As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 3, 2021.
Registration No. 333-256370
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
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
7389
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
84-2099378
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
(800) 559-9358
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Stephen C. Farrell
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
(800) 559-9358
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
William V. Fogg
Michael E. Mariani
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 474-1000
Michael Kaplan
Derek J. Dostal
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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. ☐
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. ☐
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. ☐
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. ☐
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 ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☒
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. ☐
Calculation of Registration Fee
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(1)(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee(3)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
$ 100,000,000 $ 10,910
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Includes the aggregate offering price of the additional shares of our common stock that the underwriters have the option to purchase from us and the selling stockholder.
(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 this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Convey Holding Parent, Inc. is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-256370) as an exhibits-only filing. Accordingly, this Amendment consists only of the facing page, this explanatory note, Item 16(a) of Part II of the Registration Statement, the signature page to the Registration Statement and the filed exhibits. The remainder of the Registration Statement is unchanged and has therefore been omitted.
 

 
Exhibit Index
Exhibit
Number
Exhibit Description
1.1*
3.1*
3.2* Form of Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Convey Holding Parent, Inc., to be effective upon the completion of this offering
5.1*** Opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
10.1**
10.2**
10.3**
10.4*
10.5*
10.6**†
10.7**†
10.8*†
10.9*† Form of Notice of Stock Option Award Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
10.10*† Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan
10.11*†
10.12*†
10.13*†
10.14*†
10.15*†
10.16*
21.1**
23.1**
23.2*** Consent of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (contained in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1**
*
Filed herewith
**
Previously filed.
***
To be filed by amendment.

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
 
II-2

 
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 Fort Lauderdale, State of Florida, on June 3, 2021.
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Farrell
Name: Stephen C. Farrell
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Farrell
Stephen C. Farrell
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 3, 2021
By:
/s/ Timothy Fairbanks
Timothy Fairbanks
Chief Financial Officer &
Executive Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
June 3, 2021
By:
*
Susana E. Pichardo
Senior Vice President, Accounting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
June 3, 2021
By:
*
Sharad S. Mansukani
Director
June 3, 2021
By:
*
Todd Sisitsky
Director
June 3, 2021
By:
*
Katherine Wood
Director
June 3, 2021
By:
*
W. Carl Whitmer
Director
June 3, 2021
By:
/s/ Stephen C. Farrell
Name: Stephen C. Farrell
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
 
II-3

 

Exhibit 1.1

 

 

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

[·] Shares of Common Stock

 

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

Dated: [·], 2021

 

 

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

[·] Shares of Common Stock

  

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

 

[·], 2021

BofA Securities, Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

as Representatives of the several Underwriters

 

c/o BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036

 

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

 

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Selling Shareholder”), confirm their respective agreements with BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA”) and each of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto (collectively, the “Underwriters,” which term shall also include any underwriter substituted as hereinafter provided in Section 10 hereof), for whom BofA, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“GS”) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives (in such capacity, the “Representatives”), with respect to (i) the sale by the Company and the Selling Shareholder, acting severally and not jointly, and the purchase by the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the respective numbers of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”) set forth in Schedules A and B hereto and (ii) the grant by the Selling Shareholder to the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, of the option described in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any part of [·] additional shares of Common Stock. The aforesaid [·] shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Securities”) to be purchased by the Underwriters and all or any part of the [·] shares of Common Stock subject to the option described in Section 2(b) hereof (the “Option Securities”) are herein called, collectively, the “Securities.”

 

The Company and the Selling Shareholder understand that the Underwriters propose to make a public offering of the Securities as soon as the Representatives deem advisable after this Agreement has been executed and delivered.

 

 

 

The Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-256370), including the related preliminary prospectus or prospectuses, covering the registration of the sale of the Securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”). Promptly after execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company will prepare and file a prospectus in accordance with the provisions of Rule 430A (“Rule 430A”) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the “1933 Act Regulations”) and Rule 424(b) (“Rule 424(b)”) of the 1933 Act Regulations. The information included in such prospectus that was omitted from such registration statement at the time it became effective but that is deemed to be part of such registration statement at the time it became effective pursuant to Rule 430A(b) is herein called the “Rule 430A Information.” Such registration statement, including the amendments thereto, the exhibits thereto and any schedules thereto, at the time it became effective, and including the Rule 430A Information, is herein called the “Registration Statement.” Any registration statement to register additional shares of Common Stock filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein called the “Rule 462(b) Registration Statement” and, after such filing, the term “Registration Statement” as used herein shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. Each prospectus used prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, and each prospectus that omitted the Rule 430A Information that was used after such effectiveness and prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement, is herein called a “preliminary prospectus.” The final prospectus, in the form first furnished to the Underwriters for use in connection with the offering of the Securities, is herein called the “Prospectus.” For purposes of this Agreement, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing shall be deemed to include the copy filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval system or any successor system (“EDGAR”).

 

As used in this Agreement:

 

“Applicable Time” means [·] [P.]/[A.]M., New York City time, on [·], 2021 or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives.

 

“General Disclosure Package” means any Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectuses issued at or prior to the Applicable Time, the most recent preliminary prospectus that is distributed to investors prior to the Applicable Time and the information included on Schedule C-1 hereto, all considered together.

 

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 433”), including without limitation any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 405”)) relating to the Securities that is (i) required to be filed with the Commission by the Company, (ii) a “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i), whether or not required to be filed with the Commission, or (iii) exempt from filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433(d)(5)(i) because it contains a description of the Securities or of the offering that does not reflect the final terms, in each case in the form filed or required to be filed with the Commission or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g).

 

“Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is intended for general distribution to prospective investors (other than a “bona fide electronic road show,” as defined in Rule 433 (the “Bona Fide Electronic Road Show”)), as evidenced by its being specified in Schedule C-2 hereto.

 

2 

 

 

“Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus” means any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not an Issuer General Use Free Writing Prospectus.

 

“Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the 1933 Act.

 

“Written Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.

 

SECTION 1.          Representations and Warranties.

 

(a)                Representations and Warranties by the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter as of the date hereof, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time (as defined below) and any Date of Delivery (as defined below), and agrees with each Underwriter, as follows:

 

(i)                 Registration Statement and Prospectuses. Each of the Registration Statement and any amendment thereto has been declared effective under the 1933 Act. No stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the 1933 Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued by the Commission and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. The Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information.

 

Each of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the time it became effective, the Applicable Time, the Closing Time and any Date of Delivery complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time each was filed with the Commission, and, in each case, at the Applicable Time, the Closing Time and any Date of Delivery complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. Each preliminary prospectus delivered to the Underwriters for use in connection with this offering and the Prospectus was or will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

(ii)               Accurate Disclosure. Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment thereto, when considered together with the Registration Statement, at its effective time, on the date hereof, at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, contained, contains or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. At the Applicable Time and any Date of Delivery, none of (A) the General Disclosure Package, (B) any individual Issuer Limited Use Free Writing Prospectus, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package and (C) any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, when considered together with the General Disclosure Package, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or supplement thereto, when considered together with the Prospectus, as of its issue date, at the time of any filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), at the Closing Time or at any Date of Delivery, included, includes or will include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted, omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

3 

 

 

The representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through BofA expressly for use therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the only information so furnished shall be the information in the first paragraph under the heading “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—Commissions and Discounts,” the information in the second, third and fourth paragraphs under the heading “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids” and the information under the heading “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares]” in each case contained in the Prospectus (collectively, the “Underwriter Information”).

 

(iii)             Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. No Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicts or will conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, and any preliminary or other prospectus deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or modified. The Company has made available a Bona Fide Electronic Road Show in compliance with Rule 433(d)(8)(ii) such that no filing of any “road show” (as defined in Rule 433(h)) is required in connection with the offering of the Securities.

 

(iv)              Testing-the-Waters Materials. The Company has not (A) engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communication other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the consent of the Representatives with entities that are qualified institutional buyers within the meaning of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501 under the 1933 Act and (B) authorized anyone other than the Representatives to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Representatives have been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company has not distributed any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Schedule [C-2] hereto.

 

(v)                Company Not Ineligible Issuer. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or another offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) of the 1933 Act Regulations) of the Securities and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405, without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an ineligible issuer.

 

(vi)              Emerging Growth Company Status. From the time of the initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly or through any Person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the-Waters Communication) through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the 1933 Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”).

 

(vii)            Independent Accountants. The accountants who certified the financial statements and supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are independent public accountants as required by the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

 

4 

 

 

(viii)          Financial Statements; Non-GAAP Financial Measures. The financial statements included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, together with the related schedules and notes thereto, present fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (or, for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019, of Convey Health Parent, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries) at the dates indicated and the statement of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (or, for the period from January 1, 2019 to September 3, 2019, of Convey Health Parent, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries) for the periods specified; said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved, except in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments. The supporting schedules, if any, present fairly in all material respects in accordance with GAAP the information required to be stated therein. The selected financial data and the summary financial information included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus present fairly in all material respects the information shown therein and have been compiled on a basis consistent with that of the audited financial statements included therein. Except as included therein, no historical or pro forma financial statements or supporting schedules are required to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus under the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of the Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the 1934 Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable.

 

(ix)              No Material Adverse Change in Business. Except as otherwise stated therein, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, (A) there has been no material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business (a “Material Adverse Effect”), (B) there have been no transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, other than those in the ordinary course of business, which are material with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (C) there has been no dividend or distribution of any kind declared, paid or made by the Company on any class of its capital stock.

 

(x)                Good Standing of the Company. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xi)              Good Standing of Subsidiaries. Each “significant subsidiary” of the Company (as such term is defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X) (each, a “Subsidiary” and, collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) has been duly organized and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, has corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not result in a Material Adverse Effect. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity, except to the extent any such security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of any Subsidiary were issued in violation of the preemptive or similar rights of any securityholder of such Subsidiary. The only subsidiaries of the Company are (A) the subsidiaries listed on Exhibit 21.1 to the Registration Statement and (B) certain other subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, do not constitute a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X.

 

5 

 

 

(xii)            Capitalization. The authorized, issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are as set forth in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus in the column entitled “Actual” under the caption “Capitalization” (except for subsequent issuances, if any, pursuant to this Agreement, pursuant to reservations, agreements or employee benefit plans referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus). The outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, including the Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Selling Shareholder, have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. None of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, including the Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Selling Shareholder, were issued in violation of the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company.

 

(xiii)          Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

 

(xiv)          Authorization and Description of Securities. The Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company have been duly authorized for issuance and sale to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued and delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued and fully paid and non-assessable; and the issuance of the Securities is not subject to the preemptive or other similar rights of any securityholder of the Company. The Common Stock conforms in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and such description conforms in all material respects to the rights set forth in the instruments defining the same. No holder of Securities will be subject to personal liability solely by reason of being such a holder.

 

(xv)            Registration Rights. There are no persons with registration rights or other similar rights to have any securities registered for sale pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise registered for sale or sold by the Company under the 1933 Act pursuant to this Agreement, other than those rights that have been disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or have been validly waived.

 

6 

 

 

(xvi)          Absence of Violations, Defaults and Conflicts. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (A) in violation of its charter, by-laws or similar organizational document, (B) in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the properties or assets of the Company or any subsidiary is subject (collectively, “Agreements and Instruments”), except for such defaults that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (C) in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”), except for such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including the issuance and sale of the Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Securities as described therein under the caption “Use of Proceeds”) and compliance by the Company with its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties or assets of the Company or any subsidiary pursuant to, the Agreements and Instruments (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), nor will such action result in any violation of (i) the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational document of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (ii) any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any Governmental Entity, except, in the case of clause (ii) above, for such violations that would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of such indebtedness by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(xvii)        Absence of Labor Dispute. (A) No labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent, and (B) the Company is not aware of any existing or imminent labor disturbance by the employees of any of the Company’s or any subsidiary’s principal suppliers, manufacturers, customers or contractors, which, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xviii)      Absence of Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any Governmental Entity now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, that, singly or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect their respective properties or assets or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; and the aggregate of all pending legal or governmental proceedings to which the Company or any such subsidiary is a party or of which any of their respective properties or assets is the subject which are not described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

7 

 

 

(xix)          Accuracy of Exhibits. There are no contracts or documents which are required to be described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement which have not been so described and filed as required.

 

(xx)            Absence of Further Requirements. No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Securities hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), state securities laws or the rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”).

 

(xxi)          Possession of Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess such permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations (collectively, “Governmental Licenses”) issued by the appropriate Governmental Entities necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except where the failure so to possess would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all Governmental Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. All of the Governmental Licenses held by the Company and its subsidiaries are valid and in full force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(xxii)        Title to Property. The Company and its subsidiaries do not own any real property and have good title to all other properties (other than Intellectual Property (as defined below), which is addressed exclusively in Section 1(xxiii) below) owned by them that are material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case, free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances of any kind except such as (A) are described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or (B) do not, singly or in the aggregate, materially affect the value of such property and do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and all of the leases and subleases material to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, considered as one enterprise, and under which the Company or any of its subsidiaries holds properties described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, are in full force and effect, and neither the Company nor any such subsidiary has received any notice of any material claim of any sort that has been asserted by anyone adverse to the rights of the Company or any subsidiary under any of the leases or subleases mentioned above, or affecting or questioning the rights of the Company or such subsidiary to the continued possession of the leased or subleased premises under any such lease or sublease.

 

8 

 

 

(xxiii)      Intellectual Property. The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess adequate rights to use all patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions, copyrights, copyrightable works, know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures), trademarks, service marks, trade names, domain names and other source identifiers, software and other intellectual property and similar rights (including, as applicable, registrations and applications for registration thereof and goodwill associated therewith) (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) used in, held for use in or necessary to carry on the business now operated by them or proposed to be operated by them in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, in each case, free and clear of all material liens, encumbrances, defects or other restrictions, and all such Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice, is subject to any pending claim or is otherwise aware of any infringement, misappropriation or other violation, or conflict with, rights of others with respect to any Intellectual Property which infringement, misappropriation, violation or conflict (if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or finding), would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any written notice or is subject to any pending claim challenging the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ rights in or to, or the enforceability, validity or scope of, any of their material Intellectual Property, nor is otherwise aware of any facts or circumstances which would render any of their material Intellectual Property invalid or inadequate to protect the interest of the Company or any of its subsidiaries therein or otherwise provide a reasonable basis for any such claim. The Company and its subsidiaries use and have used commercially reasonable efforts to protect their rights in confidential information and trade secrets, protect any confidential information provided to them by any other party, and obtain ownership of all Intellectual Property developed by their employees, consultants and contractors and which relate to their respective businesses, and, except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, all key employees and any other employees, consultants and contractors involved in the development of Intellectual Property for the Company or its subsidiaries have signed confidentiality and invention assignment agreements that presently assign all of their right, title and interest in and to any such Intellectual Property to the Company or its applicable subsidiary.

 

(xxiv)      Software. Except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries use and have used all software and other materials distributed under a “free,” “open source,” or similar licensing model (including but not limited to the MIT License, Apache License, GNU General Public License, GNU Lesser General Public License and GNU Affero General Public License) (“Open Source Software”) in compliance with all license terms applicable to such Open Source Software. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries use or distribute or have used or distributed any Open Source Software in any manner that, to the knowledge of the Company, requires or has required (A) the Company or its subsidiaries to permit reverse-engineering of any software code or other technology owned by the Company or its subsidiaries or (B) any software code or other technology owned by the Company or its subsidiaries to be disclosed or distributed in source code form, licensed for the purpose of making derivative works or redistributed at no charge.

 

9 

 

 

(xxv)        Environmental Laws. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus or would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (A) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any federal, state, local or foreign statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code, policy or rule of common law or any binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any judicial or administrative order, consent, decree or judgment, relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos-containing materials or mold (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (B) the Company and its subsidiaries have all permits, authorizations and approvals required under any applicable Environmental Laws and are each in compliance with their requirements, (C) there are no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance or violation, investigations or proceedings relating to any Environmental Law against the Company or any of its subsidiaries and (D) to the Company’s knowledge, there are no events or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to form the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or Governmental Entity, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to Hazardous Materials or any Environmental Laws.

 

(xxvi)      Accounting Controls. The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the 1934 Act Regulations) and a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (A) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (B) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets; (C) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (D) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, since the end of the Company’s most recent audited fiscal year, there has been (1) no material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) and (2) no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (it being understood that nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or implementing the provisions thereof (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”)).

 

(xxvii)    Compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company has taken all necessary actions to ensure that, as of the date of this Agreement, it is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that are then in effect, and only to the extent that such provisions are applicable to the Company as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(xxviii)      Payment of Taxes. All United States federal income tax returns of the Company and its subsidiaries required by law to be filed have been filed and all taxes shown by such returns or otherwise assessed, which are due and payable, have been paid, except assessments against which appeals have been or will be promptly taken and as to which adequate reserves have been provided. The United States federal income tax returns of the Company through the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 have been settled and no assessment in connection therewith has been made against the Company. The Company and its subsidiaries have filed all other tax returns that are required to have been filed by them pursuant to applicable foreign, state, local or other tax law except insofar as the failure to file such returns would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and has paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by the Company and its subsidiaries, except for such taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been established by the Company, or except insofar as the failure to pay such taxes would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Company in respect of any income and corporation tax liability for any years not finally determined are adequate to meet any assessments or re- assessments for additional income tax for any years not finally determined, except to the extent of any inadequacy that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

10 

 

 

(xxix)      Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries carry or are entitled to the benefits of insurance, with financially sound and reputable insurers, in such amounts and covering such risks as the Company reasonably believes is adequate to conduct its business and the business of its subsidiaries as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and all such insurance is in full force and effect except where the failure to carry such insurance or have such insurance be in full effect would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has no reason to believe that it or any of its subsidiaries will not be able (A) to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such policies expire or (B) to obtain comparable coverage from similar institutions as may be necessary or appropriate to conduct its business as presently conducted and at a cost that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Neither of the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been denied any insurance coverage which it has sought or for which it has applied.

 

(xxx)        Investment Company Act. The Company is not required, and upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not be required, to register as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).

 

(xxxi)      Absence of Manipulation. Neither the Company nor any controlled affiliate of the Company has taken, nor will the Company or any controlled affiliate take, directly or indirectly, any action which is designed, or would reasonably be expected, to cause or result in, or which constitutes, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities or result in a violation of Regulation M under the 1934 Act.

 

(xxxii)    Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, controlled affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA and the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its controlled affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

11 

 

 

(xxxiii)  Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions where the Company and its subsidiaries conduct business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Entity (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

 

(xxxiv)   OFAC. None of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, controlled affiliate or representative of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is an individual or entity (“Person”) currently the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government, including, without limitation, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”), or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions; and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Securities, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

 

(xxxv)     Lending Relationship. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company does not have any material lending or other relationship with any bank or lending affiliate of any Underwriter.

 

(xxxvi)   Statistical and Market-Related Data. Any statistical and market-related data included in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus are based on or derived from sources that the Company believes, after reasonable inquiry, to be reliable and accurate and, to the extent required, the Company has obtained the written consent to the use of such data from such sources.

 

(xxxvii)   Cybersecurity. (A) To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no material security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure, or other compromise of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries’ information technology and computer systems, networks, hardware, software, data and databases (including the data and information of their respective customers, employees, suppliers, vendors and any third-party data collected, maintained, used, transmitted, processed or stored by the Company or its subsidiaries, and any such data collected, maintained, used, transmitted, processed or stored by third parties on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries), equipment or technology (collectively, “IT Systems and Data”); (B) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been notified of, and each of them have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in, any material security breach or incident, unauthorized access or disclosure or other compromise to the IT Systems and Data; and (C) the Company and its subsidiaries have implemented appropriate controls, policies, procedures, and technological safeguards reasonably likely to maintain and protect the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of the IT Systems and Data reasonably consistent with industry standards and practices, or as required by applicable regulatory standards. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, policies and contractual obligations relating to the collection, maintenance, use, transmission, processing storage, privacy and security of IT Systems and Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

12 

 

 

  

(xxxviii)                       Health Care Laws. Except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is and has been in compliance with the Health Care Laws (as defined below), to the extent such Health Care Laws are applicable to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Health Care Laws” means: (i) all applicable U.S. federal, state, local and all applicable foreign health care related fraud and abuse laws, including, without limitation, the U.S. Anti-Kickback Statute (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b)), the “Stark” physician self-referral law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn), the U.S. Civil False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 et seq.), 18 U.S.C. Sections 286 and 287, the federal health care program false statement law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(a)), the Civil Monetary Penalties Law (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7a), the health care fraud criminal provisions under the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) (42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d et seq.), the exclusion laws (42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7), applicable Medicare (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act) and Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act)laws, the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (31 U.S.C. §§ 3801-3812), the False Statements Relating to Health Care Matters statute (18 U.S.C. § 1035), the Health Care Fraud statute (18 U.S.C. § 1347), and the statutes of applicable government funded or sponsored health care programs, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to such statutes; (ii) the Administrative Simplification provisions of HIPAA, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 17921 et seq.), and the regulations promulgated under both laws and any applicable state or non-U.S. counterpart thereof or other law or regulation the purpose of which is to protect the data and/or privacy of individuals or information related to health information or medical records; (iii) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder; (iv) applicable provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended by the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, and the regulations promulgated thereunder; and (v) quality, safety and accreditation requirements under applicable federal, state or local laws or regulatory bodies, each as applicable to the Company; Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any corporate integrity agreements, deferred prosecution agreements, monitoring agreements, consent decrees, settlement orders or similar agreements with or imposed by any governmental or regulatory authority, or has any reporting obligations, plan of correction or other remedial measures entered into pursuant to any such agreement entered into with, or such decree or order issued by, any such governmental or regulatory authority that would, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the extent required in connection with its business, except as would not, singly or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and its subsidiaries has the requisite provider number or other authorization to bill federal health care programs (including Medicare and Medicaid) in the state or states in which such entity operates; none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has engaged in activities which are, as applicable, cause for false claims liability, civil penalties or mandatory or permissive exclusion from any federal health care programs or is subject to any pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated action which could reasonably be expected to result either in revocation of any provider number or authorization or in the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ exclusion from any federal health care programs; the Company and its subsidiaries’ business practices have been structured in a manner reasonably designed to comply to the extent applicable to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries with the federal or state laws governing federal health care programs, including, without limitation, Sections 1320a-7a and 1320a-7b of Title 42 of the United States Code, and the Company reasonably believes that it is in material compliance with such laws to the extent such laws are applicable to the business of the Company and is subsidiaries; the Company and each subsidiary has taken reasonable actions designed to ensure it is in material compliance with the Health Care Laws to the extent such laws are applicable to the business of the Company and is subsidiaries; the Company and each of its subsidiaries has taken reasonable actions designed to ensure that each of its subsidiaries does not allow any individual to have a five percent or greater ownership or control interest (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-3(a)(3)) in the Company or any subsidiary or to be an officer, director or managing employee (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-5(b)) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries such that the Company or any of its subsidiaries could be subject to permissive exclusion from participation in any federal health care program (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(f)) as described in 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b)(8); and none of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor any of their respective employees, officers or directors, or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, their agents or contractors, is listed as or has been excluded, suspended or debarred from participation in any federal health care program, or to the knowledge of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is subject to a governmental inquiry, investigation, proceeding or similar action that could reasonably be expected to result in debarment, suspension or exclusion.

 

13 

 

 

(b)                Representations and Warranties of the Selling Shareholder. The Selling Shareholder represents and warrants to and agrees with each of the Underwriters that:

 

(i)                 This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder.

 

(ii)               The execution and delivery by the Selling Shareholder of, and the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement, will not contravene (i) any provision of applicable law applicable to the Selling Shareholder, (ii) the organizational documents of the Selling Shareholder (if the Selling Shareholder is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity), (iii) any agreement or other instrument binding upon the Selling Shareholder or (iv) any judgment, order or decree of any governmental body, agency or court having jurisdiction over the Selling Shareholder, except in the case of clauses (i), (iii) and (iv) as would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Selling Shareholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any governmental body or agency is required for the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under this Agreement of the Selling Shareholder, except (i) such as may have already been obtained, (ii) such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states or foreign jurisdictions or the rules and regulations of FINRA in connection with the offer and sale of the Securities or (iii) such that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Selling Shareholder to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(iii)             The Selling Shareholder has, and at the Closing Time will have, valid title to, or a valid “security entitlement” (as defined in Section 8-102 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code) in respect of, the Securities to be sold by the Selling Shareholder free and clear of all security interests, claims, liens, equities or other encumbrances and the legal right and power, and all authorization and approval required by law, to enter into this Agreement and to sell, transfer and deliver the Securities to be sold by the Selling Shareholder or a security entitlement in respect of such Securities.

 

14 

 

 

(iv)              Upon payment for the Securities to be sold by the Selling Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, delivery of such Securities, as directed by the Underwriters, to Cede & Co. (“Cede”) or such other nominee as may be designated by the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), registration of such Securities in the name of Cede or such other nominee and the crediting of such Securities on the books of DTC to the securities accounts of the several Underwriters (assuming that neither DTC nor any such Underwriter has notice of any adverse claim (within the meaning of Section 8-105 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code (the “UCC”)) to such Securities), (A) DTC shall be a “protected purchaser” of such Securities within the meaning of Section 8-303 of the UCC, (B) under Section 8-501 of the UCC, the Underwriters will acquire a valid security entitlement in respect of such Securities and (C) no action based on any “adverse claim”, (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) to such Securities may be asserted against the Underwriters with respect to such security entitlement; for purposes of this representation, the Selling Shareholder may assume that when such payment, delivery and crediting occur, (x) such Securities will have been registered in the name of Cede or another nominee designated by DTC, in each case on the Company’s share registry in accordance with its certificate of incorporation, bylaws and applicable law, (y) DTC will be registered as a “clearing corporation” (as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC) and (z) appropriate entries to the accounts of the several Underwriters on the records of DTC will have been made pursuant to the UCC.

 

(v)                The Selling Shareholder has delivered to the Representatives an executed “lock-up” agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Lock-up Agreement”).

 

(vi)              (i) The Registration Statement, when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any 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) the General Disclosure Package does not, and at the time of each sale of the Securities in connection with the offering when the Prospectus is not yet available to prospective purchasers and at the Closing Time (as defined in Section 2), the General Disclosure Package, as then amended or supplemented by the Company, if applicable, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (iii) the Prospectus does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and warranties set forth in this paragraph 1(b)(vi) are limited in all respects to statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with the information relating to the Selling Shareholder furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Agreement, the only information furnished by the Selling Shareholder consists of the name of the Selling Shareholder, the number of offered shares and the address and other information with respect to the Selling Shareholder (excluding percentages) which appear in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in the table (and corresponding footnotes) under the caption “Principal and Selling Stockholders” (the “Selling Shareholder Information”).

 

(c)                Officer’s Certificates. Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to each Underwriter as to the matters covered thereby; and any certificate signed by or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder as such and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Selling Shareholder to the Underwriters as to the matters covered thereby.

 

15 

 

  

SECTION 2.          Sale and Delivery to Underwriters; Closing.

 

(a)                Initial Securities. On the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company and the Selling Shareholder, severally and not jointly, agree to sell to each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company and the Selling Shareholder, at the price per share set forth in Schedule A, that proportion of the number of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule B opposite the name of the Company or the Selling Shareholder, as the case may be, which the number of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter, plus any additional number of Initial Securities which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section 10 hereof, bears to the total number of Initial Securities, subject, in each case, to such adjustments among the Underwriters as BofA in its sole discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional shares.

 

(b)                Option Securities. In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Selling Shareholder hereby grants an option to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to an additional [·] shares of Common Stock, as set forth in Schedule B, at the price per share set forth in Schedule A, less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option Securities. The option hereby granted may be exercised for 30 days after the date hereof and may be exercised in whole or in part at any time from time to time within the 30 day period upon written notice by the Representatives to the Company and the Selling Shareholder setting forth the number of Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a “Date of Delivery”) shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be earlier than two full business days nor later than seven full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase that proportion of the total number of Option Securities then being purchased which the number of Initial Securities set forth in Schedule A opposite the name of such Underwriter bears to the total number of Initial Securities from each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder in such proportion which the number of Initial Securities set forth on Schedule B opposite the name of the Company and the Selling Shareholder bears to the total number of Option Securities, subject, in each case, to such adjustments as BofA in its sole discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases of fractional shares.

 

(c)                Payment. Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates or security entitlements for, the Initial Securities shall be made at the offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Shareholder, at 9:00 A.M. (New York City time) on the second (third, if the Applicable Time is after 4:30 P.M. (New York City time) on any given day) business day after the date hereof (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10), or such other time not later than ten business days after such date as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Shareholder (such time and date of payment and delivery being herein called “Closing Time”).

 

In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates or security entitlements for, such Option Securities shall be made at the above-mentioned offices, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on each Date of Delivery as specified in the notice from the Representatives to the Company and the Selling Shareholder.

 

16 

 

 

Payment shall be made to the Company and the Selling Shareholder by wire transfer of immediately available funds to bank accounts designated by the Company and the Selling Shareholder against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of certificates or security entitlements for the Securities to be purchased by them. It is understood that each Underwriter has authorized the Representatives, for its account, to accept delivery of, receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Initial Securities and the Option Securities, if any, which it has agreed to purchase. BofA, individually and not as representative of the Underwriters, may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment of the purchase price for the Initial Securities or the Option Securities, if any, to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds have not been received by the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, but such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from its obligations hereunder.

 

SECTION 3.          Covenants of the Company and the Selling Shareholder. The Company and the Selling Shareholder (solely with respect to clauses (l) and (m) below) covenant with each Underwriter as follows:

 

(a)                Compliance with Securities Regulations and Commission Requests. The Company, subject to Section 3(b), will comply with the requirements of Rule 430A, and will notify the Representatives promptly, and confirm the notice in writing (which may be by electronic mail), (i) when any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall become effective or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus shall have been filed, (ii) of the receipt of any comments from the Commission, (iii) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information, (iv) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes or of any examination pursuant to Section 8(d) or 8(e) of the 1933 Act concerning the Registration Statement and (v) if the Company becomes the subject of a proceeding under Section 8A of the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities. The Company will effect all filings required under Rule 424(b), in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b) (without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8)), and will take such steps as it deems necessary to ascertain promptly whether the form of prospectus transmitted for filing under Rule 424(b) was received for filing by the Commission and, in the event that it was not, it will promptly file such prospectus. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the Registration Statement and, if any such order is issued, use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain the lifting thereof.

 

17 

 

 

(b)                Continued Compliance with Securities Laws. The Company will comply with the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations so as to permit the completion of the distribution of the Securities as contemplated in this Agreement and in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. If at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172 of the 1933 Act Regulations (“Rule 172”), would be) required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Securities, any event shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters or for the Company, to (i) amend the Registration Statement in order that the Registration Statement will not include 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) amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus in order that the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time it is delivered to a purchaser or (iii) amend the Registration Statement or amend or supplement the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, as the case may be, in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly (A) give the Representatives notice of such event, (B) prepare any amendment or supplement as may be necessary to correct such statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus comply with such requirements and, a reasonable amount of time prior to any proposed filing or use, furnish the Representatives with copies of any such amendment or supplement and (C) file with the Commission any such amendment or supplement; provided that the Company shall not file or use any such amendment or supplement to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object in a timely manner. The Company will furnish to the Underwriters such number of copies of such amendment or supplement as the Underwriters may reasonably request. The Company has given the Representatives notice of any filings made pursuant to the 1934 Act or 1934 Act Regulations within 48 hours prior to the Applicable Time; the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to make any such filing from the Applicable Time to the Closing Time and will furnish the Representatives with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing, as the case may be, and will not file or use any such document to which the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters shall reasonably object in a timely manner; provided, however, that the Company shall not be prevented from filing any amendment or supplement that it deems necessary in order to comply with applicable law.

 

(c)                Delivery of Registration Statements. The Company has furnished or will deliver to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge and upon request, signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith) and signed copies of all consents and certificates of experts, and will also deliver to the Representatives, without charge and upon request, a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) for each of the Underwriters. The copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

(d)                Delivery of Prospectuses. The Company has delivered to each Underwriter, without charge, as many copies of each preliminary prospectus as such Underwriter reasonably requested, and the Company hereby consents to the use of such copies for purposes permitted by the 1933 Act. The Company will furnish to each Underwriter, without charge, during the period when a prospectus relating to the Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, such number of copies of the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented) as such Underwriter may reasonably request. The Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto furnished to the Underwriters will be identical to the electronically transmitted copies thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.

 

(e)                Blue Sky Qualifications. If required by applicable law, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions (domestic or foreign) as the Representatives may reasonably request and to maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution of the Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation or as a dealer in securities in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified or to subject itself to taxation in respect of doing business in any jurisdiction in which it is not otherwise so subject.

 

18 

 

 

(f)                 Rule 158. The Company will timely file such reports pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”) as are necessary in order to make generally available to its securityholders as soon as practicable an earnings statement for the purposes of, and to provide to the Underwriters the benefits contemplated by, the last paragraph of Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act.

 

(g)                Use of Proceeds. The Company will use the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Securities in the manner specified in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under “Use of Proceeds.”

 

(h)                Listing. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect and maintain the listing of the Common Stock (including the Securities) on the NYSE.

 

(i)                 Restriction on Sale of Securities. During a period of 180 days from the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of BofA and GS, (i) directly or indirectly, 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 or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock or file or confidentially submit any registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) the Securities to be sold hereunder, (B) any shares of Common Stock issued by the Company upon the exercise or vesting of an option or other equity award or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof and referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (C) the filing of any registration statement on Form S-8 relating to any shares of Common Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to employee benefit plans of the Company referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (D) any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to any non-employee director stock plan or dividend reinvestment plan referred to in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (E) any shares of Common Stock or other securities (including securities convertible into shares of Common Stock) in connection with the acquisition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of the securities, businesses, properties or other assets of another person or entity or pursuant to any employee benefit plan assumed by the Company in connection with any such acquisition or (F) any shares of Common Stock or other securities (including securities convertible into shares of Common Stock) in connection with joint ventures, commercial relationships or other strategic transactions; provided that, in the case of clauses (E) and (F), the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issued in all such acquisitions and transactions does not exceed 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company following the offering of the Securities and any recipients of such shares of Common Stock shall deliver a “lock-up” agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

 

(j)                 Release. If BofA and GS, in their sole discretion, agree to release or waive the restrictions set forth in a lock-up agreement described in Section 5(i) hereof for an officer or director of the Company and provide the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver by a press release substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

 

(k)                Reporting Requirements. The Company, during the period when a Prospectus relating to the Securities is (or, but for the exception afforded by Rule 172, would be) required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1934 Act within the time periods required by the 1934 Act and 1934 Act Regulations. Additionally, the Company shall report the use of proceeds from the issuance of the Securities as may be required under Rule 463 under the 1933 Act.

 

19 

 

 

(l)                 Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder agrees that, unless it obtains the prior written consent of the Representatives, it will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus,” or a portion thereof, required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433; provided that the Representatives will be deemed to have consented to the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses listed on Schedule C-2 hereto and any “road show that is a written communication” within the meaning of Rule 433(d)(8)(i) that has been reviewed by the Representatives. Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder represents that it has treated or agrees that it will treat each such free writing prospectus consented to, or deemed consented to, by the Representatives as an “issuer free writing prospectus,” as defined in Rule 433, and that it has complied and will comply with the applicable requirements of Rule 433 with respect thereto, including timely filing with the Commission where required, legending and record keeping. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus or included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict, untrue statement or omission.

 

(m)              Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners. The Company and the Selling Shareholder will deliver to the Representatives, on or prior to the date of the execution of this Agreement, a properly completed and executed Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers, together with copies of identifying documentation, and the Company and the Selling Shareholder undertake to provide such additional supporting documentation as the Representatives may reasonably request in connection with the verification of the foregoing certification.

 

(n)                Testing-the-Waters Materials. If at any time following the distribution of any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication included or would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or would omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing at that subsequent time, not misleading, the Company will promptly notify the Representatives and will promptly amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Written Testing-the-Waters Communication to eliminate or correct such untrue statement or omission.

 

(o)                Emerging Growth Company Status. The Company will promptly notify the Representatives if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of the Securities within the meaning of the 1933 Act and (ii) completion of the 180-day restricted period referred to in Section 3(i).

 

20 

 

 

SECTION 4.          Payment of Expenses.

 

(a)                Expenses. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including (i) the preparation, printing and filing of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits) as originally filed and each amendment thereto, (ii) the preparation, printing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of each preliminary prospectus, each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and any costs associated with electronic delivery of any of the foregoing by the Underwriters to investors, (iii) the preparation, issuance and delivery of the certificates or security entitlements for the Securities to the Underwriters, including any stock or other transfer taxes and any stamp or other duties payable upon the sale, issuance or delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding such taxes on resale or other transfer of any of the Securities by the Underwriters which shall be paid by the Underwriters), (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company’s counsel, accountants and other advisors, (v) the qualification of the Securities under securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(e) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of the Blue Sky Survey and any supplement thereto, (vi) the fees and expenses of any transfer agent or registrar for the Securities, (vii) the costs and expenses of the Company relating to investor presentations on any “road show” undertaken in connection with the marketing of the Securities, including without limitation, expenses associated with the production of road show slides and graphics, fees and expenses of any consultants engaged by the Company or with the prior consent of the Company in connection with the road show presentations, travel and lodging expenses of the representatives and officers of the Company and any such consultants (provided that the travel and lodging expenses of the Underwriters shall be paid for by the Underwriters), and 50% of the cost of aircraft and other transportation chartered in connection with the road show (the remaining 50% of the cost of such aircraft and other chartered transportation to be paid for by the Underwriters), (viii) the filing fees incident to, and the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters in connection with, the review by FINRA of the terms of the sale of the Securities (provided that the fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters to be reimbursed by the Company pursuant to clauses (v) and (viii) hereof shall not exceed $40,000 in the aggregate), (ix) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Securities on the NYSE and (x) the costs and expenses (including, without limitation, any damages or other amounts payable in connection with legal or contractual liability) associated with the reforming of any contracts for sale of the Securities made by the Underwriters caused by a breach of the representation contained in the third sentence of Section 1(a)(ii).

 

(b)                Expenses of the Selling Shareholder. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance by the Selling Shareholder of its obligations under, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, including (i) any stamp and other duties and stock and other transfer taxes, if any, payable upon the sale of the Securities by the Selling Shareholder to the Underwriters and their transfer between the Underwriters pursuant to an agreement between such Underwriters (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding such taxes on resale or other transfer of any of the Securities by the Underwriters, which shall be paid by the Underwriters), and (ii) the fees and disbursements of its counsel and other advisors.

 

(c)                Termination of Agreement. If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 5, Section 9(a)(i) or (iii) or Section 10 hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters; provided that, if this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives pursuant to Section 10 hereof, the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse any defaulting Underwriter.

 

(d)                Allocation of Expenses. The provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement that the Company and the Selling Shareholder may make for the sharing of such costs and expenses.

 

21 

 

 

SECTION 5.          Conditions of Underwriters’ Obligations. The obligations of the several Underwriters hereunder are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Shareholder contained herein or in certificates of any officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or on behalf of the Selling Shareholder delivered pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company and the Selling Shareholder of their respective covenants and other obligations hereunder, and to the following further conditions:

 

(a)                Effectiveness of Registration Statement; Rule 430A Information. The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has become effective and, at the Closing Time, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto has been issued under the 1933 Act, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened by the Commission; and the Company has complied with each request (if any) from the Commission for additional information. A prospectus containing the Rule 430A Information shall have been filed with the Commission in the manner and within the time frame required by Rule 424(b) without reliance on Rule 424(b)(8) or a post-effective amendment providing such information shall have been filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission in accordance with the requirements of Rule 430A.

 

(b)                Opinion and Negative Assurance Letter of Counsel for Company. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter, dated the Closing Time, of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters.

 

(c)                Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Shareholder. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion, dated the Closing Time of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Selling Shareholder, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the Underwriters.

 

(d)                Opinion and Negative Assurance Letter of Counsel for Underwriters. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter, dated the Closing Time, of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters. In giving such opinion such counsel may rely, as to all matters governed by the laws of jurisdictions other than the law of the State of New York, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the federal securities laws of the United States, upon the opinions of counsel satisfactory to the Representatives. Such counsel may also state that, insofar as such opinion involves factual matters, they have relied, to the extent they deem proper, upon certificates of officers and other representatives of the Company and its subsidiaries and certificates of public officials.

 

(e)                Officers’ Certificate. At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date hereof or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings or business affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate of either of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer or chief accounting officer of the Company, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except for such representations, warranties and statements or portions thereof that are qualified by materiality or a Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Time in all material respects, and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the 1933 Act has been issued, no order preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus has been issued and no proceedings for any of those purposes have been instituted or are pending or, to his knowledge, threatened.

 

22 

 

 

(f)                 Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer. At the time of the execution of this Agreement and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from the Company a certificate, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Representatives, of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company with respect to certain financial and operating data contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

 

(g)                Certificate of Selling Shareholder. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received a certificate from the Selling Shareholder, dated the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties of the Selling Shareholder in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (except for such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or a Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time and (ii) the Selling Shareholder has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Time in all material respects.

 

(h)                Accountant’s Comfort Letter. At the time of the execution of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a letter, dated such date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, together with signed or reproduced copies of such letter for each of the other Underwriters containing statements and information of the type ordinarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

(i)                 Bring-down Comfort Letter. At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (h) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three business days prior to the Closing Time.

 

(j)              Approval of Listing. At the Closing Time, the Securities shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject only to official notice of issuance.

 

(k)             No Objection. FINRA has confirmed that it has not raised any objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements relating to the offering of the Securities.

 

(l)              Lock-up Agreements. At the date of this Agreement, the Representatives shall have received an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto signed by the persons listed on Schedule D hereto.

 

(m)              Conditions to Purchase of Option Securities. In the event that the Underwriters exercise their option provided in Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties of the Company and the Selling Shareholder contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Company, any of its subsidiaries and the Selling Shareholder hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery and, at the relevant Date of Delivery, the Representatives shall have received:

  

(i)       Officers’ Certificate. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the President or a Vice President of the Company and of the chief financial or chief accounting officer of the Company confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(e) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

 

23 

 

 

(ii)       Certificate of Selling Shareholder. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, from the Selling Shareholder confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 5(g) remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery.

 

(iii)       Opinion and Negative Assurance Letter of Counsel for Company. If requested by the Representatives, the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(b) hereof.

 

(iv)       Opinion of Counsel for the Selling Shareholder. If requested by the Representatives, the favorable opinion of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(c) hereof.

 

(v)       Opinion and Negative Assurance Letter of Counsel for Underwriters. If requested by the Representatives, the favorable opinion and negative assurance letter of Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities to be purchased on such Date of Delivery and otherwise to the same effect as the opinion required by Section 5(d) hereof.

 

(vi)       Bring-down Comfort Letter. If requested by the Representatives, a letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives and dated such Date of Delivery, substantially in the same form and substance as the letter furnished to the Representatives pursuant to Section 5(h) hereof, except that the “specified date” in the letter furnished pursuant to this paragraph shall be a date not more than three business days prior to such Date of Delivery.

 

(vii)       Certificate of the Chief Financial Officer. A certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives and otherwise to the same effect as the certificate required by Section 5(f) hereof.

 

(n)                Additional Documents. At the Closing Time and at each Date of Delivery (if any) counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company and the Selling Shareholder in connection with the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters.

 

24 

 

 

 

(o)                Termination of Agreement. If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement, or, in the case of any condition to the purchase of Option Securities on a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, the obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the relevant Option Securities, may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company and the Selling Shareholder at any time at or prior to Closing Time or such Date of Delivery, as the case may be, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 and except that Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, and 17 shall survive any such termination and remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 6.          Indemnification.

 

(a)                Indemnification of Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates (as such term is defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act (each, an “Affiliate”)), its selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act as follows:

 

(i)       against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and reasonably incurred and documented expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included (A) in any preliminary prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), or (B) in any materials or information provided to investors by, or with the approval of, the Company in connection with the marketing of the offering of the Securities (“Marketing Materials”), including any roadshow or investor presentations made to investors by the Company (whether in person or electronically), or the omission or alleged omission in any preliminary prospectus, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, Prospectus or in any Marketing Materials of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

 

(ii)       against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and reasonably incurred and documented expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that (subject to Section 6(d) below) any such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company and the Selling Shareholder;

 

(iii)       against any and all reasonably incurred and documented out-of-pocket expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the reasonably incurred and documented fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives), incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above;

 

provided, however, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information or the Selling Shareholder Information, as applicable.

 

25

 

(b)       Indemnification of Underwriters by Selling Shareholder. The Selling Shareholder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its Affiliates and selling agents and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act to the extent and in the manner set forth in clauses (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) above; provided that the Selling Shareholder shall be liable only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission has been made in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, the General Disclosure Package, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with the Selling Shareholder Information; provided, further, that the liability under this subsection of the Selling Shareholder shall be limited to an amount equal to the aggregate gross proceeds after underwriting commissions and discounts, but before expenses, to the Selling Shareholder from the sale of Securities sold by the Selling Shareholder hereunder.

