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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 3, 2021

 

 

Vacasa, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

         
Delaware   001-41130   87-1995316

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

   

 

850 NW 13th Avenue

Portland, OR 97209

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(503) 345-9399

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)).

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share   VCSA   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company x

 

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 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

 

As previously announced, Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), entered into a business combination agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among TPG Pace Solutions Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“TPG Pace”), Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Vacasa Holdings”), Turnkey Vacations, Inc., a Vacasa Holdings equity holder (“TK Newco”), certain other Vacasa Holdings equity holders (together with TK Newco, the “Blockers”), the Company and certain other parties thereto, relating to a proposed business combination between TPG Pace and the Company (the “Business Combination”).

 

In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and described in the section titled “Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 101 of the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), and filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”):

 

· a series of secured convertible notes of Vacasa Holdings converted into a series of preferred units of Vacasa Holdings and outstanding warrants to purchase equity interests in Vacasa Holdings were exercised in accordance with their terms;

 

· a restructuring was completed such that, after giving effect to that restructuring, the Blockers directly held equity interests in Vacasa Holdings;

 

· Vacasa Holdings recapitalized its outstanding equity interests into Vacasa Holdings common units (subject to substantially the same terms and conditions, including applicable vesting requirements) (“OpCo Units”) and certain other rights to acquire equity interests (the “Vacasa Holdings Recapitalization”);

 

· on December 3, 2021, TPG Pace merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving such merger (the “Domestication Merger”);

 

· at the effective time of the Domestication Merger: (a) each then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of TPG Pace converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), of the Company; (b) each then issued and outstanding Class F ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class F Ordinary Shares”), of TPG Pace converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class F common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class F Common Stock”), of the Company, which shares of Class F Common Stock were thereafter converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the A&R Certificate (as defined herein under Item 5.03); (c) each then issued and outstanding Class G ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class G Ordinary Shares”), of TPG Pace converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class G common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Class G Common Stock”), of the Company; and (d) the shares of common stock of the Company held by Vacasa Holdings were cancelled;

 

· certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) purchased, and the Company issued and sold to such PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 8,157,896 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to and as set forth in the Subscription Agreements against payment by such PIPE Investors of the respective amounts set forth therein;

 

· certain investors (the “FPA Investors”) purchased, and the Company issued and sold to such FPA Investors, an aggregate of 12,763,688 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to and as set forth in the Forward Purchase Agreements against payment by such FPA Investors of the respective amounts set forth therein;

 

 

 

 

· through a series of separate merger transactions, the Blockers merged with and into the Company, with the Company ultimately surviving such merger transactions and owning the interests in Vacasa Holdings previously owned by the Blockers (the “Blocker Mergers”);

 

· in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing”), the Company contributed approximately $294.1 million (net of transaction costs) to Vacasa Holdings in exchange for 39,225,056 OpCo Units; and

 

· in connection with the Vacasa Holdings Recapitalization and the Blocker Mergers, as applicable: (a) the Company sold a number of shares of its Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, to each holder of vested OpCo Units on a 1:1 basis for an amount per share equal to the par value thereof, (b) each Vacasa Holdings unit appreciation right award that was then outstanding, whether vested or unvested, was converted into a stock appreciation right award (“SAR Award”) covering a number of shares of Class A Common Stock determined by application of the exchange ratio agreed pursuant to an allocation schedule to the Business Combination Agreement (which exchange ratio was also applied to adjust the per share exercise price of the SAR Award), (c) each option to purchase TK Newco stock that was then outstanding, whether vested or unvested, converted into an option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (“Option”), determined by application of the exchange ratio agreed pursuant to an allocation schedule to the Business Combination Agreement (which exchange ratio was also applied to adjust the per share exercise price of the Option), (d) by virtue of each Blocker Merger, the outstanding equity interests in the applicable Blocker converted into the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock or other equity interests, and certain rights as set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement, and (e) the Company issued an aggregate of 173,898,818 shares of Class A Common Stock to the former holders of equity interests in the Blockers (the “Blocker Holders”) as consideration in the Blocker Mergers.

 

The transactions described above are collectively referred to herein as the “Transactions.”

 

Following the Transactions, and after giving effect to the issuance by the Company of an additional 1,669,921 shares of Class A Common Stock to certain holders of OpCo Units (“OpCo Unitholders”) upon the redemption by such OpCo Unitholders of an equivalent number of OpCo Units and the cancellation by the Company of a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock in connection with the closing of the Transactions (the “OpCo Unitholder Redemptions”), the Company’s ownership is as follows:

 

· TPG Pace’s former public stockholders own 14,341,627 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 3.4% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock (together, the “Voting Shares”);

 

· the holders of Vacasa Holdings equity prior to the Business Combination (including for this purpose the Blocker Holders with respect to their indirect interest in Vacasa Holdings equity and the holders of vested SAR Awards and vested Options) (collectively, the “Existing VH Holders”) own 174,678,080 shares of Class A Common Stock (excluding shares of Class A Common Stock issued to Karl Peterson as a result of his personal equity ownership in TK Newco) and 212,393,793 shares of Class B Common Stock, representing approximately 90.6% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Voting Shares;

 

· TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC (“TPG Sponsor”) and its affiliates own 6,117,504 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 1.4% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Voting Shares;

 

· the PIPE Investors own 8,157,896 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 1.9% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Voting Shares; and

 

 

 

 

· the FPA Investors (excluding TPG Sponsor, the TPG Independent Directors, and certain officers and affiliates of TPG Pace) own 11,498,688 shares of Class A Common Stock, representing approximately 2.7% of the combined voting power of the Company’s Voting Shares.

 

The amounts set forth above exclude:

 

· up to 10,590,102 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to the Existing VH Holders upon the exercise of SAR Awards and Options issued in the Business Combination;

 

· up to 5,311,868 shares of Class B Common Stock issuable to the Existing VH Holders upon the vesting of a corresponding number of OpCo Units that remain subject to time-based vesting requirements; and

 

· up to 8,226,848 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable to TPG Sponsor and its affiliates upon the conversion of shares of Class G Common Stock upon the occurrence of certain triggering events set forth in the A&R Certificate.

 

As a result of the Transactions and the OpCo Unitholder Redemptions, the Company became the sole manager of, and the owner of approximately 50.3% of the outstanding OpCo Units of, Vacasa Holdings.

 

The foregoing description of the Transactions does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Business Combination Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 of which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus forms a part, and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Stockholders Agreement

 

On December 6, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, certain funds affiliated with Silver Lake (the “Silver Lake Stockholders”), certain funds affiliated with Riverwood Capital (the “Riverwood Stockholders”), certain funds affiliated with Level Equity Management (the “Level Equity Stockholders”), TPG Sponsor and Mossytree Inc. (“Mossytree”) entered into a stockholders agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement”). The material terms of the Stockholders Agreement are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Business Combination Proposal — The Business Combination Agreement and Related Agreements — Related Agreements — Stockholders Agreement,” beginning on page 121. Such description is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Stockholders Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Registration Rights Agreement

 

On December 6, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, the Silver Lake Stockholders, the Riverwood Stockholders, the Level Equity Stockholders, TPG Sponsor and Mossytree entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The material terms of the Registration Rights Agreement are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Business Combination Proposal — The Business Combination Agreement and Related Agreements — Related Agreements —Registration Rights Agreement,” beginning on page 122. Such description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

OpCo LLC Agreement

 

On December 6, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Vacasa Holdings and the OpCo Unitholders entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings (the “OpCo LLC Agreement”). The material terms of the OpCo LLC Agreement are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Business Combination Proposal — The Business Combination Agreement and Related Agreements — Related Agreements — OpCo LLC Agreement,” beginning on page 123. Such description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the OpCo LLC Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.3 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Tax Receivable Agreement

 

On December 6, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company, Vacasa Holdings and the Existing VH Holders (other than the holders of SAR Awards and Options, but including for this purpose current and former members of management that hold equity interests in Vacasa Holdings indirectly through a management holding vehicle) entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”). The material terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Business Combination Proposal — The Business Combination Agreement and Related Agreements — Related Agreements — Tax Receivable Agreement,” beginning on page 125. Such description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Tax Receivable Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Amendment to Revolving Credit Facility; Entry into Collateral Agreement

 

On December 8, 2021, Vacasa Holdings and its wholly owned subsidiary V-Revolver Sub LLC (the “Borrower”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the revolving credit agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among Vacasa Holdings, the Borrower, each lender party thereto from time to time and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and issuing bank, which provides for borrowings under a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) that may be borrowed and repaid from time to time.

 

The Amendment increased the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility from $55.0 million to $105.0 million, and increased the aggregate face amount of the letter of credit sub-facility (which reduces borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility) from $16.0 million to $40.0 million. In addition, pursuant to the Amendment, the Borrower will be required to maintain liquidity of at least $15.0 million as of the last date of each fiscal quarter beginning with the second full fiscal quarter ending after the effective date of the Amendment. The Amendment also amended certain other provisions of the Credit Agreement as more fully set forth therein.

 

In addition, as described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Vacasa Holdings—Liquidity and Capital Resources—Revolving Credit Facility,” beginning on page 268, on the Closing Date, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and each of the guarantors under the Revolving Credit Facility entered into a collateral agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as collateral agent (the “Collateral Agreement”), a form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which, among other things, provides for a first priority lien on substantially all of their respective assets (other than certain excluded assets).

 

The descriptions of the Amendment and the Collateral Agreement are qualified in their entirety by the text of such agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.6 and 10.7 to this Report, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The disclosure set forth in the “Introductory Note” above is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.

 

 

 

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

On December 3, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Domestication Merger and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company made the following sales of unregistered securities, as further described in the disclosure set forth under the Introductory Note above:

 

· 3,166,667 shares of Class F Common Stock to the former holders of Class F Ordinary Shares upon the automatic conversion of such Class F Ordinary Shares into Class F Common Stock, on a one-for-one basis, at the effective time of the Domestication Merger (which shares of Class F Common Stock were subsequently cancelled following their conversion into shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Closing, as described under Item 5.03 to this Report); and

 

· 6,333,333 shares of Class G Common Stock to the former holders of Class G Ordinary Shares upon the automatic conversion of such Class G Ordinary Shares into Class G Common Stock, on a one-for-one basis, at the effective time of the Domestication Merger.

 

On December 6, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Transactions and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Subscription Agreements and the Forward Purchase Agreements, the Company made the following sales of unregistered securities, as further described in the disclosure set forth under the Introductory Note above:

 

· 214,063,714 shares of Class B Common Stock to the OpCo Unitholders for aggregate consideration equal to the aggregate par value of such shares, 1,669,921 of which were subsequently cancelled by the Company in connection with the OpCo Unitholder Redemptions;

 

· 8,157,896 shares of Class A Common Stock to the PIPE Investors for aggregate consideration of approximately $77.5 million; and

 

· 12,763,688 shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements, consisting of (i) 10,273,688 shares of Class A Common Stock sold to certain third-party FPA Investors for aggregate consideration of approximately $97.6 million, and (ii) 2,490,000 shares of Class A Common Stock sold to TPG Holdings III, L.P. (“TPG Holdings”) and certain affiliates and other investors to which TPG Holdings assigned a portion of its obligations under the Forward Purchase Agreements for aggregate consideration of approximately $24.9 million.

 

The Company issued the foregoing securities in transactions not involving an underwriter and not requiring registration under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in reliance on the exemption afforded by Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Upon the consummation of the Domestication Merger, Joerg Adams, Ryan Bone, Eric Breon, Chad Cohen, Benjamin Levin, Barbara Messing, Jeffrey Parks, Chris Terrill and Karl Peterson were appointed as directors of the Company, joining Matthew Roberts on the board of directors, to serve until the end of their respective terms and until their successors are elected and qualified. Chad Cohen, Ryan Bone and Chris Terrill were appointed to serve on the Company’s audit committee, with Chad Cohen serving as the chair and qualifying as an audit committee financial expert, as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Benjamin Levin, Joerg Adams, Barbara Messing and Chad Cohen were appointed to serve on the Company’s compensation committee, with Benjamin Levin serving as the chair. Joerg Adams, Benjamin Levin, Jeffrey Parks and Karl Peterson were appointed to serve on the Company’s nominating and corporate governance committee, with Joerg Adams serving as the chair. Jeffrey Parks was appointed as Chairman of the board of directors.

 

Reference is also made to the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Management of Vacasa, Inc. Following the Business Combination” beginning on page 289 for biographical information about each of the directors named above, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

 

Certain relationships and related person transactions of the Company and its directors are described in the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions” beginning on page 301 and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

In connection with the consummation of the Transactions, each of the Company’s executive officers and directors entered into an indemnification agreement with the Company, a form of which is filed as Exhibit 10.5 to this Report and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On December 3, 2021, in connection with the consummation of the Domestication Merger and as contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation (as amended, the “A&R Certificate”) and amended and restated its bylaws (as amended, the “A&R Bylaws”) to, among other things:

 

(i) change its authorized capital stock to 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 500,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, 30,00,000 shares of Class F Common Stock, 30,000,000 shares of Class G Common Stock and 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock, in each case par value $0.00001 per share;

 

(ii) authorize the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to cast one vote per share, and provide that the holders of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock will generally not have any voting rights; and

 

(iii) authorize that certain provisions of the A&R Certificate and A&R Bylaws, in each case, will be subject to the Stockholders Agreement.

 

On December 6, 2021, following the conversion of the Class F Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with the Closing and the consummation of the OpCo Unitholder Redemptions, and pursuant to its obligations under the A&R Certificate, the Company made certain filings with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 243 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware in order to (i) retire and cancel the Class F Common Stock and eliminate all references thereto from the A&R Certificate, (ii) retire and cancel the shares of Class B Common Stock surrendered by the redeeming OpCo Unitholders in the OpCo Unitholder Redemptions, and (iii) effect a corresponding reduction in the number of authorized shares of Class F Common Stock and Class B Common Stock pursuant to the A&R Certificate.

 

Additional information regarding the terms of the A&R Certificate and A&R Bylaws is set forth in the sections of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus titled “Governance Proposals,” beginning on page 152, and “Comparison of Shareholder Rights,” beginning on page 308, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The descriptions set forth above and contained in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus are qualified in their entirety by the text of the A&R Certificate and A&R Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to this Report and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

In connection with the Closing, the Company’s board of directors approved a Non-Employee Director Compensation Program that provides for initial equity award grants as well as annual cash retainers and equity grants to be made to the Company’s non-employee directors. Pursuant to the terms of the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, non-employee directors are eligible to receive fixed annual cash retainers as well as awards of restricted stock units for their service on the Company’s board of directors. Additional fixed annual cash retainers are paid to non-employee directors for committee membership and chairperson service. If the Company’s board of directors or compensation committee so provides, non-employee directors may elect to receive these retainers in the form of fully-vested restricted stock units, and may also elect to defer the issuance of shares underlying restricted stock units that are granted under the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program. Retainers are paid, or, if elected, restricted stock units granted, quarterly in arrears.

 

 

 

 

The description above is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Non-Employee Director Compensation Program, which is filed as Exhibit 10.8 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

 

The (i) unaudited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, (ii) the audited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, (iii) the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Vacasa Holdings for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, (iv) the unaudited financial statements of TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. as of March 31, 2021 and for the period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021, and (v) the audited financial statements of Turnkey Vacation Rentals, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are filed as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3, 99.4 and 99.5 to this Report, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

The financial statements of TPG Pace as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 are filed as Exhibits 99.6 and 99.7 to this Report, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b) Pro forma financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Vacasa, Inc. as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 is filed as Exhibit 99.8 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.
10.1   Stockholders Agreement.
10.2   Registration Rights Agreement.
10.3   Tax Receivable Agreement.
10.4   Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC.
10.5   Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-258739)).
10.6   Amendment No. 1, dated December 8, 2021, to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021, by and among Vacasa Holdings LLC, V-Revolver Sub LLC, the Lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and an Issuing Bank.
10.7   Collateral Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021, by and among Vacasa Holdings LLC, V-Revolver Sub LLC, the other grantors party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Collateral Agent.

 

 

 

 

10.8   Vacasa, Inc. Non-Employee Director Compensation Program.
99.1   Unaudited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings LLC as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021).
99.2   Audited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings LLC as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 (incorporated by reference to the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021, filed by the Company).
99.3   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Vacasa Holdings for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020.
99.4   Unaudited financial statements of TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. as of March 31, 2021 and for the period from January 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 (incorporated by reference to the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021, filed by the Company).
99.5   Audited financial statements of Turnkey Vacation Rentals, Inc. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 (incorporated by reference to the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021, filed by the Company).
99.6   Unaudited financial statements of TPG Pace Solutions Corp. as of September 30, 2021 and for the period from January 4, 2021 (inception) to September 30, 2021 (incorporated by reference to TPG Pace Solutions Corp.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2021).
99.7   Audited financial statements of TPG Pace Solutions Corp. as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 (incorporated by reference to the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021, filed by the Company).
99.8   Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Vacasa, Inc.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  VACASA, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Jamie Cohen
  Name: Jamie Cohen
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: December 9, 2021

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

of

 

Vacasa, Inc.

 

(Pursuant to Section 242 and 245 of
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

 

December 6, 2021

 

Vacasa, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies as follows:

 

FIRST:          The name of the Corporation is Vacasa, Inc. The date of filing of its original certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was July 1, 2021.

 

SECOND:     This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate of Incorporation”) amends, integrates and restates in its entirety the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation as currently in effect and has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as from time to time in effect, the “General Corporation Law”) and by consent of the stockholders entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the provisions of Section 228 of the General Corporation Law.

 

THIRD:         This Certificate of Incorporation amends, integrates and restates in its entirety the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation as currently in effect to read as follows:

 

1.             Name. The name of the Corporation is Vacasa, Inc.

 

2.             Address; Registered Office and Agent. The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801, and the name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Trust Company.

 

3.             Purposes. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law.

 

4.             Number of Shares.

 

4.1           The total number of shares of all classes of stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 1,590,000,000 shares, consisting of: (a) 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), (b) 500,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”), (c) 30,000,000 shares of Class F common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class F Common Stock”), (d) 30,000,000 shares of Class G common stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Class G Common Stock” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the Class B Common Stock and the Class F Common Stock, the “Common Stock”), and (e) 30,000,000 shares of preferred stock, with the par value of $0.00001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

 

 

 

 

4.2           Subject to the rights of the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock then-outstanding, the number of authorized shares of any class of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased, in each case by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the General Corporation Law, and no vote of the holders of any class of the Common Stock or the Preferred Stock voting separately as a class will be required therefor. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the number of authorized shares of any particular class may not be decreased below the number of shares of such class then outstanding, plus:

 

(a)            in the case of Class A Common Stock, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable in connection with (x) the exchange of all outstanding Common Units, as a result of any Redemption pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement (without regard to any timing, vesting, or other restrictions on Redemption contained therein and assuming no Redemptions for cash), as applicable and (y) the exercise of all outstanding options, warrants, exchange rights, conversion rights or similar rights for Class A Common Stock (including the conversion of shares of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock into Class A Common Stock); and

 

(b)           in the case of Class B Common Stock, the number of shares of all outstanding Common Units.

 

5.             Classes of Shares. The designation, relative rights, power and preferences, qualifications, restrictions and limitations of the shares of each class of stock are as follows:

 

5.1           Common Stock.

 

(a)           Voting Rights.

 

(i)            Each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will entitle the record holder to one vote on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote, except that, in each case, to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of shares of each class of Common Stock, as such, will have no voting power with respect to, and will not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of any outstanding Preferred Stock if the holders of such Preferred Stock are entitled to vote thereon under this Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or under the General Corporation Law. Shares of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock will not entitle the record holder thereof to any voting powers, except as (and then only to the extent) otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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(ii)           Except as otherwise required in this Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as a single class with the holders of Preferred Stock).

 

(b)           Dividends; Stock Splits or Combinations.

 

(i)            Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference senior to or the right to participate with the Class A Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends of cash or property may be declared and paid on the Class A Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor, at the times and in the amounts as the Board in its discretion may determine.

 

(ii)           Except as provided in Section 5.1(b)(iii) with respect to stock dividends, dividends of cash or property may not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock, Class F Common Stock or Class G Common Stock.

 

(iii)          In no event will any stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, combination of stock, reclassification or recapitalization (each, a “Stock Adjustment”) be declared or made on any class of Common Stock unless a corresponding Stock Adjustment for each other class of Common Stock at the time outstanding is made in the same proportion and the same manner (unless the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of any such other class of Common Stock (the holders of each such class voting separately as a single class) waive such requirement in advance and in writing, in which event no such Stock Adjustment need be made for such other class of Common Stock). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to (A) declare a dividend on the Class A Common Stock of additional shares of Class A Common Stock only in the event that such stock dividend is made in connection with the issuance of Common Units by OpCo to the Corporation in exchange for additional capital contributions made by the Corporation to OpCo and (B) effect a stock split or declare a stock dividend in connection with the repurchase of shares of Class A Common Stock (“Class A Repurchase”) such that after giving effect to such Class A Repurchase and subsequent stock split or stock dividend there shall be outstanding an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock as were outstanding prior to such Class A Repurchase and subsequent stock split or stock dividend, in case (A), without any corresponding Stock Adjustment to the other classes of Common Stock and in case (B), with a corresponding Stock Adjustment to the Class B Common Stock such that after giving effect to such Class A Repurchase and subsequent Stock Adjustment there shall be outstanding an equal number of shares of the Class B Common Stock as were outstanding prior to such Class A Repurchase and subsequent Stock Adjustment. Stock dividends with respect to each class of Common Stock may only be paid with shares of stock of the same class of Common Stock.

 

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(c)            Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock are entitled, if any, the holders of all outstanding shares of Common Stock will be entitled to receive, pari passu, an amount per share equal to the par value thereof, and thereafter the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by such holders. The holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock, as such, will not be entitled to receive, with respect to such shares, any assets of the Corporation in excess of the par value thereof, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.

 

(d)            Merger, Consolidation, Tender or Exchange Offer. Except as expressly provided in this Article 5, all shares of Class A Common Stock shall, as among each other, have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters, and all shares of the Class B Common Stock shall, as among each other, have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters, and all shares of the Class G Common Stock shall, as among each other, have the same rights and privileges and rank equally, share ratably and be identical in all respects as to all matters (unless holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of such class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class) waive such requirement in advance and in writing to different treatment as to such class of Common Stock, in which event different treatment may be permitted for such class of Common Stock). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of such class of Common Stock (voting separately as a single class) waive such requirement in advance and in writing to different treatment as to such class of Common Stock, in which event different treatment may be permitted for such class of Common Stock, (1) in the event of a merger, consolidation or other business combination requiring the approval of the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote thereon (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving entity), the holders of any shares of Class A Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of Class A Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class A Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of Class A Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class B Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of Class B Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class B Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of Class B Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class G Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of Class G Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class G Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of Class G Common Stock and (2) in the event of (a) any tender or exchange offer to acquire any shares of Common Stock by any third party pursuant to an agreement to which the Corporation is a party or (b) any tender or exchange offer by the Corporation to acquire any shares of Common Stock, pursuant to the terms of the applicable tender or exchange offer, the holders of any shares of Class A Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of Class A Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class A Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of Class A Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class G Common Stock shall (X) if such tender or exchange constitutes a Strategic Transaction, be subject to the conversion provided at Section 6.4(b) or (Y) if such tender or exchange does not constitute a Strategic Transaction, the holders of any shares of Class G Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, the same form of consideration, if any, as the holders of Class G Common Stock, and the holders of any shares of Class G Common Stock shall have the right to receive, or the right to elect to receive, at least the same amount of consideration, if any, on a per share basis as the holders of Class G Common Stock; provided that, for the purposes of the foregoing clauses (1) and (2), payments under or in respect of the tax receivable or similar agreement entered by the Corporation from time to time with any holders of Common Stock and/or securities of OpCo shall not be considered part of the consideration payable in respect of any share of Common Stock; provided, further, that the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive consideration consisting of cash or property (other than stock consideration) in respect of such shares pursuant to the foregoing clause (1).

 

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5.2           Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series of any number of shares, provided that the aggregate number of shares issued of any and all such series shall not exceed the total number of shares of Preferred Stock hereinabove authorized, and with such powers, including voting powers, if any, and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, all as shall hereafter be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the designation and issue of such shares of Preferred Stock from time to time adopted by the Board subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement. The powers, including voting powers, if any, 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. Without limiting the foregoing, each series of shares of Preferred Stock: (i) may have such voting rights or powers, full or limited, if any; (ii) may be subject to redemption at such time or times and at such prices, if any; (iii) may be entitled to receive dividends (which may be cumulative or non-cumulative) at such rate or rates, on such conditions and at such times, and payable in preference to, or in such relation to, the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of stock, if any; (iv) may have such rights upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding up or dissolution of, upon any distribution of the assets of, or in the event of any merger, sale or consolidation of, the Corporation, if any; (v) may be made convertible into or exchangeable for, shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation (or any other securities of the Corporation or any other Person) at such price or prices or at such rates of exchange and with such adjustments, if any; (vi) may be entitled to the benefit of a sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of shares of such series in such amount or amounts, if any; (vii) may be entitled to the benefit of conditions and restrictions upon the creation of indebtedness of the Corporation or any subsidiary, upon the issue of any additional shares (including additional shares of such series or of any other series) and upon the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions on, and the purchase, redemption or other acquisition by the Corporation or any subsidiary of, any outstanding shares of the Corporation, if any; (viii) may be subject to restrictions on transfer or registration of transfer, or on the amount of shares that may be owned by any Person or group of Persons; and (ix) may have such other relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any; all as shall be stated in said resolution or resolutions of the Board providing for the designation and issue of such shares of Preferred Stock.

 

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6.             Certain Provisions Related to Conversion and Redemption Rights.

 

6.1           Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock for Redemptions. The Corporation will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, for the purposes of (1) effecting any exchanges pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement, as applicable, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that are issuable in connection with the exchange of all outstanding Common Units as a result of any Redemption pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement (without regard to any timing, vesting or other restrictions on Redemption contained therein and assuming no Redemptions for cash), (2) the conversion of shares of Class F Common Stock pursuant to Section 6.3 and (3) the conversion of shares of Class G Common Stock pursuant to Section 6.4. The Corporation covenants that all the shares of Class A Common Stock that are issued upon any such redemption of such Common Units will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

6.2           Retirement of Class B Common Stock. In the event that (a) a share of Class A Common Stock is issued as a result of any Redemption of a Common Unit held by a Company Holder and outstanding as of the effective date of the OpCo LLC Agreement, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement or (b) a Redemption by cash settlement is effected with respect to any Common Unit held by a Company Holder and outstanding as of the effective date of the OpCo LLC Agreement, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement, a share of Class B Common Stock then held by such person chosen by the Corporation in its sole discretion will automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof be transferred to the Corporation for no consideration and thereupon the Corporation shall promptly take all necessary action to cause such share to be retired, and such share thereafter may not be reissued by the Corporation.

 

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6.3           Conversion of Class F Common Stock. All outstanding shares of Class F Common Stock shall automatically, without any further action, convert into an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Class F Conversion Amount at the Direct Blocker Effective Time (as defined in that certain Business Combination Agreement, entered into by and among the Corporation, TPG Pace Solutions Corp., Vacasa Holdings LLC, and the other parties thereto, dated as of July 28, 2021, as amended from time to time (the “Business Combination Agreement”)). Following such conversion, the reissuance of all shares of Class F Common Stock shall be prohibited, and such shall be retired and cancelled in accordance with Section 243 of the DGCL and the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware required thereby, and upon such retirement and cancellation, all references to Class F Common Stock in this Certificate of Incorporation shall be eliminated.

 

6.4           Conversion or Forfeiture of Class G Common Stock.

 

(a)            Conversion upon Price Triggers. Upon the Class G First Price Trigger, one-third of the shares of Class G Common Stock issued as of the date hereof shall, on the day following the Class G First Price Trigger, automatically, without any further action, convert into an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Class G First Conversion Amount. Upon the Class G Second Price Trigger, an additional one-third of the shares of Class G Common Stock issued as of the date hereof shall, on the day following the Class G Second Price Trigger, automatically, without any further action, convert into an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Class G Second Conversion Amount. Upon the Class G Third Price Trigger, the remaining shares of Class G Common Stock issued as of the date hereof shall, on the day following the Class G Third Price Trigger, automatically, without any further action, convert into an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the Class G Third Conversion Amount. Each share of Class G Common Stock that remains issued and outstanding as of the 10th anniversary of the Closing will automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or the holder thereof be transferred to the Corporation for no consideration and thereupon the Corporation shall promptly take all necessary action to cause such share to be retired, and such share thereafter may not be reissued by the Corporation. Following the conversion or forfeiture of all issued and outstanding shares of Class G Common Stock, the reissuance of all shares of Class G Common Stock shall be prohibited, and such Class G Common Stock shall be retired and cancelled in accordance with Section 243 of the DGCL and the filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware required thereby, and upon such retirement and cancellation, all references to Class G Common Stock in this Certificate of Incorporation shall be eliminated.

 

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(b)           Conversion upon Strategic Transactions. In the event of any Strategic Transaction occurring after the Closing that results in all of the holders of Class A Common Stock having the right to exchange their shares of Class A Common Stock for cash, securities or other property of another person, the then-outstanding shares of Class G Common Stock will automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock, immediately prior to the closing of such Strategic Transaction, at the Class G Strategic Transaction Ratio and the former holders of the Class G Common Stock, as a result of becoming holders of Class A Common Stock upon such conversion, shall thereafter be entitled to receive the same cash, securities or other property as the other holders of the Class A Common Stock in such Strategic Transaction.

 

(c)            Pro Rata Conversion. Each share of Class G Common Stock that is converting pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall convert into its pro rata number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the Class G Common Stock is converting pursuant to this Section 6.4 based on the proportion of the number of shares of Class G Common Stock that are then converting by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such conversion.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any adjustment to the applicable conversion ratio of the shares of Class F Common Stock or shares of Class G Common Stock may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional shares of Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities by the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock, respectively, then in issue consenting or agreeing separately as a separate class in the manner provided herein.

 

(e)           The applicable conversion ratio of the shares of Class F Common Stock and the shares of Class G Common Stock shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by share subdivision, exchange, rights issue, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by share consolidation, exchange, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalization of the shares of Class A Common Stock in issue into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of the Certificate of Incorporation without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalization of the shares of Class F Common Stock or Class G Common Stock, as applicable, in issue.

 

6.5           Taxes. The issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the applicable provisions of Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement will be made without charge to the holders receiving such shares for any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties or other similar tax in respect of the issuance; provided, however, that if any such shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than that of the then record holder of the shares of Class B Common Stock being exchanged (or The Depository Trust Company or its nominee for the account of a participant of The Depository Trust Company that will hold the shares for the account of such holder), then such holder and/or the Person in whose name such shares are to be delivered, shall pay to the Corporation the amount of any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of the Corporation that the tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

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7.             Board of Directors.

 

7.1           Number of Directors.

 

(a)            Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. Unless and except to the extent that the by-laws of the Corporation (as such By-laws may be amended from time to time, the “By-laws”) shall so require, the election of the directors of the Corporation (the “Directors”) need not be by written ballot. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2 of this Certificate of Incorporation relating to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional Directors, the total authorized number of Directors constituting the entire Board shall not be less than five (5) and shall not be more than ten (10), with the then-authorized number of Directors being fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board within such range (subject to the Stockholder’s Agreement if then in effect), which number shall initially be ten (10).

 

(b)           During any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock have the right to elect additional Directors as provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2 (“Preferred Stock Directors”), upon the commencement, and for the duration, of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then-total authorized number of Directors shall automatically be increased by such specified number of Preferred Stock Directors, and the holders of the related Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the Preferred Stock Directors pursuant to the provisions of the certificate of designation for the series of Preferred Stock, and (ii) each such Preferred Stock Director shall serve until such Preferred Stock Director’s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such Preferred Stock Director’s right to hold such office terminates pursuant to such provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal. Except as otherwise provided by the Board in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect Preferred Stock Directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such Preferred Stock Directors elected by the holders of such Preferred Stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of such Preferred Stock 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 and authorized number of Directors shall automatically be reduced accordingly.

 

7.2           Staggered Board. The Board (other than Preferred Stock Directors) shall be divided into three (3) classes, as nearly equal in number as possible, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Class I Directors shall initially serve until the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Closing; Class II Directors shall initially serve until the second annual meeting of stockholders following the Closing; and Class III Directors shall initially serve until the third annual meeting of stockholders following the Closing. Commencing with the first annual meeting of stockholders following the Closing, each Director of each class the term of which shall then expire shall be elected to hold office for a three-year term and until such Director’s successor has been duly elected and qualified. In case of any increase or decrease, from time to time, in the number of Directors (other than Preferred Stock Directors), the number of Directors in each class shall be apportioned as nearly equal as possible. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already holding office to Class I, Class II and Class III.

 

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7.3           Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships. Subject to the rights of the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock then-outstanding and subject to obtaining any required stockholder votes or consents under the Stockholders’ Agreement (or complying with any stockholders’ designation rights under the Stockholders’ Agreement), newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of Directors or any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall be filled (i) from and after the Sunset Date, by the affirmative vote of the remaining Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum of the Board and (ii) until the Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class. Any Director so chosen shall hold office until the next election of the class of Directors in which such Director is included and until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified or until such Director’s earlier death, disqualification, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of Directors shall shorten the term of any Director then in office.

 

7.4           Removal of Directors. Except for Preferred Stock Directors and subject to obtaining any additional required stockholder votes or consents under the Stockholders’ Agreement, (i) until the Sunset Date, any Director or the entire Board may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class and (ii) from and after the Sunset Date, any Director or the entire Board may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class.

 

7.5           Quorum. Until the Sunset Date, the requirements for a quorum to be obtained shall be as set forth in the Stockholders’ Agreement. From and after the Sunset Date, the requirements for a quorum to be obtained shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

 

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8.             Meetings of Stockholders.

 

8.1           Action by Consent. Subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement, until the Sunset Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders or may, except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of 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 entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Subject to the Stockholders’ Agreement, from and after the Sunset Date, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation may be effected only at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent by such stockholders.

 

8.2           Special Meetings of Stockholders. Subject to any special rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the Sunset Date, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes by the Secretary of the Corporation upon request, in writing, of the holders of record of at least 25% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation. Any business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting.

 

9.             DGCL Section 203 and Business Combinations.

 

(A)          The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Section 9(B)-(D) below shall apply.

 

(B)           The Corporation shall not engage in any business combination (as defined below), at any point in time at which the Corporation’s 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 below) for a period of three years following the time that such stockholder became an interested stockholder, unless:

 

(1)            prior to such time, the Board approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, or

 

(2)            upon consummation of the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock (as defined below) 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 the interested stockholder) those shares owned by (i) persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) employee stock plans 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

 

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(3)           at or subsequent to such time, the business combination is approved by the Board and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock of the Corporation which is not owned by the interested stockholder.

 

(C)           The restrictions contained in the foregoing Section 9(B) shall not apply if:

 

(1)           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 the business combination between the Corporation and such stockholder, have been an interested stockholder but for the inadvertent acquisition of ownership, or

 

(2)           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 9(C)(2), (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 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, 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 or more of either that 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 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 9(C)(2).

 

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(D)          For purposes of this Section 9, references to:

 

(1)           “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.

 

(2)           “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 partner or is, directly or indirectly, the owner of 20% or more of any class of voting stock thereof; (ii) any Trust or other estate in which such person has at least a 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.

 

(3)           “business combination,” when used in reference to the Corporation and any interested stockholder of the Corporation, means:

 

a.             any merger or consolidation of the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation (a) with the interested stockholder, or (b) with any other corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity if the merger or consolidation is caused by the interested stockholder and as a result of such merger or consolidation subsection (B) of this Section 9 is not applicable to the surviving entity;

 

b.             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 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;

 

c.             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 said stock; or (e) any issuance or transfer of stock by the Corporation; provided, however, that in no case under items (c) through (e) of this subsection 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 (except as a result of immaterial changes due to fractional share adjustments);

 

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d.             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

 

e.             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 subsections (a) through (d) above) provided by or through the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary.

 

(4)           “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 20% or more of the outstanding voting stock of a 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 subsection (B) of Section 9, as an agent, bank, broker, nominee, custodian or trustee for one or more owners who do not individually or as a group have control of such entity.

 

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(5)           “interested stockholder” means any person (other than the Corporation or any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) that (i) is the owner of 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 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; but “interested stockholder” shall not include (a) any Stockholder Party, any Stockholder Party Direct Transferee, any Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee or any of their respective affiliates or successors or any “group,” or any member of any such group, to which such persons are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act, or (b) any person whose ownership of shares in excess of the 15% limitation set forth herein is the result of any action taken solely by the Corporation; provided, further, that in the case of clause (b) 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 corporate action not caused, directly or indirectly, by such person. For the purpose of determining whether a person is an interested stockholder, the voting stock of the Corporation deemed to be outstanding shall include (x) stock deemed to be owned by the person through application of the definition of “owner” below and (y) stock of the Corporation that may be issuable to any person pursuant to Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement (assuming all outstanding OpCo Common Units are exchanged pursuant thereto (without regard to any timing, vesting or other restrictions on exchange contained therein and assuming no exchange for cash)), 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. For the avoidance of doubt, a Redemption of OpCo Common Units pursuant to Section 9.01 of the OpCo LLC Agreement shall not, by itself, cause the person that is having OpCo Common Units redeemed, or any other person, to become an interested stockholder; and a retirement of any shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to Section 6.2, and the related increase in the proportionate voting power of outstanding voting stock of the Corporation held by persons other than the holder of such shares of Class B Common Stock, shall not, by itself, cause any person to become an interested stockholder.

 

(6)           “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:

 

a.             beneficially owns such stock, directly or indirectly; or

 

b.             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

 

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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 item (b) of subsection (ii) above), or disposing of such stock with any other person that beneficially owns, or whose affiliates or associates beneficially own, directly or indirectly, such stock.

 

(7)           “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, unincorporated association or other entity.

 

(8)           “stock” means, with respect to any corporation, capital stock and, with respect to any other entity, any equity interest.

 

(9)           “Stockholder Party” means any person that directly or indirectly held equity interests in OpCo immediately prior to the Closing.

 

(10)         “Stockholder Party Direct Transferee” means any person that acquires (other than in a registered public offering) directly from any Stockholder Party or any of its successors or any “group,” or any member of any such group, of which such persons are a party under Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.

 

(11)         “Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee” means any person that acquires (other than in a registered public offering) directly from any Stockholder Party Direct Transferee or any other Stockholder Party Indirect Transferee beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the then outstanding voting stock of the Corporation.

 

(12)         “voting stock” means 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 board of directors of such entity. Every reference to a percentage of voting stock shall be calculated on the basis of the aggregate number of votes applicable to all shares of such voting stock, and by allocating to each share of voting stock, that number of votes to which such share is entitled.

 

10.           Corporate Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law, the Corporation acknowledges that: (i) each stockholder or Director of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (other than a Director that is also an officer of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Exempted Persons”) shall have no duty not to, directly or indirectly, engage in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, including those deemed to be competing with the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, in each case, except to the extent otherwise set forth in a writing executed by the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Exempted Person, on the other hand; and (ii) in the event that any Exempted Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for the Corporation, the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the General Corporation Law hereby renounces any interest or expectancy therein and such Exempted Person shall have no duty to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be, and to the fullest extent permitted by law shall not be liable to the Corporation or its Affiliates or stockholders for breach of any duty by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another person, or does not present such opportunity to the Corporation, in each case, except to the extent otherwise set forth in a writing executed by the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Exempted Person, on the other hand.

 

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11.           Limitation of Liability.

 

11.1         To the fullest extent permitted under the General Corporation Law, no Director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, as applicable.

 

11.2         Any amendment or repeal of this Article 11 shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment or repeal.

 

12.           Indemnification.

 

12.1         The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives; provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board. The right to indemnification conferred by this Article 12 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition upon receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer receiving advancement to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation under this Article 12. The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article 12 to directors and officers of the Corporation. The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article 12 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. Any repeal or modification of this Article 12 by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation (collectively, the “Covered Persons”) existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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12.2         The Corporation hereby acknowledges that certain Covered Persons may have rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses (directly or through insurance obtained by any such entity) provided by one or more third parties (collectively, the “Other Indemnitors”), and which may include third parties for whom such Covered Person serves as a manager, member, officer, employee or agent. The Corporation hereby agrees and acknowledges that notwithstanding any such rights that a Covered Person may have with respect to any Other Indemnitor(s), (i) the Corporation is the indemnitor of first resort with respect to all Covered Persons and all obligations to indemnify and provide advancement of expenses to Covered Persons, (ii) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify and advance the full amount of expenses incurred by the Covered Persons, to the fullest extent required by law, the terms of this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws, any agreement to which the Corporation is a party, any vote of the stockholders or the Board, or otherwise, without regard to any rights the Covered Persons may have against the Other Indemnitors and (iii) to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Other Indemnitors from any and all claims for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Other Indemnitors with respect to any claim for which the Covered Persons have sought indemnification from the Corporation shall affect the foregoing and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of any such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Covered Persons against the Corporation. These rights shall be a contract right, and the Other Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this paragraph. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the Corporation under this paragraph shall only apply to Covered Persons in their capacity as Covered Persons.

 

13.           Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of By-Laws. In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, until the Sunset Date, the Board is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the By-laws without the assent or vote of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto in any manner not inconsistent with the laws of the State of Delaware, this Certificate of Incorporation or the Stockholders’ Agreement. From and after the Sunset Date, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by applicable law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, the By-laws of the Corporation or the Stockholders’ Agreement, the affirmative vote of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to make, alter, amend or repeal the By-laws.

 

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14.           Adoption, Amendment and Repeal of Certificate. The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the General Corporation Law, and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, Directors or any other Persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended, are granted and held subject to this reservation. No provision of Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 or 15 may be altered, amended or repealed in any respect, nor may any provision or by-law 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 by, (i) until the Sunset Date, the affirmative vote of the holders of fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose, or by consent in writing as provided by Section 8.1, and (ii) from and after the Sunset Date, the affirmative vote of the holders of sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors, voting together as a single class, at a meeting of the stockholders called for that purpose. Sections 5.1(d), 6.1, 6.3, 6.4, this last sentence of Section 14 and any definitions hereof referencing ‘Class F’ or ‘Class G’ shall not be amended without the prior written consent of the holders a majority of the outstanding shares of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock.

 

15.           Forum for Adjudication of Disputes. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, (x) the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”) (or, in the event that the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware or other state courts of the State of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former Director, officer, employee, agent or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law, this Certificate of Incorporation or the By-laws or as to which the General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to such Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants therein; and (y) the federal district courts of the United States (the “Federal Courts”) shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article 15. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Article 15 shall not apply to claims seeking to enforce any liability or duty created by the Exchange Act, or any other claim for which the Federal Courts have exclusive jurisdiction.

 

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16.           Severability. 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: (i) 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 in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its Directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

17.           Definitions. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, unless the context otherwise requires or as set forth in another Article or Section of this Certificate of Incorporation, the term:

 

(a)           Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such Person; provided, that (i) neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries will be deemed an Affiliate of any stockholder of the Corporation or any of such stockholders’ Affiliates and (ii) no stockholder of the Corporation will be deemed an Affiliate of any other stockholder of the Corporation, in each case, solely by reason of any investment in the Corporation or any rights conferred on such stockholder pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement (including any representatives of such stockholder serving on the Board).

