the remaining amount due in equal installments in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices (subject to such deductions or amounts to be withheld as required by applicable law and regulations).

 

(h)                                  Mitigation .  In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated in accordance with Section 4(e) or (f) and Executive is employed by or otherwise engaged to provide services to another person or entity at any time prior to the end of any period of payments to or on behalf of Executive contemplated by this Section 4, Executive shall immediately advise the Company of such employment or engagement and his compensation therefor and the Company’s obligation to make payments pursuant to Section 4(e) or (f) shall be reduced by any base compensation payable to Executive during the applicable period through such other employment or engagement.

 

(i)                                      Set-Off .  To the fullest extent permitted by law and provided an acceleration of income or the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A would not result, any amounts otherwise due to Executive hereunder (including any payments pursuant to this Section 4) shall be subject to set-off with respect to any amounts Executive otherwise owes the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof.

 

(j)                                     No Other Benefits or Compensation .  Except as may be specifically provided under this Agreement, under any other effective written agreement between Executive and the Company, or under the terms of any plan or policy applicable to Executive, Executive shall have no right to receive any other compensation from the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, or to participate in any

 


 

other plan, arrangement or benefit provided by the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, with respect to any future period after such termination or resignation.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that Executive is entitled to no compensation or benefits from the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates of any kind or nature whatsoever in respect of periods prior to the date of this Agreement.

 

(k)                                  Release of Employment Claims; Compliance with Section 5 .  Executive agrees, as a condition to receipt of any termination payments provided for in this Section 4 (other than the Standard Termination Payments), that Executive will execute a general release agreement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, releasing any and all claims arising out of Executive’s employment and the termination of such employment.  The Company shall provide Executive with the proposed form of general release agreement referred to in the immediately preceding sentence no later than five (5) days following the date of termination.  Executive shall thereupon have at least 21 days to consider such general release agreement and, if Executive executes such general release agreement, shall have seven (7) days after execution of such general release agreement to revoke such general release agreement.  Absent such revocation, such general release agreement shall become binding on Executive.  If Executive does not revoke such general release agreement, payments contingent on such general release agreement that constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A (if any) shall be paid on the later of 60 th  day after the date of termination or the date such payments are otherwise scheduled to be paid pursuant to this Agreement.  The Company’s obligation to make any termination payments and benefits provided for in this Section 4 (other than the Standard Termination Payments) shall immediately cease if Executive willfully and materially breaches Section 5.1, 5.2 , 5.3, 5.4, or 5.8.

 

5.                                       Noncompetition; Non-solicitation; Nondisclosure; etc .

 

5.1 Noncompetition; Non-solicitation .

 

(a)                                  Executive acknowledges the highly competitive nature of the Company’s business and that access to the Company’s confidential records and proprietary information renders Executive special and unique within the Company’s industries.  In addition to the protection of confidential records and proprietary information covered in Section 5.2, the provisions set forth in this Section 5.1 are necessary in order to protect the goodwill of the Company and the relationships developed by the Company with employees, customers and suppliers.  In consideration of the amounts that may hereafter be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 3 and 4), Executive agrees that during the Term (including any extensions thereof) and during the Covered Time (as defined in Section 5.1(e)), Executive, alone or with others, will not, directly or indirectly, on behalf of a Competing Business (defined below), perform job duties of the type conducted, authorized, offered, or provided by Executive within two (2) years prior to the date of termination of Executive’s employment.  Executive acknowledges that Company has gaming and lottery customers in almost every single state as well as numerous countries throughout the world and Executive has global responsibilities. Therefore, this restriction covers any geographic area where the Company does business.  For purposes of this Section 5, “Competing Business” shall mean any business or operations that competes with the Company: (i) related to (A) design, development, manufacturing, production, sales, leasing, licensing, provisioning, operational or management activities (as the case may be) related to the (1) lottery industry, (2) the land-based gaming industry, (3) the interactive gaming industry, and (4) the social gaming industry; or (B) in which the Company is then or was within the previous 12 months engaged, or in which the Company, to Executive’s knowledge, contemplates to engage in during the Term or the Covered Time, (ii) in which Executive was engaged or involved on behalf of the Company or with respect to which Executive has obtained proprietary or confidential information; and (iii) which were conducted anywhere in the United States or in any other geographic area in which such business was

 


 

conducted or the Company contemplates conducting such business.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that Executive may have a beneficial ownership of not more than one (1) percent of the outstanding shares of a corporation with capital stock listed on any national or regional securities exchange or quoted in the daily listing of over-the-counter market securities and in which Executive does not undertake a management, operational, or advisory role.