 

(c)       Indemnification of Company, Directors and Officers and Selling Shareholder. Each Underwriter severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act, and the Selling Shareholder and each person, if any, who controls the Selling Shareholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the Rule 430A Information, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with the Underwriter Information.

 

(d)       Actions against Parties; Notification. Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party from any liability hereunder to the extent it is not materially prejudiced as a result thereof and in any event shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. In the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(a) and 6(b) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Representatives, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 6(c) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate at its own expense in the defense of any such action; provided, however, that counsel to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also be counsel to the indemnified party. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 6 or Section 7 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

 

26

 

(e)       Settlement without Consent if Failure to Reimburse. If at any time an indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the indemnified party for fees and expenses of counsel, such indemnifying party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of the nature contemplated by Section 6(a)(ii) effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 45 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request, (ii) such indemnifying party shall have received notice of the terms of such settlement at least 30 days prior to such settlement being entered into and (iii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed such indemnified party in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.

 

(f)       Other Agreements with Respect to Indemnification. The provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement between the Company and the Selling Shareholder with respect to indemnification.

 

SECTION 7.          Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and of the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

 

The relative benefits received by the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, in connection with the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the total underwriting discount received by the Underwriters, on the other hand, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Securities as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus.

 

The relative fault of the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any such untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the Selling Shareholder or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

 

The Company, the Selling Shareholder and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission.

 

27

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions received by such Underwriter in connection with the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public.

 

No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act and each Underwriter’s Affiliates and selling agents shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Selling Shareholder within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company or the Selling Shareholder, as the case may be. The Underwriters’ respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the number of Initial Securities set forth opposite their respective names in Schedule A hereto and not joint.

 

The provisions of this Section shall not affect any agreement among the Company and the Selling Shareholder with respect to contribution.

 

SECTION 8.          Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or the Selling Shareholder submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or its Affiliates or selling agents, any person controlling any Underwriter, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company or any person controlling the Selling Shareholder and (ii) delivery of and payment for the Securities.

 

SECTION 9.          Termination of Agreement.

 

(a)                Termination. The Representatives may terminate this Agreement, by notice to the Company and the Selling Shareholder, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time (i) if there has been, in the judgment of the Representatives, since the time of execution of this Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) if there has occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or the international financial markets, any outbreak of hostilities or escalation thereof or other calamity or crisis or any change or development involving a prospective change in national or international political, financial or economic conditions, in each case the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the completion of the offering or to enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities, or (iii) if trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended or materially limited by the Commission or the NYSE, or (iv) if trading generally on the NYSE or the Nasdaq Stock Market has been suspended or materially limited, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices have been required, by any of said exchanges or by order of the Commission, FINRA or any other governmental authority, or (v) a material disruption has occurred in commercial banking or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or with respect to Clearstream or Euroclear systems in Europe, or (vi) if a banking moratorium has been declared by either Federal or New York authorities.

 

28

 

(b)                Liabilities. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 4 hereof, and provided further that Sections 1, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16 and 17 shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 10.      Default by One or More of the Underwriters. If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time or a Date of Delivery to purchase the Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the “Defaulted Securities”), the Representatives shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth; if, however, the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements within such 24-hour period, then:

 

(i)                 if the number of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the number of Securities to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or

 

(ii)               if the number of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number of Securities to be purchased on such date, this Agreement or, with respect to any Date of Delivery which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase, and the Selling Shareholder to sell, the Option Securities to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

 

No action taken pursuant to this Section shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

 

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement or, in the case of a Date of Delivery which is after the Closing Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase and the Selling Shareholder to sell the relevant Option Securities, as the case may be, either the (i) Representatives or (ii) the Company and the Selling Shareholder shall have the right to postpone Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement, the General Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term “Underwriter” includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 10.

 

SECTION 11.      Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed (including by electronic mail) or transmitted by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed to (i) BofA at One Bryant Park, New York, New York 10036, attention of Syndicate Department (facsimile: (646) 855-3073), with a copy to ECM Legal (facsimile: (212) 230-8730); (ii) Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, New York 10282, Attention: Registration Department (facsimile: +1 (212) 291-5175); and (iii) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179 (facsimile: +1 (212) 622-8358), Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk; and notices to the Company shall be directed to it at Convey Holding Parent, Inc., 100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394, Attention: Amy Shook, Senior Legal Counsel (telephone: ; e-mail: ); and notices to the Selling Shareholder shall be directed to TPG Global, LLC, 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, Attention: General Counsel (e-mail: ; facsimile: ).

 

29

 

SECTION 12.      No Advisory or Fiduciary Relationship. Each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that (a) the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including the determination of the initial public offering price of the Securities and any related discounts and commissions, is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Company and the Selling Shareholder, on the one hand, and the several Underwriters, on the other hand, (b) in connection with the offering of the Securities and the process leading thereto, each Underwriter is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the agent or fiduciary of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Selling Shareholder or their respective stockholders, creditors, employees or any other party, (c) no Underwriter has assumed or will assume an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering of the Securities or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether such Underwriter has advised or is currently advising the Company, any of its subsidiaries or the Selling Shareholder on other matters) and no Underwriter has any obligation to the Company or the Selling Shareholder with respect to the offering of the Securities except the obligations expressly set forth in this Agreement, (d) the Underwriters and their respective affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder, and (e) the Underwriters have not provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to the offering of the Securities and each of the Company and the Selling Shareholder has consulted its own respective legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate.

 

SECTION 13.      Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

 

(a)                In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

 

(b)                In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

 

For purposes of this Section 13, a “BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k). “Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b). Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. “U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

30

 

SECTION 14.      Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each of the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholder and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholder and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholder and their respective successors, and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase.

 

SECTION 15.      Trial by Jury. The Company (on its behalf and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, on behalf of its stockholders and controlled affiliates), the Selling Shareholder and each of the Underwriters hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 16.      GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF, THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS.

 

SECTION 17.      Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunity. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) shall be instituted in (i) the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan or (ii) the courts of the State of New York located in the City and County of New York, Borough of Manhattan (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any such court (a “Related Judgment”), as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or other proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

SECTION 18.      TIME. TIME SHALL BE OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SET FORTH HEREIN, SPECIFIED TIMES OF DAY REFER TO NEW YORK CITY TIME.

 

SECTION 19.      Counterparts and Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same Agreement. Electronic signatures complying with the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (N.Y. State Tech. §§ 301-309), as amended from time to time, or other applicable law will be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Agreement. Transmission by telecopy, electronic mail or other transmission method of an executed counterpart of this Agreement will constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.

 

31

 

SECTION 20.      Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

 

32

 

       If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to the Company and the Selling Shareholder a counterpart hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts, will become a binding agreement among the Underwriters, the Company and the Selling Shareholder in accordance with its terms.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:
   
  TPG CANNES AGGREGATION, L.P.
   
  By  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]

 

 

CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first above written:  
BofA Securities, Inc.  
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC  
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC  
   
By: BOFA SECURITIES, INC.  
   
By    
  Authorized Signatory  
   
By: GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC  
   
By    
  Authorized Signatory  
   
By: J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC  
   
By    
  Authorized Signatory  

 

For themselves and as Representatives of the other Underwriters named in Schedule A hereto.  

 

[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]

 

 

SCHEDULE A

 

The initial public offering price per share for the Securities shall be $[·].

 

The purchase price per share for the Securities to be paid by the several Underwriters shall be $[·], being an amount equal to the initial public offering price set forth above less $[·] per share, subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 2(b) for dividends or distributions declared by the Company and payable on the Initial Securities but not payable on the Option Securities.

 

Name of Underwriter     Number of
Initial Securities
 
BofA Securities, Inc.     [·]  
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC     [·]  
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC     [·]  
Barclays Capital Inc.     [·]  
TPG Capital BD, LLC     [·]  
Truist Securities, Inc.     [·]  
Canaccord Genuity LLC     [·]  
AmeriVet Securities, Inc.     [·]  
Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC     [·]  
         
Total     [·]  

 

Sch A

 

SCHEDULE B

 

      Number of Initial
Securities to be Sold  
      Maximum Number of Option
Securities to Be Sold  
 
Convey Holding Parent, Inc.     [·]        
TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P.     [·]       [·]  
                 
Total     [·]       [·]  

 

Sch B

 

SCHEDULE C-1

 

Pricing Terms

 

1.       The Company and the Selling Shareholder are selling [·] shares of Common Stock.

 

2.       The Selling Shareholder has granted an option to the Underwriters, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to an additional [·] shares of Common Stock.

 

3.       The initial public offering price per share for the Securities shall be $[·].

 

Sch C - 1

 

 

[SCHEDULE C-2

 

Free Writing Prospectuses]

 

Sch C - 2

 

 

SCHEDULE D

 

List of Persons and Entities Subject to Lock-up

 

[●]

 

Sch D

 

 

Exhibit A

 

Form of lock-up from directors, officers or other stockholders pursuant to Section 5(l)

 

[·], 2021

 

BofA Securities, Inc.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

as Representatives of the several

Underwriters to be named in the

within-mentioned Underwriting Agreement

 

c/o BofA Securities, Inc.

One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036

 

c/o Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

 

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

 

Re: Proposed Public Offering by Convey Holding Parent, Inc.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

The undersigned understands that BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA”), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (“GS”) and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Representatives”) propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Offering”) of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”). In recognition of the benefit that the Offering will confer upon the undersigned, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees with each underwriter to be named in the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”) that, during the period beginning on the date of this agreement (this “Lock-Up Agreement”) and ending at the close of business on the date that is 180 days from the date of the final prospectus relating to the Offering (such period, the “Restricted Period”), the undersigned will not, and will not cause any direct or indirect affiliate to, without the prior written consent of BofA and GS (the “Releasors”), (i) directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, lend, 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 or otherwise transfer or dispose of any shares of the Company’s Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned has or hereafter acquires the power of disposition (including, without limitation, Common Stock or such other securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant) (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”), or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any of the Lock-up Securities, or file, cause to be filed or cause to be confidentially submitted any registration statement in connection therewith, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (ii) enter into any hedging, swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether any such swap or transaction is to be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise, or (iii) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to the conditions below, the undersigned may transfer the Lock-Up Securities without the prior written consent of the Releasors in the following cases:

 

1. transactions relating to Lock-Up Securities acquired in open market transactions or in the Offering, in each case, upon the completion of the Offering; or

 

2. transfers of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities as a bona fide gift or gifts; or

 

3. transfers of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities (i) as a result of the operation of law through estate, other testamentary document or intestate succession, (ii) to any immediate family member of the undersigned or any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or any immediate family member of the undersigned (for purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin), (iii) pursuant to a qualified domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement, provided that such shares remain subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement, and, in the case of clause (iii) only, if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock during the Restricted Period, the undersigned shall include a statement in such report to the effect that such transfer occurred by operation of law or by court order, including pursuant to a domestic order or in connection with a divorce settlement, provided further that no other public announcement or filing shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period; or

 

4. transfers of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency or to comply with any regulations related to the undersigned’s ownership of Lock-Up Securities, provided that in the case of any transfer pursuant to this paragraph, any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock shall state that such transfer is pursuant to an order of a court or regulatory agency or to comply with any regulations related to the ownership of Common Stock unless such a statement would be prohibited by any applicable law, regulation or order of a court or regulatory authority; or

 

5. distributions of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities to partners, members, nominees, stockholders or holders of similar equity interests in the undersigned not involving a disposition of value; or

 

6. transfers of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, investment fund or other entity of which the undersigned and the immediate family of the undersigned are the legal and beneficial owner of all the outstanding equity securities or similar interests, or, in the case of an investment fund, that is managed by, or is under common management with, the undersigned (including, for the avoidance of doubt, transfers of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities to [any investment fund or entity controlled or managed by any affiliate of TPG Global, LLC and its affiliates, or] 1 any fund managed by the same manager or managing member or general partner or management company or by an entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company as the undersigned or who shares a common investment advisor with the undersigned), provided that if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the Restricted Period, the undersigned shall include a statement in any such report regarding the circumstances of the transfer; or

 

 

1 To be included in principal stockholder lock-up agreement.

 

 

 

 

7. exercise or settlement of stock options, restricted stock units or other equity awards pursuant to any plan or agreement granting such an award to an employee or other service provider of the Company or its affiliates, which plan or agreement is described in the registration statement relating to the Offering or the final prospectus relating to the Offering (and any related transfer to the Company of Lock-Up Securities necessary to generate such amount of cash needed for the payment of taxes, including estimated taxes, due as a result of such settlement or exercise whether by means of a “net settlement” or “cashless basis”), provided that any remaining Common Stock received upon such exercise or settlement will be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement, provided further if the undersigned is required to file a report under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the Restricted Period, the undersigned shall include a statement in any such report to the effect that (i) such transfer is in connection with the vesting or settlement of restricted stock units or incentive units, or the “net” or “cashless” exercise of options or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock, as applicable, and (ii) the transaction was only with the Company; or

 

8. dispositions to the Company upon exercise of the Company’s right to repurchase or reacquire the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities in the event the undersigned ceases to provide services to the Company pursuant to agreements in effect on the date of this Lock-Up Agreement, including, without limitation, the Company’s equity incentive plans, which plan or agreement is described in the registration statement relating to the Offering or the final prospectus relating to the Offering, that permit the Company to repurchase or reacquire, at cost, such securities upon termination of the undersigned’s services to the Company, provided that any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act relating to such disposition shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto that the shares were repurchased or reacquired by the Company; or

 

9. transfers of Lock-Up Securities pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of Common Stock involving a “change of control” of the Company, made to all holders of Common Stock involving a change of control (as defined below) of the Company which occurs after the consummation of the Offering, is open to all holders of the Company’s capital stock and has been approved by the board of directors of the Company, provided that if such change of control is not consummated, such shares shall remain subject to all of the restrictions set forth in this Lock-Up Agreement (for the purposes of this paragraph, a “change of control” being defined as any bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction the result of which is that any “person” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), or group of persons, other than the Company, becomes or would become the beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Exchange Act) of 50% of total voting power of the voting stock of the Company) (or the surviving entity); or

 

 

 

 

10. if permitted by the Company, the establishment of a trading plan on behalf of a shareholder, officer or director of the Company pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Common Stock, provided that (i) such plan does not provide for the transfer of shares of Common Stock during the Restricted Period and (ii) the entry into such plan is not publicly disclosed, included in any announcement or filing under the Exchange Act or otherwise, during the Restricted Period; or

 

11. pledges to any third-party pledgee in a bona fide transaction as collateral to secure obligations pursuant to lending or other arrangements, between such third parties (or their affiliates or designees) and the undersigned and/or its affiliates or any similar arrangement relating to a financing agreement for the benefit of the undersigned and/or its affiliates, provided that the terms of such pledge shall provide that the underlying Lock-Up Securities may not be transferred to the pledgee until the expiration of the Restricted Period; or

 

12. the transfer of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement;

 

provided that in the case of any gift, transfer or distribution pursuant to paragraph (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) above, each donee, transferee or distributee shall sign and deliver a lock-up agreement substantially in the form of this Lock-Up Agreement; provided further that in the case of any gift, transfer or distribution pursuant to paragraph (1), (2), (3)(i), 3(ii), (5) or (11) above, no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock or other Securities, shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the Restricted Period, other than a filing on Form 5 made after the expiration of the Restricted Period.

 

If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (1) the Releasors agree that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of shares of the Common Stock, the Releasors will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver, and (2) the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver by press release through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted by the Releasors hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such press release. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (i) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration and (ii) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this Lock-Up Agreement to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.

 

The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters have not provided any recommendation or investment advice nor have the Underwriters solicited any action from the undersigned with respect to the offering of the securities and the undersigned has consulted his, her or its own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate.

 

The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the Lock-Up Securities except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Lock-Up Agreement will automatically terminate and the undersigned will be released from all of his, her or its obligations hereunder upon the earliest to occur, if any, of the following: (i) prior to the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company advises the Representatives in writing that it has determined not to proceed with the Offering, (ii) the Company files an application with the SEC to withdraw the registration statement relating to the Offering, (iii) the Underwriting Agreement is executed but is terminated (other than with respect to the provisions thereof which survive termination) prior to payment for and delivery of the Shares to be sold thereunder or (iv) July 31, 2021 in the event that the Underwriting Agreement has not been executed by such date.

 

 

 

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  Signature:
   
  Print Name:  

 

[Signature Page to Lock-Up Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit B

 

Form of Press Release

TO BE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3(j)

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
[·], 20[·]

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC. (the “Company”) announced today that BofA Securities, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as lead book-running managers in the Company’s recent public sale of [·] shares of common stock, are [waiving] [releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to [·] shares of the Company’s common stock held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver] [release] will take effect on [·], 20[·], and the shares may be sold on or after such date.

 

This press release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

B-1

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

*  *  *  *  *

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

 

FIRST: The Corporation was incorporated under the name Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. by the filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State on June 13, 2019 (as amended through the date hereof, the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

SECOND: The Board of Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to a unanimous written consent, adopted resolutions authorizing the Corporation to amend, integrate and restate the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “Restated Certificate”).

 

THIRD: The Restated Certificate restates and integrates and amends the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.

 

FOURTH: The Restated Certificate was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of its stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

*  *  *  *  *

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Convey Holding Parent, Inc. has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this [●] day of June, 2021.

 

  CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.,
   
  by
     
    Name:
    Title:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

ARTICLE One 

 

The name of the corporation is Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

 

ARTICLE Two 

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 3411 Silverside Road, Tatnall Building #104, Wilmington, County of New Castle, Delaware 19810, and the name of the registered agent whose office address will be the same as the registered office is Corporate Creations Network Inc.

 

ARTICLE Three 

 

The nature and purpose of the business of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).

 

ARTICLE Four 

 

SECTION 1.      Authorized Shares. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 525,000,000 shares, consisting of two classes as follows:

 

(a)         25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”); and

 

(b)         500,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”).

 

The Preferred Stock and the Common Stock shall have the designations, rights, powers and preferences and the qualifications, restrictions and limitations thereof, if any, set forth below.

 

SECTION 2.      Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by law, to provide, by resolution or resolutions for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, and with respect to each series, to establish the number of shares to be included in each such series, and to fix the voting powers (if any), designations, powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, of the shares of each such series, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The powers (including voting powers), preferences, and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the approval of the Board of Directors and by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in an election of directors, without the separate vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock as a class, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 3.      Common Stock. (a) Except as otherwise provided by the DGCL or this amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as it may be amended, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, all of the voting power of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be vested in the holders of the Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote for each share held by such holder on all matters voted upon by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, however, that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

 

(b)         Except as otherwise required by law or expressly provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, each share of Common Stock shall have the same powers, rights and privileges and shall rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters.

 

(c)         Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and to the other provisions of applicable law and this Certificate of Incorporation, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive equally, on a per share basis, such dividends and other distributions in cash, securities or other property of the Corporation if, as and when declared thereon by the Board of Directors from time to time out of assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor.

 

(d)         In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the Corporation’s debts and any other payments required by law and amounts payable upon shares of Preferred Stock ranking senior to the shares of Common Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, if any, the remaining net assets of the Corporation shall be distributed to the holders of shares of Common Stock and the holders of shares of any other class or series ranking equally with the shares of Common Stock upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up, equally on a per share basis. A merger or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or other entity, or a sale or conveyance of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation (which shall not in fact result in the liquidation of the Corporation and the distribution of assets to its stockholders) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Paragraph (d).

 

2

 

 

(e)         No holder of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to preemptive, subscription, conversion or redemption rights.

 

ARTICLE Five 

 

SECTION 1.      Board of Directors. Except as otherwise provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 2.      Number of Directors; Voting. Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding to elect additional directors under specified circumstances or otherwise, the number of directors which shall constitute the Board of Directors shall initially be five directors and, thereafter, shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by resolution of the Board; provided, however, that the number of directors shall be not fewer than four directors and not more than 12 directors, each of whom shall be a natural person. Each director shall be entitled to one vote with respect to each matter before the Board of Directors, whether by meeting or pursuant to written consent.

 

SECTION 3.      Classes of Directors. The directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, designated Class I, Class II and Class III.

 

SECTION 4.      Election and Term of Office. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast. The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the date the Common Stock is first publicly traded (the “IPO Date”), the term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the second succeeding annual meeting of stockholders after the IPO Date and the term of office of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the third succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders after the IPO Date. For the purposes hereof, the Board of Directors may assign directors already in office to Class I, Class II or Class III, in accordance with the terms of that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated on or about June [●], 2021 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Stockholders Agreement”), by and between the Corporation and TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. (the “TPG Investor”) (so long as such agreement remains in effect). At each annual meeting of stockholders after the IPO Date, directors elected to replace those of a class whose terms expire at such annual meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting after their election and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the year in which such director’s term expires and a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. Nothing in this Certificate of Incorporation shall preclude a director from serving consecutive terms. Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws of the Corporation (as amended or amended and restated, the “Bylaws”) shall so provide.

 

3

 

 

SECTION 5.      Newly-Created Directorships and Vacancies. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and except as otherwise set forth in the Stockholders Agreement (so long as such agreement remains in effect), on and after the time (the “Trigger Date”) when the TPG Investor and its Affiliated Companies (as defined hereinafter) cease to beneficially own, in the aggregate (directly or indirectly), at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (“Voting Stock”), any newly-created directorship on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors shall be filled only by resolution of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (other than directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, by voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, as the case may be) and may not be filled in any other manner; provided, however, that prior to the Trigger Date, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and except as otherwise set forth in the Stockholders Agreement (so long as such agreement remains in effect), newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal from office or any other cause may be filled only by resolution of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, by a sole remaining director or by the stockholders (other than directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, by voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, as the case may be) and may not be filled in any other manner. A director elected or appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the unexpired term of his or her predecessor in office and until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. A director elected or appointed to fill a position resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office until the next election of the class for which such director shall have been elected or appointed and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

 

SECTION 6.      Removal and Resignation of Directors. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, and except as otherwise set forth in the Stockholders Agreement (so long as such agreement remains in effect), (i) prior to the Trigger Date, directors may be removed with or without cause upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class and (ii) on and after the Trigger Date, directors may only be removed for cause and only upon the affirmative vote of stockholders representing at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (662/3%) of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, at a meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders called for that purpose. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.

 

4

 

 

SECTION 7.      Rights of Holders of Preferred Stock. During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more series, have the right to elect additional directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues:  (i) the then otherwise total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to said provisions, and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such director’s right to hold such office terminates pursuant to said provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Directors in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate (in which case each such director thereupon shall cease to be qualified as, and shall cease to be, a director) and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

SECTION 8.      Advance Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

 

ARTICLE Six 

 

SECTION 1.      Limitation of Liability. (a) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader exculpation than permitted prior thereto), no director of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages arising from a breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

 

(b)         Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification with respect to any act, omission or other matter occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or modification.

 

5

 

 

ARTICLE Seven

 

SECTION 1.      Action by Written Consent. Prior to the Trigger Date, any action which is required or permitted to be taken by the Corporation’s stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of the Corporation’s stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. On and after the Trigger Date, any action which is required or permitted to be taken by the Corporation’s stockholders may be taken only at a duly called annual or special meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders and the Corporation’s stockholders shall not have the ability to consent in writing without a meeting; provided, however, that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, unless expressly prohibited in the resolutions creating such series of Preferred Stock.

 

SECTION 2.      Special Meetings of Stockholders. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only (i) by or at the direction of (A) the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or (B) the Board of Directors pursuant to a written resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies and (ii) prior to the Trigger Date, by (A) the Chairperson of the Board of Directors or (B) the Board of Directors pursuant to a written resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of the majority of the total number of directors that the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies, including, in each case of (ii)(A) and (B), at the written request of the TPG Investor. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of the meeting.

 

ARTICLE Eight 

 

SECTION 1.      Certain Acknowledgments. In recognition and anticipation that (i) certain of the directors, partners, principals, officers, members, managers and/or employees of the TPG Investor or its Affiliated Companies (as defined below) may serve as directors or officers of the Corporation and (ii) the TPG Investor and its Affiliated Companies engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (iii) that the Corporation and its Affiliated Companies may engage in material business transactions with the TPG Investor and its Affiliated Companies, and that the Corporation is expected to benefit therefrom, the provisions of this ARTICLE EIGHT are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation as they may involve the TPG Investor or its Affiliated Companies and/or their respective directors, partners, principals, officers, members, managers and/or employees, including any of the foregoing who serve as officers or directors of the Corporation (collectively, the “Exempted Persons”), and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, “Affiliated Companies” shall mean (a) in respect of the TPG Investor, any entity that controls, is controlled by or under common control with the TPG Investor (other than the Corporation and any company that is controlled by the Corporation) and any investment entities managed by the TPG Investor or any of its Affiliated Companies (as general partner, sole member or otherwise) and (b) in respect of the Corporation, any company controlled by the Corporation.

 

6

 

 

SECTION 2.      Competition and Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, none of the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies or any of the Exempted Persons shall have any fiduciary duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies, and none of the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies or any of the Exempted Persons shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary or other duty (whether contractual or otherwise) solely by reason of any such activities of the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies or any of the Exempted Persons. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation, on behalf of itself and its Affiliated Companies, renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation and its Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies or any of the Exempted Persons, even if the opportunity is one that the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies might reasonably be deemed to have pursued or had the ability or desire to pursue if granted the opportunity to do so, and each of the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies and the Exempted Persons shall have no duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, shall not be liable to the Corporation, any of its Affiliated Companies or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary or other duty (whether contractual or otherwise), as a director, officer or stockholder of the Corporation solely, by reason of the fact that the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies or any such Exempted Person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, sells, assigns, transfers or directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the TPG Investor, its Affiliated Companies and the Exempted Persons shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have the right to, and shall have no duty (whether contractual or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly:  (A) engage in the same, similar or competing business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, (B) do business with any client or customer of the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, or (C) make investments in competing businesses of the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, and such acts shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2, the Corporation does not renounce any interest or expectancy it may have in any business opportunity that is expressly offered to any Exempted Person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation.

 

7

 

 

SECTION 3.      Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities. In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this ARTICLE EIGHT, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to be a potential corporate opportunity for the Corporation if it is a business opportunity the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

 

SECTION 4.      Amendment of this Article. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, and in addition to any vote required by applicable law, on and after the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this ARTICLE EIGHT; provided, however, that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this ARTICLE EIGHT nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this ARTICLE EIGHT shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Exempted Person for or with respect to any activities or opportunities which such Exempted Person becomes aware prior to such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption.

 

SECTION 5.      Deemed Notice. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock) shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE EIGHT.

 

ARTICLE Nine 

 

SECTION 1.      Section 203 of the DGCL. The Corporation expressly elects not to be subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

SECTION 2.      Business Combinations with Interested Stockholders. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, the Corporation shall not engage in any Business Combination (as defined hereinafter), at any point in time at which the Common Stock is registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with any Interested Stockholder (as defined hereinafter) for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an Interested Stockholder, unless:

 

(a)         prior to such time the Board of Directors approved either the Business Combination or the transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder;

 

8

 

 

(b)         upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in such stockholder becoming an Interested Stockholder, such stockholder owned at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the Voting Stock of the Corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the Voting Stock outstanding (but not the outstanding Voting Stock owned by such Interested Stockholder) those shares owned (i) by Persons (as defined hereinafter) who are directors and also officers of the Corporation and (ii) employee stock plans of the Corporation in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or

 

(c)         at or subsequent to such time, the Business Combination is approved by the Board of Directors and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66⅔%) of the outstanding Voting Stock which is not owned by such Interested Stockholder.

 

SECTION 3.      Exceptions to Prohibition on Interested Stockholder Transactions. The restrictions contained in this ARTICLE NINE shall not apply if:

 

(a)         a stockholder becomes an Interested Stockholder inadvertently and (i) as soon as practicable divests itself of ownership of sufficient shares so that the stockholder ceases to be an Interested Stockholder; and (ii) would not, at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to a Business Combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, have been an Interested Stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership; or

 

(b)         the Business Combination is proposed prior to the consummation or abandonment of and subsequent to the earlier of the public announcement or the notice required hereunder of a proposed transaction which (i) constitutes one of the transactions described in the second sentence of this Section 3(b) of ARTICLE NINE; (ii) is with or by a Person who either was not an Interested Stockholder during the previous three years or who became an Interested Stockholder with the approval of the Board of Directors; and (iii) is approved or not opposed by a majority of the directors then in office (but not less than one) who were directors prior to any Person becoming an Interested Stockholder during the previous three years or were recommended for election or elected to succeed such directors by a majority of such directors. The proposed transactions referred to in the preceding sentence are limited to (x) a merger or consolidation of the Corporation (except for a merger in respect of which, pursuant to Section 251(f) of the DGCL, no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation is required); (y) a sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (other than to any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary or to the Corporation) having an aggregate market value equal to fifty percent (50%) or more of either that aggregate market value of all of the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding Stock (as defined hereinafter) of the Corporation; or (z) a proposed tender or exchange offer for fifty percent (50%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation. The Corporation shall give not less than 20 days’ notice to all Interested Stockholders prior to the consummation of any of the transactions described in clause (x) or (y) of the second sentence of this Section 3(b) of ARTICLE NINE.

 

9

 

 

SECTION 4.      Definitions. As used in this ARTICLE NINE only, and unless otherwise provided by the express terms of this ARTICLE NINE, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as set forth in this Section 4:

 

(a)         Affiliate” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person;

 

(b)         Associate,” when used to indicate a relationship with any Person, means: (i) any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity of which such Person is a director, officer or general partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of any class of Voting Stock; (ii) any trust or other estate in which such Person has at least a twenty percent (20%) beneficial interest or as to which such Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity; and (iii) any relative or spouse of such Person, or any relative of such spouse, who has the same residence as such Person;

 

(c)         Business Combination” means:

 

(i)         any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation with (A) the Interested Stockholder, or (B) any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the Interested Stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation Section 2 of this ARTICLE NINE is not applicable to the surviving entity;

 

(ii)        any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions), except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation, to or with the Interested Stockholder, whether as part of a dissolution or otherwise, of assets of the Corporation or of any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which assets have an aggregate market value equal to ten percent (10%) or more of either the aggregate market value of all the assets of the Corporation determined on a consolidated basis or the aggregate market value of all the outstanding Stock of the Corporation;

 

10

 

 

(iii)      any transaction which results in the issuance or transfer by the Corporation or by any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation of any Stock of the Corporation or of such subsidiary to the Interested Stockholder, except:  (A) pursuant to the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into Stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which securities were outstanding prior to the time that the Interested Stockholder became such; (B) pursuant to a merger under Section 251(g) of the DGCL; (C) pursuant to a dividend or distribution paid or made, or the exercise, exchange or conversion of securities exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into Stock of the Corporation or any such subsidiary which security is distributed, pro rata to all holders of a class or series of Stock of the Corporation subsequent to the time the Interested Stockholder became such; (D) pursuant to an exchange offer by the Corporation to purchase Stock made on the same terms to all holders of such Stock; or (E) any issuance or transfer of Stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (C)-(E) of this Section 4(c)(iii) of ARTICLE NINE shall there be an increase in the Interested Stockholder’s proportionate share of the Stock of any class or series of the Corporation or of the Voting Stock of the Corporation;

 

(iv)       any transaction involving the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation which has the effect, directly or indirectly, of increasing the proportionate share of the Stock of any class or series, or securities convertible into the Stock of any class or series, of the Corporation or of any such subsidiary which is owned by the Interested Stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments or as a result of any purchase or redemption of any shares of Stock not caused, directly or indirectly, by the Interested Stockholder; or

 

(v)         any receipt by the Interested Stockholder of the benefit, directly or indirectly (except proportionately as a stockholder of the Corporation), of any loans, advances, guarantees, pledges or other financial benefits (other than those expressly permitted in Sections 4(c)(i)-(iv) of ARTICLE NINE) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation;

 

(d)         control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” 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 the ownership of Voting Stock, by contract or otherwise. A Person who is the owner of twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of any corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity shall be presumed to have control of such entity, in the absence of proof by a preponderance of the evidence to the contrary; notwithstanding the foregoing, a presumption of control shall not apply where such Person holds Voting Stock, in good faith and not for the purpose of circumventing this ARTICLE NINE, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as such Rule is in effect as of the date of this Certificate of Incorporation) have control of such entity;

 

11

 

 

(e)         Interested Stockholder” means any Person (other than the Corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation, or (ii) is an Affiliate or Associate of the Corporation and was the owner of fifteen percent (15%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation at any time within the three-year period immediately prior to the date on which it is sought to be determined whether such Person is an Interested Stockholder, and the affiliates and associates of such Person. Notwithstanding anything in this ARTICLE NINE to the contrary, the term “Interested Stockholder” shall not include: (x) the TPG Investor or any of its Affiliated Companies, or any other Person with whom any of the foregoing are acting as a group or in concert for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of shares of Stock of the Corporation, (y) any Person who would otherwise be an Interested Stockholder either in connection with or because of a transfer, sale, assignment, conveyance, hypothecation, encumbrance, or other disposition of five percent (5%) or more of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Corporation (in one transaction or a series of transactions) by the TPG Investor or any of their affiliates or associates to such Person; provided, however, that such Person was not an Interested Stockholder prior to such transfer, sale, assignment, conveyance, hypothecation, encumbrance, or other disposition; or (z) any Person whose ownership of shares in excess of the fifteen percent (15%) limitation set forth herein is the result of action taken solely by the Corporation; provided that, for purposes of this clause (z) only, such Person shall be an Interested Stockholder if thereafter such Person acquires additional shares of Voting Stock of the Corporation, except as a result of further action by the Corporation not caused, directly or indirectly, by such Person;

 

(f)          Owner,” including the terms “own” and “owned,” when used with respect to any Stock, means a Person that individually or with or through any of its Affiliates or Associates beneficially owns such Stock, directly or indirectly; or has (A) the right to acquire such Stock (whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the owner of Stock tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered Stock is accepted for purchase or exchange; or (B) the right to vote such Stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the owner of any Stock because of such Person’s right to vote such Stock if the agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote such Stock arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a proxy or consent solicitation made to 10 or more Persons; or (C) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except voting pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in (B) of this Section 4(f) of ARTICLE NINE), or disposing of such Stock with any other Person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such Stock; provided that, for the purpose of determining whether a Person is an Interested Stockholder, the Voting Stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include Stock deemed to be owned by the Person through application of this definition of “owned” but shall not include any other unissued Stock of the Corporation which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise;

 

12

 

 

(g)         Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity;

 

(h)         Stock” means, with respect to any corporation, any capital stock of such corporation and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest of such entity; and

 

(i)           Voting Stock” means, with respect to any corporation, Stock of any class or series entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and, with respect to any entity that is not a corporation, any equity interest entitled to vote generally in the election of the governing body of such entity. Every reference to a percentage of Voting Stock shall refer to such percentage of the votes of such Voting Stock.

 

ARTICLE Ten 

 

SECTION 1.      Amendments to the Bylaws. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, in furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Bylaws may be amended, altered or repealed and new bylaws made by (i) the Board or (ii) in addition to any of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required herein (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock), the Bylaws or applicable law, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock, voting together as a single class; provided, however, that with respect to the powers of stockholders entitled to vote with respect thereto to amend, alter, repeal or make Bylaws, on and after the Trigger Date, the affirmative vote of holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66⅔%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend, alter, repeal or make Bylaws.

 

13

 

 

SECTION 2.      Amendments to this Certificate of Incorporation. Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, and in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the capital stock required by law or otherwise, no provision of ARTICLE FIVE, ARTICLE SIX, ARTICLE SEVEN, ARTICLE NINE, this ARTICLE TEN or ARTICLE ELEVEN of this Certificate of Incorporation may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws inconsistent therewith be adopted, unless in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation or otherwise required by law, such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption is approved, on and after the Trigger Date, by the affirmative vote of holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66⅔%) of the voting power of all outstanding shares of Voting Stock, voting together as a single class, at a meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders called for that purpose.

 

ARTICLE Eleven 

 

SECTION 1.      Exclusive Forum. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL, or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine (each, a “Covered Proceeding”); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provision, including for any “derivative action”, will not apply to suits to enforce a duty or liability created by the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Exchange Act or any other claim for which there is exclusive federal or concurrent federal and state jurisdiction. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the federal district courts of the United States of America shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action under the Securities Act.

 

SECTION 2.      Personal Jurisdiction. If any action the subject matter of which is a Covered Proceeding is filed in a court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where permitted in accordance with Section 1 of this ARTICLE ELEVEN, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (each, a “Foreign Action”), in the name of any person or entity (a “Claiming Party”) without the prior written approval of the Corporation, such Claiming Party shall be deemed to have consented to (i) the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, where applicable, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, in connection with any action brought in any such courts to enforce Section 1 of this ARTICLE ELEVEN (an “Enforcement Action”) and (ii) having service of process made upon such Claiming Party in any such Enforcement Action by service upon such Claiming Party’s counsel in the Foreign Action as agent for such Claiming Party.

 

14

 

 

SECTION 3.      Notice and Consent. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock) shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE ELEVEN.

 

ARTICLE Twelve 

 

If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

15

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

A Delaware corporation
(Adopted as of June [●], 2021)

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc. (the “Corporation”), pursuant to the provisions of Section 109 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), hereby adopts these Second Amended and Restated Bylaws (these “Bylaws”), which restate, amend and supersede the bylaws of the Corporation in their entirety as described below:

 

ARTICLE One
OFFICES

 

SECTION 1.      Offices. The Corporation may have an office or offices other than its registered office at such place or places, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require. The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware shall be as stated in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation as then in effect (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

ARTICLE Two
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

SECTION 1.      Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors may designate a place, if any, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting of stockholders. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that special meetings of the stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as described in ARTICLE TWO, Section 14 of these Bylaws in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the DGCL.

 

SECTION 2.      Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such date and time as is specified by resolution of the Board of Directors. At the annual meeting, stockholders shall elect directors to succeed those whose terms expire at such annual meeting and transact such other business as properly may be brought before the annual meeting pursuant to Section 11 of this ARTICLE TWO of these Bylaws. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 3.      Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may only be called in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that with respect to any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors or the Chairperson of the Board of Directors at the request of the TPG Investor (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), the Board of Directors shall not postpone, reschedule or cancel such special meeting without the prior written consent of the TPG Investor.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 4.      Notice of Meetings. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take action at a meeting, notice of the meeting shall be given that shall state the place, if any, date, and time of the meeting of the stockholders, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders not physically present may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, except as otherwise provided herein or required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time to time by the DGCL) or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(a)               Form of Notice. All such notices shall be delivered in writing or in any other manner permitted by the DGCL. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his, her or its address as the same appears on the records of the Corporation. If given by courier, such notice shall be deemed given at the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address. Subject to the limitations of Section 4(c) of this ARTICLE TWO, if given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered: (i) if given by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice by facsimile, (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address, (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (x) such posting and (y) the giving of such separate notice and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, the transfer agent of the Corporation or any other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

(b)               Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provisions of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the stockholder entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission given by the stockholder entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting. Attendance of a stockholder of the Corporation at a meeting of such stockholders shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the stockholder attends 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 and does not further participate in the meeting.

 

2 

 

 

(c)               Notice by Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders of the Corporation pursuant to the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any notice to stockholders of the Corporation given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by electronic mail complying with the DGCL or other form of electronic transmission which other form has been consented to by the stockholder of the Corporation to whom the notice is given. Any such consent is revocable by the stockholder by notice to the Corporation. Notice may not be given by electronic transmission from and after the time: (i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation; and (ii) such inability becomes known to the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to discover such inability shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. For purposes of these Bylaws, except as otherwise limited by applicable law, the term “electronic transmission” means any form of communication not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, including the use of, or participation in, one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks), that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such recipient through an automated process.

 

SECTION 5.      List of Stockholders. The Corporation shall prepare, at least 10 days before each meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder. Nothing contained in this section shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network; provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the list shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 5 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

SECTION 6.      Quorum. The holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. If a quorum is not present, the chairperson of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote at the meeting may adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place from time to time until a quorum shall be present in person or represented by proxy. When a specified item of business requires a vote by a class or series (if the Corporation shall then have outstanding shares of more than one class or series) voting as a separate class or series, the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding stock of such class or series shall constitute a quorum (as to such class or series) for the transaction of such item of business. A quorum once established at a meeting shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.

 

3 

 

 

SECTION 7.      Adjourned Meetings. Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place. When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and, except as otherwise required by law, shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

SECTION 8.      Vote Required. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, when a quorum has been established, all matters other than the election of directors shall be determined by the affirmative vote of the majority of voting power of capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter, unless by express provisions of an applicable law, the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws a minimum or different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the vote required on such matter. Except as may otherwise be provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast.

 

SECTION 9.      Voting Rights. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, except as otherwise provided by the DGCL, or the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder which has voting power upon the matter in question. Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot.

 

SECTION 10.     Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A duly executed proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A proxy may be made irrevocable regardless of whether the interest with which it is coupled is an interest in the stock itself or an interest in the Corporation generally.

 

4 

 

 

SECTION 11.    Advance Notice of Stockholder Business and Director Nominations.

 

(a)       Business at Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

 

(i)                 Only such business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 11(b) of this ARTICLE TWO) shall be conducted at an annual meeting of the stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting (A) as specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, or (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in Section 11(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO on the record date for determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and at the time of the annual meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 11(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (C) of this Section 11(a)(i) of ARTICLE TWO shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose such business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14 a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or business brought by the TPG Investor and any entity that controls, is controlled by or under common control with such TPG Investor (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and any investment funds managed by the TPG Investor (the “TPG Investor Affiliates”) at any time prior to the Advance Notice Trigger Date (as defined below) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

 

(ii)              For any business (other than (A) nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 11(b) of this ARTICLE TWO or (B) business brought by the TPG Investor and the TPG Investor Affiliates at any time prior to the date when the TPG Investor ceases to beneficially own in the aggregate (directly or indirectly) at least a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (such date, the “Advance Notice Trigger Date”) to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in Section 11(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO to the Secretary; any such proposed business must be a proper matter for stockholder action and the stockholder and the Stockholder Associated Person (as defined in Section 11(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) must have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Solicitation Statement (as defined in Section 11(a)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO) required by these Bylaws. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for such business (other than such a notice by the TPG Investor prior to the Advance Notice Trigger Date, which may be delivered at any time prior to the mailing of the definitive proxy statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act related to the next annual meeting of stockholders) must be delivered by hand and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in proper written form not less than 90 days and not more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on June 15, 2021); provided, however, that if and only if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences 30 days before such anniversary date and ends 30 days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year (other than for purposes of the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded), such stockholder’s notice must be delivered by the later of (A) the tenth day following the day the Public Announcement (as defined in Section 11(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) of the date of the annual meeting is first made or (B) the date which is 90 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to Section 11(a) of this ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day only if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day).

 

5 

 

 

(iii)            To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth as to each matter of business the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting:

 

(A)             a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting (including the specific text of any resolutions or actions proposed for consideration and, if such business includes a proposal to amend these Bylaws, the specific language of the proposed amendment) and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting,

 

(B)              the name and address of the stockholder proposing such business, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, the name and address (if different from the Corporation’s books) of such proposing stockholder, and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person,

 

(C)              the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly held of record or beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any Stockholder Associated Person, a description of any Derivative Positions (as defined in Section 11(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) directly or indirectly held or beneficially held by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, and whether and to the extent to which a Hedging Transaction (as defined in Section 11(e) of this ARTICLE TWO) has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,

 

6 

 

 

(D)             a description of all arrangements or understandings between or among such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and any material interest of such stockholder, any Stockholder Associated Person or such other person or entity in such business,

 

(E)              a representation that such stockholder is a stockholder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting,

 

(F)              any other information related to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents (even if a solicitation is not involved) by such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder, and

 

(G)             a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to the holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve the proposal or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of the proposal (such representation, a “Solicitation Statement”).

 

In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to Section 11(a) of this ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 11(d) of this ARTICLE TWO.

 

(iv)             Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no business (other than nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, which must be made in compliance with and are governed exclusively by Section 11(b) of this ARTICLE TWO) shall be conducted at an annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 11(a) of this ARTICLE TWO.

 

7 

 

 

(b)      Nominations at Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

 

(i)                 Only persons who are nominated in accordance and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11(b) of ARTICLE TWO shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders.

 

(ii)              Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors of the Corporation may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (A) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof or (B) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 11(b) of ARTICLE TWO and on the record date for determination of stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting, and at the time of the annual meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 11(b) of ARTICLE TWO. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (B) of this Section 11(b)(ii) of ARTICLE TWO shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder at an annual meeting of stockholders, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in Section 11(b)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO to the Secretary and the stockholder and the Stockholder Associated Person must have acted in accordance with the representations set forth in the Nomination Solicitation Statement required by these Bylaws. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors (other than such a notice by the TPG Investor prior to the Advance Notice Trigger Date, which may be delivered at any time up to 30 days prior to the next annual meeting of stockholders) must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation in proper written form not less than 90 days and not more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders (which date shall, for purposes of the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded, be deemed to have occurred on June 15, 2021); provided, however, that if and only if the annual meeting is not scheduled to be held within a period that commences 30 days before such anniversary date and ends 30 days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year (other than for purposes of the Corporation’s first annual meeting of stockholders after its shares of Common Stock are first publicly traded), such stockholder’s notice must be delivered by the later of the tenth day following the day the Public Announcement of the date of the annual meeting is first made and the date which is 90 days prior to the date of the annual meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 11(b) of ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise on the next succeeding day). For the avoidance of doubt, a stockholder shall not be entitled to make additional or substitute nominations following the expiration of the time periods set forth in these Bylaws.