 

(b)           Black Scholes” means the pricing model for pricing securities using market assumptions on dividends, borrowing, interest rates, volatility and entity credit spread, the strike price of the applicable security and its residual term.

 

(c)           Blockers” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(d)           Blocker Holder” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(e)           Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.

 

(f)            Business Combination Agreement” is defined in Section 6.3.

 

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(g)           By-laws” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

(h)           Cayman Pace Class A Ordinary Share” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(i)            Cayman Pace Class F Ordinary Share” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(j)            Cayman Pace Class G Ordinary Share” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(k)           Certificate of Incorporation” is defined in the recitals.

 

(l)            Class A Common Stock” is defined in Section 4.1.

 

(m)          “Class B Common Stock” is defined in Section 4.1.

 

(n)           Class F Common Stock” is defined in Section 4.1.

 

(o)           Class F Conversion Amount” means the Class F IPO Conversion Amount plus the Class F FPA Conversion Amount.

 

(p)           Class F FPA Conversion Amount” means (A) the quotient of (i) the FPA Shares divided by (ii) one minus 10%, minus (B) the FPA Shares.

 

(q)           Class F IPO Conversion Amount” means the product of (1) (A) the quotient of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares divided by (ii) one minus 10%, minus (B) the SPAC IPO Shares, multiplied by (2) one minus the Forfeiture Rate.

 

(r)            Class G Common Stock” is defined in Section 4.1.

 

(s)           Class G First Conversion Amount” means the Class G First FPA Conversion Amount plus the Class G First IPO Conversion Amount.

 

(t)            “Class G First FPA Conversion Amount” means (A) the quotient of (i) the FPA Shares divided by (ii) one minus 15%, minus (B) the sum of (i) the FPA Shares and (ii) the Class F FPA Conversion Amount.

 

(u)           Class G First IPO Conversion Amount” means the product of (1) (A) the quotient of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares divided by (ii) one minus 15%, minus (B) the sum of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares and (ii) the Class F IPO Conversion Amount, multiplied by (2) one minus the Forfeiture Rate.

 

(v)           Class G First Price Trigger” shall occur if after the Closing and before the ten year anniversary of the Closing the closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock on any Designated Exchange equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period.

 

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(w)          Class G Second Conversion Amount” means the Class G Second FPA Conversion Amount plus the Class G Second IPO Conversion Amount.

 

(x)            Class G Second FPA Conversion Amount” means (A) the quotient of (i) the FPA Shares divided by (ii) one minus 20%, minus (B) the sum of (i) the FPA Shares, (ii) the Class F FPA Conversion Amount and (iii) the Class G First FPA Conversion Amount.

 

(y)           Class G Second IPO Conversion Amount” means the product of (1) (A) the quotient of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares divided by (ii) one minus 20%, minus (B) the sum of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares, (ii) the Class F IPO Conversion Amount and (iii) the Class G First IPO Conversion Amount, multiplied by (2) one minus the Forfeiture Rate.

 

(z)            Class G Second Price Trigger” shall occur if after the Closing and before the ten year anniversary of the Closing the closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock on any Designated Exchange equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period.

 

(aa)         Class G Strategic Transaction Ratio” means a ratio such that the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all shares of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock in the aggregate on an as-converted basis, would represent no more than 25% of the sum of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares, plus (ii) the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued or deemed issued or issuable upon conversion of the shares of Class F Common Stock and Class G Common Stock, plus (iii) unless waived by the holders of a majority of the shares of Class G Common Stock then in issue, the FPA Shares, equal to: (A) the number of shares of Class G Common Stock then-outstanding multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is Black Scholes per share value of Class G Common Stock (as determined by a third party selected by the Board) and the denominator of which is the per share value of Class A Common Stock in the Strategic Transaction as of immediately prior to closing; provided the fraction shall not exceed 1.

 

(bb)         “Class G Third Conversion Amount” means the Class G Third FPA Conversion Amount plus the Class G Third IPO Conversion Amount.

 

(cc)         Class G Third FPA Conversion Amount” means (A) the quotient of (i) the FPA Shares divided by (ii) one minus 25%, minus (B) the sum of (i) the FPA Shares, (ii) the Class F FPA Conversion Amount, (iii) the Class G First FPA Conversion Amount and (iv) the Class G Second FPA Conversion Amount.

 

(dd)         Class G Third IPO Conversion Amount” means the product of (1) (A) the quotient of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares divided by (ii) one minus 25%, minus (B) the sum of (i) the SPAC IPO Shares, (ii) the Class F IPO Conversion Amount, (iii) the Class G First IPO Conversion Amount and (iv) the Class G Second IPO Conversion Amount, multiplied by (2) one minus the Forfeiture Rate.

 

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(ee)          Class G Third Price Trigger” shall occur if after the Closing and before the ten year anniversary of the Closing the closing price of the shares of Class A Common Stock on any Designated Exchange equals or exceeds $17.50 per share (as adjusted for share subdivisions, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period.

 

(ff)           Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(gg)         Common Stock” is defined in Section 4.1.

 

(hh)         Common Unit” means an OpCo Common Unit, as applicable.

 

(ii)           Company Holder” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(jj)           Company Sellers” means the Company Holders (including the Blockers) and Blocker Holders.

 

(kk)         control” (including the terms “controlling” and “controlled”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such subject Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

 

(ll)           Corporation” means Vacasa, Inc.

 

(mm)        Designated Exchange” means any securities exchange in which the shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed.

 

(nn)         Designated FPA Shares” means the shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable in a private placement consummated in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Designated FPA Subscription Agreement.

 

(oo)         Designated FPA Subscription Agreement” is defined in the Waiver Agreement.

 

(pp)         Director” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

(qq)         Excess Shares” is defined in the Waiver Agreement.

 

(rr)           Exempted Persons” is defined in Section 10.

 

(ss)         Forfeiture Rate” means a number, which shall not be less than zero, equal to (x) the product of (A) the quotient of (i) Redeemed Shares divided by (ii) the SPAC IPO Shares, minus (B) 20%, multiplied by (y) 50%.

 

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(tt)           Forward Purchase Agreements” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(uu)         Forward Purchase Shares” means any shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements.

 

(vv)         FPA Shares” means, unless waived by the holders of a majority of the shares of Class F Common Stock, the total number of (i) Forward Purchase Shares (which shall exclude any Excess Shares) and (ii) the Designated FPA Shares, as adjusted for any stock splits, dividends, reorganizations and the like, but excluding (x) any shares of Class A Common Stock or securities exercisable for or convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock issued, deemed issued, or to be issued, to the Company Sellers in connection with the Closing, (y) any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion of any shares of Class F Common Stock or Class G Common Stock and (z) any Private Placement Shares.

 

(ww)        Fundamental Transaction” means

 

(A)          that the Corporation shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, (i) consolidate or merge with or into (whether or not the Corporation is the surviving or resulting corporation) another Person; (ii) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Corporation to one or more Persons; (iii) make, or allow one or more Persons to make, or allow the Corporation to be subject to or have the shares of Class A Common Stock be subject to or party to one or more Persons making, a purchase, tender or exchange offer that is accepted by the holders of (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Class A Common Stock held by all Persons making or party to, or affiliated with any Person making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer were not outstanding or (z) such number of shares of Class A Common Stock such that all Persons making or party to, or affiliated with any Person making or party to, such purchase, tender or exchange offer, become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under Exchange Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock; (iv) consummate a stock or share purchase agreement or other business combination (including, without limitation, a reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off or scheme of arrangement) with one or more Persons whereby all such Persons, individually or in the aggregate, acquire, either (x) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (y) at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock calculated as if any shares of Class A Common Stock held by all the Persons making or party to, or affiliated with any Person making or party to, such stock purchase agreement or other business combination were not outstanding or (z) such number of shares of Class A Common Stock such that the Persons become collectively the beneficial owners (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock; or (v) reorganize, recapitalize or reclassify the shares of Class A Common Stock;

 

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(B)          that the Corporation shall, directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, allow any Person individually or the Persons in the aggregate to be or become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, whether through acquisition, purchase, assignment, conveyance, tender, tender offer, exchange, reduction in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, merger, consolidation, business combination, reorganization, recapitalization, spin-off, scheme of arrangement, reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification or otherwise in any manner whatsoever, of either (x) at least 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, or (y) at least 50% of the aggregate voting power represented by issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock not held by all such Persons as of the date of the Corporation’s business combination calculated as if any shares of Class A Common Stock held by all such Persons were not outstanding; or

 

(C)          directly or indirectly, including through subsidiaries, affiliates or otherwise, in one or more related transactions, the issuance of or the entering into any other instrument or transaction structured in a manner to circumvent, or that circumvents, the intent of this definition in which case this definition shall be construed and implemented in a manner otherwise than in strict conformity with the terms of this definition to the extent necessary to correct this definition or any portion of this definition which may be defective or inconsistent with the intended treatment of such instrument or transaction.

 

(xx)          General Corporation Law” is defined in the recitals.

 

(yy)         Lock-up Restrictions” means the restrictions set forth in Section 7.11 of the By-laws of the Corporation.

 

(zz)          OpCo” means Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor thereto.

 

(aaa)       OpCo Common Unit” means a non-voting common interest unit of OpCo.

 

(bbb)      OpCo LLC Agreement” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of OpCo, dated as of December 6, 2021, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified, from time to time.

 

(ccc)       Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity.

 

(ddd)      Preferred Stock” is defined in Section 4.1.

 

(eee)       Preferred Stock Directors” is defined in Section 7.1.

 

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(fff)         Private Placement Shares” means (i) any shares of Cayman Pace Class A Ordinary Shares issued or issuable to any holder of Cayman Pace Class F Ordinary Shares or Cayman Pace Class G Ordinary Shares in a private placement consummated in connection with the Closing and (ii) any shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable in a private placement consummated in connection with the Closing pursuant to the Subscription Agreements (excluding the Designated FPA Shares).

 

(ggg)      Redeemed Shares” means the number of shares of Cayman Pace Class A Ordinary Shares redeemed prior to the Closing).

 

(hhh)       Redemption” has the meaning given to it in the OpCo LLC Agreement.

 

(iii)           SPAC IPO Shares” means the total number of all Cayman Pace Class A Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding upon completion of the initial underwritten public offering of TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (without giving effect to any redemptions in connection with the Closing).

 

(jjj)          Stock Adjustment” is defined in Section 5.1(b)(iii).

 

(kkk)       Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021, by and among the Corporation and the other persons party thereto or that may become parties thereto from time to time, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified, from time to time.

 

(lll)          Strategic Transaction” means any Fundamental Transaction occurring following the Closing other than (i) any reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification of the shares of Class A Common Stock in which holders of the Corporation’s voting power immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification continue after such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification to hold publicly traded shares and, directly or indirectly, are the holders of a majority of the voting power of the surviving or resulting entity (or entities) with the authority or voting power to elect a majority of the Board (or their equivalent if other than a corporation) of such entity or entities after surviving such reorganization, recapitalization or reclassification, (ii) pursuant to a domestication or migratory merger effected solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Corporation pursuant to which the holders of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation immediately before the domestication or migratory merger continue to own all of the capital stock of the surviving or resulting entity after the domestication migratory merger or (iii) any transaction or series of related transactions which would result in a majority of the Board or the board of directors of the combined or resulting entity following the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions being comprised of individuals who shall have been members of the Board immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions.

 

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(mmm)    Subscription Agreements” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(nnn)      Sunset Date” means the date the Company Holders (other than the Blockers) and Blocker Holders collectively, in the aggregate, beneficially own a number of shares of Class A Common Stock representing less than forty percent (40%) of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Company Holders (other than the Blockers) and Blocker Holders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing (assuming, for this purpose, that all outstanding Common Units are and were exchanged at the applicable times of measurement by the Company Holders (other than the Blockers) and Blocker Holders for shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the OpCo LLC Agreement and without regard to the Lock-up Restrictions or any other restriction on exchange).

 

(ooo)      Trust” is defined in the OpCo LLC Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof.

 

(ppp)      Waiver Agreement” means the Waiver Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC, TPG Pace Solutions Corp., Vacasa Holdings LLC and Voyage Newco, Inc., as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified, from time to time.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vacasa, Inc. has been duly executed by the officer below as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Matt Roberts
    Name: Matt Roberts
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws of

 

Vacasa, Inc.

 

(a Delaware corporation)

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Page

 

Article I - Corporate Offices 1

 

1.1 Registered Office 1

1.2 Other Offices 1

 

Article II - Meetings of Stockholders 1

 

2.1 Place of Meetings 1

2.2 Annual Meeting 1

2.3 Special Meeting 1

2.4 Advance Notice Procedures for Business Brought before a Meeting 2

2.5 Advance Notice Procedures for Nominations of Directors 5

2.6 Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings 9

2.7 Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice 9

2.8 Quorum 9

2.9 Adjourned Meeting; Notice 9

2.10 Conduct of Business 10

2.11 Voting 10

2.12 Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes 10

2.13 Proxies 11

2.14 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote 11

2.15 Inspectors of Election 12

 

Article III - Directors 13

 

3.1 Powers 13

3.2 Number of Directors 13

3.3 Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors 13

3.4 Resignation and Vacancies 13

3.5 Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone 13

3.6 Regular Meetings 14

3.7 Special Meetings; Notice 14

3.8 Quorum 14

3.9 Action by Written Consent without a Meeting 14

3.10 Fees and Compensation of Directors 15

 

Article IV - Committees 15

 

4.1 Committees of Directors 15

4.2 Committee Minutes 15

4.3 Meetings and Actions of Committees 15

 

Article V - Officers 16

 

5.1 Officers 16

5.2 Appointment of Officers 16

5.3 Subordinate Officers 16

5.4 Removal and Resignation of Officers 17

5.5 Vacancies in Offices 17

 

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Table of Contents

(continued) 

 

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5.6 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations 17

5.7 Authority and Duties of Officers 17

 

Article VI - Records 17
   
Article VII - General Matters 18

 

7.1 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments 18

7.2 Stock Certificates 18

7.3 Lost Certificates 18

7.4 Shares Without Certificates 18

7.5 Construction; Definitions 18

7.6 Dividends 19

7.7 Fiscal Year 19

7.8 Seal 19

7.9 Transfer of Stock 19

7.10 Stock Transfer Agreements 19

7.11 Lock-Up 20

7.12 Registered Stockholders 23

7.13 Waiver of Notice 23

 

Article VIII - Amendments 24

 

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Amended and Restated Bylaws of

Vacasa, Inc.

 

 

 

Article I - Corporate Offices

 

1.1            Registered Office.

 

The address of the registered office of Vacasa, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

1.2            Other Offices.

 

The Corporation may have additional offices at any place or places, within or outside the State of Delaware, as the Corporation’s Board may from time to time establish or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Article II - Meetings of Stockholders

 

2.1            Place of Meetings.

 

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the Board. The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”). In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office.

 

2.2            Annual Meeting.

 

The Board shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting. At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and other proper business properly brought before the meeting in accordance with Section 2.4 may be transacted. The Corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board.

 

2.3            Special Meeting.

 

Special meetings of the stockholders may be called only by such Persons and only in such manner as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement. The Corporation may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board. No business may be transacted at any special meeting of stockholders other than the business specified in the notice of such meeting. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement, notwithstanding the foregoing, until the Sunset Date, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes by the Secretary of the Corporation upon request, in writing, of any holder of record of at least 25% of the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation.

 

 

 

 

2.4            Advance Notice Procedures for Business Brought before a Meeting.

 

(i)            At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in a notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Board, (b) if not specified in a notice of meeting, otherwise brought before the meeting by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder present in person who (A)(1) was a stockholder of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.4 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) has complied with this Section 2.4 or (B) properly made such proposal in accordance with Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (as so amended and inclusive of such rules and regulations, the “Exchange Act”), which proposal has been included in the proxy statement for the annual meeting. The foregoing clause (c) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business to be brought before an annual meeting of the stockholders. The only matters that may be brought before a special meeting are the matters specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting given by or at the direction of the Person calling the meeting pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and Section 2.3 of these bylaws. For purposes of this Section 2.4 and Section 2.5 of these bylaws, as applicable, “present in person” shall mean that the stockholder proposing that the business be brought before the annual or special meeting of the Corporation, or, if the proposing stockholder is not an individual, a qualified representative of such proposing stockholder, appear at such annual meeting, and a “qualified representative” of such proposing stockholder shall be (A) any person who is authorized in writing 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 or (B), if such proposing stockholder is (x) a general or limited partnership, any general partner or Person who functions as a general partner of the general or limited partnership or who controls the general or limited partnership, (y) a corporation or a limited liability company, any officer or Person who functions as an officer of the corporation or limited liability company or any officer, director, general partner or Person who functions as an officer, director or general partner of any entity ultimately in control of the corporation or limited liability company or (z) a trust, any trustee of such trust. This Section 2.4 shall apply to any business that may be brought before an annual or special meeting of stockholders other than nominations for election to the Board at an annual meeting, which shall be governed by Section 2.5 of these bylaws. Stockholders seeking to nominate persons for election to the Board must comply with Section 2.5 of these bylaws, and this Section 2.4 shall not be applicable to nominations for election to the Board except as expressly provided in Section 2.5 of these bylaws.

 

(ii)            Without qualification, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.4(i)(c), (a) the stockholder must provide Timely Notice (as defined below) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (b) the stockholder must provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.4 and (c) the proposed business must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (which, in the case of the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Corporation’s initial business combination involving the issuance of common stock, the preceding year’s annual meeting date shall be deemed to be June 1, 2021); provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered, or mailed and received, not later than the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting or, if later, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public disclosure of the date of such annual meeting was first made (such notice within such time periods, “Timely Notice”). In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period or extend a time period for the giving of Timely Notice as described above.

 

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(iii)            To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.4, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(a)            As to each Proposing Person (as defined below), (A) the name and address of such Proposing Person (including, if applicable, the name and address that appear on the Corporation’s books and records); and (B) the number of shares of each class or series of stock of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned of record or beneficially owned (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) by such Proposing Person, except that such Proposing Person shall in all events be deemed to beneficially own any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation as to which such Proposing Person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) are referred to as “Stockholder Information”);

 

(b)            As to each Proposing Person, (A) the full notional amount of any securities that, directly or indirectly, underlie any “derivative security” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under the Exchange Act) that constitutes a “call equivalent position” (as such term is defined in Rule 16a-1(b) under the Exchange Act) (“Synthetic Equity Position”) and that is, directly or indirectly, held or maintained by such Proposing Person with respect to any shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation; provided that, for the purposes of the definition of “Synthetic Equity Position,” the term “derivative security” shall also include any security or instrument that would not otherwise constitute a “derivative security” as a result of any feature that would make any conversion, exercise or similar right or privilege of such security or instrument becoming determinable only at some future date or upon the happening of a future occurrence, in which case the determination of the amount of securities into which such security or instrument would be convertible or exercisable shall be made assuming that such security or instrument is immediately convertible or exercisable at the time of such determination; and, provided, further, that any Proposing Person satisfying the requirements of Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (other than a Proposing Person that so satisfies Rule 13d-1(b)(1) under the Exchange Act solely by reason of Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E)) shall not be deemed to hold or maintain the notional amount of any securities that underlie a Synthetic Equity Position held by such Proposing Person as a hedge with respect to a bona fide derivatives trade or position of such Proposing Person arising in the ordinary course of such Proposing Person’s business as a derivatives dealer, (B) any rights to dividends on the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Proposing Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (C) any material pending or threatened legal proceeding in which such Proposing Person is a party or material participant involving the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any Affiliate of the Corporation, (D) any other material relationship between such Proposing Person, on the one hand, and the Corporation or any Affiliate of the Corporation, on the other hand, (E) any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement of such Proposing Person with the Corporation or any Affiliate of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (F) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies or consents by such Proposing Person in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (F) are referred to as “Disclosable Interests”); provided, however, that Disclosable Interests shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner and (G) a representation whether any Proposing Person, intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal and/or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such proposal; and

 

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(c)            As to each item of business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting and any material interest in such business of each Proposing Person, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration), (C) a reasonably detailed description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings (x) between or among any of the Proposing Persons or (y) between or among any Proposing Person and any other Person or entity (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder and (D) any other information relating to such item of business that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filing required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of the business proposed to be brought before the meeting pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that the disclosures required by this Section 2.4(iii) shall not include any disclosures with respect to any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Proposing Person solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner.

 

(iv)          For purposes of this Section 2.4, the term “Proposing Person” shall mean (a) the stockholder providing the notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, (b) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the business proposed to be brought before the annual meeting is made, (c) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such stockholder in such solicitation or (d) any associate (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act for the purposes of these bylaws) of such stockholder, beneficial owner or any other participant.

 

(v)           A Proposing Person shall update and supplement its notice to the Corporation of its intent to propose business at an annual meeting, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be true and correct as of the record date for notice of the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for notice of the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

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(vi)            Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at an annual meeting that is not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4. The presiding officer of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that the business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with this Section 2.4, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

 

(vii)         In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.4 with respect to any business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such business. Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to affect the rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

 

(viii)        For purposes of these bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national 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.

 

2.5            Advance Notice Procedures for Nominations of Directors.

 

(i)            Subject in all respects to the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement and Certificate of Incorporation, nominations of any person for election to the Board at an annual meeting may be made at such meeting only (a) by or at the direction of the Board, including by any committee or persons authorized to do so by the Board or these bylaws, or (b) by a stockholder present in person (as defined in Section 2.4) who (1) was a beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation both at the time of giving the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) has complied with this Section 2.5 as to such notice and nomination. The foregoing clause (b) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at any annual meeting of stockholders other than in accordance with the provisions of the Stockholders Agreement and the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(ii)            Without qualification, for a stockholder to make any nomination of a person or persons for election to the Board at an annual meeting, the stockholder must (a) provide Timely Notice (as defined in Section 2.4(ii) of these bylaws) thereof in writing and in proper form to the Secretary of the Corporation, (b) provide the information, agreements and questionnaires with respect to such stockholder and its candidate for nomination as required by this Section 2.5, and (c) provide any updates or supplements to such notice at the times and in the forms required by this Section 2.5. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period or extend a time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. The number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the annual meeting (or in the case of a stockholder giving the notice on behalf of a beneficial owner, the number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the annual meeting on behalf of such beneficial owner) shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected at such annual meeting.

 

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(iii)           To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.5, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth:

 

(a)            As to each Nominating Person (as defined below), the Stockholder Information (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(a) of these bylaws) except that for purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(a);

 

(b)            As to each Nominating Person, any Disclosable Interests (as defined in Section 2.4(iii)(b), except that for purposes of this Section 2.5 the term “Nominating Person” shall be substituted for the term “Proposing Person” in all places it appears in Section 2.4(iii)(b) and the disclosure with respect to the business to be brought before the meeting in Section 2.4(iii)(c) shall be made with respect to nomination of each person for election as a director at the meeting) and a representation whether any Nominating Person intends or is part of a group which intends to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to elect the nominee and/or otherwise to solicit proxies or votes from stockholders in support of such nomination; and

 

(c)            As to each candidate whom a Nominating Person proposes to nominate for election as a director, (A) all information with respect to such candidate for nomination that would be required to be set forth in a stockholder’s notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 if such candidate for nomination were a Nominating Person, (B) all information relating to such candidate for nomination that is required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14(a) under the Exchange Act (including such candidate’s written consent to being named in the Corporation’s proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected), (C) a description of any direct or indirect material interest in any material contract or agreement between or among any Nominating Person, on the one hand, and each candidate for nomination or his or her respective associates or any other participants in such solicitation, on the other hand, including, without limitation, all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 under Regulation S-K if such Nominating Person were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the candidate for nomination were a director or executive officer of such registrant (the disclosures to be made pursuant to the foregoing clauses (A) through (C) are referred to as “Nominee Information”), and (D) a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement as provided in Section 2.5(viii).

 

(iv)          For purposes of this Section 2.5, the term “Nominating Person” shall mean (a) the stockholder providing the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting, (b) the beneficial owner or beneficial owners, if different, on whose behalf the notice of the nomination proposed to be made at the meeting is made, (c) any other participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) in such solicitation and (d) any associate (within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act for the purposes of these bylaws) of such stockholder or beneficial owner or any other participant in such solicitation.

 

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(v)           A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be true and correct as of the record date for notice of the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) business days after the record date for notice of the meeting (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of such record date), and not later than eight (8) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any adjournment or postponement thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been adjourned or postponed) (in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten (10) business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof).

 

(vi)          Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.5(ii) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board at the annual meeting is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under Section 2.5(ii) and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

 

(vii)         Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (1) by or at the direction of the Board or (2) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and upon such election and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. The number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the special meeting (or in the case of a stockholder giving the notice on behalf of a beneficial owner, the number of nominees a stockholder may nominate for election at the special meeting on behalf of such beneficial owner) shall not exceed the number of directors to be elected at such special meeting. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by Section 2.5(ii) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the one hundred twentieth (120th) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which the Corporation first makes a public announcement of the date of the special meeting at which directors are to be elected. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

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(viii)        To be eligible to be a candidate for election as a director of the Corporation at an annual meeting, a candidate must be nominated in the manner prescribed in this Section 2.5 (or otherwise in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement or Certificate of Incorporation, as applicable) and the candidate for nomination, whether nominated by the Board or by a stockholder of record, must have previously delivered (in the case of a nomination by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.5(i)(b), in accordance with the time period prescribed in this Section 2.5 for delivery of the stockholder notice of nomination), to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, (a) a completed written questionnaire (in the form provided by the Corporation) with respect to the background, qualifications, stock ownership and independence of such candidate for nomination and (b) a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Corporation) that such candidate for nomination (A) 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 or reimbursement for service as a director of the Corporation that has not been disclosed therein and (B) if elected as a director of the Corporation, will comply with all applicable corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation applicable to all directors and in effect during such person’s term in office as a director (and, if requested by any candidate for nomination, the Secretary of the Corporation shall provide to such candidate for nomination all such policies and guidelines then in effect).

 

(ix)           The Board may also require any proposed candidate for nomination as a Director to furnish such other information as may reasonably be requested by the Board in writing prior to the meeting of stockholders at which such candidate’s nomination is to be acted upon in order for the Board to determine the eligibility of such candidate for nomination to be an independent director of the Corporation in accordance with the Corporation’s corporate governance guidelines.

 

(x)            In addition to the requirements of this Section 2.5 with respect to any nomination proposed to be made at a meeting, each Proposing Person shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any such nominations. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.5, until the Sunset Date, any holder of record of at least 25% in voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in an election of directors generally shall not be subject to the notice procedures set forth in the foregoing notice an nomination provisions of this Section 2.5 and may nominate any person for election at an annual meeting or at a special meeting in person at the annual meeting or special meeting, without prior notice.

 

(xi)           No candidate shall be eligible for nomination as a director of the Corporation unless such candidate for nomination and the Nominating Person seeking to place such candidate’s name in nomination has complied with this Section 2.5, as applicable. The presiding officer at the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine that a nomination was not properly made in accordance with this Section 2.5, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare such determination to the meeting, the defective nomination shall be disregarded and any ballots cast for the candidate in question (but in the case of any form of ballot listing other qualified nominees, only the ballots cast for the nominee in question) shall be void and of no force or effect.

 

(xii)          Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no candidate for nomination shall be eligible to be seated as a director of the Corporation unless nominated and elected in accordance with this Section 2.5.

 

(xiii)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these bylaws, for as long as any party to the Stockholders Agreement has a right to designate or nominate a Director, the procedure for any such nomination shall be governed by the Stockholders Agreement and such party shall not be subject to the notice procedures set forth in these bylaws for the nomination of any person to serve as a Director at any annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders.

 

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2.6            Notice of Stockholders’ Meetings.

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with either Section 2.7 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

 

2.7            Manner of Giving Notice; Affidavit of Notice.

 

Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be deemed given:

 

(i)            if mailed, when deposited in the U.S. mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the Corporation’s records;

 

(ii)            if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at the stockholder’s address; or

 

(iii)            if electronically transmitted as provided in the DGCL.

 

An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation or of the transfer agent or any other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by mail, courier service or by a form of electronic transmission, as applicable, shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

2.8            Quorum.

 

Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders. If, however, a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairperson of the meeting or (ii) a majority in voting power of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person, or by remote communication, if applicable, or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.9 of these bylaws until a quorum is present or represented.

 

2.9            Adjourned Meeting; Notice.

 

When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time, place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At any adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (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 determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

 

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2.10          Conduct of Business.

 

The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting by the person presiding over the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, 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 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 entitled to vote at the meeting, 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; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

2.11          Voting.

 

Each stockholder shall be entitled to a number of votes based on the number of and type of shares of capital stock held by such stockholder as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or as required under the DGCL.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, at all duly called or convened meetings of stockholders at which a quorum is present, for the election of directors, a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect a director. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or applicable law or pursuant to any regulation applicable to the Corporation or its securities, each other matter presented to the stockholders at a duly called or convened meeting at which a quorum is present shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast (excluding abstentions and broker non-votes) on such matter.

 

2.12          Record Date for Stockholder Meetings and Other Purposes.

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board 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, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board 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 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, 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 may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting; 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 herewith at the adjourned meeting.

 

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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 capital stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the Board 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 sixty (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 adopts the resolution relating thereto.

 

2.13          Proxies.

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another Person or Persons to act for such stockholder by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure established for the meeting, but, no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL. A proxy may be in the form of an electronic transmission which sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder.

 

2.14          List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.

 

The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The Corporation shall not be required 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 ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) 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 (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the Corporation’s principal executive office. In the event that 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, then the list shall 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. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 2.14 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

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2.15         Inspectors of Election.

 

Before any meeting of stockholders, the Corporation shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more Persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If any Person appointed as inspector or any alternate fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairperson of the meeting shall appoint a Person to fill that vacancy.

 

Such inspectors shall:

 

(i)            determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting and the validity of any proxies and ballots;

 

(ii)           count all votes or ballots;

 

(iii)          count and tabulate all votes;

 

(iv)          determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspector(s); and

 

(v)           certify its or their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting and its or their count of all votes and ballots.

 

Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspection with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. The inspectors of election may appoint such Persons to assist them in performing their duties as they determine.

 

2.16         Delivery to the Corporation.

 

Whenever Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of this Article II require one or more persons (including a record or beneficial owner of stock of the Corporation) to deliver a document or information to the Corporation or any officer, employee or agent thereof (including any notice, request, questionnaire, revocation, representation or other document or agreement), such document or information shall be in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and shall be delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of any document not in such written form or so delivered. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any notice from any stockholder of record or beneficial owner of the Corporation’s capital stock pursuant to Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of this Article II, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation expressly opts out of Section 116 of the DGCL.

 

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Article III - Directors

 

3.1           Powers.

 

Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.

 

3.2           Number of Directors.

 

The total number of directors constituting the Board shall be determined in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement.

 

3.3           Election, Qualification and Term of Office of Directors. The procedures for election of directors, as well as the terms and qualifications of directors, shall be as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement.

 

3.4           Resignation and Vacancies. Any director may resign at any time upon notice given in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or upon the happening of an event specified therein, and if no time or event is specified, at the time of its receipt. When one or more directors so resigns and the resignation is effective at a future date or upon the happening of an event to occur on a future date, except as otherwise provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation or the Stockholders Agreement, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, shall have power to fill such vacancy or vacancies, the vote thereon to take effect when such resignation or resignations shall become effective, and each director so chosen shall hold office as provided in this section in the filling of other vacancies.

 

Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement or these bylaws, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any director, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled (i) from and after the Sunset Date, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director and (ii) until the Sunset Date, only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at an election of directors.

 

3.5           Place of Meetings; Meetings by Telephone.

 

The Board may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board or any committee of the Board, in each case, designated by the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board, or any committee of the Board or subcommittee of the Board, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting pursuant to this bylaw shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

 

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3.6           Regular Meetings.

 

Regular meetings of the Board may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board.

 

3.7           Special Meetings; Notice.

 

Special meetings of the Board for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairperson of the Board, the chief executive officer, the president, the secretary or a majority of the total number of directors constituting the Board.

 

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be:

 

(i)            delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone;

 

(ii)           sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid;

  

(iii)          sent by facsimile or electronic mail; or

 

(iv)          sent by other means of electronic transmission,

 

directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, or other address for electronic transmission, as the case may be, as shown on the Corporation’s records.

 

If the notice is (i) delivered personally by hand, by courier or by telephone, (ii) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, or (iii) sent by other means of electronic transmission, it shall be delivered or sent at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is sent by U.S. mail, it shall be deposited in the U.S. mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the Corporation’s principal executive office) nor the purpose of the meeting.

 

3.8           Quorum.

 

Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement, at all meetings of the Board, a majority of the total number of authorized directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement or these bylaws. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, then a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

 

3.9           Action by Written Consent without a Meeting.

 

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 or of any committee of the Board or subcommittee of the Board, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee or subcommittee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After such an action is taken by written consent without a meeting, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the Board, committee or subcommittee in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained.

 

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3.10         Fees and Compensation of Directors.

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees and reimbursement of expenses, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity.

 

Article IV - Committees

 

4.1           Committees of Directors.

 

The Board may designate one (1) or more committees of the Board, each committee of the Board to consist, of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one (1) or more directors of the Board as alternate members of any committee of the Board who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members thereof 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 to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee or subcommittee shall have the power or authority to (i) approve or adopt, or recommend to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval, (ii) adopt, amend or repeal the charter or any bylaw of the Corporation, or (iii) declare a dividend or authorize the issuance of stock.

 

4.2           Committee Minutes.

 

Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.

 

4.3           Meetings and Actions of Committees.

 

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of:

 

(i)            Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone);

 

(ii)           Section 3.6 (regular meetings);

 

(iii)          Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice);

 

(iv)          Section 3.9 (action without a meeting); and

 

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(v)           Section 7.13 (waiver of notice),

 

with such changes in the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its respective members for the Board and its members. However:

 

(i)            the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board or by resolution of the committee;

 

(ii)           special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board or the chairperson of the applicable committee; and

 

(iii)           the Board may adopt rules for the governance of any committee to override the provisions that would otherwise apply to the committee pursuant to this Section 4.3, provided that such rules do not violate the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law.

 

Article V - Officers

 

5.1           Officers.

 

The officers of the Corporation shall initially include a chief executive officer, a president, a chief financial officer and a secretary. The Corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board, an executive chairman, a chairperson of the Board, a vice chairperson of the Board, a treasurer, one (1) or more vice presidents, one (1) or more assistant vice presidents, one (1) or more assistant treasurers, one (1) or more assistant secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

5.2           Appointment of Officers.

 

The Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof shall appoint the officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws.

 

5.3           Subordinate Officers.

 

The Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the Corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws, as the Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof may from time to time determine, or as determined by the officer upon whom such power of appointment has been conferred by the Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof.

 

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5.4           Removal and Resignation of Officers.

 

Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof.

 

Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice to the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

 

5.5           Vacancies in Offices.

 

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board or a duly authorized committee or subcommittee thereof or as provided in Section 5.2.

 

5.6           Representation of Shares of Other Corporations.

 

The chief executive officer, the executive chairman, the president, the chairperson of the Board, any vice president, the treasurer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this Corporation, or any other Person authorized by the Board, the chief executive officer, the executive chairman, the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of this Corporation all rights incident to any and all shares or securities of any other corporation or entity standing in the name of this Corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such Person directly or by any other Person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by such Person having the authority.

 

5.7           Authority and Duties of Officers.

 

All officers of the Corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the Corporation as may be provided herein or designated from time to time by the Board and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board.

 

Article VI - Records

 

A stock ledger consisting of one or more records in which the names of all of the Corporation’s stockholders of record, the address and number of shares registered in the name of each such stockholder, and all issuances and transfers of stock of the Corporation are recorded in accordance with Section 224 of the DGCL shall be administered by or on behalf of the Corporation. Any records administered by or on behalf of the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device, or method, or one or more electronic networks or databases (including one or more distributed electronic networks or databases), provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time and, with respect to the stock ledger, that the records so kept (i) can be used to prepare the list of stockholders specified in Sections 219 and 220 of the DGCL, (ii) record the information specified in Sections 156, 159, 217(a) and 218 of the DGCL, and (iii) record transfers of stock as governed by Article 8 of the Delaware Uniform Commercial Code.

 

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Article VII - General Matters

 

7.1           Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments.

 

The Board, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

 

7.2           Stock Certificates.

 

The shares of the Corporation shall be uncertificated, provided that the Board by resolution may provide that some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates. Certificates for the shares of stock, if any, shall be in such form as is consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. Every holder of stock represented by a certificate shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, any two officers authorized to sign stock certificates representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. The chief executive officer, executive chairman, chairperson or vice chairperson of the Board, the president, vice president, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, general counsel or deputy general counsel, the secretary or any assistant secretary of the Corporation shall be specifically authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

 

7.3           Lost Certificates.

 

The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

7.4           Shares Without Certificates

 

The Corporation shall adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

 

7.5           Construction; Definitions.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these bylaws. In connection herewith, to the extent there are conflicts among these bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Stockholders Agreement, priority shall first be given to the Certificate of Incorporation, second to the Stockholders Agreement and third to the these bylaws, in each case except as otherwise required by the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular.

 

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7.6           Dividends.

 

The Board, subject to any restrictions contained in either (i) the DGCL or (ii) the Certificate of Incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.

 

The Board may set apart out of any of the funds of the Corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, and meeting contingencies.

 

7.7           Fiscal Year.

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board and may be changed by the Board.

 

7.8           Seal.

 

The Corporation may adopt a corporate seal, which shall be adopted and which may be altered by the Board. The Corporation may use the corporate seal by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or in any other manner reproduced.

 

7.9           Transfer of Stock.

 

Shares of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these bylaws subject to any transfer restrictions contained in the Certificate of Incorporation and the Stockholders Agreement. Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferred on the books of the Corporation only by the holder of record thereof or by such holder’s attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender to the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation pursuant to applicable provisions of the governing documents such subsidiary of the Corporation, of the certificate or certificates representing such shares endorsed by the appropriate Person or Persons (or by delivery of duly executed instructions with respect to uncertificated shares), with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement or execution, transfer, authorization and other matters as the Corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing the names of the Persons from and to whom it was transferred.

 

7.10         Stock Transfer Agreements.

 

The Corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes or series of stock of the Corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the Corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the DGCL.

 

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7.11         Lock-Up.

 

(i)            Subject to Section 7.11(ii), the holders (the “Lock-up Holders”) of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock of the Corporation issued (a) as consideration pursuant to the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among the Corporation, TPG Pace Solutions Corp., Turnkey Vacations, Inc. and Vacasa Holdings LLC and the other parties thereto (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”) or (b) upon the issuance, vesting, settlement or exercise of restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock options or other compensatory equity awards outstanding as of immediately following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing”) in respect of awards of Turnkey Vacations, Inc. and Vacasa Holdings LLC outstanding immediately prior to the Closing (such shares referred to in Section 7.11, the “Equity Award Shares”), may not Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period (the “Lock-up”). Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the foregoing Lock-up restriction shall not apply to Transfers of shares of Class A Common Stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Class A Common Stock pursuant to a broker-assisted sale, in either case, in order to satisfy applicable exercise price and/or tax withholding obligations that arise with respect to the Equity Award Shares; provided that, in each case, such Transfer is made in accordance with applicable law and is permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of (A) the applicable equity incentive plan and any award agreement evidencing the Equity Award Shares and (B) any Corporation insider trading or other applicable policy. For the avoidance of doubt, the “Lock-up Holders” shall not include the pre-Closing shareholders of TPG Pace Solutions Corp. who received shares of the Company pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 7.11(i), a Lock-up Holder or its Permitted Transferee may Transfer Lock-up Shares held by such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee during the Lock-up Period (a) to (i) the Corporation’s officers or directors, (ii) any Affiliates or family members of the Corporation’s officers or directors, or (iii) the other Lock-up Holders or, if such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee; (b) any Affiliates of such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or entities or their respective Affiliates; (c) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an Affiliate of such person or entity, or to a charitable organization; (d) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (e) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (f) in connection with any bona fide mortgage, encumbrance or pledge to a financial institution in connection with any bona fide loan or debt transaction or enforcement thereunder, including foreclosure thereof; (g) to the Corporation; or (h) in connection with a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer approved by the Board or a duly authorized committee thereof or other similar transaction which results in all of the Corporation’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the date of the Closing; provided, that in connection with any Transfer of such Lock-up Shares to a Permitted Transferee, the restrictions and obligations contained in Section 7.11(i) will continue to apply to such Lock-up Shares after any Transfer of such Lock-up Shares and such Permitted Transferee shall continue to be bound by such restrictions and obligations for the balance of the Lock-up Period as if such Permitted Transferee were a Lock-up Holder hereunder.

 

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(iii)           Notwithstanding the other provisions set forth in this Section 7.11, the Board may, in its sole discretion, determine to waive, amend or repeal the Lock-up obligations set forth herein, provided that, so long as a TPG Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) remains a member of the Board, nothing herein shall allow the Board to waive, amend or repeal Section 7.11 without the approval of the TPG Designee.

 

(iv)           Notwithstanding the other provisions set forth in this Section 7.11, if the Lock-up Period is scheduled to end during a Blackout Period or within five Trading Days prior to a Blackout Period, the Lock-up Period shall end 10 Trading Days prior to the commencement of the Blackout Period (the “Blackout-Related Release”); provided that the Corporation shall announce the date of the expected Blackout-Related Release through a major news service, or on a Form 8-K, at least two Trading Days in advance of the Blackout-Related Release; provided further that this Section 7.11(iv) shall not apply to any Lock-Up Period ending on a Lock-up Period Early Release Date, which shall be subject to the provisions set forth in Section 7.11(v)(g).

 

(v)           For purposes of this Section 7.11:

 

(a)           the term “Blackout Period” means a broadly applicable and regularly scheduled period during which trading in the Corporation’s securities would not be permitted under the Corporation’s insider trading policy;

 

(b)           the term “Change of Control” means any transaction or series of transactions (A) the result of which is that a person or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) of persons (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries), has direct or indirect beneficial ownership of securities (or rights convertible or exchangeable into securities) representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting power of or economic rights or interests in the Corporation, (B) constituting a liquidation, merger, share exchange, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination, however effected, following which either (1) the members of the Board immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination do not constitute at least a majority of the Board of the company surviving the combination or (2) the voting securities of the Corporation immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, reorganization or other business combination do not continue to represent or are not converted into fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the person resulting from such combination, or (C) the result of which is a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation (as appearing in its most recent balance sheet) to any person.

 

(c)           the term “Class A Common Stock” means the Corporation’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

 

(d)           the term “Class B Common Stock” means the Corporation’s Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share.

 

(e)           the term “Company Up-C Unit” is defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

(f)            the term “Lock-up Period” means the period beginning on the date of the Closing and ending on the earlier of (i) the date that is 180 days after the date of the Closing and (ii) the Lock-up Period Early Release Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a definitive agreement that contemplates a Change of Control is entered into after the Closing, the Lock-up Period for any Lock-up Shares shall automatically terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Change of Control. For the avoidance of doubt, no Lock-up Shares shall be subject to Lock-up from and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the Closing.