 

(b)                                  In further consideration of the amounts that may hereafter be paid to Executive pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 3 and 4), Executive agrees that, during the Term (including any extensions thereof) and during the Covered Time, Executive shall not, directly or indirectly:  (i) solicit or attempt to induce any of the employees, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company to terminate his, her, or its relationship with the Company; (ii) solicit or attempt to induce any of the employees, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company to become employees, agents, consultants or representatives of any other person or entity; or (iii) solicit or attempt to induce any customer, vendor or distributor of the Company to curtail or cancel any business with the Company; or (iv) hire any person who, to Executive’s actual knowledge, is, or was within 180 days prior to such hiring, an employee of the Company. Sections (i) and (ii) are limited to employees, agents, consultants and representatives with whom Executive had material contact for the purpose of performing Executive’s job duties or about whom Executive obtained confidential information during Executive’s employment.  Section (iii) is limited to customers, vendors and distributors with whom Executive had material contact for the purpose of performing his job duties, or about whom Executive obtained confidential information during his employment.

 

(c)                                   During the Term (including any extensions thereof) and during the Covered Time, Executive agrees that upon the earlier of Executive’s (i) negotiating with any Competitor (as defined below) concerning the possible employment of Executive by the Competitor, (ii) responding to (other than for the purpose of declining) an offer of employment from a Competitor, or (iii) becoming employed by a Competitor, (A) Executive will provide copies of Section 5 of this Agreement to the Competitor, and (B) in the case of any circumstance described in (iii) above occurring during the Covered Time, and in the case of any circumstance described in (i) or (ii) above occurring during the Term or during the Covered Time, Executive will promptly provide notice to the Company of such circumstances.  Executive further agrees that the Company may provide notice to a Competitor of Executive’s obligations under this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “ Competitor ” shall mean any person or entity (other than the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates) that engages, directly or indirectly, in the United States or any other geographic area in any Competing Business.

 

(d)                                  Despite the restrictions in this Section 5.1, Executive acknowledges that  Executive is not precluded from meaningful opportunities for employment where Executive’s skills can be utilized gainfully and Executive acknowledges that the consideration provided under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 3 and 4) is sufficient to justify such restrictions. In consideration thereof and in light of Executive’s education, skills and abilities, Executive agrees that Executive will not assert in any forum that such restrictions prevent Executive from earning a living or otherwise should be held void or unenforceable.

 

(e)                                   For purposes of this Section 5.1, “ Covered Time ” shall mean the period beginning on the date of termination of Executive’s employment and ending twelve (12) months thereafter.

 

(f)                                    In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator(s), as the case may be, determine that the provisions of this Section 5.1 are unenforceable for any reason, the parties

 


 

acknowledge and agree that the court or arbitrator(s) is expressly empowered to reform any provision of this Section so as to make them enforceable as described in Section 10 below.

 

5.2           Proprietary Information; Inventions.

 