 

8 

 

 

(iii)            To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(A)             as to each person that the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, (1) the name, age, business address and residence address of the person, (2) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (3) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly owned beneficially or of record by the person, (4) the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition and (5) any other information relating to the person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents for a contested election of directors (even if an election contest or proxy solicitation is not involved), or is otherwise required, pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee of the stockholder, if applicable, and to serving as a director if elected),

 

(B)              as to the stockholder giving the notice, the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, the name and address (if different from the Corporation’s books) of such proposing stockholder, and the name and address of any Stockholder Associated Person,

 

(C)              the class or series and number of shares of stock of the Corporation which are directly or indirectly held of record or beneficially owned by such stockholder or by any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s securities, a description of any Derivative Positions directly or indirectly held or beneficially held by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, and whether and the extent to which a Hedging Transaction has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person,

 

(D)             a description of all arrangements or understandings (including financial transactions and direct or indirect compensation) between or among such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and each proposed nominee and any other person or entity (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made by such stockholder,

 

(E)              a representation that such stockholder is a holder of record of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice,

 

9 

 

 

(F)              any other information relating to such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with the solicitation of proxies or consents for a contested election of directors (even if an election contest or proxy solicitation is not involved), or otherwise required, pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder, and

 

(G)             a representation as to whether such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to the holders of a sufficient number of the Corporation’s outstanding shares reasonably believed by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, as the case may be, to elect each proposed nominee or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of the nomination (such representation, a “Nomination Solicitation Statement”).

 

In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 11(b) of ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 11(d) of this ARTICLE TWO and shall comply with Section 11(f) of this ARTICLE TWO.

 

(iv)             Notwithstanding anything in Section 11(b)(ii) of this ARTICLE TWO to the contrary, if the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under paragraph 11(b)(ii) of this ARTICLE TWO and there is no Public Announcement naming the nominees for additional directorships at least 10 days prior to the last day a stockholder may deliver a notice of nomination in accordance with Section 11(b)(ii), a stockholder’s notice required by Section 11(b)(ii) of this ARTICLE TWO shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the Close of Business on the tenth day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

10 

 

 

(c)       Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the notice of meeting. Only persons who are nominated in accordance and compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO shall be eligible for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the notice of meeting only (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, any duly authorized committee thereof, or stockholders (if stockholders are permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 2 of Article SEVEN of the Certificate of Incorporation) or (ii) provided that the Board of Directors or stockholders (if stockholders are permitted to call a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 2 of Article SEVEN of the Certificate of Incorporation) has determined that directors are to be elected at such special meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (A) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO and at the time of the special meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) complies with the notice procedures provided for in this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (ii) of this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected. For nominations to be properly brought by a stockholder at a special meeting of stockholders, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form as described in this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice for the nomination of persons for election to the Board of Directors (other than such a notice by the TPG Investor prior to the Advance Notice Trigger Date, which may be delivered at any time up to the later of (i) 30 days prior to the special meeting of stockholders and (ii) the 10th day following the day on which a Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting) must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the Close of Business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which a Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notices delivered pursuant to this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise on the next succeeding day). To be in proper written form, such stockholder’s notice shall set forth all of the information required by, and otherwise be in compliance with, Section 11(b)(iii) of this ARTICLE TWO. In addition, any stockholder who submits a notice pursuant to this Section 11(c) of ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, in accordance with Section 11(d) of this ARTICLE TWO and shall comply with Section 11(f) of this ARTICLE TWO.

 

(d)      Update and Supplement of Stockholder’s Notice. Any stockholder who submits a notice of proposal for business or nomination for election pursuant to this Section 11 of ARTICLE TWO is required to update and supplement the information disclosed in such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting of stockholders and as of the date that is ten (10) Business Days prior to such meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the Close of Business on the fifth Business Day after the record date for the meeting of stockholders (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than the Close of Business on the eighth business day prior to the date for the meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of 10 Business Days prior to the meeting of stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

11 

 

 

(e)       Definitions. For purposes of this Section 11 of ARTICLE TWO, the term:

 

(i)                 Business Day” shall mean each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in New York, NY are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

 

(ii)              Close of Business” shall mean 5:00 p.m. local time at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, and if an applicable deadline falls on the Close of Business on a day that is not a Business Day, then the applicable deadline shall be deemed to be the Close of Business on the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(iii)            Derivative Positions” means, with respect to a stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, any derivative positions including, without limitation, any short position, profits interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Corporation or otherwise and any performance-related fees to which such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person is entitled based, directly or indirectly, on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of capital stock of the Corporation;

 

(iv)             Hedging Transaction” means, with respect to a stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, any hedging or other transaction (such as borrowed or loaned shares) or series of transactions, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding, the effect or intent of which is to increase or decrease the voting power or economic or pecuniary interest of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the Corporation’s securities;

 

(v)               Public Announcement” means disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press, Business Wire, PR Newswire or comparable news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

 

(vi)             Stockholder Associated Person” of any stockholder means (A) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (B) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder or (C) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Stockholder Associated Person.

 

12 

 

 

(f)       Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be qualified to be a nominee for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (in the case of a person nominated by a stockholder in accordance with Sections 11(b) or 11(c) of this ARTICLE TWO, in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under such sections) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five Business Days of such written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request of any stockholder of record identified by name within five Business Days of such written request) that such person (i) is not and will not become a party to (A) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (B) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (ii) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein and (iii) would be in compliance, and if elected as a director of the Corporation will comply, with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation.

 

(g)      Update and Supplement of Nominee Information. The Corporation may also, as a condition to any such nomination or business being deemed properly brought before an annual meeting, require any Stockholder Associated Person or proposed nominee to deliver to the Secretary, within five Business Days of any such request, such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Corporation, including such other information as may be reasonably required by the Board, in its sole discretion, to determine (A) the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation, (B) whether such nominee qualifies as an “independent director” or “audit committee financial expert” under applicable law, Securities and Exchange Commission and stock exchange rules or regulation, or any publicly disclosed corporate governance guideline or committee charter of the Corporation and (C) such other information that the Board of Directors determines, in its sole discretion, could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

 

(h)      Authority of Chairperson; General Provisions. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether any nomination or other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or brought in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws (including whether the stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made or solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies or votes in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by Section 11(a)(iii)(G) or Section 11(b)(iii)(G), as applicable, of these Bylaws) and, if any nomination or other business is not made or brought in compliance with these Bylaws, to declare that such nomination or proposal of other business be disregarded and not acted upon. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 11, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

13 

 

 

(i)                 Compliance with Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of these Bylaws, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in these Bylaws; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules, regulations and schedules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to any nomination or other business to be considered pursuant to Section 11 of this ARTICLE TWO.

 

(j)                 Effect on Other Rights. Nothing in these Bylaws shall be deemed to (A) affect any rights of the stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14 a-8 under the Exchange Act, (B) confer upon any stockholder a right to have a nominee or any proposed business included in the Corporation’s proxy statement, except as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, (C) affect any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or (D) limit the exercise, the method or timing of the exercise of, the rights of any person granted by the Corporation to nominate directors (including pursuant to that Stockholders Agreement, dated as of on or about June [●], 2021 (as amended and/or restated or supplemented from time to time, the “Stockholders Agreement”), by and among the Corporation and the TPG Investor, which rights may be exercised without compliance with the provisions of this Section 11 of ARTICLE TWO.

 

SECTION 12.     Fixing a Record Date for Stockholder Meetings. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 days nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the Close of Business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is first given, or, if notice is waived, at the Close of Business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. 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; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting in conformity herewith; and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12 at the adjourned meeting.

 

14 

 

 

SECTION 13.    Action by Stockholders Without a Meeting. So long as stockholders of the Corporation have the right to act by written consent in accordance with Section 1 of ARTICLE EIGHT of the Certificate of Incorporation, the following provisions shall apply:

 

(a)       Record Date. For the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing or in an electronic transmission without a meeting as may be permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation or the certificate of designation relating to any outstanding class or series of preferred stock, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 10 (or the maximum number permitted by applicable law) days after the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. Any stockholder of record seeking to have the stockholders authorize or take action by consent shall, by written notice delivered by hand to the Secretary at the Corporation’s principal place of business during regular business hours, request that the Board of Directors fix a record date, which notice shall include the text of any proposed resolutions. Notices delivered pursuant to Section 13(a) of this ARTICLE TWO will be deemed received on any given day only if received prior to the Close of Business on such day (and otherwise shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day). The Board of Directors shall promptly, but in all events within ten (10) days after the date on which such written notice is properly delivered to and deemed received by the Secretary, adopt a resolution fixing the record date (unless a record date has previously been fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 13(a)). If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 13(a) or otherwise within 10 days of receipt of a valid request by a stockholder, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing or in electronic transmissions without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required pursuant to applicable law, shall be the first date after the expiration of such 10 day time period on which a signed consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation pursuant to Section 13(b); provided, however, that if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing or in electronic transmissions without a meeting shall in such an event be at the Close of Business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

(b)      Generally. No consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless written or electronic consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take such action are delivered to the Corporation, in the manner required by this Section 13 and applicable law, within 60 (or the maximum number permitted by applicable law) days of the first date on which a consent is delivered to the Corporation in the manner required by applicable law and this Section 13. The validity of any consent executed by a proxy for a stockholder pursuant to an electronic transmission transmitted to such proxy holder by or upon the authorization of the stockholder shall be determined by or at the direction of the Secretary. A written record of the information upon which the person making such determination relied shall be made and kept in the records of the proceedings of the stockholders. Any such consent shall be inserted in the minute book as if it were the minutes of a meeting of stockholders. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given by the Corporation (at its expense) to those stockholders who have not consented in writing or by electronic transmission and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation.

 

15 

 

 

SECTION 14.    Conduct of Meetings.

 

(a)       Generally. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board, if any, or in the Chairperson’s absence or disability, by the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or disability, by a Vice President (in the order as determined by the Board of Directors), or in the absence or disability of the foregoing persons by a chairperson designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence or disability of such person, by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in the Secretary’s absence or disability the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

(b)      Rules, Regulations and Procedures. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation as it shall deem appropriate including, without limitation, such guidelines and procedures as it may deem appropriate regarding the participation by means of remote communication of stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairperson, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants; and (vi) restrictions on the use of mobile phones, audio or video recording devices and similar devices at the meeting. The chairperson of the meeting of stockholders, in addition to making any other determinations that may be appropriate to the conduct of the meeting, shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination or matter or business was not properly brought before the meeting and if such chairperson should so determine, such chairperson shall so declare to the meeting and any such matter or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted or considered. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The chairperson of the meeting shall announce at the meeting when the polls for each matter to be voted upon at the meeting will be opened and closed. After the polls close, no ballots, proxies or votes or any revocations or changes thereto may be accepted. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power, right and authority, for any or no reason, to convene, recess and/or adjourn any meeting of stockholders.

 

16 

 

 

 

(c)        Inspectors of Elections. The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. No person who is a candidate for an office at an election may serve as an inspector at such election. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of such inspector’s duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

 

ARTICLE Three

DIRECTORS

 

SECTION 1.      General Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 2.      Annual Meetings. The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this Bylaw immediately after, and at the same place as, the annual meeting of stockholders. In the event that the annual meeting of stockholders takes place telephonically or through any other means by which the stockholders do not convene in any one location, the annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held at the principal offices of the Corporation immediately after the annual meeting of the stockholders.

 

SECTION 3.      Regular Meetings and Special Meetings. Regular meetings, other than the annual meeting, of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors and publicized among all directors. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by (i) the Chairperson of the Board, if any, (ii) by the Secretary upon the written request of a majority of the directors then in office or (iii) if the Board of Directors then includes a director nominated or designated for nomination by TPG Investor, by any director nominated or designated for nomination by the TPG Investor, and in each case shall be held at the place, if any, on the date and at the time as he, she or they shall fix. Any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 4.      Notice of Meetings. Notice of regular meetings of the Board of Directors need not be given except as otherwise required by law or these Bylaws. Notice of each special meeting of the Board of Directors, and of each regular and annual meeting of the Board of Directors for which notice is required, shall be given by the Secretary as hereinafter provided in this Section 4. Such notice shall state the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting. Notice of any special meeting, and of any regular or annual meeting for which notice is required, shall be given to each director at least (a) 24 hours before the meeting if by telephone or by being personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, telecopy, electronic transmission, email or similar means or (b) five days before the meeting if delivered by mail to the director’s residence or usual place of business. Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage prepaid, or when transmitted if sent by telex, telecopy, electronic transmission, email or similar means. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

 

17 

 

 

SECTION 5.      Waiver of Notice. Any director may waive notice of any meeting of directors by a writing signed by the director or by electronic transmission. Any member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall have waived notice of such meeting except when such member attends 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 and does not further participate in the meeting. Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the secretary of the Corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action.

 

SECTION 6.      Chairperson of the Board, Quorum, Required Vote and Adjournment. The Board of Directors may elect, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, a Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson of the Board must be a director and may be an officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and the direction of the Board of Directors, he or she shall perform all duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the position of Chairperson of the Board or which are delegated to him or her by the Board of Directors, preside at all meetings of the stockholders and Board of Directors at which he or she is present and have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe. If the Chairperson of the Board is not present at a meeting of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is a director and is not also the Chairperson of the Board) shall preside at such meeting, and, if the Chief Executive Officer is not present at such meeting, a majority of the directors present at such meeting shall elect one of the directors present at the meeting to so preside. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; provided, however, that a quorum shall never be less than one-third the total number of directors. Unless by express provision of an applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws a different vote is required, the vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

 

18 

 

 

SECTION 7.      Committees.

 

(a)       The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, including an executive committee, consisting of one or more of the directors of the Corporation, and any committees required by the rules and regulations of such exchange as any securities of the Corporation are listed. 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. Except to the extent restricted by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, each such committee, to the extent provided by the DGCL and in the resolution creating it, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors. Each such committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors upon request.

 

(b)       Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. All matters shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting at which a quorum is present. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, in the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the Board of Directors, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

SECTION 8.      Action by Written Consent. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

 

SECTION 9.      Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees, reimbursement of expenses and equity compensation, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity, including for attendance of meetings of the Board of Directors or participation on any committees. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

SECTION 10.     Reliance on Books and Records. A member of the Board of Directors, or a member of any committee designated by the Board of Directors shall, in the performance of such member’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the Board of Directors, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 

19 

 

 

SECTION 11.    Telephonic and Other Meetings. Unless restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any one or more members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other. Participation by such means shall constitute presence in person at a meeting.

 

ARTICLE Four

OFFICERS

 

SECTION 1.      Number and Election. Subject to the authority of Chief Executive Officer to appoint officers as set forth in Section 11 of this ARTICLE FOUR, the officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer, one or more Vice Presidents, a Secretary, a Chief Financial Officer, a Treasurer and such other officers and assistant officers as may be deemed necessary or desirable by the Board of Directors. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. In its discretion, the Board of Directors may choose not to fill any office for any period as it may deem advisable.

 

SECTION 2.      Term of Office. Each officer shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.

 

SECTION 3.      Removal. Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed with or without cause by the Board of Directors, a duly authorized committee thereof or by such officers as may be designated by a resolution of the Board of Directors, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed. Any officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 11 of this ARTICLE FOUR may also be removed by the Chief Executive Officer in his or her sole discretion.

 

SECTION 4.      Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer in accordance with Section 11 of this ARTICLE FOUR.

 

SECTION 5.      Compensation. Compensation of all executive officers shall be approved by the Board of Directors or a duly authorized committee thereof, and no officer shall be prevented from receiving such compensation by virtue of his or her also being a director of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 6.      Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have the powers and perform the duties incident to that position. The Chief Executive Officer shall, in the absence of the Chairperson of the Board, or if a Chairperson of the Board shall not have been elected, preside at each meeting of (a) the Board of Directors if the Chief Executive Officer is a director and (b) the stockholders. Subject to the powers of the Board of Directors and the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall be in general and active charge of the entire business and affairs of the Corporation, and shall be its chief policy making officer. The Chief Executive Officer shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or provided in these Bylaws. The Chief Executive Officer is authorized to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.

 

20 

 

 

SECTION 7.      Vice Presidents. The Vice President, or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents, in the order determined by the Board of Directors or the Chairperson of the Board, shall, perform such duties and have such powers as the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or these Bylaws may, from time to time, prescribe. The Vice Presidents may also be designated as Executive Vice Presidents or Senior Vice Presidents, as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

SECTION 8.      The Secretary and Assistant Secretaries. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors (other than executive sessions thereof) and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings in a book or books to be kept for that purpose or shall ensure that his or her designee attends each such meeting to act in such capacity. Under the Board of Directors’ supervision, the Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices required to be given by these Bylaws or by law; shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or these Bylaws may, from time to time, prescribe; and shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation. The Secretary, or an Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the corporate seal to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his or her signature. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, any of the assistant secretaries, shall in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or Secretary may, from time to time, prescribe.

 

SECTION 9.      The Chief Financial Officer and the Treasurer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities; shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation as shall be necessary or desirable in accordance with applicable law or generally accepted accounting principles; shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Chairperson of the Board or the Board of Directors; shall receive, and give receipts for, moneys due and payable to the Corporation from any source whatsoever; shall cause the funds of the Corporation to be disbursed when such disbursements have been duly authorized, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements; and shall render to the Board of Directors, at its regular meeting or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of the financial condition and operations of the Corporation; shall have such powers and perform such duties as the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or these Bylaws may, from time to time, prescribe. The Treasurer, if any, shall in the absence or disability of the chief financial officer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the chief financial officer, subject to the power of the board of directors. The Treasurer, if any, shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the board of directors may, from time to time, prescribe.

 

21 

 

 

SECTION 10.    Appointed Officers. In addition to officers designated by the Board in accordance with this ARTICLE FOUR, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the authority to appoint other officers below the level of Board-appointed Vice President as the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time deem expedient and may designate for such officers titles that appropriately reflect their positions and responsibilities. Such appointed officers shall have such powers and shall perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer or the senior officer to whom they report, consistent with corporate policies. An appointed officer shall serve until the earlier of such officer’s resignation or such officer’s removal by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors at any time, either with or without cause.

 

SECTION 11.    Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents. Officers, assistant officers and agents, if any, other than those whose duties are provided for in these Bylaws, shall have such authority and perform such duties as may from time to time be prescribed by resolution of the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 12.    Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may by resolution delegate the powers and duties of such officer to any other officer or to any director, or to any other person whom it may select.

 

ARTICLE Five

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

 

SECTION 1.      Form. The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. If shares are represented by certificates, the certificates shall be in such form as required by applicable law and as determined by the Board of Directors. Each certificate shall certify the number of shares owned by such holder in the Corporation and shall be signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by two authorized officers of the Corporation. Any or all signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on, any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation whether because of death, resignation or otherwise before such certificate or certificates have been issued by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be issued as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation at the date of issue. All certificates for shares shall be consecutively numbered or otherwise identified. The Board of Directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the Corporation. The Corporation, or its designated transfer agent or other agent, shall keep a book or set of books to be known as the stock transfer books of the Corporation, containing the name of each holder of record, together with such holder’s address and the number and class or series of shares held by such holder and the date of issue. When shares are represented by certificates, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to each holder to whom such shares have been issued or transferred, certificates representing the shares owned by such holder, and shares of stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation or its designated transfer agent or other agent of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. In that event, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate or certificates and record the transaction on its books. When shares are not represented by certificates, shares of stock of the Corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, with such evidence of the authenticity of such transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps, and within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares, the Corporation shall, if required by applicable law, send the holder to whom such shares have been issued or transferred a written statement of the information required by applicable law. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other instrument, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated stock and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.

 

22 

 

 

SECTION 2.      Lost Certificates. The Corporation may issue or direct a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares, the Corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct, sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

SECTION 3.      Registered Stockholders. The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its records as the owner of shares of stock to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner, except as otherwise required by applicable law. The Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares of stock on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

 

SECTION 4.      Fixing a Record Date for Purposes Other Than Stockholder Meetings or Actions by Written Consent. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action (other than stockholder meetings and stockholder written consents which are expressly governed by Sections 12 and 13 of ARTICLE TWO hereof), the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the Close of Business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

23 

 

 

ARTICLE Six

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

SECTION 1.      Dividends. Subject to and in accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and any certificate of designation relating to any series of preferred stock, dividends upon the shares of capital stock of the Corporation may be declared and paid by the Board of Directors, in accordance with applicable law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, subject to the provisions of applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose. The Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserves in the manner in which they were created.

 

SECTION 2.      Checks, Notes, Drafts, Etc. All checks, notes, drafts or other orders for the payment of money of the Corporation shall be signed, endorsed or accepted in the name of the Corporation by such officer, officers, person or persons as from time to time may be designated by the Board of Directors or by an officer or officers authorized by the Board of Directors to make such designation.

 

SECTION 3.      Contracts. In addition to the powers otherwise granted to officers pursuant to ARTICLE FOUR hereof, the Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation to enter into or execute and deliver any and all deeds, bonds, mortgages, contracts and other obligations or instruments, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

SECTION 4.      Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

SECTION 5.      Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may provide a corporate seal which shall be in the form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no seal shall be required by virtue of this Section.

 

SECTION 6.      Voting Securities Owned By Corporation. Voting securities in any other corporation or entity held by the Corporation shall be voted by the Chairperson of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or the Chief Financial Officer, unless the Board of Directors specifically confers authority to vote with respect thereto, which authority may be general or confined to specific instances, upon some other person or officer. Any person authorized to vote securities shall have the power to appoint proxies, with general power of substitution.

 

24 

 

 

SECTION 7.      Facsimile Signatures. In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these Bylaws and subject to applicable law, facsimile and any other forms of electronic signatures of any officer or officers of the Corporation may be used.

 

SECTION 8.      Section Headings. Section headings in these Bylaws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

 

SECTION 9.      Inconsistent Provisions. In the event that any provision (or part thereof) of these Bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the DGCL, any other applicable law or the Stockholders Agreement, the provision (or part thereof) of these Bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

 

ARTICLE Seven

INDEMNIFICATION

 

SECTION 1.      Right to Indemnification and Advancement. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved (including involvement, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director or officer or in any other capacity while serving as a director or officer, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than permitted prior thereto), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time (“ERISA”) and any other penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in this Section 2 of this ARTICLE SEVEN with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advance of expenses (as defined below), the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors of the Corporation. The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses conferred in this Section 1 of ARTICLE SEVEN shall be contract rights. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred herein, an indemnitee shall also have the right, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (an “advance of expenses”); provided, however, that if and to the extent that the DGCL requires, an advance of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking (an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (a “final adjudication”) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Section 1 or otherwise. The Corporation may also, by action of its Board of Directors, provide indemnification and advancement to employees and agents of the Corporation. Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this ARTICLE SEVEN shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of the Corporation appointed pursuant to ARTICLE FOUR, and to any Vice President, Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer or other officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors pursuant to ARTICLE FOUR of these Bylaws, and any reference to an officer of any other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws or equivalent organizational documents of such other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other enterprise has been given or has used the title of “Vice President” or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other enterprise for purposes of this ARTICLE SEVEN unless such person’s appointment to such office was approved by the board of directors pursuant to ARTICLE FOUR.

 

25 

 

 

SECTION 2.      Procedure for Indemnification. Any claim for indemnification or advance of expenses by an indemnitee under this Section 2 of ARTICLE SEVEN shall be made promptly, and in any event within 45 days (or, in the case of an advance of expenses, 20 days; provided that the director or officer has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN if required), upon the written request of the indemnitee. If the Corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advance of expenses, in whole or in part, or if payment in full pursuant to such request is not made within 45 days (or, in the case of an advance of expenses, 20 days; provided that the indemnitee has delivered the undertaking contemplated by Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN if required), the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this ARTICLE SEVEN shall be enforceable by the indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such person’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for the advance of expenses where the undertaking required pursuant to Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN, if any, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct which make it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of proof shall be on the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, a committee thereof, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

26 

 

 

SECTION 3.      Insurance. The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was or has agreed to become a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, administrator, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expenses, liability or loss under the DGCL.

 

SECTION 4.      Service for Subsidiaries. Any person serving as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, administrator, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at least 50% of whose equity interests are owned by the Corporation (a “subsidiary” for purposes of this ARTICLE SEVEN) shall be conclusively presumed to be serving in such capacity at the request of the Corporation.

 

SECTION 5.      Reliance. Persons who after the date of the adoption of this provision become or remain directors or officers of the Corporation or who, while a director or officer of the Corporation, become or remain a director, officer, employee or agent of a subsidiary, shall be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advance of expenses and other rights contained in this ARTICLE SEVEN in entering into or continuing such service. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE SEVEN shall apply to claims made against an indemnitee arising out of acts or omissions which occurred or occur both prior and subsequent to the adoption hereof. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this ARTICLE SEVEN that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate, or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.

 

SECTION 6.      Non-Exclusivity of Rights; Continuation of Rights of Indemnification. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this ARTICLE SEVEN shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under the Certificate of Incorporation or under any statute, by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. All rights to indemnification under this ARTICLE SEVEN shall be deemed to be a contract between the Corporation and each director or officer of the Corporation who serves or served in such capacity at any time while this ARTICLE SEVEN is in effect. Any repeal or modification of this ARTICLE SEVEN or repeal or modification of relevant provisions of the DGCL or any other applicable laws shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder with respect to any proceeding arising out of, or relating to, any actions, transactions or facts occurring prior to the final adoption of such repeal or modification.

 

27 

 

 

SECTION 7.      Merger or Consolidation. For purposes of this ARTICLE SEVEN, references to the “Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this ARTICLE SEVEN with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 

SECTION 8.      Savings Clause. To the fullest extent permitted by law, if this ARTICLE SEVEN or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify and advance expenses to each person entitled to indemnification under Section 1 of this ARTICLE SEVEN as to all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such person and for which indemnification and advancement of expenses is available to such person pursuant to this ARTICLE SEVEN to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this ARTICLE SEVEN that shall not have been invalidated.

 

ARTICLE Eight

AMENDMENTS

 

These Bylaws may be amended, altered, changed or repealed or new Bylaws adopted only in accordance with Section 1 of ARTICLE TEN of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

* * * * *

 

28 

 

Exhibit 10.4

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

AND

 

THE STOCKHOLDERS PARTY HERETO

 

DATED AS OF [●], 2021

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

ARTICLE I
 
EFFECTIVENESS
 
Section 1.1. Effectiveness 1
     
ARTICLE II
 
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 2.1. Definitions 1
Section 2.2. Other Interpretive Provisions 6
     
ARTICLE III
 
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
Section 3.1. Demand Registration 7
Section 3.2. Shelf Registration 9
Section 3.3. Piggyback Registration 12
Section 3.4. Lock-Up Agreements 13
Section 3.5. Registration Procedures 13
Section 3.6. Underwritten Offerings 19
Section 3.7. No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights 20
Section 3.8. Registration Expenses 20
Section 3.9. Indemnification 21
Section 3.10. Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S 24
Section 3.11. Existing Registration Statements 24
     
ARTICLE IV
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 4.1. Authority; Effect 25
Section 4.2. Notices 25
Section 4.3. Termination and Effect of Termination 26
Section 4.4. Permitted Transferees 26
Section 4.5. Remedies 27
Section 4.6. Amendments 27
Section 4.7. Governing Law 27
Section 4.8. Consent to Jurisdiction 27
Section 4.9. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 28
Section 4.10. Merger; Binding Effect, Etc 28
Section 4.11. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures 29

 

 i

 

 

Section 4.12. Severability 29
Section 4.13. No Recourse 29

 

ii 

 

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “Agreement”), dated as of [●], 2021 is made by and among:

 

A.       Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);

 

B.       TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (collectively with its Permitted Transferees that are Affiliates, the “TPG Investor”);

 

C.       Sharad S. Mansukani (“Chair”);

 

D.       Stephen C. Farrell (“CEO”); and

 

E.       such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become party hereto as holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.4 in their capacity as Permitted Transferees.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Company has priced an initial public offering (the “IPO”) of shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “Underwriting Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the parties believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the other parties hereto to set forth their agreements regarding registration rights and certain other matters following the closing of the IPO.

 

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 material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company (with the advice of outside counsel): (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, (a) 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 or (b) in the event that the specified Person is a natural Person, a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person; provided that the Company and each subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate of the TPG Investor. “Affiliated” and “Affiliation” shall have correlative meanings. 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.

 

CEO” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Chair” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Closing” shall mean the closing of the IPO.

 

Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Company Indemnitee” or “Company Indemnitees” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.5.

 

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.

 

Effective Date” means the date of the Closing.

 

2 

 

 

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 subsidiary 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 statement on Form S-4 or its successor form.

 

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

 

Holder” means each of the TPG Investor, Chair and CEO for so long as such Person holds Registrable Securities.

 

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 Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, and any securities into which such shares of Common Stock or other equity securities shall have been changed or any securities resulting from any reclassification or recapitalization of such shares of Common Stock or other equity securities.

 

Loss” or “Losses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1.

 

Member of the Immediate Family” means, with respect to an individual, (a) each parent, spouse (but not including a former spouse or a spouse from whom such individual is legally separated) or child (including those adopted) of such individual and (b) each trustee, solely in his or her capacity as trustee and so long as such trustee is reasonably satisfactory to the Company, for a trust naming only one or more of the Persons listed in clause (a) as beneficiaries.

 

Participation Conditions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).

 

Permitted Transferee” means, with respect to any Holder, any Affiliate of such Holder.

 

Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

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).

 

3 

 

 

Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to each Holder requesting that its shares be registered or sold in a Public Offering, a number of such shares equal to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold in such Public Offering (excluding any shares to be registered or sold for the account of the Company), subject to any limit specified by the managing underwriter or underwriters pursuant to Section 3.1.7 or Section 3.2.6, as applicable, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder immediately following Closing (after giving effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares in connection with the closing of the IPO and any exercise of such option to purchase additional shares by the underwriters), and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities held by all Holders immediately following Closing (after giving effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares in connection with the closing of the IPO and any exercise of such option to purchase additional shares by the underwriters).

 

Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments and supplements, 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).

 

Registrable Securities” means (i) all shares of Common Stock, and any securities into which such Common Stock shall have been changed, that are not then subject to vesting or forfeiture to the Company, (ii) all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any option, warrant or convertible or other security not then subject to vesting or forfeiture to the Company and (iii) all shares of Common Stock directly or indirectly issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) above by way of unit or stock dividend or unit or stock split, or in connection with a combination of units or shares, reclassification, 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 pursuant to Rule 144, (y) the holder of such securities is able to immediately sell such securities under Rule 144 without any restrictions on transfer (including without application of paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of Rule 144), as determined in the reasonable judgment of such holder (it being understood that a written opinion of the Company’s outside legal counsel to the effect that such securities may be so sold shall be conclusive evidence this clause has been satisfied), or (z) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.

 

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.

 

4 

 

 

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.

 

Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.

 

Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule).

 

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.

 

Selling Stockholder Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1.

 

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).

 

Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of [●], 2021, made by and between the Company and the TPG Investor, as amended from time to time.

 

TPG Investor” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Transfer” means, with respect to any Registrable Security, any interest therein, or any other securities or equity interests relating thereto, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance 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.

 

5 

 

 

Underwriting Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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.

 

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.

 

(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 terms “include” and “including” are not limiting and shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “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.

 

(f)                References to Articles and Sections are to Articles and Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

(g)               References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

ARTICLE III

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

The Company will perform and comply, and cause each of its subsidiaries 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.

 

6 

 

 

Section 3.1.          Demand Registration.

 

Section 3.1.1      Request for Demand Registration.

 

(a)               Following the Effective Date, the TPG Investor shall have the right to make a written request from time to time (a “Demand Registration Request”) to the Company for Registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by the TPG Investor. Any such Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Demand Registration.” Each such demand shall be required to be in respect of at least $100 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) unless a lesser amount is then held by the participating Holders, in which case such demand may only be made in respect of all Registrable Securities held by such Holders; provided that a Demand Registration shall not be counted for purposes of the limitation set forth in Section 3.1.2 or Section 3.2.5(c) unless and until the Demand Registration has become effective and the TPG Investor registers and sells at least 75% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration.

 

(b)               Each Demand Registration Request shall specify (i) the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered and (ii) the intended method or methods of disposition thereof.

 

(c)               Upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request, the Company shall as promptly as practicable file a Registration Statement (a “Demand Registration Statement”) relating to such Demand Registration, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be promptly declared effective under the Securities Act.

 

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 was consummated within the preceding 90 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 one Business Day 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.

 

7 

 

 

Section 3.1.4      Demand Withdrawal. The TPG Investor and any other Holder that has requested its Registrable Securities be included in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.1.3 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 effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration and will not be obligated to participate in any Underwritten Public Offering prior to executing the underwriting agreement relating thereto. Upon receipt of a notice to such effect from the TPG Investor with respect to all of the Registrable Securities included by the TPG Investor in such Demand Registration, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement. Notwithstanding any withdrawal by the TPG Investor of Registrable Securities from a Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 3.1.4, the Demand Registration with respect to which the withdrawal was made shall be counted for purposes of the limit on Demand Registration Requests set forth in Section 3.1.2 unless (a) the TPG Investor reimburses the Company for all documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Demand Registration with respect to which the withdrawal was made, (b) the withdrawal is made as a result of an event that has had a material adverse effect on the business, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of the Company or (c) the withdrawal is made in response to a Demand Suspension pursuant to Section 3.1.6.

 

Section 3.1.5      Effective Registration. The Company shall use commercially reasonable 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 (provided that the Company shall not disclose any material non-public information that is the basis for such notice to any Holder without the express written consent of such Holder), delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, the Demand Registration 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. 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 (a) the Company’s decision to file or seek effectiveness of such Demand Registration Statement following such Demand Suspension and (b) the effectiveness of such Demand Registration Statement. 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 be 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. The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or amend the Demand Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Demand Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the TPG Investor.

 

8 

 

 

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 in the case of any Demand Registration (x) first, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Demand Registration an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included in such Registration, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect (with such number to be allocated pro rata among the remaining requesting Holders that have requested to participate in such Demand Registration in a like manner).

 

Section 3.2.          Shelf Registration.

 

Section 3.2.1      Request for Shelf Registration.

 

(a)               Upon the written request of the TPG Investor from time to time following the date on which the Company becomes eligible to use 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 (or any successor rule) (“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 the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to promptly become effective under the Securities Act. 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 the Company is a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request may request Registration of an unspecified amount of Registrable Securities to be sold by unspecified Holders. If on the date of the Shelf Registration Request the Company is not a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered. The Company shall provide to the TPG Investor the information necessary to determine the Company’s status as a WKSI upon request.

 

9 

 

 

Section 3.2.2      Shelf Registration Notice. Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Registration Request (but in no event more than one Business Day 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 (or within one Business Day in the case of a Block Trade Offering) after the date that the Shelf Registration Notice has been delivered to such Holder.

 

Section 3.2.3      Continued Effectiveness. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable 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 (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder); and (ii) the date as of which no Holder holds Registrable Securities (such period of effectiveness, the “Shelf Period”).

 

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 (provided that the Company shall not disclose any material non-public information that is the basis for such notice to any Holder without the express written consent of such Holder), 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. In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus 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 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. The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or amend the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Shelf Registration Statement or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are included in such Shelf Registration Statement.

 

10 

 

 

Section 3.2.5      Shelf Takedown.

 

(a)               At any time during which the Company has an effective Shelf Registration Statement with respect to Registrable Securities held by the TPG Investor, by notice to the Company specifying the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, the TPG Investor 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 the TPG Investor’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 Shelf Takedown Request to effect an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be required to be in respect of at least $100 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)), unless a lesser amount is then held by the Holders requesting to participate in such offering, in which case such request may only be made in respect of all Registrable Securities held by such Holders.

 

(b)               Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Request (but in no event more than one Business Day thereafter) for any Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company shall deliver a notice (a “Shelf Takedown Notice”) to each other Holder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement, or to all other Holders if such Registration Statement is undesignated (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 such 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 two Business Days after the date that the Shelf Takedown Notice has been delivered to such Holder (or within one Business Day after the date that the Shelf Takedown Notice has been delivered to such Holder if such notice relates to a Block Trade Offering). Any Potential Takedown Participant’s request to participate in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown 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 ten 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, size and other terms of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown contemplated by this Section 3.2.5 shall be determined by the TPG Investor.

 

11 

 

 

(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 was consummated within the preceding 90 days (unless otherwise consented to by the Board of Directors of the Company).

 

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, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included in such Registration, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect (with such number to be allocated pro rata among the remaining requesting Holders that have requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown in a like manner).

 

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 an Excluded Registration or a Registration pursuant to Section 3.1 or 3.2), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than three Business Days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement or, in the case of any such Public Offering under a Shelf Registration Statement, 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 a Public Offering under a Shelf Registration Statement, 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 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 be permitted to, 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 related underwriting agreement or the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, as applicable.

 

12 

 

 

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 a significant 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 (i) first, 100% of the securities that the Company proposes to sell; (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included in such Registration, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on an amount equal to the lesser of (A) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be sold by such Holder, and (B) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion; and (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (ii) 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.

 

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, if requested by the underwriters for such Underwritten Public Offering and provided that a similar request is made in accordance with Section 3.6.1, each Holder shall enter into a lock-up agreement with such customary terms (which shall be the same terms for all Holders) as are negotiated among the Company, the underwriters and the TPG Investor. The Company and the TPG Investor agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to include in any such agreement a lock-up period beginning no earlier than seven days before, and ending no later than 90 days after, the date of the final prospectus in connection with such Registration or Underwritten Public Offering.

 

13 

 

 

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 commercially reasonable 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 Prospectus, 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 the TPG Investor, or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;

 

(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 the TPG Investor, (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 (i) 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, (ii) 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, (iii) 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, (iv) 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 (v) 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;

 

14 

 

 

(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 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 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 commercially reasonable 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);

 

15 

 

 

(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 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 commercially reasonable 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 prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;

 

(l)           use its commercially reasonable 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 Common Stock and if one has then been assigned;

 

(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;

 

16 

 

 

(o)         enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as the TPG Investor 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 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 the underwriter or underwriters and its or their 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 subsidiary of the Company or any business acquired by the Company 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 commercially reasonable 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;

 

(u)          use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Common Stock covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on the securities exchange on which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which the Company’s Common Stock is then quoted;

 

(v)         make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by any representative appointed by the TPG Investor, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement or 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;

 

17 

 

 

 

(w)             in the case of an Underwritten 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; and

 

(z)               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.

 

18 

 

 

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 forthwith 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 agreement with such underwriters, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to each of the Company, the TPG Investor and the underwriters, and containing a requirement to obtain lock-up agreements from directors and executive officers of 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 shall contain such 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. Any such Holder shall be required to make representations and warranties and other agreements, deliver an opinion or opinions from its counsel and provide indemnities, in each case as are customarily made by selling stockholders in secondary public offerings.

 

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 commercially reasonable 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. Any such Holder shall be required to make representations and warranties and other agreements, deliver an opinion or opinions from its counsel and provide indemnities, in each case as are customarily made by selling stockholders in secondary public offerings.

 

19 

 

 

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; provided that any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representations, warranties or agreements as are customary in agreements of that type, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder shall not exceed such Holder’s proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses.

 

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 TPG Investor; provided that such managing underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

Section 3.7.          No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall hereafter enter into, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to, 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 the TPG Investor, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries 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.

 

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 subsidiaries 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 the TPG Investor, including all reasonable fees for an opinion from counsel to the TPG Investor and any required local counsel opinions, (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. 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.

 

20 

 

 

Section 3.9.          Indemnification.

 

Section 3.9.1      Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of such Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of each such shareholder, member, limited or general partner, each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons and each of their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, 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 subsidiaries including any report or 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 or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and relating to action or inaction in connection with any such registration, disclosure document or other document or report; provided that no selling Holder shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.9.1 in respect of any untrue statement or omission contained in any information relating to such seller Holder furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in a Registration Statement and used by the Company in conformity therewith (such information, “Selling Stockholder Information”). 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 and regardless of any indemnity agreed to in the underwriting agreement that is less favorable to the Holders.

 

21 

 

 

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 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 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 contained in such selling Holder’s Selling Stockholder Information. In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such indemnification obligation, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses, 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.

 

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 forfeits substantive rights 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 shall not have the right to settle such action without the prior written consent of the 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 (in addition to any local counsel) at any one time unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.

 

22 

 

 

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 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 proceeds from the sale of its Registrable Securities in the offering giving rise to such indemnification obligation, net of underwriting discounts and commissions but before expenses, 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.

 

23 

 

 

Section 3.9.5      Indemnification Priority. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that any of the Persons entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 3.9.1 (each, a “Company Indemnitee” and collectively, the “ Company Indemnitees”) may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by other sources. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to a Company Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of such other sources to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Company Indemnitee are secondary) and (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by a Company Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement without regard to any rights a Company Indemnitee may have against such other sources. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by such other sources on behalf of a Company Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such Company Indemnitee has sought indemnification, advancement of expenses or insurance from the Company shall affect the foregoing, and that such other sources shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Company Indemnitee against the Company.

 

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, 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) Rule 144, Rule 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, and is, 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 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 or supplemented in the manner contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence.

 

24 

 

 

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. The Company and its subsidiaries shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of the Company pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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 facsimile or e-mail or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:

 

if to the Company, to:

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394
Attention: Timothy Fairbanks

    Amy Shook

E-mail:

 

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

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019

  Attention: William V. Fogg
    Michael E. Mariani

Facsimile:

  E-mail:
      

 

if to the TPG Investor, to:

 

TPG Global, LLC 
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300

Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile:

E-mail:

 

25 

 

 

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

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019

  Attention: William V. Fogg
    Michael E. Mariani

Facsimile:

  E-mail:
      

 

if to Chair, to:

 

[     ]

 

if to CEO, to:

 

[     ]

 

Subject to the foregoing, 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 facsimile or e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) one Business Day 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 or Registration Expenses incurred prior to termination. In the event this Agreement is terminated, each Person entitled to indemnification or contribution rights pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof shall retain such indemnification or contribution rights with respect to any matter that (i) may be a liability subject to indemnification or contribution thereunder and (ii) occurred prior to such termination.

 

26 

 

 

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 Registrable Securities to a Permitted Transferee of that Holder. 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 Permitted Transferee to which the assignment is being made, if not a Holder, has delivered to the Company a written acknowledgment and joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company that the Permitted Transferee will be bound by, and will be a party to, this Agreement (such written joinder agreement to include such Permitted Transferee’s contact information for the delivery of notice). A Permitted Transferee to whom rights are transferred pursuant to this Section 4.4 may not again transfer those rights to any other Permitted Transferee, other than as provided in this Section 4.4.

 

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.

 

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 the TPG Investor; provided, however, that any amendment, modification, extension or termination that (a) has a disproportionate and materially adverse effect on any Holder shall require the prior written consent of such Holder and (b) creates a material new obligation of a Holder or further restricts in any material respect the ability of a Holder to Transfer its Shares shall require the prior written consent of such Holder, other than any amendment or modification reasonably required to address a change in applicable law. 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 Delaware 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.

 

27 

 

 

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 Delaware 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 subsidiaries 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 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 Delaware 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 AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. 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 IT IS RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 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 Stockholders 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.

 

28 

 

 

Section 4.11.      Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or electronic delivery (i.e., by e-mail of a PDF signature page) and each such counterpart signature page will constitute an original for all purposes. The Company and each Holder hereby agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and that the electronic signature has the same binding effect as a physical signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company and each Holder further agree that this Agreement, or any part hereof, shall not be denied legal effect, validity or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.

 

Section 4.12.      Severability. In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid, legal 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, stockholder, 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, stockholder, 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]

 

29 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

  CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

  TPG CANNES AGGREGATION, L.P.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  SHARAD S. MANSUKANI
   
 

By:

 

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  STEPHEN C. FARRELL
   
  By:  

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.5

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

by and between

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

and

TPG CANNES AGGREGATION, L.P.

Dated as of June [●], 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I
 
DEFINITIONS
 
SECTION 1.01    Certain Definitions 1
SECTION 1.02    Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions 3
     
ARTICLE II
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
SECTION 2.01    Existence; Authority; Enforceability 4
SECTION 2.02    Absence of Conflicts 4
SECTION 2.03    Consents 5
     
ARTICLE III
 
GOVERNANCE
 
SECTION 3.01    Board of Directors 5
     
ARTICLE IV
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
SECTION 4.01    Term 8
SECTION 4.02    Organizational Documents 8
SECTION 4.03    Amendments and Waivers 8
SECTION 4.04    Successors and Assigns 8
SECTION 4.05    Severability 8
SECTION 4.06    Counterparts; Electronic Signatures 8
SECTION 4.07    Entire Agreement 9
SECTION 4.08    Governing Law 9
SECTION 4.09    Consent to Jurisdiction 9
SECTION 4.10    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 10
SECTION 4.11    Specific Performance 10
SECTION 4.12    No Third-Party Beneficiaries 10
SECTION 4.13    Notices 10

 

 

 

 

This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June [●], 2021, is made by and between CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and TPG CANNES AGGREGATION, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “TPG Investor”). The term “TPG Investor” shall also mean, if the TPG Investor shall have Transferred any of its shares of Common Stock to any of its Affiliates (in each case, as such terms are defined below), the TPG Investor and its Affiliates, taken together, and any right, obligation or action that may be exercised or taken at the election of the TPG Investor may be taken at the election of the TPG Investor and its Affiliates.