 

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(g)           the term “Lock-up Period Early Release Date” means (i) with respect to thirty three and three tenths percent (33.3%) of the Lock-up Shares (assuming cash exercise of any Equity Award Shares or other securities convertible into Lock-up Shares), the date on which the last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.50 per share (as adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction) for any 20 Trading Days within any consecutive 30-Trading Day period commencing 30 days following the date of the Closing (the “First Lock-up Period Early Release”) and (ii) with respect to an additional fifty percent (50%) (i.e. eighty-three and three tenths percent (83.3%) in the aggregate) (assuming cash exercise of any Equity Award Shares or other securities convertible into Lock-up Shares) of the Lock-up Shares, the date on which the last reported sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $15.00 per share (as adjusted for any stock dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction) for any 20 Trading Days within any consecutive 30-Trading Day period commencing 30 days following the date of the Closing (the “Second Lock-up Period Early Release” and together with the First Lock-up Period Early Release, the “Lock-up Period Early Releases”); provided, however, that if at the time of any Lock-up Period Early Release Date, the Corporation is in a Blackout Period, the actual date of the Lock-up Period Early Release Date shall be delayed until immediately prior to the opening of trading on the second Trading Day following the first date after the satisfaction of any Lock-up Period Early Release that the Corporation is no longer in a Blackout Period; provided, further, that the Corporation shall announce the date of the expected Lock-up Period Early Release Date through a major news service, or on a Form 8-K, at least two Trading Days in advance of the Lock-up Period Early Release Date. For the avoidance of doubt, the measurement periods for the First Lock-up Period Early Release and the Second Lock-up Period Early Release may fully or partly overlap.

 

(h)           the term “Lock-up Shares” means (i) the shares of Class A Common Stock (including any shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Corporation upon the exchange of Company Up-C Units following the Closing) and Class B Common Stock held by the Lock-up Holders following the Closing (other than shares of Class A Common Stock acquired in the public market or pursuant to a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a subscription agreement where the issuance of Class A Common Stock occurs on or after the Closing); (ii) the Equity Award Shares and (iii) any equity securities of the Corporation that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction; provided, that, for clarity, shares of Class A Common Stock issued in connection with the Forward Purchase Agreements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and the Private Placements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) shall not constitute Lock-up Shares; provided further, that a number of the Lock-up Shares in an aggregate amount equal to 1,000,000 shares (“Excluded Shares”) are excluded from the restrictions set forth in in this Section 7.11, unless the Corporation otherwise determines, in its sole discretion, not to exclude such shares, and the allocation of which of the Lock-up Shares that shall be Excluded Shares shall be determined by the Corporation in its sole discretion.

 

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(i)            the term “Permitted Transferees” means, prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Lock-up Holder is permitted to transfer such shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period pursuant to Section 7.11(ii);

 

(j)            the term “Trading Day” means a day on which the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market are open for the buying and selling of securities; and

 

(k)           the term “Transfer” means the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b).

 

7.12         Registered Stockholders.

 

The Corporation:

 

(i)            shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner; and

 

(ii)           shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

7.13         Waiver of Notice.

 

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the Person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the Person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a Person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the Person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws.

 

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Article VIII - Amendments

 

Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement and the laws of the State of Delaware, until the Sunset Date, the Board is expressly empowered to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation without the assent or vote of the stockholders of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect thereto, provided that, so long as a TPG Designee remains a member of the Board, nothing herein shall allow the Board to waive, amend or repeal Section 7.11 without the approval of the TPG Designee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholders Agreement or any provision of law that might otherwise permit a lesser vote of the stockholders, from and after the Sunset Date, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, such action by stockholders shall require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation with the power to vote at an election of directors, voting together as a single class. For as long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, in the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of these bylaws and those contained in the Stockholders Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Stockholders Agreement shall govern and control, except as provided otherwise by mandatory provisions of the DGCL.

 

Article IX - Definitions

 

As used in these bylaws, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control,” when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee (or the power to appoint a trustee), personal representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise and “controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

Board” means the board of directors of the Corporation.

 

Person” means any individual, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation, trust, business trust, joint stock company, joint venture, unincorporated association, cooperative or association or any other legal entity or organization of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 

Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of      , 2021, by and among the Corporation and the other parties thereto or that may become parties thereto from time to time, as it may be amended, supplemented or modified.

 

Sunset Date” has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Vacasa, Inc.

 

Certificate of Amendment and Restatement of Bylaws

 

 

  

The undersigned hereby certifies that he is the duly elected, qualified, and acting Secretary of Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and that the foregoing bylaws were approved on July 28, 2021, effective as of December 6, 2021 by the Corporation’s board of directors.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 6th day of December, 2021.

 

  /s/ Lisa Jurinka
  Lisa Jurinka
  Secretary

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

VACASA, INC.

 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

 

 

Dated as of December 6, 2021

 

 

  

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
     
Article I DEFINITIONS 1
     
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
Section 1.2 General Interpretive Principles 7
     
Article II MANAGEMENT 8
     
Section 2.1 Board of Directors 8
Section 2.2 Controlled Company 11
     
Article III POST-BUSINESS COMBINATION TRANSFERS 12
     
Section 3.1 Liquidity Events; Notices 12
Section 3.2 Registration Rights 12
Section 3.3 Private Placements 13
Section 3.4 Coordination of Rule 144 Sales 13
Section 3.5 Partner Distributions 14
Section 3.6 Transfer Limit.. 15
Section 3.7 Other Restrictions on Transfer 15
Section 3.8 Excluded Transfers 15
Section 3.9 Lock-Up Restrictions.. 16
Section 3.10 Termination of Article III 16
     
Article IV ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES 16
     
Section 4.1 Exculpation Among Stockholders 16
Section 4.2 Confidentiality 17
     
Article V ADDITIONAL PARTIES 17
     
Section 5.1 Additional Parties 17
     
Article VI MISCELLANEOUS 17
     
Section 6.1 Amendment 17
Section 6.2 Corporate Opportunities 17
Section 6.3 Termination 18
Section 6.4 Non-Recourse 18
Section 6.5 No Third Party Beneficiaries 18
Section 6.6 Recapitalizations; Exchanges, Etc. 18
Section 6.7 Addresses and Notices 18
Section 6.8 Binding Effect 19
Section 6.9 Waiver 20
Section 6.10 Counterparts 20
Section 6.11 Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury Trial 20
Section 6.12 Severability 20
Section 6.13 Delivery by Facsimile 20
Section 6.14 Entire Agreement 21
Section 6.15 Remedies 21

 

Exhibit A - Form of Joinder to Stockholders Agreement

Exhibit B - Form of Director & Officer Indemnification Agreement

 

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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

 

This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Agreement”) is entered into as of December 6, 2021, by and among (i) Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”); (ii) the Silver Lake Stockholders (as hereinafter defined); (iii) the Riverwood Stockholders (as hereinafter defined), (iv) the Level Equity Stockholders (as hereinafter defined), (v) the TPG Stockholders (as hereinafter defined), (vi) the EB Stockholders (as hereinafter defined) and any other Person who becomes a party hereto pursuant to Article VI (each a “Stockholder” and, collectively, the “Stockholders”).

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (“TPG”), Vacasa Holdings LLC (“OpCo”), the Issuer and the other parties thereto (the “Business Combination Agreement”), the Issuer will issue shares of its Class A Common Stock (as defined herein) and Class B Common Stock (as defined herein) to the Stockholders as consideration in connection with the Business Combination.

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination (as hereinafter defined), all issued and outstanding shares of Class F Common Stock (as defined herein) have converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as defined herein) of the Issuer.

 

WHEREAS, following the consummation of the Business Combination, certain of the Stockholders continue to hold OpCo Up-C Units (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, the parties hereto have agreed to enter into this Agreement to govern certain of their rights, duties and obligations with respect to their ownership of Shares (as hereinafter defined) after consummation of the Business Combination.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties mutually agree as follows:

 

Article I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1            Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person. The term “control,” as used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “controlling” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes hereof, none of the Stockholders, the Issuer, or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be considered Affiliates of any portfolio operating company in which the Stockholders or any of their investment fund Affiliates have made a debt or equity investment, and none of the Stockholders or any of their Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of (a) Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) each other.

 

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Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation” means the Issuer’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation to be filed and effective in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Beneficial Ownership” and “Beneficially Own” and similar terms have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that no Stockholder shall be deemed to Beneficially Own any securities of the Issuer held by any other Stockholder solely by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement (other than this definition which shall be deemed to be read for this purpose without the proviso hereto).

 

Block Trade” means a “Block Trade” as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Issuer.

 

Business Combination” means the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Business Day” means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or one on which banks are authorized by law to be closed in New York, New York.

 

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

 

(a)               the stockholders of the Issuer approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Issuer or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all, of the assets of the Issuer (including a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of OpCo) to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than to the Stockholder Group or to any of the Stockholders or any of their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “Permitted Holders”);

 

(b)               any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan), other than one or more of the Permitted Holders, becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Issuer (if any) representing in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Issuer entitled to vote; or

 

(c)               there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Issuer (or OpCo) with any other Person (other than one or more of the Permitted Holders), and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the voting securities of the Issuer (or the OpCo Up-C Units) immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent, or are not converted into, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof;

 

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provided that, in each case under clause (a), (b) or (c), no Change in Control shall be deemed to occur unless the Permitted Holders as a result of such transaction cease to have the ability, without the approval of any Person who is not a Permitted Holder, to elect a majority of the members of the Board of Directors or other governing body of the Issuer (or the resulting entity), and in no event shall a Change in Control be deemed to include any transaction effected for the purpose of (i) changing, directly or indirectly, the form of organization or the organizational structure of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) contributing assets or equity to entities controlled by the Issuer (or owned by the Issuer in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Issuer). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of the Issuer immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of the Issuer immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

 

Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Issuer.

 

Class F Common Stock” means the Class F common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Issuer (including any shares of Class A common stock into which such Class F common stock converts).

 

Class G Common Stock” means the Class G common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Issuer (including any shares of Class A common stock into which such Class G common stock converts).

 

Closing Date” means the date of the closing of the Business Combination.

 

Closing Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

 

Combined Voting Power” means the combined voting power of all classes and series of Voting Securities, according to each class’ or series’ respective votes per share, voting together as a single class.

 

Common Stock” means, collectively, the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class G Common Stock, and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

 

Director” means any member of the Board from time to time.

 

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Director Designee” means a Silver Lake Designee, the Riverwood Designee, the Level Equity Designee, the TPG Designee and the EB Designee.

 

Distribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.

 

EB Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(v).

 

EB Stockholders” means Mossytree Inc. and any of its Affiliates who hold Shares as of the applicable time.

 

Economic Common Stock” means, collectively, the shares of Class A Common Stock, and Class G Common Stock, and any securities issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction.

 

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

Excluded Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.

 

Independent Director” means a Director who qualifies, as of the date of such Director’s election or appointment to the Board (or any committee thereof) and as of any other date on which the determination is being made, as an “independent director” under the applicable rules of the Stock Exchange, as determined by the Board and as an “Independent Director” under Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act and any corresponding requirement of Stock Exchange rules for audit committee members, as well as any other independence requirements of the U.S. securities laws that is then applicable to the Issuer, as determined by the Board.

 

Initiating Investor” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.

 

Issuer” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

Issuer Competitor” means (i) any Person set forth on Schedule A hereto and (ii) any Person that directly competes with the business of the Issuer and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries as of the time of determination and as determined in good faith by the Board.

 

Joinder Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

Law” with respect to any Person, means (a) all provisions of all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, certificates or orders of any governmental authority applicable to such Person or any of its assets or property or to which such Person or any of its assets or property is subject and (b) all judgments, injunctions, orders and decrees of all courts and arbitrators in proceedings or actions in which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties is or may be bound or subject.

 

Level Equity Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii).

 

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Level Equity Stockholders” means LEGP I VCS, LLC, LEGP II VCS, LLC, LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P., LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P., Level Equity - VCS Investors, LLC, LEGP II AIV(B), L.P. and any of their Affiliates who hold Shares as of the applicable time.

 

Liquidity Event” means (i) the exercise of any registration rights granted to a Stockholder pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, or (ii) the Transfer of Shares by a Stockholder (including, for the avoidance of doubt, but not limited to any Transfer pursuant to an underwritten public offering of Shares registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from registration thereunder (including Rule 144), and any Distribution), provided that in no event will any Excluded Transfer constitute a Liquidity Event.

 

Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

 

OpCo LLC Agreement” means the “Fourth A&R LLCA” as defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

OpCo Up-C Unit” means a “Company Up-C Unit” as defined in the Business Combination Agreement.

 

Other Coordinated Offering” means an “Other Coordinated Offering” as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

Permitted Holders” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Change in Control”.

 

Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company or any other entity of whatever nature, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021, by and among the Issuer, the Stockholders and each of the other Holders thereto (as defined therein).

 

Riverwood Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).

 

Riverwood Stockholders” means RW Vacasa AIV LP, RW Industrious Blocker LP, Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel-B) L.P., RCP III Vacasa AIV, L.P., RCP III Blocker Feeder LP, Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel-B) L.P., RCP III (A) Blocker Feeder LP, RCP III (A) Vacasa AIV L.P. and any of their Affiliates who hold Shares as of the applicable time.

 

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

 

Rule 144 Cap” means, as of any time of determination, the maximum aggregate number of the Shares (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the number of OpCo Up-C Units, but assuming all OpCo Up-C Units held by the Stockholders are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis and all Class G Common Stock held by the Stockholders is converted into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) held by the Stockholders that are then permitted to be sold by the Stockholders as a group in accordance with Rule 144(e) (assuming for this purpose that each Stockholder is an affiliate and acting in concert for purposes of Rule 144), after taking into account the aggregate number of Shares Transferred by the Stockholders during the relevant measurement period in reliance on Rule 144. The Rule 144 Cap applicable to any Rule 144 Transfer will be determined as of the date the Initiating Investor delivers a Notice with respect to such Rule 144 Transfer pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

 

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Rule 144 Pro Rata Portion” means, as of any time of determination, with respect to any Stockholder, the Rule 144 Cap, multiplied by such Stockholder’s percentage ownership of the total number of issued and outstanding Shares (assuming all OpCo Up-C Units held by the Stockholders are redeemed for Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis and all Class G Common Stock held by the Stockholders is converted into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis) held by all Stockholders immediately prior to such time of determination. For the avoidance of doubt, the Rule 144 Pro Rata Portion shall not include any Shares purchased by a Stockholder on the open market following the Business Combination.

 

Rule 144 Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

 

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

Shares” means shares of Economic Common Stock and OpCo Up-C Units.

 

Silver Lake Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(i).

 

Silver Lake Stockholders” means SLP Venice Holdings, L.P., SLP V Venice Feeder I, L.P. and any of their Affiliates who hold Shares as of the applicable time.

 

Sponsor Investors” means the Silver Lake Stockholders, the Riverwood Stockholders, the Level Equity Stockholders and the TPG Stockholders.

 

Sponsor Letter Agreement” means that certain Insider Letter Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2021, as amended on July 28, 2021 by and among TPG, TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC and the Insiders (as defined therein).

 

Stock Exchange” means The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC or such other securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed or quoted.

 

Stockholder” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Stockholder Group” means the “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act) consisting of the Silver Lake Stockholders, the Riverwood Stockholders, the Level Equity Stockholders, the TPG Stockholders and the EB Stockholders, in each case together with their Affiliates.

 

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any party, any corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other form of legal entity in which such party (or another Subsidiary of such party) holds stock or other ownership interests representing (a) more that 50% of the voting power of all outstanding stock or ownership interests of such entity, (b) the right to receive more than 50% of the net assets of such entity available for distribution to the holders of outstanding stock or ownership interests upon a liquidation or dissolution of such entity or (c) a general or managing partnership interest in such entity.

 

TPG Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iv).

 

TPG Stockholders” means TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC and any of its Affiliates who hold Shares as of the applicable time; provided, however, that any Affiliates who receive Shares in connection with a Distribution permitted by Article III will not be TPG Stockholders for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Transfer” means, with respect to any Shares, a direct or indirect transfer (including through one or more transfers), sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition of such Shares, including the grant of an option or other right, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of Law; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, a transfer of an interest in an investment fund which is, or indirectly has an interest in, a Silver Lake Stockholder, a Level Equity Stockholder, a Riverwood Stockholder, or a TPG Stockholder and which is not intended to circumvent the provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a “Transfer.”

 

Transferred”, “Transferring” and “Transferee” shall each have a correlative meaning to the term “Transfer.

 

Transfer Restriction Period” means the period commencing on the Closing Date and terminating on June 6, 2023.

 

Voting Securities” means, at any time, outstanding shares of any class of Common Stock of the Issuer, which are then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

 

Section 1.2            General Interpretive Principles. The name assigned to this Agreement and the section captions used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be construed to affect the meaning, construction or effect hereof. Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa. Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof. Unless otherwise specified, the terms “hereof,” “herein” and similar terms refer to this Agreement as a whole, and references herein to Articles or Sections refer to Articles or Sections of this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the words, “include,” “includes” and “including,” when used herein, shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “dollars” and “$” shall mean United States dollars. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict.

 

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Article II
MANAGEMENT

 

Section 2.1            Board of Directors.

 

(a)               Composition; Company Recommendation. Following the Closing Date and during the Transfer Restriction Period, each Stockholder shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate for election to the Board, and the Issuer shall include such designees as nominees for election to the Board at all of the Issuer’s applicable annual or special meetings of stockholders (or consents in lieu of a meeting) at which Directors are to be elected (adjusted as appropriate to take into account the Issuer’s classified Board structure), other than as set forth below, subject to satisfaction of all qualification and legal requirements regarding service as a Director in accordance with Section 2.1(d), the number of designees that, if elected, will result in such Stockholder having the number of Directors serving on the Board as follows:

 

(i)                 So long as the Silver Lake Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own (A) at least 40% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Silver Lake Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, the Issuer shall include in its slate of nominees two (2) Directors designated by the Silver Lake Stockholders and (B) less than 40% but at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Silver Lake Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, one (1) Director designated by the Silver Lake Stockholders (any such designee, a “Silver Lake Designee”).

 

(ii)              So long as the Riverwood Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Riverwood Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, the Issuer shall include in its slate of nominees one (1) Director designated by the Riverwood Stockholders (any such designee, a “Riverwood Designee”).

 

(iii)            So long as the Level Equity Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Level Equity Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, the Issuer shall include in its slate of nominees one (1) Director designated by the Level Equity Stockholders (any such designee, a “Level Equity Designee”).

 

(iv)             The Issuer shall include in its slate of nominees until the first annual meeting of Stockholders at which Directors are to be elected, one (1) Director designated by the TPG Stockholders (any such designee, a “TPG Designee”); provided that, the TPG Designee shall not be required to resign from the Board in connection with such annual meeting and may be reelected as a Director.

 

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(v)               So long as (x) the EB Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the EB Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination and (y) none of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the EB Stockholders have been foreclosed upon by any lender, the Issuer shall include in its slate of nominees one (1) Director designated by the EB Stockholders (any such designee, an “EB Designee”).

 

(b)               As of the Closing Date, the Board shall be comprised of ten (10) Directors as follows:

 

(i)                 The Directors initially designated for appointment to the Board (i) by the Silver Lake Stockholders shall be Joerg Adams, designated as a Class II Director, and Ryan Bone, designated as a Class III Director, (ii) by the Riverwood Stockholders shall be Jeffrey Parks, designated as a Class II Director, (iii) by the Level Equity Stockholders shall be Benjamin Levin, designated as a Class III Director, (iv) by the TPG Stockholders shall be Karl Peterson, designated as a Class I Director, (v) by the EB Stockholder shall be Eric Breon, designated as a Class II Director and (vi) shall include Matt Roberts, designated as a Class I Director.

 

(ii)              The Independent Directors initially designated for appointment to the Board are (i) Chad Cohen, designated as a Class III Director, (ii) Chris Terrill, designed as a Class II Director, and (iii) Barbara Messing, who shall be deemed a diversity candidate, designated as a Class I Director.

 

(c)               The Issuer and each of the Stockholders shall take all actions necessary and within their control so that three (3) Independent Directors who are not affiliated with any Stockholder and who are independent for Audit Committee purposes are nominated and elected to the Board.

 

(d)               If the Issuer’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee determines in good faith that a Director Designee (i) is not qualified to serve on the Board consistent with such committee’s duly adopted policies and procedures applicable to all directors, (ii) does not satisfy applicable legal requirements or rule or regulation of the SEC regarding service as a Director, (iii) has engaged in acts or omissions constituting a breach of the Director’s fiduciary duties to the Company and its shareholders, (iv) has engaged in acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or an intentional violation of law or (v) has engaged in any transaction involving the Company from which the Director derived an improper personal benefit that was not disclosed to the Board prior to the authorization of such transaction, the applicable designating Stockholder shall have the right to designate a different Director Designee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Stockholder, at least one member, partner or senior employee of such Stockholder shall be eligible to serve in such Stockholder’s Director Designee position.

 

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(e)               Except as provided in Section 2.1(a), if the number of individuals that any Stockholder has the right to designate for election to the Board is decreased pursuant to Section 2.1(a), then the corresponding number of Director Designees of such Stockholder shall immediately offer to tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Board and, if such resignation is requested by the Board, such Director Designee or Director Designees shall resign within thirty (30) days from the date that the Stockholder’s right to designate for election to the Board was decreased, subject to the proviso in the following sentence. In the event that the Board requests such resignation, the Issuer and the Stockholders shall immediately take any and all actions necessary or appropriate to cooperate in ensuring the removal of such individual upon receipt of his or her resignation; provided that (i) the resignation of the last remaining Director Designee designated by any Stockholder may, at his or her option, resign from the Board effective at the end of his or her then current term, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Director Designee may resign at any time regardless of the period of time left in his or her then current term.

 

(f)                Except as provided above and subject to the applicable provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, each Stockholder shall have the sole and exclusive right to (i) direct the other Stockholders to vote all their shares of Common Stock immediately for the removal of such Stockholder’s designees to the Board and (ii) designate a Silver Lake Designee, Riverwood Designee, Level Equity Designee, TPG Designee or EB Designee, as applicable (serving in the same class as the predecessor), to fill vacancies on the Board pursuant to Section 2.1(a) that are created by reason of death, removal or resignation of such Stockholder’s designees, subject to Section 2.1(d) and (e).

 

(g)               The Issuer and each of the Stockholders shall take all actions necessary and within their control to give effect to the provisions contained in this Article II, including (i) in the case of the Issuer, soliciting proxies to vote for each Director Designee or Independent Directors designated by the Stockholders and otherwise using its best efforts to cause each Director Designee and any Independent Directors designated by the Stockholders to be included as the only directors in the slate of nominees recommended by the Issuer and elected as a Director of the Issuer, and (ii) in the case of the Stockholders, voting the shares of Common Stock held directly or indirectly by such Stockholders (whether at a meeting or by consent) and any of their respective Affiliates, to cause the nomination, election, removal or replacement of the Director Designees or Independent Directors designated by the Stockholders, in each case as provided for herein and otherwise using their best efforts to cause the Issuer to comply with its obligations hereunder. No Person shall take any action that would be inconsistent with or otherwise circumvent the provisions of this Agreement; provided that each of the Stockholders may, in its sole discretion, elect not to designate any individual for election to the Board as such Stockholder’s respective Director Designee.

 

(h)               The Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall reimburse the Directors for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with their attendance at meetings of the Board or the board of directors of any of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries, and any committees thereof, including without limitation travel, lodging and meal expenses, in accordance with the Issuer’s reimbursement policies. Except as otherwise determined by the Board, the Silver Lake Designees Riverwood Designee, Level Equity Designee, TPG Designee and EB Designee shall not be compensated for their services as members of the Board. If the Issuer adopts a policy that Directors own a minimum amount of equity in the Issuer, Director Designees shall not be subject to such policy.

 

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(i)                 The Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall obtain customary director and officer indemnity insurance on commercially reasonable terms which insurance shall cover each member of the Board and the members of each board of directors of each of the Issuer’s Subsidiaries. The Issuer and its Subsidiaries shall enter into director and officer indemnification agreements substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, with each of the Stockholders’ designees on the Board.

 

(j)                 Following the termination of the Transfer Restriction Period, the Issuer shall take all actions necessary and within its control to enter into individual agreements to provide for the continuation of the board designation rights set forth in Section 2.1(a) as set forth below:

 

(i)                 so long as the Silver Lake Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Silver Lake Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, the Issuer shall enter into an individual agreement with the Silver Lake Stockholders to provide for the continuation of the board designation rights set forth in Section 2.1(a)(i).

 

(ii)              so long as the Riverwood Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Riverwood Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, the Issuer shall enter into an individual agreement with the Riverwood Stockholders to provide for the continuation of the board designation rights set forth in Section 2.1(a)(ii).

 

(iii)            so long as the Level Equity Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the Level Equity Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination, the Issuer shall enter into an individual agreement with the Level Equity Stockholders to provide for the continuation of the board designation rights set forth in Section 2.1(a)(iii).

 

(iv)             so long as (x) the EB Stockholders continue to collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the EB Stockholders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the Closing Date and the consummation of all transactions contemplated by the Business Combination and (y) none of the Shares Beneficially Owned by the EB Stockholders have been foreclosed upon by any lender, the Issuer shall enter into an individual agreement with the EB Stockholders to provide for the continuation of the board designation rights set forth in Section 2.1(a)(v).

 

Section 2.2            Controlled Company.

 

(a)               The Stockholders acknowledge and agree that, (i) by virtue of this Article II, they are acting as a “group” within the meaning of the Stock Exchange rules as of the date hereof, and (ii) by virtue of the Combined Voting Power of Common Stock held by the Stockholders, the Issuer shall qualify as a “controlled company” within the meaning of Stock Exchange rules as of the Closing Date.

 

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(b)               So long as the Issuer qualifies as a “controlled company” for purposes of Stock Exchange rules, the Issuer may elect to be a “controlled company” for purposes of Stock Exchange rules, and will disclose in its annual meeting proxy statement that it is a “controlled company” and the basis for that determination. If the Issuer ceases to qualify as a “controlled company” for purposes of Stock Exchange rules, the Stockholders and the Issuer will take whatever action may be reasonably necessary in relation to such party, if any, to cause the Issuer to comply with Stock Exchange rules as then in effect within the timeframe for compliance available under such rules.

 

Article III
POST-BUSINESS COMBINATION TRANSFERS

 

Section 3.1            Liquidity Events; Notices.

 

(a)               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement, no Stockholder other than the Sponsor Investors may initiate a Liquidity Event prior to the expiration of the Transfer Restriction Period. There will be no limits on the number of Liquidity Events that any Sponsor Investor may initiate during the Transfer Restriction Period, subject to compliance with the other provisions of this Article III. The restrictions set forth in this Section 3.1(a) shall not limit the ability of any Stockholder to engage in an Excluded Transfer in accordance with Section 3.8 of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, no Stockholder may effect any Transfer during the Transfer Restriction Period other than Excluded Transfers and Transfers made in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Article III.

 

(b)               Notwithstanding any terms applicable to, or obligations of, the Stockholders under the Registration Rights Agreement, until the expiration of the Transfer Restriction Period, any Sponsor Investor that proposes to initiate a Liquidity Event will, prior to initiating such Liquidity Event, deliver a written notice (a “Notice”) to each other Stockholder setting forth the expected material terms, conditions and details of the Liquidity Event (including the method of Transfer, the number of Shares, the proposed trade date and, in the case of a proposed Rule 144 Transfer, the Rule 144 Cap), as applicable. Any Sponsor Investor that delivers a Notice with respect to a proposed Liquidity Event is herein referred to as an “Initiating Investor” with respect to such Liquidity Event.

 

Section 3.2            Registration Rights.

 

(a)               Following the delivery of a Notice pursuant to Section 3.1(b) regarding an exercise of registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement (which, for the avoidance of doubt, include demand registration, company registration and shelf takedown request rights, including any “block trades”), the rights of the Stockholders to participate in any registered offering shall be governed by the terms of such Registration Rights Agreement; provided, that, each Stockholder’s pro rata participation as calculated pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement shall not include any Shares purchased by such Stockholder on the open market following the Business Combination; and provided further, that the Stockholders shall have the right to participate in any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering conducted prior to the expiration of the Transfer Restriction Period in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section 3.2. Any Notice delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(b) regarding the exercise of registration rights under the Registration Rights Agreement shall be made prior to or concurrent with a notice to the Issuer under the Registration Rights Agreement.

 

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(b)               Following the receipt of a Notice pursuant to Section 3.1(b) regarding an exercise of registration rights with respect to a proposed Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, each Stockholder shall have the right to participate in such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering by delivering written notice to the Initiating Investor within three (3) Business Days. The failure by any Stockholder to deliver any such written notice to the Initiating Investor within such period shall be deemed to be an election by such Stockholder not to exercise its participation rights under this Section 3.2(b) with respect to such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, as the case may be.

 

Section 3.3            Private Placements. If the Liquidity Event proposed to be initiated by a Sponsor Investor involves a Transfer of Shares other than a sale or distribution pursuant to Section 3.2 above or Section 3.4 or Section 3.5 below, then such Sponsor Investor shall deliver the Notice described in Section 3.1(b) with respect to such proposed Transfer at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed Transfer date set forth in such Notice. Following receipt of such Notice from the Initiating Investor, each other Stockholder shall have the right to participate in the proposed Transfer by delivering written notice to the Initiating Investor within three (3) Business Days. The failure by any Stockholder to deliver any such written notice to the Initiating Investor within such period shall be deemed to be an election by such Stockholder not to exercise its participation rights under this Section 3.3 with respect to such contemplated Transfer. Subject to the exercise of such right to participate by any other Stockholder under this Section 3.3, the Initiating Investor shall thereafter be free to sell the number of Shares identified in the Notice in the manner and on terms and conditions no more favorable to such Initiating Investor than contemplated in the respective Notice. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Transfer effected pursuant to this Section 3.3 may be effected prior to the proposed Transfer date set forth in the Notice, provided that (i) each Stockholder that has elected to participate in such Transfer agrees to such earlier date, and (ii) each other Stockholder has waived its right to participate in such Transfer prior to such earlier date (either by providing written notice to that effect to the Initiating Investor or by failing to respond to the Notice within the time period specified above). If a Stockholder elects to participate in such Transfer, such participating Stockholder shall be entitled to participate in such Transfer on a pro rata basis based on such Stockholder’s proportionate ownership of all of the Shares held by all Stockholders participating in such Transfer. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination of each Stockholder’s pro rata participation shall not include any Shares purchased by such Stockholder on the open market following the Business Combination.

 

Section 3.4            Coordination of Rule 144 Sales. If the Liquidity Event proposed to be initiated by a Sponsor Investor involves a sale pursuant to Rule 144 (each, a “Rule 144 Transfer”), then such Sponsor Investor shall deliver the Notice described in Section 3.1(b) with respect to such proposed Rule 144 Transfer at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed Transfer date set forth in such Notice. Each other Stockholder shall have the right to participate in a Rule 144 Transfer by delivering written notice to the Initiating Investor within two (2) Business Days following receipt of such Notice. The failure by any Stockholder to deliver any such written notice of participation within such period shall be deemed to be an election by such Stockholder not to exercise its participation rights under this Section 3.4 with respect to such contemplated Rule 144 Transfer. Subject to the exercise of such right to participate by any other Stockholder under this Section 3.4, the Initiating Investor shall thereafter be free to sell the number of Shares identified in the Notice in the manner and on the general terms and conditions contemplated in the respective Notice, provided that the number of Shares that may be sold by the Initiating Investor and any other Stockholder that elects to participate in the proposed Rule 144 Transfer will be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.6 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Rule 144 Transfer effected pursuant to this Section 3.4 may be effected prior to the proposed Transfer date set forth in the Notice, provided that (i) each Stockholder that has elected to participate in such Rule 144 Transfer agrees to such earlier date, and (ii) each other Stockholder has waived its right to participate in such Rule 144 Transfer prior to such earlier date (either by providing written notice to that effect to the Initiating Investor or by failing to respond to the Notice within the time period specified above). All Stockholders electing to transfer Shares for value in a Rule 144 Transfer agree to use commercially reasonable efforts to coordinate the timing and process for transferring their Shares, including, but not limited to, selling through a single broker to be mutually agreed among such Stockholders.

 

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Section 3.5            Partner Distributions. If the Liquidity Event proposed to be initiated by a Sponsor Investor involves a partner distribution or similar redemption of equity interests (any such distribution or redemption, a “Distribution”), then such Sponsor Investor shall deliver the Notice described in Section 3.1(b) with respect to such proposed Distribution at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the proposed Distribution date set forth in such Notice. Each other Stockholder shall have the right to conduct a substantially concurrent Distribution by delivering written notice to the Initiating Investor within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such Notice. The failure by any Stockholder to deliver any such written notice within such period shall be deemed to be an election by such Stockholder not to exercise its participation rights under this Section 3.5 with respect to such contemplated Distribution. Subject to the exercise of such right to participate by any other Stockholder under this Section 3.5, the Initiating Investor shall thereafter be free to distribute the Shares identified in the Notice in the manner and on the general terms and conditions contemplated in such Notice, including the proposed timing of such Distribution. The Issuer agrees to reasonably coordinate with the Stockholders and any other stockholders of the Issuer as requested by any Stockholder in connection with the structuring of any Distribution by such Stockholder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Distribution effected pursuant to this Section 3.5 may be effected prior to the proposed Distribution date set forth in the Notice, provided that (i) each Stockholder that has elected to participate in such Distribution agrees to such earlier date, and (ii) each other Stockholder has waived its right to participate in such Distribution prior to such earlier date (either by providing written notice to that effect to the Initiating Investor or by failing to respond to the Notice within the time period specified above). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, this Section 3.5 will not apply to Distributions of the type described in Section 3.8(d) hereof.

 

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Section 3.6            Transfer Limit. The number of Shares that may be Transferred by the Stockholders, in the aggregate, pursuant to any Rule 144 Transfer pursuant to Section 3.4 of this Agreement shall be limited to the Rule 144 Cap, and the number of Shares that may be Transferred by any Stockholder pursuant to such Rule 144 Transfer shall be limited to such Stockholder’s Rule 144 Pro Rata Portion. Following its receipt of a Notice regarding a proposed Rule 144 Transfer, any Stockholder electing not to participate in such Rule 144 Transfer may, by providing written notice to the Initiating Investor in the same manner and within the same time period specified in Section 3.4 for responding to such Notice, elect to make all or any portion of its Rule 144 Pro Rata Portion available to the other Stockholders in connection with such Rule 144 Transfer. In such case, the maximum number of Shares that may be Transferred pursuant to the applicable Rule 144 Transfer by the Initiating Investor and each other Stockholder electing to participate therein will be deemed to have automatically increased, on a pro rata basis, up to the number of Shares specified in the notice delivered by the non-participating Stockholder pursuant to the foregoing sentence.

 

Section 3.7            Other Restrictions on Transfer. The restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement are in addition to any other restrictions on Transfer to which a Stockholder may be subject, including, without limitation, the restrictions contained in the Sponsor Letter Agreement, the Bylaws of the Issuer and the OpCo LLC Agreement, and any restrictions on Transfer contained in any equity incentive plan, restricted stock agreement, stock option agreement, stock subscription agreement or other agreement to which such Stockholder is a party or instrument by which such Stockholder is bound.

 

Section 3.8            Excluded Transfers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the restrictions set forth in this Article III, shall not apply to the following (each, an “Excluded Transfer”):

 

(a)               Transfers of Shares by a Stockholder to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity that is an Affiliate of such transferring Stockholder, or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by such Stockholder or Affiliates of such Stockholder, provided that any Distributions shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.5 and Section 3.8(d), as applicable, hereof.

 

(b)               Transfers of Shares pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction that is approved by the Board involving the Transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), of shares of capital stock if, after such Transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would Beneficially Own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Issuer (or the surviving entity).

 

(c)               Transfers of Shares pursuant to (i) the pledging, hypothecating or granting a security interest in, lien on, or otherwise encumbering by a Stockholder of such Stockholder’s Shares as security in respect of any bona fide financing arrangements, which financing arrangements (including the terms thereof) are approved by the Board in its sole discretion (each, a “Permitted Loan” and, the Shares pledged thereunder, the “Permitted Pledged Shares”) at any time, (ii) the transferring of such Permitted Pledged Shares by a Stockholder to satisfy or avoid a bona fide margin call pursuant to a Permitted Loan, and (iii) the exercise by any lender (or its affiliate) of its ability to foreclose upon and sell, dispose of or otherwise transfer any Permitted Pledged Shares.

 

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(d)               Distributions to certain current and/or former officers, employees or partners of the general partner, managing member or other controlling entity of, or investment advisor to, any Stockholder and/or its Affiliates which are made in conjunction with a Transfer by such Stockholder pursuant to Section 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4, provided that (i) unless otherwise consented to by the other Stockholders participating in the applicable Transfer, the aggregate number of Shares Distributed to all such officers, employees and partners pursuant to this clause (d) in conjunction with a particular Transfer shall not exceed 10% of the number of Shares being Transferred by the applicable Stockholder and its Affiliates in such Transfer, and (ii) the aggregate number of Shares Distributed pursuant to this clause (d) shall be counted as Transferred by the distributing Stockholder in the accompanying Transfer pursuant to Section 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4 for purposes of calculating such Stockholder’s pro rata portion.

 

(e)               Transfers of Shares by a Stockholder in connection with the Business Combination.

 

(f)                The sale of Shares by a Stockholder pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act in an amount that, when taken together with the aggregate number of Shares sold by such Stockholder pursuant to an effective registration statement during the preceding 90-day period, does not exceed 4.0 million Shares (as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar transaction after the date of this Agreement).

 

Section 3.9            Lock-Up Restrictions. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that, notwithstanding Section 6.6 of the Registration Rights Agreement, in connection with any underwritten public offering of securities of the Company conducted prior to the expiration of the Transfer Restriction Period regarding which a Notice is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement, other than a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, such Stockholder will be subject to the same lock-up restrictions to which the Initiating Investor agrees to be subject in connection with such offering, unless such Initiating Investor otherwise approves.

 

Section 3.10        Termination of Article III. The restrictions set forth in this Article III shall be of no further effect with respect to the Shares held by any Stockholder as of the completion of the Transfer Restriction Period.

 

Article IV
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

 

Section 4.1            Exculpation Among Stockholders. Each Stockholder acknowledges that it is not relying upon any person, firm or corporation, other than the public information filed by the Issuer with the SEC relating to its Shares, in making its investment or decision to sell, retain or further invest in the Issuer. Each Stockholder agrees that none of the Stockholders or the respective controlling persons, officers, directors, partners, agents, or employees of any Stockholder shall be liable to any other Stockholder for any action heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to be taken by any of them in connection with the purchase of the Shares.

 

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Section 4.2            Confidentiality. Each Stockholder agrees, for so long as such Stockholder owns any Shares and for a period of two (2) years following the date upon which such Stockholder ceases to own any Shares, to keep confidential, any non-public information provided to such Stockholder by the Issuer; provided, however, that nothing herein will limit the disclosure of any information (i) to the extent required by law, statute, rule, regulation, judicial process, subpoena or court order or required by any governmental agency or other regulatory authority (including, without limitation, by deposition, interrogatory, request for documents, oral questions, subpoena, civil investigative demand, administrative proceeding or similar process); (ii) that is in the public domain or becomes generally available to the public, in each case, other than as a result of the disclosure by the parties in violation of this Agreement; (iii) is or becomes available on a non-confidential basis to a Stockholder from a source other than the Issuer; provided that such source is not subject to any obligation of confidentiality to Issuer; (iv) is independently developed by Stockholder without violating this Agreement (v) to a Stockholder’s advisors, representatives and Affiliates (which for the Silver Lake Stockholders, Riverwood Stockholders, Level Equity Stockholders and the TPG Stockholders shall include, directors, officers, employees, agents, financing sources and direct and indirect, current and prospective limited partners and investors in the ordinary course of their business and for the EB Stockholders shall include only financing sources as reasonably required); provided that such advisors, representatives and Affiliates shall have been advised of this Agreement and shall have been directed to comply with the confidentiality provisions hereof, or shall otherwise be bound by customary obligations of confidentiality, and the applicable Stockholder shall be responsible for any breach of or failure to comply with the provisions of this Section 4.2 applicable to Affiliates who receive confidential information about the Issuer from such Stockholder; or (vi) to any prospective purchaser of a Stockholder’s Shares; provided that (A) such prospective purchaser shall have been advised of this Agreement and shall have expressly agreed to be bound by the confidentiality provisions hereof, (B) such prospective purchaser is not an Issuer Competitor or a Person who controls any Issuer Competitor, and (C) the prospective purchaser shall be responsible for any breach of or failure to comply with this Agreement by any of its Affiliates and such prospective purchaser agrees, at its sole expense, to take reasonable measures (including but not limited to court proceedings) to restrain its advisors, representatives and Affiliates from prohibited or unauthorized disclosure or use of any confidential information.

 

Article V
ADDITIONAL PARTIES

 

Section 5.1            Additional Parties. Additional parties, provided they are Permitted Holders, may be added to and be bound by and receive the benefits afforded by this Agreement upon the signing and delivery of a joinder to this Agreement substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Joinder Agreement”) by the Issuer and the acceptance thereof by such additional parties and, to the extent permitted by Section 6.1, amendments may be effected to this Agreement reflecting such rights and obligations, consistent with the terms of this Agreement, of such party as the Issuer, the Stockholders and such party may agree.

 

Article VI
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.1            Amendment. The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be modified or amended at any time and from time to time only by the written consent of each party hereto.

 

Section 6.2            Corporate Opportunities. Each Stockholder hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Issuer and each other Stockholder that such Stockholder (i) understands that Section 10 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation includes provisions that provide that the Issuer, to the fullest extent permitted by law and in accordance with Section 122(17) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, renounce any interest or expectancy in certain corporate opportunities that are presented to the parties hereto, subject to certain exceptions, and (ii) shall not vote in favor of amending, or otherwise seek to amend, Section 10 of the Issuer’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation without the written consent of each Stockholder that is a then-current Stockholder under the terms of this Agreement. In addition, the Issuer hereby agrees that it shall not seek to amend or remove Section 10 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation in a manner adverse to any then-current Stockholder under the terms of this Agreement without the prior consent of such adversely effected Stockholder(s).

 

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Section 6.3            Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (i) a Change in Control; (ii) the end of the Transfer Restriction Period; (iii) written agreement of each Stockholder who holds Shares at such time; or (iv) solely with respect to a particular Stockholder, the dissolution or liquidation of such Stockholder. In the event of any termination of this Agreement as provided in clauses (i) or (ii) of this Section 6.3, this Agreement shall forthwith become wholly void and of no further force or effect (except for this Article VI, Section 2.1(j) and Section 4.2) and there shall be no liability on the part of any parties hereto or their respective officers or directors, except as provided in this Article VI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party hereto shall be relieved from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.4            Non-Recourse. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, and notwithstanding the fact that certain of the Stockholders may be partnerships or limited liability companies, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Agreement, the Issuer and each Stockholder covenant, agree and acknowledge that no Person (other than the parties hereto) has any obligations hereunder, and that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Stockholder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, 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 the former, current and future equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees of the Stockholders or any former, current or future stockholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, Affiliate, agent or assignee of any of the foregoing, as such for any obligation of any Stockholder 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.