(a)           Executive acknowledges that, during the course of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive necessarily will have (and during any employment by, or affiliation with, the Company prior to the Term has had) access to and make use of proprietary information and confidential records of the Company.  Executive covenants that Executive shall not during the Term or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use for Executive’s own purpose or for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company, nor otherwise disclose to any person or entity, any such proprietary information, unless and to the extent such disclosure has been authorized in writing by the Company or is otherwise required by law.  The term “ proprietary information ” means:  (i) the software products, programs, applications, and processes utilized by the Company; (ii) the name and/or address of any customer or vendor of the Company or any information concerning the transactions or relations of any customer or vendor of the Company with the Company; (iii) any information concerning any product, technology, or procedure employed by the Company but not generally known to its customers or vendors or competitors, or under development by or being tested by the Company but not at the time offered generally to customers or vendors; (iv) any information relating to the Company’s computer software, computer systems, pricing or marketing methods, sales margins, cost of goods, cost of material, capital structure, operating results, borrowing arrangements or business plans; (v) any information identified as confidential or proprietary in any line of business engaged in by the Company; (vi) any information that, to Executive’s actual knowledge, the Company ordinarily maintains as confidential or proprietary; (vii) any business plans, budgets, advertising or marketing plans; (viii) any information contained in any of the Company’s written or oral policies and procedures or manuals; (ix) any information belonging to customers, vendors or any other person or entity which the Company, to Executive’s actual knowledge, has agreed to hold in confidence; and (x) all written, graphic, electronic data and other material containing any of the foregoing.  Executive acknowledges that information that is not novel or copyrighted or patented may nonetheless be proprietary information.  The term “proprietary information” shall not include information generally known or available to the public, information that becomes available to Executive on an unrestricted, non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its directors, officers, employees, agents or other representatives (without breach of any obligation of confidentiality of which Executive has knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, at the time of the relevant disclosure by Executive), or general lottery, land-based gaming, interactive gaming or social gaming industry information to the extent not particularly related or proprietary to the Company that was already known to Executive at the time Executive commences his employment by the Company that is not subject to nondisclosure by virtue of Executive’s prior employment or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 5.3, Executive may disclose or use proprietary information or confidential records solely to the extent (A) such disclosure or use may be required or appropriate in the performance of his duties as a director or employee of the Company, (B) required to do so by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company or by any administrative or legislative body (including a committee thereof) with apparent jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose or make accessible such information (provided that in such case Executive shall first give the Company prompt written notice of any such legal requirement, disclose no more information than is so required and cooperate fully with all efforts by the Company to obtain a protective order or similar confidentiality treatment for such information), (C) such information or records becomes generally known to the public without his violation of this Agreement, or (D) disclosed to Executive’s spouse, attorney and/or his personal tax and financial advisors to the extent reasonably necessary to advance Executive’s tax, financial and other personal planning (each an “ Exempt Person ”); provided , however , that any disclosure or use of any proprietary information or confidential records by an Exempt Person shall be deemed to be a breach of this Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 by Executive.

 


 

(b)           Executive agrees that all processes, technologies and inventions (collectively, “ Inventions ”), including new contributions, improvements, ideas and discoveries, whether patentable or not, conceived, developed, invented or made by Executive during the Term (and during any employment by, or affiliation with, the Company prior to the Term) shall belong to the Company, provided that such Inventions grew out of Executive’s work with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, are related in any manner to the business (commercial or experimental) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or are conceived or made on the Company’s time or with the use of the Company’s facilities or materials.  Executive shall further:  (i) promptly disclose such Inventions to the Company; (ii) assign to the Company, without additional compensation, all patent and other rights to such Inventions for the United States and foreign countries; (iii) sign all papers necessary to carry out the foregoing; and (iv) give testimony in support of Executive’s inventorship.  If any Invention is described in a patent application or is disclosed to third parties, directly or indirectly, by Executive within two (2) years after the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, it is to be presumed that the Invention was conceived or made during the Term.  Executive agrees that Executive will not assert any rights to any Invention as having been made or acquired by Executive prior to the date of this Agreement, except for Inventions, if any, disclosed in Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

5.3          Confidentiality and Surrender of Records .  Executive shall not, during the Term or at any time thereafter (irrespective of the circumstances under which Executive’s employment by the Company terminates), except to the extent required by law, directly or indirectly publish, make known or in any fashion disclose any confidential records to, or permit any inspection or copying of confidential records by, any person or entity other than in the course of such person’s or entity’s employment or retention by the Company, nor shall Executive retain, and will deliver promptly to the Company, any of the same following termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for any reason or upon request by the Company.  For purposes hereof, “ confidential records ” means those portions of correspondence, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, financial, operating or marketing records, magnetic tape, or electronic or other media or equipment of any kind in Executive’s possession or under Executive’s control or accessible to Executive which contain any proprietary information.  All confidential records shall be and remain the sole property of the Company during the Term and thereafter.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement shall (i) prohibit Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of state or federal law or regulation, or (ii) require notification or prior approval by the Company of any reporting described in clause (i).

 

5.4          Non-disparagement .  Executive shall not, during the Term and thereafter, disparage in any material respect the Company, any affiliate of the Company, any of their respective businesses, any of their respective officers, directors or employees, or the reputation of any of the foregoing persons or entities.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Executive from making truthful statements that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.

 

5.5          No Other Obligations .  Executive represents that Executive is not precluded or limited in Executive’s ability to undertake or perform the duties described herein by any contract, agreement or restrictive covenant.  Executive covenants that Executive shall not employ the trade secrets or proprietary information of any other person in connection with Executive’s employment by the Company without such person’s authorization.