 

This Agreement replaces in its entirety the Shareholders Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2019, by and among the Company, the TPG Investor and the other parties thereto (the “Previous Stockholders Agreement”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company executed an underwriting agreement, dated June [●], 2021 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), related to the initial public offering (the “IPO”) of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Previous Stockholders Agreement shall be terminated in connection with the consummation of the IPO, and the parties hereto wish to replace in their entirety the terms of the Previous Stockholders Agreement to provide for certain governance rights and other matters, and to set forth the rights and obligations of the TPG Investor, following the IPO.

 

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 are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

 

SECTION 1.01 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person who, as of the relevant time for which the determination of affiliation is being made, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person; provided that the Company and each Subsidiary of the Company shall be deemed not to be an Affiliate of the TPG Investor, any Person that controls the TPG Investor or any Person with whom the Company or any Subsidiary would otherwise be Affiliated through Affiliation with the TPG Investor or any Person that controls the TPG Investor. “Affiliated” and “Affiliation” shall have correlative meanings. For the purposes of this definition, the term “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the TPG Investor shall not be considered an Affiliate of (x) any portfolio operating company in which the TPG Investor or any of its Affiliates has made a debt or equity investment, (y) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or (z) any other stockholder of the Company (other than any Affiliate to which the TPG Investor Transfers (as defined below) any shares of its Common Stock), and vice versa.

 

1 

 

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Board of Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Independent Director” means a director that satisfies both (a) the requirements to qualify as an “independent director” under the stock exchange rules of the stock exchange on which the Common Stock are then-currently listed and (b) the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

IPO” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

IPO Closing” means the closing of the IPO.

 

Necessary Action” means, with respect to a specified result, all actions reasonably necessary to cause such result, including (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to shares of Common Stock, (ii) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (iii) executing agreements and instruments and (iv) making, or causing to be made, with applicable government, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.

 

Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.

 

Previous Stockholders Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.

 

2 

 

 

TPG Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

TPG Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Transfer” means, with respect to any shares of Common Stock, (i) when used as a verb, to sell, assign, dispose of, exchange, pledge, encumber, mortgage, hypothecate or otherwise transfer such shares of Common Stock or any participation or interest therein, whether directly or indirectly (including pursuant to a derivative transaction or through the transfer of equity interests or other securities in any direct or indirect company or other Person holding shares of Common Stock or through the issuance and redemption by any such company or other Person of its securities), or agree to commit to do any of the foregoing and (ii) when used as a noun, a direct or indirect sale, assignment, disposition, exchange, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, or other transfer of such shares of Common Stock or any participation or interest therein or any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing. “Transferred” shall have a correlative meaning.

 

Unaffiliated Independent Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Underwriting Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

SECTION 1.02 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions.

 

(a)               The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

 

(b)               The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof.

 

(c)               References to Articles, Sections and Exhibits are to Articles, Sections and Exhibits of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.

 

(d)               Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement.

 

(e)               Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular.

 

(f)                Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import.

 

3 

 

 

(g)               “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (electronic media) in a visible form.

 

(h)               References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. References to any law include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and references to statutes shall include all amendments of the same and any successor or replacement statutes and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(i)                 References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person.

 

(j)                 References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.

 

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Each of the parties to this Agreement hereby represents and warrants, severally and not jointly (and solely as to itself), to the other party to this Agreement that as of the date such party executes this Agreement:

 

SECTION 2.01 Existence; Authority; Enforceability. Such party has the necessary power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Such party is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and the execution of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder, have been authorized by all necessary action on the part of its board of directors (or equivalent) and stockholders (or other holders of equity interests), if required, and no other act or proceeding on its part is necessary to authorize the execution of this Agreement or the performance of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed by such party and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of any laws relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfers, or similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

SECTION 2.02 Absence of Conflicts. The execution and delivery by such party of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder does not and will not (a) conflict with, or result in the breach of, any provision of the constitutive documents of such party, (b) result in any material violation, breach, conflict, default or an event of default (or an event which with notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default or an event of default), or give rise to any right of acceleration or termination or any additional material payment obligation, under the terms of any material contract, agreement or permit to which such party is a party or by which such party’s assets or operations are bound or affected, or (c) violate any law applicable to such party, except, in the case of each of clauses (b) and (c) with respect to the TPG Investor, for any such violation, breach, conflict or default that would not impair in any material respect the ability of the TPG Investor to perform its respective obligations hereunder.

 

4 

 

 

SECTION 2.03 Consents. Other than as expressly required herein or any consents which have already been obtained, no material consent, waiver, approval, authorization, exemption, registration, license, permit or declaration is required to be made or obtained by such party in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such party.

 

ARTICLE III

GOVERNANCE

 

SECTION 3.01 Board of Directors. (a) Prior to the IPO Closing, the TPG Investor and the Company shall take all Necessary Action to cause the board of directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) to be comprised of five directors as of the IPO Closing, (i) two of whom shall each be designated by the TPG Investor (each, a “TPG Director”), (ii) two of whom shall each satisfy the requirements to qualify as an Independent Director (each, an “Unaffiliated Independent Director”) and (iii) one of whom shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, Unaffiliated Independent Directors shall not constitute TPG Directors for purposes of determining the number of directors that the TPG Investor shall have the right to nominate pursuant to Section 3.01(c).

 

At the IPO Closing, the TPG Directors shall be Todd B. Sisitsky and Katherine Wood; the Chief Executive Officer director shall be Stephen C. Farrell; the Unaffiliated Independent Directors shall be Sharad Mansukani and W. Carl Whitmer; and the Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be Sharad Mansukani. In connection with the IPO Closing, the foregoing directors shall be divided into three classes of directors, each of whose members shall serve for staggered three-year terms as follows:

 

(1) the class I directors shall be Sharad Mansukani and Katherine Wood;

 

(2) the class II director shall be Stephen C. Farrell; and

 

(3) the class III directors shall be Todd Sisitsky and W. Carl Whitmer.

 

The initial term of the class I directors shall expire at the Company’s first annual meeting of stockholders following the IPO Closing at which directors are elected. The initial term of the class II directors shall expire at the second succeeding annual meeting of stockholders following the IPO Closing at which directors are elected. The initial term of the class III directors shall expire at the Company’s third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders following the IPO Closing at which directors are elected.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 3.01(a) is applicable solely to the initial composition of the Board of Directors.

 

5 

 

 

(b)               On or before the first anniversary of the effectiveness of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the IPO, the Company, the TPG Investor and the Board of Directors shall take all Necessary Action to (i) cause an increase in the size of the Board of Directors by at least one director, but no greater than two directors, (ii) fill such vacancies resulting therefrom with at least one director who qualifies as an Unaffiliated Independent Director and (iii) cause one such director to be appointed as a class II director and, if applicable, the other such director to be appointed to the class of directors to be determined by the Company, the TPG Investor and the Board of Directors.

 

(c)               For so long as the TPG Investor holds a number of shares of Common Stock representing at least the percentage of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the TPG Investor as of the IPO Closing (after giving effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in connection with the IPO) shown below, there shall be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors for election as directors at each applicable annual or special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected that number of individuals nominated by TPG that, if elected, will result in the number of TPG Directors serving as directors on the Board of Directors that is shown below.

 

Ownership Percentage   Number of TPG Directors
[●]% 1 or greater   3 TPG Directors
Less than [●]% 1 but greater
than or equal to [●]% 2
  2 TPG Directors
Less than [●]% 2 but greater
than or equal to [●]% 3
  1 TPG Director

 

(d)               With respect to any individual nominated by TPG, the Company and the TPG Investor shall take all Necessary Action to cause the Board of Directors (and any applicable committee thereof) to, as applicable, (i) include such individual in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors for the applicable class of directors for election by the stockholders of the Company, recommend such individual’s election as a director and solicit proxies or consents in favor thereof or (ii) appoint such individual to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors created by a departure of a TPG Director. The Company agrees to take all Necessary Action to include such individual in the applicable proxy statement for such stockholder meeting.

 

(e)               To the extent not inconsistent with Section 141(k) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the organizational documents of the Company, (i) the TPG Investor shall have the exclusive right to remove TPG Directors from the Board of Directors, and the Board of Directors, the TPG Investor and the Company shall take all Necessary Action to cause the removal of any TPG Director at the request of the TPG Investor, and (ii) the TPG Investor shall have the exclusive right to designate for election individuals to the Board of Directors to fill vacancies created by reason of death, removal or resignation of the TPG Directors, and the Board of Directors and the TPG Investor shall take all Necessary Action to cause any such vacancies to be filled by replacement directors designated by the TPG Investor as promptly as reasonably practicable; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph, the TPG Investor shall not be required to take any action to cause any vacancy to be filled with any TPG Director to the extent that election or appointment of such an individual to the Board of Directors would result in a number of TPG Directors in excess of the number of directors that the TPG Investor is then entitled to designate for membership on the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 3.01(c). If the Chief Executive Officer resigns or is terminated for any reason, the Chief Executive Officer shall resign from the Board of Directors, and the Company and the TPG Investor shall take all Necessary Action to remove the Chief Executive Officer from the Board of Directors and fill such vacancy with the next Chief Executive Officer in office.

 

1 To be equivalent to approximately 25.0% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the IPO Closing, expressed as a percentage of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the TPG Investor as of the IPO Closing (after giving effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in connection with the IPO).

 

2 To be equivalent to approximately 7.5% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the IPO Closing, expressed as a percentage of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the TPG Investor as of the IPO Closing (after giving effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in connection with the IPO).

 

3 To be equivalent to approximately 2.5% of the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the IPO Closing, expressed as a percentage of the number of shares of Common Stock held by the TPG Investor as of the IPO Closing (after giving effect to any exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock in connection with the IPO).

 

6 

 

 

(f)                Within one year (or any shorter period that may be required by applicable laws, regulations or stock exchange listing rules and regulations) after the Company ceases to qualify as a “controlled company” as defined by the applicable stock exchange listing rules and regulations on which the Common Stock is then-currently listed, the TPG Investor shall take all Necessary Action to ensure that a sufficient number of the directors qualify as “independent directors” as defined by the applicable stock exchange listing rules and regulations to ensure that the Company and its Board of Directors comply with applicable stock exchange listing rules and regulations regarding director independence.

 

(g)               For so long as the TPG Investor has at least one TPG Director on the Board of Directors, the TPG Investor shall have the right (i) to have one of the TPG Directors appointed (at the TPG Investor’s election) as its representative to serve on, or act as an observer of, each committee of the Board of Directors (other than the Audit Committee), but only to the extent permitted by applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange listing rules and regulations, and (ii) to designate the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.

 

(h)               For so long as the TPG Investor has the right to nominate at least one director for nomination under this Agreement, the Company and the Board of Directors shall take all Necessary Action to ensure that the number of directors serving on the Board of Directors shall not exceed seven; provided that (A) the number of directors may be increased if necessary in order to ensure that the Company and its Board of Directors comply with applicable laws, regulations and stock exchange listing rules and regulations and (B) the number of directors serving on the Board of Directors may be increased to eight directors by the vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then in office, which majority vote shall include the vote of at least one TPG Director.

 

(i)                 In accordance with the Company’s organizational documents and other applicable Company policies and practices, the Company shall reimburse each TPG Director for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by each member of the Board of Directors in the course of his or her service as such, including in connection with attending regular and special meetings of the Board of Directors, any committee thereof or any board or committee of any Subsidiary of the Company, including reasonable travel, lodging and meal expenses.

 

7 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

SECTION 4.01 Term. This Agreement will be effective as of the date hereof and shall terminate automatically on the earlier to occur of (i) without any action by any party hereto, such time as the TPG Investor no longer has the right to nominate an individual to the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 3.01(c) hereof and (ii) upon the delivery of a written notice by the TPG Investor to the Company requesting that this Agreement terminate.

 

SECTION 4.02 Organizational Documents. The provisions of this Agreement shall be controlling if any such provisions or the operation thereof conflict with the provisions of the organizational documents of the Company. The Company and the TPG Investor agree to take all Necessary Action to amend the organizational documents of the Company so as to avoid any conflict with the provisions hereof.

 

SECTION 4.03 Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may be amended or waived only upon the prior written consent of the Company and the TPG Investor. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable law.

 

SECTION 4.04 Successors and Assigns. The rights and obligations hereunder shall not be assignable by any party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided that, subject to the execution of a joinder agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, the TPG Investor may assign its rights and obligations hereunder to its Affiliates without the prior written consent of the Company. Any attempted assignment of rights or obligations in violation of this Section 4.04 shall be null and void.

 

SECTION 4.05 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 4.06 Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterpart signature pages to this Agreement may be delivered by facsimile or electronic delivery (i.e., by email of a PDF signature page) and each such counterpart signature page will constitute an original for all purposes. The parties hereto hereby agree that this Agreement may be executed by way of electronic signatures and that the electronic signature has the same binding effect as a physical signature. For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto further agree that this Agreement, or any part thereof, shall not be denied legal effect, validity or enforceability solely on the ground that it is in the form of an electronic record.

 

8 

 

 

SECTION 4.07 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to in this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement among the parties or to which they are subject and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the Previous Stockholders Agreement).

 

SECTION 4.08 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 Delaware 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 4.09 Consent to Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, solely if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines jurisdiction, the Complex Commercial Litigation Division of the Delaware Superior Court, New Castle County, or, solely if such court declines jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) 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 subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation, 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 above-named courts, 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 matter hereof 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 Delaware law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 4.13 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

 

9 

 

 

SECTION 4.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT 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 DEALINGS OF ANY STOCKHOLDER IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTY HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 4.10 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH IT IS RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.10 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

SECTION 4.11 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage may occur if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court set forth in Section 4.09, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

SECTION 4.12 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights upon any Person other than the parties hereto and each such party’s respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns, all of whom shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.13 Notices. All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via facsimile (with confirmation), mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

10 

 

 

If to the Company, to:

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33394
Attn:       Timothy Fairbanks

                Amy Shook
E-mail:    

 

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

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attn:        William V. Fogg
                 Michael E. Mariani
E-mail:     
               
Fax:          

 

If to the TPG Investor, to:

 

TPG Global, LLC
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
Attn:        General Counsel
E-mail:    
Fax:        

 

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

 

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
Attn:       William V. Fogg
                Michael E. Mariani
E-mail:    
               
Fax:       

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

11 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement by their authorized representatives as of the date first above written.

 

  CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to the Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  TPG CANNES AGGREGATION, L.P.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to the Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

JOINDER TO STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

This Joinder Agreement (this “Joinder Agreement”) is made as of the date written below by the undersigned (the “Joining Party”) in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement dated as of June [●], 2021 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Stockholders Agreement”) between Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P., a Delaware partnership. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Stockholders Agreement.

 

The Joining Party hereby acknowledges, agrees and confirms that, by its execution of this Joinder Agreement, the Joining Party shall be deemed to be a party to the Stockholders Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of the “TPG Investor” thereunder as if it had executed the Stockholders Agreement on the date thereof. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions and conditions contained in the Stockholders Agreement. The Joining Party represents and warrants (solely as to itself) that the representations and warranties set forth in Article II of the Agreement are true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the date written below.

 

Date:                                ,             

 

  [NAME OF JOINING PARTY]
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

  Address for notices:[_]
  Attention: [_]
  Telephone: [_]
  Email: [_]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
2021 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”) is to promote the interests of the Company (as defined below) and its stockholders by (a) attracting and retaining exceptional directors, officers, employees and consultants (including prospective directors, officers, employees and consultants) of the Company and its Affiliates (as defined below) and (b) enabling such individuals to participate in the long-term growth and financial success of the Company. The Plan is intended to replace the Prior Plan (as defined below), which shall be automatically terminated and replaced and superseded by the Plan on the Effective Date (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any awards granted under the Prior Plan shall remain in effect pursuant to their terms.

 

SECTION 2. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

“Affiliate” means (a) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company and (b) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case, as determined by the Committee.

 

“Applicable Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or quotation system on which the Shares may be listed or quoted.

 

“Applicable Law” means legal requirements relating to the Plan under U.S. Federal and state corporate law, U.S. Federal and state securities law, the Code, the Applicable Exchange and the applicable laws of any foreign country or jurisdiction where Awards are, or will be, granted.

 

“Award” means any award that is permitted under Section 6 and granted under the Plan.

 

“Award Agreement” means any written or electronic agreement, contract or other instrument or document evidencing any Award, which may (but need not) require execution or acknowledgment by a Participant.

 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Cash Incentive Award” means an Award that is settled in cash and the value of which is set by the Committee but is not calculated by reference to the Fair Market Value of a Share.

 

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)       during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive calendar months, individuals who were Directors on the first day of such period (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the non-employee members of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or nomination for election, by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for purposes of this proviso, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of, or in connection with, an actual or threatened proxy contest with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person or Persons (whether or not acting in concert) other than the Board;

 

 

2

 

(ii)       the consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of transaction involving (x) the Company or (y) any of its Subsidiaries, but in the case of this clause (y) only if Company Voting Securities (as defined below) are issued or issuable (a “Reorganization”) or (B) the sale or other similar disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to an entity that is not an Affiliate (a “Sale”), in each case, if such Reorganization or Sale requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders under the law of the Company’s jurisdiction of organization (whether such approval is required for such Reorganization or Sale or for the issuance of securities of the Company in such Reorganization or Sale), unless, immediately following such Reorganization or Sale, (1) all or substantially all the Persons who were the “beneficial owners” (as used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or a successor rule thereto)) of the securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (“Company Voting Securities”) outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Reorganization or Sale (including a corporation or other entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Continuing Company”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale, of the outstanding Company Voting Securities (excluding, for such purposes, any outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company that such beneficial owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization or Sale as a result of their ownership prior to such consummation of voting securities of any corporation or other entity involved in or forming part of such Reorganization or Sale other than the Company), (2) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Continuing Company, any entity controlled by the Continuing Company or, collectively, TPG VIII Cannes Holdings, L.P., TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. and TPG HC Cannes Holdings, L.P.) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Continuing Company were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement providing for such Reorganization or Sale or, in the absence of such an agreement, at the time at which approval of the Board was obtained for such Reorganization or Sale;

 

(iii)       the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company unless such liquidation or dissolution is part of a transaction or series of transactions described in paragraph (ii) above that does not otherwise constitute a Change of Control; or

 

 

3

 

(iv)       any Person, corporation or other entity (other than (A) the Company, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate or (C) collectively, TPG VIII Cannes Holdings, L.P., TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P. and TPG HC Cannes Holdings, L.P.) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subparagraph (iv), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: any acquisition (w) directly from the Company, (x) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, (y) by an underwriter temporarily holding such Company Voting Securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or any acquisition by a pledgee of Company Voting Securities holding such securities as collateral or temporarily holding such securities upon foreclosure of the underlying obligation or (z) pursuant to a Reorganization or Sale that does not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of subparagraph (ii) above.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or a subcommittee thereof, or such other committee of the Board as may be designated by the Board to administer the Plan.

 

“Company” means Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, together with any successor thereto.

 

“Director” means any non-employee member of the Board, but solely in his or her capacity as such a member of the Board.

 

“DSU” means a deferred share unit Award that represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

“Effective Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.

 

“Eligible Person” means any director, officer, employee or consultant (including any prospective director, officer, employee or consultant) of the Company or its Affiliates who is an “employee” within the meaning of Form S-8 under the Exchange Act, as in effect from time to time.

 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Exercise Price” means (a) in the case of each Option, the price specified in the applicable Award Agreement as the price-per-Share at which Shares may be purchased pursuant to such Option or (b) in the case of each SAR, the price specified in the applicable Award Agreement as the reference price-per-Share used to calculate the amount payable to the Participant pursuant to such SAR.

 

 

4

 

“Expiration Date” shall have the meaning specified in Section 11.

 

“Fair Market Value” means, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, (a) with respect to any property other than Shares, the fair market value of such property determined by such methods or procedures as shall be established from time to time by the Committee and (b) with respect to Shares, as of any date, (i) the closing per-share sales price of Shares as reported by the Applicable Exchange for such stock exchange for such date or if there were no sales on such date, on the closest preceding date on which there were sales of Shares or (ii) in the event there shall be no public market for the Shares on such date, the fair market value of the Shares as determined in good faith by the Committee.

 

“Incentive Stock Option” means an option to purchase Shares from the Company that (a) is granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan and (b) is intended to qualify for special Federal income tax treatment pursuant to Sections 421 and 422 of the Code, as now constituted or subsequently amended, or pursuant to a successor provision of the Code, and which is so designated in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

“Independent Director” means a member of the Board (a) who is neither an employee of the Company nor an employee of any Affiliate, and (b) who, at the time of acting, is a “Non-Employee Director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3.

 

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means an option to purchase Shares from the Company that (a) is granted under Section 6(b) of the Plan and (b) is not an Incentive Stock Option.

 

“Option” means an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Stock Option or both, as the context requires.

 

“Participant” means any Eligible Person who is selected by the Committee to receive an Award or who receives a Substitute Award.

 

“Performance Criteria” means the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of any Award and shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, divisions or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing, which may include any of the following: (A) share price; (B) net income or earnings before or after taxes (including earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and/or amortization); (C) operating income, (D) earnings per share (including specified types or categories thereof); (E) cash flow (including specified types or categories thereof); (F) revenues (including specified types or categories thereof); (G) return measures (including specified types or categories thereof); (H) shareholder return measures (including specified types or categories thereof); (I) sales or product volume; (J) working capital; (K) gross or net profitability/profit margins (including profitability of an identifiable business unit or product); (L) objective measures of productivity or operating efficiency; (M) costs (including specified types or categories thereof); (N) expenses (including specified types or categories thereof); (O) product unit and pricing targets; (P) premiums written and sales of particular products; (Q) combined ratio; (R) operating ratio; (S) leverage ratio; (T) credit rating; (U) borrowing levels; (V) market share (in the aggregate or by segment); (W) level or amount of acquisitions; (X) economic value; (Y) enterprise value; (Z) book, economic book or intrinsic book value (including book value per share); (AA) improvements in capital structure; (BB) customer satisfaction survey results and (CC) implementation or completion of critical projects.

 

 

5

 

“Person” means a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

“Plan” shall have the meaning specified in Section 1.

 

“Prior Plan” means the Company’s 2019 Equity Incentive Plan.

 

“Restricted Share” means a Share that is granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan that is subject to certain transfer restrictions, forfeiture provisions and/or other terms and conditions specified herein and in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

“RSU” means a restricted stock unit Award that is granted under Section 6(d) of the Plan and is designated as such in the applicable Award Agreement and that represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares, cash, other securities, other Awards or other property in accordance with the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

“Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time.

 

“SAR” means a stock appreciation right Award that is granted under Section 6(c) of the Plan and that represents an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Shares, cash, other securities, other Awards or other property equal in value to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value per Share over the Exercise Price per Share of the SAR, subject to the terms of the applicable Award Agreement.

 

“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto and shall include the staff thereof.

 

“Shares” means shares of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value, or such other securities of the Company (a) into which such shares shall be changed by reason of a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, split-up, combination, exchange of shares or other similar transaction or (b) as may be determined by the Committee pursuant to Section 4(d).

 

“Subsidiary” means any entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, possesses fifty percent (50%) or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of its stock.

 

“Substitute Awards” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4(e).

 

 

6

 

“Treasury Regulations” means all proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

SECTION 3. Administration. (a)  Composition of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which shall be composed of one or more directors, as determined by the Board. The members of the Committee shall be Independent Directors, unless otherwise determined by the Board.

 

(b)     Authority of the Committee. Subject to the terms of the Plan and Applicable Law, and in addition to the other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have sole and plenary authority to administer the Plan, including the authority to (i) designate Participants, (ii) determine all terms and conditions of Awards, (iii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any default in and supply any omission in, the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award made under, the Plan, (iv) establish, amend, suspend or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan, (v) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, Awards, and (vi) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

 

(c)      Committee Decisions. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole and plenary discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Persons, including the Company, any Affiliate, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award and any stockholder.

 

(d)     Indemnification. No member of the Board, the Committee or any employee of the Company (each such person, a “Covered Person”) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award. Each Covered Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against (i) any loss, cost, liability or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Covered Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Covered Person may be a party or in which such Covered Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award Agreement and (ii) any and all amounts paid by such Covered Person, with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Covered Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Covered Person; provided that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding, and, once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to a Covered Person to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction in a final judgment or other final adjudication, in either case not subject to further appeal, determines that the acts or omissions of such Covered Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Covered Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Restated Bylaws, in each case, as may be amended from time to time. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which Covered Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Restated Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such persons or hold them harmless.

 

 

7

 

(e)      Delegation of Authority to Senior Officers. The Committee may delegate to one or more senior officers of the Company the authority to make grants of Awards to current and prospective Eligible Persons (other than any such Eligible Person who is an officer, or a prospective officer who is expected to be, subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act) and all necessary and appropriate decisions and determinations with respect thereto.

 

(f)       Awards to Independent Directors. The Board may, in its sole and plenary discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards to Independent Directors or administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority and responsibility granted to the Committee herein.

 

SECTION 4. Share Limits and Share Usage. (a)  Share Limits. (i) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(d), the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards shall be equal to 9,250,000 (the “Plan Share Limit”); provided, that, the Plan Share Limit shall be increased on each January 1 that occurs following the Effective Date and prior to the Expiration Date in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) 4% of the number of outstanding Shares as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (y) such number of Shares determined by the Committee.

 

(ii)            Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(d), the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered upon the exercise of Incentive Stock Options shall be equal to 9,250,000 (the “Plan ISO Limit”).

 

(b)     Share Usage. If, after the Effective Date, (A) any Award is forfeited, or otherwise expires, terminates or is canceled without the delivery of all Shares subject thereto, (B) any Award is settled other than wholly by delivery of Shares (including cash settlement) or (C) Shares are surrendered or tendered to the Company in payment of any taxes withheld in respect of an Award (other than an Option or SAR), then, in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (C), the number of Shares subject to such Award that were not issued, or were tendered or substituted, with respect to such Award shall not be treated as delivered for purposes of reducing the Plan Share Limit; provided, however, that Shares (W) surrendered or tendered to the Company in payment of the Exercise Price of an Option, (X) surrendered or tendered to the Company in payment of any taxes withheld in respect of Options or SARs, (Y) subject to a SAR that are not issued in connection with its stock settlement on exercise thereof, or (Z) reacquired by the Company on the open market or otherwise using cash proceeds from the exercise of Options shall, in the case of clauses (W), (X), (Y) and (Z), be deemed issued and shall not be added to the Plan Share Limit.

 

(c)      Independent Director Limit. No Director may be paid, issued or granted, in any fiscal year, cash compensation and equity awards (including any Awards issued under the Plan) with an aggregate value greater than (i) $1,500,000, in the case of any Director who also serves as the Chairman of the Board and (ii) $750,000, in the case of any other Director (in each case, with the value of each Award (or any other equity award) based on its grant date fair value (determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles)) (such limits, collectively, the “Director Pay Limit”). Any cash compensation paid or Awards (or any other equity awards) granted to an individual for his or her services as an employee, or for his or her services as a consultant (other than as a Director), will not be subject to the Director Pay Limit. Any such compensation that is deferred will be counted toward the Director Pay Limit for the year in which it was first earned, and not when paid or settled (if later).

 

 

8

 

(d)     Adjustments for Changes in Capitalization and Similar Events. (i)  In the event of any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, rights offering, stock split, reverse stock split, split-up or spin-off, the Committee shall equitably adjust any or all of (A) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, including the Plan Share Limit and the Plan ISO Limit, and (B) the terms of any outstanding Award, including (1) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) subject to such Award or to which such Award relates, (2) the Exercise Price, if applicable, with respect to such Award and (3) the vesting terms (including performance goals) applicable to such Award; provided, however, that the Committee shall determine the method and manner in which to effect such equitable adjustment.

 

(ii)            In the event that the Committee determines that any reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, repurchase or exchange of Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event affects the Shares (including any Change of Control) such that an adjustment is determined by the Committee to be appropriate or desirable, then the Committee may (A) in such manner as it may deem appropriate or desirable, equitably adjust any or all of (1) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, including the Plan Share Limit and the Plan ISO Limit, and (2) the terms of any outstanding Award, including (X) the number of Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or property) subject to such Award or to which such Awards relates, (Y) the Exercise Price, if applicable, with respect to any Award and (Z) the vesting terms (including performance goals) applicable to such Award, (B) if deemed appropriate or desirable by the Committee, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award in consideration for the cancelation of such Award, including, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment to the holder of such Option or SAR in consideration for the cancelation of such Option or SAR in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the Shares subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price of such Option or SAR and (C) if deemed appropriate or desirable by the Committee, cancel and terminate any Option or SAR having a per-Share Exercise Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a Share subject to such Option or SAR without any payment or consideration therefor.

 

(e)      Substitute Awards. Awards may be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or a company acquired by the Company or any of its Affiliates or with which the Company or any of its Affiliates combines (“Substitute Awards”); provided, however, that in no event may any Substitute Award be granted in a manner that would violate the prohibitions on repricing of Options and SARs set forth in Section 7(d). The number of Shares underlying any Substitute Awards shall not be counted against the Plan Share Limit; provided, however, that Substitute Awards issued or intended as Incentive Stock Options shall be counted against the Plan ISO Limit.

 

 

9

 

(f)       Sources of Shares Deliverable Under Awards. Any Shares delivered pursuant to an Award may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares, treasury Shares or Shares reacquired by the Company in any manner.

 

SECTION 5. Eligibility. Any Eligible Person shall be eligible to receive an Award.

 

SECTION 6. Awards. (a)  Types of Awards. Awards may be made under the Plan in the form of (i) Options (including Incentive Stock Options), (ii) SARs, (iii) Restricted Shares, (iv) RSUs or DSUs, (v) Cash Incentive Awards, or (vi) other equity based or equity related Awards that the Committee determines are consistent with the purpose of the Plan and the interests of the Company. The Committee shall determine all terms and conditions of each Award (including any Performance Criteria applicable thereto), which shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b)     Options. (i)  General. Each Option shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option unless the applicable Award Agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. In the case of Incentive Stock Options, the terms and conditions of such Awards shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 421 and 422 of the Code and any regulations related thereto, as may be amended from time to time. If, for any reason, an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.

 

(ii)            Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of each Share covered by each Option shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Share (determined as of the date the Option is granted); provided, however, that in the case of each Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Affiliate, the per-Share Exercise Price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of the grant.

 

(iii)          Vesting and Exercise. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement, each Option may only be exercised to the extent that it has vested at the time of exercise. Each Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written or electronic notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award by the person entitled to exercise the Award and full payment pursuant to Section 6(b)(iv) for the Shares with respect to which the Award is exercised has been received by the Company.

 

 

10

 

(iv)          Payment. No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the aggregate Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company, and the Participant has paid to the Company (or the Company has withheld in accordance with Section 9(d)) an amount equal to any Federal, state, local and foreign income and employment taxes required to be withheld. Such payments may be made in cash (or its equivalent) or, in the Committee’s discretion, through any other method (or combination of methods) approved by the Committee.

 

(v)            Expiration. Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or required by Applicable Law, each Option shall expire immediately, without any payment, upon the earlier of (A) the tenth anniversary of the date the Option is granted and (B) three months after the date the Participant who is holding the Option ceases to be a director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or one of its Affiliates. In no event may an Option be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date the Option is granted.

 

(c)      SARs.

 

(i)              Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of each Share covered by a SAR shall be not less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such Share (determined as of the date the SAR is granted).

 

(ii)            Rights on Exercise. Except as otherwise specified in the applicable Award Agreement, each SAR may only be exercised to the extent that it has vested at the time of exercise. Each SAR shall entitle the Participant to receive an amount upon exercise equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of exercise of the SAR over the Exercise Price thereof.

 

(iii)          Expiration. Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement or required by Applicable Law, each SAR shall expire immediately, without any payment, upon the earlier of (A) the tenth anniversary of the date the SAR is granted and (B) three months after the date the Participant who is holding the Option ceases to be a director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company or one of its Affiliates. In no event may any SAR be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date the SAR is granted.

 

(d)     Restricted Shares and RSUs/DSUs.

 

(i)              Restricted Shares. Each Restricted Share shall be subject to the transfer restrictions and vesting or forfeiture provisions set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If certificates representing Restricted Shares are registered in the name of the applicable Participant, such certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, and the Company may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of such certificates until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse.

 

(ii)            RSUs/DSUs. Each RSU shall be granted with respect to a specified number of Shares (or a number of Shares determined pursuant to a specified formula) or shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares (or a number of Shares determined pursuant to a specified formula). RSUs and DSUs shall be paid in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, upon the vesting thereof or such other date (or upon such other event) specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

 

11

 

(e)      Cash Incentive Awards. The Committee shall determine the applicable Performance Criteria and other payment conditions with respect to each Cash Incentive Award. The Committee may, in its discretion, reduce or increase the amount of any payment otherwise to be made in connection with Cash Incentive Awards.

 

(f)       Other Stock-Based Awards. The Committee shall have authority to grant to Participants other equity-based or equity-related Awards (whether payable in cash, equity or otherwise), including fully vested Shares, in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine.

 

SECTION 7. General Award Terms.

 

(a)      Minimum Vesting. Awards granted under the Plan (other than cash-based Awards) shall vest no earlier than the first anniversary of the date on which the Award is granted; provided that the Committee may grant Awards in respect of up to a maximum of 5% of the Plan Share Limit (subject to adjustment under Section 4(d)) that shall not be subject to the foregoing minimum vesting requirement. The foregoing minimum vesting requirement shall not apply to (i) Awards granted to Directors, (ii) Awards that vest or become exercisable due to death, disability, retirement, termination of employment or in connection with a Change of Control, (iii) Substitute Awards, or (iv) Awards settled in Shares in lieu of fully vested cash-based Awards that were subject to the forgoing minimum vesting requirement.

 

(b)     Dividends and Dividend Equivalents. Any Award (other than an Option, SAR or Cash Incentive Award) may provide the Participant with dividends or dividend equivalents, payable in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, on a current or deferred or vested or unvested basis, including (i) payment directly to the Participant, (ii) withholding of such amounts by the Company subject to vesting of the Award or (iii) reinvestment in additional Shares, Restricted Shares or other Awards; provided, however, that any dividends or dividend equivalents with respect to Awards subject to vesting requirements shall be accumulated in a manner determined by the Committee until such Award is earned and such dividends and dividend equivalents shall not be paid if the vesting requirements of the underlying Award are not satisfied.

 

(c)      Recoupment of Awards. Awards shall be subject to the Company’s compensation recoupment policy as may be established or amended from time to time (the “Clawback Policy”). The Company may require a Participant to forfeit, return or reimburse the Company all or a portion of the Award and any amounts paid thereunder pursuant to the terms of the Clawback Policy or as necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

(d)     Repricing. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event may any Option or SAR (i) be amended to decrease the Exercise Price thereof, (ii) be canceled at a time when its Exercise Price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares in exchange for another Award, award under any other equity- compensation plan or any cash payment or (iii) be subject to any action that would be treated, for accounting purposes, as a “repricing” of such Option or SAR, unless such amendment, cancelation or action is approved by the Company’s stockholders. For the avoidance of doubt, an adjustment to the Exercise Price of an Option or SAR that is made in accordance with Section 4(d) or Section 8 shall not be considered a reduction in Exercise Price or “repricing” of such Option or SAR.

 

 

12

 

SECTION 8. Change of Control; Other Transactions. (a)  The applicable Award Agreement will specify, if any, the effect of a Change of Control upon an Award.

 

(b)     Without limitation to the Board's obligations set forth in Section 4(d), the Committee may, in its discretion, make adjustments to the terms and conditions of Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including the events described in Section 4(d) or the occurrence of a Change of Control) affecting the Company, any Affiliate, or the financial statements of the Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in Applicable Law or accounting principles, (i) by providing for a substitution or assumption of Awards, accelerating the exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, Awards or providing for a period of time for exercise prior to the occurrence of such event, (ii) by providing for a cash payment to the holder of an Award in consideration for the cancelation of such Award, including, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment to the holder of such Option or SAR in consideration for the cancelation of such Option or SAR in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the Shares subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price of such Option or SAR and (iii) by canceling and terminating any Option or SAR having a per-Share Exercise Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a Share subject to such Option or SAR without any payment or consideration therefor.

 

SECTION 9. General Provisions. (a)  Nontransferability. During the Participant’s lifetime, each Award (and any rights and obligations thereunder) shall be exercisable only by the Participant, or, if permissible under Applicable Law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative, and no Award (or any rights and obligations thereunder) may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance. All terms and conditions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreements shall be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns.

 

(b)     No Rights to Awards. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated.

 

(c)      Share Certificates. All certificates for Shares or other securities of the Company or any Affiliate delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award Agreement or the rules, regulations and other requirements of the SEC, the Applicable Exchange and any Applicable Law and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee or required by any Applicable Law, the Company shall not deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issues in connection with any Award and instead such Shares shall be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).

 

 

13

 

(d)     Withholding. A Participant may be required to pay to the Company or any Affiliate, and the Company or any Affiliate shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award or under the Plan or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property) of any applicable withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee or the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such taxes, except to the extent such withholding would result in penalties under Section 409A of the Code. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, subject to the Committee’s prior approval, a Participant may satisfy, in whole or in part, such withholding liability by having the Company withhold from the number of Shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Award, a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability.

 

(e)      Section 409A. (i)  It is intended that the provisions of the Plan comply with Section 409A of the Code, and all provisions of the Plan shall be construed and interpreted in a manner consistent with the requirements for avoiding taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code.

 

(ii)            No Participant or the creditors or beneficiaries of a Participant shall have the right to subject any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable under the Plan to any anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, attachment or garnishment. Except as permitted under Section 409A of the Code, any deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) payable to any Participant or for the benefit of any Participant under the Plan may not be reduced by, or offset against, any amount owing by any such Participant to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

(iii)          If, at the time of a Participant’s separation from service (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code), (A) such Participant shall be a specified employee (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and using the identification methodology selected by the Company from time to time) and (B) the Company shall make a good faith determination that an amount payable pursuant to an Award constitutes deferred compensation (within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code) the payment of which is required to be delayed pursuant to the six-month delay rule set forth in Section 409A of the Code in order to avoid taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company shall not pay such amount on the otherwise scheduled payment date but shall instead pay it on the first business day after such six-month period. Such amount shall be paid without interest, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, or as otherwise provided in any applicable employment agreement between the Company and the relevant Participant.

 

(iv)          Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A of the Code, the Company reserves the right to make amendments to any Award as the Company deems necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. In any case, a Participant shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on such Participant or for such Participant’s account in connection with an Award (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

 

 

14

 

(f)       Award Agreements. Each Award hereunder shall be evidenced by an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto.

 

(g)     No Limit on Other Compensation Arrangements. Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Affiliate from adopting or continuing in effect other compensation arrangements (including other equity-based awards and cash incentive awards), and such arrangements may be either generally applicable or applicable only in specific cases.

 

(h)     No Right to Employment. The grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained as a director, officer, employee or consultant of or to the Company or any Affiliate, nor shall it be construed as giving a Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any directorship or consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.

 

(i)       No Rights as Stockholder. No Participant or holder or beneficiary of any Award shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be distributed under the Plan until he or she has become the holder of such Shares. In connection with each grant of Restricted Shares, except as provided in the applicable Award Agreement, the Participant shall be entitled to the rights of a stockholder (including the right to vote) in respect of such Restricted Shares. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4(d), Section 8(b) or the applicable Award Agreement, no adjustments shall be made for dividends or distributions on (whether ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, Shares, other securities or other property), or other events relating to, Shares subject to an Award for which the record date is prior to the date such Shares are delivered.

 

(j)       Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

 

(k)     Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the Applicable Laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

 

 

15

 

(l)       Other Laws; Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Shares or other consideration under an Award if it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Shares or such other consideration might violate any Applicable Law or entitle the Company to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the Company by a Participant, other holder or beneficiary in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary.

 

(m)   No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate, on one hand, and a Participant or any other Person, on the other. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company or such Affiliate.

 

(n)     No Fractional Shares. No fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

 

(o)     Requirement of Consent and Notification of Election Under Section 83(b) of the Code or Similar Provision. No election under Section 83(b) of the Code or under a similar provision of Applicable Law may be made unless expressly permitted by the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or by action of the Committee in writing prior to the making of such election. If an Award recipient, in connection with the acquisition of Shares under the Plan or otherwise, is expressly permitted under the terms of the applicable Award Agreement or by such Committee action to make such an election and the Participant makes the election, the Participant shall notify the Committee of such election within ten days of filing notice of the election with the Internal Revenue Service (or any successor thereto) or other governmental authority, in addition to any filing and notification required pursuant to regulations issued under Section 83(b) of the Code or any other applicable provision.

 

(p)     Requirement of Notification Upon Disqualifying Disposition Under Section 421(b) of the Code. If any Participant shall make any disposition of Shares delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions) or any successor provision of the Code, such Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within ten days of such disposition.

 

(q)     Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in the Plan, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”, and the word “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive.

 

 

16

 

SECTION 10. Amendment and Termination. (a)  Amendments to the Plan. Subject to any Applicable Law, the Plan may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, except that stockholder approval shall be required for any amendment that would (i) increase either the Plan Share Limit or the Plan ISO Limit or the Director Pay Limit, (ii) expand the class of employees or other individuals eligible to participate in the Plan, (iii) extend the Expiration Date, or (iv) result in the amendment, cancellation or action described in Section 7(d) being permitted without the approval by the Company’s stockholders; provided, however, that any adjustment under Section 4(d) shall not constitute an increase for purposes of this Section 10. No amendment, modification or termination of the Plan may, without the consent of the Participant to whom any Award shall theretofor have been granted, materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant (or his or her transferee) under such Award, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

(b)     Amendments to Awards. The Committee may waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate any Award theretofor granted, prospectively or retroactively; provided, however, that, except as set forth in the Plan, unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancelation or termination that would materially and adversely impair the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofor granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the applicable Participant, holder or beneficiary.

 

SECTION 11. Term of the Plan. The Plan shall be effective as of the date of its adoption by the Board and approval by the Company’s stockholders (the “Effective Date”). No Award shall be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Expiration Date”). Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted hereunder, and the authority of the Board or the Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under any such Award, shall nevertheless continue thereafter.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.9

 

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION AWARD

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc.

2021 Omnibus Incentive COMPENSATION Plan

 

Unless otherwise defined herein or in the Stock Option Agreement (as defined below), capitalized terms used in this Notice of Option Award (this “Notice of Grant”) shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”).

 

SECTION 1. General. The Participant named below has been granted an Option (the “Option”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, this Notice of Grant and the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Annex A (the “Stock Option Agreement”). The Option is not intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

Participant Name: [●]
   
Address: [●]
   
Total Number of Shares  
Subject to the Option: [●]
   
Exercise Price Per Share: [●]
   
Grant Date: [●]
   
Vesting Commencement Date: [●]


 

SECTION 2. Vesting. The Option shall vest [●] (each such date, a “Vesting Date”); provided that the Participant remains continuously in active service with the Company or one of its Affiliates from the Grant Date through such Vesting Date.

 

SECTION 3. Termination of Service. Except as provided in Section 4, if, at any time prior to the final Vesting Date, the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason (including any termination of service by the Participant for any reason, or by the Company and its Affiliates with or without cause), then any unvested portion of the Option shall be cancelled immediately and the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any payments with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 4. Qualifying Termination; Change of Control. [Reserved]

 

SECTION 5. Definitions. [Reserved]

 

SECTION 6. Final Expiration Date. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the foregoing, the Option shall automatically expire and be canceled on the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 7. Other. (a) The Participant understands that this Notice of Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of both the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Participant has received and has had an opportunity to review the Plan, the Company’s most recent prospectus that describes the Plan, and the Stock Option Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement.

 

(b)       By the Participant’s acceptance hereof (whether written, electronic or otherwise), the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that in lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant accepts the electronic delivery of any documents the Company, or any third party involved in administering the Plan which the Company may designate, may deliver in connection with this grant (including the Plan, the Stock Option Agreement, this Notice of Grant, account statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other communications and information) whether through the Company’s intranet or the internet site of another such third party or via email, or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. Furthermore, the Participant and the Company agree that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Notice of Grant and the Stock Option Agreement.

 

(c)       The Participant confirms acceptance of this Award by completing, signing and returning the attached signature page to [●]. If the Participant wishes to reject this Award, the Participant must so notify the Company's stock plan administrator in writing to [●] no later than sixty (60) days after the Grant Date. If within such sixty (60) day period the Participant neither affirmatively accepts nor affirmatively rejects this Award, the Participant will be deemed to have accepted this Award at the end of such sixty (60) day period pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Notice of Grant, the Stock Option Agreement and the Plan.