 

Section 6.5            No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns and successors, and, except as provided in Section 6.4, nothing herein, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity, any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.6            Recapitalizations; Exchanges, Etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to Shares, to any and all shares of capital stock of the Issuer or any successor or assign of the Issuer (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or in substitution of the Shares, by reason of a stock dividend, stock split, stock issuance, reverse stock split, combination, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, consolidation or otherwise.

 

Section 6.7            Addresses and Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be in writing and will be either personally delivered, or received by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or facsimile or electronic mail to the Issuer at the address set forth below and to any other recipient and to any holder of Shares at such address as indicated by the Issuer’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when delivered personally or sent by electronic mail (provided confirmation of such electronic mail is received or such electronic mail is delivered during regular business hours on any Business Day to the respective email addresses below and no bounce-back or error message is received by the sender), three days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service. If notice is given to the Issuer or to the Stockholders, a copy shall be sent to such party at the addresses set forth below:

 

(u) if to the Issuer, to:

Vacasa, Inc.

850 NW 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Attention: Lisa Jurinka, Chief Legal Officer

Email: legal@vacasa.com

 

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

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020
Attention: Justin Hamill, Eric Schwartzman and Nicholas Luongo
Email: ####


with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to each of the Silver Lake Stockholders, the Riverwood Stockholders, the Level Equity Stockholders, the TPG Stockholders, and the EB Stockholder as specified in sub-parts (v) – (z) below;

 

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(v) if to the Silver Lake Stockholders, to:

Silver Lake

55 Hudson Yards

550 West 34th Street, 40th Floor

New York, NY 10001

Attention: Andrew J. Schader & Jennifer Gautier

Email: ###

(w) if to the Riverwood Stockholders, to:

c/o Riverwood Capital Management L.P.

70 Willow Road, Suite 100

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attention: Jeffrey T. Parks

Email: ###

 

(x) if to the Level Equity Stockholders, to:

c/o Level Equity Management, LLC

140 East 45th Street, 42nd Floor

New York, NY 10017

Attention: Nathan Linn

Email: ###

 

(y) if to the TPG Stockholders, to:

 

TPG Pace Solutions Corp.

301 Commerce St., Suite 3300

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Attention: Jerry Neugebauer; Michael Lagatta

Email: ###

 

(z) if to the EB Stockholder, to:


Mossytree Inc.

264 NW Macleay Blvd.

Portland, Oregon 97210

Attention: Eric Breon 

Email: ###

 

Section 6.8            Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

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Section 6.9            Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

Section 6.10        Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.

 

Section 6.11        Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware. The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether brought by any party or any of its Affiliates or against any party or any of its Affiliates) shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or in the event, but only in the event, that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division) or, if subject matter jurisdiction over the action or proceeding is vested exclusively in the federal courts of the United States of America, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware) and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 6.12        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 6.13        Delivery by Facsimile. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or electronic transmission (i.e., in portable document format), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or electronic transmission to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or electronic transmission as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

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Section 6.14        Entire Agreement. For so long as this Agreement remains in effect, none of the Company or any Stockholder shall enter into any shareholder agreement or arrangement of any kind with any Person with respect to any Shares or other securities, or otherwise act or agree to act in concert with any Person with respect to any Shares or other securities, to the extent such agreement, arrangement, or concerted act would controvert or otherwise be inconsistent, in any material respect, with the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Registration Rights Agreement, and all of the other exhibits, annexes and schedules hereto and thereto constitute the entire understanding and agreement between the parties as to restrictions on the transferability of Shares and the other matters covered herein and therein and supersede and replace any prior understanding, agreement between the parties as to restrictions on the transferability of Shares and the other matters covered herein and therein and supersede and replace any prior understanding, agreement or statement of intent, in each case, written or oral, of any and every nature with respect thereto. In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and any agreement executed or delivered to effect the purposes of this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern as among the parties hereto.

 

Section 6.15        Remedies. The Issuer and the Stockholders shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, costs of enforcement) and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Agreement, and that the Issuer or any Stockholder may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance or injunctive relief (without posting a bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions of this Agreement. All remedies, either under this Agreement or by Law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative. All obligations hereunder shall be satisfied in full without set-off, defense or counterclaim.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf as of the date first written above.

 

  COMPANY:
   
  VACASA, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Matt Roberts
  Name: Matt Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  SLP V VENICE FEEDER I, LP.
   
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
   
  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel
   
  SLP VENICE HOLDINGS, LP.
   
  By: SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
   
  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

 

  STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners II (GP), L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates II, LLC,
    its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
   
  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners IV (GP), L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates IV, LLC,
    its general partner
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

 

  LEGP II AIV(B), L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
   
  LEGP I VCS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer 
   
  LEGP II VCS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
   
  LEVEL EQUITY-VCS INVESTORS, LLC
   
  By: Level Equity Management, LLC,
    its manager
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

  

  STOCKHOLDERS:
   
  RW VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner 
   
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director 
   
  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS II (PARALLEL-B) L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner 
   
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director 
   
  RCP III VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner 
   
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement] 

 

 

 

  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS III (PARALLEL-B) L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner 
   
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director 
   
  RCP III (A) VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner 
   
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

  

  STOCKHOLDERS
   
  MOSSYTREE INC. 
   
  By: /s/ Eric Breon
  Name: Eric Breon
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

 

  STOCKHOLDERS
   
  TPG PACE SOLUTIONS SPONSOR, SERIES LLC 
   
  By: /s/ Michael LaGatta
  Name: Michael LaGatta
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa, Inc. Stockholders Agreement]

 

 

  

Exhibit A

FORM OF 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 December 6, 2021 (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) among Vacasa, Inc. and certain other persons named therein, as the same may be amended from time to time. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein shall have the meaning 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 and a “Stockholder” under the Stockholders’ Agreement as of the date hereof and shall have all of the rights and obligations of the Stockholder from whom it has acquired Shares (to the extent permitted by the Stockholders’ Agreement) as if it had executed the Stockholders’ Agreement. 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.

 

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

 

Date: ___________ [ · ], 20[ · ]

 

  [NAME OF JOINING PARTY]
   
  By:       
  Name:
  Title:
   
  Address for Notices:

  

AGREED ON THIS [ · ] day of [ · ], 20[ · ]:

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 6, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), by and among Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and each of the persons listed under the heading “Holders” on the signature pages attached hereto (the “Holders,” and each individually, a “Holder”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, certain of the Holders previously entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated as of April 13, 2021 (the “Initial Agreement”) with TPG Pace Solutions Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company, which shall be merged with and into the Company in connection with the Transactions (as defined herein) (“Pace”), and TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Initial Agreement, Pace granted certain registration rights with respect to, among other things, certain of its Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share;

 

WHEREAS, the merger of Pace into the Company in connection with the Transactions is intended to qualify as a reorganization under section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021 (as it may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”), the Pace shareholders (“Pace Shareholders”), through a series of transactions, shall receive shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company which will, in turn, own equity interests of Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Vacasa”) (such transactions, and all other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, together, the “Transactions”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the parties hereto now desire to execute this Agreement, as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, to terminate and replace the Initial Agreement (with respect to the Holders party thereto) upon the closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) and to set forth the further rights and obligations created hereby.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                DEFINITIONS

 

As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

 

Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person; provided that the Company and its subsidiaries will not be deemed to be Affiliates of any holder of Registrable Securities. The term “control” and its derivatives with respect to any person mean 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.

  

 

 

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Applicable Exchange” means the securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then listed or quoted.

 

Block Trade” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

Business Day” is any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday other than a day on which banks and other financial institutions are authorized or required to be closed for business in the State of New York.

 

Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.

 

Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company.

 

Closing” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Common Units” means a “Unit” as defined in the Vacasa LLCA.

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble and includes the Company’s successors by recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization or similar transaction.

 

Company Certificate of Incorporation” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company.

 

Demand Registration Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Demand Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Demanding Holder” or “Demanding Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

$” means United States dollars.

 

Earn Out Shares” shall mean shares of Class G Common Stock of the Company that are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock upon certain triggering events, as set forth in the Company Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Financial Counterparty” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

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FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

Form S-1” means a Registration Statement on Form S-1.

 

Form S-3” means a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration that may be available at such time.

 

Holder” or “Holders” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble for so long as such person or entity holds any Registrable Securities.

 

Holder Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

 

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

 

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

 

Initial Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Initiating Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

Level Equity Holders” means LEGP I VCS, LLC, LEGP II VCS, LLC, LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P., LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P., Level Equity - VCS Investors, LLC, and LEGP II AIV(B), L.P. so long as such Holders continue to hold Registrable Securities.

 

Lock-up Period” means (a) with respect to TPG Sponsor and its Permitted Transferees, the Lock-up Periods as defined in that certain Amendment to Letter Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among Pace, TPG Sponsor and the parties thereto (the “Amendment to Letter Agreement”), and (b) with respect to the Vacasa Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, the Lock-up Period as defined in the Bylaws of the Company.

 

Lock-up Provisions” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a).

 

Major Investors” means TPG Sponsor, the Silver Lake Holders, the Riverwood Holders, the Level Equity Holders and Mossytree.

 

Mossytree” means Mossytree Inc., an Oregon corporation.

 

Offer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

Opt-Out Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b).

 

Other Coordinated Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

 

Pace” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

 

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Permitted Transferee” of a Holder shall mean, (a) with respect to the TPG Sponsor and its Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1(c) of the Amendment to Letter Agreement, and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or its Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter; and (b) with respect to the Vacasa Holders and their respective Permitted Transferees, (i) prior to the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 7.11(ii) of the Bylaws of the Company, and (ii) after the expiration of the Lock-up Period, any person or entity to whom such Holder is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities, subject to and in accordance with any applicable agreement between such Holder and/or its Permitted Transferees and the Company and any transferee thereafter.

 

Piggyback Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all materials incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

Registrable Securities” shall mean, with respect to any Holder, (a)(i) the Shares held by such Holder immediately following the Closing (including Shares acquired on the Effective Date or issuable upon the exercise, conversion, exchange or redemption of any other security therefor, which security is held by such Holder immediately following the Closing, provided that (x) any Shares issuable upon the exercise, conversion, exchange or redemption of another security will not constitute Registrable Securities unless and until such other security has become vested, and (y) the Shares issuable upon the conversion of the Earnout Shares will not constitute Registrable Securities unless and until such Earnout Shares have converted into Shares in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Company Certificate of Incorporation), (ii) Shares issued by the Company in connection with (x) the redemption by Vacasa of Common Units owned by any Holder or (y) at the election of the Company, in a direct exchange for Common Units owned by any Holder, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Vacasa LLCA and the Company Certificate of Incorporation, and (iii) any outstanding Shares acquired by a Holder following the date of this Agreement to the extent such securities are “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144) or are otherwise held by an “affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and (b) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable upon the exercise, conversion, exchange or redemption of any of the securities referred to in the foregoing clause (a) by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise; provided, however, that, as to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (i) such securities shall have been disposed of pursuant to any offering, sale or exchange in accordance with a Registration Statement or have been sold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 145 (or any successor provisions) under the Securities Act or in any other transaction in which the purchaser does not receive “restricted securities” (as that term is defined for purposes of Rule 144); (ii) such securities shall have been transferred to a transferee that has not agreed in writing and for the benefit of the Company to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (iii) such securities have been repurchased by the Company or a subsidiary of the Company, (iv) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding, or (v) (x) such securities, together with all other securities of such class held by such Holder and its Affiliates, are eligible for sale in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) without volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer thereunder, and (y) the Registrable Securities held by such Holder and its Affiliates constitute less than two percent (2%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (which percentage will be calculated assuming that all Common Units redeemable for shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Vacasa LLCA have been so redeemed (without regard to any timing, vesting or other restrictions on redemptions contained therein). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary hereunder, if a Holder and/or its Affiliates then hold shares of Class B Common Stock, then each share of Class B Common Stock shall be deemed to have a value equal to the value of one share of Class A Common Stock for all purposes under this Agreement, including for purposes of determining satisfaction with the various value thresholds set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement; provided, it is understood and agreed, that under no circumstances will the Company be obligated to register shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

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Registration Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, printing and distribution of any Registration Statement and Prospectus and all amendments and supplements thereto, and any and all expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its registration obligations pursuant to this Agreement, including: (i) all registration, qualification and filing fees incurred by the Company, including all fees and expenses with respect to filings required to be made with the Applicable Exchange (or such other securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then listed or quoted) or FINRA; (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws; (iii) reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and reasonable fees and expenses of independent registered public accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses associated with the delivery by such independent registered public accountants of a comfort letter or comfort letters, and expenses of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration); (iv) all internal expenses of the Company (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties); (v) the fees and expenses of any person, including special experts, retained by the Company in connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement; and (viii) the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements, not to exceed $75,000, of one special legal counsel to represent all of the Holders participating in any such registration. For purposes of clarity, Registration Expenses shall not include any fees and disbursements to underwriters or other Financial Counterparties not customarily paid by the issuers of securities in an offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

 

Registration Statement” and “Prospectus” refer, as applicable, to the Shelf Registration Statement and related prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus), the Demand Registration Statement and related prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus) or the Piggyback Registration Statement and related prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus), whichever is utilized by the Company to satisfy the Holders’ registration rights pursuant to this Agreement, including, in each case, any documents incorporated therein by reference.

 

Riverwood Holders” means RW Vacasa AIV LP, RW Industrious Blocker LP, Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel-B) L.P., RCP III Vacasa AIV, L.P., RCP III Blocker Feeder LP, Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel-B) L.P., RCP III (A) Blocker Feeder LP and RCP III (A) Vacasa AIV L.P., so long as such Holders continue to hold Registrable Securities.

 

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Rule 144” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

S-3 Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

 

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Shares” means shares of the Class A Common Stock.

 

Shelf Registration Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).

 

Silver Lake Holders” means SLP Venice Holdings, L.P. and SLP V Venice Feeder I, L.P., so long as such Holders continue to hold Registrable Securities.

 

Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2021, by and among the Company and TPG Sponsor, the Silver Lake Holders, the Riverwood Holders, the Level Equity Holders and Mossytree, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Suspension Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.

 

Takedown Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

Takedown Offer Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d).

 

Takedown Request Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d).

 

TPG Sponsor” means TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC, a Delaware series limited liability company.

 

Transaction” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Transaction Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Transfer Restriction Period” means the “Transfer Restriction Period” as defined in the Stockholders Agreement.

 

Underwritten Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

Underwritten Shelf Takedown” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

Vacasa” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Vacasa Holders” means the Silver Lake Holders, the Riverwood Holders, the Level Equity Holders and Mossytree.

 

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Vacasa LLCA” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa.

 

SECTION 2.                DEMAND REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

2.1              Demand Rights.

 

(a)               At any time, and from time to time, any Major Investor or group of Major Investors, as the case may be (each, in such case, a “Demanding Holder”), may deliver to the Company a written notice (a “Demand Registration Notice”) informing the Company of its, or their, desire to have, after the expiration of any lock-up to which the Registrable Securities are subject (and, during the Transfer Restriction Period, subject to the provisions of Article III of the Stockholders Agreement), some or all of its, or their, Registrable Securities registered for sale. Each Demand Registration Notice shall specify (x) the kind and aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and (y) the intended method or methods of disposition thereof including pursuant to an underwritten public offering. Upon receipt of the Demand Registration Notice, if the Company has not already caused such Registrable Securities to be registered on a Shelf Registration Statement that the Company then has on file with, and has been declared effective by, the SEC and that remains in effect and not subject to any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC (in which event the Company shall be deemed to have satisfied its registration obligation under this Section 2.1), then the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be filed with the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving the Demand Registration Notice, but in no event more than forty five (45) calendar days (or thirty (30) calendar days in the case of an S-3 Registration Statement pursuant to Section 3.1(b)) following receipt of such notice, a registration statement and related prospectus that complies as to form and substance in all material respects with applicable SEC rules providing for the sale by such Demanding Holder, or group of Demanding Holders, and any other Holders that elect to register their Registrable Securities as provided below, of all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered by such Holders (the “Demand Registration Statement”), and, unless such Demand Registration Statement is an automatic shelf registration statement (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act), agrees (subject to Sections 5.1 and 6.2 hereof) to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Demand Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as reasonably practicable following the filing thereof. The Company shall give written notice of the proposed filing of the Demand Registration Statement to all Holders holding Registrable Securities as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event less than ten (10) calendar days before the anticipated filing date, provided the Company receives the Demand Registration Notice at least five (5) calendar days prior thereto), and such notice shall offer to such Holders the opportunity to participate in such Demand Registration Statement (the “Offer Notice”) and to register such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request. Holders who wish to include their Registrable Securities in the Demand Registration Statement must notify the Company in writing within three (3) calendar days of receiving the Offer Notice and include in such written notice the information requested by the Company in the Offer Notice. Subject to Section 5.1 hereof, the Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep any Demand Registration Statement continuously effective (including the preparation and filing of any amendments and supplements necessary for that purpose) until the earlier of (a) the date on which all Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration Statement have been sold, and (b) the date as of which the securities covered by such Demand Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

 

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(b)               If a Demanding Holder intends to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by the Demand Registration Notice by means of an underwritten offering (the “Underwritten Demand Registration”), it shall so advise the Company as a part of the Demand Registration Notice; provided that any Demanding Holder(s) will be entitled to request an Underwritten Demand Registration only if the total offering price of the Shares to be sold in such offering (before deduction of underwriting discounts) is reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $75 million. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Holders initiating the Demand Registration Statement, and subject to the approval of the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.1, if the managing underwriter or underwriters advises the Company that in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered would materially and adversely affect the proposed offering price, timing, distribution method or probability of success of such offering, then the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in such registration shall be allocated (A) first, to the Demanding Holders and the other Holders electing to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to the Offer Notice, on a pro rata basis based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder; provided that any such amount thereby allocated to each such Holder that exceeds such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the other Holders in like manner, as applicable; and (B) second, to the other persons proposing to register securities in such registration, if any; provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are entirely excluded from such underwriting. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwritten offering shall be withdrawn from the registration.

 

2.2              The Company shall not be obligated to effect (i) more than one (1) Demand Registration Statement during any six-month period, or (ii) any Demand Registration Statement at any time there is an effective Shelf Registration Statement on file with the SEC pursuant to Section 3.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Company is not obligated to take any action to effect any Demand Registration Statement upon receipt of a Demand Registration Notice if a Piggyback Registration Statement was declared effective or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown was consummated within the preceding ninety (90) days.

 

SECTION 3.                Shelf Registration.

 

3.1              Shelf Registration Statement

 

(a)               The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to submit to or file with the SEC within thirty (30) days after the Closing Date a registration statement on Form S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration under the Securities Act permitting the offer and resale of Registrable Securities from time to time under Rule 415 under the Securities Act (the “Shelf Registration Statement”), and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the SEC as soon as practicable after the filing thereof but no later than the earlier of (a) the 90th calendar day (or 120th calendar day if the SEC notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) following the Closing; and the 10th business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the SEC that the Shelf Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review. A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 3.1 shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, any Holder pursuant to its review of such Registration Statement under Section 6.1(k) of this Agreement. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect any such Shelf Registration Statement and to keep it continuously effective until such date on which the securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement are no longer Registrable Securities. During the period that the Shelf Registration Statement is effective, the Company shall supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement to the extent necessary to ensure that such Shelf Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another Shelf Registration Statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders until all securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities.

 

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(b)               With respect to a Demand Registration Notice to be delivered at any time after the first date on which the Company is eligible to file a registration statement under the Securities Act on Form S-3 or such similar or successor form as may be appropriate (an “S-3 Registration Statement”), a Demanding Holder may include in the Demand Registration Notice a request that the Company effect an S-3 Registration Statement. In such event, the Company shall be required to effect an S-3 Registration Statement, subject to the conditions and in accordance with the terms hereof, unless at the time of such request, Form S-3 or such similar or successor form is not available to the Company for such offering.

 

(c)               At any time and from time to time after the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement or S-3 Registration Statement (and, during the Transfer Restriction Period, subject to the provisions of Article III of the Stockholders Agreement), any Holder with Registrable Securities included on such Shelf Registration Statement or S-3 Registration Statement (a “Takedown Holder”) may request to sell all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included thereon in an underwritten offering that is registered pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement or S-3 Registration Statement (an “Underwritten Shelf Takedown”); provided that such Takedown Holder(s) will be entitled to make such request only if (x) the total offering price of the Shares to be sold in such offering (before deduction of underwriting discounts) is reasonably expected to exceed, in the aggregate, $50 million or (y) the Shares to be sold in such offering will not exceed $50 million but represent all of the remaining Registrable Securities held by the Takedown Holder(s). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall only be obligated to effect one Underwritten Shelf Takedown within any 90-day period. Any requests for an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be made by giving written notice to the Company (a “Takedown Request Notice”). The Takedown Request Notice shall specify the approximate number of Registrable Securities to be sold in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown. Within five (5) calendar days after receipt of any Takedown Request Notice, the Company shall give written notice of the requested Underwritten Shelf Takedown (the “Takedown Offer Notice”) to all other Holders and, subject to the provisions of Section 3.1(e) hereof, shall include in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within three (3) calendar days after sending the Takedown Offer Notice.

 

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(d)               Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.1, if the managing underwriter or underwriters advises the Company that in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the distribution of all of the Registrable Securities requested to be sold in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown would materially and adversely affect the proposed offering price, timing, distribution method or probability of success of such offering, then the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be allocated (A) first, to the Takedown Holders and the other Holders electing to sell their Registrable Securities pursuant to the Takedown Offer Notice, on a pro rata basis based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder; provided that any such amount thereby allocated to each such Holder that exceeds such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the other Holders in like manner, as applicable; and (B) second, to the other persons proposing to sell securities in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown, if any; provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall not be reduced unless all other securities are entirely excluded from such Underwritten Shelf Takedown.

 

3.2              Selection of Underwriter. A Demanding Holder or Takedown Holder shall have the right to select the underwriter or underwriters to administer any Underwritten Demand Registration offering or Underwritten Shelf Takedown under a Demand Registration Statement, including any Shelf Registration Statement or S-3 Registration Statement; provided that such underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

3.3              Block Trades; Other Coordinated Offerings. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 3, at any time and from time to time when an effective Shelf Registration Statement is on file with the SEC, in the event a Takedown Holder wishes to engage in (a) a sale of Registrable Securities in an underwritten transaction requiring the involvement of the Company but not involving (i) any “roadshow” or (ii) a lock-up agreement of more than sixty (60) days to which the Company is a party (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any lock-up or clear market covenant contained in the underwriting agreement for such transaction), and which is commonly known as a “block trade” (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any such sale where the involvement required of the Company primarily relates to the removal of restrictive legends on the Registrable Securities sold in such transaction) (a “Block Trade”), or (b) an “at the market” or similar registered offering through a broker, sales agent or distribution agent, whether as agent or principal, requiring the involvement of the Company (but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any such offering or sale where the involvement required of the Company primarily relates to the removal of restrictive legends on the Registrable Securities sold in such transaction) (an “Other Coordinated Offering”), (1) the Takedown Holder shall (i) give at least five Business Days’ prior notice in writing of such transaction to the Company and (ii) identify the potential underwriter(s), broker(s), sales agent(s), placement agent(s) or other applicable financial counterparties (each, a “Financial Counterparty”), as applicable, in such notice; and (2) the Company shall reasonably cooperate with such requesting Holder or Holders to the extent it is reasonably able to effect such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that the Takedown Holders representing a majority of the Registrable Securities wishing to engage in the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall use commercially reasonable efforts to work with the Company and any Financial Counterparty prior to making such request in order to facilitate the preparation of the registration statement, prospectus and other documentation related to the Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering. No Holder will have the right to participate in any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering that is initiated by another Holder; provided that, during the Transfer Restriction Period, the right of any Holder that is a party to the Stockholders Agreement to participate in any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering initiated by another Holder that is a party to the Stockholders Agreement will be governed by Section 3.2(b) of the Stockholders Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will have no obligations to be involved in any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering pursuant to this Section 3.3 unless the proposed Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall be for (x) at least $50 million in expected gross proceeds (in the aggregate in the case of any at-the-market offering program) or (y) all remaining Registrable Securities then held by the Takedown Holder(s). A Holder in the aggregate may demand no more than four (4) Block Trades or Other Coordinated Offerings in any twelve (12) month period. For the avoidance of doubt, a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall not constitute an Underwritten Shelf Takedown. The Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in any Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering shall select the Financial Counterparties to administer such Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering; provided that such Financial Counterparties shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

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SECTION 4.                INCIDENTAL OR “PIGGY-BACK” REGISTRATION

 

4.1              Piggy-Back Rights. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of its Shares, whether to be sold by the Company or by one or more selling security holders, other than (a) a Demand Registration Statement (in which case the ability of a Holder to participate in such Registration Statement shall be governed by Section 2) or (b) a registration statement (i) on Form S-8 or any successor form to Form S-8 or in connection with any employee or director welfare, benefit or compensation plan, (ii) in connection with an exchange offer or an offering of securities exclusively to existing security holders of the Company or its subsidiaries, (iii) relating to a transaction pursuant to Rule 145 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto, (iv) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company or (v) for a dividend reinvestment plan, the Company shall give written notice of the proposed registration to all Holders holding Registrable Securities at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the proposed filing of the Registration Statement. Each Holder holding Registrable Securities shall have the right to request that all or any part of its Registrable Securities be included in the Registration Statement by giving written notice to the Company within three (3) calendar days after receipt of the foregoing notice by the Company. Subject to the provisions of Sections 4.2, 4.3 and 6.2, the Company will include all such Registrable Securities requested to be included by the Holders in the Piggyback Registration Statement. For purposes of this Agreement, any registration statement of the Company in which Registrable Securities are included pursuant to this Section 4 shall be referred to as a “Piggyback Registration Statement.

 

4.2              Withdrawal of Exercise of Rights. Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw all or a portion of its Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration Statement for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the underwriter or underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration Statement prior to (a) in the case of a Piggyback Registration Statement not involving an underwritten offering, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement or (b) in the case of a Piggyback Registration Statement involving an underwritten offering, prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such Piggyback Registration used for marketing such offering. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as a result of a request for withdrawal by any other holder of securities that initiated such registration (an “Initiating Holder”)) shall determine for any reason not to proceed with the proposed registration and the Company may at its election (or the election of such Initiating Holder(s), as applicable) give written notice of such determination to the Holders and thereupon shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses incurred in connection therewith).

 

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4.3              Underwritten Offering. If a registration pursuant to this Section 4 involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter or underwriters advises the Company in writing that, in the opinion of such underwriter(s), the number of securities which the Company and the holders of the Registrable Securities and any other persons intend to include in such registration exceeds the largest number of securities that can be sold in such offering without having an adverse effect on such offering (including the price at which such securities can be sold or the timing, distribution method or probability of success of such offering), then the number of such securities to be included in such registration shall be reduced to such extent, and the Company will include in such registration such maximum number of securities as follows: (a) first, all of the securities the Company proposes to sell for its own account, if any; provided that the registration of such securities was initiated by the Company with respect to securities intended to be registered for sale for its own account; (b) second, such number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration by the Holders which, in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without having the adverse effect described above, which number of Registrable Securities shall be allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis of the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder; provided that any such amount thereby allocated to each such Holder that exceeds such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the other Holders in like manner, as applicable; and (c) third, such other securities requested to be included in such registration, which, in the opinion of such managing underwriter(s) can be sold without having the adverse effect described above.

 

4.4              Selection of Underwriter. Except to the extent Section 3.2 applies, Registrable Securities proposed to be registered and sold under this Section 4 pursuant to an underwritten offering for the account of the Holders holding Registrable Securities shall be sold to one or more prospective underwriters selected by the Company, provided that such underwriter(s) shall be reasonably acceptable to the Holders participating in such offering, and on the terms and subject to the conditions of one or more underwriting agreements negotiated between the Company, the Holders participating in such offering and any other Holders demanding registration and the prospective underwriters.

 

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SECTION 5.                SUSPENSION OF OFFERING

 

5.1              Suspension of Offering.

 

(a)               Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2 or 4, the Company shall be entitled to postpone the filing or effectiveness of a Registration Statement, and from time to time to require Holders not to sell under the Registration Statement or to suspend the effectiveness thereof, if (a) the negotiation or consummation of a transaction by the Company or its subsidiaries is pending or an event has occurred or circumstances exist, which negotiation, consummation, event or circumstances a majority of the Company’s board of directors reasonably believes, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, would require additional disclosure by the Company in the Registration Statement of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for keeping confidential and the non-disclosure of which in the Registration Statement would be expected, in the reasonable determination of a majority of the Company’s board of directors, upon the advice of outside legal counsel, to cause the Registration Statement to fail to comply with applicable disclosure requirements (each such circumstance, a “Suspension Event”) or (b) such filing, effectiveness or sales would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control; provided, however, that the Company may not delay or suspend the Registration Statement pursuant to the foregoing clause on more than two occasions or for more than sixty (60) consecutive calendar days, or more than one hundred and twenty (120) total calendar days, in each case, during any 12-month period. Upon receipt of any written notice from the Company of the happening of any of the events described in this Section 5.1 during the period that the Registration Statement is effective or if as a result of a Suspension Event the Registration Statement or related Prospectus contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made (in the case of the Prospectus) not misleading, each Holder agrees that (a) it will immediately discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until (i) the Holder receives copies of a supplemental or amended Prospectus (which the Company agrees to prepare as soon as practicable) that corrects the misstatement(s) or omission(s) referred to above and receives notice that any post-effective amendment has become effective, or (ii) unless otherwise notified by the Company that it may resume such offers and sales, and (b) it will maintain the confidentiality of any information included in such written notice delivered by the Company in accordance with Section 10.1. If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company or, in each such Holder’s sole discretion, destroy all copies of the Prospectus covering the Registrable Securities in such Holder’s possession. In the event it provides written notice of a Suspension Event to the Holders, the Company agrees to concurrently provide a copy of such written notice to ControlRoom@tpg.com.

 

(b)               In addition, (i) during the period starting with the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of the filing of, and ending on a date ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, and provided that the Company continues to actively employ, in good faith, all reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, or (ii) if, pursuant to Section 2.1(c) or 3.1(c), Holders have requested an Underwritten Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown and the Company and Holders are unable to obtain the commitment of underwriters to firmly underwrite such offering, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay any other registered offering pursuant to Section 2.1(c), 3.1(c) or 3.3.

 

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SECTION 6.                REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

 

6.1              Obligations of the Company. When the Company is required to effect the registration of Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall as expeditiously as possible:

 

(a)               use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities by the time the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC under all applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any Holder may reasonably request in writing (or provide evidence satisfactory to such Holders that the Registrable Securities are exempt from such registration or qualification), to keep each such registration or qualification effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective pursuant to this Agreement, and to do any and all other similar acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the Holders to consummate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holders in each such jurisdiction; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction or to register as a broker or dealer in such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Agreement, (ii) take any action that would cause it to become subject to any taxation in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be subject to such taxation or (iii) take any action that would subject it to the general service of process in any jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

 

(b)               prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary (i) to keep such Registration Statement effective and (ii) to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, in each case for such time as is contemplated in the applicable provisions above;

 

(c)               promptly furnish, without charge, to the Holders such number of copies of the Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits), and the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus) in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, the documents incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, and such other documents as the Holders may reasonably request to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Holders;

 

(d)               reasonably cooperate with the Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates and/or book entry notations representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates and/or book entry notations shall be free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request in writing;

 

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(e)               promptly notify the Holders upon receiving notice or otherwise obtaining knowledge of: (i) when the Registration Statement, any pre-effective amendment, the Prospectus or any prospectus supplement related thereto or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed, and, with respect to the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation or threat of any proceedings for that purpose, (iii) any delisting or pending delisting of the Shares by any national securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then listed or quoted, and (iv) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation of any proceeding for such purpose;

 

(f)                use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, and, if any such order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement is issued, shall promptly use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of such order at the earliest possible moment;

 

(g)               until the expiration of the period during which the Company is required to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement as set forth in the applicable sections hereof, promptly notify the Holders: (i) of the existence of any fact of which the Company is aware or the happening of any event that has resulted, or could reasonably be expected to result, in (A) the Registration Statement, as is then in effect, containing an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make any statements therein not misleading or (B) the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement including an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make any statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (ii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate or that there exist circumstances not yet disclosed to the public which make further sales under such Registration Statement inadvisable pending such disclosure and post-effective amendment;

 

(h)               if any event or occurrence giving rise to an obligation of the Company to notify the Holders pursuant to Section 6.1(g) takes place, subject to Section 5.1, the Company shall prepare and, to the extent the exemption from prospectus delivery requirements in Rule 172 under the Securities Act is not available, furnish to the Holders a reasonable number of copies of a supplement or post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have such supplement or amendment declared effective, if required, as soon as practicable following the filing thereof, so that (i) such Registration Statement shall 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 and (ii) as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such Prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or 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;

 

(i)                 use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed or quoted on the national securities exchange or market on which the Shares are then listed or quoted, if the listing or quotation of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules of such national securities exchange or market;

 

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(j)                 if requested by any Holder participating in an offering of Registrable Securities, as soon as practicable after such request, but in no event later than five (5) calendar days after such request, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information concerning the Holder or the intended method of distribution as the Holder reasonably requests to be included therein and is reasonably necessary to permit the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other material terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to include in any such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment any requested information that is not required by the rules of the SEC and is unreasonable in scope compared with the Company’s most recent prospectus or prospectus supplement used in connection with a primary or secondary offering of equity securities by the Company;

 

(k)               in connection with the preparation and filing of any Registration Statement, the Company will give the Holders offering and selling thereunder and their respective counsels the opportunity to review and provide comments on such Registration Statement prior to the filing of such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein or filed with the SEC, and each amendment thereof or supplement thereto (excluding any exhibits thereto, any filing made under the Exchange Act that is to be incorporated by reference therein, and any amendments or supplements that do not make any material change in the information related to the Company) (provided that the Company shall not file any such Registration Statement that includes Registrable Securities or any amendment thereto, or any related prospectus or any supplement thereto, to which the Holders of such Registrable Securities or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object in writing), and give each of them such opportunities to discuss the business of the Company and its subsidiaries with its officers, its counsel and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements as shall be necessary, in the opinion of the Holder’s and such underwriters’ respective counsel, to conduct a reasonable due diligence investigation within the meaning of the Securities Act; provided, however, that such Holders and underwriters agree to confidentiality arrangements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

(l)                 provide a transfer agent and registrar, which may be a single entity, and a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement filed hereunder;

 

(m)             enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, the Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters of the public offering of Registrable Securities, if the offering is to be underwritten, in whole or in part; provided that the Holders may, at their option, require that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement be conditions precedent to the obligations of the Holders. The Holders shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreement with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding the Holders and their intended method of distribution and any other representation or warranty required by law. The Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “roadshow” presentations, as the Holders and/or the managing underwriters may reasonably request; provided that the Company shall not be required to make senior executives available to participate in any such presentation in connection with any offering of Registrable Securities with aggregate gross proceeds of less than $50 million;

 

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(n)               furnish, at the request of a Holder on the date that any Registrable Securities are to be delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Agreement, if such Shares are being sold through underwriters, or, if such Shares are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the Registration Statement with respect to such Shares becomes effective, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters, if any, to such Holder, (ii) a negative assurance letter, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company, in the form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters, if any, to such Holder, and (iii) a letter dated such date, from the independent registered public accountants of the Company who have audited the Company’s financial statements included in such Registration Statement, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent registered public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to such Holder (subject to the underwriters and such Holder providing such certification or representation reasonably requested by the Company’s independent registered public accountants and the Company’s counsel);

 

(o)               make available to the Holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with the first month of the first fiscal quarter after the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act, including Rule 158 promulgated thereunder or any successor rule; provided that such requirement will be deemed to be satisfied if the Company timely files complete and accurate information on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K under the Exchange Act and otherwise complies with Rule 158 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto;

 

(p)               reasonably cooperate with each selling Holder and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with filings required to be made with FINRA, if any; and

 

(q)               take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Holders of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide any documents or information to an underwriter or other Financial Counterparty if such underwriter or other Financial Counterparty has not then been named with respect to the applicable offering as an underwriter or other Financial Counterparty, as applicable.

 

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6.2              Obligations of the Holders. In connection with any Registration Statement utilized by the Company to satisfy the provisions of this Agreement, each Holder agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, and each Holder agrees that such cooperation shall include (a) responding within five (5) calendar days to any written request by the Company to provide or verify information regarding the Holder or the Holder’s Registrable Securities (including the proposed manner of sale) that may be required to be included in any such Registration Statement pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC, and (b) providing in a timely manner information regarding the proposed distribution by the Holder of the Registrable Securities and such other information as may be requested by the Company from time to time in connection with the preparation of and for inclusion in any Registration Statement and related Prospectus. The Company may exclude from such Registration Statement or sale the Registrable Securities of any such Holder if the Company determines, based on the advice of counsel, that such information is necessary to effect the registration and such Holder fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

 

6.3              Participation in Underwritten Registrations and Other Offerings. No Holder may participate in any underwritten registration, Underwritten Shelf Takedown, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in the applicable underwriting, sales, distribution or placement arrangements (which shall include a customary form of underwriting, sales agent, distribution or other agreement, as applicable) and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting, sales agent, distribution or other agreements (as applicable) and other documents in customary form as reasonably required under the terms of such arrangements; provided, however, that, in the case of each of (a) and (b) above, if the provisions of such underwriting, sales, distribution, placement or other arrangements, or the terms or provisions of such questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, agreements or other documents, are less favorable in any respect to such Holder than to any other person or entity that is party to such arrangements, then the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the parties to such arrangements to amend such arrangements so that such Holder receives the benefit of any provisions thereof that are more favorable to any other person or entity that is party thereto. If any Holder does not approve of the terms of such arrangements, such Holder may elect to withdraw from such offering by providing written notice to the Company and the underwriter or other Financial Counterparty; provided that such withdrawal must take place prior to the filing of the applicable “red herring” prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to such underwritten registration, Underwritten Shelf Takedown, Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, as the case may be.

 

6.4              Offers and Sales. All offers and sales by a Holder under any Registration Statement shall be completed within the period during which the Registration Statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the applicable provision above and not the subject of any stop order, injunction or other order of the SEC. Upon expiration of such period, no Holder will offer or sell the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. If directed in writing by the Company, each Holder will return or, in each such Holder’s sole discretion destroy, all undistributed copies of the applicable Prospectus in its possession upon the expiration of such period.

 

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6.5              Lock-up Provisions.

 

(a)               Each Vacasa Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that it is subject to the lock-up provisions set forth in Section 7.11 of the Bylaws of the Company (the “Lock-up Provisions”).

 

(b)               The Company hereby agrees that it will use reasonable best efforts to enforce the Lock-up Provisions during the Lock-up Period (as defined therein), including through the issuance of stop-transfer instructions to the Company’s transfer agent with respect to any transaction the Company reasonably believes would constitute a breach of such Lock-up Provisions.

 

6.6              Market Standoff. Except to the extent Section 3.9of the Stockholders Agreement otherwise applies with respect to any Holder, if requested by the managing underwriter(s) in connection with any underwritten public offering of securities of the Company, other than a Block Trade or Other Coordinated Offering, each Holder shall agree not to effect any sale or distribution, including any sale pursuant to Rule 144, of any Shares, and not to effect any sale or distribution of other securities of the Company or of any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable (directly or indirectly) for any other securities of the Company (in each case, other than as part of such underwritten public offering), in each case, during the seven calendar days prior to, and during such period as the managing underwriter(s) may require (not to exceed ninety (90) calendar days) beginning on the pricing date of the sale of such securities pursuant to such an effective registration statement, except as expressly permitted by such lock-up agreement or in the event the managing underwriter(s) otherwise agree; provided that all executive officers and directors of the Company are bound by and have entered into substantially similar lock-up agreements; and provided further that the foregoing provisions shall only be applicable to such Holders if such lock-up agreement contains a provision (which may, for the avoidance of doubt, be subject to customary exceptions and qualifications) that all such Holders, officers and directors are treated similarly with respect to any release prior to the termination of the lock-up period such that if any such persons are released, then all Holders shall also be released to the same extent on a pro rata basis.

 

SECTION 7.                INDEMNIFICATION; CONTRIBUTION

 

7.1              Indemnification by the Company.

 

(a)               The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each Holder, such Holder’s partners, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, Affiliates, and representatives, and each person, if any, who controls any Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (an “Holder Indemnified Party”), from and against: (i) any and all loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment and expense whatsoever, as incurred (including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel to such Holders of one law firm (and one firm of local counsel)), arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement pursuant to which the Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus or, in each case, any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made); and (ii) any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration.

 

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(b)               The Company shall promptly reimburse the Holder Indemnified Party for any legal (subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section 7.1) and any other expenses reasonably incurred by such Holder Indemnified Party in connection with investigating and defending any such loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment or expense provided, however, that the indemnity provided pursuant to Sections 7.1 and 7.3 does not apply to any Holder with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment or expense to the extent arising out of (i) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus (or, in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto), (ii) such Holder’s failure to deliver an amended or supplemental Prospectus furnished to such Holder by the Company, if required by law to have been delivered, if such loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment or expense would not have arisen had such delivery occurred, (iii) such Holder’s violation of the federal securities laws (including Regulation M) or (iv) such Holder’s failure to sell the Registrable Securities in accordance with the plan of distribution contained in the prospectus.

 

7.2              Indemnification by Holder. Each Holder severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the extent permitted by law, the Company, and each of its directors and officers (including each director and officer of the Company who signed a Registration Statement), employees, agents, Affiliates, representatives, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment and expense whatsoever, as incurred (including reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel), arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement pursuant to which the Registrable Securities of such Holder were registered under the Securities Act, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus or, in each case, any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made), provided, however, that a Holder shall only be liable under the indemnity provided pursuant to Sections 7.2 and 7.3 with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, judgment or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or the Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus (or, in each case, any amendment or supplement thereto). Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 7.1 through 7.3, in no event shall the aggregate amount payable by a Holder and any permitted assignee by way of indemnity under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 exceed the amount of the aggregate net cash proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting other expenses) actually received by such Holder or such permitted assignee, as the case may be, from sales of the Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Registration Statement that is the subject of the indemnification claim.

 

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7.3              Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. An indemnified party hereunder (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give reasonably prompt written notice to the indemnifying party (the “Indemnifying Party”) of any action or proceeding commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party (a) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnity provisions of Section 7.1 or 7.2 above, unless and only to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and the lack of notice by the Indemnified Party results in the forfeiture by the Indemnifying Party of substantial rights and defenses, and (b) shall not, in any event, relieve the Indemnifying Party from any obligations to any Indemnified Party other than the indemnification obligation provided under Section 7.1 or 7.2 above. If the Indemnifying Party so elects within a reasonable time after receipt of such notice, the Indemnifying Party may assume the defense of such action or proceeding at such Indemnifying Party’s own expense with counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party and approved by the Indemnified Party, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any such action or proceeding without the written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless such settlement, compromise or consent secures the unconditional release of the Indemnified Party; and provided further, that, if the Indemnified Party reasonably determines that a conflict of interest exists where it is advisable for the Indemnified Party to be represented by separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party) or that, upon advice of counsel, there may be legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnifying Party shall not be entitled to assume such defense and the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel, which counsel is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party) at the Indemnifying Party’s expense. If the Indemnifying Party is not entitled to assume the defense of such action or proceeding as a result of the second proviso to the preceding sentence or does not assume such defense, the Indemnifying Party’s counsel shall be entitled to conduct the Indemnifying Party’s defense and counsel for the Indemnified Party shall be entitled to conduct the defense of the Indemnified Party, it being understood that each such counsel will cooperate with the other to conduct the defense of such action or proceeding as efficiently as possible. If the Indemnifying Party is not so entitled to assume the defense of such action or does not assume such defense, after having received the notice referred to in the first sentence of this Section 7.3, the Indemnifying Party will pay the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Party (but no more than one such counsel). In such event, however, the Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any settlement effected without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If an Indemnifying Party is entitled to assume, and assumes, the defense of such action or proceeding in accordance with this Section 7.3, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any fees and expenses of counsel for the Indemnified Party incurred thereafter in connection with such action or proceeding.