 

5.6          Forfeiture of Outstanding Equity Awards; “Clawback” Policies .  The other provisions of this Agreement notwithstanding, if Executive willfully and materially fails to comply with

 


 

Section 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, or 5.8, all options to purchase common stock, restricted stock units and other equity-based awards granted by the Company or any of its affiliates (whether prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent to the date hereof) and held by Executive or a transferee of Executive shall be immediately forfeited and cancelled.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any other agreement, plan or program, any incentive-based compensation or benefits contemplated under this Agreement (including, without limitation, Incentive Compensation and equity-based awards) shall be subject to recovery by the Company under any compensation recovery or “clawback” policy, generally applicable to executives of the Company, that the Company may adopt from time to time, including any policy which the Company may be required to adopt under Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder or the requirements of any national securities exchange on which the Company’s common stock may be listed.

 

5.7          Enforcement .  Executive acknowledges and agrees that, by virtue of Executive’s position, services and access to and use of confidential records and proprietary information, any violation by Executive of any of the undertakings contained in this Section 5 would cause the Company immediate, substantial and irreparable injury for which it has no adequate remedy at law.  Accordingly, Executive agrees and consents to the entry of an injunction or other equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction restraining any violation or threatened violation of any undertaking contained in this Section 5.  Executive waives posting of any bond otherwise necessary to secure such injunction or other equitable relief.  Rights and remedies provided for in this Section 5 are cumulative and shall be in addition to rights and remedies otherwise available to the parties hereunder or under any other agreement or applicable law.

 

5.8          Cooperation with Regard to Litigation .  Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with the Company, during the Term and thereafter (including following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), by being available to testify on behalf of the Company in any action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative.  In addition, except to the extent that Executive has or intends to assert in good faith an interest or position adverse to or inconsistent with the interest or position of the Company, Executive agrees to cooperate reasonably with the Company, during the Term and thereafter (including following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason), to assist the Company in any such action, suit, or proceeding by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, in each case, as reasonably requested by the Company.  The Company agrees to pay (or reimburse, if already paid by Executive) all reasonable expenses actually incurred in connection with Executive’s cooperation and assistance including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, if any, chosen by Executive if Executive reasonably determines in good faith, on the advice of counsel, that the Company’s counsel may not ethically represent Executive in connection with such action, suit or proceeding due to actual or potential conflicts of interests.

 

5.9          Survival .  The provisions of this Section 5 shall survive the termination of the Term and any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

 

5.10        Company .  For purposes of this Section 5, references to the “ Company ” shall include the Company and each subsidiary and/or affiliate of the Company (and each of their respective joint ventures and equity method investees).

 

6.             Code of Conduct .  Executive acknowledges that Executive has read the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and agrees to abide by such Code of Business Conduct, as amended or supplemented from time to time, and other policies applicable to employees and executives of the Company.

 


 

7.             Indemnification .  The Company shall indemnify Executive to the full extent permitted under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws and pursuant to any other agreements or policies in effect from time to time in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which Executive may be made a party by reason of Executive being an officer, director or employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company.

 

8.             Assignability; Binding Effect .  Neither this Agreement nor the rights or obligations hereunder of the parties shall be transferable or assignable by Executive, except in accordance with the laws of descent and distribution and as specified below.  The Company may assign this Agreement and the Company’s rights and obligations hereunder to any affiliate of the Company, provided that upon any such assignment the Company shall remain liable for the obligations to Executive hereunder.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Executive, Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators, and beneficiaries, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors and assigns.

 

9.             Complete Understanding; Amendment; Waiver .  This Agreement constitutes the complete understanding between the parties with respect to the employment of Executive and supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, including, without limitation, superseding any entitlements to benefits or payments pursuant to any severance plan, policy, practice or arrangement maintained by the Company or any affiliate thereof as of the Effective Date, and no statement, representation, warranty or covenant has been made by either party with respect thereto except as expressly set forth herein.  Executive’s Prior Employment Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect as of the Effective Date.  Except as contemplated by Sections 3(f), 5.1(f) and 10, this Agreement shall not be modified, amended or terminated except by a written instrument signed by each of the parties.  Any waiver of any term or provision hereof, or of the application of any such term or provision to any circumstances, shall be in writing signed by the party charged with giving such waiver.  Waiver by either party of any breach hereunder by the other party shall not operate as a waiver of any other breach, whether similar to or different from the breach waived.  No delay by either party in the exercise of any rights or remedies shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise by either party of any such right or remedy shall preclude other or further exercise thereof.