 

PARTICIPANT   CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
       
    By:
[Participant Name]     Name:
      Title:

 

2

 

 

ANNEX A

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
2021 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

The Participant has been granted stock an Option (the “Options”), subject to the terms, restrictions and conditions of the Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), the Notice of Stock Option Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

SECTION 1. Method of Exercise. The Participant may exercise any vested and exercisable portion of the Option, in whole or in part, by notifying the Company in writing of the whole number of Shares to be purchased thereunder and delivering with such notice an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for such number of Shares in cash (certified check, wire transfer or bank draft). Without limiting the foregoing, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the Participant may instead elect to exercise such portion of the Option by means of a “net exercise” procedure effected by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in respect of such exercise with a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for such Shares.

 

SECTION 2. Tax Withholding. Exercise of the Option shall be subject to the Participant satisfying any applicable U.S. Federal, state and local tax withholding obligations and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and its Affiliates to withhold all applicable taxes legally payable by the Participant from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or its Affiliates. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such tax withholding amount (but not in excess of the applicable individual maximum statutory rate) from the Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant in respect of such exercise.

 

SECTION 3. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall not be deemed for any purpose, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Share underlying the Option unless, until and to the extent that (a) the Option shall have been exercised pursuant to its terms, (b) the Company shall have issued and delivered such Share to the Participant and (c) the Participant’s name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record with respect to such Share on the books of the Company. The Company shall cause the actions described in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding sentence to occur promptly following exercise as contemplated by this Agreement, subject to compliance with Applicable Laws.

 

A-1

 

 

SECTION 4. Incorporation by Reference, Etc. The provisions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Notice of Grant, this Agreement and the Notice of Grant shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall have final authority to interpret and construe the Plan, the Notice of Grant and this Agreement and to make any and all determinations under them, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive upon the Participant and his or her legal representative in respect of any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Participant acknowledges that the Option and any Shares acquired upon exercise of the Option are subject to provisions of the Plan under which, in certain circumstances, an adjustment may be made to the number of Shares subject thereto.

 

SECTION 5. Compliance with Applicable Laws. The granting and exercise of the Option, and any other obligations of the Company under this Agreement, shall be subject to all Applicable Laws as may be required. The Committee shall have the right to impose such restrictions on the Option as it deems reasonably necessary or advisable under applicable Federal securities laws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or market upon which Shares are then listed or traded, and any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. The Participant agrees to take all steps the Committee or the Company determines are reasonably necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of Federal and state securities law (and any other Applicable Laws) in exercising his or her rights under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6. Miscellaneous.

 

(a)               Waiver. Any right of the Company or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement may be waived in writing by the Committee. No waiver of any right hereunder by any party shall operate as a waiver of any other right, or as a waiver of the same right with respect to any subsequent occasion for its exercise or as a waiver of any right to damages. No waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other breach or a waiver of the continuation of the same breach.

 

(b)               Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications to be given hereunder to any party shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by telecopy, by nationally recognized overnight courier, or by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at the address set forth below or such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the addressee to the addresser:

 

(i)              if to the Company, to:

 

[Convey Holding Parent, Inc.]

[●]

 

(ii)            if to the Participant, to the Participant’s home address on file with the Company. Notices may also be delivered to the Participant through the Company's inter-office or electronic mail system, at any time he or she is employed by or provided services to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered in the case of personal delivery or delivery by telecopy, on the date of such delivery, in the case of nationally recognized overnight courier, on the next business day, and in the case of mailing, on the third business day following such mailing if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

 

A-2

 

 

(c)               Beneficiary. The Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no beneficiary is designated, if the designation is ineffective, or if the beneficiary dies before the balance of the Participant’s benefit is paid, the balance shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Participant’s beneficiary shall be determined under applicable state law if such state law does not recognize beneficiary designations under Awards of this type and is not preempted by laws which recognize the provisions of this Section 6(c).

 

(d)               Successors. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company or any of its Affiliates and their successors and assigns, and of the Participant and the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Participant.

 

(e)               Governing Law, Venue and Waiver of a Jury Trial. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the [●], without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event that Section 6(f) of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the Participant and the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) each consents to jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the [●] of [●], or if that court is unable to exercise jurisdiction for any reason, the [●], [●], and each waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or service of process and waives any objection to jurisdiction based on improper venue or improper jurisdiction. Additionally, in the event that Section 6(f) of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the Participant hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right he or she may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Plan.

 

(f)                Mediation and Arbitration. If a dispute arises out of or relates to this Agreement or the Plan or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, such dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration in [●], before, and in accordance with the rules then obtaining of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA.

 

(g)               Confidentiality. You hereby agree to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Plan, except that you may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court that is considering such dispute or to your legal counsel (provided, that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute).

 

(h)               Signature and Acceptance. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been accepted and signed by the Participant and the Company as of the Grant Date upon the Participant’s acceptance of the Notice of Grant.

 

(i)                 Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in the Plan, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”, and the word “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive.

 

A-3

 

 

Exhibit 10.10

 

NOTICE OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD

 

Convey Holding Parent, Inc.

2021 Omnibus Incentive COMPENSATION Plan

 

Unless otherwise defined herein or in the RSU Agreement (as defined below), capitalized terms used in this Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (this “Notice of Grant”) shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”).

 

SECTION 1. General. The Participant named below has been granted an Award of restricted stock units (“RSUs”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Plan, this Notice of Grant and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Annex A (the “RSU Agreement”). Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share. The RSUs shall be credited to a separate book-entry account maintained for the Participant on the books of the Company.

 

Participant Name: [●]

 

Address: [●]

 

Total Number of RSUs: [●]

 

Grant Date: [●]

 

Vesting Commencement Date: [●]

 

SECTION 2. Vesting. The RSUs shall vest [●] (each such date, a “Vesting Date”); provided, that the Participant remains continuously in active service with the Company or one of its Affiliates from the Grant Date through such Vesting Date.

 

SECTION 3. Settlement. Except as otherwise provided herein, each vested RSU will be settled in Shares as soon as practicable (and in no case more than thirty (30) days) after the applicable Vesting Date.

 

SECTION 4. Termination of Service. Except as provided in Section 5, if, at any time prior to the final Vesting Date, the Participant’s service with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason (including any termination of service by the Participant for any reason, or by the Company and its Affiliates with or without cause), then all unvested RSUs shall be cancelled immediately and the Participant shall not be entitled to receive any payments with respect thereto.

 

SECTION 5. Qualifying Termination; Change of Control. [Reserved]

 

SECTION 6. Definitions. [Reserved]

 

SECTION 7. Other. (a) The Participant understands that this Notice of Grant is subject to the terms and conditions of both the Plan and the RSU Agreement, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Participant has received and has had an opportunity to review the Plan, the Company’s most recent prospectus that describes the Plan, and the RSU Agreement and agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan and the RSU Agreement.

 

 

 

 

(b)       By the Participant’s acceptance hereof (whether written, electronic or otherwise), the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that in lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant accepts the electronic delivery of any documents the Company, or any third party involved in administering the Plan which the Company may designate, may deliver in connection with this grant (including the Plan, the RSU Agreement, this Notice of Grant, account statements, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, annual and quarterly reports, and all other communications and information) whether through the Company’s intranet or the internet site of another such third party or via email, or such other means of electronic delivery specified by the Company. Furthermore, the Participant and the Company agree that this Award is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of the Plan, this Notice of Grant and the RSU Agreement.

 

(c)       The Participant confirms acceptance of this Award by completing, signing and returning the attached signature page to [●]. If the Participant wishes to reject this Award, the Participant must so notify the Company's stock plan administrator in writing to [●] no later than sixty (60) days after the Grant Date. If within such sixty (60) day period the Participant neither affirmatively accepts nor affirmatively rejects this Award, the Participant will be deemed to have accepted this Award at the end of such sixty (60) day period pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this Notice of Grant, the RSU Agreement and the Plan.

 

PARTICIPANT CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.

 

    By:  
[Participant Name]   Name:
    Title:

 

2 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
2021 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

The Participant has been granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”), subject to the terms, restrictions and conditions of the Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (the “Plan”), the Notice of Restricted Stock Unit Award (the “Notice of Grant”) and this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the same meanings given to them in the Plan.

 

SECTION 1. Dividend Equivalents. Each RSU shall be credited with dividend equivalents, which shall be withheld by the Company and credited to the Participant’s account. Dividend equivalents credited to the Participant’s account and attributable to a RSU shall be distributed in cash (without interest) to the Participant at the same time as the underlying Share is delivered upon settlement of such RSU and, if such RSU is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such Dividend Equivalents.

 

SECTION 2. Tax Withholding. Vesting and settlement of the RSUs shall be subject to the Participant satisfying any applicable U.S. Federal, state and local tax withholding obligations and non-U.S. tax withholding obligations. In this regard, the Participant authorizes the Company and its Affiliates to withhold all applicable taxes legally payable by the Participant from the Participant’s wages or other cash compensation paid to the Participant by the Company or its Affiliates. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, withhold Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to such tax withholding amount (but not in excess of the applicable individual maximum statutory rate) from the Shares that otherwise would be issued to the Participant when the Participant’s RSUs are settled.

 

SECTION 3. Rights as a Stockholder. The Participant shall not be deemed for any purpose, nor have any of the rights or privileges of, a stockholder of the Company in respect of any Shares underlying the RSUs unless, until and to the extent that (a) the Company shall have issued and delivered to the Participant the Shares underlying the vested RSUs and (b) the Participant’s name shall have been entered as a stockholder of record with respect to such Shares on the books of the Company. The Company shall cause the actions described in clauses (a) and (b) of the preceding sentence to occur promptly following settlement as contemplated by this Agreement, subject to compliance with applicable laws.

 

SECTION 4. Incorporation by Reference, Etc. The provisions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Notice of Grant, this Agreement and the Notice of Grant shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of the Plan and any interpretations, amendments, rules and regulations promulgated by the Committee from time to time pursuant to the Plan. The Committee shall have final authority to interpret and construe the Plan, the Notice of Grant and this Agreement and to make any and all determinations under them, and its decision shall be binding and conclusive upon the Participant and his or her legal representative in respect of any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Participant acknowledges that the RSUs and any Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs are subject to provisions of the Plan under which, in certain circumstances, an adjustment may be made to the number of the RSUs and any Shares acquired upon settlement of the RSUs.

 

A-1 

 

 

SECTION 5. Compliance with Applicable Laws. The granting and settlement of the RSUs, and any other obligations of the Company under this Agreement, shall be subject to all Applicable Laws as may be required. The Committee shall have the right to impose such restrictions on the RSUs as it deems reasonably necessary or advisable under applicable Federal securities laws, the rules and regulations of any stock exchange or market upon which Shares are then listed or traded, and any blue sky or state securities laws applicable to such Shares. The Participant agrees to take all steps the Committee or the Company determines are reasonably necessary to comply with all applicable provisions of Federal and state securities law (and any other Applicable Laws) in exercising his or her rights under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 6. Miscellaneous.


(a)               Waiver. Any right of the Company or its Affiliates contained in this Agreement may be waived in writing by the Committee. No waiver of any right hereunder by any party shall operate as a waiver of any other right, or as a waiver of the same right with respect to any subsequent occasion for its exercise or as a waiver of any right to damages. No waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other breach or a waiver of the continuation of the same breach.

 

(b)               Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications to be given hereunder to any party shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by telecopy, by nationally recognized overnight courier, or by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party at the address set forth below or such other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by the addressee to the addresser:

 

(i)            if to the Company, to:

 

[Convey Holding Parent, Inc.]

[●]

 

(ii)            if to the Participant, to the Participant’s home address on file with the Company. Notices may also be delivered to the Participant through the Company's inter-office or electronic mail system, at any time he or she is employed by or provided services to the Company or any of its Affiliates.

 

All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed to have been delivered in the case of personal delivery or delivery by telecopy, on the date of such delivery, in the case of nationally recognized overnight courier, on the next business day, and in the case of mailing, on the third business day following such mailing if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested.

 

A-2 

 

 

(c)               Beneficiary. The Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of a beneficiary on such form as may be prescribed by the Committee and may, from time to time, amend or revoke such designation. If no beneficiary is designated, if the designation is ineffective, or if the beneficiary dies before the balance of the Participant’s benefit is paid, the balance shall be paid to the Participant’s estate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, the Participant’s beneficiary shall be determined under applicable state law if such state law does not recognize beneficiary designations under Awards of this type and is not preempted by laws which recognize the provisions of this Section 6(c).

 

(d)               Successors. The terms of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company or any of its Affiliates and their successors and assigns, and of the Participant and the beneficiaries, executors, administrators, heirs and successors of the Participant.

 

(e)               Governing Law, Venue and Waiver of a Jury Trial. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and any Award Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the [●], without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof. In the event that Section 6(f) of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the Participant and the Company (on behalf of itself and its Affiliates) each consents to jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the [●] of [●], or if that court is unable to exercise jurisdiction for any reason, the [●], [●], and each waives any other requirement (whether imposed by statute, rule of court or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction or service of process and waives any objection to jurisdiction based on improper venue or improper jurisdiction. Additionally, in the event that Section 6(f) of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the Participant hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right he or she may have to a trial by jury in respect to any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with this Agreement or the Plan.

 

(f)             Mediation and Arbitration. If a dispute arises out of or relates to this Agreement or the Plan or the breach thereof, and if the dispute cannot be settled through negotiation, such dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration in [●], before, and in accordance with the rules then obtaining of the American Arbitration Association (the “AAA”) in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the AAA.

 

(g)              Confidentiality. You hereby agree to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Plan, except that you may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court that is considering such dispute or to your legal counsel (provided, that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of the dispute).

 

(h)              Signature and Acceptance. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been accepted and signed by the Participant and the Company as of the Grant Date upon the Participant’s acceptance of the Notice of Grant.

 

A-3 

 

 

(i)                 Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in the Plan, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”, and the word “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive.

 

A-4 

 

Exhibit 10.11

 

CONVEY HOLDING PARENT, INC.
2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

 

Approved by the Board of Directors on [●], 2021
Approved by Stockholders on [●], 2021
Effective on [●], 2021

 

1.                  Purpose. The Plan consists of two components: a component that is intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code (the “423 Component”) and a component that is not intended to qualify as an “employee stock purchase plan” under Section 423 of the Code (the “Non-423 Component”). The provisions of the 423 Component will be construed in a manner consistent with Section 423 of the Code. The Non-423 Component will be subject to rules, procedures or sub-plans adopted by the Administrator that are designed to achieve tax, securities law or other objectives for the Company and Eligible Employees. Except as otherwise provided herein or as determined by the Administrator, the Non-423 Component will operate and be administered in the same manner as the 423 Component.

 

2.                  Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions will apply:

 

(a)               Administrator” means the Board or any Committee designated by the Board to administer the Plan pursuant to Section 14 hereof.

 

(b)               Affiliate” means (i) any entity that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by, controls or is under common control with, the Company and (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, in either case, as determined by the Administrator.

 

(c)               Applicable Exchange” means the New York Stock Exchange or any other national stock exchange or quotation system on which the shares of Common Stock may be listed or quoted.

 

(d)               Applicable Laws” means legal requirements relating to the Plan under U.S. federal and state corporate law, U.S. federal and state securities law, the Code, the Applicable Exchange and the applicable securities, exchange control, tax and other laws of any non-U.S. country or jurisdiction where options are, or will be, granted under the Plan.

 

(e)               Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(f)                Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

(i)                 during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive calendar months, individuals who were Directors on the first day of such period (the “Incumbent Directors”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the non-employee members of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a Director subsequent to the first day of such period whose election, or nomination for election, by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors shall be considered as though such individual were an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for purposes of this proviso, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of, or in connection with, an actual or threatened proxy contest with respect to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of any Person or Persons (whether or not acting in concert) other than the Board;

 

 

 

 

(ii)              the consummation of (A) a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange or similar form of transaction involving (x) the Company or (y) any of its Subsidiaries, but in the case of this clause (y) only if Company Voting Securities (as defined below) are issued or issuable (a “Reorganization”) or (B) the sale or other similar disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company to an entity that is not an Affiliate (a “Sale”), in each case, if such Reorganization or Sale requires the approval of the Company’s stockholders under the law of the Company’s jurisdiction of organization (whether such approval is required for such Reorganization or Sale or for the issuance of securities of the Company in such Reorganization or Sale), unless, immediately following such Reorganization or Sale, (1) all or substantially all the Persons who were the “beneficial owners” (as used in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or a successor rule thereto)) of the securities eligible to vote for the election of the Board (“Company Voting Securities”) outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Reorganization or Sale (including a corporation or other entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns the Company or all or substantially all the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) (the “Continuing Company”) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization or Sale, of the outstanding Company Voting Securities (excluding, for such purposes, any outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company that such beneficial owners hold immediately following the consummation of the Reorganization or Sale as a result of their ownership prior to such consummation of voting securities of any corporation or other entity involved in or forming part of such Reorganization or Sale other than the Company), (2) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Continuing Company, any entity controlled by the Continuing Company or, collectively, TPG VIII Cannes Holdings, L.P., TPG HC Cannes Holdings, L.P. and TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P.) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Continuing Company and (3) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Continuing Company were Incumbent Directors at the time of the execution of the definitive agreement providing for such Reorganization or Sale or, in the absence of such an agreement, at the time at which approval of the Board was obtained for such Reorganization or Sale;

 

(iii)            the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company unless such liquidation or dissolution is part of a transaction or series of transactions described in paragraph (ii) above that does not otherwise constitute a Change of Control; or

 

2

 

 

(iv)             any Person, corporation or other entity (other than (A) the Company, (B) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or an Affiliate or (C) collectively, TPG VIII Cannes Holdings, L.P., TPG HC Cannes Holdings, L.P. and TPG Cannes Aggregation, L.P.) becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company Voting Securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subparagraph (iv), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change of Control: any acquisition (w) directly from the Company, (x) by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or an Affiliate, (y) by an underwriter temporarily holding such Company Voting Securities pursuant to an offering of such securities or any acquisition by a pledgee of Company Voting Securities holding such securities as collateral or temporarily holding such securities upon foreclosure of the underlying obligation or (z) pursuant to a Reorganization or Sale that does not constitute a Change of Control for purposes of subparagraph (ii) above.

 

(g)               Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(h)               Committee” means a committee of the Board appointed in accordance with Section 14 hereof.

 

(i)                 Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share.

 

(j)                 Company” means Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Delaware, together with any successor thereto.

 

(k)               Compensation” means the regular earnings or base salary, annual bonuses, and commissions (including any commission bonus) paid to the Eligible Employee by the Company or a Designated Company, as applicable, as compensation for services to the Company or a Designated Company, as applicable, before deduction for any salary deferral contributions made by the Eligible Employee to any tax-qualified or nonqualified deferred compensation plan, including overtime, shift differentials, salaried production schedule premiums, holiday pay, vacation pay, paid time off (PTO) (including any PTO payouts), sick pay, jury duty pay, funeral leave pay, other employer-paid leave pay (including parental leave pay, bereavement leave pay, and bone marrow and organ donor leave pay), volunteer time off and military pay, but excluding (i) education or tuition reimbursements, (ii) imputed income arising under any group insurance or benefit program, (iii) travel expenses, (iv) business and moving reimbursements, including tax gross ups and taxable mileage allowance, (v) income received in connection with any stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other compensatory equity awards, (vi) all contributions made by the Company or any Designated Company for the Eligible Employee’s benefit under any employee benefit plan now or hereafter established (such as employer-paid 401(k) plan contributions), (vii) all stipends (such as health and wellness stipend, internet stipend, and home office setup stipend), (viii) all payments by the state or other regulatory agencies, (ix) severance pay, and (x) all other cash bonuses not mentioned above (such as referral bonuses, peer bonuses, and sign-on bonuses). Compensation will be calculated before deduction of any income or employment tax withholdings. Compensation will include the net impact of any current-period payments/deductions to correct for prior-period payroll errors (unless the Administrator, in its sole discretion, elects to give such corrections retroactive effect for purposes of this Plan). The Administrator, in its discretion, may establish a different definition of Compensation for an Offering, which for the Section 423 Component will apply on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis. Further, the Administrator will have discretion to determine the application of this definition to Eligible Employees outside the United States

 

3

 

 

(l)                 Contributions” means the payroll deductions and other additional payments that the Company may permit a Participant to make to fund the exercise of options granted pursuant to the Plan.

 

(m)             Designated Company” means each Affiliate, other than any Affiliate designated by the Administrator from time to time in its sole discretion as not eligible to participate in the Plan. For purposes of the 423 Component, only the Company, its Subsidiaries, and any Parent of the Company may be Designated Companies. The Administrator may assign each Designated Company to participate in the 423 Component or the Non-423 Component but not both. An Affiliate that is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes in respect of a Designated Company participating in the 423 Component will automatically be a Designated Company participating in the 423 Component. An Affiliate that is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes in respect of a Designated Company participating in the Non-423 Component may be excluded from participating in the Plan by the Administrator or may be assigned by the Administrator to an Offering within the Non-423 Component that is separate from the Offering to which the Administrator assigns the Designated Company with respect to which it is disregarded.

 

(n)               Director” means any non-employee member of the Board, but solely in his or her capacity as such a member of the Board.

 

(o)               Eligible Employee” means any individual who is an employee providing services to the Company or a Designated Company. For purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship will be treated as continuing intact while the individual is on military leave, sick leave or other leave of absence that the Employer approves or is otherwise legally protected under Applicable Laws. Where the period of leave exceeds three months and the individual’s right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by Applicable Laws or by contract, the employment relationship will be deemed to have terminated three months and one day following the commencement of such leave or such other period specified under the Treasury Regulations. The Administrator may, in its discretion, from time to time prior to an Offering Start Date for all options to be granted on such Offering Start Date relating to an Offering, determine (on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis or as otherwise permitted by Section 1.423-2 of the Treasury Regulations) that the definition of Eligible Employee will or will not include an individual if he or she (i) has not completed at least two years of service since his or her last hire date (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (ii) customarily works not more than 20 hours per week (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion), (iii) customarily works not more than five months per calendar year (or such lesser period of time as may be determined by the Administrator in its discretion) or (iv) is a highly compensated employee within the meaning of Section 414(q) of the Code; provided, however, that the exclusion is applied with respect to each Offering in an identical manner to all highly compensated individuals of the Employer whose Eligible Employees are participating in that Offering. Each exclusion will be applied with respect to an Offering in a manner complying with Section 1.423-2(e) of the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) for purposes of any Offering under the 423 Component, the Administrator may determine that the definition of Eligible Employee will not include employees who are citizens or residents of a foreign jurisdiction (without regard to whether they are also citizens of the United States or resident aliens) if (A) the grant of an option under the Plan or such Offering to a citizen or resident of the foreign jurisdiction is prohibited under the laws of such jurisdiction or (B) compliance with the laws of the foreign jurisdiction would cause the Plan or such Offering to violate the requirements of Section 423; and (2) for purposes of any Offering under the Non-423 Component, the Administrator may alter the definition of Eligible Employee in its discretion, provided that anyone included in the definition must be a Person to whom the issuance of stock may be registered on Form S-8 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

4

 

 

(p)               Employer” means the employer of the applicable Eligible Employee(s).

 

(q)               Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, or any successor statute thereto, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(r)                Fair Market Value” means, as of any relevant date, the value of a share of Common Stock determined as follows: (i) the closing per-share sales price of the Common Stock as reported by the Applicable Exchange for such stock exchange for such date or if there were no sales on such date, on the closest preceding date on which there were sales of Common Stock or (ii) in the event there shall be no public market for the Common Stock on such date, the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Committee.

 

(s)                New Purchase Date” means a new Purchase Date if the Administrator shortens any Offering Period then in progress.

 

(t)                 Offering” means an offer under the Plan of an option that may be exercised during an Offering Period as further described in Section 5 hereof. For purposes of the Plan, the Administrator may designate separate Offerings under the Plan (the terms of which need not be identical) in which Eligible Employees of one or more Employers will participate, even if the dates of the applicable Offering Periods of each such Offering are identical and the provisions of the Plan will separately apply to each Offering. To the extent permitted by Section 1.423-2(a)(1) of the Treasury Regulations, the terms of each Offering need not be identical; provided, however, that the terms of the Plan and an Offering together satisfy Sections 1.423-2(a)(2) and (a)(3) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

(u)               Offering Periods” means each period during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan is outstanding. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to Sections 5 and 20 hereof.

 

(v)               Offering Start Date” means the first day of an Offering Period.

 

5

 

 

(w)             Parent” means a “parent corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.

 

(x)               Participant” means an Eligible Employee who participates in the Plan.

 

(y)               Person” means a “person” or “group” within the meaning of Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

 

(z)               Plan” means this Convey Holding Parent, Inc. 2021 Employee Share Purchase Plan, as may be amended from time to time.

 

(aa)            Purchase Date” means the last Trading Day of the Purchase Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that an Offering Period is terminated prior to its expiration pursuant to Section 20(a) hereof, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine that any Purchase Period also terminating under such Offering Period will terminate without options being exercised on the Purchase Date that otherwise would have occurred on the last Trading Day of such Purchase Period.

 

(bb)           Purchase Period” means the periods during an Offering Period during which shares of Common Stock may be purchased on a Participant’s behalf in accordance with the terms of the Plan.

 

(cc)            Purchase Price” means, with respect to an Offering Period, an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value on the Offering Start Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, however, that a higher Purchase Price may be determined for any Offering Period by the Administrator subject to compliance with Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision) or any other Applicable Laws or pursuant to Section 20 hereof.

 

(dd)           Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code, as amended, including the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any state law equivalent.

 

(ee)            Subsidiary” means a “subsidiary corporation”, whether now or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.

 

(ff)              Trading Day” means a day on which the Applicable Exchange is open for trading.

 

(gg)           Treasury Regulations” means all proposed, temporary and final regulations promulgated under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

 

3.                  Share Limitations; Certain Provisions Relating to Common Stock. (a)  Subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in Section 19 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that will be made available for sale under the Plan shall be (i) 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock plus (ii) an annual amount on each January 1 that occurs following the Effective Date and prior to the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date equal to the lesser of (x) 1% of the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year and (y) such number of shares of Common Stock determined by the Administrator; provided, however, that in no event shall more than 8,250,000 shares of Common Stock be issued under the Plan.

 

6

 

 

(b)               If any option granted under the Plan terminates without having been exercised in full, the shares of Common Stock not purchased under such option will remain available for issuance under the Plan.

 

(c)               Until shares of Common Stock are issued under the Plan (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), a Participant will have only the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares of Common Stock, and no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder will exist with respect to such shares of Common Stock.

 

4.                  Eligibility. (a)  Generally. Any Eligible Employee on a given Offering Start Date for an Offering Period will be eligible to participate in the Plan during such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of Section 6 hereof.

 

(b)               Limitations. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, no Eligible Employee will be granted an option under the 423 Component of the Plan (i) to the extent that, immediately after the grant, such Eligible Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Eligible Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate and/or hold outstanding options to purchase such stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or any Affiliate or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (as defined in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company or any Affiliate accrues at a rate that exceeds $25,000 worth of stock (determined at the Fair Market Value of the stock at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time, as determined in accordance with Section 423 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

(c)               Equal Rights and Privileges. Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan to the contrary, each Eligible Employee granted an option under the 423 Component of the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges with respect to such option to the extent required under Section 423(b)(5) of the Code and Section 1.423-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

5.                  Offering Periods. (a)  The Plan will be implemented by one or more Offering Periods. Offerings may be consecutive or overlapping as determined by the Administrator. The duration and timing of Offering Periods may be changed pursuant to this Section 5 and Section 20 hereof. The Administrator will have the power to establish the duration of the first Offering Period and change the duration of Offering Periods (including the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future Offerings. No Offering Period may be more than 27 months in duration.

 

(b)               Prior to the Offering Start Date of an Offering Period, the Administrator will establish the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that an Eligible Employee will be permitted to purchase during each Purchase Period during such Offering Period.

 

7

 

 

6.                  Participation. An Eligible Employee may participate in the Plan pursuant to Section 4 hereof by (a) submitting to the Company’s stock administration office (or its designee) a properly completed subscription agreement authorizing Contributions in the form provided by the Administrator for such purpose or (b) following an electronic or other enrollment procedure determined by the Administrator, in either case on or before a date determined by the Administrator prior to (i) the applicable Offering Start Date as determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion, or (ii) with respect to the first Offering Period, no later than 30 days following the Offering Start Date.

 

7.                  Contributions. (a)  At the time a Participant enrolls in the Plan pursuant to Section 6 hereof, he or she will elect to have Contributions (in the form of payroll deductions or otherwise, to the extent permitted by the Administrator) made on each eligible pay day during the Offering Period equal to a whole percentage (and subject to any limit as may be set by the Administrator from time to time) of the Compensation that he or she receives on the pay day. The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may permit all Participants in a specified Offering to contribute amounts to the Plan through payment by cash, check or other means set forth in the subscription agreement or otherwise made available by the Administrator prior to each Purchase Date of each Purchase Period. A Participant’s subscription agreement will remain in effect for successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 11 hereof.

 

(b)               In the event Contributions are made in the form of payroll deductions, such payroll deductions for a Participant will commence on the first eligible pay day following the Offering Start Date and will end on the last eligible pay day on or prior to the last Purchase Date of such Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 11 hereof; provided, however, that for the first Offering Period, payroll deductions will not commence until such date determined by the Administrator, in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for administrative convenience, the Administrator (by announcement prior to the first affected Offering Period) may determine that contributions with respect to an eligible pay day occurring on a Purchase Date (or during a period of up to five business days prior to a Purchase Date) shall be applied instead to the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period.

 

(c)               All Contributions made for a Participant will be credited to his or her account under the Plan and Contributions will be made in whole percentages of his or her Compensation only. A Participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

 

(d)               A Participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided under Section 11 hereof. Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, during a Purchase Period, a Participant may not increase or decrease the rate of his or her Contributions. The Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide for, or amend the nature and/or number of, Contribution rate changes that may be made by Participants during any Offering Period or Purchase Period and may establish other conditions, limitations or procedures as it deems appropriate for Plan administration.

 

(e)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 4(c) hereof, a Participant’s Contributions may be decreased by the Administrator to 0% at any time during a Purchase Period. Subject to Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 4(c) hereof, Contributions will recommence at the rate originally elected by the Participant effective as of the beginning of the first Purchase Period scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the Participant as provided in Section 11 hereof.

 

8

 

 

(f)                Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in the Plan, the Administrator may allow Participants to participate in the Plan via cash contributions instead of payroll deductions if (i) payroll deductions are not permitted (or the remittance of payroll deductions by a Designated Company to the Company is not feasible) under Applicable Laws, (ii) the Administrator determines that cash contributions are permissible under Section 423 of the Code or (iii) the Participants are participating in the Non-423 Component.

 

(g)               At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or at the time some or all of the Common Stock issued under the Plan is disposed of (or any other time that a taxable event related to the Plan occurs), the Participant must make adequate provision for the Company’s or Employer’s federal, state, local or any other tax liability payable to any authority including taxes imposed by jurisdictions outside of the U.S., national insurance, social security or other tax withholding or payment on account obligations, if any, which arise upon the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock (or any other time that a taxable event related to the Plan occurs). At any time, the Company or the Employer may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the Participant’s compensation the amount necessary for the Company or the Employer to satisfy applicable withholding obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company or the Employer any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by the Eligible Employee. In addition, the Company or the Employer may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from the proceeds of the sale of Common Stock or utilize any other method of withholding the Company deems appropriate (such as requiring a market sale of shares received under the Plan).

 

8.                  Grant of Option. On the Offering Start Date of each Offering Period, each Eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period will be granted an option to purchase on each Purchase Date during such Offering Period (at the applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing such Eligible Employee’s Contributions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the Eligible Employee’s account as of the Purchase Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided, however, that such purchase will be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3, 4(c) and 5(b) hereof. The Eligible Employee may accept the grant of such option by electing to participate in the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Section 6 hereof. Exercise of the option will occur as provided in Section 9 hereof, unless the Participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 11 hereof. The option will expire on the last day of the Offering Period.

 

9.                  Exercise of Option. (a)  Unless a Participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 11 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be exercised automatically on each Purchase Date, and the maximum number of full shares subject to the option will be purchased for such Participant at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated Contributions from his or her account. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be purchased, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator. Any Contributions accumulated in a Participant’s account at the end of an Offering Period, which are not sufficient to purchase a full share will either, as the Administrator shall determine (i) be refunded to the Participant promptly following the end of such Offering Period, or (ii) be retained in the Participant’s account for the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the Participant as provided in Section 11 hereof. During a Participant’s lifetime, a Participant’s option to purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

 

9

 

 

(b)               If the Administrator determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, provide that the Company will make a pro rata allocation of the shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Purchase Date in as uniform a manner as will be practicable and as it will determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all Participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Purchase Date, and either (x) continue all Offering Periods then in effect or (y) terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20 hereof.

 

10.              Delivery. As soon as reasonably practicable after each Purchase Date on which a purchase of shares of Common Stock occurs, the Company will arrange the delivery to each Participant (or, if required by Applicable Laws, to the Participant and his or her spouse) of the shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option in a form determined by the Administrator (in its sole discretion) and pursuant to rules established by the Administrator. The Company may permit or require that shares be deposited directly with a broker designated by the Company or to a designated agent of the Company, and the Company may utilize electronic or automated methods of share transfer. The Company may require that shares be retained with such broker or agent for a designated period of time and/or may establish other procedures to permit tracking of disqualifying or other dispositions of such shares. No Participant will have any voting, dividend, or other stockholder rights with respect to shares of Common Stock subject to any option granted under the Plan until such shares have been purchased and delivered to the Participant as provided in this Section 10.

 

11.              Withdrawal. (a)  A Participant may withdraw all but not less than all the Contributions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise his or her option under the Plan at any time by (i) submitting to the Company’s stock administration office (or its designee) a written notice of withdrawal in the form determined by the Administrator for such purpose or (ii) following an electronic or other withdrawal procedure determined by the Administrator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator may establish a reasonable deadline (such as two weeks prior to the Purchase Date) by which time withdrawals must be submitted in order for the Participant to avoid automatic exercise of his or her option on the Purchase Date (unless the Administrator in its sole discretion elects to process the withdrawal more quickly or as may be required by Applicable Laws). All of the Participant’s Contributions credited to his or her account and not applied to the purchase of shares of Common Stock will be paid to such Participant promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such Participant’s option for the Offering Period will be automatically terminated, and no further Contributions for the purchase of shares will be made for such Offering Period. If a Participant withdraws from an Offering Period, Contributions will not resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period, unless the Participant re-enrolls in the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 hereof.

 

10

 

 

(b)               A Participant’s withdrawal from an Offering Period will not have any effect on his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan that may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods that commence after the termination of the Purchase Period from which the Participant withdraws.

 

12.              Termination and Transfer of Employment. (a)  Upon a Participant’s ceasing to be an Eligible Employee, for any reason (including by reason of the Participant’s Employer ceasing to be a Designated Company or by reason of Participant's transfer of employment to an Affiliate that is not a Designated Company), he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the Contributions credited to such Participant’s account during the Offering Period but not yet used to purchase shares of Common Stock under the Plan will be returned to such Participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such Participant’s option will be automatically terminated.

 

(b)               Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, a Participant whose employment transfers between entities through a termination with an immediate rehire (with no break in service) by the Company or a Designated Company will not be treated as terminated under the Plan; provided, however, that if a Participant transfers from an Offering under the 423 Component to the Non-423 Component, the exercise of the option will be qualified under the 423 Component only to the extent it complies with Section 423 of the Code, unless otherwise provided by the Administrator. If a Participant transfers from an Offering under the Non-423 Component to an Offering under the 423 Component, the exercise of the option will remain non-qualified under the Non-423 Component. The Administrator may establish additional or different rules governing employment transfers.

 

13.              Interest. No interest will accrue on the Contributions of a participant in the Plan, except as may be required by Applicable Laws, as determined by the Company, and if so required by the laws of a particular jurisdiction, will apply to all Participants in the relevant Offering under the 423 Component.

 

14.              Administration. (a)  The Plan will be administered by the Board or a Committee appointed by the Board, which Committee will be constituted to comply with Applicable Laws. Nothing in such appointment shall preclude the Board from itself taking any administrative action set forth herein, except where such action is required by Applicable Laws to be taken by a Committee. The Administrator will have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe, interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to delegate administrative duties to any of the Company’s employees, to designate separate Offerings under the Plan, to designate Affiliates as participating in the 423 Component or Non-423 Component, to determine eligibility, to adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan and to establish such procedures that it deems necessary for the administration of the Plan (including, without limitation, to adopt such rules, procedures, sub-plans and appendices to the subscription agreement as are necessary or appropriate to permit the participation in the Plan by employees who are foreign nationals or employed outside the U.S., the terms of which rules, procedures, sub-plans and appendices may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Section 3(a) hereof, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such rules, procedures, sub-plans and appendices, the provisions of this Plan will govern the operation of such rules, procedures, sub-plans or appendices). Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, the Eligible Employees eligible to participate in each sub-plan will participate in a separate Offering or in the Non-423 Component. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding eligibility to participate, the definition of Compensation, handling of Contributions, making of Contributions to the Plan (including, without limitation, in forms other than payroll deductions and, further, including making any adjustments to correctly reflect a Participant’s elected percentage of payroll deductions or other payments), establishment of bank or trust accounts to hold Contributions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, obligations to pay payroll tax, determination of beneficiary designation requirements, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates that vary with applicable local requirements. The Administrator also is authorized to determine that, with respect to the 423 Component, to the extent permitted by Section 1.423-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations, the terms of an option granted under the Plan or an Offering to citizens or residents of a non-U.S. jurisdiction will be less favorable than the terms of options granted under the Plan or the same Offering to employees resident solely in the U.S. Every finding, decision, and determination made by the Administrator will, to the full extent permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.

 

11

 

 

(b)               The Administrator may delegate, on such terms and conditions as it determines in its sole and plenary discretion, to (i) the Chief Executive Officer of the Company who also serves as a member of the Board or (ii) one or more senior officers of the Company, in each case, any or all of its authority under the Plan and all necessary and appropriate decisions and determinations with respect thereto.

 

15.              Designation of Beneficiary. (a)  If permitted by the Administrator and subject to Applicable Laws, a Participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares of Common Stock and cash, if any, from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death subsequent to an Purchase Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such Participant of such shares and cash. In addition, if permitted by the Administrator, a Participant may file a designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the Participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such Participant’s death prior to exercise of the option. If a Participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent will be required for such designation to be effective.

 

(b)               Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the Participant at any time by notice in a form determined by the Administrator. In the event of the death of a Participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such Participant’s death, the Company will deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the Participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the Participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

 

12

 

 

(c)               All beneficiary designations will be in such form and manner as the Administrator may designate from time to time. Notwithstanding Sections 15(a) and (b) hereof, the Company and/or the Administrator may decide not to permit such designations by Participants in non-U.S. jurisdictions to the extent permitted by Section 1.423-2(f) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

16.              Transferability. Neither Contributions credited to a Participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares of Common Stock under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the Participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition will be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 11 hereof.

 

17.              Use of Funds. The Company may use all Contributions received or held by it under the Plan for any corporate purpose, and the Company will not be obligated to segregate such Contributions except under Offerings or for Participants in the Non-423 Component for which Applicable Laws require that Contributions to the Plan by Participants be segregated from the Company’s general corporate funds and/or deposited with an independent third party. Until shares of Common Stock are issued, Participants will have only the rights of an unsecured creditor with respect to such shares.

 

18.              Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each Participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Eligible Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

 

19.              Adjustments, Dissolution, Liquidation, or Change of Control. (a)  Adjustments. In the event of any extraordinary dividend or other extraordinary distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase, exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company or other change in the corporate structure of the Company affecting the Common Stock, the Administrator, in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, shall, in such manner as it shall deem equitable, adjust the number and class of Common Stock that may be delivered under the Plan, the Purchase Price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan that has not yet been exercised, and the numerical limits of Section 3 hereof and established pursuant to Sections  5(b) and 8 hereof.

 

(b)               Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event a proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company receives all requisite approvals under Applicable Laws, any Offering Period then in progress will be shortened by setting a New Purchase Date, and will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Administrator. The New Purchase Date will be before the date of the Company’s proposed dissolution or liquidation. The Administrator will notify each Participant in writing or electronically, prior to the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s option has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 11 hereof.

 

13

 

 

(c)               Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, each outstanding option will be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, the Offering Period with respect to which such option relates will be shortened by setting a New Purchase Date on which such Offering Period will end. The New Purchase Date will occur before the date of the Company’s proposed Change of Control. The Administrator will notify each Participant in writing or electronically prior to the New Purchase Date that the Purchase Date for the Participant’s option has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that the Participant’s option will be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date the Participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 11 hereof.

 

20.              Amendment or Termination. (a)  The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may amend, suspend, or terminate the Plan, or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason. If the Plan is terminated, the Administrator, in its discretion, may elect to terminate all outstanding Offering Periods either immediately or upon completion of the purchase of shares of Common Stock on the next Purchase Date (which may be sooner than originally scheduled, if determined by the Administrator in its discretion), or may elect to permit Offering Periods to expire in accordance with their terms (and subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19 hereof). If the Offering Periods are terminated prior to expiration, all amounts then credited to Participants’ accounts that have not been used to purchase shares of Common Stock will be returned to the Participants (without interest thereon, except as otherwise required under Applicable Laws, as further set forth in Section 13 hereof) as soon as administratively practicable.

 

(b)               Without stockholder consent and without limiting Section 14(a) or Section 20(a) hereof, the Administrator will be entitled to change the Offering Periods or Purchase Periods, designate separate Offerings, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit Contributions in excess of the amount designated by a Participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company’s processing of properly completed Contribution elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each Participant properly correspond with Contribution amounts, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Administrator determines in its sole discretion advisable that are consistent with the Plan.

 

(c)               In the event the Administrator determines that the ongoing operation of the Plan may result in unfavorable financial accounting consequences, the Administrator may, in its discretion and, to the extent necessary or desirable, modify, amend or terminate the Plan to reduce or eliminate such accounting consequence including, but not limited to:

 

14

 

 

(i)                 amending the Plan to conform with the safe harbor definition under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718 (or any successor thereto), including with respect to an Offering Period underway at the time;

 

(ii)              altering the Purchase Price for any Offering Period or Purchase Period, including an Offering Period or Purchase Period underway at the time of the change in Purchase Price;

 

(iii)            shortening any Offering Period or Purchase Period by setting a New Purchase Date, including an Offering Period or Purchase Period underway at the time of the Administrator action;

 

(iv)             reducing the maximum percentage of Compensation a Participant may elect to set aside as Contributions; and

 

(v)               reducing the maximum number of shares of Common Stock a Participant may purchase during any Offering Period or Purchase Period.

 

Such modifications or amendments will not require stockholder approval or the consent of any Participants.

 

21.              Notices. All notices or other communications by a Participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan will be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form and manner specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

 

22.              Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. (a)  Shares of Common Stock will not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto will comply with all Applicable Law, and will be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

 

(b)               As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

 

23.              Section 409A. Options granted under the 423 Component of the Plan are exempt from the application of Section 409A and any ambiguities herein will be interpreted to so be exempt from Section 409A. Options granted under the Non-423 Component to U.S. taxpayers are intended to be exempt from the application of Section 409A under the short-term deferral exception or compliant with Section 409A and any ambiguities will be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. In furtherance of the foregoing and notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, if the Administrator determines that an option granted under the Plan may be subject to Section 409A or that any provision in the Plan would cause an option under the Plan to be subject to Section 409A, the Administrator may amend the terms of the Plan and/or of an outstanding option granted under the Plan, or take such other action the Administrator determines is necessary or appropriate, in each case, without the Participant’s consent, to exempt any outstanding option or future option that may be granted under the Plan from or to allow any such options to comply with Section 409A, but only to the extent any such amendments or action by the Administrator would not violate Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant will be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on such Participant or for such Participant’s account in connection with option to purchase Common Stock under the Plan (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates will have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold such Participant harmless from any or all such taxes or penalties. The Company makes no representation that the option to purchase Common Stock under the Plan is compliant with Section 409A.

 

15

 

 

24.              Term of Plan. The Plan will become effective upon the later to occur of (a) its adoption by the Board and (b) immediately prior to the effective date of the registration statement on Form S-1 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the initial public offering of Common Stock (such later date, the “Effective Date”). It will continue in effect for a term of 20 years, unless terminated earlier under Section 20 hereof.

 

25.              Stockholder Approval. The Plan will be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within 12 months after the date the Plan is adopted by the Board. Such stockholder approval will be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws. For the avoidance of doubt, failure to obtain a stockholder approval required by any non-U.S. jurisdiction will not impair the validity of the Plan in any other jurisdiction.

 

26.              Governing Law. The validity, construction and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

 

27.              Severability. If any provision of the Plan is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Person, or would disqualify the Plan under any law deemed applicable by the Administrator, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the Applicable Laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Administrator, materially altering the intent of the Plan, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction or Person and the remainder of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

28.              No Right to Continued Employment. Participation in the Plan by a Participant will not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained as an employee of the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable. Further, the Company or an Affiliate may dismiss a Participant from employment at any time, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise required pursuant to Applicable Laws.