 

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7.4              Contribution.

 

(a)               In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in Sections 7.1 through 7.3 is for any reason held to be unenforceable by the Indemnified Party although applicable in accordance with its terms, the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the aggregate losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses of the nature contemplated by such indemnity agreement incurred by the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Indemnifying Party on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action.

 

(b)               The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.4, a Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount (together with the amount of any indemnification payments made by such Holder pursuant to Section 7.2) in excess of the amount of the aggregate net cash proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions but before deducting expenses) actually received by such Holder from sales of the Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Registration Statement that is the subject of the indemnification claim.

 

(c)               Notwithstanding the foregoing, 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. For purposes of this Section 7.4, each person, if any, who controls a Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, and any of such Holder’s partners, members, officers, directors, employees or agents, shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder, and each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company.

 

SECTION 8.                EXPENSES

 

8.1              Expenses. The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with each registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2 or 4. Each Holder shall be responsible for the payment of any and all brokerage and sales commissions, underwriting discounts, fees and disbursements of the Holder’s counsel that are not Registration Expenses, accountants and other advisors, and any transfer taxes relating to the sale or disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder pursuant to any Registration Statement or otherwise.

 

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SECTION 9.                RULE 144 REPORTING

 

9.1              Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration statement, if the Shares of the Company are registered under the Exchange Act, the Company agrees to: (A) file with the SEC all reports and other documents required of the Company under Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and (B) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, upon request, (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to a registration statement (at any time after it so qualifies) and (ii) such other information as may be reasonably requested by any Holder in order to avail itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

 

SECTION 10.            CONFIDENTIALITY

 

10.1          Confidentiality.

 

(a)               To the extent that the information and other material in connection with the registration rights contemplated in this Agreement (in any case, whether furnished before, on or after the date hereof) constitutes or contains confidential business, financial or other information of the Company or the Holders or their respective Affiliates, each Holder covenants for itself and its directors, officers, employees and shareholders that it will (i) maintain the confidentiality of such information and, to the extent such Holder is not a natural person, such confidential treatment shall be in accordance with procedures adopted by it in good faith to protect confidential information of third parties delivered to such Holder, and (ii) use due care to prevent its officers, directors, partners, employees, counsel, accountants and other representatives from disclosing such information to persons other than to their respective authorized employees, counsel, accountants, advisers, shareholders, partners, limited partners or members (or proposed shareholders, partners, limited partners or members or advisers of such persons), and other authorized representatives; provided, in each case, that any disclosure of confidential information to any of the foregoing persons shall be permitted solely to the extent such disclosure reasonably relates to the evaluation by such Holder of a potential exercise of its rights under this Agreement or the sale of any Registrable Securities in connection therewith, and that such person agrees to keep such information confidential in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, further, that each Holder may disclose or deliver any information or other material disclosed to or received by it if such Holder is advised by its counsel that such disclosure or delivery is required by law, regulation or judicial or administrative order or process and in any such instance the Holder making such disclosure shall promptly notify the Company of such disclosure (to the extent such Holder is legally permitted to give such notice) and shall use reasonable efforts to consult with the Company prior to making any such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Holder will be permitted to disclose any information or other material disclosed to or received by it hereunder and not be required to provide the aforementioned notice, if such disclosure is in connection with (i) such Holder’s reporting obligations pursuant to Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or (ii) a routine audit by a regulatory or self-regulatory authority that maintains jurisdiction over the Holder; provided, however, that such Holder agrees, in the case of (ii) in the preceding clause, to undertake to file an appropriate request seeking to have any information disclosed in connection with such routine audit treated confidentially. For purposes of this Section 10.1, “due care” means at least the same level of care that such Holder would use to protect the confidentiality of its own sensitive or proprietary information. This Section 10.1 shall not apply to information that is or becomes publicly available (other than to a person who by breach of this Agreement has caused such information to become publicly available).

 

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(b)               Each Holder shall have the right, at any time and from time to time (including after receiving information regarding any potential offering), to elect to not receive any notice that the Company or any other Holders are otherwise required to deliver pursuant to this Agreement by delivering to the Company a written statement signed by such Holder that it does not want to receive any notices hereunder (an “Opt-Out Request”), in which case, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company and other Holders shall not be required to, and shall not, deliver any notice or other information required to be provided to Holders hereunder to the extent that the Company or such other Holders reasonably expect would result in a Holder acquiring material non-public information within the meaning of Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act (which may include, solely by way of illustration, the fact that an offering of the Company’s securities is pending or the number of the Company’s securities or the identity of the selling Holders). An Opt-Out Request may state a date on which it expires or, if no such date is specified, shall remain in effect indefinitely. A Holder who previously has given the Company an Opt-Out Request may revoke such request by providing written notice to the Company at any time, and there shall be no limit on the ability of a Holder to issue and revoke subsequent Opt-Out Requests; provided that each Holder shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the administrative burden on the Company arising in connection with any such Opt-Out Requests.

 

SECTION 11.            MISCELLANEOUS

 

11.1          [Reserved].

 

11.2          Notices. Notices to the Company and to the Holders shall be sent to their respective addresses as set forth on Schedule I attached to this Agreement. The Company or any Holder may require notices to be sent to a different address by giving notice to the other parties in accordance with this Section 11.2. Any notice or other communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given (a) upon receipt if and when delivered personally, sent by facsimile transmission (the confirmation being deemed conclusive evidence of such delivery), electronic mail (“e-mail”) transmission (provided a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) or by courier service, or (b) two (2) calendar days after being sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), to such parties at such address.

 

11.3          Public Announcements and Other Disclosure. No Holder shall make any press release, public announcement or other disclosure with respect to this Agreement without obtaining the prior written consent of the Company, except if such Holder is advised by its internal or external counsel that such disclosure is required by law or by the regulations of any securities exchange or national market system upon which the securities of any such Holder shall be listed or quoted; provided, that in the case of any such disclosure required by law or regulation, the Holder making such disclosure shall promptly notify the Company of such disclosure (to the extent such Holder is legally permitted to give such notice) and shall use reasonable efforts to consult with the Company prior to making any such disclosure. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 11.3 will not apply to any press release, public announcement or other disclosure of any confidential business, financial or other information of the Company, the disclosure of which will be governed solely by the provisions of Section 10.1.

 

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11.4          Headings and Interpretation. All section and subsection headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not intended to qualify the meaning, construction or scope of any of the provisions hereof. The Holders hereby disclaim any defense or assertion in any litigation or arbitration that any ambiguity herein should be construed against the draftsman.

 

11.5          Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement (including all schedules and all agreements entered into pursuant hereto) constitutes the entire and only agreement among the parties hereto concerning the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes any prior agreements or understandings concerning the subject matter hereof and thereof. From and after the Closing, the provisions of the Initial Agreement granting registration rights to the Holders party thereto are superseded and replaced in their entirety with this Agreement. Any oral statements or representations or prior written matter with respect thereto not contained herein shall have no force and effect. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants or conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended, modified or discharged, upon the written consent of (a) the Company and (b) the Holders that, at the time of such waiver, amendment, modification or discharge, hold a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided that any such waiver, amendment or modification that adversely affects one or more Holders, each solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) will also require the consent of the Holders so adversely affected. Neither the waiver by any of the parties hereto of a breach or a default under any of the provisions of this Agreement, nor the failure of any of the parties, on one or more occasions, to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall thereafter be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach or default of a similar nature, or as a waiver of any such provisions, rights or privileges hereunder.

 

11.6          Assignment; Successors and Assigns. This Agreement and the rights granted hereunder may not be assigned by any Holder without the written consent of the Company; provided, however, that the rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a Permitted Transferee of such Holder’s Registrable Securities; provided that such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transferor shall have delivered to the Company no later than thirty (30) days following the date of the assignment, written notification of such transfer setting forth the name of the transferor, the name and address of the transferee, and the number of Registrable Securities so transferred. No such assignment by any Holder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company has received written notice of such assignment, as provided in the preceding sentence, and (ii) the written agreement of the transferee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto, their successors, heirs, legatees, devisees, permitted assigns, legal representatives, executors and administrators, except as otherwise provided herein. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, prior to the expiration of the applicable Lock-up Period with respect to the Registrable Securities, no Holder may assign or delegate such Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Holder to a Permitted Transferee or as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of the applicable lock-up.

 

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11.7          Saving Clause. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. If the operation of any provision of this Agreement would contravene the provisions of any applicable law, such provision shall be void and ineffectual. In the event that applicable law is subsequently amended or interpreted in such a way to make any provision of this Agreement that was formerly invalid valid, such provision shall be considered to be valid from the effective date of such interpretation or amendment.

 

11.8          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, and all so executed shall constitute one agreement, binding on all the parties hereto, even though all parties are not signatory to the original or the same counterpart.

 

11.9          Representations. Each of the parties hereto, as to itself only, represents that this Agreement has been duly authorized and executed by it and that all necessary corporate actions have been taken by it for this Agreement to be enforceable against it under all applicable laws. Each party hereto, as to itself only, further represents that all persons signing this Agreement on such party’s behalf have been duly authorized to do so.

 

11.10      Governing Law. The parties agree that this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without application of the conflict of laws principles thereof.

 

11.11      Service of Process and Venue. Each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, and (c) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than any court of the United States located in the State of Delaware. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail pursuant to Section 11.2 hereof shall be effective service of process for any suit or proceeding in connection with this Agreement. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by applicable law.

 

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11.12      Waiver of Jury Trial. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, OR CAUSE OF ACTION (I) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (II) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 11.12.

 

11.13      Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms hereof, and that the Holders and the Company shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.

 

11.14      No Third Party Beneficiaries. It is the explicit intention of the parties hereto that no person or entity other than the parties hereto is or shall be entitled to bring any action to enforce any provision of this Agreement against any of the parties hereto, and the covenants, undertakings and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, the parties hereto or their respective successors, heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

11.15      General Interpretive Principles. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

(a)               the terms defined in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender or neuter form herein shall be deemed to include the other gender and the neuter form;

 

(b)               references herein to “Sections”, “subsections,” “paragraphs”, and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement;

 

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(c)               a reference to a paragraph without further reference to a Section is a reference to such paragraph as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to other subdivisions;

 

(d)               the words “herein”, “hereof”, “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision;

 

(e)               the term “include”, “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; and

 

(f)                the term “person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or series thereof, association, joint venture, an association, a joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental or political subdivision or agency, or any other entity of whatever nature.

 

11.16      Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be void and of no further force and effect, and all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate without any further liability on the part of any party in respect thereof, upon the earliest to occur of (a) the mutual written agreement of each of the parties hereto to terminate this Agreement and (b) such date as there are no remaining Registrable Securities. The provisions of Article IV will survive any termination.

 

11.17      Termination of Initial Agreement. Upon this Agreement coming into effect at the Effective Time (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), the Initial Agreement, shall be amended in full with its terms replaced by the terms hereof pursuant to Section 5.6 of the Initial Agreement, and the parties thereto shall take all necessary actions and cooperate with the Company to ensure that the Initial Agreement is terminated without any further liability.

 

11.18      No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights. The Company is not currently a party to any agreement (other than the Initial Agreement, which will be terminated on the Effective Date, and the subscription agreements and forward purchase agreements entered into by Pace and the Company with certain investors in connection with the Transactions) with respect to its securities that grants any person any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration Statement filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person, which rights are superior to the registration rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement.

 

11.19      Holder Information. Each Holder agrees, if requested in writing, to represent to the Company the total number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder in order for the Company to make determinations hereunder.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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

 

  COMPANY:
   
  VACASA, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Matt Roberts 
  Name: Matt Roberts
  Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  HOLDERS:
   
  TPG PACE SOLUTIONS SPONSOR, SERIES LLC
   
  By: /s/ Michael LaGatta
  Name: Michael LaGatta
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  VACASA HOLDERS:
   
     
  SLP V VENICE FEEDER I
   
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
     
     
  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel
     
     
  SLP VENICE HOLDINGS, LP.
   
  By: SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.
     
     
  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  VACASA HOLDERS:
     
     
  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners II (GP), L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates II, LLC,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
     
  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners IV (GP), L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates IV, LLC,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  LEGP II AIV(B), L.P.
   
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
     
  LEGP I VCS, LLC
   
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Vice President
     
     
  LEGP II VCS, LLC
   
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Vice President
     
     
  LEVEL EQUITY-VCS INVESTORS, LLC
   
  By: Level Equity Management, LLC,
    its manager
     
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  VACASA HOLDERS:
   
     
  RW VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director
     
     
  RW INDUSTRIOUS BLOCKER L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director
     
     
  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS II (PARALLEL-B) L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  RCP III (A) BLOCKER FEEDER L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director
     
  RCP III (A) VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Parks
  Name: Jeffrey T. Parks
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

 

  VACASA HOLDERS:
   
   
  MOSSYTREE INC.
   
   
  By: /s/ Eric Breon
  Name: Eric Breon
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement of Vacasa, Inc.]

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.3

 

 

 

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

 

by and among

 

VACASA, INC.,

 

VACASA HOLDINGS LLC,

 

the several EXCHANGE TRA PARTIES (as defined herein),

 

the several REORGANIZATION TRA PARTIES (as defined herein),

 

REPRESENTATIVE (as defined herein),

 

and

 

OTHER PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO

 

Dated as of December 6, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

CONTENTS

 

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Article I. DEFINITIONS 2
   
Section 1.1 Definitions 2
Section 1.2 Rules of Construction 10
     
Article II. DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT 11
   
Section 2.1 Attribute Schedule 11
Section 2.2 Tax Benefit Schedule 11
Section 2.3 Procedures, Amendments 12
     
Article III. TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS 13
   
Section 3.1 Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments 13
Section 3.2 No Duplicative Payments 14
Section 3.3 Pro Rata Payments 14
     
Article IV. TERMINATION 15
   
Section 4.1 Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement 15
Section 4.2 Early Termination Notice 17
Section 4.3 Payment upon Early Termination 17
     
Article V. SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS 18
   
Section 5.1 Subordination 18
Section 5.2 Late Payments by the Corporation 18
     
Article VI. TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION 18
   
Section 6.1 Participation in the Corporation’s and the LLC’s Tax Matters 18
Section 6.2 Consistency 18
Section 6.3 Cooperation 19
     
Article VII. MISCELLANEOUS 20
   
Section 7.1 Notices 20
Section 7.2 Counterparts; Electronic Signature 21
Section 7.3 Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries 21
Section 7.4 Governing Law 21
Section 7.5 Severability 21
Section 7.6 Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver 21
Section 7.7 Resolution of Disputes 23
Section 7.8 Reconciliation 24

 

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Section 7.9 Representative 24
Section 7.10 Withholding 24
Section 7.11 Transfers of Corporate Assets 25
Section 7.12 Confidentiality 26
Section 7.13 Change in Law 27
Section 7.14 Interest Rate Limitation 27
Section 7.15 Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations 27
Section 7.16 LLC Agreement 27
Section 7.17 Tax Characterization and Elections 28
Section 7.18 Payment Amounts 28

 

Annexes and Exhibits

 

Annex A - Blocker Entities
Annex B - Exchange TRA Parties
Annex C - Reorganization TRA Parties
Exhibit A - Form of Joinder Agreement
Exhibit B - Net Tax Benefit Splits

 

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TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

 

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated December 6, 2021, is hereby entered into by and among Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”), each of the Exchange TRA Parties from time to time party hereto, each of the Reorganization TRA Parties from time to time party hereto, and the Representative (as defined below). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.01.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Reorganization TRA Parties were previously owners of the Blocker Entities, and as a result of their previous ownership of the Blocker Entities, the Reorganization TRA Parties previously indirectly held equity interests in the LLC (the “Units”) through the Blocker Entities;

 

WHEREAS, the Exchange TRA Parties hold (or prior to an Exchange will hold) Units;

 

WHEREAS, the Blocker Entities were each classified as corporations for U.S. federal income Tax purposes;

 

WHEREAS, as a result of certain reorganization transactions undertaken in connection with the Business Combination Agreement, the Blocker Entities were merged with and into the Corporation, with the Corporation surviving (the “Reorganization”);

 

WHEREAS, as a result of the Reorganization, the Corporation may be entitled to utilize (or otherwise be entitled to the benefits arising out of) the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, certain of the TRA Parties may transfer Units to the Corporation in taxable transactions, and whereas on and after the date hereof, pursuant to, and subject to the provisions of, the LLC Agreement and any other applicable documentation, each Exchange TRA Party has the right from time to time to require the LLC to redeem (a “Redemption”) all or a portion of such TRA Party’s Units, which Redemption would be effected, at the Corporation’s election in its sole discretion, for cash (to be paid by the LLC), or by the Corporation effecting a direct exchange (a “Direct Exchange”) of Class A Common Stock for such Units, and as a result of such sales, Redemptions or Direct Exchanges, the Corporation may be entitled to utilize (or otherwise be entitled to the benefits arising out of) the Exchange Covered Tax Assets;

 

WHEREAS, the income, gain, loss, expense, deduction and other Tax items of the Corporation may be affected by the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Covered Tax Assets;

 

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to make certain arrangements with respect to the effects of the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Covered Tax Assets;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in connection with the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I.
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1         Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both (i) the singular and plural and (ii) the active and passive forms of the terms defined).

 

Actual Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the actual liability for U.S. federal, state and local income Taxes of (i) the Corporation and (ii) without duplication, the LLC, but in the case of this clause (ii) only with respect to U.S. federal, state and local income Taxes imposed on the LLC and allocable to the Corporation; provided, that the actual liability for Taxes described in clauses (i) and (ii) shall be calculated (a) assuming that Subsequently Acquired TRA Attributes do not exist, (b) for purposes of calculating the state and local Actual Tax Liability of the Corporation, using the U.S. federal taxable income of the Corporation used in determining the U.S. federal income Actual Tax Liability of the Corporation for the Taxable Year (for the avoidance of doubt taking into account the application of clause (c) below) multiplied by the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and (c) assuming, for purposes of calculating the liability for U.S. federal income Taxes, in order to prevent double counting, that state and local income and franchise Taxes are not deductible by the Corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

 

Advance Payment” is defined in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.

 

Agreed Rate” means a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

 

Agreement” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Amended Schedule” is defined in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement.

 

Assumed State and Local Tax Rate” means the Tax rate equal to the sum of the product of (x) the LLC’s income and franchise Tax apportionment rate(s) for each state and local jurisdiction in which the LLC files income or franchise Tax Returns for the relevant Taxable Year and (y) the highest corporate income and franchise Tax rate(s) for each such state and local jurisdiction in which the LLC files income or franchise Tax Returns for each relevant Taxable Year; provided, that the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate calculated pursuant to the foregoing shall be reduced by the assumed U.S. federal income Tax benefit received by the Corporation with respect to state and local jurisdiction income and franchise Taxes (with such benefit calculated as the product of (a) the Corporation’s marginal U.S. federal income Tax rate for the relevant Taxable Year and (b) the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate (without regard to this proviso)). At the Corporation’s election, the Corporation shall be entitled to determine the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate for a given Taxable Year as of January 1 of the relevant Taxable Year based on good faith estimates of its expected apportionment rates for such Taxable Year and on the Tax rates in effect in relevant jurisdictions as of January 1 of the relevant Taxable Year.

 

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Attributable” is defined in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

 

Attribute Schedule” is defined in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

 

Basis Adjustment” means the increase or decrease to the Tax basis of, or the Corporation’s share of, the Tax basis of the Reference Assets (i) under Sections 734(b), 743(b) and 754 of the Code and, in each case, the comparable sections of U.S. state and local Tax law (in situations where, following an Exchange, the LLC remains in existence as an entity for Tax purposes) and (ii) under Sections 732, 734(b) and 1012 of the Code and, in each case, the comparable sections of U.S. state and local Tax law (in situations where, as a result of one or more Exchanges, the LLC becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for Tax purposes), in each case, as a result of any Exchange and any payments made under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Units shall be determined without regard to any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units and as if any such Pre-Exchange Transfer had not occurred.

 

Blocker Entities” means the entities listed on Annex A.

 

Board” has the meaning set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation (as amended).

 

Business Day” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day that is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in New York are closed.

 

Change of Control” has the meaning given to the term “PubCo Approved Change of Control” in the LLC Agreement.

 

Class A Common Stock” means Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Corporation.

 

Class B Common Stock” means Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of the Corporation.

 

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, 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 other agreement.

 

Corporation” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Credit Event” means: (a) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Corporation or the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly owns substantially all assets of the business carried on by PubCo, or their debts, or of a substantial part of their assets, under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Corporation or the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly owns substantially all assets of the business carried on by PubCo or for a substantial part of their assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) calendar days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; or (b) the Corporation or the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly owns substantially all assets of the business carried on by PubCo shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any U.S. federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (a) above, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Corporation or the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries that directly or indirectly owns substantially all assets of the business carried on by PubCo or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

 

Credit Event Notice” is defined in Section 4.1(d) of this Agreement.

 

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year means the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedules or Amended Schedules, if any, in existence at the time of such determination; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, the computation of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit shall be adjusted to reflect any applicable Determination with respect to any Realized Tax Benefits and/or Realized Tax Detriments.

 

Default Rate” means a per annum rate of LIBOR plus 500 basis points.

 

Determination” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or similar provision of law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of IRS Form 870-AD), including a settlement with the applicable Taxing Authority, that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for Tax and shall also include the acquiescence of the Corporation to the amount of any assessed liability for Tax.

 

Direct Exchange” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Dispute” is defined in Section 7.7(a) of this Agreement.

 

Early Termination Date” means the date of an Early Termination Notice for purposes of determining the Early Termination Payment.

 

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Early Termination Effective Date” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

 

Early Termination Notice” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

 

Early Termination Payment” is defined in Section 4.3(b) of this Agreement.

 

Early Termination Rate” means the lesser of (i) 6.50% per annum, compounded annually, and (ii) LIBOR plus 150 basis points.

 

Early Termination Schedule” is defined in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.

 

Exchange” means any Direct Exchange or Redemption. For purposes of this Agreement, sales of Units made on or around the date of this Agreement by the TRA Parties to the Corporation in exchange for cash shall constitute Exchanges (including, for the avoidance of doubt, those sales made by the TRA Parties pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement).

 

Exchange Covered Tax Assets” means, with respect to the Exchange TRA Parties, (i) existing Tax basis in the Reference Assets (other than cash, cash equivalents, receivables, inventory, and prepaid amounts), determined as of immediately prior to an Exchange, that is allocable to the Units being exchanged by such Exchange TRA Party and acquired by the Corporation in connection with the relevant Exchange, (ii) Basis Adjustments, and (iii) Imputed Interest. The determination of the portion of the aggregate existing Tax basis in the Reference Assets and accompanying Basis Adjustments that is allocable to Units being exchanged by the Exchange TRA Party (and payments made hereunder with respect to such Tax basis) shall be determined in good faith by the Corporation in consultation with its Tax Return preparer (which Tax Return preparer shall be a nationally recognized third-party accounting firm). For the avoidance of doubt, Exchange Covered Tax Assets shall include any carryforwards or similar attributes that are attributable to the Tax items described in clauses (i) through (iii).

 

Exchange TRA Parties” means the Persons listed on Annex B.

 

Executive Director” has the meaning set forth in the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation (as amended).

 

Expert” is defined in Section 7.8 of this Agreement.

 

Hypothetical Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the hypothetical liability for U.S. federal, state and local income Taxes of (i) the Corporation and (ii) without duplication, the LLC, but in the case of this clause (ii) only with respect to U.S. federal, state and local income Taxes imposed on the LLC and allocable to the Corporation, in each case using the same methods, elections, conventions, and practices used on the relevant Corporation Tax Return, but (a) calculated without taking into account the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Covered Tax Assets (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any carryforward or carryback of any Tax item attributable to the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Covered Tax Assets), (b) for purposes of calculating the state and local Hypothetical Tax Liability of the Corporation, using the hypothetical U.S. federal taxable income of the Corporation used in determining the hypothetical liability for U.S. federal income Taxes of the Corporation for the Taxable Year multiplied by the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate, and (c) assuming, for purposes of calculating the hypothetical liability for U.S. federal income Taxes, in order to prevent double counting, that state and local income and franchise Taxes are not deductible by the Corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes. Furthermore, the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be calculated assuming that the Subsequently Acquired TRA Attributes do not exist.

 

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Imputed Interest” in respect of a TRA Party means any interest imputed under the provisions of the Code with respect to the Corporation’s payment obligations in respect of such TRA Party under this Agreement.

 

Interest Amount” is defined in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

 

IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

 

Joinder” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

LIBOR” means during any period, the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Corporation as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an “Alternate Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such period (or if (i) there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any LIBOR Alternate Source, (ii) the Corporation, acting reasonably and in good faith, has made a determination that LIBOR is no longer a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars or (iii) the applicable supervisor or administrator (if any) of LIBOR has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans in the U.S. loan market in U.S. dollars, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Corporation reasonably and in good faith at such time, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error); provided, that at no time shall LIBOR be less than zero percent (0%).

 

LLC” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

LLC Agreement” means that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC, dated as of the date hereof, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Market Value” means the Common Unit Redemption Price, as defined in the LLC Agreement, determined as of an Early Termination Date (treating such Early Termination Date as a Redemption Date).

 

Maximum Rate” is defined in Section 7.14 of this Agreement.

 

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Net Tax Benefit” is defined in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

 

Objection Notice” is defined in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement.

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity (or series thereof, to the extent such series is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income Tax purposes).

 

Pre-Exchange Transfer” means any transfer of one or more Units (including upon the death of a Member) (i) that prior to a Redemption or Direct Exchange of such Units and (ii) to which Section 743(b) of the Code applies.

 

Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets” means, with respect to a Reorganization TRA Party, (i) any net operating loss carryforwards, disallowed business interest expense carryforwards under Section 163(j) of the Code, or Tax credit carryforwards, in each case, attributable to the Blocker Entity previously owned by such Reorganization TRA Party that are available to offset income or gain of the Corporation earned for periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Reorganization; (ii) existing Tax basis in the Reference Assets (other than cash, cash equivalents, receivables, inventory, and prepaid amounts), determined as of immediately prior to the Reorganization (including for this purpose, without duplication, any adjustments under Section 743(b) of the Code), that is attributable to Units previously owned by such Blocker Entity and acquired by the Corporation in connection with the Reorganization; and (iii) Imputed Interest. The determination of the portion of existing Tax basis in the Reference Assets that is allocable to Units previously owned by an applicable Blocker Entity (and payments made hereunder with respect to such Tax basis) shall be determined in good faith by the Corporation in consultation with its Tax Return preparer (which Tax Return preparer shall be a nationally recognized third-party accounting firm). For the avoidance of doubt, Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets shall include any carryforwards, carrybacks or similar attributes that are attributable to the Tax items described in clauses (i) and (iii).

 

Realized Tax Benefit” means, for a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability. If all or a portion of the actual liability for such Taxes for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit until there has been a Determination.

 

Realized Tax Detriment” means, for a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability. If all or a portion of the actual liability for such Taxes for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.

 

Reconciliation Dispute” is defined in Section 7.8 of this Agreement.

 

Reconciliation Procedures” is defined in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement.

 

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Redemption” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Reference Asset” means any tangible or intangible asset (including for this purpose any items of deferred revenue and any adjustments under Section 481 of the Code) of the LLC or any of its successors or assigns, and any asset held by any entities in which the LLC owns a direct or indirect equity interest that are treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (but only to the extent such entities are held directly or only through other entities treated as partnerships or disregarded entities) for purposes of the applicable Tax, as of the relevant date. A Reference Asset also includes any asset that is “substituted basis property” under Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to a Reference Asset.

 

Reorganization” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Reorganization TRA Parties” means the persons listed on Annex C.

 

Representative” means SLP Venice Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

 

Rules” is defined in Section 7.7(a) of this Agreement.

 

Schedule” means any of the following: (i) an Attribute Schedule, (ii) a Tax Benefit Schedule, or (iii) the Early Termination Schedule, and, in each case, any amendments thereto.

 

Senior Obligations” is defined in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.

 

Subsequently Acquired TRA Attributes” means, except as otherwise determined by the Board (with the approval of the Representative), any net operating losses, Tax basis or other Tax attributes to which any of the Corporation, the LLC or any entity in which they hold a direct or indirect equity interest become entitled as a result of a transaction (other than any Exchanges undertaken by an Exchange TRA Party) after the date of this Agreement to the extent such net operating losses, Tax basis and other Tax attributes are subject to a Tax receivable agreement (or comparable agreement) entered into by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates pursuant to which any member of the Corporation is obligated to pay over amounts with respect to Tax benefits resulting from such net operating losses or other Tax attributes.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person and as of the date of any determination, any other Person as to which such Person, owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls, more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power or other similar interests, or the sole general partner interest, or managing member or similar interest, of such Person.

 

Tax Benefit Payment” is defined in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

 

Tax Benefit Schedule” is defined in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.

 

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Taxable Year” means a taxable year of the Corporation under the Code or comparable sections of U.S. state or local Tax law, as applicable (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than twelve (12) months for which a Tax Return is made), ending on or after the closing date of the Reorganization.

 

Taxes” means any and all U.S. federal, state or local taxes, assessments or other charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits (including alternative minimum taxes) and any interest related to such taxes.

 

Taxing Authority” means any national, U.S. federal, state, county, municipal, or other local government, or any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body, or any other authority of any kind, exercising regulatory or other authority in relation to Tax matters.

 

TRA Parties” means the Exchange TRA Parties and the Reorganization TRA Parties.

 

Business Combination Agreement” means that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021, by and among TPG Pace Solutions Corp., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, the Blocker Merger Subs (as defined therein), the Blockers (as defined therein), including Turnkey Vacations, Inc., Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and, solely for the purpose of Section 12.2 of the Business Combination Agreement, the Blocker Holders (as defined therein).

 

Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary, and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations under the Code, as promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant Taxable Year.

 

U.S.” means the United States of America.

 

Units” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Valuation Assumptions” means, as of an Early Termination Date, the assumptions that in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Date:

 

(1)        the Corporation will have taxable income and gain sufficient to fully use the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Covered Tax Assets (including any Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets or Exchange Covered Tax Assets that are net operating losses, excess interest deduction, or credit carryforwards or carryovers (determined as of the Early Termination Date) during such Taxable Year or in the earliest future Taxable Year in which such deductions or other attributes would become available;

 

(2)        the U.S. federal income Tax rates and the state and local Tax rates (for purposes of calculating the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate) that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Date, except to the extent any change to such Tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into law;

 

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(3)        all taxable income of the Corporation will be subject to the maximum applicable Tax rate for U.S. federal income Tax purposes throughout the relevant period, and the Tax rate for U.S. state and local income Taxes shall be the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate as in effect for the Taxable Year of the Early Termination Date;

 

(4)        any non-amortizable assets (that have not already been disposed of) will be disposed of in a fully taxable transaction on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Early Termination Date;

 

(5)        if, on the Early Termination Date, any Exchange TRA Party has Units that have not been Exchanged, then such Units shall be deemed to be Exchanged for the Market Value that would be received by such Exchange TRA Party if such Units had been Exchanged on the Early Termination Date, and such Exchange TRA Party shall be deemed to receive the amount of cash such Exchange TRA Party would have been entitled to pursuant to Section 4.3(a) had such Units actually been Exchanged on the Early Termination Date; and

 

(6)        any payment obligations pursuant to this Agreement will be satisfied on the date that any Tax Return to which such payment obligation relates is required to be filed excluding any extensions.

 

Section 1.2         Rules of Construction. Unless otherwise specified herein:

 

(a)           The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

 

(b)           For purposes of interpretation of this Agreement:

 

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

 

(ii)        References in this Agreement to a Schedule, Article, Section, paragraph, clause or sub-clause refer to the appropriate Schedule to, or Article, Section, paragraph, clause or subclause in this Agreement.

 

(iii)       References in this Agreement to dollars or “$” refer to the lawful currency of the U.S.

 

(iv)       The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

 

(v)        The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

 

(c)           In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

 

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(d)           Article, section and subsection headings and titles herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(e)           Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to organization documents (including the LLC Agreement), agreements (including this Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted hereby; and (b) references to any law (including the Code and the Treasury Regulations) shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law.

 

Article II.
DETERMINATION OF REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

 

Section 2.1         Attribute Schedule. Following the date of this Agreement, within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporation for each Taxable Year while this Agreement is still in effect, the Corporation shall deliver to the Representative a schedule (the “Attribute Schedule”) that shows, in reasonable detail, (i) the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets that are available for use by the Corporation with respect to each Reorganization TRA Party with respect to such Taxable Year and the portion of the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets that are available for use by the Corporation with respect to each Reorganization TRA Party with respect to future Taxable Years; (ii) the Exchange Covered Tax Assets that are available for use by the Corporation with respect to such Taxable Year with respect to each Exchange TRA Party that has effected an Exchange (including the Basis Adjustments with respect to the Reference Assets resulting from Exchanges effected in such Taxable Year and the periods over which such Basis Adjustments are amortizable or depreciable), and the portion of the Exchange Covered Tax Assets that are available for use by the Corporation with respect to each Exchange TRA Party that has effected an Exchange in future Taxable Years. The Attribute Schedule shall also list any limitations on the ability of the Corporation to utilize any Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets or Exchange Covered Tax Assets under applicable laws (including as a result of the operation of Section 382 of the Code or Section 383 of the Code). All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the provision and preparation of the Attribute Schedules and Tax Benefits Schedules under this Agreement shall be borne by the LLC.

 

Section 2.2         Tax Benefit Schedule.

 

(a)           Tax Benefit Schedule. Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) of the Corporation for any Taxable Year while this Agreement is still in effect, the Corporation shall provide to the Representative a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Tax Benefit Payment in respect of each TRA Party for such Taxable Year and the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment and the components thereof for such Taxable Year (a “Tax Benefit Schedule”). Each Tax Benefit Schedule will become final as provided in Section 2.3(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.3(b) (subject to the procedures set forth in Section 2.3(b)).

 

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(b)           Applicable Principles. For purposes of calculating the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for any period, carryovers or carrybacks of any Tax item attributable to the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Tax Assets shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, as applicable, governing the use, limitation and expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any Tax item includes a portion that is attributable to a Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Asset or an Exchange Covered Tax Asset and another portion that is not, such respective portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology. For the avoidance of doubt, the Corporation shall be entitled to make reasonable simplifying assumptions in making determinations contemplated by this Agreement, including reasonable assumptions regarding basis recovery periods based on available balance sheet information and including the assumption that the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate is to be applied against the amount of taxable income of the Corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes that is used in calculating the Actual Tax Liability and the Hypothetical Tax Liability (and the parties hereby agree that the Corporation’s determination of the Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment with respect to U.S. state and local Taxes will not take into account jurisdiction-specific U.S. state and local adjustments to the U.S. federal taxable income base or to the U.S. federal rules regarding the utilization of Tax attribute carryovers).

 

Section 2.3         Procedures, Amendments.

 

(a)            Procedure. Every time the Corporation delivers to the Representative a Schedule under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.3(b), and any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination Schedule, the Corporation shall also (x) deliver to the Representative schedules, valuation reports, if any, and work papers, or other information reasonably requested by the Representative, providing reasonable detail regarding the preparation of the Schedule, and (y) allow the Representative reasonable access at no cost to the appropriate representatives of the Corporation, as requested by the Representative, in connection with the review of such Schedule. Without limiting the application of the preceding sentence, each time the Corporation delivers to the Representative a Tax Benefit Schedule, in addition to the Tax Benefit Schedule duly completed, the Corporation shall deliver to the Representative a reasonably detailed calculation of the applicable Hypothetical Tax Liability, the reasonably detailed calculation of the applicable Actual Tax Liability, as well as any other work papers reasonably requested by the Representative. An applicable Schedule or amendment thereto shall become final and binding on all parties thirty (30) calendar days after the first date on which the Representative has received the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto unless the Representative (i) provides the Corporation with notice of a material objection to such Schedule (“Objection Notice”) made in good faith or (ii) provides a written waiver of such right of any Objection Notice within the period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Schedule or amendment thereto becomes binding on the date the last such waiver is received by the Corporation. If the Corporation and the Representative, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in the Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of an Objection Notice, then the Corporation and the Representative shall employ the reconciliation procedures described in Section 7.8 of this Agreement (the “Reconciliation Procedures”).

 

(b)           Amended Schedule. The applicable Attribute Schedule or Tax Benefit Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporation (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct inaccuracies in the Schedule identified after the date the Schedule was provided to the Representative, (iii) to comply with the Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year, or (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year (any such Schedule, an “Amended Schedule”). The Attribute Schedule shall be appropriately amended by the Corporation and the Representative to the extent that, as a result of a Determination, the Corporation is required to calculate its Tax liability in a manner inconsistent with the Attribute Schedule. The Corporation shall provide an Amended Schedule to the Representative within sixty (60) calendar days of the occurrence of an event referenced in clauses (i) through (v) of the first sentence of this Section 2.3(b).

 

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Article III.
TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

 

Section 3.1            Timing and Amount of Tax Benefit Payments.

 

(a)            Within five (5) Business Days after a Tax Benefit Schedule delivered to the Representative becomes final in accordance with Section 2.3(a), the Corporation shall pay or cause to be paid to each TRA Party for such Taxable Year an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Tax Benefit Payment in respect of such TRA Party for such Taxable Year determined pursuant to Section 3.1(b) over (ii) the aggregate amount of Advance Payments previously made to such TRA Party in respect of such Taxable Year; provided, that if the Corporation makes Advance Payments, it shall make Advance Payments to all parties eligible to receive payments under this Tax Receivable Agreement with respect to a particular Taxable Year in proportion to their respective amount of anticipated payments under this Tax Receivable Agreement in respect of such Taxable Year. Each such Tax Benefit Payment or such Advance Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account previously designed by such TRA Party to the Corporation or as otherwise agreed by the Corporation and such TRA Party.

 

(b)            Payments. A “Tax Benefit Payment” in respect of a TRA Party means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of the portion of the Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such TRA Party and the Interest Amount with respect thereto.

 

(i)         Attributable. A Net Tax Benefit is “Attributable” to a Reorganization TRA Party to the extent that it is derived from a Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Asset with respect to the Blocker Entity (or Units owned by such Blocker Entity) that was previously owned by such Reorganization TRA Party (in the case of a Blocker Entity with respect to which there is more than one Reorganization TRA Party, with the Net Tax Benefit apportioned to such Blocker Entity split among such Reorganization TRA Parties in a manner consistent with Exhibit B). A Net Tax Benefit is “Attributable” to an Exchange TRA Party to the extent that it is derived from an Exchange Covered Tax Asset with respect to Units that were Exchanged by such TRA Party.

 

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(ii)           Net Tax Benefit. The “Net Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of eighty-five percent (85%) of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year over the sum of the total amount of payments previously made under Section 3.1(a) (excluding payments attributable to Interest Amounts) and the Advance Payments previously made under Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement (excluding payments attributable to Interest Amounts); provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that (1) a TRA Party shall not be required to return any portion of any previously made Tax Benefit Payment or Advance Payment it receives under this Agreement; (2) no amounts due to a TRA Party under this Agreement shall be escrowed; and (3) no TRA Party shall be required to make a payment to the Corporation on account of a Realized Tax Detriment.

 

(iii)           Interest Amount. The “Interest Amount” in respect of the TRA Party shall equal the interest on the amount of the unpaid Net Tax Benefit Attributable to such TRA Party for a Taxable Year, which interest shall accrue on any unpaid Net Tax Benefit from and after the due date (without extensions) for filing the IRS Form 1120 (or any successor form) for the Corporation for such Taxable Year, calculated at the Agreed Rate, until the date such unpaid amounts are paid. For the avoidance of doubt, for Tax purposes, the Interest Amount shall not be treated as interest but instead shall be treated as additional consideration in the Reorganization or Exchange, as applicable, unless otherwise required by law.

 

(iv)         Advance Payments. In respect of a TRA Party for a Taxable Year, “Advance Payments” means the payments made by the Corporation to such TRA Party as an advance of such TRA Party’s anticipated Tax Benefit Payment for such Taxable Year. The Corporation shall be entitled at its option to make Advance Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, after any lump-sum payment under Article IV of this Agreement in respect of present or future Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets or Exchange Covered Tax Assets, such Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets or Exchange Covered Tax Assets shall no longer be considered Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets or Exchange Covered Tax Assets for purposes of determining Tax Benefit Payments or the Net Tax Benefit.

 

Section 3.2             No Duplicative Payments. It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement will not result in duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) required under this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed consistent with such intent.

 

Section 3.3             Pro Rata Payments.

 

(a)            Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1 to the contrary, to the extent that the aggregate amount of the Tax benefit to the Corporation from the reduction in Tax Liability as a result of the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and the Exchange Covered Tax Assets is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporation does not have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize available deductions and other attributes, the Net Tax Benefit giving rise to Tax Benefit Payments shall be allocated among the TRA Parties in proportion to the respective amounts of Tax Benefit Payments that would have been paid under this Agreement if the Corporation had sufficient taxable income so that there were no such limitation; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of allocating among the TRA Parties the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments payable under this Agreement with respect to any Taxable Year, the operation of this Section 3.3(a) with respect to any prior Taxable Years shall be taken into account. Consistent with the foregoing, the Attribute Schedule for a given Taxable Year shall reflect the operation of this Section 3.3(a) in respect of previous Taxable Years, with the Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and Exchange Covered Tax Assets described in such Attribute Schedule that are attributable to a TRA Party being adjusted to reflect payments received in respect of such Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and Exchange Covered Tax Assets (the intention of the parties being to avoid duplicative payments and maintain records sufficient to allow the Corporation to allocate Tax Benefit Payments consistent with the terms of this Section 3.3(a)).

 

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(b)            After taking into account Section 3.3(a), if for any reason the Corporation does not fully satisfy its payment obligations to make Tax Benefit Payments due under this Agreement in respect of a particular Taxable Year (for example, as a result of having insufficient cash to make the Tax Benefit Payments due hereunder), then the Corporation and the TRA Parties agree that (i) the Corporation shall make payments due hereunder to the TRA Parties in respect of a Taxable Year in the same proportion as such payments would have been made if the relevant payment had been made in full by the Corporation, and (ii) no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments in respect of prior Taxable Years have been paid.