 

10.          Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstances shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to such person or circumstances other than those to which it is so determined to be invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby, and each provision hereof shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.  If any provision of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held to be invalid or unenforceable because of the scope or duration of or the area covered by such provision, the parties agree that the court making such determination shall reduce the scope, duration and/or area of such provision (and shall substitute appropriate provisions for any such invalid or unenforceable provisions) in order to make such provision enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and/or shall delete specific words and phrases, and such modified provision shall then be enforceable and shall be enforced.  The parties recognize that if, in any judicial proceeding, a court shall refuse to enforce any of the separate covenants contained in this Agreement, then that invalid or unenforceable covenant contained in this Agreement shall be deemed eliminated from these provisions to the extent necessary to permit the remaining separate covenants to be enforced.  In the event that any court determines that the time period or the area, or both, are unreasonable and that any of the covenants is to that extent invalid or unenforceable, the parties agree that such covenants will remain in full force and effect, first, for the greatest time period, and second, in the greatest geographical area that would not render them unenforceable.

 


 

11.          Survivability .  The provisions of this Agreement which by their terms call for performance subsequent to termination of Executive’s employment hereunder, or of this Agreement, shall so survive such termination, whether or not such provisions expressly state that they shall so survive.

 

12.          Governing Law; Arbitration .

 

(a)           Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada applicable to agreements made and to be wholly performed within that State, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.

 

(b)           Arbitration .

 

(i)            Executive and the Company agree that, except for claims for workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, and any other claim that is non-arbitrable under applicable law, final and binding arbitration shall be the exclusive forum for any dispute or controversy between them, including, without limitation, disputes arising under or in connection with this Agreement, Executive’s employment, and/or termination of employment, with the Company; provided , however , that the Company shall be entitled to commence an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief in connection with any alleged actual or threatened violation of any provision of Section 5.  For purposes of entering judgment on an arbitrators award or seeking injunctive relief with regard to Section 5, the Company and Executive hereby consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts located in Las Vegas, Nevada; provided that damages for any alleged violation of Section 5, as well as any claim, counterclaim or cross-claim brought by Executive or any third-party in response to, or in connection with any court action commenced by the Company seeking said injunctive relief shall remain exclusively subject to final and binding arbitration as provided for herein.  The Company and Executive hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which either may now or hereafter have to such jurisdiction, venue and any defense of inconvenient forum.  Thus, except for the claims carved out above, this Agreement includes all common-law and statutory claims (whether arising under federal state or local law), including any claim for breach of contract, fraud, fraud in the inducement, unpaid wages, wrongful termination, and gender, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other  protected status.

 

(ii)           Any arbitration under this Agreement shall be filed exclusively with, and administered by, the American Arbitration Association in Las Vegas, Nevada before three arbitrators, in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time of submission to arbitration.  The Company and Executive hereby agree that a judgment upon an award rendered by the arbitrators may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  The Company shall pay all costs uniquely attributable to arbitration, including the administrative fees and costs of the arbitrators.  Each party shall pay that party’s own costs and attorney fees, if any, unless the arbitrators rule otherwise.  Executive understands that Executive is giving up no substantive rights, and this Agreement simply governs forum.  The arbitrators shall apply the same standards a court would apply to award any damages, attorney fees or costs.  Executive shall not be required to pay any fee or cost that Executive would not otherwise be required to pay in a court action, unless so ordered by the arbitrators.

 

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(c)            WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .  BY SIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, EXECUTIVE AND THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO A COURT TRIAL AND TRIAL BY JURY IS OF VALUE, AND KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVE THAT RIGHT FOR ANY DISPUTE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF THIS ARBITRATION PROVISION.

 

13.          Titles and Captions .  All paragraph titles or captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any provision hereof.

 

14.          Joint Drafting .  In recognition of the fact that the parties had an equal opportunity to negotiate the language of, and draft, this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that there is no single drafter of this Agreement and, therefore, the general rule that ambiguities are to be construed against the drafter is, and shall be, inapplicable.  If any language in this Agreement is found or claimed to be ambiguous, each party shall have the same opportunity to present evidence as to the actual intent of the parties with respect to any such ambiguous language without any inference or presumption being drawn against any party hereto.