 

29.              Compliance with Applicable Laws. The terms of this Plan are intended to comply with all Applicable Laws and will be construed accordingly.

 

16

 

 

30.              Headings and Construction. Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in the Plan, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but not limited to”, and the word “or” shall not be deemed to be exclusive. Pronouns and other words of gender shall be read as gender-neutral. Words importing the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. For the avoidance of doubt, where a term of the Plan is required by Section 423 of the Code, such term need not apply to the Non-423 Component of the Plan as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

 

17

 

 

Exhibit 10.12

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_01.JPG EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2019 (this "Agreement"), by and between Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Stephen C. Farrell (the "Executive") and Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") (each of the Executive, the Company a nd Parent, a ''Party," and collectively, the "Parties"). WHEREAS, in connection with the closing and consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement a nd Pla n of Merger entered into by a nd among (i) Parent, (ii) Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsid ia ry of Parent, (iiCannes Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidia ry of Parent, (iv) the Company, (v) New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., a nd certain other pa rties, dated as of June 19, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), the Company desires to enter into this Agreement with the Executive effective upon the consummation a nd closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the "Effective Date"); and WHEREAS, the Compa ny desires to continue to employ the Executive as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and wishes to acquire and be assured of the Executive's services as of and after the Effective Date on the terms and conditions here inafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company as the Chief Executive Officer and to perform and to serve the Company on the terms and conditions hereinafter set f011h. NOW, THEREFORE, m consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein a nd other valid consideration, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1. Employment. Term. Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Company agrees to employ 1.1. the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, in each case pursuant to this Agreement, for a period commencing on the Effective Date a nd ending on the date that the employment of the Executive is terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement (the ''Term"). The Executive's period of employment pursuant to this Agreement sha ll hereinafter be referred to as the "Employment Period." 1.2. Duties.During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Parent and in such other positions as an officer or director of the Compa ny and such affiliates of the Compa ny as the Executive a nd the board of directors of the Company and the board of directors of Parent (collectively, the "Board") sha ll mutually agree from time to time, and sha H rep011 directly to the Board. In the Executive's position as Chief Executive Officer, the Executive sha ll perform such duties, functions and responsibilities during the Employment Period as are commensurate with such

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_02.JPG position, as reasona bly and lawfully directed by the Board. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as a member of the Board. 1.3.Exclusivity. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company, shall faithfully serve the Company, and shall conform to and comply with the lawful and reasonable directions and instructions given to the Executive by the Board, consistent with Section 1.2 hereof. During the Employment Period, the Executive sha ll use his best efforts to promote and serve the interests of the Company and shall not engage in any other business activity, whether or not such activity shall be engaged in for pecuniary profrt; provided, that the Executive may (a) serve any civic, charitable, educational or professional organization, (b) serve on the board of directors of for-profit business enterprises, provided that such service is approved by the Board (and for which purpose Executive's continued service on the boards of directors of Starr Surgical Company and Biotime Inc. are hereby approved), and (c) manage his personal investments, in each case so long as any such activities do not (X) violate the terms of this Agreement (including Section 4) or (Y) interfere with the Executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company. Section 2. Compensation. 2.1. Salary.As compensation for the performance of the Executive's services hereunder, during the Employment Period, the Company shall pay to the Executive a salary at an annual rate of $475,000, payable in accordance with the Company's standard payroll policies (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted upward (but not downward) by the Board (or a committee thereof) in its discretion. 2.2. Annual Bonus. For each calendar year ending during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus") to be based upon Company performance and other criteria for each such calendar year as determined by the Board. The Executive's target Annual Bonus opportunity for each calendar year that ends during the Employment Period shall equal 100% of the Base Salary (the ''Target Annual Bonus Opportunity"). The amount of the Annual Bonus actually paid shall depend on the extent to which the performance goals, set annually by the Board, are achieved or exceeded. The Annual Bonus shall be paid in the year following the year in which it is earned, by March 31 of such following year. 2.3. Employee Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in such health and other group insurance and other employee benefit plans and programs of the Company as in effect from time to time on the same basis as provided to other senior executives of the Company but not less favorable (on a benefit-by benefit basis) than the benefit plans and programs that were provided to the Executive immediately prior to the Effective Date. Subject to the requirements of Section 2.5 hereof, during the Employment Period, the Executive shall also be entitled to payment or reimbursement of up to $15,000 per year related to (x) automobile-related expenses (e.g., lease or loan payments and insurance, gas, parking, and maintenance expenses) and (y) tax and estate planning advice. In addition, the Executive may make reasonable use of his assistant, consistent with past practices, for persona l tasks (such as making personal travel arrangements). 2

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_03.JPG 2.4. Va cation. During the Employment Period, the Executive sha ll be e ntitled to 4 weeks vacation per calendar yea r, to be taken and carried over in accorda nce with the Company's vacation policy. The number of vacation days sha ll be pro-rated in the Execut ive's last ca lendar year of employment. 2.5. Business Expenses. The Company sha ll pay or reimburse the Executive, upon presentation of doc ume ntation, for all commercially reasona ble business out-of pocket expenses that the Executive incurs during the Employment Period in performing his duties under this Agreement in accordance with the expense reimbursement policy of the Compa ny as approved by the Board (or a committee thereof), as in effect from time to time. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary or otherwise, except to the extent any expense or reimbursement described in this Agreement does not constitute a "deferra l of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regu lations and guidance there under ("Section 409A"), any expense or reimbursement described in this Agreement sha ll meet the following req u irements: (a) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement provided to the Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement to the Executive in any other calendar year; (b) the re imbursements for expenses for which the Executive is entitled to be reimbursed sha ll be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred; (c) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits he reunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (d) the reimbursements sha ll be ma de pursuant to objectively determinable and nondiscretionary Company policies a nd procedures regarding such reimbursement of expenses. 2.6. Option Grant. At or as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Date, the Executive shall be granted options to purchase common stock of Parent pursuant to the terms of Parent's Incentive Equity Program, the material terms of which a re described in the term sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A. Section 3. Employment Termination. 3.1. Termination of Employment. The Compa ny may terminate the Executive's employment he reunde r for a ny reason during the Term, and the Executive may voluntarily terminate his employme nt here under for a ny reason during the Term, in each case (other than a termination by the Company for Cause) at any time upon not less than 15 da ys' notice to the other Party (the date on which the Executive 's employment terminates for any reason is here in referred to as the "Termination Date"). Upon the termination of the Executive 's employment with the Company for any reason, the Exec utive shall be entitled to (a) payment of any Base Salary earned but unpaid through the date of termination, (b) earned but unpaid Annua l Bonus for calendar years completed prior to the Termination Date (payable in the ordinary course pursuant to Section 2.2), (c) unused vacation da ys (consistent with Section 2.4 hereof) paid out at the per-business-day Base Sa la ry rate, (d) additional vested benefrts (if any) in accordance with the applicable terms of applica ble Company a rra ngements a nd (e) a ny unreimbursed expenses in accordance with Section 2.3(0 and (it) and Section 2.6 hereof (collectively, the "Accrued Amounts"); provided, however, that if the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated (X) by the Compa ny for Cause or (Y) by the Executive voluntarily without Good Reason and not for death or Disability, then any Annual Bonus earned pursuant to 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_04.JPG Section 2.2 m respect of a prior calendar year, but not yet paid or due to be paid, shall be forfeited. 3.2. Certain Terminations. (a) Termination by the Company other than for Cause, Death or Disability; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Executive's employment is terminated (X) by the Company other than for Cause, death or Disability or (Y) by the Executive for Good Reason, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, the Executive shall be entitled to: (i) a payment equal to two times the Base Salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date (the "Severance Amount") a nd (ii) to the extent permitted pursuant to the applicable plans, continuation on the same terms as an active employee (including, where applicable, coverage for the Executive and his dependents) of medical insurance benefits that the Executive would otherwise be eligible to receive as an active employee of the Company for 24 months following the Termination Date or, if earlier, until the Executive becomes eligible for medical benefits from a subsequent employer ("Medical Benefit Continuation"). The Company's obligations to pay the Severance Amount and to provide Medical Benefit Continuation shall be conditioned uponthe obligations under Section 4 of this Agreement. herein, and without limitation of any remedies Executive'scontinued compliance with his Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary to which the Company may be entitled, the Severance Amount shall be paid in equal installments commencing during the 45-day period following the Termination Date; provided, that, the Executive has signed and delivered to the Company the release of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Release") and the period (if any) during which the Release can be revoked has expired within such 45-day period; provided, further, that, if such 45-day period spa ns two calendar years, payment of the Severance Amount shall commence to be paid in the second year. If the Executive is not permitted to continue participation in insurance plan pursuant to the terms of such plan or pursuant to Company's insurance providers or such continued participation in any the Company's medical a determination by the plan would result in the imposition of an excise tax on the Company pursuant to Section 49800 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain individual insurance policies providing medical benefits to the Executive during the Medical Benefits Continuation period, but shall be required to pay for such policies only an amount equal to the amount the Company would have paid had the Executive continued participation in the Company's medical plans; provided, that, if such coverage ca1mot be obtained, the Company shall pay to the Executive monthly during the Medical Benefit Continuation period an amount equal to the amount the Company would have paid had the Executive continued participation in the Company's medical plan. (b) Definitions. For purposes of Section 3, the following terms have the following meanings: (I) "Cause" shall mean the Executive's having engaged in any of the following: (A) willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of any of his duties to the Company, which, if capable of being cured, is not cured to the reasonable 4

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_05.JPG satisfaction of the Board within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Board written notice of such willful misconduct or gross negligence; (B) willful material failure or refusal to perform reasonably assigned duties by the Board, which is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Board written notice of such fa ilure or refusal; (C) any indictment for, conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, (1) a ny felony (other than motor vehicle offenses the effect of which do not materially affect the performance of the Executive's duties) or (2) any crime (whether or not a felony) involving fraud, theft, breach of trust or similar acts, whether of the United States or any state thereof or any simila r foreign law to which the Executive may be subject; or (D) any willful failure to comply with any written ru les, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company which, if not complied with, would reasonably be expected to have a materia l adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company, wh ich in the case of a failure that is capable of being cured, is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Board within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Company written notice of such failure. If the Company terminates the Executive's employment for Cause, the Company shall provide written notice to the Executive of that fact on or before the termination of employment. However, if, within 60 days following the termination, the Company first discovers facts that wou ld have established "Cause" for termination, and those facts were not known by the Company at the time of the termination, then the Company may provide Executive with written notice, including the facts establishing that the purported 'Cause" was not known at the time of the termination, in which case the Executive's termination of employment will be considered a for Cause termination under this Agreement. No act or omission to act shall be "willful" if conducted in good faith or with a reasonable belief that such conduct was in the best interests of the Company (2) "Disability" shall mean the Executive is entitled to and has begun to receive long-term disability benefits under the long-term disability plan of the Company in which Executive participates, or, if there is no such plan, the Executive's inability, due to physical or mental illness, to perform the essential functions of the Executive's job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for 180 days out of any 270 day consecutive day period. (3) "Good Reason" shall mean one of the following has occurred: (A) a material breach by the Company of any of provision of this Agreement; (B) any material red uction in the Executive's Base Salary or bonus opportunity; (C) any material and adverse change in the Executive's position, title, status or reporting requirements or any change in the Executive's job duties, author ity or responsibilities to those of lesser status; or (D) any relocation of the Executive's principal work location by more than fifty (50) miles from its headquarters on the Effective Date without the Executive's prior written consent. A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effectuated by giving the Company written notice of the termination, setting forth the conduct of the Company that constitutes Good Reason, within 90 days of the first date on which the Executive has knowledge of such conduct. The Executive shall further provide the Company at least 30 days following the date on which such notice is provided to cure such conduct. Failing such cure, a termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effective on the day following the expiration of such cure period. (c) Section 409A. If the Executive is a "specified employee" for purposes of Section 409A, to the extent the Severance Amount required to be made pursuant to 5

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_06.JPG Section 3.2 hereof constitutes "non-qualified deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A, payment thereof shall be delayed until the day after the first to occur of (i) the day which is six months from the Termination Date and (ii) the date of the Executive's death, with any delayed amounts being paid in a lump-sum on such date and any remaining payments being made in the normal course. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms "terminate," "terminated" and "termination" mean a termination of the Executive's employment that constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of the default rules under Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409A, the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 3.3. Exclusive Remedy. The foregoing payments upon termination of the Executive's employment shall constitute the exclusive severance payments and benefits due the Executive upon a termination of his employment. 3.4. Resignation from All Positions. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Compat1y for any reason, the Executive shall resign, as of the Termination Date, from all positions he then holds as an officer, director, employee and member of the boards of directors (and any committee thereof) of the Company and its affiliates. The Executive shall be required to execute such writings as are required to effectuate the foregoing. 3.5. Cooperation. Following the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company upon reasonable request of the Board and be reasonably available to the Company (taking into account any other full-time employment of the Executive) with respect to matters arising out of the Executive's services to the Company and its subsidiaries. Section 4. Unauthorized Disclosure; Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Interference with Business Relationships; Proprietary Rights. 4.1. Unauthorized Disclosure. The Exec utive agrees and understands that in the Executive's position with the Company, the Executive has been and will be exposed to and has and will receive information relating to the confidential affairs of the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, technical information, intellectual property, business and marketing plans, strategies, customer n1formation, software, other information concerning the products, promotions, deve lopment, financing, expansion plans, business policies and practices of the Company and its affiliates and other forms of information considered by the Company and its affiliates to be confidential or in the nature of trade secrets (including, without limitation, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, technical data, designs, drawings, spec ifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and marketing plans and proposals) (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). Information sha ll not include information that is generally known to the public business and Confidential or within the relevant trade or industry other than due to the Executive's violation of this Section 4.1 or disclosure by a third party who is known by the Executive to owe the Company an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information. The Executive agrees that at all times during the Executive's employment with the Company and thereafter, except as the Executive reasonably determines is required to discharge his responsibilities hereunder, the Executive shall not disclose such Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, to any individ ual, 6

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_07.JPG corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof (each a "Person") without the prior written consent of the Company and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any manner other than in connection with his employment with the Company, unless required by law to disclose such information, in which case the Executive shall provide the Company with written notice of such requirement as far in advance of such anticipated disclosure as possible. This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical or territorial restriction. Upon termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive shall promptly supply to the Company all property, keys, notes, memoranda, writings, lists, files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards, surveys, maps, logs, machines, technical data and any other tangible product or document which has been produced by, received by or otherwise submitted to the Executive during or prior to the Executive's employment with the Company, and any copies thereof in his (or capable of being reduced to his) possession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects the Executive's communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity that do not constitute attorney-client privileged information of the Company or its affiliates. In addition, the Executive acknowledges that he has received notice of the immunity from liability to which he is entitled for the disclosure of confidential information or a trade secret to the government or in a court filing as provided by Federal law, as set forth in Exhibit C to this Employment Agreement. 4.2. Non-Competition. By and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, and in further consideration of the Executive's exposure to the Confidential Employment employment Information, the Exec utive agrees that the Executive shall not, during the Period and for a period of 24 months after the Executive's termination of for any reason (the ''Restriction Period"), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, control, be employed by, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected in any manner with, including, without limitation, holding any position as a stockholder, director, officer, consultant, independent contractor, employee, partner, or investor in, any Restricted Enterprise (as defined below); provided, that, in no event shall (X) ownership by the Executive of two percent or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any issuer whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of I 934, as amended, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, so long as the Executive does not have, or exercise, any rights to manage or operate the business of such issuer other than rights as a shareholder thereof or (Y) being employed by an entity, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, so long as the entity has more than one discrete and readily distinguishable part of its business and the Executive's duties are not at or involving the part of the entity's business that is actively engaged in a Restricted Enterprise. For purposes of this paragraph, ''Restricted Enterprise" shall mean any Person that is engaged, directly or indirectly, in (or intends or proposes to engage in, or has been organized for the purpose of engaging in) a business which is in competition with a business of the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries, which on the date hereof is the business of providing to Medicare and managed care beneficiaries those medical products and services (including marketing, insurance agent training and licensing, member enrolhnent and service, distribution and billing and collections, to Medicare Part D prescription drug plan providers and other Medicare benefits sponsors), and any other business commenced by the Company after the date hereof, that the Company is providing in any country 7

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_08.JPG or territory in which the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries markets any of its services or products or has substantially commenced plans to begin marketing any of its services or products in such country or territory on the date of the Executive's termination of employment. During the Restriction Period, upon request of the Company, the Executive shall notify the Company ofthe Executive's then-current employment status. 4.3. Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restriction Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly hire, contact, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to hire, contact, induce or solicit) for employment any person who is, or within 12 months prior to the date of such hiring, contacting, inducing or solicitation was, an employee of the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries. 4.4. Interference with Business Relationships.During the Restriction Period (other than in connection with carrying out his responsibilities for the Company, Parent and their subsidiaries), the Executive shall not individually, or at his direction or supervision of others, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to induce or solicit) any customer or client of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate its relationship or otherwise cease doing business in whole or in part with the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries, or directly or indirectly interfere with (or assist any Person to interfere with) any material relationship between the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries and any of its or their customers or clients so as to cause harm to the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries. 4.5. Extension of Restriction Period. The Restriction Period shall be tolled for any period during which the Executive is in breach of any of Sections 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 hereof. 4.6. Proprietary Rights.The Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company any and all inventions, discoveries, and improvements (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes), and all patentable initiated, conceived, discovered, reduced to practice, or made by cm unction with others, during the Executive's employment with the or copyrightable works, him, either alone or in Company and related to the business or activities of the Company and its affiliates (the "Developments"). Except to the extent any rights in any Developments constitute a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. that are owned ab initio by the Company and/or its applicable affiliate, the Executive assigns and agrees to assign all of his right, title and interest in all Developments (including all intellectual property rights therein) to the Company or its nominee without further compensation, including all rights or benefits therefor, including without limitation the right to sue and recover for past and future infringement. The Executive acknowledges that any rights in any Developments constituting a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C § 101 et seq. are owned upon creation by the Company and/or its applicable affiliate as the Executive's employer. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, the Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments which the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain trademarks, patents or copyrights of the United States or any foreign country or otherwise protect the interests of the Company and its aff'iJiates therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the end of the Executive's employment with the Company with respect to inventions, discoveries, improvements or copyrightable works initiated, conceived or made by the Executive while employed by the 8

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_09.JPG Company, a nd shall be binding upon the Executive's employers, assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives. If the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to obtain the Executive's signature on any document needed in connection with the actions described in this Section 4.6, the Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as the Executive's agent and attorney in fact to act for and on the Executive's behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do a ll other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this Section 4.6 with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Exec utive. 4.7. Confidentiality of Agreement. Other than with respect to information required to be disclosed by applicable law, the Parties hereto agree not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to any Person; provided the Executive may disclose this Agreement and/or any of its terms to the Executive's immediate family, fmancial advisors and attorneys, so long as the Executive instructs every such Person to whom the Executive makes such disc losure not to disclose the terms of this Agreement further. Anytime after this Agreement is filed with the SEC or any other government agency by the Company and becomes a public record, this provision shall no longer apply. 4.8. Remedies. The Executive agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section 4 would result in irreparable ir ury and damage to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the Executive therefore also agrees that in the event of sa id breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Executive and/or any and all Persons acting for and/or with the Executive, without having to prove damages, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, including, without limitation, the obligation of the Executive to return any portion of the Severance Amount paid by the Company to the Executive. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages from the Executive. The Executive and the Company further agree that the provisions of the covenants contained in this Section 4 are reasonable and necessary to protect the businesses of the Company and its affiliates because of the Executive's access to Confidential Information and his material participation in the operation of such businesses. In the event that the Executive willfully and materially breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, then in addition to any injunctive relief, the Executive will promptly return to the Company any portion of the Severance Amount that the Company has paid to the Executive. Section 5. Representations. The Executive represents and warrants that (a) the Executive is not subject to any contract, arrangement, policy or understanding, or to any statute, governmental rule or regulation, that in any way limits his ability to enter into and fully perform his obligations under this Agreement and (b) the Executive is not otherwise unable to enter into and fully perform his obligations under this Agreement. In the event of a breach of any representation in this Section 5, the Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive's employment with the Company without any liability to the Executive and the Executive shall indemnify the Company for any liability it may incur as a result of any such breach. 9

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_10.JPG Section 6. Non-Disparagement. From and after the Effective Date and following termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, (i) the Executive agrees not to, directly or indirectly, make any statement or other remark, whether written or oral, that is intended to become public, or that should reasona bly be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ridicules, disparages or is otherwise derogatory of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, members, partners, or stockholders, and (ii) the Company agrees that none of the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries (through any public statement) nor any of their senior officers or directors shall, directly or indirectly, make any statement or other remark, whether written or oral, that is intended to become public, or that should reasonably be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ridicules, disparages, or is otherwise derogatory of the Executive. Section 7. Taxes; Clawbacks. 7.1. Withholding. All amounts paid to the Executive under this Agreement during or following the Employment Period shall be subject to withholding and other employment taxes imposed by applicable law. The Executive shall be sole ly responsible for the payment of all taxes imposed on the Executive relating to the payment or provision of any amounts or benefits hereunder. 7.2. Clawbacks. If any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates (including any rule or requirement of any nationally recognized stock exchange on which the stock of the Compa ny or its affiliates has been listed), or any policy of the Company or its affiliates reasonably designed to comply therewith, requires the forfeiture or recoupment of any amount paid or payable to the Executive hereunder (or under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company or its affiliates or under any plan in which the Executive participates), the Executive hereby conse nts to such forfeiture or recoupment, in each case discretion. dishonesty in the time and manner determined by the Company in its reasonable good faith Furthermore, if the Executive engages in any act of embezzlement, fraud or involving the Company or its affiliates which results in a financial loss to the Company or its affiliates, the Company shall be entitled to recoup an amount from the Executive commensurate with such fmancial loss. Section 8. Miscellaneous. 8.1. Indemnification. To the maximum extent provided inthe Company's By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation and the governing instrument of Parent, the Company and Parent shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless (including advances of attorneys fees and other litigation expenses, subject to a customary undertaking to refund such amounts to the extent found pursuant to a final indemnification) for losses or damages incurred by action arising from the Executive's performance of nonappealable the Executive duties for the order not to be subject to as a result of all causes of benefit of the Company and Parent, whether or not the claim is asserted during the Employment Period. The Executive shall be covered under any directors' and officers' insurance that the Company or Parent maintains for its directors and other officers in the same ma nner and on the same basis as the Company's or Parent's (as applies) directors and other officers. This Section 8.1 shall survive any termination of the Executive's employment and termination of this Agreement for any reason. 10

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_11.JPG 8.2. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement a nd any of the provisions hereof may be amended, waived (either genera lly or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), modified or supplemented, in whole or in part, only by written agreement signed by the Patties hereto; provided, that, the observance of any provision of this Agreement may be waived in writing by the Party that will lose the benefit of such provision as a result of such waiver. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, except as otherwise explicitly provided for in such wa iver. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no fa ilure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof a t law or in equity, sha ll operate as a waiver thereof, nor sha ll any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. 8.3. Assignment; No Third-Patty Beneficiaries. This Agreement, and the Executive's rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive, and any purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement sha ll confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of a ny nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, exce pt the personal representative of the deceased Executive may enforce the provisions hereof applicable in the event of the death of the Executive. The Company is a uthorized to assign this Agreement to a successor to substantially a ll of its assets. 8.4. Notices. Unless otherwise provided herein, a ll notices, requests, demands, claims a nd other communications provided for under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication he re under sha ll be sent by (i) persona l delivery (including receipted courier service) or overnight delivery service, with confirmation of receipt, (it) e-mail, (iiO facsimile during norma l business hours, with confirmation of receipt, to the number indicated, (iv) reputa ble commercial overnight delivery service courier, with confirmation of receipt or (v) registered or certified ma il, return req uested, postage prepaid and add ressed to the intended recipient as set forth below: rece ipt If to the Company: 100 SE 3rd Avenue, 14th Floor Fort Lauderda le, FL 33394 Attention: Chief Financia l Officer Facsimile: (954) 903-5005 E-ma il:tfa it·ba nks@con vey hs.com with a copy to: Davis Polk & Wa rdwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue NewYork, NY 10017 Attention: David Mollo-Ciu·istensen Facsimile: 212-701-6295 11

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_12.JPG E-Mail: david.mollo@davispolk.com If to the Executive: At his principal office at the Company (during the Employment Period), and at all times to his principal residence as reflected in the records of the Company. If by e-mail, to his Company-supplied e-mail address. All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed to have been given when received. Either Party may change its facsimile number or its address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties hereto notice in the manner then set forth. 8.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the laws of the State of Florida hereto shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties, without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof. 8.6. SeverabiJity. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement, including those conta ined in Section 4 hereof, will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but the invalidity or unenforceabiJity of any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction sha ll not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision or portion of any provision, in any other jurisdiction. In addition, should a court or arbitrator determine that any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement, including those contained in Section 4 hereof, is not reasonable or valid, either in period of time, geographical area, or otherwise, the Parties hereto agree that such provision should be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent which such court or arbitrator deems reasonable or valid. 8.7. Entire Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto, and supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings (including any prior course of dealings), both written and ora l, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 8.8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by .pdf or facsimile signatures in any number of counterparts, each of which sha ll be deemed an original, but all such counterparts sha ll together constitute one and the same instrument. 8.9. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the successors and assigns of each of the Parties, including, without limitation, the Executive's heirs and the personal representatives of the Executive's estate and any successor to all or substantia lly alJ of the business and/or assets of the Company. In the event of a change in majority voting control (whether by merger or otherwise and irrespective whether the Company or Parent survives) of the Company or Parent, in which the Executive's employment terminates upon or within 180 days thereafter, the scope of the "Restricted Enterprise" sha ll be determined as of immediately prior to such change of voting control event. 12

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_13.JPG 8.10. General Interpretive Principles. The name assigned this Agreement and headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, cla uses and subclauses of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and sha ll not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to "include," "includes" and "including" sha ll not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non characterizing illustrations. Any reference to a Section of the Code sha ll be deemed to include any successor to such Section. 13

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks
    Title:
     
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks
    Title:
     
  /s/ Stephen C. Farrell
  Stephen C. Farrell

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_15.JPG Exhibit A Project Cannes Incentive Equity Program Term Sheet The following table summarizes certain key terms of the equity incentive program that is intended to be implemented in order to incentivize and retain key mem bers of management after the closing of the transactions (the "1i'ansaction") contemplated by (i) the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 19, 201 9 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Convey Health Parent, Inc. (tl1e "Company"), Cannes Parent, Inc. ("Purchaser"), and Cannes Merger Sub, Inc. and the Representative (as defined in the Merger Agreement and (ii) an eq uity incentive plan (the "Plan"), which will be adopted effective as of the c losing of the Transaction. r--------------------,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------, 1 Issuer 1 Purchaser or its designated af filiate (the "Issuer") 1 I I I I --------------------;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4 1 Participants 1 Key employees and of ficers ("Participants") of the Company and its subsid iaries 1 I 1 1 1 I (collectively with Purc haser, the Issuer and their res pective affiliates, the I I "Company Group"), as determined by the Board of Directors of the lssuer(the I ! "Board"), will be eligible to participate. ! 1 I I I --------------------I;-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4I 1 Awards I 1 Nonqualified stock options (each, an "Option") to purchase shares of non-voting 1 I common stock of the Issuer ("Common Shares"). I I I I I I I --A--w-a--rd--P--o-o-l-------1---S-u--b-je--c-t-t-o-t-h-e-v--e-s-ti-n-g--te-r-m--s-s-e-t-f--o-rt-h--b-e-l-o-w--,-O-p-t-i-o-n-s--to--a-c-q-u-i-r-e-a--n-u-m--b-e-r-o--f----1 Common Shares representing 8.5% of the fully diluted equity of the Issuer as of the closing of the Transaction (the "Award Pool"). Approximately 92% of the Award Pool will be granted to Participants upon or s hortly following the closing of the Transaction, with the remaining 8% to be held in reser ve for f uture grants. Any Options forfeited, cancelled or expired will be returned to the Award Pool and be available for future issuance as determined by the Board. In connection with cert ain technical events (e.g., stock spUts, extraordinary dividends, etc.), the Board will equitably adjust the Options in a manner determ ined by the Board (e.g., in the case of an extraordinary dividend, by reducing the exercise price of Options or paying cash on a concurrent or deferred basis, or a combination o f the foregoing). r! -T-e--rm----------------i-P--la-n--: -1-0--y-e-a-r-s-f-r-o-m--a-d--o-p-t-io-n--d-a-t-e-.--------------------------------------------, 1 1 I I I I I I ! Options: 10 years from grant date. ! 1 I I 1 I I I r--------------------i-----------------------------------------------------------------------------, 1 Exercise Price and 1 Exercise price per share for Options will be no less than the fair market value of a 1 I With holding Taxes I Common Share as of grant date. I I I I I I I I I I I I Exercise price and withholding taxes w ill be payable by cash, check or previously I I I I L lEt stl!i!!:: L(:s>1TI!1JQ!LSb.!IJ!! .:.---------------------------------------------------J

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_16.JPG r--------------------,----------------------------------------------------------------------------, I r-V--e-s-t-in-g-------------i-T--im--e---B-a-s-e-d--O--p-t-io-n--s-:--------------------------------------------------------, I I •50% of each grant of Options will time-vest over five (5) years, 20% on the first anniversa ry of the vesting commencement date, and in equalS% installments thereafter on the day following the end of each subseq uent three-month period, subject to the Participant's continued employment with the Company Group through each applicable vesting date. Performance-Vesting Options: • 50% of each grant of Options will vest subject to (i) the Participant's continued employment with the Company Group through eac h applicable vesting date and (ii) the achievement of annual EBITDA targets, with 20% of the performance-vesting Options eligible to vest each year: o o o o o 2019: $47 million 2020: $58 million 2021: $74 million 2022: $93 million 2023: $117 million • In addition, to the extent any portion of the performance-vesting Options do not become vested pursuant to achievement of the above EBTTDA targets, in connection with a change in control or other exit event and subject to the Participant's continued employment with the Company Group through such date: o if the Purchaser receives a 2.5X MoM return, to the extent less than 50% of the performance-vesting Options are unvested, a total of 50% ofthe performance-vesting Options will become vested; and o if the Purchaser receives a 3.0X MoM return, all the remaining unvested performance-vesting Options will vest. o MoM return proceeds to include receipt of cash and marketable securities as further described in the Plan. • Determination ofannual EBITDA will besubjecttocustomary adjustments (e.g., extraordinary events such as acquisitions or dispositions) as set forth in the Plan. Change in Control:-----------------------------------------------------------2

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_17.JPG r--------------------,-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1 •Time-based vesting requirements satisfied in full. •Performance-vesting Options that did not vest based on achievement of the EBITDA targets and do not vest upon a change in control or other exit event1 wiJl be forfeited. •For any involuntary termination by the Company without Cause within 90 days before a change in control, any unvested Options will remain outstanding and be eligible to vest on the change in control as if the Participant had not terminated employment. •A customary definition of "change in control" will be included in the Plan; generally, a transfer of an equity majority in interest to an unaffiliated third-party or a sale of all or substantially all assets. 1 1 1 -T-e-r-m--i-n-a-t-i-o-n--o-f-----11-A--n-y--u-n-v--e-st-e-d--O-p-t-i-o-n-s--h-e-ld--b-y--t-h-e-P--a-rt-i-c-ip-a-n--t -w-i-ll--b-e-i-m--m-e-d--ia-t-e-l-y--fo--rf-e-i-te-d--u-p--o-n--i1 l Employment l termination for any reason. ) lI l Il (Unvested Q , 1l phons I I I I I I --P-o--s-t-T--e-r-m--in--a-t-io--n-i-1--A-n--y-v-e--s-te-d--O--p-t-io-n-s--h-e-l-d--b-y-t-h-e--P-a-r-t-ic-i-p-a-n-t-m--a-y--b-e-e-x--e-rc--is-e-d--f-o-r-a--li-m-i-t-e-d-p--e-r-io-d-Exercise Period 1 oftime following certain terminations, as follows: •Termination due to death or disability: 1 year. •Termination for any other reason (other than f or Cause): 90 days. •Tenninationfor Cause: 0 days (unexercised Options are forfeited). --P-o--s-t-T--e-r-m--in--a-t-io--n-1---A-t--a-n-y--ti-m--e-d-u--ri-n-g--t-h-e-1--8-0---d-a-y--p-e-r-io-d--c-o-m--m--e-n-c-i-n-g-o--n-t-h-e--la--te-r-o--f-(-i)--th--e-d-a-t-e--th-ait of Options and (ii) the Participant's termination of employment or service for any reason, and prior to a change in control or an IPO, the Issuer (or its designated affiliate) may repurchase such Common Shares acquired upon exercise of Options and any unexercised vested Options of the Participant. 1 Repurchase Right is six months after the receipt by a Participant of Common Shares upon exercise Repurchase Price: • Termination for Cause: The repurchase price for Common Shares is the lesser of(i) fair market value and (ii) the applicable exercise price paid for such Common Shares (Options are forfeited). Termination/or any other reason (including death or disability): The repurchase price is (i) fair market value for Common Shares and (ii) spread value, if any, for Options. • I I I I • "Fair market value" to be determined by the Board in good faith (without any minority, lack of marketability, lack of voting rights, or similar discounts). I I I I l ! • S. Farrell, T. Fairbanks, J. Steele, K Stern and A Aggarwal will have a 1 L__ _ tjg_t1!..!.9_££1 - !blt c!:J?.'!t:!y_ P!si_ _!g_ - aJ!]!!SUqsl_eJ!!! 1!\!l_ f ·-------J 1 For the avoidance of doubt, for this purpose an JPO is not an exit event unless otherwiseconstituting a change in control 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_18.JPG r: --------------------,:--------m--a-r-k-e-t-v-a-l-u-e-o--n-t-e-r-m--s-c-o-n-s-i-s-t-e-n-t-w--it-h--S-e-p-t-e-m--b-e-r-2-0--1-6-s-t-o-c-k-h-o-l-d-e-r-s-------,: : : agreement (see definition of "Fair Market Value" in that agreement for : d. I I 1 etat1s). : : : I I I I I I r-S-t-o-c-k--h-o-l-d-e-r-s-'------i--A-s--a-c-o--n-d-it-i-o-n--to--e-x-e-r-c-i-s-in-g--O--p-t-io--n-s-, -P-a-r-ti-c-i-p-a-n-t-s-w--il-l-b-e--r-e-q-u-i-r-e-d-t-o-e-x--e-c-u-t-e-a-n-d--: Agreement be bound by the Issuer's Stockholders' Agreement. : I I I Transfer restrictions (subject to the same propottionate release as set forth in the Issuer's Stockholder' Agreement term sheet) and all tag-along, drag-along and repurchase rights will terminate on a change in control or an IPO, but management wiU be required to sign customary lock-up5 in connection with an IPO. r: -R--e-s-t-ri-c-t-i-v-e---------1:--P-a-r-t-ic-i-p-a-n-t-s-w--i-th--e-m--p-l-o-y-m--e-n-t-a-g-r-e-e-m--e-n-t-s-c-o--n-ta-i-n-i-n-g--re-s-t-r-ic-t-i-v-e-c-o-v--e-n-a-n-t-s-w--i-ll---,: : Covenants I : continue to be subject to the same restrictive covenants set f01th therein. : i Participants without employment agreements containing restrictive covenants: I wilJ, under Option award agreements, be subject to the following restrictive : covenants: • non-disclosure of confidential information (perpetual); • non-disparagement of any member of the Company Group, or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, members, partners or stockholders (perpetual); • non-solicitation of customers and employees (during employment and for one year thereafter); and • non-competition (during employment and for one year thereafter). The Issuer or any other member of the Company Group will be entitled to injunctive relief upon a Participant's breach of a restrictive covenant. r-"-C--a-u-s-e--"------------:r-F-o-r--P-a-r-ti-c-i-p-a-n-t-s-w--it-h--e-m--p-lo--y-m--e-n-t-a-g-r-e-e-m--e-n-t-s-, -"-C-a-u--s-e-"-h-a-s--t-h-e-m--e-a-n-i-n-g-s-e-t-f-o-r-t-h-: in such Participant's employment agreement, except that, with respect to clause i (D) thereof (with respect to faiJure to follow Company poHcies), a material i violation (that is not inadvertent) of any material written rules, regulations, : policies or procedures of the Company will constitute "Cause". For Participants i without employment agreements, "Cause"will have the meaning set forth in the I Plan. I r: -C--la--w-b--a-c-k----------4--T-h--e-I-s-s-u-e-r-w--i-ll-h-a--v-e-a--c-la--w-b-a-c--k-r-i-g-h-t-w--it-h--r-e-s-p-e-c-t-t-o-a-m--o-u-n--ts--p-r-e-v-io-u-s--ly--re-c-e-i-v-e-d-, : by a Participant in connection with a repurchase of an Option (or any Common Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option) to the extent that such amounts exceed the exercise price if, (i) within a period of time following termination of employment equal to the duration of such Participant's non-soHcitation or non-competition restrictions, as applicable, the Participant breaches a non-solicitation and non-competition covenant, (ii) within one year following termination of i i : ! I I 1 employment, the Participant materially breaches a non-disclosure or non-: L___ lsH21?£l!f!g§!IJ D!S_Q.Y !J D!,_Q!JllibY bjn_ lllQ.!Jtll f.91!Q.wjng_t§Jilli!l UQD_Qf_ .... 4

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_19.JPG r1 -------------------,-1 -e-m--p-l-o-y-m--e-n-t-,-t-h-e-C--o-m--p-a-n-y-G--r-o-u--p-d-i-s-c-o-v-e-r-s--g-ro--u-n-d-s--(e-x--is-t-in--g-a-t-o--r -p-r-io--r -t-o-t-h-e---, 1 I I time of termination) pursuant to which the Participant could have been terminated I I I I I I I for Cause. I I I I I r--------------------i-----------------------------------------------------------------------------i 1 Plan Administrator 1 The Board or a subcommittee of the Board. 1 I I I Ir--------------------Ir---------------------------------------------------------------------------1I 1 Goveming Law;1 The Plan and award agreements thereunder will be governed by Delaware law.1 I Dispute Resolution I Dispute resolution will be in the form of arbitration in Delaware. Parties will I I prov1'de wai.ver of'JUry tn.aI. I I 1 I I I I I I r--------------------i-----------------------------------------------------------------------------i For certain key consultants and other key employees of the Company Group w ho 1 1 Cash LTIP I ! I I I I I I do not participate in the Plan, a cash-based long-term incentive plan will be established w ith a cash award pool equal to $10.5 million (at target). 1 I I I I Cash awards will be eligible to vest and be paid in connection with a change in control or other exit event (subject to the award holder's cont inued employment with the Company Group through such date), as follows: I I I I I I • cash awards will vest and be paid at 50% of target if the Purchaser receives a 2.0X MoM return; cash awards will vest and be paid at I 00% of target if the Purchaser receives a 3.OX MoM return; and cash awards will vest and be paid at 150% of target if the Purchaser receives a 4.0X MoM return. • • The determination of the extent to which the foregoing performance hurdles have been achieved will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion. L---------------------L----------------------------------------------------------------------------J 5

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_20.JPG Exhibit B YOU SHOULDCONSULTWlTH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS RELEASE OF ClAIMS. Release 1. In consideration of the payments and benefits to be made under the Employment Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2019 (the ''Employment Agreement"), by and between Stephen C. Farrell (the "Executive"), Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") and Convey Health Parent, Inc. ("Parent") (each of the Executive, the Company and Parent, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"), the sufficiency of which the Executive acknowledges, the Executive, with the intention of binding himself or herself and his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, does hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Company Affiliated Group"), their present and former officers, directors, executives, shareholders, agents, attorneys, employees and employee benefrr plans (and the fiduciaries thereof), and the successors, predecessors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Com pany Released Parties"), of and from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, complaints, charges, demands, rights, damages, debts, sums of money, accounts, financial obligations, suits, expenses, attorneys' fees and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which the Executive, individually or as a member of a class, now has, owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore had, owned or held, arising on or prior to the date hereof, against any Company Released Party that arises out of, or relates to, the Employment Agreement, the Executive's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, or any termination of such employment, including claims (for severance or vacation benefrrs, unpaid wages, sa lary or incentive payments, (ii) for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, impairment of economic opportunity, defamation, intentional infliction applicable state and local labor concerning unlawful and unfair of emotional harm or other tort, (iii) for any violation of and employment laws (including, without limitation, all Jaws labor and employment practices) and (iv) for employment discrimination under any applicable federal, state or local statute, provision, order or regulation, and including, without limitation, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"), the Civil Rights Act of 1988, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA''), and any similar or a nalogous state sta tute, excepting only: A. rights of the Executive arising under, or preserved by, this Release or Section 3 of the Employment Agreement; B. the right of the Executive to receive COBRA continuation coverage in accordance with applicable law;

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_21.JPG C. claims for benefits under any health, disability, retirement, life insurance or other, similar employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) of the Company Affiliated Group; D. rights to indemnification the Executive has or may have under the Employment Agreement, by-laws, certificate of incorporation or other governing instrument of any member of the Company Affiliated Group or as an insured under any director's and officer's liability insurance policy now or previously in force; E. rights granted to Executive during his employment related to the purchase or grant of equity of any member of the Company Affiliated Group; and F. that nothing in this Release shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to or otherwise cooperating with or providing information requested by any governmental agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and a ny agency Inspector Genera l, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation, and respecting which the Executive sha ll not require the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Executive shall not be required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures. 2. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Release is not to be construed in any way as an admission of any liability whatsoever by any Company Released Party, any such liability being expressly denied. 3. This Release applies to any relief no matter how called, including, without limitation, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages, damages for pain or suffering, costs, and attorneys' fees and expenses. 4. The Executive specifica lly acknowledges that his acceptance of the terms of this Release is, among other things, a specific waiver of his rights, claims and causes of action under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and any state or local law or regulation in respect of discrimination of any kind; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed, nor does anything contained herein purport, to be a waiver of any right or claim or cause of action which by law the Executive is not permitted to waive. 5. The Executive acknowledges that he has been given a period of [twenty-one (21)] [forty-five (45)] days to consider whether to execute this Release. If the Executive accepts the terms hereof and executes this Release, he may thereafter, for a period of seven (7) days following (and not including) the date of execution, revoke this Release. If no such revocation occurs, this Release shall become irrevocable in its entirety, and binding and enforceable aga inst the Executive, on the day next following the day on which the foregoing seven-day period has elapsed. If such a revocation occurs, the Executive shall irrevocably forfeit any right to payment of the Severance Amount or provision of the Medical Benefit Continuation 2

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_22.JPG (as each is defined in the Employment Agreement), but the remainder of the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force. 6. Release shall be investigationor The Executive acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this construed to prohibit him from filing a charge with or participating in any proceedingconductedbythefederal EqualEmploymentOpportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency; provided, however, that the Executive hereby agrees to waive his right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by him or by anyone else on his behalf. The Executive further understands that nothing contained in this Release shall be construed to limit, restrict or in any other way affect his communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to such governmental agency or entity. 7. The Executive acknowledges that he has been advised to seek, and has had the opportunity to seek, the advice and assistance of an attorney with regard to this Release, and has been given a sufficient period within which to consider this Release. 8. The Executive acknowledges that this Release relates only to claims that exist as of the date of this Release. 9. The Executive acknowledges that the severance payments and benefits he is receiving in connection with this Release and his obligations under this Release are in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is entitled from the Company. I0.Each provision hereof is severable from this Release, and if one or more prov1stons hereof are declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Release is so broad, in scope, or duration or otherwise, as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable. I 1 . This Release constitutes the complete agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior agreements between the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof except to the extent set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, however, nothing in this Release shall constitute a waiver of any Company Released Party's right to enforce any obligations of the Executive under the Employment Agreement that survive the Employment Agreement's termination, including without limitation, any non competition covenant, non-solicitation covenant or any other restrictive covenants contained therein. 12. The failure to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Release or to require at any time performance by another party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect the validity of this Release, or any part hereof, or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision in accordance with the terms of this Release. 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_23.JPG 13. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be a n original, but a ll of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile shall be deemed effective for all purposes. 14. This Release shall be binding upon any and aU successors and assigns of the Executive and the Company. 15. Except for issues or matters as to which federal law is applicable, this Release shall be governed by and construed a nd enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof. [signature page follows] 4

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Release has been signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties, all as of                    .