 

(c)          To the extent the Corporation makes a payment to a TRA Party in respect of a particular Taxable Year under Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement (taking into account Section 3.3(a) and (b)) in an amount in excess of the amount of such payment that should have been made to the TRA Party in respect of such Taxable Year, then (i) the TRA Party shall not receive further payments under Section 3.1(a) until the TRA Party has foregone an amount of payments equal to such excess and (ii) the Corporation shall pay the amount of the TRA Party’s foregone payments to other TRA Parties (to the extent applicable) in a manner such that each of the other TRA Parties, to the extent possible, shall have received aggregate payments under Section 3.1(a) and (b) in the amount it would have received if there had been no excess payment to the TRA Party.

 

Article IV.
TERMINATION

 

Section 4.1             Early Termination of Agreement; Breach of Agreement.

 

(a)            With the prior written approval of the Board, the Corporation may terminate this Agreement with respect to all amounts payable to the TRA Parties at any time by paying to each TRA Party the Early Termination Payment in respect of the TRA Party; provided, however, that (i) this Agreement shall only terminate pursuant to this Section 4.1(a) upon the receipt in full of the Early Termination Payment by the TRA Parties; (ii) the Corporation shall deliver an Early Termination Notice only if it is able to make all required Early Termination Payments under this Agreement; and (iii) the Corporation may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights under this Section 4.1(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid.

 

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(b)            In the event that the Corporation breaches any of its material obligations under this Agreement, whether as a result of a failure to make any payment within three (3) months of the date when due, as a result of the failure to honor any other material obligation required hereunder or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this Agreement in a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, and the Corporation fails to cure such breach within twenty (20) Business Days of a TRA Party informing the Corporation of such breach, then, at the election of the Representative, subject to the following proviso, all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such breach, and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Early Termination Payments calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such breach; (ii) any prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of such acceleration; and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for the Taxable Year ending with or including such date (except to the extent that such amount is included in the Early Termination Payments); provided, that if the Representative makes such election, then such election shall be binding on all TRA Parties. Procedures similar to the procedures of Section 4.2 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to the determination of the amounts payable by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 4.1(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation breaches this Agreement, the Representative shall be entitled to elect on behalf of each of the TRA Parties to receive the amounts referred to in clause (b) of this Section 4.1 or to seek specific performance of the terms of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it shall not be a breach of a material obligation of this Agreement if the Corporation fails to make any Tax Benefit Payment when due to the extent that the Corporation has insufficient funds to make such payment despite using reasonable best efforts to obtain funds to make such payment (including by causing the LLC or any other Subsidiaries of the LLC to distribute or lend funds to facilitate such payment, and by accessing any revolving credit facilities or other sources of available credit to fund any such amounts); provided, that (x) the interest provisions of Section 5.2 shall apply to such late payment, and (y) solely with respect to a Tax Benefit Payment, if the Corporation does not have sufficient cash to make such payment as a result of limitations imposed by existing credit agreements to which the LLC is a party, which limitations are effective as of the date of this Agreement, Section 5.2 shall apply, but the Default Rate shall be replaced by the Agreed Rate.

 

(c)           In connection with a Change of Control, all obligations hereunder with respect to the TRA Parties shall be accelerated. The Corporation hereby agrees to provide twenty (20) calendar days prior written notice to each TRA Party of a Change of Control and all obligations under this Agreement with respect to the TRA Parties shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Change of Control, and shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Early Termination Payments calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Change of Control; (ii) any prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of such acceleration; and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for the Taxable Year ending with or including such date (except to the extent that such amount is included in the Early Termination Payments). Procedures similar to the procedures of Section 4.2 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to the determination of the amounts payable by the Corporation.

 

(d)            Upon the occurrence of an event described in clauses (a) or (b) in the definition of Credit Event, then, at the election of the Representative, all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and become immediately due and payable, and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Credit Event and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Early Termination Payments calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of the Credit Event; (ii) any prior Tax Benefit Payments that are due and payable under this Agreement but that still remain unpaid as of the date of such acceleration; and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payments due for the Taxable Year ending with or including such date (except to the extent that such amount is included in the Early Termination Payments).

 

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Section 4.2          Early Termination Notice. If the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section 4.1(a) above, the Corporation shall deliver to the Representative notice of such intention to exercise such right (“Early Termination Notice”). In addition, if (i) the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section 4.1(a) above, (ii) the obligations under this Agreement are accelerated under Section 4.1(c) above, or (iii) the Representative exercises its right to terminate this Agreement under Section 4.1(b) or (d) above, the Corporation shall deliver to the Representative a schedule (the “Early Termination Schedule”) showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment due to each TRA Party. Such Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties consistent with the procedures described in Section 2.3(a). The date on which the Early Termination Schedule becomes final shall be the “Early Termination Effective Date.”

 

Section 4.3            Payment upon Early Termination.

 

(a)            Within three (3) calendar days after an Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporation shall pay to each TRA Party an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment in respect of such TRA Party. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by such TRA Party or as otherwise agreed by the Corporation and such TRA Party or, in the absence of such designation or agreement, by check mailed to the last mailing address provided by such TRA Party to the Corporation.

 

(b)            Early Termination Payment” in respect of a TRA Party shall equal (i) the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate, as of the date of the Early Termination Notice, of all Tax Benefit Payments in respect of such TRA Party that would be required to be paid by the Corporation beginning from the date of the Early Termination Notice and applying the Valuation Assumptions, plus (ii) any Tax Benefit Payment agreed to by the Corporation and the Representative as due and payable with respect to such TRA Party that is unpaid as of the date of the Early Termination Notice, plus (iii) any Tax Benefit Payment due and payable with respect to such TRA Party for a Taxable Year ending prior to the date of the Early Termination Notice, plus (iv) (without duplication) interest accruing on the amounts described in clauses (i) through (iii) (which shall include interest accruing on the amount described in clause (i) from the date of the Early Termination Notice).

 

(c)            Upon the payment of the Early Termination Payment by the Corporation to a TRA Party, the Corporation shall not have any further payment obligations under this Agreement in respect of such TRA Party.

 

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Article V.
SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

 

Section 5.1           Subordination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment required to be made by the Corporation under this Agreement shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest, or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations owed in respect of secured or unsecured indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation (“Senior Obligations”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations. To the extent that any payment under this Agreement is not permitted to be made at the time payment is due as a result of this Section 5.1 and the terms of the agreements governing Senior Obligations, such payment obligation nevertheless shall accrue for the benefit of the applicable TRA Parties and the Corporation shall make such payments at the first opportunity that such payments are permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Senior Obligations. Except as otherwise determined by the Board (with the approval of the Representative), payments under any tax receivable agreement (or similar agreement) entered into by the Corporation, the LLC, or their Subsidiaries after the date hereof shall be subordinate to all payments owed pursuant to this Agreement, and no such payments shall be made (i) for so long as the Corporation has any unpaid obligation pursuant this Agreement; and (ii) with respect to any particular Taxable Year governed by such tax receivable agreement until payments with respect to such Taxable Year under this Agreement have been determined and (if any) paid.

 

Section 5.2            Late Payments by the Corporation. The amount of all or any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment, Early Termination Payment or other payment under this Agreement not made to the TRA Parties when due under the terms of this Agreement shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate and commencing from the date on which such Tax Benefit Payment, Early Termination Payment or other payment was due and payable.

 

Article VI.
TAX MATTERS; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

 

Section 6.1             Participation in the Corporation’s and the LLC’s Tax Matters. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all Tax matters concerning the Corporation and the LLC and its Subsidiaries, including the preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to Taxes; provided, however, that (i) the Corporation shall notify the Representative of, and keep it reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any audit of the Corporation, the LLC or any of their Subsidiaries the outcome of which can reasonably be expected to affect the rights and obligations of the TRA Parties under this Agreement, and shall provide to the Representative reasonable opportunity to provide information and other input to the Corporation, the LLC and their Subsidiaries concerning the conduct of any such portion of such audit, which information and other input the Corporation, the LLC and their Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall consider in good faith; and (ii) without the Representative’s prior written consent, the Corporation or the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries shall not settle, compromise or abandon any audit, assessment, action, claim, examination or other proceeding, file or amend any Tax Return, or otherwise take any action, in each case, that is reasonably expected to materially and adversely affect the TRA Parties’ rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the Representative, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

Section 6.2            Consistency. The Corporation, the LLC and the TRA Parties agree to report and cause to be reported for all purposes, including U.S. federal, state and local Tax purposes and financial reporting purposes, all Tax-related items (including the Basis Adjustments and each Tax Benefit Payment) in a manner consistent with that specified in any Schedule finalized consistent with the terms of this Agreement, unless otherwise required by law.

 

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Section 6.3             Cooperation. Each of the TRA Parties shall (a) furnish to the Corporation in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials in its possession as the Corporation may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (b) make itself available to the Corporation and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (a) above, and (c) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter, and the Corporation shall reimburse each such TRA Party for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 6.3. The Corporation shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to utilize Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets and Exchange Covered Tax Assets available to it as soon as possible under applicable Law (which may include filing claims for tax refunds) and (ii) not, without the prior written consent of the Representative, take any action that has the primary purposes of avoiding the use of or reducing utilization of Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Assets or the Exchange Covered Tax Assets available to it. Upon the request of any TRA Party, the Corporation shall cooperate in taking any action reasonably requested by such TRA Party in connection with its Tax or financial reporting and/or the consummation of any assignment or transfer of any of its rights and/or obligations under this Agreement, including without limitation, providing any information or executing any documentation. At the request of the Representative, the Corporation shall promptly provide a schedule showing in reasonable detail (i) the Corporation’s good faith projections of its taxable income and gain for the current Taxable Year and the succeeding five (5) Taxable Years, (ii) the Corporation’s good faith projections of the payments to be made to each TRA Party pursuant to this Agreement (assuming, in the case of an Exchange TRA Party that has Units that have not been Exchanged, that such Units are deemed exchange for the Market Value that such Exchange TRA Party would have received if such Units were exchanged, based on reasonable assumptions utilized by the Corporation) and (iii) such other information reasonably requested by the Representative (giving appropriate consideration to avoiding unduly burdensome obligations of the Corporation arising from requests under this clause (iii), and provided that requests for information described in clauses (i) and (ii) may be made no more than once in any calendar year). Notwithstanding Section 7.12, the Representative (or applicable TRA Party ) may provide such schedule to prospective transferees of its right pursuant to this Agreement, provided that the Corporation may require a prospective transferee to execute a customary non-disclosure agreement prior to receiving such schedule.

 

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Article VII.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.1             Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service, by electronic mail (delivery receipt requested) or by certified or registered mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties hereto at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be as specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 7.1). All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

 

If to the Corporation or the LLC, to:

 

Vacasa Holdings LLC
850 NW 13th Ave
Portland, OR 97209
Attention: Lisa Jurika, Chief Legal Officer
E-mail: ####

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Corporation or the LLC) to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP
1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

  Attention: Justin Hamill
    Eric Schwartzman
  Nicholas Luongo
  E-mail: ####

 

If to the Representative:

 

SLP Venice Holdings, L.P.
c/o Silver Lake Management Company V, L.L.C.
55 Hudson Yards
550 West 34th Street, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10001

Attention:       Andy Schader & Jennifer Gautier
E-mail:       ####

 

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

 

Ropes & Gray LLP
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

Attention: Eric Issadore
Adam Greenwood
E-mail: ####

 

Any party may change its address or e-mail address by giving each of the other parties written notice thereof in the manner set forth above.

 

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Section 7.2             Counterparts; Electronic Signature. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by electronic delivery (i.e., by email of a PDF signature page) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement and shall constitute and 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.

 

Section 7.3           Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.4             Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

 

Section 7.5             Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

 

Section 7.6             Assignments; Amendments; Successors; No Waiver.

 

(a)            Assignments. Each TRA Party may assign, sell, pledge, or otherwise alienate or transfer any interest in this Agreement, including the right to receive any Tax Benefit Payments under this Agreement, to any Person; provided, that such Person executes and delivers a Joinder agreeing to succeed to the applicable portion of such TRA Party’s interest in this Agreement and to become a party for all purposes of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a TRA Party transfers Units in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement but does not assign to the transferee of such Units its rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such TRA Party shall continue to be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of such Units (and any such transferred Units shall be separately identified, so as to facilitate the determination of Tax Benefit Payments hereunder). The Corporation may not assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person (other than any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation) without the prior written consent of the Representative (and any purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void).

 

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(b)            Amendments. No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by each of (i) the Board; and (ii) the TRA Parties who collectively would be entitled to receive at least a majority of any Early Termination Payments that would be hypothetically payable to all TRA Parties (assuming all equity interests in the LLC that have redemption rights under the LLC Agreement are redeemed and exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock at such time and using the Valuation Assumptions). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) no provision of this Agreement may be amended in a manner that has a disproportionate material and adverse effect on the Exchange TRA Parties, on the one hand, or the Reorganization TRA Parties, on the other hand, without the consent of TRA Parties of the relevant class that are entitled to receive at least a majority of the Early Termination Payments payable to such TRA Parties of such class (assuming all equity interests in the LLC that have redemption rights under the LLC Agreement are redeemed and exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock and using the Valuation Assumptions) without such TRA Parties’ consent; (y) no provision of this Agreement may be amended in a manner that has a disproportionate material and adverse effect on any TRA Party without the consent of the Representative and (z) no provision of this Agreement may be amended in a manner that has a disproportionate material and adverse effect on any Exchange TRA Party relative to any other Exchange TRA Party, or on any Reorganization TRA Party relative to any other Reorganization TRA Party, without the consent of such adversely affected Exchange TRA Party or Reorganization TRA Party, as the case may be.

 

(c)            Successors. Except as provided in Section 7.6(a), all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

 

(d)            Waiver. No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement, or condition of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement, or condition.

 

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Section 7.7             Resolution of Disputes.

 

(a)           Except for Reconciliation Disputes subject to Section 7.8, any and all disputes which cannot be settled amicably, including any ancillary claims of any party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement (each, a “Dispute”) shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator in accordance with the then-existing International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Rules for Administered Arbitration (the “Rules”). If the parties to the Dispute fail to agree on the selection of an arbitrator within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of the request for arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce shall make the appointment. The arbitrator shall be a lawyer admitted to the practice of law in a U.S. state, or a nationally recognized expert in the relevant subject matter, and shall conduct the proceedings in the English language. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings. The arbitrator is not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover punitive, exemplary or similar damages with respect to any Dispute. The award shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues, or accounting presented to the arbitral tribunal. Judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction over a party or any of its assets. The arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., and the place of the arbitration shall be New York, New York.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), any party may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling another party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each party (i) expressly consents to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section 7.7 to any such action or proceeding, and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.7 shall not apply to Reconciliation Disputes to be settled in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 7.8.

 

(c)          Each party irrevocably consents to service of process by means of notice in the manner provided for in Section 7.1. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any party to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

(d)         WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).

 

(e)          In the event the parties are unable to agree whether a dispute between them is a Reconciliation Dispute subject to the dispute resolution procedure set forth in Section 7.8 or a Dispute subject to the dispute resolution procedure set forth in this Section 7.7, such disagreement shall be decided and resolved in accordance with the procedure set forth in this Section 7.7.

 

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Section 7.8             Reconciliation. In the event that the Corporation and the Representative are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to a Schedule (a “Reconciliation Dispute”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally recognized expert (the “Expert”) in the particular area of disagreement mutually acceptable to such parties. The Expert shall be a partner or principal in a nationally recognized accounting firm, and unless the Corporation and the Representative agree otherwise, the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert shall not, have any material relationship with the Corporation or the Representative or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the Corporation and the Representative are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, the selection of an Expert shall be treated as a Dispute subject to Section 7.7 and an arbitration panel shall pick an Expert from a nationally recognized accounting firm that does not have any material relationship with the Corporation or the Representative or other actual or potential conflict of interest. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to a Schedule or an amendment thereto as soon as reasonably practicable and in any event within thirty (30) calendar days after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on the date prescribed by this Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The costs and expenses relating to the engagement of such Expert or amending any Tax Return shall be borne by the Corporation except as provided in the next sentence. The Corporation and the Representative shall bear their own costs and expenses of such proceeding, unless (i) the Expert entirely adopts the position of the Representative, in which case the Corporation shall reimburse the Representative for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding, or (ii) the Expert entirely adopts the Corporation’s position, in which case the Representative shall reimburse the Corporation for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.8 shall be binding on the Corporation and the TRA Parties and may be entered and enforced in any court having competent jurisdiction.

 

Section 7.9             Representative. Except as otherwise explicitly provided in this Agreement, the actions of the Representative pursuant to and in accordance with this Agreement shall be binding on all TRA Parties. The Representative shall not be held liable by any of the parties hereto (or their affiliates or assignees) for actions or omissions in exercising or failing to exercise all or any of the power and authority of the Representative pursuant to this Agreement, except in the case of the Representative’s willful misconduct. The Representative shall be entitled to rely on the advice of counsel, public accountants or other independent experts that it reasonably determines to be experienced in the matter at issue, and will not be liable to any party hereto (or their affiliates or assignees) for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith based on such advice.

 

Section 7.10             Withholding. The Corporation and its Affiliates and representatives shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment that is payable to any TRA Party pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted or withheld with respect to the making of such payment in accordance with the Code or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law (including for this purpose any withholding required by the Corporation or its affiliates that may be required in connection with the Reorganization, a Redemption or a Direct Exchange). To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid by the Corporation to the relevant TRA Party. Each TRA Party shall promptly provide the Corporation with any applicable Tax forms and certifications (including IRS Form W-9 or the applicable version of IRS Form W-8) reasonably requested by the Corporation in connection with determining whether any such deductions and withholdings are required under the Code or any provision of U.S. state, local or foreign tax law, including under Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 or 1446 of the Code. The Corporation will consider in good faith any applicable certificates, forms or documentation provided by a TRA Party that in such TRA Party’s reasonable determination reduce or eliminate any such withholding.

 

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Section 7.11           Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets.

 

(a)            If the Corporation is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Section 1501 or other applicable Sections of the Code governing affiliated or consolidated groups, or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments, and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

 

(b)            If the Corporation, its successor in interest or any member of the Corporation’s U.S. federal income Tax consolidated group (as described in Section 7.11(a)) transfers or is deemed to transfer any Unit or any Reference Asset to a transferee that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (other than a member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) in a transaction other than a fully taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such transferor, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such Unit or Reference Assets in a wholly taxable transaction on the date of such transfer. If the LLC (or one of its Subsidiaries that is not treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes) transfers (or is deemed to transfer for U.S. federal income Tax purposes) any Reference Asset to a transferee that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes (other than a member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) in a transaction that is not a fully taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such transferor, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of the Reference Asset in a wholly taxable transaction on the date of such transfer. The consideration deemed to be received by the transferor (or deemed transferor) in either of the immediately preceding two sentences shall be equal to the fair market value of the transferred asset as determined by a valuation expert mutually agreed upon by the Corporation and the Representative plus, without duplication, (i) the amount of debt to which any such asset is subject, and (ii) the amount of debt allocated to any such asset, in the case of a transfer of a partnership interest. For purposes of this Section 7.11, a transfer of a partnership interest shall be treated as a transfer of the transferring partner’s share of each of the assets and liabilities of that partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if the Corporation, its successor in interest or any member of the Corporation’s U.S. federal income Tax consolidated group (as described in Section 7.11(a)) transfers its assets pursuant to a transaction that qualifies as a “reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code) in which such entity does not survive or pursuant to any other transaction to which Section 381(a) of the Code applies (other than any such reorganization or any such other transaction, in each case, pursuant to which such entity transfers assets to a corporation with which the Corporation, its successor in interest or any member of the Corporation’s U.S. federal income Tax consolidated group (other than any such member being transferred in such reorganization or other transaction) does not file a consolidated Tax Return for U.S. federal income Tax purposes), the transfer will not cause such entity to be treated as having transferred any assets to a corporation (or a Person classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes) pursuant to this Section 7.11 so long as the relevant successor is bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(c)            If the Corporation (or any member of a group described in Section 7.11(a)) transfers (or is deemed to transfer for U.S. federal income Tax purposes) any Unit in a transaction that is wholly or partially taxable, then for purposes of calculating payments under this Agreement, LLC shall be treated as having disposed of the portion of any Reference Asset that is indirectly transferred by the Corporation (i.e., taking into account the number of Units transferred) in a transaction in which all income, gain or loss, if any, is allocated to the Corporation. The consideration deemed to be received by LLC shall be equal to the fair market value of the deemed transferred asset, plus (i) the amount of debt to which such asset is subject and (ii) without duplication, the amount of debt allocated to such asset, in the case of a transfer of a partnership interest.

 

Section 7.12           Confidentiality. Each TRA Party and its assignees acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporation and its Affiliates provided pursuant to this Agreement is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such Person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporation and its Affiliates and successors, learned by any TRA Party heretofore or hereafter. This Section 7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporation, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of any TRA Party in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community, (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a TRA Party to prosecute or defend claims arising under or relating to this Agreement, (iii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a TRA Party to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any Taxing Authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any Taxing Authority with respect to such Tax Returns, (iv) the disclosure of financial and other information of the type typically disclosed to limited partners and prospective investors in private equity funds affiliated with the TRA Parties and is made to the partners of, and/or prospective investors in, private equity Affiliates of the TRA Parties and such partner or prospective investor is bound by the confidentiality provisions of a customary non-disclosure agreement entered into with the disclosing party that covers the confidential information so disclosed, and (v) the disclosure of information necessary to effect an assignment, sale, pledge, alienation or transfer of any interest in this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.6(a). If a TRA Party or an assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 7.12, the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section 7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

 

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Section 7.13           Change in Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, as a result of or, in connection with an actual or proposed change in Tax law, an Exchange TRA Party reasonably believes that the existence of this Agreement could have material adverse Tax consequences to such Exchange TRA Party or any direct or indirect owner of such Exchange TRA Party, then at the written election of such Exchange TRA Party in its sole discretion (in an instrument signed by such Exchange TRA Party and delivered to the Corporation) and to the extent specified therein by such Exchange TRA Party, this Agreement shall cease to have further effect and shall not apply to an Exchange with respect to such Exchange TRA Party occurring after a date specified by such Exchange TRA Party, or may be amended by in a manner reasonably determined by such Exchange TRA Party; provided, that such amendment shall not result in an increase in any payments owed by the Corporation under this Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment; provided, further, that such amendment shall not have any adverse effect on any other TRA Party.

 

Section 7.14           Independent Nature of Rights and Obligations. The rights and obligations of the each TRA Party hereunder are several and not joint with the rights and obligations of any other Person. A TRA Party shall not be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Person hereunder, nor shall a TRA Party have the right to enforce the rights or obligations of any other Person hereunder (other than the Corporation). Nothing contained herein or in any other agreement or document delivered at any closing, and no action taken by any TRA Party pursuant hereto or thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the TRA Parties acting as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the TRA Parties are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Corporation acknowledges that the TRA Party are not acting in concert or as a group and will not assert any such claim with respect to such rights or obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

Section 7.15           LLC Agreement. This Agreement shall be treated as part of the LLC Agreement as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

Section 7.16            Tax Characterization and Elections. The parties intend that (A) each Direct Exchange shall give rise to Basis Adjustments, (B) each Redemption using cash contributed to the LLC by the Corporation shall be treated as a direct purchase of Units from the applicable Exchange TRA Parties pursuant to Section 707(a)(2)(B) of the Code that shall give rise to Basis Adjustments, (C) payments pursuant to this Agreement with respect to an Exchange (except with respect to amounts that constitute Imputed Interest) shall be treated as consideration in respect of such Exchange that give rise to additional Basis Adjustments, and (D) the rights received pursuant to this Agreement by the Reorganization TRA Parties and (without duplication) Tax Benefit Payments (excluding any amount that constitutes Imputed Interest thereon) made in respect of a Pre-Reorganization Covered Tax Asset will be treated as non-qualifying property or money giving rise to capital gain treatment for purposes of Section 356 of the Code received in the Reorganization. The Corporation will ensure that, on and after the date of this Agreement and continuing through the term of this Agreement, the LLC and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries that they control and that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code. The parties hereto agree to file their income Tax Returns in a manner consistent with this Section 7.16, except as otherwise required by a determination (within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code).

 

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Section 7.17           Payment Amounts. The Corporation and the Exchange TRA Parties agree that, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the date of any future Exchange that may be subject to this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot be reasonably ascertained for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if an Exchange TRA Party so notifies the Corporation, (i) the stated maximum selling price (within the meaning of Section 15a.453-1(c)(2) of the Treasury Regulations) with respect to a specified Exchange by such Exchange TRA Party shall not exceed two-hundred percent (200%) (or such other percentage as the relevant party shall specify of the amount of the initial consideration received in such Exchange (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include the amount of any cash and the fair market value of any Class A Common Stock received in such Exchange and shall exclude the fair market value of any Tax Benefit Payments) and (ii) the sum of the initial consideration received in connection with such Exchange and the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments paid to such Exchange TRA Party in respect of such Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) shall not exceed such stated maximum selling price with respect to such Exchange. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 7.17 shall not limit any amounts payable in connection with an Early Termination Payment.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Vacasa, Inc. 
   
  By: /s/ Matt Roberts
  Name: Matt Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Vacasa Holdings LLC
   
  By: /s/ Matt Roberts
  Name: Matt Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

MOSSYTREE INC.

   
  By: /s/ Eric Breon
  Name: Eric Breon
  Title: President

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  SLP V VENICE FEEDER I, L.P.
   
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.,
its general partner
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.,
its general partner
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.,
its managing member

 

  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel

 

  SLP VENICE HOLDINGS, L.P.
   
  By: SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.,
its general partner
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.,
its general partner
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.,
its managing member

 

  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  RW VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

  RW INDUSTRIOUS BLOCKER L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS II
  (PARALLEL-B) L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

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  RCP III VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
its general partner
  By : Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

  RCP III BLOCKER FEEDER L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS III
  (PARALLEL-B) LP.
   
  By: Riverwood CapitaI III L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

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  RCP III (A) BLOCKER FEEDER L.P.
   
  By : Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

  

  RCP III (A) VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By : Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners II (GP), L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates II, LLC,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners IV (GP), L.P.,
its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates IV, LLC,
its general partner

 

  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

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  LEGP II AIV(B), L.P. 
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
   
  LEGP I VCS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
   
  LEGP II VCS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

  LEVEL EQUITY-VCS INVESTORS, LLC
   
  By: Level Equity Management, LLC,
its manager

 

  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Paul Meggs
  Name: Paul Meggs
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  NSG IV Blocked AIV, LP.
   
   
  By: /s/ Marc Lederman
  Name: Marc Lederman
  Title: COO

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  NSG IV UNBLOCKED AIV, L.P.
   
   
  By: /s/ Marc Lederman
  Name: Marc Lederman
  Title: COO

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  KEMNAY FUND INVESTORS LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Angie Yee-Lois A. Jeffers
  Name: Angie Yee-Lois A. Jeffers
  Title: Authorised Signatories

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  OHANA HOLDINGS LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Timothy R. Sarhatt
  Name: Timothy R. Sarhatt
  Title: Vice President

 

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  Travel + Leisure Charitable Foundation
   
   
  By: /s/ Kimberly A. Marshall
  Name: Kimberly A. Marshall
  Title: Chief Human Resources Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  PARTNERS FOR GROWTH IV, LP
   
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Kahn
  Name: Andrew Kahn
  Title: CEO and Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Paul Gorman
  Paul Gorman

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Jody Odowick
  Jody Odowick

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Chris Terrill
  Chris Terrill

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Mike Dodson
  Mike Dodson

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  VACASA EMPLOYEE HOLDINGS LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Matt Roberts
  Name: Matt Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Mike Xenakis
  Mike Xenakis

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Matt Roberts
  Matt Roberts

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Lisa Jurinka
  Lisa Jurinka

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Jeff Flitton
  Jeff Flitton

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Bob Milne
  Bob Milne

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Jim Grube
  Jim Grube

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Jamie Cohen
  Jamie Cohen

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Craig Smith
  Craig Smith

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Chad Cohen
  Chad Cohen

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  1999 Goldreyer Family Irrevocable Trust
     
  By: /s/ Brian Wood
  Name: Brian Wood
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ Adam Chibib
  Name: Adam Chibib
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ Adam Kohen
  Name: Adam Kohen
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Adams Street 2013 Direct Fund LP
  By: ASP 2013 Direct Management LP its General Partner
  By: ASP 2013 Direct Management LLC its General Partner
  By: Adams Street Partners, LLC its Managing Member
     
  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Name: Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Adams Street 2014 Direct Fund LP
  By: ASP 2014 Direct Management LP its General Partner
  By: ASP 2014 Direct Management LLC its General Partner
  By: Adams Street Partners, LLC its Managing Member
     

  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Name: Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Adams Street 2015 Direct Venture/Growth Fund LP
  By: ASP 2015 Direct Management LP its General Partner
  By: ASP 2015 Direct Management LLC its General Partner
  By: Adams Street Partners, LLC its Managing Member
     

  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Name: Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Adams Street 2016 Direct Venture/Growth Fund LP
  By: ASP 2016 Direct Management LP its General Partner
  By: ASP 2016 Direct Management LLC its General Partner
  By: Adams Street Partners, LLC its Managing Member
     

  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Name: Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Adams Street 2017 Direct Venture/Growth Fund LP
  By: ASP 2017 Direct Management LP its General Partner
  By: ASP 2017 Direct Management LLC its General Partner
  By: Adams Street Partners, LLC its Managing Member
     

  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Name: Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Adams Street Venture/Growth Fund VI LP
  By: ASP VG Management VI LP its General Partner
  By: ASP VG Management VI LLC its General Partner
  By: Adams Street Partners, LLC its Managing Member
     

  By: /s/ Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Name: Jeffrey T. Diehl
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Ai Lin Rachael Hyde
  Name: Ai Lin Rachael Hyde
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  AK Holdings LLC
   
  By: /s/ Pradeep Singh
  Name: Pradeep Singh
  Title: Manager

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Alexis de Belloy
  Name: Alexis de Belloy
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Allison McGuirk
  Name: Allison McGuirk
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2 BL, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2 N, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2 P-FIO, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2 P-M, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2 P-MSF, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2 V, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 2, L.P.
  By: Altos Hybrid 2 GP, LLC
  Its: General Partner
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 3 B, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 3 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 3 GS, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 3 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 3 I, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 3 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 3 M, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 3 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid 3 T, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid 3 GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid BF, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid BL, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid D, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid G, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid I, LLC
  By: Altos Hybrid GP, LLC
  Its: Manager
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Altos Hybrid, L.P.
  By: Altos Hybrid GP, LLC
  Its: General Partner
   
  /s/ Anthony P. Lee
  Anthony P. Lee
  Managing Director

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Amanda Hartfield
  Name: Amanda Hartfield
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Andrew Friedrich
  Name: Andrew Friedrich
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Ann Molina
  Name: Ann Molina
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Avni Doshi
  Name: Avni Doshi
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Banczak Children's 2020 Gift Trust
   
  By: /s/ Eric Goldreyer
  Name: Eric Goldreyer
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Beth A. Birnbaum Revocable Trust
   
  By: /s/ Beth Birnbaum
  Name: Beth Birnbaum
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Brad Diseker
  Name: Brad Diseker
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Brandon Calley
  Name: Brandon Calley
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Brian Megless
  Name: Brian Megless
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Brionna Guerrero
  Name: Brionna Guerrero
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Brock cooper
  Name: Brock cooper
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Bryan Byrne
  Name: Bryan Byrne
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Caitlin Roan
  Name: Caitlin Roan
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Calvin Larson
  Name: Calvin Larson
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Carey Shindler
  Name: Carey Shindler
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Carl Shepherd
  Name: Carl Shepherd
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Chelsea Knudsen
  Name: Chelsea Knudsen
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Chelsea Vernon
  Name: Chelsea Vernon
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Chris Bender
  Name: Chris Bender
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Christina McElroy
  Name: Christina McElroy
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Christopher kennedy
  Name: Christopher kennedy
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Christopher Lopez-Renteria
  Name: Christopher Lopez-Renteria
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Clayton Massey
  Name: Clayton Massey
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Cody Mikel
  Name: Cody Mikel
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Courtney O’Connor
  Name: Courtney O’Connor
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Crystal bradstreet
  Name: Crystal bradstreet
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Daniel Lampe
  Name: Daniel Lampe
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Darren Osti
  Name: Darren Osti
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Dennis Kashkin
  Name: Dennis Kashkin
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Desiree Tien
  Name: Desiree Tien
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Dome Patrol, LLC 
   
   
  By: /s/ Sean Greenberg
  Name: Sean Greenberg
  Title: Manager

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Doug Squires
  Name: Doug Squires
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Dunn Family Trust U/A 7/01/2001 
   
   
  By: /s/ Timothy J. Dunn
  Name: Timothy J. Dunn
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Duygu Dagli
  Name: Duygu Dagli
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Eduardo Batlle
  Name: Eduardo Batlle
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  ELG 2020 Lifetime Family Trust 
   
   
  By: /s/ Eric Goldreyer
  Name: Eric Goldreyer
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Elizabeth Mahon Mulhern
  Name: Elizabeth Mahon Mulhern
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Elizabeth Mertens
  Name: Elizabeth Mertens
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Elizabeth Morin
  Name: Elizabeth Morin
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Emily Breaker
  Name: Emily Breaker
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Erik Frain
  Name: Erik Frain
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Erik Waldo
  Name: Erik Waldo
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Francesca Watson-McFeely
  Name: Francesca Watson-McFeely
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Geoffrey Grigsby
  Name: Geoffrey Grigsby
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Grant Clark
  Name: Grant Clark
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Grant Davis
  Name: Grant Davis
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Greenspring Secondaries Fund II, L.P. 
   
   
  By: /s/ Eric Thompson
  Name: Eric Thompson
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Greg Bohn
  Name: Greg Bohn
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Greg Mrva
  Name: Greg Mrva
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Gregory Slyngstad
  Name: Gregory Slyngstad
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Gregg Abernathy
  Name: Gregg Abernathy
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  The Gregg Brockway and Anna Brockway 2004 Revocable Trust
   
   
  By: /s/ Gregg Brockway
  Name: Gregg Brockway
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Gregory Papadin
  Name: Gregory Papadin
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Harmony Partners III, L.P.
   
   
  By: /s/ Mark Lotke
  Name: Mark Lotke
  Title: Managing Partner

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Howard Story
  Name: Howard Story
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  The J. Paul Getty Trust
   
   
  By: /s/ James Williams
  Name: James Williams
  Title: Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jacob Surface
  Name: Jacob Surface
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ James McKee
  Name: James McKee
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ James A Wertz
  Name: James A Wertz
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jana Harden
  Name: Jana Harden
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jason Gueco
  Name: Jason Gueco
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jason Wilson
  Name: Jason Wilson
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jeff O'Brien
  Name: Jeff O'Brien
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jennifer Gallardo
  Name: Jennifer Gallardo
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jennifer Kinsella
  Name: Jennifer Kinsella
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jessica Davis
  Name: Jessica Davis
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  JetBlue Technology Ventures, L.L.C.
   
   
  By: /s/ Amy Burr
  Name: Amy Burr
  Title: President

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Jill Baggett
  Name: Jill Baggett
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Joel Berner
  Name: Joel Berner
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Joey levin
  Name: Joey levin
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ John Banczak
  Name: John Banczak
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  John Banczak 2014 Irrevocable Trust
   
  By: /s/ Heather Banczak
  Name: Heather Banczak
  Title: Trustee

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ John Janco
  Name: John Janco
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ John Jensen
  Name: John Jensen
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ John Roediger
  Name: John Roediger
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Jonathan Wood
  Name: Jonathan Wood
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Jonathan Maher
  Name: Jonathan Maher
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Jonathan Schreck
  Name: Jonathan Schreck
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Jonathan P Simmons
  Name: Jonathan P Simmons
  Title:

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Jose Ochoa
  Name: Jose Ochoa
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Joseph Mathews
  Name: Joseph Mathews
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Joseph Peter Slaga
  Name: Joseph Peter Slaga
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Joshua Cronin
  Name: Joshua Cronin
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Joshua Caswell
  Name: Joshua Caswell
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Joshua Ewing
  Name: Joshua Ewing
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Julie Overton
  Name: Julie Overton
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Justin Hunt
  Name: Justin Hunt
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Justin Jurist
  Name: Justin Jurist
  Title:  

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Karen Bodu
  Name: Karen Bodu
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Karina Mullen
  Name: Karina Mullen
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Kary Guthrie
  Name: Kary Guthrie
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Kathryn Isaacson
  Name: Kathryn Isaacson
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Keith Amaker
  Name: Keith Amaker
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Kenneth Wilson
  Name: Kenneth Wilson
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Kurt Engert
  Name: Kurt Engert
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Kristen Okuniewski
  Name:

Kristen Okuniewski

  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Lauren Luft
  Name: Lauren Luft
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Lennis Raynell Pugh
  Name: Lennis Raynell Pugh
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Lisa Huynh
  Name: Lisa Huynh
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Luke Marino
  Name: Luke Marino
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Mallory Harpel
  Name: Mallory Harpel
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Mark Giannelli
  Name: Mark Giannelli
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Brian R. Cruver
  Name: Brian R. Cruver
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Matthew Gregory
  Name: Matthew Gregory
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Melissa Cadwallader
  Name: Melissa Cadwallader
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Melissa Meron
  Name: Melissa Meron
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Meni Koulakiotis
  Name: Meni Koulakiotis
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Michael Adler
  Name: Michael Adler
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Michael Joseph
  Name: Michael Joseph
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Michael Stephens
  Name: Michael Stephens
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

  

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Michael Viglione
  Name: Michael Viglione
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Molly Rupprecht
  Name: Molly Rupprecht
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

  

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Morgan Flager
  Name: Morgan Flager
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Nichole McHugh
  Name: Nichole McHugh
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Nicole Prentice Williams
  Name: Nicole Prentice Williams
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Paul Azevedo
  Name: Paul Azevedo
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Paulina Kathryn Clark

 

  By: /s/ Thomas J. Clark
  Name: Thomas J. Clark
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  By: /s/ Perrine Coursen
  Name: Perrine Coursen
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

  Peterson Capital Partners LP

 

  By: /s/ Karl Peterson
  Name: Karl Peterson
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Rami Legha
  Name: Rami Legha
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Ramona Bieber
  Name: Ramona Bieber
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Richard Ibeh
  Name: Richard Ibeh
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Richard N. Barton
  Name: Richard N. Barton
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Ricky Nagaoka
  Name: Ricky Nagaoka
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Robert butts
  Name: Robert butts
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Robert W Greyber
  Name: Robert W Greyber
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Robert Hohman
  Name: Robert Hohman
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Ronald Nagy
  Name: Ronald Nagy
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Russ Sach
  Name: Russ Sach
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Russ T Sach Revokable Trust - May 26, 2006
   
  By: /s/ Russell T. Sach
  Name: Russell T. Sach
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Ryan Kowtun
  Name: Ryan Kowtun
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Sarah Carter
  Name: Sarah Carter
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Scott Gerber
  Name: Scott Gerber
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Scott Hintz
  Name: Scott Hintz
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Shari E Schroder
  Name: Shari E Schroder
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Silverton Partners IV, L.P.
     
  By: /s/ Morgan Flager
  Name: Morgan Flager
  Title: General Partner

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Spencer Rascoff
  Name: Spencer Rascoff
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Stacey Conrad
  Name: Stacey Conrad
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Susie Lee
  Name: Susie Lee
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Tatiana Gebing
  Name: Tatiana Gebing
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Taylor Kelly
  Name: Taylor Kelly
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  The Fitzpatrick Brockway Trust U/A DTD 2/13/2007
   
   
  By: /s/ Gregg Brockway
  Name: Gregg Brockway
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  The Oliver Brockway Trust U/A DTD 2/13/2007
   
   
  By: /s/ Gregg Brockway
  Name: Gregg Brockway
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  The Phoebe Brockway Trust U/A DTD 2/13/2007
   
   
  By: /s/ Gregg Brockway
  Name: Gregg Brockway
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Thomas J. Clark
  Name: Thomas Clark
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Thomas Joseph Clark, II UTMA/TX No. 660-11151
   
   
  By: /s/ Thomas J. Clark
  Name: Thomas J. Clark
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Tim MacDonald
  Name: Tim MacDonald
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Tyler Herschap
  Name: Tyler Herschap
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Vanessa Escobedo Barba
  Name: Vanessa Escobedo Barba
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ Vicki Brown
  Name: Vicki Brown
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ Victoria Davis
  Name: Victoria Davis
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ Wesley Walker
  Name: Wesley Walker
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  William Franklin Investments, LLC
     
  By: /s/ Ronald Dollens
  Name: Ronald W. Dollens
  Title: Member

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above. 