 

15.          Notices .  All notices and other communications to be given or to otherwise be made to any party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument delivered in person or duly sent by certified mail or by a recognized national courier service, postage or charges prepaid, (a) to Scientific Games Corporation, Attn: Legal Department, 6650 S. El Camino Road, Las Vegas, NV 89118, (b) to Executive, at the last address shown in the Company’s records, or (c) to such other replacement address as may be designated in writing by the addressee to the addressor.

 

16.          Interpretation .  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” unless the context otherwise indicates.  When a reference in this Agreement is made to a “party” or “parties,” such reference shall be to a party or parties to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.  Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “hereto”, “hereunder” and derivative or similar words in this Agreement refer to this entire Agreement.  Unless the context requires otherwise, words in this Agreement using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other genders.  References in this Agreement to “dollars” or “$” are to U.S. dollars.  When a reference is made in this Agreement to a law, statute or legislation, such reference shall be to such law, statute or legislation as it may be amended, modified, extended or re-enacted from time to time (including any successor law, statute or legislation) and shall include any regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time.  The headings used herein are for reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has duly executed this Agreement as of the date above written.

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gary L. Melampy

 

 

Gary L. Melampy

 

 

VP, Chief Human Resources Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Winterscheidt

 

Michael Winterscheidt

 


 

Exhibit A

 

Inventions

 




Exhibit 10.16

 

Amendment to Employment Agreement

 

This Amendment to Employment Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is made effective as of February 25, 2019 (“ Amendment Effective Date ”) by and between Scientific Games Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the “ Company ”) and Michael Winterscheidt (“ Executive ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive entered into an Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of February 27, 2017 (the “ Agreement ”);

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual benefits to be derived herefrom and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

 

1.                                       Change in Title .  The Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, by deleting “Chief Accounting Officer” and replacing it with “Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer” in Section 2.

 

2.                                       Increase in Base Salary .  The Agreement is hereby amended, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, by adding the following sentence to the end of Section 3(a):

 

“Effective as of February 25, 2019, Executive’s base salary is increased to four hundred and seventy-five thousand U.S. dollars ($475,000.00) per annum.”

 

3.                                       Change in Notice address for the Company .  The Company’s address for notices in Section 15 is changed to the following: “Scientific Games Corporation, Attn: Legal Department, 6601 Bermuda Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89119.” This Amendment constitutes written notice of such change pursuant to Section 15(c) of the Agreement.

 

4.                                       Except as set forth in this Amendment, all terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.  All references to the “Agreement” in the Agreement shall refer to the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Any defined terms used in this Amendment and not defined herein shall have the meaning as set forth in the Agreement.

 

5.                                       This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Amendment as of February 21, 2019.

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Shawn Williams

 

Name:

Shawn Williams

 

Title:

SVP & CHRO

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Michael Winterscheidt

 

Michael Winterscheidt

 

1




Exhibit 21.1

 

Legal Name

 

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

 

 

 

C.O.A.S. Company Ltd.

 

Israel

 

 

 

Dragonplay Ltd.

 

Israel

 

 

 

Phantom EFX, LLC

 

Nevada

 

 

 

SciPlay Parent Company, LLC

 

Nevada

 

 

 

SpiceRack Media, LLC

 

Nevada

 

 

 

SciPlay Holding Company, LLC

 

Nevada

 




Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-230727 on Form S-1 of our report dated March 15, 2019 relating to the financial statement of SciPlay Corporation, formerly known as SG Social Games Corporation (a 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation), appearing in this Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement.

 

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

 

April 11, 2019

 

 




Exhibit 23.2

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We consent to the use in this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-230727 on Form S-1 of our report dated March 15, 2019 relating to the consolidated financial statements of SG Social Holding Company II, LLC, formerly known as SG Nevada Holding Company II, LLC, and subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) (a 100%-owned subsidiary of Scientific Games Corporation) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph describing that the consolidated financial statements may not necessarily be indicative of the conditions that would have existed or the results of operations if SG Social Holding Company II, LLC had been operated as an unaffiliated company of Scientific Games Corporation) appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of this Registration Statement.

 

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Prospectus.

 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

 

 

 

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

 

 

April 11, 2019