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks 
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks 
    Title:
     
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks 
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks 
    Title:
     
  /s/ Stephen C. Farrell
  Stephen C. Farrell

 

 

 

12345-2-BA_1012_PAGE_25.JPG Exhibit C 18 U.S.C. 1833(b) provides: (1) IMMUNITY.-An individua I shall not be held criminally or civilly Liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that-(A) is made-(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (iQ solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. (2) USE OF TRADE SECRET INFORMATION IN ANTI-RETALIATION LAWSUIT.-An individua I who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for rep01ting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attorney of the individua I and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individua I--(A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.13

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_01.JPG EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2019 (this "Agreement"), by and between Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Kyle Stern (the "Executive") and Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") (each of the Executive, the Company and Parent, a "Party," and collectively, the "Parties"). WHEREAS, in connection with the closing and consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by and among (i) Parent, (ii) Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, (iii) Cannes Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, (iv) the Company, (v) New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., and certain other parties, dated as of June 19, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), the Company desires to enter into this Agreement with the Executive effective upon the consummation and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the "Effective Date"); WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive as Managing Partner of HealthScape Advisors, LLC and wishes to acquire and be assured of the Executive's services commencing as of and after the Effective Date on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company as Managing Partner of HealthScape Advisors, LLC and to perform and to serve the Company and its affiliates on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other valid consideration, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows: Employment. Section I. 1.1. Term. Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, in each case pursuant to this Agreement, for a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the date that the employment of the Executive is terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement. The Executive's period of employment pursuant to this Agreement shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Employment Period." 1.2. Duties. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as Managing Patiner ofHealthScape Advisors, LLC and such affiliates of the Company as may be determined by the Company from time to time and shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In the Executive's position as Managing Partner of HealthScape Advisors, LLC, the Executive shall perform such duties, functions and responsibilities during the Employment Period as are commensurate with such position, as reasonably and lawfully directed by the Chief Executive Officer or his or her designee.

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_02.JPG 1.3. Exclusivity. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, shall faithfully serve the Company and its affiliates, and shall conform to and comply with the lawful and reasonable directions and instructions given to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer, consistent with Section 1.2 hereof. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall use his best efforts to promote and serve the interests of the Company and its affiliates and shall not engage in any other business activity, whether or not such activity shall be engaged in for pecuniary profit; provided, that the Executive may serve any civic, charitable, educational or professional organization so long as any such activities do not (X) violate the terms of this Agreement (including Section 4) or (Y) interfere with the Executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company and its affiliates. Section 2. Compensation. 2.1. Salary. As compensation for the performance of the Executive's services hereunder, during the Employment Period, the Company shall pay to the Executive a salary at an annual rate of $750,000, payable in accordance with the Company's standard payroll policies (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted upward (but not downward) by the board of directors of the Company or board of directors of Parent (collectively, the "Board") (or a committee thereof), as recommended by the Chief Executive Officer, in its discretion. 2.2. Annual Bonus. Beginning in 2019, for each calendar year ending during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus") to be based upon Company performance and other criteria for each such calendar year as determined by the Board. The Executive's target Annual Bonus oppot1unity for each such calendar year that ends during the Employment Period shall equal 20% of the Base Salary (the "Target Annual Bonus Opportunity"). The amount of the Annual Bonus actually paid will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and will depend on the extent to which both Company and individual performance goals, set annually by the Board, are achieved or exceeded. The Annual Bonus shall be paid in the year following the year in which it is earned, by no later than March 31 of such following year. 2.3. Emolovee Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in such health and other group insurance and other employee benefit plans and programs of the Company as in effect from time to time on the same basis as provided to other senior executives of the Company but not less favorable (on a benefit-by-benefit basis) than the benefit plans and programs that were provided to the Executive immediately prior to the Effective Date. 2.4. Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to 6 weeks' vacation per calendar year, to be taken and/or carried over in accordance with the Company's vacation policy. The number of vacation days shall be pro-rated in the Executive's last calendar year of employment. 2.5. Business Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive, upon presentation of documentation, for all commercially reasonable business out-of-2

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_03.JPG pocket expenses that the Executive incurs during the Employment Period in performing his duties under this Agreement in accordance with the expense reimbursement policy of the Company as approved by the Board (or a committee thereof), as in effect from time to time. 2.6. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except to the extent any expense or reimbursement described in this Agreement does not constitute a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance thereunder ("Section 409A"), any expense or reimbursement described in this Agreement shall meet the following requirements: (a) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement provided to the Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement to the Executive in any other calendar year; (b) the reimbursements for expenses for which the Executive is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred; (c) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (d) the reimbursements shall be made pursuant to objectively determinable and nondiscretionary Company policies and procedures regarding such reimbursement of expenses. Section 3. Employment Termination. 3.1. Termination of Employment. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder for any reason during the Term, and the Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment hereunder for any reason during the Term, in each case (other than a termination by the Company for Cause) at any time upon not less than 15 days' written notice to the other Party (the date on which the Executive's employment terminates for any reason is herein referred to as the "Termination Date"). Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall be entitled to (a) payment of any Base Salary earned but unpaid through the Termination Date, (b) payment of the earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the calendar year completed prior to the Termination Date (payable in the ordinary course pursuant to Section2.2), (c) unused vacation days (consistent with Section 2.4 hereof) paid out at the per-business-day Base Salary rate, (d) additional vested benefits (if any) in accordance with the applicable terms of applicable Company arrangements and (e) any unreimbursed expenses in accordance with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 hereof (collectively, the "Accrued Amounts"); provided, however, that if the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated (X) by the Company for Cause or (Y) by the Executive voluntarily without Good Reason and not for death or Disability, then any Annual Bonus earned pursuant to Section2.2 in respect of a prior calendar year, but not yet paid, shall be forfeited. 3.2. Certain Terminations. (a) Termination by the Company other than for Cause, Death or Disability; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Executive's employment is terminated (X) by the Company other than for Cause, death or Disability or (Y) by the Executive for Good Reason, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, the Executive shall be entitled to: (i) a payment equal to 12 months of Base Salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date (the "Severance Amount"), and (ii) to the extent permitted pursuant to the applicable plans, and provided the Executive timely elects COBRA continuation coverage, 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_04.JPG continuation on the same terms as an active employee (including, where applicable, coverage for the Executive and his dependents) of medical insurance benefits that the Executive would otherwise be eligible to receive as an active employee of the Company for 12 months following the Termination Date or, if earlier, until the Executive becomes eligible for medical benefits from a subsequent employer ("Medical Benefit Continuation" and, together with the Severance Amount, the "Severance Benefits"). (b) Conditions to and Timing of Severance Benefits. The Company's obligations to pay the Severance Benefits described in Section 3.2(a) above shall be conditioned upon the Executive's continued compliance with his obligations under Section 4 of this Agreement, and shall be conditioned on the Executive signing and delivering to the Company a timely and effective general release and waiver of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Release"). The Release must become effective, if at all, by the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day following the date the Executive's employment is terminated. Any Severance Benefits to which the Executive is entitled will be paid in equal installments in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices, with such payments to commence on the first payroll date immediately following the date on which the Release has become irrevocable; provided that, if the forty-five (45)-day Release period spans two calendar years, payment of the Severance Benefits shall commence on the first payroll date of the second calendar year. (c) Medical Benefit Continuation. If the Executive is not permitted to continue participation in the Company's medical insurance plan pursuant to the terms of such plan or pursuant to a determination by the Company's insurance providers or such continued participation in any plan would result in the imposition of an excise tax on the Company pursuant to Section 4980D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain individual insurance policies providing medical benefits to the Executive during the Medical Benefits Continuation period, but shall be required to pay for such policies only an amount equal to the amount the Company would have paid had the Executive continued participation in the Company's medical plans; provided, that, if such coverage cannot be obtained, the Company shall pay to the Executive monthly during the Medical Benefit Continuation period an amount equal to the amount the Company would have paid had the Executive continued participation in the Company's medical plan. (d) Definitions. For purposes of Section 3, the following terms have the following meanings: (l) "Cause" shall mean the Executive's having engaged in any of the following: (A) willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of any of his duties to the Company, which, if capable of being cured, is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company's Board of Directors within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Chief Executive Officer written notice of such willful misconduct or gross negligence; (B) willful material failure or refusal to perform reasonably assigned duties by the Chief Executive Officer, which is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company's Board of Directors within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Chief Executive Officer written notice of such failure or refusal; (C) any indictment of, conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, (I) any felony (other than motor vehicle offenses the effect of which do not materially affect the performance of the Executive's duties) or (2) any crime (whether or not a felony) involving fraud, 4

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_05.JPG theft, breach of trust or similar acts, whether of the United States or any state thereof or any similar foreign law to which the Executive may be subject; or (D) any willful failure to comply with any written rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company which, if not complied with, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or financial condition of the Company, which in the case of a failure that is capable of being cured, is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company's Board of Directors within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Company written notice of such failure. If the Company terminates the Executive's employment for Cause, the Company shall provide written notice to the Executive of that fact on or before the termination of employment. No act or omission to act shall be "willful" if conducted in good faith or with a reasonable belief that such conduct was in the best interests of the Company. (2) "Disability" shall mean the Executive is entitled to and has begun to receive long-term disability benefits under the long-term disability plan of the Company in which Executive participates, or, if there is no such plan, the Executive's inability, due to physical or mental illness, to perform the essential functions of the Executive's job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for 180 days out of any 270 day consecutive day period. (3) "Good Reason" shall mean one of the following has occurred without Executive's consent: (A) a material breach by the Company of any of provision of this Agreement; (B) any reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus Opportunity; (C) any relocation of the Executive's then-principal work location to a location that increases Executive's daily commute by more than fifty (50) miles. A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effectuated by giving the Company written notice of the termination, setting forth the conduct of the Company that constitutes Good Reason, within 90 days of the first date on which the Executive has knowledge of such conduct. The Executive shall further provide the Company at least 30 days following the date on which such notice is provided to cure such conduct. Failing such cure, a termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effective on the day following the expiration of such cure period. (e) Section 409A. If the Executive is a "specified employee" for purposes of Section 409A, to the extent the Severance Benefits required to be made pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof constitutes "non-qualified deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A, payment thereof shall be delayed until the day after the first to occur of (i) the day which is six months from the Termination Date and (ii) the date of the Executive's death, with any delayed amounts being paid in a lump-sum on such date and any remaining payments being made in the normal course. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms "terminate," "terminated" and "termination" mean a termination of the Executive's employment that constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of the default rules under Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409A, the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 3.3. Exclusive Remedy. The foregoing payments upon termination of the Executive's employment shall constitute the exclusive severance payments and benefits due the Executive upon a termination of his employment. 5

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_06.JPG 3.4. Resignation from All Positions. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall resign, as of the Termination Date, from all positions he then holds as an officer, director, employee and member of the boards of directors (and any committees thereof) of the Company and its affiliates. The Executive shall be required to execute such writings as are required to effectuate the foregoing. 3.5. Cooperation. Following the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company upon reasonable request of the Chief Executive Officer and be reasonably available to the Company (taking into account any other full-time employment of the Executive) with respect to matters arising out of the Executive's services to the Company and its affiliates. Section 4. Unauthorized Disclosure; Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Interference with Business Relationships; Proprietary Rights. 4.1. Unauthorized Disclosure. The Executive agrees and understands that in the Executive's position with the Company, the Executive has been and will be exposed to and has and will receive information relating to the confidential affairs of the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, technical information, intellectual property, business and marketing plans, strategies, customer information, software, other information concerning the products, promotions, development, financing, expansion plans, business policies and practices of the Company and its affiliates and other forms of information considered by the Company and its affiliates to be confidential or in the nature of trade secrets (including, without limitation, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals) (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally known to the public or within the relevant trade or industry other than due to the Executive's violation of this Section 4.1 or disclosure by a third party who is known by the Executive to owe the Company an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information. The Executive agrees that at all times during the Executive's employment with the Company and thereafter, except as the Executive reasonably determines is required to discharge his responsibilities hereunder, the Executive shall not disclose such Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, to any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instmmentality thereof (each a "Person") without the prior written consent of the Company and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any manner other than in connection with his employment with the Company, unless required by law to disclose such information, in which case the Executive shall provide the Company with written notice of such requirement as far in advance of such anticipated disclosure as possible. This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical or territorial restriction. Upon termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive shall promptly supply to the Company all property, keys, notes, memoranda, writings, lists, files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards, surveys, maps, logs, machines, technical data and any other tangible product or document which has been produced by, received by or otherwise submitted to the Executive during or prior to the Executive's employment with the Company, and any copies thereof in his (or capable of being reduced to his) possession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects the Executive's communicating with any 6

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_07.JPG governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, conceming matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity that do not constitute attorney-client privileged information of the Company or its affiliates. In addition, the Executive acknowledges that he has received notice of the immunity from liability to which he is entitled for the disclosure of confidential information or a trade secret to the government or in a court filing as provided by Federal law, as set forth in Exhibit B to this Employment Agreement. 4.2. Non-Competition. By and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, and in further consideration of the Executive's exposure to the Confidential Information and eligibility to receive and/or receipt of the cash incentive opportunity described in Section 2.2, the Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months after the Executive's termination of employment for any reason (the "Restriction Period"), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, control, be employed by, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected in any manner with, including, without limitation, holding any position as a stockholder, director, officer, consultant, independent contractor, employee, partner, or investor in, any Restricted Enterprise (as defined below); provided, that, in no event shall (X) ownership by the Executive of two percent or less of the outstanding securities of any class of equity of any issuer whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, so long as the Executive does not have, or exercise, any rights to manage or operate the business of such issuer other than rights as a shareholder thereof, (Y) being employed by an entity, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, so long as the entity has more than one discrete and readily distinguishable patt of its business and the Executive's duties are not at or involving the part of the entity's business that is actively engaged in a Restricted Enterprise, or (Z) being employed by or providing services to a private equity firm or fund or other investor group who may own or seek to acquire one or more portfolio companies that would constitute a Restricted Enterprise, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, provided, that, for purposes of this subclause (Z), the Executive is not directly involved, in any capacity, with any p01tfolio company (or the acquisition thereof) that would constitute a Restricted Enterprise. For purposes of this paragraph, "Restricted Enterprise" shall mean any Person that is engaged, directly or indirectly, in (or intends or proposes to engage in, or has been organized for the purpose of engaging in) a business which is in competition with a business of the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries, which (i) is in the business of providing software products or consulting services to government programs, health plans (including specialty health organizations such as dental, behavioral and vision clients), or provider organizations ("Restricted Business Customers"), including where software products or consulting services are concerned providing Restricted Business Customers assistance operationally and/or strategically in the areas of compliance, sales, operations, marketing, clinical, pharmacy, quality, risk adjustment, provider networking, business intelligence I analytics, provider communications, clinical data exchange, data integrity and payment I premium integrity, (ii) is in the business of providing technology and services for health plans supporting plan administration and supplemental benefits, or (iii) is any other business commenced by the Company after the date hereof and on or prior to the Termination Date, that the Company is providing in any country or territory in which the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries markets any of its services or products, or, as of the Termination Date, has substantially commenced plans to begin marketing any of its services or products in such country 7

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_08.JPG or territory. During the Restriction Period, upon request of the Company, the Executive shall notify the Company of the Executive's then-current employment status. 4.3. Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restriction Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly hire, contact, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to hire, contact, induce or solicit) for employment any person who is, or within 12 months prior to the date of such hiring, contacting, inducing or solicitation was, an employee of the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries. 4.4. Interference with Business Relationships. During the Restriction Period (other than in connection with carrying out his responsibilities for the Company, Parent and their subsidiaries), the Executive shall not individually, or at his direction or supervision of others, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to induce or solicit) any customer or client of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate its relationship or otherwise cease doing business in whole or in part with the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries, or directly or indirectly interfere with (or assist any Person to interfere with) any material relationship between the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries and any of its or their customers or clients so as to cause harm to the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries. 4.5. Extension of Restriction Period. The Restriction Period shall be tolled for any period during which the Executive is in breach of any of Sections 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 hereof. 4.6. Proprietary Rights. The Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company any and all inventions, discoveries, and improvements (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes), and all patentable or copyrightable works (collectively, "Inventions"), initiated, conceived, discovered, reduced to practice, or made by him, either alone or in conjunction with others, during the Executive's employment with the Company and related to the business or activities of the Company and its affiliates (the "Developments"). Except to the extent any rights in any Developments constitute a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § I 0 I et seq. that are owned ab initio by the Company and/or its applicable affiliate, the Executive assigns and agrees to assign all of his right, title and interest in all Developments (including all intellectual property rights therein) to the Company or its nominee without further compensation, including all rights or benefits therefor, including without limitation the right to sue and recover for past and future infringement. The Executive acknowledges that any rights in any Developments constituting a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C.§ 101 et seq. are owned upon creation by the Company and/or its applicable affiliate as the Executive's employer. Whenever requested to do so by the Company, the Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments which the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain trademarks, patents or copyrights of the United States or any foreign country or otherwise protect the interests of the Company and its affiliates therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the end of the Executive's employment with the Company with respect to inventions, discoveries, improvements or copyrightable works initiated, conceived or made by the Executive while employed by the Company, and shall be binding upon the Executive's employers, assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives. If the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to obtain the Executive's signature on any document needed in connection with the actions described in this Section 4.6, the Executive hereby 8

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_09.JPG irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as the Executive's agent and attorney in fact to act for and on the Executive's behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this Section 4.6 with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Developments do not include any Invention that qualifies fully under the provisions of Illinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 765, Section I 060/2, the terms of which are set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. 4.7. Confidentiality of Agreement. Other than with respect to information required to be disclosed by applicable law and except as provided by the last two sentences in Section 4.1, the Parties hereto agree not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to any Person; provided the Executive may disclose this Agreement and/or any of its terms to the Executive's immediate family, financial advisors and attorneys, so long as the Executive instructs every such Person to whom the Executive makes such disclosure not to disclose the terms of this Agreement further. Any time after this Agreement is filed with the SEC or any other government agency by the Company and becomes a public record, this provision shall no longer apply. 4.8. Remedies. The Executive agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section 4 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the Executive therefore also agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Executive and/or any and all Persons acting for and/or with the Executive, without having to prove damages, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, including, without limitation, the obligation of the Executive to return any portion of the Severance Benefits paid by the Company to the Executive. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages from the Executive. The Executive and the Company further agree that the provisions of the covenants contained in this Section 4 are reasonable and necessary to protect the businesses of the Company and its affiliates because of the Executive's access to Confidential Information and his material participation in the operation of such businesses. In the event that the Executive willfully and materially breaches any of the covenants set forth in this Section 4, then in addition to any injunctive relief, the Executive will promptly return to the Company any portion of the Severance Benefits that the Company has paid to the Executive. Section 5. Representations. The Executive represents and warrants that (a) the Executive is not subject to any contract, arrangement, policy or understanding, or to any statute, governmental rule or regulation, that in any way limits his ability to enter into and fully perform his obligations under this Agreement and (b) the Executive is not otherwise unable to enter into and fully perform his obligations under this Agreement. In the event of a breach of any representation in this Section 5, the Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive's employment with the Company without any liability to the Executive and the Executive shall indemnify the Company for any liability it may incur as a result of any such breach. Section 6. Non-Disparagement.From and after the Effective Date and following termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, (i) the Executive agrees not to, 9

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_10.JPG directly or indirectly, make any statement or other remark, whether written or oral, that is intended to become public, or that should reasonably be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ridicules, disparages or is otherwise derogatory of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, members, partners, or stockholders, and (ii) the Company agrees that none of the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries (through any public statement) nor any of their senior officers or directors shall, directly or indirectly, make any statement or other remark, whether written or oral, that is intended to become public, or that should reasonably be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ridicules, disparages, or is otherwise derogatory of the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent either the Executive or any of the Company's directors and senior executives from testifying truthfully in any legal or administrative proceeding where such testimony is compelled or requested, or from otherwise complying with applicable legal requirements. Taxes; Clawbacks. Section 7. 7.1. Withholding. All amounts paid to the Executive under this Agreement during or following the Employment Period shall be subject to withholding and other employment taxes imposed by applicable law. The Executive shall be solely responsible for the payment of all taxes imposed on the Executive relating to the payment or provision of any amounts or benefits hereunder. 7.2. Clawbacks. If any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates (including any rule or requirement of any nationally recognized stock exchange on which the stock of the Company or its affiliates has been listed), or any policy of the Company or its affiliates reasonably designed to comply therewith, requires the forfeiture or recoupment of any amount paid or payable to the Executive hereunder (or under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company or its affiliates or under any plan in which the Executive participates), the Executive hereby consents to such forfeiture or recoupment, in each case in the time and manner determined by the Company in its reasonable good faith discretion. Furthermore, if the Executive engages in any act of embezzlement, fraud or dishonesty involving the Company or its affiliates which results in a financial loss to the Company or its affiliates, the Company shall be entitled to recoup an amount from the Executive commensurate with such financial loss. Section 8. Miscellaneous. 8.1. Indemnification. To the maximum extent provided in the Company's By-Laws and Certificate oflncorporation and the goveming instrument of Parent, the Company and Parent shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless (including advances of attomeys fees and other litigation expenses, subject to a customary undertaking to refund such amounts to the extent found pursuant to a final nonappealable order not to be subject to indemnification) for losses or damages incurred by the Executive as a result of all causes of action arising from the Executive's performance of duties for the benefit of the Company and Parent, whether or not the claim is asserted during the Employment Period. The Executive shall be covered under any directors' and officers' insurance that the Company or Parent maintains for its directors and other officers in the same manner and on the same basis as the Company's or Parent's (as applies) directors and officers. This Section 8.1 shall survive any termination of the Executive's employment and termination of this Agreement for any reason. 10

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_11.JPG 8.2. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and any of the provisions hereof may be amended, waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), modified or supplemented, in whole or in part, only by written agreement signed by the Parties hereto; provided, that, the observance of any provision of this Agreement may be waived in writing by the Party that will lose the benefit of such provision as a result of such waiver. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a fmther or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, except as otherwise explicitly provided for in such waiver. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. 8.3. Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, and the Executive's rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive, and any purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, except the personal representative of the deceased Executive may enforce the provisions hereof applicable in the event of the death of the Executive. The Company is authorized to assign this Agreement to a successor to substantially all of its assets and may assign this Agreement and any rights and obligations hereunder to Parent or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries without the Executive's consent (and any such assignment shall not, in and of itself, constitute "Good Reason" under this Agreement). 8.4. Notices. Unless otherwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications provided for under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder shall be seut by (i) personal delivery (including receipted courier service) or overnight delivery service, with confirmation of receipt, (ii) e-mail, (iii) facsimile during normal business hours, with confirmation of receipt, to the number indicated, (iv) reputable commercial overnight delivery service courier, with confirmation of receipt or (v) registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below: If to the Company: 100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Attention: Chief Executive Officer Facsimile: (954) 903-5005 E-mail: sfarrell@conveyhs.com with a copy to: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue NewYork,NY 10017 Attention: David Mollo-Christensen 11

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_12.JPG Facsimile: 212-701-6295 E-Mail: david.mollo@davispolk.com If to the Executive: At his principal office at the Company (during the Employment Period), and at all times to his principal residence as reflected in the records of the Company. If bye mail, to his Company-supplied e-mail address. All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed to have been given when received. Either Party may change its facsimile number or its address to which notices, reqnests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties hereto notice in the manner then set forth. 8.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the laws of the State of Florida hereto shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties, without giving effect to the conflicts of law pi'inciples thereof. 8.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement, including those contained in Section 4 hereof, will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision or portion of any provision, in any other jurisdiction. In addition, should a court or arbitrator determine that any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement, including those contained in Section 4 hereof, is not reasonable or valid, either in period of time, geographical area, or otherwise, the Parties hereto agree that such provision should be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent which such court or arbitrator deems reasonable or valid. 8.7. Entire Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto, and supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings (including any prior course of dealings), both written and oral, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 8.8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by .pdf or facsimile signatures in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 8.9. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the successors and assigns of each of the Parties, including, without limitation, the Executive's heirs and the personal representatives of the Executive's estate and any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. In the event of a change in majority voting control (whether by merger or otherwise and irrespective whether the Company or Parent survives) of the Company or Parent, in which the Executive's employment terminates upon or within 180 days thereafter, the scope of the "Restricted Enterprise" shall be determined as of immediately prior to such change of voting control event. 12

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_13.JPG 8.1 0. General Interpretive Principles. The name assigned this Agreement and headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to "include," "includes" and "including" shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations. Any reference to a Section of the Code shall be deemed to include any successor to such Section. 13

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Tim Fairbanks 
    Name: Tim Fairbanks 
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Tim Fairbanks  
    Name: Tim Fairbanks
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  /s/ Kyle C. Stern
  Kyle Stern

 

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement] 

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_15.JPG Exhibit A YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS RELEASE OF CLAIMS. Release I. In consideration of the payments and benefits to be made under the Employment Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2019 (the "Employment Agreement"), by and between Kyle Stern (the "Executive"), Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") and Convey Health Parent, Inc. ("Parent") (each of the Executive, the Company and Parent, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"), the sufficiency of which the Executive acknowledges, the Executive, with the intention of binding himself or herself and his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, does hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Company Affiliated Group"), their present and former officers, directors, executives, shareholders, agents, attorneys, employees and employee benefit plans (and the fiduciaries thereof), and the successors, predecessors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Company Released Parties"), of and from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, complaints, charges, demands, rights, damages, debts, sums of money, accounts, financial obligations, suits, expenses, attorneys' fees and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which the Executive, individually or as a member of a class, now has, owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore had, owned or held, arising on or prior to the date hereof, against any Company Released Party that arises out of, or relates to, the Employment Agreement, the Executive's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, or any termination of such employment, including claims (i) for severance or vacation benefits, unpaid wages, salary or incentive payments, (ii) for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, impairment of economic opportunity, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional harm or other tort, (iii) for any violation of applicable state and local labor and employment laws (including, without limitation, all laws concerning unlawful and unfair labor and employment practices) and (iv) for employment discrimination under any applicable federal, state or local statute, provision, order or regulation, and including, without limitation, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"), the Civil Rights Act of 1988, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA''), and any similar or analogous state statute, each as amended from time to time, excepting only: A. rights of the Executive arising under, or preserved by, this Release or Section 3 of the Employment Agreement; B. the right of the Executive to receive COBRA continuation coverage in accordance with applicable law; C. claims for benefits under any health, disability, retirement, life insurance or other, similar employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) of the Company Affiliated Group;

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_16.JPG D. rights to indemnification the Executive has or may have under the Employment Agreement, by-laws, certificate of incorporation or other governing instrument of any member of the Company Affiliated Group or as an insured under any director's and officer's liability insurance policy now or previously in force; E. rights granted to Executive during his employment related to the purchase or grant of equity of any member of the Company Affiliated Group; and F. that nothing in this Release shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to or otherwise cooperating with or providing information requested by any governmental agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation, and respecting which the Executive shall not require the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Executive shall not be required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures. 2. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Release is not to be construed in any way as an admission of any liability whatsoever by any Company Released Party, any such liability being expressly denied. 3. This Release applies to any relief no matter how called, including, without limitation, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages, damages for pain or suffering, costs, and attorneys' fees and expenses. 4. The Executive specifically acknowledges that his acceptance of the terms of this Release is, among other things, a specific waiver of his rights, claims and causes of action under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and any state or local law or regulation in respect of discrimination of any kind; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed, nor does anything contained herein purport, to be a waiver of any right or claim or cause of action which by law the Executive is not permitted to waive. 5. The Executive aclmowledges that he has been given a period of [twenty-one (21)]/[forty-five (45)]1 days to consider whether to execute this Release. If the Executive accepts the terms hereof and executes this Release, he may thereafter, for a period of seven (7) days following (and not including) the date of execution, revoke this Release. If no such revocation occurs, this Release shall become irrevocable in its entirety, and binding and enforceable against the Executive, on the day next following the day on which the foregoing seven-day period has elapsed. If such a revocation occurs, the Executive shall irrevocably forfeit any right to payment of the Severance Benefits (as defined in the Employment Agreement), but the remainder of the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force. 6. The Executive aclmowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this Release shall be construed to prohibit him from filing a charge with or participating in any 1 Note to Draft: To be determined by the Company at the time of separation. 2

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_17.JPG investigation or proceeding conducted by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency; provided, however, that the Executive hereby agrees to waive his right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by him or by anyone else on his behalf. The Executive further understands that nothing contained in this Release shall be construed to limit, restrict or in any other way affect his communicating with any govemmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a govemmental agency or entity, conceming matters relevant to such govemmental agency or entity. 7. The Executive acknowledges that he has been advised to seek, and has had the opportunity to seek, the advice and assistance of an attomey with regard to this Release, and has been given a sufficient period within which to consider this Release. 8. The Executive acknowledges that this Release relates only to claims that exist as of the date of this Release. 9. The Executive acknowledges that the severance payments and benefits he is receiving in connection with this Release and his obligations under this Release are in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is entitled from the Company. The Executive fmther acknowledges that, except as expressly provided hereunder, no further compensation or benefits are owed, or will be provided to him, by the Company or any of its Affiliates. I 0. Each provision hereof is severable from this Release, and if one or more provisions hereof are declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Release is so broad, in scope, or duration or otherwise, as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable. II. This Release constitutes the complete agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior agreements between the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof except to the extent set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, however, nothing in this Release shall constitute a waiver of any Company Released Party's right to enforce any obligations of the Executive under the Employment Agreement that survive the Employment Agreement's termination, including without limitation, any non-competition covenant, non-solicitation covenant or any other restrictive covenants contained therein. 12. The failure to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Release or to require at any time performance by another party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect the validity of this Release, or any part hereof, or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision in accordance with the terms of this Release. 13. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile shall be deemed effective for all purposes. 14. This Release shall be binding upon any and all successors and assigns of the Executive and the Company. 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_18.JPG 15. Except for issues or matters as to which federal law is applicable, this Release shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof. [signature page follows] 4

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Release has been signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties, all as of                    .

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By:
    Name:
    Title:
     
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
     
  /s/ Kyle C. Stern
  Kyle Stern

 

5

 

 

12345-2-BC_1013_PAGE_20.JPG Exhibit B 18 U.S.C. 1833(b) pmvides: (I) IMMUNITY.-An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that-(A) is made-(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. (2) USEOFTRADESECRET INFORMATIONINANTI-RETALIATION LAWSUIT.-An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of 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-(A) files auy document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

 

 

EXHIBITC INVENTION ASSIGNMENT NOTICE You are hereby notified that the Employment Agreement between you and Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation, dated as of [ ], 2019, does not apply to any invention which qualifies fully for exclusion under the provisions of Section I 060/2 of Chapter 765 of the Illinois Compiled Statutes. Following is the text oflllinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 765 § 1060/2: ILLINOIS COMPILED STATUTES, CHAPTER 765, SECTION 1060/2 Sec. 2. Employee rights to inventions-conditions. (1) A provision in an employment agreement which provides that an employee shall assign or offer to assign any of the employee's rights in an invention to the employer does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facilities, or trade secret information of the employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the employer. Any provision which purports to apply to such an invention is to that extent against the public policy of this State and is to that extent void and unenforceable. The employee shall bear the burden of proof in establishing that his invention qualifies under this subsection. (2) An employer shall not require a pmvision made void and unenforceable by subsection (1) of this Section as a condition of employment or continuing employment. This Act shall not preempt existing common law applicable to any shop rights of employers with respect to employees who have not signed an employment agreement. (3) If an employment agreement entered into after January 1, 1984, contains a provision requil'ing the employee to assign any of the employee's rights in any invention to the employer, the employer must also, at the time the agreement is made, provide a written notification to the employee that the agreement does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility, or trade secret information ofthe employer was used and which was developed entirely on the employee's own time, unless (a) the invention relates (i) to the business of the employer, or (ii) to the employer's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development, or (b) the invention results from any work performed by the employee for the employer.

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Tim Fairbanks

 

 

 

 

I aclmowledge receiving a copy of this Invention Assignment Notice:

 

/s/ Kyle C. Stern   
Kyle Stern  
   
Date:          

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.14

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_01.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of , 2019 (this "Agreement"), by and between Convey Health Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Atjun Aggarwal (the "Executive") and Convey Health Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent") (each of the Executive, the Company and Parent, a "Party," and collectively, the "Parties"). WHEREAS, in connection with the closing and consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by and among (i) Parent, (ii) Cannes Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, (iii) Cannes Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, (iv) the Company, (v) New Mountain Partners IV, L.P., and certain other parties, dated as of June 19, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), the Company desires to enter into this Agreement with the Executive effective upon the consummation and closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (the "Effective Date"); WHEREAS, the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive as Managing Partner of HealthScape Advisors, LLC, and wishes to acquire and be assured of the Executive's services commencing as of and after the Effective Date on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and WHEREAS, the Executive desires to continue to be employed by the Company as Managing Partner of HealthScape Advisors, LLC and to perform and to serve the Company and its affiliates on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other valid consideration, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows: Section I. Employment. I.I. Term. Subject to Section 3 hereof, the Company agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, in each case pursuant to this Agreement, for a period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the date that the employment of the Executive is terminated by either Party in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement. The Executive's period of employment pursuant to this Agreement shall hereinafter be referred to as the "Employment Period." 1.2. Duties. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall serve as Managing Partner ofHealthScape Advisors, LLC and such affiliates of the Company as may be determined by the Company from time to time and shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In the Executive's position as Managing Partner of HealthScape Advisors, LLC, the Executive shall perform such duties, functions and responsibilities during the Employment Period as are commensurate with such position, as reasonably and lawfully directed by the Chief Executive Officer or his or her designee. 1.3. Exclusivity. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall devote substantially all of his business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Company and its affiliates, shall faithfully serve the Company and its affiliates, and shall conform

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_02.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 to and comply with the lawful and reasonable directions and instructions given to the Executive by the Chief Executive Officer, consistent with Section I .2 hereof. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall use his best efforts to promote and serve the interests of the Company and its affiliates and shall not engage in any other business activity, whether or not such activity shall be engaged in for pecuniary profit; provided, that the Executive may serve any civic, charitable, educational or professional organization so long as any such activities do not (X) violate the terms of this Agreement (including Section 4) or (Y) interfere with the Executive's duties and responsibilities to the Company and its affiliates. Compensation. Section 2. 2.1. Salary. As compensation for the performance of the Executive's services hereunder, during the Employment Period, the Company shall pay to the Executive a salary at an annual rate of $750,000, payable in accordance with the Company's standard payroll policies (the "Base Salary"). The Base Salary will be reviewed annually and may be adjusted upward (but not downward) by the boat·d of directors of the Company or board of directors of Parent (collectively, the "Board") (or a committee thereof), as recommended by the Chief Executive Officer, in its discretion. 2.2. Annual Bonus. Beginning in 2019, for each calendar year ending during the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the "Annual Bonus") to be based upon Company performance and other criteria for each such calendar year as determined by the Board. The Executive's target Annual Bonus opportunity for each such calendar year that ends during the Employment Period shall equal 20% of the Base Salary (the "Target Annual Bonus Opportunity"). The amount of the Annual Bonus actually paid will be determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and will depend on the extent to which both Company and individual performance goals, set annually by the Board, are achieved or exceeded. The Annual Bonus shall be paid in the year following the year in which it is earned, by no later than March 3 I of such following year. 2.3. Employee Benefits. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be eligible to participate in such health and other group insurance and other employee benefit plans and programs of the Company as in effect from time to time on the same basis as provided to other senior executives of the Company but not less favorable (on a benefit-by-benefit basis) than the benefit plans and programs that were provided to the Executive immediately prior to the Effective Date. 2.4. Vacation. During the Employment Period, the Executive shall be entitled to 6 weeks' vacation per calendar year, to be taken and/or carried over in accordance with the Company's vacation policy. The number of vacation days shall be pro-rated in the Executive's last calendar year of employment. 2.5. Business Expenses. The Company shall pay or reimburse the Executive, upon presentation of documentation, for all commercially reasonable business out-of pocket expenses that the Executive incurs during the Employment Period in performing his duties under this Agreement in accordance with the expense reimbursement policy of the Company as approved by the Board (or a committee thereof), as in effect from time to time. 2

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_03.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 2.6. Section 409A. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, except to the extent any expense or reimbursement described in this Agreement does not constitute a "deferral of compensation" within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance thereunder ("Section 409A"), any expense or reimbursement described in this Agreement shall meet the following requirements: (a) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement provided to the Executive dming any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement to the Executive in any other calendar year; (b) the reimbursements for expenses for which the Executive is entitled to be reimbursed shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred; (c) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits hereunder may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (d) the reimbursements shall be made pursuant to objectively determinable and nondiscretionary Company policies and procedures regarding such reimbursement of expenses. Section 3. Employment Termination. 3.1. Termination of Employment. The Company may terminate the Executive's employment hereunder for any reason during the Term, and the Executive may voluntarily terminate his employment hereunder for any reason during the Term, in each case (other than a termination by the Company for Cause) at any time upon not less than 15 days' written notice to the other Party (the date on which the Executive's employment terminates for any reason is herein referred to as the "Termination Date"). Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall be entitled to (a) payment of any Base Salary earned but unpaid through the Termination Date, (b) payment of the earned but unpaid Annual Bonus for the calendar year completed prior to the Termination Date (payable in the ordinary course pursuant to Section 2.2), (c) unused vacation days (consistent with Section 2.4 hereof) paid out at the per-business-day Base Salary rate, (d) additional vested benefits (if any) in accordance with the applicable terms of applicable Company arrangements and (e) any unreimbursed expenses in accordance with Section 2.5 and Section 2.6 hereof (collectively, the "Accrued Amounts"); provided, however, that if the Executive's employment hereunder is terminated (X) by the Company for Cause or (Y) by the Executive voluntarily without Good Reason and not for death or Disability, then any Annual Bonus earned pursuant to Section 2.2 in respect of a prior calendar year, but not yet paid, shall be forfeited. 3.2. Certain Terminations. (a) Termination by the Company other than for Cause, Death or Disability; Termination by the Executive for Good Reason. If the Executive's employment is terminated (X) by the Company other than for Cause, death or Disability or (Y) by the Executive for Good Reason, in addition to the Accrued Amounts, the Executive shall be entitled to: (i) a payment equal to 12 months of Base Salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to the Termination Date (the "Severance Amount"), and (ii) to the extent permitted pursuant to the applicable plans, and provided the Executive timely elects COBRA continuation coverage, continuation on the same terms as an active employee (including, where applicable, coverage for the Executive and his dependents) of medical insurance benefits that the Executive would otherwise be eligible to receive as an active employee of the Company for 12 months following the Termination Date or, if earlier, until the Executive becomes eligible for medical benefits from 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_04.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 a subsequent employer ("Medical Benefit Continuation" and, together with the Severance Amount, the "Severance Benefits"). (b) Conditions to and Timing of Severance Benefits. The Company's obligations to pay the Severance Benefits described in Section 3.2(a) above shall be conditioned upon the Executive's continued compliance with his obligations under Section 4 of this Agreement, and shall be conditioned on the Executive signing and delivering to the Company a timely and effective general release and waiver of claims substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Release"). The Release must become effective, if at all, by the forty-fifth (45th) calendar day following the date the Executive's employment is terminated. Any Severance Benefits to which the Executive is entitled will be paid in equal installments in accordance with the Company's normal payroll practices, with such payments to commence on the first payroll date immediately following the date on which the Release has become irrevocable; provided that, if the forty-five (45)-day Release period spans two calendar years, payment of the Severance Benefits shall commence on the first payroll date of the second calendar year. (c) Medical Benefit Continuation. If the Executive is not permitted to continue participation in the Company's medical insurance plan pursuant to the terms of such plan or pursuant to a determination by the Company's insurance providers or such continued participation in any plan would result in the imposition of an excise tax on the Company pursuant to Section 4980D of the Intemal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the Company shall use reasonable efforts to obtain individual insurance policies providing medical benefits to the Executive during the Medical Benefits Continuation period, but shall be required to pay for such policies only an amount equal to the amount the Company would have paid had the Executive continued participation in the Company's medical plans; provided, that, if such coverage cannot be obtained, the Company shall pay to the Executive monthly during the Medical Benefit Continuation period an amount equal to the amount the Company would have paid had the Executive continued participation in the Company's medical plan. (d) Definitions. For purposes of Section 3, the following terms have the following meanings: (I) "Cause" shall mean the Executive's having engaged in any of the following: (A) willful misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of any of his duties to the Company, which, if capable of being cured, is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company's Board of Directors within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Chief Executive Officer written notice of such willful misconduct or gross negligence; (B) willful material failure or refusal to perform reasonably assigned duties by the Chief Executive Officer, which is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company's Board of Directors within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Chief Executive Officer written notice of such failure or refusal; (C) any indictment of, conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, (I) any felony (other than motor vehicle offenses the effect of which do not materially affect the performance of the Executive's duties) or (2) any crime (whether or not a felony) involving fraud, theft, breach of trust or similar acts, whether of the United States or any state thereof or any similar foreign law to which the Executive may be subject; or (D) any willful failure to comply with any written rules, regulations, policies or procedures of the Company which, if not complied with, would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business or financial 4

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_05.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 condition of the Company, which in the case of a failure that is capable of being cured, is not cured to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company's Board of Directors within 30 days after the Executive receives from the Company written notice of such failure. If the Company terminates the Executive's employment for Cause, the Company shall provide written notice to the Executive of that fact on or before the termination of employment. No act or omission to act shall be "willful" if conducted in good faith or with a reasonable belief that such conduct was in the best interests of the Company. (2) "Disability" shall mean the Executive is entitled to and has begun to receive long-term disability benefits under the long-term disability plan of the Company in which Executive participates, or, if there is no such plan, the Executive's inability, due to physical or mental illness, to perform the essential functions of the Executive's job, with or without a reasonable accommodation, for 180 days out of any 270 day consecutive day period. (3) "Good Reason" shall mean one of the following has occurred without Executive's consent: (A) a material breach by the Company of any of provision of this Agreement; (B) any reduction in the Executive's Base Salary or Target Annual Bonus Opportunity; (C) any relocation of the Executive's then-principal work location to a location that increases Executive's daily commute by more than fifty (50) miles. A termination of employment by the Executive for Good Reason shall be effectuated by giving the Company written notice of the termination, setting forth the conduct of the Company that constitutes Good Reason, within 90 days of the first date on which the Executive has knowledge of such conduct. The Executive shall further provide the Company at least 30 days following the date on which such notice is provided to cure such conduct. Failing such cme, a termination of employment by the Executive fat· Good Reason shall be effective on the day following the expiration of such cure period. (e) Section 409A. If the Executive is a "specified employee" for purposes of Section 409A, to the extent the Severance Benefits required to be made pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof constitutes "non-qualified deferred compensation" for purposes of Section 409A, payment thereof shall be delayed until the day after the first to occur of (i) the day which is six months from the Termination Date and (ii) the date of the Executive's death, with any delayed amounts being paid in a lump-sum on such date and any remaining payments being made in the normal comse. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms "terminate," "terminated" and "termination" mean a termination of the Executive's employment that constitutes a "separation from service" within the meaning of the default rules under Section 409A. For purposes of Section 409A, the right to a series of installment payments under this Agreement shall be treated as a right to a series of separate payments. 3.3. Exclusive Remedy. The foregoing payments upon termination of the Executive's employment shall constitute the exclusive severance payments and benefits due the Executive upon a termination of his employment. 3.4. Resignation from All Positions. Upon the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall resign, as of the Termination Date, from all positions he then holds as an officer, director, employee and member of the boards of directors (and any committees thereof) of the Company and its affiliates. The Executive shall be required to execute such writings as are required to effectuate the foregoing. 5

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_06.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 3.5. Cooperation. Following the termination of the Executive's employment with the Company for any reason, the Executive shall reasonably cooperate with the Company upon reasonable request of the Chief Executive Officer and be reasonably available to the Company (taking into account any other full-time employment of the Executive) with respect to matters arising out of the Executive's services to the Company and its affiliates. Unauthorized Disclosure; Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation; Interference with Business Relationships; Proprietary Rights. Section 4. 4.1. Unauthorized Disclosure. The Executive agrees and understands that in the Executive's position with the Company, the Executive has been and will be exposed to and has and will receive information relating to the confidential affairs of the Company and its affiliates, including, without limitation, technical information, intellectual propetty, business and marketing plans, strategies, customer information, software, other information conceming the products, promotions, development, financing, expansion plans, business policies and practices of the Company and its affiliates and other forms of information considered by the Company and its affiliates to be confidential or in the nature of trade secrets (including, without limitation, ideas, research and development, know-how, formulas, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information and business and marketing plans and proposals) (collectively, the "Confidential Information"). Confidential Information shall not include information that is generally known to the public or within the relevant trade or industry other than due to the Executive's violation of this Section 4.1 or disclosure by a third party who is known by the Executive to owe the Company an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information. The Executive agrees that at all times during the Executive's employment with the Company and thereafter, except as the Executive reasonably determines is required to discharge his responsibilities hereunder, the Executive shall not disclose such Confidential Information, either directly or indirectly, to any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a govemment or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof(each a "Person") without the prior written consent of the Company and shall not use or attempt to use any such information in any manner other than in connection with his employment with the Company, unless required by law to disclose such information, in which case the Executive shall provide the Company with written notice of such requirement as far in advance of such anticipated disclosure as possible. This confidentiality covenant has no temporal, geographical or territorial restriction. Upon termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, the Executive shall promptly supply to the Company all property, keys, notes, memoranda, writings, lists, files, reports, customer lists, correspondence, tapes, disks, cards, surveys, maps, logs, machines, technical data and any other tangible product or document which has been produced by, received by or otherwise submitted to the Executive during or prior to the Executive's employment with the Company, and any copies thereof in his (or capable of being reduced to his) possession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement limits, restricts or in any other way affects the Executive's communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to the governmental agency or entity that do not constitute attorney-client privileged information of the Company or its affiliates. In addition, the Executive acknowledges that he has received notice of the immunity from liability to which he is entitled for the disclosure of confidential information or a trade secret to the 6