 

 

  By: /s/ Yakini Stephens
  Name: Yakini Stephens
  Title:

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Conner Keele
  Name: Conner Keele
  Title:  

  

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Comerica Ventures Incorporated
          
  By: /s/ LaReeda Rentie               
  Name: LaReeda Rentie           
  Title: Vice President       

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  By: /s/ Lauren Frazier
  Name: Lauren Frazier
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Marketdriver, LLC
          
  By: /s/ Brian R. Cruver
  Name: Brian R. Cruver
  Title: Manager

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  Russ T Sach Revocable Trust - May 26, 2006
          
  By: /s/ Russell T. Sach
  Name: Russell T. Sach
  Title: Trustee

 

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of _________________, 20___ (this “Joinder”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of [December 6, 2021] (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) by and among Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “LLC”), and the other persons from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

1.            Joinder to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Corporation, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a [Reorganization/Exchange] TRA Party under the Tax Receivable Agreement and a party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a [Reorganization/Exchange] TRA Party thereunder. The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the Tax Receivable Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

2.            Incorporation by Reference. All terms and conditions of the Tax Receivable Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

3.            Address. All notices under the Tax Receivable Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

 

[Name]
[Address]
[City, State, Zip Code]
Attn:

 

E-mail:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

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

 

 

 

 

Acknowledged and agreed

as of the date first set forth above:

 

[●]

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

 

 

  

Exhibit 10.4

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

of

 

VACASA HOLDINGS LLC

 

Dated as of December 6, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN VACASA HOLDINGS LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MAY BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE MANAGER AND ANY HOLDER OF SUCH INTERESTS.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

Article I DEFINITIONS AND USAGE 3
     
Section 1.01 Definitions 3
Section 1.02 Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions 17
     
Article II THE COMPANY 18
     
Section 2.01 Continuation of the Company 18
Section 2.02 Name 18
Section 2.03 Commencement and Term 18
Section 2.04 Principal Place of Business 19
Section 2.05 Registered Agent and Registered Office 19
Section 2.06 Purposes 19
Section 2.07 Powers of the Company 19
Section 2.08 Partnership Tax Status 19
Section 2.09 Regulation of Internal Affairs 19
Section 2.10 Ownership of Property 19
     
Article III UNITS; MEMBERS; BOOKS AND RECORDS; REPORTS 20
     
Section 3.01 Units; Admission of Members 20
Section 3.02 Substitute Members and Additional Members 21
Section 3.03 Decisions by the Members 21
Section 3.04 Voting by the Members 22
Section 3.05 Tax and Accounting Information 22
Section 3.06 Books and Records 24
Section 3.07 Equity Incentive Plans 24
Section 3.08 Equity Awards in Respect of Class A Common Stock 24
     
Article IV PUBCO OWNERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS ON PUBCO UNITS 27
     
Section 4.01 PubCo Ownership 27
Section 4.02 Restrictions on PubCo Units 28
     
Article V CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; DISTRIBUTIONS; ALLOCATIONS 29
     
Section 5.01 Capital Contributions 29
Section 5.02 Capital Accounts 29
Section 5.03 Amounts and Priority of Distributions 30
Section 5.04 Allocations 32
Section 5.05 Other Allocation Rules 36
Section 5.06 Tax Withholding; Withholding Advances 38
Section 5.07 Tax Proceedings 39
     

 

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Article VI CERTAIN TAX MATTERS 39
     
Section 6.01 Company Representative 39
     
Article VII MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY 40
     
Section 7.01 Management by the Manager 40
Section 7.02 Election of Manager 41
Section 7.03 Resignation or Removal of the Manager; Vacancy 41
Section 7.04 Fiduciary Duties 41
Section 7.05 Officers 42
Section 7.06 Compensation; Certain Costs and Expenses 42
     
Article VIII TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS 42
     
Section 8.01 Restrictions on Transfers 42
Section 8.02 Certain Permitted Transfers 43
Section 8.03 Registration of Transfers 44
Section 8.04 Lock-Up 44
Section 8.05 Restricted Units Legend 45
     
Article IX REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS 46
     
Section 9.01 Redemption Right of a Member 46
Section 9.02 Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of PubCo, etc. 49
Section 9.03 Effect of Exercise of Redemption 50
Section 9.04 Tax Treatment 50
Section 9.05 Other Redemption Matters 50
Section 9.06 Employee Unit Redemption Right 52
     
Article X CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS 53
     
Section 10.01 Management Holdco Members 53
Section 10.02 PubCo Change of Control; PubCo Approved Recap Transaction 54
     
Article XI LIMITATION ON LIABILITY, EXCULPATION AND INDEMNIFICATION 55
     
Section 11.01 Limitation on Liability 55
Section 11.02 Exculpation and Indemnification 55
     
Article XII DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION 58
     
Section 12.01 Dissolution 58
Section 12.02 Winding Up of the Company 59
Section 12.03 Termination 59
Section 12.04 Survival 60

 

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Article XIII MISCELLANEOUS 60
     
Section 13.01 Expenses 60
Section 13.02 Further Assurances 60
Section 13.03 Notices 60
Section 13.04 Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment 60
Section 13.05 Jurisdiction 61
Section 13.06 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 61
Section 13.07 Counterparts 61
Section 13.08 Entire Agreement 62
Section 13.09 Severability 62
Section 13.10 Amendment 62
Section 13.11 Governing Law 62
Section 13.12 No Presumption 62
Section 13.13 Attorney-In-Fact 63
Section 13.14 Immunity Waiver 63
Section 13.15 Specific Performance 63
Section 13.16 Agreement of Certain Members 63

 

Schedule A Member Schedule

 

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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) of VACASA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), dated as of December 6, 2021 (the “Restatement Date”), by and among the Company, Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”, as the Initial Manager as defined below) and the Members (as defined below).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq.), as amended from time to time (the “LLC Act”), pursuant to the Certificate of Formation of the Company filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on May 20, 2020 and the execution of the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company dated as of May 20, 2020 (the “Initial Agreement”) by Vacasa LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the initial sole member of the Company (“Vacasa,” and in its capacity as the initial sole member of the Company, the “Initial Member”);

 

WHEREAS, on May 21, 2020, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”) among the Company, Vacasa and Vacasa Merger Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”), and the Certificate of Merger of Merger Sub filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, Merger Sub merged with and into Vacasa and Vacasa was the surviving entity (the “Merger”) and as a result therefrom, Vacasa is a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, effective as of the effective time of the Merger (the “Prior Effective Time”), (i) the Initial Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of May 21, 2020 (the “Restated Agreement”), (ii) pursuant to the Merger Agreement all of the units of limited liability company interests held by Persons who were members of Vacasa as of immediately prior to the Prior Effective Time (the “Vacasa Members”) were converted to and exchanged for all of the Units of the Company and (iii) each Vacasa Member was automatically admitted as a member of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, at the Prior Effective Time, certain Members of the Company entered into related agreements with the Company to establish certain rights and obligations applicable to the Units held by such Members, including an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) and a Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement (the “Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement”), each as of May 21, 2020 and effective as of the Prior Effective Time with respect to all parties thereto;

 

WHEREAS, immediately following the admission of the Vacasa Members as members of the Company, the Initial Member withdrew as, and ceased to be, a member of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, the Restated Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of May 21, 2020 (the “Second Restated Agreement”), for the purposes of, among other things: (i) reflecting the creation and authorization of the new Series D-1 Preferred Units and Series D-2 Preferred Units; (ii) reflecting the establishment of the rights, preferences and obligations of the holders of the Series D-1 Preferred Units and the Series D-2 Preferred Units; and (iii) admitting Management Holdco as a Member of the Company;

 

 

 

 

WHEREAS, the Second Restated Agreement was further amended on September 17, 2020, October 9, 2020 and December 1, 2020, for the purposes of, among other things: (i) increasing the total number of Employee Units reserved for issuance; (ii) increasing the size of the board and changing the composition and voting rights of the members of the board; and (iii) issuing additional Series C-1 Preferred Units in connection with that certain Series C-1 Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement between the Company and Chris Terrell;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2021 (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Contribution Agreement”), among the Company, Turnkey Vacations, Inc. (“TK Newco”), and Turnkey Vacation Rentals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TK Inc.”), the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Turnkey Vacation Rentals LLC, the successor to TK Inc. after TK Inc.’s conversion from a corporation to a Delaware limited liability company. The equity interests of Turnkey Vacation Rentals LLC were acquired, in exchange for the issuance of a new class of Units to TK Newco designated as Class A Common Units;

 

WHEREAS, the Second Restated Agreement was amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 1, 2021 (the “Third Restated Agreement”), for the purposes of, among other things: (i) reflecting the creation and authorization of the new Class A Common Units and Class C Units; (ii) reflecting the reclassification of the Company’s existing Units prior to the effective date thereof as Class B Units; (iii) reflecting the establishment of the rights, preferences and obligations of the Class A Common Units and Class C Units; and (iv) admitting TK Newco as a Member of the Company and designating TK Newco as sole managing Member of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with designating TK Newco as sole managing Member of the Company, TK Newco, the existing Members and other stockholders of TK Newco entered into the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2021, to establish voting and governance rights and obligations applicable to the stockholders of TK Newco;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Contribution Agreement, TK Newco and existing Members entered into related agreements with the Company to establish certain rights and obligations applicable to the Class A Common Units, including an amended and restated Investor Rights Agreement (as amended, the “Restated Investor Rights Agreement”) and an amended and restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement (as amended, the “Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement”), each dated as of the date hereof;

 

WHEREAS, that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021 (as it may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), among the Company, TPG Pace Solutions Corp. (“Pace”), TK Newco and the other parties thereto, provides for the Company to participate in a series of reorganization transactions, including: (a) the Company Recapitalization (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (b) the Domestication Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) , (c) the Merger and the Blocker Mergers (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), and (d) the contribution by PubCo of all of the assets it then holds (other than Units and Company Options (as defined herein)) to the Company in exchange for such number of Common Units, and Class G Units (as defined herein) such that, after giving effect to such exchange and the Blocker Mergers, PubCo holds a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to the Transactions (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), a number of Class G Units equal to the number of shares of Class G Common Stock (as defined herein) issued and outstanding immediately after giving effect to the Transactions and a number of Company Options equal to the number of Surviving Corporation Options (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) into which the vested TK Newco Options (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) convert pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement; and

 

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WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, the existing Members wish to restate the Third Restated Agreement in its entirety and the parties hereto wish to enter into this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company to designate PubCo as the initial Manager of the Company (“Initial Manager”) on the terms set forth herein and to otherwise set forth the terms and conditions on which the Company shall be operated.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein made and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Third Restated Agreement in its entirety as follows:

 

Article I

 

DEFINITIONS AND USAGE

 

Section 1.01      Definitions.

 

(a)            The following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:

 

Additional Member” means any Person admitted as a Member of the Company pursuant to Section 3.02 in connection with the issuance of new Units to such Person after the Restatement Date.

 

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account as of the end of the relevant Fiscal Year, after giving effect to the following adjustments:

 

(a)            credit to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentence in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5); and

 

(b)            debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).

 

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The foregoing definition of “Adjusted Capital Account Deficit” is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by or under direct or indirect common Control with such first specified Person; provided, that for purposes of this Agreement, (i) no Member (or equityholder of such Member) shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any other Member (or equityholder of such Member) solely by virtue of this Agreement and (ii) the Company, on the one hand, and each of the Members (and each equityholder of any such Member), on the other hand, shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of each other solely by virtue of this Agreement.

 

Aggregate Tax Distribution Cap” means, with respect to any taxable period, an amount equal to (i) one hundred twenty percent (120%); multiplied by (ii) the aggregate amount of taxable income and gain of the Company allocated to the Members by the Company with respect to such taxable period (including for this purpose any allocations made under Section 704(c) of the Code and any amounts with respect to an election made under Section 6226 of the Code that are described in the last sentence of the definition of “Tax Distribution Amount,” and determined for this purpose by ignoring any adjustments made in connection with Section 743 of the Code); multiplied by (iii) the Tax Rate.

 

Black-Out Period” means any “black-out” or similar period under PubCo’s policies covering trading in PubCo’s securities (including any Trading Policy) to which the applicable Redeeming Member is subject (or will be subject at such time as it owns Class A Common Stock), which period restricts the ability of such Redeeming Member to immediately resell shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered to such Redeeming Member in connection with a Share Settlement.

 

Business Day” means any day excluding Saturday, Sunday or any day which is a legal holiday under the Laws of the State of California or the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions in the State of California or the State of New York are authorized or required by Law or other governmental action to close.

 

Capital Account” means the capital account established and maintained for each Member pursuant to Section 5.02.

 

Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of money and the initial Carrying Value of any Property (other than money) contributed to the Company with respect to any Units held or purchased by such Member.

 

Carrying Value” means, with respect to any Property (other than money), such Property’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

 

(a)            the initial Carrying Value of any such Property contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the fair market value of such Property, as determined by the Manager; and

 

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(b)            the Carrying Values of all such assets may, as determined by the Manager, be adjusted to equal their respective fair market values at the following times: (i) immediately prior to the contribution of more than a de minimis amount of money or other property to the Company by a new or existing Member as consideration for an interest in the Company; (ii) immediately prior to the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of property (other than cash) in exchange for all or a portion of such Member’s interest in the Company; (iii) immediately prior to the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and (iv) in connection with a grant of an interest in the Company (other than a de minimis interest) as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company by an existing Member acting in a Member capacity or by a new Member acting in a Member capacity or in anticipation of becoming a Member; provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iv) of this paragraph need not be made if the Manager reasonably determines that such adjustments are not necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members and that the absence of such adjustments does not adversely and disproportionately affect any Member.

 

In the case of any asset of the Company that has a Carrying Value that differs from its adjusted tax basis, the Carrying Value shall be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Loss.

 

Cash Settlement” means, with respect to any Redemption, immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the number of Redeemed Units subject thereto, multiplied by the Common Unit Redemption Price.

 

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

 

(a)            any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person and its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of PubCo (if any) representing in the aggregate more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of PubCo entitled to vote;

 

(b)            the stockholders of PubCo approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of PubCo or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by PubCo of all or substantially all of PubCo’s assets (including a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company); or

 

(c)            there is consummated a liquidation, merger, share exchange or consolidation of PubCo with any other corporation or entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the voting securities of PubCo immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent, or are not converted into, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate Parent thereof.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, preferred stock and/or any other class or classes of capital stock of PubCo immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in and voting control over, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns all or substantially all of the assets of PubCo immediately following such transaction or series of transactions.

 

Class A Common Stock” means Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of PubCo.

 

Class B Common Stock” means Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of PubCo.

 

Class G Common Stock” means Class G common stock, $0.00001 par value per share, of PubCo.

 

Class G Unit” means a limited liability company interest in the Company, designated herein as a “Class G Unit”.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Common Unit” means a limited liability company interest in the Company, designated herein as a “Common Unit”. For the avoidance of doubt, a Class G Unit is not a Common Unit.

 

Common Unit Redemption Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (a) if the Class A Common Stock trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Settlement had not been elected and (ii) the average of the volume-weighted closing price for a share of Class A Common Stock (or any class of stock into which it has been converted) on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported on bloomberg.com, for each of the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock or (b) if the Class A Common Stock no longer trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Settlement had not been elected and (ii) the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock, as determined by the Manager in good faith, that would be obtained in an arms’ length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to buy or sell, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller and without any discounts for liquidity or minority discount.

 

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Company Minimum Gain” means “partnership minimum gain,” as defined in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d).

 

Company Option” means an option to purchase a Common Unit that is held by PubCo and that corresponds to a Surviving Corporation Option into which a vested TK Newco Option converts pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, which Company Option shall have the same exercise price per Common Unit as the exercise price per share of Class A Common Stock that applies to such corresponding Surviving Corporation Option, and shall vest, forfeit and expire on the same dates as the corresponding Surviving Corporation Option, with all other pertinent terms and conditions of such Surviving Corporation Option applying mutatis mutandis to the Company Option.

 

Company Representative” has, with respect to taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, the meaning assigned to the term “partnership representative” in Section 6223 of the Code and any Treasury Regulations or other administrative or judicial pronouncements promulgated thereunder and, with respect to taxable periods beginning on or before December 31, 2017, the meaning assigned to the term “tax matters partner” as defined in Code Section 6231(a)(7) prior to its amendment by Title XI of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, in each case as appointed pursuant to Section 6.01(a).

 

Control” (including the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of such subject Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or executor, by contract or otherwise.

 

Covered Person” means (i) each Member or an Affiliate thereof, in each case in such capacity, (ii) each officer, director, equityholder, member, partner, employee, representative, agent or trustee of a Member or an Affiliate thereof, in each case in such capacity, and (iii) each officer, director, shareholder, member, partner, employee, representative, agent or trustee of the Manager, the Company or an Affiliate controlled thereby of, in each case in such capacity.

 

Delaware Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended from time to time.

 

Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year, except that if the Carrying Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Carrying Value as the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year is zero (0), Depreciation with respect to such asset shall be determined with reference to such beginning Carrying Value using any reasonable method selected by the Manager.

 

DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended from time to time.

 

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Employee Member” means (i) any current or former employee or other service provider of PubCo, the Company or their respective Subsidiaries that holds Common Units (directly or indirectly through Management Holdco) as of the date hereof, and (ii) any other employee or other service provider of PubCo, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries who receives Units (directly or indirectly through Management Holdco) after the date hereof and is designated as an “Employee Member” by the Manager, in each case, in such employee or other service provider’s capacity as a holder of such Units.

 

Employee Units” means the Common Units held (directly or indirectly through Management Holdco) by an Employee Member or Management Holdco.

 

Equity Incentive Plan” means any equity incentive plan, employee stock purchase plan or similar plan, agreement or arrangement adopted or entered into by the Company, PubCo or any of their Affiliates that is effective on or after the date hereof, including, without limitation, PubCo’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan.

 

Equity Securities” means, with respect to any Person, any (i) membership interests, partnership interests or shares of capital stock, (ii) equity, ownership, voting, profit or participation interests or (iii) similar rights or securities in such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or any rights or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, options or other rights to acquire from such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligation on the part of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, any of the foregoing.

 

Exchange Act” means the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

 

Family Member” means, with respect to a Person, such Person’s spouse, domestic partner, parents, grandparents, lineal descendants or siblings, including any Affiliates thereof, or any trust, family-partnership or estate-planning vehicle, corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity of which all of the economic beneficial ownership thereof belongs to such Person or their Family Members, a charitable institution controlled by such Person and/or their Family Members, an individual mandated under a qualified domestic relations order and a legal or personal representative of such Person and/or their Family Members in the event of death or disability.

 

Fiscal Year” means the Company’s fiscal year, which shall initially be the twelve (12) month period ending on December 31 of each year unless another fiscal year is required (or otherwise provided for) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Governmental Authority” means any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state or local governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, department, court, agency or official, including any political subdivision thereof and the SEC, any non-U.S. regulatory agency and any other regulatory authority or body (including any state or provincial securities authority and any self-regulatory organization) with jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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Initial Capital Account Balance” means, with respect to any Member, the positive Capital Account balance of such Member as of immediately following the execution hereof, the amount of which is set forth on the Member Schedule.

 

Law” means, with respect to any Person, any federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Authority that is binding upon or applicable to such Person or its assets, in each case, as amended unless expressly specified otherwise.

 

Level Equity shall mean Level Equity Management, LLC.

 

Level Equity Investors means LEGP I VCS, LLC, LEGP II VCS, LLC, LEGP II AIV(B), L.P., Level Equity Opportunities Fund 2015, L.P., Level Equity Opportunities Fund 2018, L.P., Level Equity-VCS Investors, LLC and any Affiliates thereof that hold Units.

 

Level Equity Related Entity” means any Level Equity Related Fund, any Level Equity Related Fund Subsidiary and any general partner of a Level Equity Related Fund.

 

Level Equity Related Fund” means a bona fide investment fund, or alternative investment vehicle of a bona fide investment fund, that is advised by the investment manager of any Level Equity Investor, or by an Affiliate of the investment manager of any Level Equity Investor.

 

Level Equity Related Fund Subsidiary” means any Person whose equity is directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%) owned by (i) one or more Level Equity Related Funds and/or (ii) to the extent that the general partner(s) of such Level Equity Related Funds acquired an equity interest in such Person in connection with the Level Equity Related Fund’s investment in the Company, such general partner(s). For the avoidance of doubt, Level Equity Investors are Level Equity Related Fund Subsidiaries as of the Restatement Date.

 

Liquidation” means a liquidation or winding up of the Company.

 

Lock-up Period” shall have the meaning set forth in the Bylaws of PubCo.

 

Lock-up Period Early Release Date” shall have the meaning set forth in the Bylaws of PubCo.

 

Lock-up Shares” means (i) the Units held by the Lock-up Holders immediately following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement and (ii) any equity securities of the Company that may be issued or distributed or be issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction.

 

Management Holdco” means Vacasa Employee Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which was formed for the special purpose of holding Employee Units of the Company and receiving distributions in respect of such Employee Units.

 

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Management Holdco LLC Agreement” means the limited liability company agreement of Management Holdco, dated as of May 21, 2020, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Management Holdco Member” means a member of Management Holdco.

 

Manager” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.01.

 

Member” means any Person named as a Member of the Company on Schedule A and the books and records of the Company, as the same may be amended from time to time to reflect any Person admitted as an Additional Member or a Substitute Member, for so long as such Person continues to be a Member of the Company.

 

Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse debt” in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

 

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain” means an amount with respect to each “partner nonrecourse debt” (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) equal to the Company Minimum Gain that would result if such partner nonrecourse debt were treated as a nonrecourse liability (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2)) determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

 

Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the same meaning as the term “partner nonrecourse deductions” in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

 

Net Income” and “Net Loss” means, for each Fiscal Year, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss, or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

 

(a)            any income of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income or Net Loss pursuant to this definition of “Net Income” and “Net Loss” shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

 

(b)            any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Net Income and Net Loss pursuant to this definition of “Net Income” and “Net Loss,” shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

(c)            gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Property with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Carrying Value of the Property disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such Property differs from its Carrying Value;

 

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(d)            in lieu of the depreciation, amortization, and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year, computed in accordance with the definition of Depreciation;

 

(e)            to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss;

 

(f)             if the Carrying Value of any Company asset is adjusted in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of Carrying Value, the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account in the taxable year of such adjustment as gain or loss from the disposition of such asset for purposes of computing Net Income or Net Loss; and

 

(g)            notwithstanding any other provision of this definition, any items that are specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.04(b) shall not be taken into account in computing Net Income and Net Loss.

 

The amounts of the items of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.04(b) shall be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (f) above.

 

Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(1) and 1.704-2(c).

 

Parent” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly owns any equity or voting interest in the first specified Person.

 

Partnership Tax Audit Rules” means Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, as amended, together with any final or temporary Treasury Regulations, Revenue Rulings, and case law and other official guidance interpreting Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, as amended (and any analogous provision of state or local tax law).

 

Percentage Interest” means, with respect to any Member, a fractional amount, expressed as a percentage: (i) the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Common Units owned of record thereby and (ii) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Common Units issued and outstanding. The sum of the outstanding Percentage Interests of all Members shall at all times equal 100%.

 

Permitted Transferees” means any transferees of Common Units pursuant to Section 8.02 and Section 8.04, subject to Section 8.01.

 

Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity (or series thereof, to the extent such series is treated as a separate entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

 

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Prime Rate” means the rate of interest from time to time identified by The Wall Street Journal, as being the “prime” rate (or if The Wall Street Journal does not identify such a rate, the “prime” rate as identified by another newspaper of national circulation).

 

Property” means an interest of any kind in any real or personal (or mixed) property, including cash, and any improvements thereto, and shall include both tangible and intangible property.

 

PubCo Approved Change of Control” means any Change of Control of PubCo that meets the following conditions: (i) such Change of Control was approved by the board of directors of PubCo prior to such Change of Control, (ii)  the terms of such Change of Control provide for the consideration for the Units in such Change of Control to consist solely of (A) freely and immediately tradeable common equity securities of an issuer listed on a national securities exchange and/or (B) cash and (iii) if such common equity securities would be Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) of such issuer for any stockholder party to the Registration Rights Agreement, the issuer of such listed equity securities has become a party thereto as a successor to PubCo effective upon closing of such Change of Control.

 

Public Offering” means an underwritten offering and sale of Equity Securities to the public pursuant to a registration statement, including a “bought” deal or “overnight” public offering.

 

Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, by and among PubCo, certain stockholders of PubCo and the Members.

 

Relative Percentage Interest” means, with respect to any Member relative to another Member or Members, a fractional amount, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Percentage Interest of such Member; and the denominator of which is (x) the Percentage Interest of such Member plus (y) the aggregate Percentage Interest of such other Member or Members.

 

Riverwood Investors shall mean RW Vacasa AIV L.P., Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel - B) L.P., RCP III Vacasa AIV L.P., Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel - B) L.P., RCP III (A) Vacasa AIV L.P. and any Affiliates thereof that hold Units.

 

Riverwood Related Entity” means any Riverwood Related Fund, any Riverwood Related Fund Subsidiary and any general partner of a Riverwood Related Fund.

 

Riverwood Related Fund” means a bona fide investment fund, or alternative investment vehicle of a bona fide investment fund, that is advised by the investment manager of any Riverwood Investor, or by an Affiliate of the investment manager of any Riverwood Investor.

 

Riverwood Related Fund Subsidiary” means any Person whose equity is directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%) owned by (i) one or more Riverwood Related Funds and/or (ii) to the extent that the general partner(s) of such Riverwood Related Funds acquired an equity interest in such Person in connection with the Riverwood Related Fund’s investment in the Company, such general partner(s). For the avoidance of doubt, Riverwood Investors are Riverwood Related Fund Subsidiaries as of the Restatement Date.

 

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SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations. Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

 

Share Settlement” means, with respect to any applicable Redemption, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units.

 

SLP Investor” shall mean SLP Venice Holdings, L.P. and any Affiliates thereof that hold Units and their Permitted Transferees.

 

SLP Related Entity” means any SLP Related Fund, any SLP Related Fund Subsidiary and any general partner of a SLP Related Fund.

 

SLP Related Fund” means a bona fide investment fund, or alternative investment vehicle of a bona fide investment fund, that is advised by the investment manager of SLP Investor, or by an Affiliate of the investment manager of SLP Investor.

 

SLP Related Fund Subsidiary” means any Person whose equity is directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%) owned by (i) one or more SLP Related Funds and/or (ii) to the extent that the general partner(s) of such SLP Related Funds acquired an equity interest in such Person in connection with the SLP Related Fund’s investment in the Company, such general partner(s). For the avoidance of doubt, SLP Investor is a SLP Related Fund Subsidiary as of the Restatement Date.

 

Stock Exchange” means the NASDAQ or such other securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which shares of Class A Common Stock are then listed or quoted.

 

Stockholders Agreement” means the Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among PubCo and the other persons party thereto or that may become parties thereto from time to time, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified, from time to time.

 

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any Person of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or other ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the Person or Persons (whether directors, managers, trustees or other Persons performing similar functions) having the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof (including (i) any limited partnership of which such Person, directly or indirectly, is the general partner or otherwise has the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof and (ii) any limited liability company of which such Person, directly or indirectly, is the managing member or otherwise has the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies thereof).

 

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Substitute Member” means any Person admitted as a Member of the Company pursuant to Section 3.02 in connection with the Transfer of then-existing Units to such Person.

 

Sunset Date” means the date the Company Holders (other than the Blockers) (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and Blocker Holders collectively, in the aggregate, beneficially own a number of shares (adjusted as appropriate to disregard the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination or similar transaction) of Class A Common Stock representing less than forty percent (40%) of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Company Holders (other than the Blockers) and Blocker Holders collectively, in the aggregate, immediately following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (assuming, for this purpose, that all outstanding Common Units are and were exchanged at the applicable times of measurement by the Company Holders (other than the Blockers) and Blocker Holders for shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with this Agreement and without regard to the lock-up restrictions set forth at Section 8.04 or any other restriction on exchange).

 

Tax Distribution” means a distribution made by the Company pursuant to Section 5.03(e)(i) or Section 5.03(e)(ii).

 

Tax Distribution Amount” means, with respect to any Member, an amount equal to the excess of (i) the product of (A) the Tax Rate multiplied by (B) the estimated or actual cumulative taxable income or gain of the Company, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes, allocated to such Member for any Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) beginning on or after the Restatement Date, less prior taxable loss or deductions of the Company allocated to such Member for full or partial Fiscal Years commencing on or after the Restatement Date, in each case, as reasonably determined by the Manager over (ii) the cumulative Distributions made to such Member after the Restatement Date pursuant to Section 5.03(e) with respect to Fiscal Years (including any portion thereof) beginning on or after the Restatement Date. The Tax Distribution Amount with respect to PubCo for a Fiscal Year shall in no event be less than an amount that will enable PubCo to meet its tax obligations and PubCo’s obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement for the relevant Fiscal Year. The Tax Distribution Amounts of the Members shall be determined without taking into account the effects of Section 743(b) of the Code. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, for purposes of this definition and determining the amounts of Tax Distributions to be made hereunder, any amounts of income, gain or other liabilities required to be taken into account by a Member as a result of an election under Section 6226 of the Code (or any similar election made under similar provisions of applicable Law) after the date hereof will be treated as having been allocated to the applicable Member in respect of a Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) beginning on or after the Restatement Date (even if the taxable period that is the subject of the adjustment ended prior to the Restatement Date).

 

Tax Rate” means the highest marginal tax rates for an individual (or corporation, if higher) that is resident in New York City applicable to ordinary income, qualified dividend income or capital gains, as appropriate, taking into account the holding period of the assets disposed of and the year in which the taxable net income is recognized by the Company, and taking into account the deductibility of state and local income taxes as applicable at the time for U.S. federal income tax purposes and any limitations thereon including pursuant to Section 68 of the Code or Section 164 of the Code.

 

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Tax Receivable Agreement” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as or around the date hereof, by and among PubCo, the Company and the other parties thereto.

 

Trading Day” means a day on which the Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

 

Trading Policy” means any exchange and/or insider trading policy that may be established by PubCo, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Transaction Documents” means the Business Combination Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement).

 

Transfer” means the (a) sale or assignment of, offer to sell, contract or agreement to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant of any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agreement to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or establishment or increase of a put equivalent position or liquidation with respect to or decrease of a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to, any security, (b) entry into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of such securities, in cash or otherwise, or (c) public announcement of any intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (a) or (b)).

 

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated under the Code, as amended from time to time, including temporary and (to the extent they can be relied upon) proposed regulations.

 

Units” means Class G Units, Common Units or any other type, class or series of limited liability company interests in the Company designated by the Company after the date hereof in accordance with this Agreement; provided, that any type, class or series of Units shall have the designations, preferences and/or special rights set forth or referenced in this Agreement, and the limited liability company interests of the Company represented by such type, class or series of Units shall be determined in accordance with such designations, preferences and/or special rights.

 

Unvested Unit” means, on any date of determination, any Common Unit held by a Member (directly, or indirectly through Management Holdco) that is not “vested” in accordance with such Member’s (or its direct or indirect Transferor’s) applicable Vesting Letter.

 

Vested Units” means any Units that are not Unvested Units

 

Vesting Letter” means an agreement between (i) any Member, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand or (ii) any Management Holdco Member, on the one hand, and Management Holdco, the Company or any of Subsidiaries, on the other hand, in each case, governing the issuance or other terms of Common Units or Management Holdco Member Interests (or any interests which were converted into or exchanged for such Units or Management Holdco Member Interests), as applicable, to the applicable party.

 

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(b)            Each of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite such term:

 

Term Section
   
ACT 8.04
   
Agreement Preamble
   
Cause 13.16
   
Change of Control Exchange Date 10.02(a)
   
Company Preamble
   
Controlled Entities 11.02(c)(ii)
   
Direct Redemption 9.01(d)
   
Dissolution Event 12.01(c)
   
Economic PubCo Security 4.01(a)
   
Election Notice 9.01(a)
   
Employee Member Put Right 9.07(a)
   
Employee Redemption Price 9.07(a)
   
Employee Unit Redemption Date 9.07(a)
   
Employee Unit Redemption Notice 9.07(a)
   
Employee Unit Redemption Right 9.07(a)
   
Expenses 11.02(c)(ii)
   
Indemnification Sources 11.02(c)(ii)
   
Indemnitee-Related Entities 11.02(c)(ii)(A)
   
Jointly Indemnifiable Claims 11.02(c)(ii)(B)
   
Management Holdco Action 10.01
   
Management Holdco Member Interests 10.01
   
Management Holdco Members 10.01
   
Management Holdco Redemption Right 9.07(a)
   
Member Schedule 3.01(b)
   
Officers  7.05(a)
   
Permitted Transfer 8.02

 

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Permitted Transferee 8.02
   
Process Agent 13.05(b)
   
Proposed Regulations 6.02(b)
   
PubCo Preamble
   
PubCo Approved Recap Transaction 10.02(b)
   
Redeemed Employee Member 9.07(a)
   
Redeemed Employee Units 9.07(a)
   
Redeemed Units 9.01(a)
   
Redeeming Member 9.01(a)
   
Redemption 9.01(a)
   
Redemption Date 9.01(a)
   
Redemption Notice 9.01(a)
   
Redemption Right 9.01(a)
   
Regulatory Allocations 5.04(c)
   
Restatement Date Preamble
   
Short Period 20 5.03(e)(iii)
   
Specified Covenants 11.02(a)
   
Transferor Member 5.02(b)
   
Withholding Advances 5.06(b)

 

Section 1.02         Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The definitions in Section 1.01 shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. 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. The captions herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall be ignored in the construction or interpretation hereof. References to Articles, Sections and Schedules are to Articles, Sections and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. The terms “clause(s)” and “subparagraph(s)” shall be used herein interchangeably. 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. “Writing”, “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute as amended from time to time and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any agreement or instrument defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement or instrument as from time to time amended, modified, supplemented or restated, including by waiver or consent, and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein, but in the case of each of the foregoing, only to the extent that such amendment, modification, supplement, restatement, waiver or consent is effected in accordance with this Agreement. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, when any approval, consent or other matter requires any action or approval of any group of Members, including any holders of any class of Units, such approval, consent or other matter shall require the approval of a majority in interest of such group of Members. Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided herein, all references to any Member shall be deemed to refer solely to such Person in its capacity as such Member and not in any other capacity.

 

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Article II

 

THE COMPANY

 

Section 2.01         Continuation of the Company. The Company was originally formed on May 20, 2020, as a Delaware limited liability company by the filing of the Certificate of Formation of the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the filing of such certificate by an “authorized person” of the Company within the meaning of the LLC Act, being hereby approved and ratified in all respects). The Persons listed on the Schedule of Members as of the date hereof hereby continue or are hereby admitted, as applicable, as the Members of the Company. This Agreement shall be effective on the Restatement Date. The Members as of the date hereof agree and acknowledge that this Agreement replaces the Third Restated Agreement, which is no longer in effect. The rights and obligations of the Members and the terms and conditions of the Company shall be governed by the LLC Act and this Agreement. To the extent the LLC Act and this Agreement are inconsistent with respect to any subject matter covered in this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern to the extent permitted by law. The Manager shall cause to be executed and filed on behalf of the Company all other instruments or documents, and shall do or cause to be done all such filing, recording, or other acts as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to comply with the requirements of law for the continuation and operation of a limited liability company in Delaware and in the other states and jurisdictions in which the Company shall transact business.

 

Section 2.02         Name. The name of the Company shall be “Vacasa Holdings LLC”. The name of the Company shall be the exclusive property of the Company, and no Member shall have any rights, commercial or otherwise, in the Company’s name or any derivation thereof. The Company’s name may be changed only by an amendment to the Certificate of Formation of the Company.

 

Section 2.03           Commencement and Term. The Company commenced on May 20, 2020 as a Delaware limited liability company and shall hereby continue as a Delaware limited liability company until it is dissolved, its affairs are wound up and final liquidating distributions are made pursuant to this Agreement and in compliance with the LLC Act.

 

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Section 2.04         Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be at such place as the Manager may designate from time to time, which need not be in the State of Delaware. The Company may have such other offices (within or without the State of Delaware) as the Manager may designate from time to time.

 

Section 2.05          Registered Agent and Registered Office. The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the office of the initial registered agent named in the Certificate of Formation of the Company or such other office as the Manager may designate from time to time in the manner provided by applicable law, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be the registered agent named in the Certificate of Formation of the Company or such Person or Persons as the Manager may designate from time to time in the manner provided by applicable law.

 

Section 2.06        Purposes. The purposes of the Company shall be to engage in any activity for which limited liability companies may be organized in the State of Delaware, all on the terms and conditions and subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement. Subject to the LLC Act and this Agreement, the Company shall operate in a manner similar to that of a Delaware corporation.

 

Section 2.07        Powers of the Company. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions necessary, appropriate or advisable to or for the furtherance of the purposes set forth in Section 2.06.

 

Section 2.08         Partnership Tax Status. The Members agree that the Company shall be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal and applicable state and local tax purposes, and the Members and the Company agree that they shall refrain from making any elections under the Treasury Regulations or other applicable Law, filing any tax returns or reports, and otherwise taking any actions, in each case, that are inconsistent with such classification. The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including, without limitation, a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence. For U.S. federal income and applicable state and local income tax purposes, the Company is intended to be a “continuation” of Vacasa in accordance with Section 708 of the Code, and the parties hereto agree that they shall file all tax returns and reports in a manner consistent with such intended treatment and refrain from taking any actions inconsistent therewith, unless otherwise required pursuant to a final determination of a taxing authority.

 

Section 2.09         Regulation of Internal Affairs. The internal affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business shall be regulated by this Agreement, and to the extent not provided for herein, shall be determined by the Manager.

 

Section 2.10         Ownership of Property. Legal title to all Property conveyed to, or held by, the Company or its Subsidiaries shall reside in the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and shall be conveyed only in the name of the Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and no Member or any other Person, individually, shall have any ownership of such Property.

 

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Article III

 

UNITS; MEMBERS; BOOKS AND RECORDS; REPORTS

 

Section 3.01         Units; Admission of Members.

 

(a)         Each Member’s ownership interest in the Company shall be represented by Units, which may be divided into one or more types, classes or series, or subseries of any type, class or series, with each type, class or series, or subseries thereof, having the rights and privileges, set forth in this Agreement.

 

(b)         The Manager shall have the right to authorize and cause the Company to issue a number of Company Options equal to the number of Surviving Corporation Options into which the vested TK Newco Options convert pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, a number of Class G Units equal to the number of issued and outstanding shares of Class G Common Stock and an unlimited number of Common Units. The number and type of Units issued to each Member and the number, exercise price, vesting schedule and expiration date of each Company Option held by PubCo shall be set forth opposite such Member’s name on the schedule of Members of the Company held by the Company in its books and records (the “Member Schedule”). The Member Schedule shall be maintained by the Manager on behalf of the Company in accordance with this Agreement. When any Units or other Equity Securities of the Company are issued, repurchased, redeemed, converted or Transferred in accordance with this Agreement, including in connection with the exercise by PubCo of any Company Option, the Member Schedule shall be amended by the Manager to reflect such issuance, repurchase, redemption or Transfer, the admission of Additional Members or Substitute Members and the resulting Percentage Interest of each Member. Following the date hereof, no Person shall be admitted as a Member and no additional Units shall be issued except as expressly provided herein.

 

(c)         The Common Units may be subject to vesting and other terms and conditions as set forth in the Vesting Letters or in any Equity Incentive Plan.

 

(d)         The Manager may cause the Company to authorize and issue from time to time such other Units or other Equity Securities of any type, class or series, in each case, having the designations, preferences and/or special rights as may be determined by the Manager. Such Units or other Equity Securities may be issued pursuant to such agreements as the Manager shall approve in its discretion. When any such other Units or other Equity Securities are authorized and issued, the Member Schedule and this Agreement shall be amended by the Manager to reflect such additional issuances.

 

(e)         Unvested Units shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Vesting Letters and any Equity Incentive Plan, and the Manager shall have sole and absolute discretion to interpret and administer the Vesting Letters and Equity Incentive Plan and to adopt such amendments thereto or otherwise determine the terms and conditions of such Unvested Units in accordance with this Agreement and the applicable Vesting Letters and Equity Incentive Plan. Unvested Units that fail to vest are forfeited by the applicable Member shall be cancelled by the Company (and corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock held by the applicable Member shall be cancelled, in each case for no consideration) and shall not be entitled to any distributions pursuant to Section 5.03.

 

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(f)          Unless the Manager otherwise directs, Units will not be represented by certificates.

 

Section 3.02         Substitute Members and Additional Members.

 

(a)         Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Manager shall have the right to authorize and cause the Company to issue, on such terms as may be determined by the Manager, additional Units. No Transferee of any Units or Person to whom any Units are issued pursuant to this Agreement shall be admitted as a Member hereunder or acquire any rights hereunder, including any voting rights or the right to receive distributions and allocations in respect of the Transferred or issued Units, as applicable, unless (i) such Units are Transferred or issued in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement (including Article VIII) and (ii) such Transferee or recipient shall have executed and delivered to the Company such instruments as the Manager deems necessary or desirable, in its sole and reasonable discretion, to effectuate the admission of such Transferee or recipient as a Member and to confirm the agreement of such Transferee or recipient to be bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Upon complying with the immediately preceding sentence, without the need for any further action of any Person, a Transferee or recipient shall be deemed admitted to the Company as a Member. A Substitute Member shall enjoy the same rights, and be subject to the same obligations, as the Transferor; provided, that such Transferor shall not be relieved of any obligation or liability hereunder arising prior to the consummation of such Transfer but shall, except as explicitly set forth herein, be relieved of all future obligations with respect to the Units so Transferred. As promptly as practicable after the admission of any Person as a Member, the books and records of the Company shall be changed to reflect such admission of a Substitute Member or Additional Member. In the event of any admission of a Substitute Member or Additional Member pursuant to this Section 3.02(a), this Agreement shall be deemed amended to reflect such admission, and any formal amendment of this Agreement (including Schedule A) in connection therewith shall only require execution by the Company and such Substitute Member or Additional Member, as applicable, to be effective.

 

(b)         If a Member shall Transfer all (but not less than all) of its Units, the Member shall thereupon cease to be a Member of the Company.

 

Section 3.03         Decisions by the Members.

 

(a)         Other than the Manager, the Members shall take no part in the management of the Company’s business, shall transact no business for the Company and shall have no power to act for or to bind the Company; provided, however, that the Company may engage any Member or principal, partner, member, shareholder or interest holder thereof as an employee, independent contractor or consultant to the Company, in which event the duties and liabilities of such Person with respect to the Company as an employee, independent contractor or consultant, as applicable, shall be governed by the terms of such engagement with the Company.

 

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(b)            Except as expressly provided herein, neither the Members nor any class of Members shall have the power or authority to vote, approve or consent to any matter or action taken by the Company (or by PubCo, as Manager).

 

Section 3.04         Voting by the Members.

 

(a)          Each Unit will entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Members. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the holders of Units having voting rights will vote together as a single class on all matters to be approved by the Members.

 

(b)         Meetings of the Members may be called by the Manager and shall be called by the Manager upon the written request of Members holding at least 25% of the outstanding Units. Such request shall state the location of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting. Written notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than five Business Days nor more than 30 days prior to the date of such meeting. Members may vote in person, by proxy or by telephone at any meeting of the Members and may waive advance notice of such meeting. Whenever the vote or consent of Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or consent may be given at a meeting of the Members or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section 3.04. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the affirmative vote of the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units shall constitute the act of the Members.

 

(c)         Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which such Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by such Member or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it.

 

(d)         Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by an Officer designated by the Manager or such other individual person as the Manager deems appropriate.

 

(e)         Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members may be taken without a meeting if the requisite Members whose approval is necessary consent thereto in writing.

 

Section 3.05         Tax and Accounting Information.

 

(a)         Accounting Decisions and Reliance on Others. All decisions as to accounting matters, except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, shall be made by the Manager in accordance with Law and to the extent applicable with accounting methods followed for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In making such decisions, the Manager may rely upon the advice of the independent accountants of the Company.

 

(b)        Records and Accounting Maintained. For financial reporting purposes, unless otherwise determined by PubCo’s audit committee, the books and records of the Company shall be kept on the accrual method of accounting applied in a consistent manner and shall reflect all Company transactions. For tax purposes, the books and records of the Company shall be kept on the accrual method. The Fiscal Year of the Company shall be used for financial reporting and for U.S. federal income tax purposes to the extent permitted under applicable Law.

 

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(c)          Financial Reports.

 

(i)           The books and records of the Company shall be audited as of the end of each Fiscal Year by the same accounting firm that audits the books and records of PubCo (or, if such firm declines to perform such audit, by an accounting firm selected by the Manager).

 

(ii)          In the event that neither PubCo nor the Company is required to file an annual report on Form 10-K or quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the following to each Member (other than Management Holdco):

 

(A)            not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Company, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the related statements of operations and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, all in reasonable detail; and

 

(B)            not later than forty five (45) days or such later time as permitted under applicable securities law after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each Fiscal Year, the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for such quarter and for the period commencing on the first day of the Fiscal Year and ending on the last day of such quarter.

 

(d)        Tax Returns.

 

(i)          The Company shall timely cause to be prepared all U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax returns (including information returns) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which may be required by a jurisdiction in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate or conduct business for each year or period for which such returns are required to be filed and shall cause such returns to be timely filed. Upon request of any Member (other than Management Holdco), the Company shall furnish to each Member a copy of such tax return (provided, that the Company shall redact or withhold confidential information relating to other Members).

 

(ii)          The Company shall furnish to each Member (a) as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year, information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries reasonably required for the preparation of U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns of such Members (or any beneficial owner(s) of such Member), including a Schedule K-1 within seventy five (75) days following the end of such Fiscal Year (and, in any event, the Company shall provide estimates thereof within sixty (60) days following the end of such Fiscal Year), indicating each Member’s share of the Company’s taxable income, gain, credits, losses and deductions for such year, in sufficient detail to enable such Member to prepare its U.S. federal, state and local income tax returns; provided, that the Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide estimates of such information believed by the Manager in good faith to be reasonable, (b) as soon as reasonably practicable after the close of the relevant fiscal period, such information concerning the Company as is required to enable such Member (or any beneficial owner of such Member) to pay estimated taxes (and, as soon as reasonably practicable but in no event later than five (5) business days prior to the applicable quarterly estimate tax payment due date, tax information necessary for the Members to make their quarterly estimated tax payments) and (c) as soon as reasonably practicable after a request by such Member, such other information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries that is reasonably requested by such Member for compliance with its tax obligations (or the tax obligations of any beneficial owner(s) of such Member) or for tax planning purposes.