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_07.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 government or in a court filing as provided by Federal law, as set forth in Exhibit B to this Employment Agreement. 4.2. Non-Competition. By and in consideration of the Company entering into this Agreement, and in further consideration of the Executive's exposure to the Confidential Information and eligibility to receive and/or receipt of the cash incentive opportunity described in Section 2.2, the Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, during the Employment Period and for a period of 12 months after the Executive's termination of employment for any reason (the "Restriction Period"), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, join, control, be employed by, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, or be connected in any manner with, including, without limitation, holding any position as a stockholder, director, officer, consultant, independent contractor, employee, partner, or investor in, any Restricted Enterprise (as defined below); provided, that, in no event shall (X) ownership by the Executive of two percent or less of the outstanding securities of any class of equity of any issuer whose securities are registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, so long as the Executive does not have, or exercise, any rights to manage or operate the business of such issuer other than rights as a shareholder thereof, (Y) being employed by an entity, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, so long as the entity has more than one discrete and readily distinguishable part of its business and the Executive's duties are not at or involving the part of the entity's business that is actively engaged in a Restricted Enterprise, or (Z) being employed by or providing services to a private equity firm or fund or other investor group who may own or seek to acquire one or more pottfolio companies that would constitute a Restricted Enterprise, standing alone, be prohibited by this Section 4.2, provided, that, for purposes of this subclause (Z), the Executive is not directly involved, in any capacity, with any portfolio company (or the acquisition thereof) that would constitute a Restricted Enterprise. For purposes of this paragraph, "Restricted Enterprise" shall mean any Person that is engaged, directly or indirectly, in (or intends or proposes to engage in, or has been organized for the purpose of engaging in) a business which is in competition with a business of the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries, which (i) is in the business of providing software products or consulting services to government programs, health plans (including specialty health organizations such as dental, behavioral and vision clients), or provider organizations ("Restricted Business Customers"), including where software products or consulting services are concerned providing Restricted Business Customers assistance operationally and/or strategically in the areas of compliance, sales, operations, marketing, clinical, pharmacy, quality, risk adjustment, provider networking, business intelligence I analytics, provider communications, clinical data exchange, data integrity and payment I premium integrity, (ii) is in the business of providing technology and services for health plans supporting plan administration and supplemental benefits, or (iii) is any other business commenced by the Company after the date hereof and on or prior to the Termination Date, that the Company is providing in any country or territory in which the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries markets any of its services or products, or, as of the Termination Date, has substantially commenced plans to begin marketing any of its services or products in such country or territory. During the Restriction Period, upon request of the Company, the Executive shall notify the Company of the Executive's then-current employment status. 4.3. Non-Solicitation of Employees. During the Restriction Period, the Executive shall not directly or indirectly hire, contact, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to hire, contact, induce or solicit) for employment any person who is, or within 12 months prior to 7

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_08.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 the date of such hiring, contacting, inducing or solicitation was, an employee of the Company, Parent or any of their subsidiaries. 4.4. Interference with Business Relationships. During the Restriction Period (other than in connection with carrying out his responsibilities for the Company, Parent and their subsidiaries), the Executive shall not individually, or at his direction or supervision of others, induce or solicit (or assist any Person to induce or solicit) any customer or client of the Company or its subsidiaries to terminate its relationship or otherwise cease doing business in whole or in part with the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries, or directly or indirectly interfere with (or assist any Person to interfere with) any material relationship between the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries and any of its or their customers or clients so as to cause harm to the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries. 4.5. Extension of Restriction Period. The Restriction Period shall be tolled for any period during which the Executive is in breach of any of Sections 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4 hereof. 4.6. Proprietary Rights. The Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company any and all inventions, discoveries, and improvements (whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes), and all patentable or copyrightable works (collectively, "Inventions"), initiated, conceived, discovered, reduced to practice, or made by him, either alone or in conjunction with others, during the Executive's employment with the Company and related to the business or activities of the Company and its affiliates (the "Developments"). Except to the extent any rights in any Developments constitute a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. that are owned ab initio by the Company and/or its applicable affiliate, the Executive assigns and agrees to assign all of his right, title and interest in all Developments (including all intellectual property rights therein) to the Company or its nominee without further compensation, including all rights or benefits therefor, including without limitation the right to sue and recover for past and future infringement. The Executive acknowledges that any rights in any Developments constituting a work made for hire under the U.S. Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. are owned upon creation by the Company and/or its applicable affiliate as the Executive's employer. Whenever t·equested to do so by the Company, the Executive shall execute any and all applications, assignments or other instruments which the Company shall deem necessary to apply for and obtain trademarks, patents or copyrights of the United States or any foreign country or otherwise protect the interests of the Company and its affiliates therein. These obligations shall continue beyond the end of the Executive's employment with the Company with respect to inventions, discoveries, improvements or copyrightable works initiated, conceived or made by the Executive while employed by the Company, and shall be binding upon the Executive's employers, assigns, executors, administrators and other legal representatives. If the Company is unable for any reason, after reasonable effort, to obtain the Executive's signature on any document needed in connection with the actions described in this Section 4.6, the Executive hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as the Executive's agent and attorney in fact to act for and on the Executive's behalf to execute, verify and file any such documents and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the purposes of this Section 4.6 with the same legal force and effect as if executed by the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Developments do not include any Invention that qualifies fully 8

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_09.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 under the provisions oflllinois Compiled Statutes Chapter 765, Section 1060/2, the terms of which are set forth in Exhibit C to this Agreement. 4.7. Confidentiality of Agreement. Other than with respect to information required to be disclosed by applicable law and except as provided by the last two sentences in Section 4.1, the Parties hereto agree not to disclose the terms of this Agreement to any Person; provided the Executive may disclose this Agreement and/or any of its terms to the Executive's immediate family, financial advisors and attorneys, so long as the Executive instructs every such Person to whom the Executive makes such disclosure not to disclose the terms of this Agreement further. Any time after this Agreement is filed with the SEC or any other government agency by the Company and becomes a public record, this provision shall no longer apply. 4.8. Remedies. The Executive agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section 4 would result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the Executive therefore also agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an immediate injunction and restraining order to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Executive and/or any and all Persons acting for and/or with the Executive, without having to prove damages, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, including, without limitation, the obligation of the Executive to retum any portion of the Severance Benefits paid by the Company to the Executive. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach hereof, including, without limitation, the recovery of damages from the Executive. The Executive and the Company further agree that the provisions of the covenants contained in this Section 4 are reasonable and necessary to protect the businesses of the Company and its affiliates because of the Executive's access to Confidential Information and his material participation in the operation of such businesses. In the event that the Executive willfully and materially breaches any of the covenants set fmih in this Section4, then in addition to any injunctive relief, the Executive will promptly return to the Company any portion of the Severance Benefits that the Company has paid to the Executive. Section 5. Representations. The Executive represents and warrants that (a) the Executive is not subject to any contract, arrangement, policy or understanding, or to any statute, governmental rule or regulation, that in any way limits his ability to enter into and fully perform his obligations under this Agreement and (b) the Executive is not otherwise unable to enter into and fully perform his obligations under this Agreement. In the event of a breach of any representation in this Section 5, the Company may terminate this Agreement and the Executive's employment with the Company without any liability to the Executive and the Executive shall indemnify the Company for any liability it may incur as a result of any such breach. Section 6. Non-Disparagement.From and after the Effective Date and following termination of the Executive's employment with the Company, (i) the Executive agrees not to, directly or indirectly, make any statement or other remark, whether written or oral, that is intended to become public, or that should reasonably be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ridicules, disparages or is otherwise derogatory of the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, members, partners, or stockholders, and (ii) the Company agrees that none of the Company, Parent or their subsidiaries 9

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_10.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 (through any public statement) nor any of their senior officers or directors shall, directly or indirectly, make any statement or other remark, whether written or oral, that is intended to become public, or that should reasonably be expected to become public, and that criticizes, ·ridicules, disparages, or is otherwise derogatory of the Executive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall prevent either the Executive or any of the Company's directors and senior executives from testifying truthfully in any legal or administrative proceeding where such testimony is compelled or requested, or from otherwise complying with applicable legal requirements. Section 7. Taxes; Clawbacks. 7.1. Withholding. All amounts paid to the Executive under this Agreement during or following the Employment Period shall be subject to withholding and other employment taxes imposed by applicable law. The Executive shall be solely responsible for the payment of all taxes imposed on the Executive relating to the payment or provision of any amounts or benefits hereunder. 7.2. Clawbacks. If any law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its affiliates (including any rule or requirement of any nationally recognized stock exchange on which the stock of the Company or its affiliates has been listed), or any policy of the Company or its affiliates reasonably designed to comply therewith, requires the forfeiture or recoupment of any amount paid or payable to the Executive hereunder (or under any other agreement between the Executive and the Company or its affiliates or under any plan in which the Executive participates), the Executive hereby consents to such forfeiture or recoupment, in each case in the time and manner determined by the Company in its reasonable good faith discretion. Furthermore, if the Executive engages in any act of embezzlement, fraud or dishonesty involving the Company or its affiliates which results in a financial loss to the Company or its affiliates, the Company shall be entitled to recoup an amount from the Executive commensurate with such financial loss. Section 8. Miscellaneous. 8.1. Indemnification. To the maximum extent provided in the Company's By-Laws and Certificate of Incorporation and the goveming instrument of Parent, the Company and Parent shall indemnify and hold the Executive harmless (including advances of attomeys fees and other litigation expenses, subject to a customary undertaking to refund such amounts to the extent found pursuant to a final nonappealable order not to be subject to indemnification) for losses or damages incurred by the Executive as a result of all causes of action arising from the Executive's performance of duties for the benefit of the Company and Parent, whether or not the claim is asserted during the Employment Period. The Executive shall be covered under any directors' and officers' insurance that the Company or Parent maintains for its directors and other officers in the same manner and on the same basis as the Company's or Parent's (as applies) directors and officers. This Section 8.1 shall survive any termination of the Executive's employment and termination of this Agreement for any reason. 8.2. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement and any of the provisions hereof may be amended, waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively), modified or supplemented, in whole or in part, only by written agreement signed by the Parties hereto; provided, that, the observance of any provision of this 10

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_11.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 Agreement may be waived in writing by the Party that will lose the benefit of such provision as a result of such waiver. The waiver by any Party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach, except as otherwise explicitly provided for in such waiver. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. 8.3. Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, and the Executive's rights and obligations hereunder, may not be assigned by the Executive, and any purported assignment by the Executive in violation hereof shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement, or the legal representatives of such Person, any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, except the personal representative of the deceased Executive may enforce the provisions hereof applicable in the event of the death of the Executive. The Company is authorized to assign this Agreement to a successor to substantially all of its assets and may assign this Agreement and any rights and obligations hereunder to Parent or one of its direct or indirect subsidiaries without the Executive's consent (and any such assignment shall not, in and of itself, constitute "Good Reason" under this Agreement). 8.4. Notices. Unless othetwise provided herein, all notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications provided for under the terms of this Agreement shall be in writing. Any notice, request, demand, claim or other communication hereunder shall be sent by (i) personal delivery (including receipted courier service) or overnight delivery service, with confirmation of receipt, (ii) e-mail, (iii) facsimile during normal business hours, with confirmation of receipt, to the number indicated, (iv) reputable commercial overnight delivery service courier, with confirmation of receipt or (v) registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid and addressed to the intended recipient as set forth below: If to the Company: 100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 Attention: Chief Executive Officer Facsimile: (954) 903-5005 E-mail: sfarrell@conveyhs.com with a copy to: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017 Attention: David MoHo-Christensen Facsimile: 212-701-6295 E-Mail: david.mollo@davispolk.com II

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_12.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 If to the Executive: At his principal office at the Company (during the Employment Period), and at all times to his principal residence as reflected in the records of the Company. If by e-mail, to his Company-supplied e-mail address. All such notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be deemed to have been given when received. Either Party may change its facsimile number or its address to which notices, requests, demands, claims and other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties hereto notice in the manner then set forth. 8.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the laws of the State of Florida hereto shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties, without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof. 8.6. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement, including those contained in Section 4 hereof, will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law but the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision or portion of any provision, in any other jurisdiction. In addition, should a court or arbitrator determine that any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement, including those contained in Section 4 hereof, is not reasonable or valid, either in period of time, geographical area, or otherwise, the Parties hereto agree that such provision should be interpreted and enforced to the maximum extent which such court or arbitrator deems reasonable or valid. 8.7. Entire Agreement. From and after the Effective Date, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto, and supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings (including any prior course of dealings), both written and oral, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 8.8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by .pdf or facsimile signatures in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 8.9. Binding Effect. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding on, the successors and assigns of each of the Parties, including, without limitation, the Executive's heirs and the personal representatives of the Executive's estate and any successor to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. In the event of a change in majority voting control (whether by merger or otherwise and irrespective whether the Company or Parent smvives) of the Company or Parent, in which the Executive's employment terminates upon or within 180 days thereafter, the scope of the "Restricted Enterprise" shall be determined as of immediately prior to such change of voting control event. 8.10. General Interpretive Principles. The name assigned this Agreement and headings of the sections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and subclauses of this Agreement 12

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_13.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 are for convenience of reference only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions hereof. Words of inclusion shall not be construed as terms of limitation herein, so that references to "include," "includes" and "including" shall not be limiting and shall be regarded as references to non-exclusive and non-characterizing illustrations. Any reference to a Section of the Code shall be deemed to include any successor to such Section. 13

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name:Timothy Fairbanks
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Name: Timothy Fairbanks
    Title: Chief Financial Officer
     
  /s/ Arjun Aggarwal
  Arjun Aggarwal

  

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement] 

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_15.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 Exhibit A YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH AN ATTORNEY BEFORE SIGNING THIS RELEASE OF CLAIMS. Release I. In consideration of the payments and benefits to be made under the Employment Agreement, dated as of [ ], 2019 (the "Employment Agreement"), by and between Atjun Aggarwal (the "Executive"), Convey Health Solutions, Inc. (the "Company") and Convey Health Parent, Inc. ("Parent") (each of the Executive, the Company and Parent, a "Party" and collectively, the "Parties"), the sufficiency of which the Executive acknowledges, the Executive, with the intention of binding himself or herself and his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, does hereby release, remise, acquit and forever discharge the Company and each of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the "Company Affiliated Group"), their present and former officers, directors, executives, shareholders, agents, attorneys, employees and employee benefit plans (and the fiduciaries thereof), and the successors, predecessors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the "Company Released Parties"), of and from any and all claims, actions, causes of action, complaints, charges, demands, rights, damages, debts, sums of money, accounts, financial obligations, suits, expenses, attorneys' fees and liabilities of whatever kind or nature in law, equity or otherwise, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether now known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, which the Executive, individually or as a member of a class, now has, owns or holds, or has at any time heretofore had, owned or held, arising on or prior to the date hereof, against any Company Released Party that arises out of, or relates to, the Employment Agreement, the Executive's employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates, or any termination of such employment, including claims (i) for severance or vacation benefits, unpaid wages, salary or incentive payments, (ii) for breach of contract, wrongful discharge, impairment of economic opportunity, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional harm or other tort, (iii) for any violation of applicable state and local labor and employment laws (including, without limitation, all laws concerning unlawful and unfair labor and employment practices) and (iv) for employment discrimination under any applicable federal, state or local statute, provision, order or regulation, and including, without limitation, any claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII"), the Civil Rights Act of 1988, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA''), and any similar or analogous state statute, each as amended from time to time, excepting only: A. rights of the Executive arising under, or preserved by, this Release or Section 3 of the Employment Agreement; B. the right of the Executive to receive COBRA continuation coverage in accordance with applicable law; C. claims for benefits under any health, disability, retirement, life insurance or other, similar employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) of the Company Affiliated Group;

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_16.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 D. rights to indemnification the Executive has or may have under the Employment Agreement, by-laws, certificate of incorporation or other governing instrument of any member of the Company Affiliated Group or as an insured under any director's and officer's liability insurance policy now or previously in force; E. rights granted to Executive during his employment related to the purchase or grant of equity of any member of the Company Affiliated Group; and F. that nothing in this Release shall prohibit the Executive from reporting possible violations offederallaw or regulation to or otherwise cooperating with or providing information requested by any governmental agency or entity, including, but not limited to, the Depattment of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures that are protected under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation, and respecting which the Executive shall not require the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Executive shall not be required to notify the Company that the Executive has made such reports or disclosures. 2. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that this Release is not to be construed in any way as an admission of any liability whatsoever by any Company Released Party, any such liability being expressly denied. 3. This Release applies to any relief no matter how called, including, without limitation, wages, back pay, front pay, compensatory damages, liquidated damages, punitive damages, damages for pain or suffering, costs, and attorneys' fees and expenses. 4. The Executive specifically acknowledges that his acceptance of the terms of this Release is, among other things, a specific waiver of his rights, claims and causes of action under Title VII, ADEA, ADA and any state or local law or regulation in respect of discrimination of any kind; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed, nor does anything contained herein purport, to be a waiver of any right or claim or cause of action which by law the Executive is not permitted to waive. 5. The Executive acknowledges that he has been given a period of [twenty-one (21)]/[forty-five (45)]1 days to consider whether to execute this Release. If the Executive accepts the terms hereof and executes this Release, he may thereafter, for a period of seven (7) days following (and not including) the date of execution, revoke this Release. If no such revocation occurs, this Release shall become irrevocable in its entirety, and binding and enforceable against the Executive, on the day next following the day on which the foregoing seven-day period has elapsed. If such a revocation occurs, the Executive shall irrevocably forfeit any right to payment of the Severance Benefits (as defined in the Employment Agreement), but the remainder of the Employment Agreement shall continue in full force. 6. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that nothing contained in this Release shall be construed to prohibit him from filing a charge with or participating in any 1 Note to Draft: To be determined by the Company at the time of separation. 2

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_17.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 investigation or proceeding conducted by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency; provided, however, that the Executive hereby agrees to waive his right to recover monetary damages or other individual relief in any such charge, investigation or proceeding or any related complaint or lawsuit filed by him or by anyone else on his behalf. The Executive further understands that nothing contained in this Release shall be construed to limit, restrict or in any other way affect his communicating with any governmental agency or entity, or communicating with any official or staff person of a governmental agency or entity, concerning matters relevant to such governmental agency or entity. 7. The Executive acknowledges that he has been advised to seek, and has had the opportunity to seek, the advice and assistance of an attorney with regard to this Release, and has been given a sufficient period within which to consider this Release. 8. The Executive acknowledges that this Release relates only to claims that exist as of the date of this Release. 9. The Executive acknowledges that the severance payments and benefits he is receiving in connection with this Release and his obligations under this Release are in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is entitled from the Company. The Executive further acknowledges that, except as expressly provided hereunder, no further compensation or benefits are owed, or will be provided to him, by the Company or any of its Affiliates. l 0. Each provision hereof is severable from this Release, and if one or more provisions hereof are declared invalid, the remaining provisions shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Release is so broad, in scope, or duration or otherwise, as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only as broad as is enforceable. 11. This Release constitutes the complete agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all prior agreements between the Parties in respect of the subject matter hereof except to the extent set forth herein. For the avoidance of doubt, however, nothing in this Release shall constitute a waiver of any Company Released Party's right to enforce any obligations of the Executive under the Employment Agreement that survive the Employment Agreement's termination, including without limitation, any non-competition covenant, non-solicitation covenant or any other restrictive covenants contained therein. 12. The failure to enforce at any time any of the provisions of this Release or to require at any time performance by another party of any of the provisions hereof shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provisions or to affect the validity of this Release, or any part hereof, or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision in accordance with the terms of this Release. 13. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures delivered by facsimile shall be deemed effective for all purposes. 14. This Release shall be binding upon any and all successors and assigns of the Executive and the Company. 3

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_18.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 15. Except for issues or matters as to which federal law is applicable, this Release shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to the conflicts of law principles thereof. [signature page follows} 4

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_19.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Release has been signed by or on behalf of each of the Parties, all as of _ CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. By: Name: Title: CONVEY HEALTH PARENT, INC. By: Name: Title: Atjun Aggarwal 5

 

 

 

12345-2-BE_1014_PAGE_20.JPG DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 Exhibit B 18 U.S.C. l833(b) provides: (I) IMMUNITY.-An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that-(A) is made-(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attomey; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. (2) USE OF TRADE SECRET INFORMATION IN ANTI-RETALIATION LAWSUIT.-An individual who files a lawsuit for retaliation by an employer for reporting a suspected violation of law may disclose the trade secret to the attomey of the individual and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding, if the individual-(A) files any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (B) does not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order.

 

 

 

DocuSign Envelope ID: FD3A4B78-706F-4793-AA31-38D5EEFD1485 Timothy Fairbanks, as Chief Financial Officer

 

  CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Timothy Fairbanks
    Timothy Fairbanks, as Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

I aclmowledge receiving a copy of this Invention Assignment Notice:

 

/s/ Arjun Aggarwal  
Arjun Aggarwal  
   
Date:    

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.15

 

March 5, 2021 Carl Whitmer via email Dear Carl, Board Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. Company invite you to join the Board of the Company as a Director. This letter summarizes certain of the terms and conditions related to your service as a member of the Board. I. Annual Retainer Fee. You will receive an annual fee of $50,000, payable in cash quarterly in arrears, subject to your continuing to serve on the Board during each such quarter. In addition, it is anticipated that you will serve on the Audit Committee as the Chair at the time of your appointment to the Board. You will receive an additional annual Audit Chair Committee fee of $20,000, subject to your continuing to serve in this capacity. Payment in respect of any partial quarters shall be pro-rated. As a non-employee member of the Board, you will not be entitled to participate in the efit plans, and you will be solely responsible for payment of any and all taxes due with respect to the compensation you receive in connection with your service as member of the Board. II. Options. In addition, you will receive a one-time grant of Options to purchase 550 shares of the Company s common stock. This Option Grant such grant within a reasonable period of time after you have been elected to the Board. The Options shall be granted pursuant and subject to the terms and conditions of the Cannes Holding Parent, Inc. 2019 Equity Incentive Plan (the Plan ), and have an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the date of grant. The Options will vest in four equal installments on each of the first four anniversaries of the date of grant, subject, in each case, to your continuing to serve on the Board on each such anniversary. III. Investment Opportunity. Upon being elected to the Board, you will have a one-time opportunity to invest in common stock of the Company at a per share price equal to the current fair market value of a share. If you do invest, the minimum amount of the investment is $100,000. Upon making any

 

 

 

such investment, you will be required to enter into a standard shareholders agreement. These terms are the same as those offered to management. IV. D The Company will provid ate d liability insurance. In addition, the Co V. Reelection to the Board. You will be subject to reelection at each annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company. VIII. Other. Our expectation is that the Board will meet at least quarterly, but probably with greater frequency. It is our expectation that you will participate in those meetings in person to the extent possible, and we also ask that you use reasonable best efforts to make yourself available to participate in various telephonic meetings so scheduled from time to time. The Board reserves the right to amend its compensation programs for directors from time to time in its discretion. The Company will reimburse you in accordance with its expense reimbursement policy for your reasonable and documented business expenses incurred while performing your Board service. If you have any questions please let me know. The Board and the Company are looking forward to your support and guidance. Sincerely, Dr. Sharad Mansukani Chairman of the Board 2

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.16

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of [●], 2021, by and among Convey Holding Parent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [NAME OF DIRECTOR/OFFICER] (“Indemnitee”).

 

WHEREAS, in light of the litigation costs and risks to directors and officers resulting from their service to companies, and the desire of the Company to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers, it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company to indemnify and advance expenses on behalf of the Company’s directors and/or officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware corporate law so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern regarding such risks;

 

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that Indemnitee serve or continue to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company and may have requested or may in the future request that Indemnitee serve one or more Convey Entities (as hereinafter defined) as a director or an officer or in other capacities;

 

WHEREAS, one of the conditions that Indemnitee requires in order to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company is that Indemnitee be so indemnified; and

 

WHEREAS, Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more of the Affiliate Indemnitors (as hereinafter defined) (or their affiliates) and/or any insurer providing insurance coverage under any policy purchased or maintained by such Affiliate Indemnitors (or their affiliates), which Indemnitee, the Company and the Affiliate Indemnitors (or their affiliates) intend to be secondary to the primary obligation of the Company to indemnify Indemnitee as provided herein, with the Company’s acknowledgement of and agreement to the foregoing being a material condition to Indemnitee’s willingness to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

1.                  Services by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from such position (subject to any contractual obligation Indemnitee may have under any other agreement).

 

2.                  Indemnification - General. On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, all losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, costs, amounts paid in settlement, Expenses (as hereinafter defined) and other amounts that Indemnitee reasonably incurs and that result from, arise in connection with or are by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status (as hereinafter defined) and shall advance Expenses to Indemnitee. The obligations of the Company shall continue after such time as Indemnitee ceases to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company or in any other Corporate Status and include, without limitation, claims for monetary damages against Indemnitee in respect of any actual or alleged liability or other loss of Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware corporate law (including, if applicable, Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) as in existence on the date hereof and as amended from time to time.

 

2

 

3.                  Proceedings Other Than Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. If in connection with or by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, all Expenses, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

4.                  Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. If in connection with or by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee was, is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

5.                  Mandatory Indemnification in Case of Successful Defense. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein (including, without limitation, any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company), the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in defense of such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, on substantive or procedural grounds, or settlement of any such claim prior to a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to such Proceeding, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter; provided, however, that any settlement of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding shall not be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter if such settlement is effected by Indemnitee without the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned.

 

6.                  Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement or otherwise to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the Expenses, liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such liabilities, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement) incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent to which Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification.

 

3

 

7.                  Indemnification for Additional Expenses Incurred to Secure Recovery or as Witness.

 

(a)               The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall advance on an as-incurred basis (as provided in Section 8 of this Agreement) such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action or proceeding or part thereof brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or advance payment of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement, any other agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation (as hereinafter defined) or Bylaws (as hereinafter defined) of the Company as now or hereafter in effect, or pursuant to indemnification agreements in effect as of the date hereof; or (ii) recovery under any director and officer liability insurance policies maintained by any Convey Entity.

 

(b)               To the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness (or is forced or asked to respond to discovery requests) in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify Indemnitee with respect to, and hold Indemnitee harmless from and against, and the Company will advance on an as-incurred basis (as provided in Section 8 of this Agreement), all Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection therewith.

 

8.                  Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, pay on a current and as-incurred basis all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding in any way connected with, resulting from or relating to Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. Such Expenses shall be paid in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding, without regard to whether Indemnitee will ultimately be entitled to be indemnified for such Expenses and without regard to whether an Adverse Determination (as hereinafter defined) has been or may be made. Upon submission of a request for advancement of Expenses pursuant to Section 9(c) of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to advancement of Expenses as provided in this Section 8, and such advancement of Expenses shall continue until such time (if any) as there is a final non-appealable judicial determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. Indemnitee shall repay such amounts advanced if and to the extent that it shall ultimately be determined in a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company for such Expenses. Such repayment obligation shall be unsecured and shall not bear interest. The Company shall not impose on Indemnitee additional conditions to advancement or require from Indemnitee additional undertakings regarding repayment. Indemnitee shall, in all events, be entitled to advancement of Expenses, without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification, until the final determination of the Proceeding.

 

4

 

9.                  Indemnification Procedures.

 

(a)               Notice of Proceeding. Indemnitee agrees to notify the Company promptly upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder. Any failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company of its advancement or indemnification obligations under this Agreement unless, and only to the extent that, the Company can establish that such omission to notify resulted in actual and material prejudice to it, which prejudice cannot be reversed or otherwise eliminated without any material negative effect on the Company, and the omission to notify the Company will, in any event, not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to indemnify Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement. If, at the time of receipt of any such notice, the Company has a director and officer liability insurance policy in effect, the Company will promptly notify the relevant insurer in accordance with the procedures and requirements of such policy.

 

(b)               Defense; Settlement. Indemnitee shall have the sole right and obligation to control the defense or conduct of any claim or Proceeding with respect to Indemnitee. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which may be provided or withheld in Indemnitee’s sole discretion, effect any settlement of any Proceeding against Indemnitee or which, in the opinion of Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined), could have been brought against Indemnitee or which potentially or actually imposes any cost, liability, exposure or burden on Indemnitee unless (i) such settlement solely involves the payment of money or performance of any obligation by persons other than Indemnitee or any Affiliate Indemnitor affiliated with Indemnitee and includes an unconditional, full release of Indemnitee and Affiliate Indemnitors by all relevant parties from all liability on any matters that are the subject of such Proceeding and an acknowledgment that Indemnitee denies all wrongdoing in connection with such matters and (ii) the Company has fully indemnified Indemnitee with respect to, and held Indemnitee harmless from and against, all Expenses and other amounts incurred by Indemnitee or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. The Company shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee against amounts paid in settlement of a Proceeding against Indemnitee if such settlement is effected by Indemnitee without the Company’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money or performance of any obligation by persons other than the Company and includes an unconditional release of the Company by any party to such Proceeding other than Indemnitee from all liability on any matters that are the subject of such Proceeding and an acknowledgment that the Company denies all wrongdoing in connection with such matters; provided, however, that if a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) has occurred, the Company shall be liable for indemnification of Indemnitee for amounts paid in settlement if the Independent Counsel (selected pursuant to Section 9(e) of this Agreement) has approved the settlement.

 

(c)               Request for Advancement; Request for Indemnification.

 

(i)                 To obtain advancement of Expenses under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor, together with such invoices or other supporting information as may be reasonably requested by the Company and reasonably available to Indemnitee, and, only to the extent required by applicable law which cannot be waived, an unsecured written undertaking to repay amounts advanced in the event of a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company for such Expenses. The Company shall make advance payment of Expenses to Indemnitee no later than five (5) business days after receipt of the written request for advancement (and each subsequent request for advancement) by Indemnitee. If, at the time of receipt of any such written request for advancement of Expenses, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy in effect, the Company will promptly notify the relevant insurer in accordance with the procedures and requirements of such policy. The Company shall thereafter keep such insurer informed of the status of the Proceeding or other claim (with assistance from Indemnitee as reasonably required) and take such other actions, as appropriate to secure coverage of Indemnitee for such claim.

 

5

 

(ii)              To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, at any time before or after submission of a request for advancement pursuant to Section 9(c)(i) of this Agreement, Indemnitee may submit a written request for indemnification hereunder. The time at which Indemnitee submits a written request for indemnification shall be determined by Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. Once Indemnitee submits such a written request for indemnification (and only at such time that Indemnitee submits such a written request for indemnification), a Determination (as hereinafter defined) shall thereafter be made, as provided in and only to the extent required by Section 9(d) of this Agreement. In no event shall a Determination be made, or required to be made, as a condition to or otherwise in connection with any advancement of Expenses pursuant to Section 8 and Section 9(c)(i) of this Agreement. If, at the time of receipt of any such request for indemnification, the Company has a director and officer insurance policy in effect, the Company will promptly notify the relevant insurer and take such other actions as necessary or appropriate to secure coverage of Indemnitee for such claim in accordance with the procedures and requirements of such policies.

 

(d)               Determination. The Company agrees that Indemnitee shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law and that no Determination shall be required in connection with such indemnification unless specifically required by applicable law which cannot be waived. In no event shall a Determination be required in connection with indemnification for Expenses pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement or incurred in connection with any Proceeding or portion thereof with respect to which Indemnitee has been successful on the merits or otherwise. Any decision that a Determination is required by law in connection with any other indemnification of Indemnitee, and any such Determination, shall be made within twenty (20) days after receipt of Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(c)(ii) and such Determination shall be made either (i) by the Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), even though less than a quorum, so long as Indemnitee does not request that such Determination be made by Independent Counsel, or (ii) if so requested by Indemnitee, in Indemnitee’s sole discretion, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Company and Indemnitee. If a Determination is made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within five (5) business days after such Determination. Indemnitee shall reasonably cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such Determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the Disinterested Directors or Independent Counsel, as the case may be, making such determination shall be advanced and borne by the Company (irrespective of the Determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification). If the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under this Section 9(d) to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefor, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such twenty (20) day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional twenty (20) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 9(d) shall not apply if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9(e).

 

6

 

(e)               Independent Counsel. In the event Indemnitee requests that the Determination be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9(d) of this Agreement, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 9(e). The Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board of Directors (as hereinafter defined), in which event the Board of Directors shall make such selection on behalf of the Company, subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 9(e)), and Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, shall give written notice to the other, advising the Company or Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. The Company or Indemnitee, as the case may be, may, within five (5) days after such written notice of selection shall have been received, deliver to Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 15 of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within ten (10) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(c)(ii) of this Agreement and after a request for the appointment of Independent Counsel has been made, no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 9(d) of this Agreement. Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 9(f) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing). Any expenses incurred by or in connection with the appointment of Independent Counsel shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of the Determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and not by Indemnitee.

 

7

 

(f)                Consequences of Determination; Remedies of Indemnitee. The Company shall be bound by and shall have no right to challenge a Favorable Determination (as hereinafter defined). If an Adverse Determination is made, or if for any other reason the Company does not make timely indemnification payments or advances of Expenses, Indemnitee shall have the right to commence a Proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction to challenge such Adverse Determination and/or to require the Company to make such payments or advances (and the Company shall have the right to defend its position in such Proceeding and to appeal any adverse judgment in such Proceeding). Indemnitee shall be entitled to be indemnified for all Expenses incurred in connection with such a Proceeding and to have such Expenses advanced by the Company in accordance with Section 8 of this Agreement. If Indemnitee fails to challenge an Adverse Determination within twenty (20) business days, or if Indemnitee challenges an Adverse Determination and such Adverse Determination has been upheld by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction from which no appeal can be taken, then, to the extent and only to the extent required by such Adverse Determination or final judgment, the Company shall not be obligated to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

(g)               Presumptions; Burden and Standard of Proof. The parties intend and agree that, to the extent permitted by law, in connection with any Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification hereunder by any person, including a court:

 

(i)             it will be presumed that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (notwithstanding any Adverse Determination), and the Company or any other person or entity challenging such right will have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption;

 

(ii)            the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful;

 

(iii)           Indemnitee will be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Company, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers, employees, or committees of the board of directors of the Company, or on the advice of legal counsel or other advisors (including financial advisors and accountants) for the Company or on information or records given in reports made to the Company by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert or advisor selected by the Company; and

 

8

 

(iv)           the knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company or relevant enterprises will not be imputed to Indemnitee in a manner that limits or otherwise adversely affects Indemnitee’s rights hereunder.

 

The provisions of this Section 9(g) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

10.              Remedies of Indemnitee.

 

(a)               In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 9(d) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 and Section 9(c)(i) of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 9(d) of this Agreement within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5, 6 or 7 of this Agreement within five (5) business days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement is not made within five (5) business days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or Proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of his entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at his option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association in New York (or JAMS in New York, if requested by Indemnitee). The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)               In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 9(d) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits, in which (i) Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination, and (ii) the Company shall bear the burden of establishing that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

 

(c)               If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 9(d) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under Delaware corporate law.

 

9

 

(d)               The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

 

11.              Insurance; Subrogation; Other Rights of Recovery, etc.

 

(a)               The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to purchase and maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies with A.M. Best ratings of “A” or better, providing Indemnitee with coverage for any liability asserted against, and incurred by, Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify Indemnitee against such liability. Such insurance policies shall have coverage terms and policy limits at least as favorable to Indemnitee as the insurance coverage provided to any other director and/or officer of the Company. If the Company has such insurance in effect at the time it receives from Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of an action, suit, proceeding or other claim, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such action, suit, proceeding or other claim to the insurers and take such other actions in accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy as required or appropriate to secure coverage of Indemnitee for such action, suit, proceeding or other claim. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such action, suit, proceeding or other claim in accordance with the terms of such policy.

 

(b)               In the event of any payment by the Company under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against any other Convey Entity, and Indemnitee hereby agrees, as a condition to obtaining any advancement or indemnification from the Company, to assign the Company all of Indemnitee’s rights to obtain from such other Convey Entity such amounts to the extent that they have been paid by the Company to or for the benefit of Indemnitee as advancement or indemnification under this Agreement and are adequate to indemnify Indemnitee with respect to the costs, Expenses or other items to the full extent that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or other payment hereunder; and Indemnitee will (upon request by the Company) execute all papers required and use reasonable best efforts to take all action reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit or enforce such rights.

 

(c)               The Company hereby acknowledges that the rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided pursuant to this Agreement may also be provided to certain Indemnitees by one or more of their respective affiliates (other than the Convey Entities) or their insurers (collectively, and including, in the case of TPG Global, LLC, each of its partners, shareholders, members, affiliates, associated investment funds, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling persons, employees and agents and each of the partners, shareholders, members, affiliates, associated investment funds, directors, officers, fiduciaries, managers, controlling persons, employees and agents of each of the foregoing, the “Affiliate Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees that, as between the Company, on the one hand, and the Affiliate Indemnitors, on the other hand, (i) the Company is the full indemnitor of first resort and the Affiliate Indemnitors are the full indemnitors of second resort with respect to all such indemnifiable claims against such Indemnitees, whether arising under this Agreement or otherwise (i.e., the obligations of the Company to such Indemnitees are primary and any obligation of the Affiliate Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnitees are secondary), (ii) upon receipt by the Company of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnitees to repay such amount if it shall be determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized by this Agreement or otherwise, the Company shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by such Indemnitees and shall be liable for the full amount of all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement (or any other agreement between the Company and such Indemnitees), without regard to any rights such Indemnitees may have against the Affiliate Indemnitors and (iii) the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Affiliate Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Affiliate Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company agrees to indemnify the Affiliate Indemnitors directly for any amounts that the Affiliate Indemnitors pay as indemnification or advancement on behalf of any such Indemnitee and for which such Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification from the Company in connection with serving as a director and/or officer of the Company. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Affiliate Indemnitors on behalf of any such Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Affiliate Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against the Company, and the Company shall cooperate with the Affiliate Indemnitors in pursuing such rights.

 

10

 

(d)               Except as provided in Section 11(c), the Company shall not be liable to pay or advance to Indemnitee any amounts otherwise indemnifiable under this Agreement or under any other indemnification agreement if, and to the extent that, Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

(e)               The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee in respect of or relating to Indemnitee’s service at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, trustee, representative, partner or agent of any other Convey Entity shall be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as payment of indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such other Convey Entity, except to the extent that such indemnification payments and advance payment of Expenses when taken together with any such amount actually received from other Convey Entities or under director and officer insurance policies maintained by one or more Convey Entities are inadequate to fully pay all costs, Expenses or other items to the full extent that Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnification or other payment hereunder.

 

(f)                Except as provided in Sections 11(c), 11(d) and 11(e) of this Agreement, the rights to indemnification and advancement of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time, whenever conferred or arising, be entitled under applicable Delaware corporate law, under the Convey Entities’ organizational documents, or under any other agreement, vote of stockholders or resolution of directors of any Convey Entity, or otherwise. Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement are present contractual rights that fully vest upon Indemnitee’s first service as a director and/or officer of the Company. The Parties hereby agree that Sections 11(c), 11(d) and 11(e) of this Agreement shall be deemed exclusive and shall be deemed to modify, amend and clarify any right to indemnification or advancement provided to Indemnitee under any other contract, agreement or document with any Convey Entity.

 

11

 

(g)               No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (or other applicable law), whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement of Expenses than would be afforded currently under the Convey Entities’ organizational documents and this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No change in applicable law shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Delaware law as in effect on the date hereof or as such benefits may improve as a result of amendments to Delaware law that become effective after the date hereof. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

12.              Employment Rights; Successors; Third Party Beneficiaries.

 

(a)               This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company and Indemnitee. This Agreement shall continue in force as provided above after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company or any other Corporate Status.

 

(b)               This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. If the Company or any of its successors or assigns shall (i) consolidate with or merge into any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of the Company shall assume all of the obligations set forth in this Agreement.

 

(c)               The Affiliate Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement, are entitled to rely upon this Agreement, and may specifically enforce the Company’s obligations hereunder (including but not limited to the obligations specified in Section 11 of this Agreement) as though a party hereunder.

 

13.              Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; (ii) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

12

 

14.              Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement and except as provided in Section 7(a) of this Agreement or as may otherwise be agreed by the Company, Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses under this Agreement with respect to any Proceeding brought by Indemnitee (other than a Proceeding by Indemnitee (i) by way of defense or counterclaim or other similar portion of a Proceeding, (ii) to enforce any other rights of Indemnitee to indemnification, advancement or contribution from the Company under this Agreement, or under any other contract, bylaws or charter or under statute or other law, including any rights under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iii) after a Change in Control), unless the bringing of such Proceeding or making of such claim shall have been approved by the Board of Directors or similar governing body of the Company.

 

15.               Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

 

(a)               Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

(b)               Bylaws” means, in each case, the bylaws or similar governing document of the relevant entity as amended from time to time.

 

(c)               Certificate of Incorporation” means, in each case, the certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation or similar constituting document of the relevant entity as amended from time to time.

 

(d)               Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), other than a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, is or becomes the “Beneficial Owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 20% or more of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding Voting Securities (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors 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 a majority thereof, or (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the Voting Securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

 

13

 

(e)               Convey Entity” means the Company, any of its subsidiaries and any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise with respect to which Indemnitee serves as a director, officer, employee, partner, representative, fiduciary, trustee or agent, or in any similar capacity, at the request of the Company.

 

(f)                Corporate Status” describes the status of a person by reason of such person’s past, present or future service as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, trustee or agent of the Company (including, without limitation, one who serves at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, trustee or agent of any other Convey Entity), in all cases whether or not Indemnitee is acting or serving in any such capacity or has such status at the time any Expenses are incurred for which indemnification, advancement or any other right can be provided by this Agreement.

 

(g)               Determination” means a determination that either (i) there is a reasonable basis for the conclusion that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee met a/the particular standard(s) of conduct (a “Favorable Determination”) or (ii) there is no reasonable basis for the conclusion that indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee met a/the particular standard(s) of conduct (an “Adverse Determination”). An Adverse Determination shall include the decision that a Determination was required in connection with indemnification and the decision as to the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(h)               Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee and does not otherwise have an interest materially adverse to any interest of Indemnitee.

 

(i)                 Expenses” shall mean all direct and indirect costs, fees and expenses of any type or nature whatsoever and shall specifically include, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees and costs of experts, witness fees and costs, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness, in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding or an appeal resulting from a Proceeding, including, but not limited to, the premium for appeal bonds, attachment bonds or similar bonds and all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of any such Expenses, and shall also specifically include, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and all other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with preparing and submitting any requests or statements for indemnification, advancement, contribution or any other right provided by this Agreement. Expenses, however, shall not include amounts of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.

 

14

 

(j)                 Independent Counsel” means, at any time, any law firm, or a member of a law firm, that (i) is experienced in matters of corporation law and (ii) is not, at such time, or has not been in the five years prior to such time, retained to represent: (A) any Convey Entity or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnities under similar indemnification agreements), or (B) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto and to be jointly and severally liable therefor.

 

(k)               Proceeding” includes any actual, threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation (formal or informal), inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of any Convey Entity or otherwise and whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, in which Indemnitee was, is, may be or will be involved as a party, witness or otherwise, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or by reason of any action taken by Indemnitee or of any inaction on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director, officer, employee, fiduciary, trustee or agent of any Convey Entity (in each case whether or not Indemnitee is acting or serving in any such capacity or has such status at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or advancement of Expenses can be provided under this Agreement). If Indemnitee believes in good faith that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, this shall be considered a Proceeding under this paragraph.

 

(l)               Voting Securities” means any securities of the Company that vote generally in the election of directors.

 

16.              Construction. Whenever required by the context, as used in this Agreement the singular number shall include the plural, the plural shall include the singular, and all words herein in any gender shall be deemed to include (as appropriate) the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.

 

17.              Reliance. The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director and/or officer of the Company.

 

15

 

18.              Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in a writing identified as such by all of the parties hereto. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the rights of a party hereunder (including the right to enforce the obligations hereunder of the other parties) may be waived only with the written consent of such party, and no waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

19.              Notice Mechanics. All notices, requests, demands or other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:

 

  (a) If to Indemnitee to:
     
    [DIRECTOR/OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION]
     
  (b) If to the Company, to:
     
    Convey Holding Parent, Inc.
    100 SE 3rd Avenue, 26th Floor
    Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
Attn: Timothy Fairbanks
          Amy Shook
     
    with a copy to:
     
    Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
    825 Eighth Avenue
    New York, NY 10019
Attn: William V. Fogg
              Michael E. Mariani

 

or to such other address as may have been furnished (in the manner prescribed above) as follows: (a) in the case of a change in address for notices to Indemnitee, furnished by Indemnitee to the Company and (b) in the case of a change in address for notices to the Company, furnished by the Company to Indemnitee.

 

20.              Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under Delaware corporate law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for reasonably incurred Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its other directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

 

16

 

21.              Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Appointment of Agent for Service of Process. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or otherwise inconvenient forum.

 

22.              Headings. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

23.              Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]

 

17

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

  Convey Holding Parent, Inc.,
   
  by  
     
      Name:
    Title:

 

  Indemnitee,
   
  by  
     
    Name:   [NAME OF INDEMNITEE]
    Title:

 

[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]