 

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(e)          Inconsistent Positions. No Member shall take a position on its income tax return with respect to any item of Company income, gain, deduction, loss or credit that is different from the position taken on the Company’s income tax return with respect to such item unless such Member notifies the Company of the different position the Member desires to take and the Company’s regular tax advisors, after consulting with the Member, are unable to provide an opinion that (after taking into account all of the relevant facts and circumstances) the arguments in favor of the Company’s position outweigh the arguments in favor of the Member’s position. Nothing in this Section 3.02(e) shall limit the other provisions of this Agreement and the Tax Receivable Agreement specifically providing for the tax characterization of transactions contemplated thereby.

 

Section 3.06         Books and Records. The Company shall keep full and accurate books of account and other records of the Company at its principal place of business. No Member (other than the Manager) shall have any right to inspect the books and records of PubCo, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 3.07         Equity Incentive Plans. If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Equity Incentive Plan, equity incentive awards are granted to, or become vested, settled or exercised by any grantee (including employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries), such awards shall be administered between the Company, PubCo, and their respective Affiliates in accordance with this Agreement and, to the extent not addressed herein, in accordance with an equity grant policy adopted by the Company and PubCo, as may be amended from time to time.

 

Section 3.08         Equity Awards in Respect of Class A Common Stock.

 

(a)         Options Held by Service Providers. If at any time or from time to time, an option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock, including any option granted pursuant to an employee stock purchase plan (other than Surviving Corporation Options into which the vested TK Newco Options were converted pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement) (a “Stock Option”), that was granted under any Equity Incentive Plan to an employee or service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries (an “Optionee”) is duly exercised:

 

(i)           For each share of Class A Common Stock with respect to which the Stock Option is exercised, PubCo shall be considered to have sold to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall be considered to have purchased from PubCo, for a cash price per share equal to the value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of the exercise, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the per share exercise price of such Stock Option divided by (y) the value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of such exercise (provided, that if such Stock Option is exercised on a cashless basis, no such shares of Class A Common Stock shall be considered to have been purchased by the Optionee pursuant to this clause (i)).

 

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(ii)            PubCo shall be considered to have sold to the Company (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary of the Company, PubCo shall be considered to have sold to such Subsidiary), and the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) shall be considered to have purchased from PubCo, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the excess of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which such Stock Option is being exercised over (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold to the Optionee pursuant to Section 3.08(a)(i) hereof (provided, that if such Stock Option is exercised on a cashless basis, PubCo shall be considered to have sold to the Company (or an applicable Subsidiary of the Company) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which such Stock Option is settled on a cashless basis). The purchase price per share of Class A Common Stock for such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be the value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of exercise of such Stock Option.

 

(iii)            The Company shall be considered to have transferred to the Optionee (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Company Subsidiary, the Subsidiary shall be considered to have transferred to the Optionee) at no additional cost to such Optionee and as additional compensation to such Optionee, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock described in Section 3.08(a)(ii).

 

(iv)            PubCo shall be considered to have made a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to all proceeds received by PubCo in connection with the exercise of such Stock Option. PubCo shall receive for such Capital Contribution, a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such Stock Option was exercised (or, if such Stock Option is exercised on a cashless basis, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which such Stock Option is settled on a cashless basis).

 

(b)         SARs Held by Service Providers. If at any time or from time to time, a stock appreciation right in respect of shares of Class A Common Stock (a “SAR”), which, for the avoidance of doubt shall not include any Surviving Corporation Options into which TK Newco Options were converted pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, that was granted under any Equity Incentive Plan to an employee or service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries (a “SAR Holder”) is duly exercised:

 

(i)            PubCo shall be considered to have sold to the Company (or if the SAR Holder is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary of the Company, PubCo shall be considered to have sold to such Subsidiary), and the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) shall be considered to have purchased from PubCo, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which such SAR is settled. The purchase price per share of Class A Common Stock for such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be the value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of exercise of such SAR.

 

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(ii)         The Company shall be considered to have transferred to the SAR Holder (or if the SAR Holder is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Company Subsidiary, the Subsidiary shall be considered to have transferred to the SAR Holder) at no additional cost to such SAR Holder and as additional compensation to such SAR Holder, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock described in Section 3.08(b)(i).

 

(iii)          PubCo shall be considered to have made a Capital Contribution to the Company in an amount equal to all proceeds received by PubCo (or that would have been received by PubCo had such SAR been exercised for cash) in connection with the exercise and settlement of such SAR. PubCo shall receive for such Capital Contribution a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which such SAR is settled.

 

(c)         Stock Held by Service Providers Received Pursuant to Other Equity Awards. If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Equity Incentive Plan and other than in connection with Redemptions under Article IX, any shares of Class A Common Stock are issued to an employee or service provider of the Company or its Subsidiaries (an “Award Holder”) pursuant to any type of award under an Equity Incentive Plan other than a Stock Option or SAR (including any shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture in the event such employee or service provider terminates his or her employment or service with the Company or any Subsidiary) in consideration for services performed for the Company or any Subsidiary:

 

(i)            PubCo shall issue such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as are to be issued to such Award Holder in accordance with the Equity Incentive Plan;

 

(ii)         on the date (such date, the “Vesting Date”) that the value of such shares is includible in taxable income of such Award Holder, the following events will be deemed to have occurred: (A) PubCo shall be deemed to have sold such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or if such Award Holder is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, to such Subsidiary) for a purchase price equal to the value of such shares of Class A Common Stock on the Vesting Date, (B) the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have delivered such shares of Class A Common Stock to such Award Holder, (C) PubCo shall be deemed to have contributed the purchase price described in clause (A) for such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company as a Capital Contribution and (D) in the case where such Award Holder is an employee of or other service provider to a Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed such amount to the capital of the Subsidiary; and

 

(iii)        the Company shall issue to PubCo on the Vesting Date a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued under Section 3.08(c)(i) in consideration for a Capital Contribution that PubCo is deemed to make to the Company pursuant to clause (C) of Section 3.08(c)(ii) above.

 

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(d)        Future Equity Incentive Plans. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain PubCo from adopting, modifying or terminating equity incentive plans for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of PubCo, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates. In the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by PubCo, PubCo and the Company and their Affiliates shall be entitled to administer such plans in a manner consistent with the provisions of this Section 3.08, and PubCo and the Company may make any amendments that are necessary or advisable to this Section 3.08 to accommodate such administration, without the requirement of any further consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

 

(e)          Certain other Matters. The Company shall be entitled to treat any transactions undertaken in connection with equity awards as contemplated by this Section 3.08 in a manner consistent with the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1032-3.

 

Article IV

 

PUBCO OWNERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS ON PUBCO UNITS

 

Section 4.01         PubCo Ownership.

 

(a)         Except in connection with Redemptions or Exchanges under Article IX, as provided in Section 3.08, as provided in Section 4.01(b) or as otherwise determined by the Manager, if at any time PubCo issues a share of Class A Common Stock or any other Equity Security of PubCo entitled to any economic rights (an “Economic PubCo Security”) with regard thereto, the Company shall issue to PubCo an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of Common Units (if PubCo issues shares of Class A Common Stock), or such other Equity Securities of the Company (if PubCo issues Economic PubCo Securities other than shares of Class A Common Stock) corresponding to the Economic PubCo Security, with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Economic PubCo Security, and in exchange for the issuances in the foregoing clause, the net proceeds or contributed proceeds received by PubCo with respect to the corresponding issuance of Class A Common Stock or Economic PubCo Securities, if any, shall be concurrently contributed by PubCo to the Company. In addition, in the event any share of Class G Common Stock is converted by its terms into one or more shares of Class A Common Stock, one Class G Unit shall automatically, without any action by the part of any party hereto, be cancelled, and the Company shall issue to PubCo a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued by PubCo in connection with such conversion. In the event any share of Class G Common Stock is cancelled by its terms, one Class G Unit shall automatically, without any action on the part of any party hereto, be cancelled.

 

(b)         In the event any Surviving Corporation Option into which a vested TK Newco Option converts pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement is exercised by its terms and the holder thereof is issued one or more shares of Class A Common Stock by PubCo, a corresponding Company Option with the same terms shall be exercised by PubCo, the Company shall issue to PubCo the applicable Common Units in respect of the exercise of such Company Option and any exercise price paid by the holder of such Surviving Corporation Option shall be paid by PubCo to the Company in respect of such exercise; provided, that, if any such Surviving Corporation Option is exercised on a cashless basis, then the corresponding Company Option shall also be exercised on a cashless basis, and the Company shall issue to the Corporation the same number of Common Units upon exercise of the Company Option as the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that were issued by PubCo to the holder of the Surviving Corporation Option upon exercise thereof. In the event any Surviving Corporation Option into which a vested TK Newco Option converts pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement is fully exercised or expires, forfeits or is terminated or cancelled by its terms, the corresponding Company Option shall automatically, without any action on the part of any party hereto, be cancelled.

 

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(c)         Notwithstanding Section 4.01(a), this Article IV shall not apply (i) to the issuance and distribution to holders of shares of PubCo Common Stock of rights to purchase Equity Securities of PubCo under a “poison pill” or similar shareholders rights plan (it being understood that upon a Redemption involving a Share Settlement or an Exchange under Article IX, the shares of Class A Common Stock issued therein will be issued together with a corresponding right) or (ii) to the issuance under the PubCo Equity Incentive Plan or PubCo’s other employee benefit plans of any warrants, options or other rights to acquire Equity Securities of PubCo or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of PubCo, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of PubCo in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property as provided in Section 3.08 hereof.

 

Section 4.02         Restrictions on PubCo Units.

 

(a)         Except as otherwise determined by the Manager, the Company may not issue any additional Common Units or any other Equity Securities of the Company to PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries, unless substantially simultaneously therewith PubCo issues or sells an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of PubCo with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation of PubCo) and other economic rights as the Equity Securities issued by the Company.

 

(b)        Except as otherwise determined by the Manager, (i) PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any shares of Class A Common Stock unless substantially simultaneously therewith the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from PubCo an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of Common Units for the same price per security (or such other price as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) (or, if PubCo uses funds received from distributions from the Company, or the net proceeds from an issuance of Shares of Class A Common Stock, to fund such redemption, repurchase or acquisition, then the Company shall cancel a corresponding number of Common Units for no consideration) and (ii) PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries may not redeem or repurchase any other Equity Securities of PubCo unless substantially simultaneously therewith, the Company redeems or repurchases from PubCo an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) or other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo for the same price per security (or such other price as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) (or, if PubCo uses funds received from distributions from the Company or the net proceeds from an issuance of Equity Securities other than shares of Class A Common Stock to fund such redemption, repurchase or acquisition, then the Company shall cancel an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of its corresponding Equity Securities for no consideration). Except as otherwise determined by the Manager, the Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire Common Units or the Equity Securities of the Company from PubCo or any of its Subsidiaries, unless substantially simultaneously therewith such other Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of corresponding Equity Security from PubCo, and PubCo redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number (or such other number as determined by the Manager in good faith to reflect the respective economic entitlements of the applicable Equity Securities) of shares of Class A Common Stock, or other applicable Economic PubCo Securities for a corresponding price per security from holders thereof (except that if the Company cancels Common Units for no consideration as described in Section 4.02(b)(i) or (ii), then the price need not be the same). Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, to the extent that any consideration payable to PubCo or such other Subsidiary of PubCo in connection with the redemption or repurchase of any shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo or such other Subsidiary of PubCo, respectively, as applicable, is or consists (in whole or in part) of shares or such other Equity Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner (except if the Company cancels Common Units or other Equity Securities for no consideration as described in this Section 4.02(b)).

 

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(c)         Except as otherwise determined by the Manager, the Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any stock or Unit split, stock or Unit dividend or distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock or Unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Common Units unless accompanied by a substantively identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Equity Securities of PubCo, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.

 

Article V

 

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS;
DISTRIBUTIONS; ALLOCATIONS

 

Section 5.01         Capital Contributions.

 

(a)         From and after the date hereof, no Member shall have any obligation to the Company, to any other Member or to any creditor of the Company to make any further Capital Contribution, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

(b)         Except as expressly provided herein, no Member, in its capacity as a Member, shall have the right to receive any Property of the Company.

 

Section 5.02         Capital Accounts.

 

(a)         Maintenance of Capital Accounts. The Company shall maintain a Capital Account for each Member on the books of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and, to the extent consistent with such provisions, the following provisions:

 

(i)          Each Member listed on the Member Schedule shall be credited with the Initial Capital Account Balance set forth on the Member Schedule. The Member Schedule shall be amended by the Manager from time to time to reflect adjustments to the Members’ Capital Accounts made in accordance with Sections 5.02(a)(ii), 5.02(a)(iii), 5.02(a)(iv), 5.02(c) or otherwise.

 

(ii)         To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be credited: (A) such Member’s Capital Contributions, (B) such Member’s distributive share of Net Income and any item in the nature of income or gain that is allocated pursuant to Section 5.04 and (C) the amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or that are secured by any Property distributed to such Member.

 

(iii)        To each Member’s Capital Account there shall be debited: (A) the amount of money and the Carrying Value of any Property distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, (B) such Member’s distributive share of Net Loss and any items in the nature of expenses or losses that are allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.04 and (C) the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or that are secured by any Property contributed by such Member to the Company.

 

(iv)        In determining the amount of any liability for purposes of subparagraphs (ii) and (iii) above there shall be taken into account Section 752(c) of the Code and any other applicable provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations.

 

The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations. In the event that the Manager shall reasonably determine that it is necessary to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts or any debits or credits thereto are maintained (including debits or credits relating to liabilities that are secured by contributed or distributed Property or that are assumed by the Company or the Members) to comply with the Code and Treasury Regulations or to ensure that the allocations provided for herein have substantial economic effect and/or are in accordance with the Members’ interests in the Company, the Manager may (acting reasonably and in good faith) make such modification so long as such modification will not have any effect on the amounts distributed to any Person pursuant to Article XII upon the dissolution of the Company. The Manager also may (i) make any adjustments that are necessary or appropriate to maintain equality between Capital Accounts of the Members and the amount of capital reflected on the Company’s balance sheet, as computed for book purposes, in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g), and (ii) make any appropriate modifications in the event unanticipated events might otherwise cause this Agreement not to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b).

 

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(b)         Succession to Capital Accounts. In the event any Person becomes a Substitute Member in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, such Substitute Member shall succeed to the Capital Account of the former Member (the “Transferor Member”) to the extent such Capital Account relates to the Transferred Units.

 

(c)         Adjustments of Capital Accounts. The Company shall revalue the Capital Accounts of the Members in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) at the following times: (i) immediately prior to the contribution of more than a de minimis amount of money or other property to the Company by a new or existing Member as consideration for one or more Units; (ii) immediately prior to the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of property in respect of one or more Units; (iii) immediately prior to the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); and (iv) in connection with the issuance by the Company of more than a de minimis amount of Units as consideration for the provision of services to or for the benefit of the Company (as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(5)(iii)); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above need not be made if the Manager reasonably determines that such adjustments are not necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members and that the absence of such adjustments does not adversely and disproportionately affect any Member. The Company shall be entitled to take all actions necessary (as determined by the Manager) to comply with the provisions of the Code and Treasury Regulations and other relevant guidance relating to non-compensatory options (including for Treasury Regulations Section 1.761-3).

 

(d)         No Member shall be entitled to withdraw capital or receive distributions except as specifically provided herein. A Member shall have no obligation to the Company, to any other Member or to any creditor of the Company to restore any negative balance in the Capital Account of such Member. No interest shall be paid on the balance in any Member’s Capital Account.

 

(e)         Whenever it is necessary for purposes of this Agreement to determine a Member’s Capital Account on a per Unit basis, such amount shall be determined by dividing the Capital Account of such Member attributable to the applicable class of Units held of record by such Member by the number of Units of such class held of record by such Member, with appropriate adjustments if necessary to reflect the economic differences between Units.

 

Section 5.03         Amounts and Priority of Distributions.

 

(a)         Distributions Generally. Except as otherwise provided in Article XII, distributions shall be made to the Members as set forth in this Section 5.03, at such times and in such amounts as the Manager, in its sole discretion, shall determine.

 

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(b)        Distributions to the Members. Subject to Section 5.03(d) and (e), at such times and in such amounts as the Manager, in its sole discretion, shall determine, distributions shall be made to the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.03 to the contrary (other than Section 5.03(d) and (e)), distributions shall be made in respect of any Unvested Units if and only if such Unvested Unit is entitled to distributions in the applicable Vesting Letter and any Unvested Units that are not entitled to receive such distribution shall be disregarded in both the numerator and the denominator for purposes of determining the Percentage Interests of the Members in order to allocate such distribution.

 

(c)         PubCo Distributions. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.03(b), the Manager, in its sole discretion, may authorize that (i) cash be paid to PubCo (which payment shall be made without pro rata distributions to the other Members) in exchange for the redemption, repurchase or other acquisition of Units held by PubCo to the extent that such cash payment is used to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire an equal number of corresponding Equity Securities of PubCo in accordance with Section 4.02(b), and (ii) to the extent that the Manager determines that expenses or other obligations of PubCo are related to its role as the Manager or the business and affairs of PubCo that are conducted through the Company or any of the Company’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries, cash (and, for the avoidance of doubt, only cash) distributions may be made to PubCo (which distributions shall be made without pro rata distributions to the other Members) in amounts required for PubCo to pay (w) operating, administrative and other similar costs incurred by PubCo, to the extent the proceeds are used or will be used by PubCo to pay expenses described in this clause (ii), and payments pursuant to any legal, tax, accounting and other professional fees and expenses, (x) any judgments, settlements, penalties, fines or other costs and expenses in respect of any claims against, or any litigation or proceedings involving, PubCo, (y) fees and expenses (including any underwriters’ discounts and commissions) related to any securities offering, investment or acquisition transaction (whether or not successful) authorized by PubCo, as the Manager and (z) other fees and expenses in connection with the maintenance of the existence of PubCo. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the foregoing, distributions made under this Section 5.03(c) may not be used to pay or facilitate dividends or distributions on the common stock of PubCo or to fund PubCo’s payment of income Tax liabilities or obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and must be used solely for one of the express purposes set forth under clause (i) or (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence.

 

(d)         Distributions in Kind. Any distributions in kind shall be made at such times and in such amounts as the Manager, in its sole discretion, shall determine based on their fair market value as determined by the Manager in the same proportions as if distributed in accordance with Section 5.03(b). If cash and property are to be distributed in kind simultaneously, the Company shall distribute such cash and property in kind in the same proportion to each Member.

 

(e)        Tax Distributions.

 

(i)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.03 to the contrary (but subject to Section 5.03(e)(ii)), to the extent permitted by Law and consistent with the Company’s obligations to its creditors as determined by the Manager, the Company shall make cash distributions pursuant to this Section 5.03(e)(i) to each Member at least two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which any U.S. federal corporate estimated tax payments are due (or at such other times as are necessary to permit the Members or their beneficial owners to discharge their U.S. federal, state and local estimated tax payment responsibilities, as reasonably determined by the Manager), in an amount equal to such Member’s Tax Distribution Amount (estimated on a quarterly basis by the Manager, taking into account estimated taxable income or loss of the Company through the end of the relevant quarterly period). The Manager shall adjust subsequent Tax Distributions up or down to reflect any variation between its prior estimate of quarterly Tax Distributions and the Tax Distributions that would have been computed under this Section 5.03(e) based on subsequent information.

 

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(ii)         To the extent a Member otherwise would be entitled to receive less than its Percentage Interest of the aggregate Tax Distributions to be paid pursuant to this Section 5.03(e) on any given date, then the Tax Distributions to such Member shall be increased to ensure that all such Tax Distributions made pursuant to this Section 5.03(e) are made pro rata in accordance with the Members’ respective Percentage Interests (determined assuming that all Unvested Units are Vested Units for such purpose). If, on a Tax Distribution date, there are insufficient funds on hand to distribute to the Members the full amount of the Tax Distributions to which such Members are otherwise entitled pursuant to this Section 5.03(e), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to distribute to the Members the amount of funds that are available pro rata in accordance with the Tax Distributions that would have been paid to the Members had no applicable limitation existed and the Company shall make future Tax Distributions as soon as funds become available sufficient to pay the remaining portion of Tax Distributions to which such Members would have been entitled had sufficient funds been available. Any distributions paid pursuant to Section 5.03(b) during a Fiscal Year shall, to the extent of Tax Distributions otherwise required to be paid during such Fiscal Year, be treated as Tax Distributions paid during such Fiscal Year. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, at the discretion of the Manager, the amount of Tax Distributions to be paid in respect of any Fiscal Year shall be capped at an amount equal to the Aggregate Tax Distribution Cap (and, for the avoidance of doubt, Tax Distributions paid up to the Aggregate Tax Distribution Cap shall be paid pro rata in accordance with the Members’ respective Percentage Interests, and the Company shall have no obligation to pay or “catch up” in future periods any amount of Tax Distributions that are not required to be paid as a result of the operation of the Aggregate Tax Distribution Cap.

 

(iii)        Tax Distributions with respect to income or gain allocations made for periods beginning on or after the Restatement Date (including for this purpose amounts taken into account pursuant to the final sentence of the definition of “Tax Distribution Amount”) shall be treated as advances of amounts otherwise distributable to any Member pursuant to this Section 5.03 (other than this Section 5.03(e)) or Section 12.02(b)(ii), and accordingly shall be applied against and reduce (without duplication) the next amounts that would otherwise be payable to such Member pursuant to such provisions.

 

Section 5.04         Allocations.

 

(a)          Net Income and Net Loss. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, and after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.04(b), Section 5.04(c) and Section 5.04(d), Net Income and Net Loss (and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit) of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in a manner such that the Capital Account of each Member, immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal to (i) the distributions that would be made to such Member pursuant to Section 5.03(b) if the Company were dissolved, its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their Carrying Value, all Company liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Carrying Value of the assets securing such liability), and the net assets of the Company were distributed, in accordance with Section 5.03(b), to the Members immediately after making such allocation (assuming, solely for this purpose that all Unvested Units were fully vested), minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Manager may make allocations it (acting reasonably and in good faith) deems necessary to give economic effect to the provisions in Article V, Article XII and the other relevant provisions of this Agreement and to properly reflect each Member’s “interest in the partnership” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(3).

 

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(b)         Special Allocations. The following special allocations shall be made in the following order:

 

(i)          Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year, each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g). Allocations pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f)(6) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 5.04(b)(i) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

(ii)         Member Minimum Gain Chargeback. Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V, if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to a Member Nonrecourse Debt during any Fiscal Year, each Member who has a share of the Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5), shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year (and, if necessary, subsequent Fiscal Years) in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4). Allocations pursuant to the previous sentence shall be made in proportion to the respective amounts required to be allocated to each Member pursuant thereto. The items to be so allocated shall be determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2). This Section 5.04(b)(ii) is intended to comply with the minimum gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

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(iii)         Qualified Income Offset. In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6), items of Company income and gain shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of the Member as promptly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.04(b)(iii) shall be made only if and to the extent that the Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.04(b)(iii) were not in the Agreement.

 

(iv)        Nonrecourse Deductions. Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Members in accordance with their interests in Company profits.

 

(v)         Member Nonrecourse Deductions. Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears the economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(j)(1).

 

(vi)        Section 754 Adjustments. (A) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Sections 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of such asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases the basis of such asset) from the disposition of the asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Net Income and Net Loss; and (B) to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Sections 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as the result of a distribution to a Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such gain or loss shall be specially allocated to such Members in accordance with their interests in the Company in the event Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) applies, or to the Member to whom such distribution was made in the event Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

 

(c)          Curative Allocations. The allocations set forth in Section 5.04(b)(i) through Section 5.04(b)(vi) and Section 5.04(d) (the “Regulatory Allocations”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of the Treasury Regulations. It is the intent of the Members that, to the extent possible, all Regulatory Allocations shall be offset either with other Regulatory Allocations or with special allocations of other items of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction pursuant to this Section 5.04(c). Therefore, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Manager shall make such offsetting special allocations of Company income, gain, loss, or deduction in whatever manner it determines appropriate so that, after such offsetting allocations are made, each Member’s Capital Account balance is, to the extent possible, equal to the Capital Account balance such Member would have had if the Regulatory Allocations were not part of the Agreement and all Company items were allocated pursuant to Section 5.04.

 

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(d)          Loss Limitation. Net Loss (or individual items of loss or deduction) allocated pursuant to Section 5.04 hereof shall not exceed the maximum amount of Net Loss (or individual items of loss or deduction) that can be allocated without causing any Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit at the end of any Fiscal Year. In the event some but not all of the Members would have Adjusted Capital Account Deficits as a consequence of an allocation of Net Loss (or individual items of loss or deduction) pursuant to Section 5.04 hereof, the limitation set forth in this Section 5.04(d) shall be applied on a Member by Member basis and Net Loss (or individual items of loss or deduction) not allocable to any Member as a result of such limitation shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with the positive balances in such Member’s Capital Accounts so as to allocate the maximum permissible Net Loss to each Member under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d). Any reallocation of Net Loss pursuant to this Section 5.04(d) shall be subject to chargeback pursuant to the curative allocation provision of Section 5.04(c).

 

Section 5.05         Other Allocation Rules.

 

(a)          Interim Allocations Due to Percentage Adjustment. If the Members’ interests in the Company change pursuant to the terms of the Agreement during any Fiscal Year, the amount of Net Income and Net Loss (or items thereof) to be allocated to the Members for such entire Fiscal Year shall be allocated to the portion of such Fiscal Year which precedes the date of such Transfer or change (and if there shall have been a prior Transfer or change in such Fiscal Year, which commences on the date of such prior Transfer or change) and to the portion of such Fiscal Year which occurs on and after the date of such Transfer or change (and if there shall be a subsequent Transfer or change in such Fiscal Year, which precedes the date of such subsequent Transfer or change), and the amounts of the items so allocated to each such portion shall be credited or charged to the Members in accordance with Section 5.04 as in effect during each such portion of the Fiscal Year in question. Such allocation shall be in accordance with Section 706 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder and made without regard to the date, amount or receipt of any distributions that may have been made with respect to the transferred interest to the extent consistent with Section 706 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and shall be made using any method permitted by Section 706 of the Code and such regulations as determined by the Manager. As of the date of such Transfer, the Transferee Member shall succeed to the Capital Account of the Transferor Member with respect to the transferred Units.

 

(b)          Tax Allocations: Code Section 704(c). In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any Property contributed to the capital of the Company and with respect to reverse Code Section 704(c) allocations described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(a)(6) shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such Property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its initial Carrying Value or its Carrying Value determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) (computed in accordance with the definition of Carrying Value) using the “traditional method”. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Manager in any manner that reasonably reflects the purpose and intention of this Agreement. Additionally, any recapture of depreciation or any other item of deduction shall be allocated, in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1245-5. Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.05(b), Section 704(c) of the Code (and the principles thereof), and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(i) are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state, and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Net Income, Net Loss, other items, or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

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(c)          Treatment of Prior Preferred Units. The Company and the Members shall not treat any of the rights of the holders of the Series A Preferred Units, the Series B Preferred Units, the Series B-2 Preferred Units, the Series C Preferred Units, the Series C-1 Preferred Units, the Series C-2 Preferred Units, the Series D-1 Preferred Units and/or the Series D-2 Preferred Units (in each case, as such terms are defined in the Third Restated Agreement, and such preferred units, collectively, the “Preferred Units”) under the Third Restated Agreement with respect to the Preferred Units, or any rights of the holder of that certain warrant (a “Level Warrant”) issued to Level Equity and/or its Affiliates (or the common units into which a Level Warrant was converted) under the Third Restated Agreement with respect to a Level Warrant (or converted common units), including with respect to the issuance of, and economic rights of, Preferred Units, a Level Warrant (or applicable common units), or the Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (as defined in the Third Restated Agreement) issued to certain members under the Third Restated Agreement pursuant to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated May 21, 2020, which were convertible into Series D-1 Preferred Units or Series D-2 Preferred Units (as such terms were used in the Third Restated Agreement), as applicable (such notes, the “D-1 Notes” and “D-2 Notes”), as giving rise to any allocation of gross income attributable to a taxable capital shift, or payments under Section 707 of the Code, including guaranteed payments under Code Section 707(c), except as may be required by applicable law, provided, however, that, in the absence of a “determination” pursuant to Section 1313(a) of the Code, any decision by the Company that applicable law requires that the rights of the holders of Series A Preferred Units, the holders of Series B Preferred Units, the holders of Series B-2 Preferred Units, the holders of Series C Preferred Units, the holders of Series C-1 Preferred Units, the holders of Series C-2 Preferred Units, the holders of Series D-1 Preferred Units or the D-1 Notes, or the holders of Series D-2 Preferred Units or the D-2 Notes or the holder of a Level Warrant (or converted common units) be treated as giving rise to an allocation of gross income attributable to a taxable capital shift or payment(s) under Section 707 of the Code shall be subject to the consent of the holders of at least fifty percent (50%) of the then issued applicable Preferred Units (determined as of immediately prior to the Restatement Date), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Members and the Company agree that the Company will treat the rights of the Preferred Units as having given rise to an allocation of net income (or gross income to the extent there is not sufficient net income) to the holders of such Preferred Units in respect of the accrual of the preferred return applicable to such Preferred Units.

 

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Section 5.06         Tax Withholding; Withholding Advances.

 

(a)          Tax Withholding.

 

(i)          If requested by the Manager, each Member shall, if able to do so, deliver to the Manager: (A) an affidavit in form satisfactory to the Company that the applicable Member (or its partners, as the case may be) is not subject to withholding under the provisions of any U.S. federal, state, local, foreign or other Law; (B) any certificate that the Company may reasonably request with respect to any such Laws; and/or (C) any other form or instrument reasonably requested by the Company relating to any Member’s status under such Law. In the event that a Member fails or is unable to deliver to the Company an affidavit described in subclause (A) of this clause (i), for the avoidance of doubt, the Company may withhold amounts from such Member in accordance with Section 5.06(b).

 

(ii)          After receipt of a written request of any Member or former Member, the Company shall provide such information to such Member and take such other action as may be reasonably necessary to assist such Member in making any necessary filings, applications or elections to obtain any available exemption from, or any available refund of, any withholding imposed by any taxing authority with respect to amounts distributable or items of income allocable to such Member hereunder to the extent not adverse to the Company or any Member. In addition, the Company shall, at the request of any Member, make or cause to be made (or cause the Company to make) any such filings, applications or elections; provided, that any such requesting Member shall cooperate with the Company, with respect to any such filing, application or election to the extent reasonably determined by the Company and that any filing fees, taxes or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred and related thereto shall be paid and borne by such requesting Member or, if there is more than one requesting Member, by such requesting Members in accordance with their Relative Percentage Interests.

 

(b)          Withholding Advances. Subject to and without limitation of Section 5.06(e), to the extent PubCo or the Company is required by Law to withhold or to make tax payments on behalf of or with respect to any Member (including the delivery of consideration in connection with a Redemption or Exchange, backup withholding, Section 1445 of the Code, Section 1446 of the Code or any “imputed underpayment” within the meaning of the Code or, in each case, similar provisions of state, local or other tax Law) (“Withholding Advances”), PubCo or the Company, as the case may be, may withhold such amounts and make such tax payments as so required.

 

(c)          Repayment of Withholding Advances. Subject to and without limitation of Section 5.06(e), all Withholding Advances made on behalf of a Member, plus interest thereon at a rate equal to the Prime Rate as of the date of such Withholding Advances plus 2.0% per annum, shall (i) be paid on demand by the Member on whose behalf such Withholding Advances were made (it being understood that no such payment shall increase such Member’s Capital Account), or (ii) with the consent of the Manager be repaid by reducing the amount of the current or next succeeding distribution or distributions that would otherwise have been made to such Member or, if such distributions are not sufficient for that purpose, by so reducing the proceeds of liquidation otherwise payable to such Member. Whenever repayment of a Withholding Advance by a Member is made as described in clause (ii) of this Section 5.06(c), for all other purposes of this Agreement such Member shall be treated as having received all distributions (whether before or upon any Dissolution Event) unreduced by the amount of such Withholding Advance and interest thereon.

 

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(d)          Withholding Advances — Reimbursement of Liabilities. Subject to and without limitation of Section 5.06(e), each Member hereby agrees to reimburse the Company for any liability with respect to Withholding Advances (including interest thereon) required or made on behalf of or with respect to such Member (including penalties imposed with respect thereto).

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement (and consistent with the terms of the Business Combination Agreement), with respect to any liability arising out of or in connection with any tax audit, examination, proceeding, claimed deficiency or other similar matter relating to the Company or its Subsidiaries that pertains to taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Restatement Date, if directed by the Company Holders’ Representative (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) the relevant entity shall not make the election provided for in Section 6226 of the Code with respect to such liability (or any similar election available under U.S. state or local law), and shall instead pay any “imputed underpayment” (or similar liability imposed under other provisions of applicable tax law) at the Company or other relevant entity-level. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement (including the other provisions of this Section 5.06), without the prior consent of the Company Holders’ Representative (which may be withheld in the Company Holders’ Representative sole discretion) in no event will any equity holder (or their direct and indirect owners) be required to amend any Tax Return in connection with the procedures described in Section 6225(c) of the Code, undertake any other alternative to payment by the Company or its Subsidiaries of any imputed underpayment as provided for in the immediately preceding sentence, or indemnify the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of any liability described in the immediately preceding sentence.

 

Section 5.07         Tax Proceedings. In representing the Company before any taxing authorities and courts in tax matters affecting the Company and the Members in their capacity as such, the Company Representative shall, to the extent practicable and permitted under the circumstances, keep the Members promptly informed of any such administrative and judicial proceedings. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 5.07 shall prevent the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries) from taking actions explicitly provided to be taken by the Company pursuant to this Agreement (including for this purpose making an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (or analogous provisions of state or local Law)).

 

Article VI

 

CERTAIN TAX MATTERS

 

Section 6.01         Company Representative.

 

(a)          The Manager is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and in any similar capacity under state or local Law; provided, that the Manager may appoint and replace the Company Representative. The Company Representative shall designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3)(i). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall reasonably cooperate with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Manager (or any Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d).

 

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(b)          The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as the Company Representative. Subject to the other terms of this Agreement and the Business Combination Agreement, the Company Representative is authorized to take such actions and execute and file all statements and forms on behalf of the Company that are approved by the Manager and are permitted or required by the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules. Each Member agrees to reasonably cooperate with the Company Representative and to use commercially reasonable efforts to do or refrain from doing any or all things requested by the Company Representative (including paying any and all resulting taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest in a timely fashion) in connection with any examination of the Company’s affairs by any U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 6.01(b) shall be subject to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and the other terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)          The Company and any eligible Subsidiary of the Company (A) shall make an election (or continue a previously made election) pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S state or local law) for the taxable year that includes the date hereof and shall not thereafter revoke such election and (B) shall use reasonable best efforts to ensure that any entity in which the Company holds a direct or indirect interest that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that does not meet the definition of “Subsidiary” herein will have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law).

 

Article VII

 

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY

 

Section 7.01         Management by the Manager. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, the Manager shall be deemed to be a “manager” (as such term is defined in the Delaware Act) (the “Manager”). Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or the Delaware Act, the day-to-day business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be managed, operated and controlled exclusively by the Manager in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and no other Members shall have management authority or rights over the Company or its Subsidiaries. The Manager is, to the extent of its rights and powers set forth in this Agreement, an agent of the Company for the purpose of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, and the actions of the Manager taken in accordance with such rights and powers, shall bind the Company (and no other Members shall have such right). Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Manager shall have all necessary powers to carry out the purposes, business, and objectives of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Manager may delegate to Members, employees, officers or agents of the Company or any Subsidiary in its discretion the authority to sign agreements and other documents on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Manager shall have the exclusive power and authority, on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries to take such actions not inconsistent with this Agreement as the Manager deems necessary or appropriate to carry on the business and purposes of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 7.02         Election of Manager. Effective concurrently with the contribution of cash made by PubCo to the Company in connection with the Closing, PubCo shall be appointed as the Initial Manager. Following the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing”), the Manager shall be elected annually by the Members in accordance with this Section 7.02, and the Manager so elected shall serve as the Manager until a successor has been duly elected as the Manager in accordance with this Section 7.02. Not more than one year after the later of (a) the Closing and (b) the last meeting of the Members or action by written consent of the Members at which or pursuant to which the Manager was elected in accordance with this Section 7.02, the Manager at such time (or the Members if the Manager shall fail to take such action) shall either (i) call and hold a meeting of the Members for purposes of electing the Manager or (ii) seek written consents from the requisite Members to elect the Manager. A Person shall be elected as the Manager if the election of such Manager is approved by Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units by vote at a meeting held for such purpose or by action by written consent; provided, however, that if the Person so elected as the Manager was not the Manager immediately prior to such election, such election shall not be effective, and such Person shall not become the Manager, unless and until such Person has executed and delivered to the Company the written agreement of such Person to be bound by the terms of this Agreement applicable to the Manager, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Manager serving immediately prior to such election or to the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units.

 

Section 7.03         Resignation or Removal of the Manager; Vacancy. The Manager may resign as the Manager at any time and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units by vote at a meeting of the Members held for such purpose or by action by written consent; provided, however, that no (i) such resignation or removal shall be effective until a successor Manager has been duly elected in accordance with Section 7.02, and (ii) PubCo shall not resign as the Manager for so long as it is a Member. If for any reason a Manager ceases to serve as the Manager prior to the election of a successor Manager in accordance with Section 7.02, PubCo shall automatically, and without any action of the Company or any Member, become the Manager and serve as the Manager until another Person is duly elected as the Manager in accordance with Section 7.02.

 

Section 7.04         Fiduciary Duties. (i)  The Manager shall, in its capacity as Manager, and not in any other capacity, have the same fiduciary duties to the Company and the Members as a member of the board of directors of a Delaware corporation (assuming such corporation had in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating the liabilities of directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL); and (ii) each Officer shall, in their capacity as such, and not in any other capacity, have the same fiduciary duties to the Company and the Members as an officer of a Delaware corporation (assuming such corporation had in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating the liabilities of directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL). Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, neither the Manager nor any Officer shall be subject to corporate opportunity or similar doctrines.

 

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Section 7.05         Officers.

 

(a)          Appointment of Officers. The Manager may appoint individuals as officers (“Officers”) of the Company, which may include such officers as the Manager determines are necessary or appropriate. No Officer need be a Member. An individual may be appointed to more than one office.

 

(b)          Authority of Officers. The Officers shall have the duties, rights, powers and authority as may be prescribed by the Manager from time to time.

 

(c)          Removal, Resignation and Filling of Vacancy of Officers. Unless otherwise set forth in the employment agreement of the applicable Officer, the Manager may remove any Officer, for any reason or for no reason, at any time. Any Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Company, and such resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or any later time specified in that notice; provided, that, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any such resignation shall be without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company or such Officer under this Agreement. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal or otherwise shall be filled by the Manager.

 

Section 7.06         Compensation; Certain Costs and Expenses. The Manager shall not be compensated for its services as the Manager of the Company. The Company shall (i) pay, or cause to be paid, all costs, fees, operating expenses and other expenses of the Company (including the costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other professionals and the compensation of all personnel providing services to the Company) incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the activities of the Company, and (ii) in the sole discretion of the Manager, bear and/or reimburse the Manager for any reasonable costs, fees or expenses incurred by it in connection with serving as the Manager.

 

Article VIII

 

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

 

Section 8.01         Restrictions on Transfers.

 

(a)          Except as expressly permitted by Section 8.02 or Section 8.04, and subject to Section 8.01(b), Section 8.01(c), Section 8.01(d) and Section 8.01(e), any Vesting Letter, Equity Incentive Plan and/or any other agreement between such Member and the Company, PubCo or any of their respective Controlled Affiliates, without the consent of the board of directors of the Manager, no Member shall directly or indirectly Transfer all or any part of its Units or any right or economic interest pertaining thereto, including the right to vote or consent on any matter or to receive or have any economic interest in distributions or advances from the Company pursuant thereto. Any such Transfer which is not in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed a Transfer by such Member of Units in violation of this Agreement (and a breach of this Agreement by such Member) and shall be null and void ab initio.

 

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(b)          Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, it shall be a condition precedent to any Transfer otherwise permitted or approved pursuant to this Article VIII that:

 

(i)          the Transferor shall have provided to the Company prior notice of such Transfer;

 

(ii)         the Transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by this Agreement by signing and delivering to the Company a joinder substantially in a form acceptable to the Company;

 

(iii)        the Transfer shall comply with all applicable Laws;

 

(iv)        to the knowledge of the Transferee and Transferor after reasonable inquiry of the Company, the Transfer shall not impose material liability or material reporting obligations on the Company or any Member thereof in any jurisdiction, whether domestic or foreign, or result in the Company or any Member thereof becoming subject to the jurisdiction of any Governmental Authority anywhere, other than the Governmental Authorities in which the Company is then subject to such liability, reporting obligation or jurisdiction; and

 

(v)         such Transfer shall comply with Article IX (to the extent Article IX governs such Transfer of Units).

 

(c)          Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, but subject to Article IX, no Member shall Transfer all or any part of its Units or any right or economic interest pertaining thereto if such Transfer, in the reasonable discretion of the Manager, would cause the Company to (i) be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” as that term is defined in Section 7704 of the Code and Regulations promulgated thereunder or (ii) fail to qualify for the safe harbor contained in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h).

 

(d)          Any Transfer of Units pursuant to this Agreement, including this Article VIII, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 3.01 and Section 3.02.

 

(e)          For the avoidance of doubt, in addition to any restrictions on Transfer set forth in this Article VIII that may apply to such Transfer, (i) any Transfer of Units by any Member shall be subject to the restrictions on Transfer applicable thereto pursuant to any Vesting Letter to which such Member is a party or pursuant to an applicable Equity Incentive Plan and (ii) any Transfer of Management Holdco Interests (as defined below) shall be subject to the restrictions on Transfer applicable thereto pursuant to the Management Holdco LLC Agreement or pursuant to an applicable Equity Incentive Plan.

 

Section 8.02         Certain Permitted Transfers. Except as expressly permitted by Section 8.04, but subject to compliance with Sections 8.01(b) through (e), from and after the date that is the earlier of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days following the Restatement Date (unless such time restriction is waived by the Manager in its sole discretion with respect to any proposed Transfer(s); provided, that if such restriction is waived by the Manager with respect to any Member, such restriction shall be waived with respect to the SLP Investor, Riverwood Investors and Level Equity Investors to the same extent, taking into account the aggregate Common Units and shares of Class A Common Stock held by such SLP Investor, Riverwood Investors and Level Equity Investors) and (ii) any Lock-Up Period Early Release Date (with respect to Lock-Up Shares subject to the corresponding Lock-Up Period Early Release), the following Transfers shall be permitted:

 

(a)          Any Transfer of Units to Management Holdco or a Management Holdco Member in connection with (x) the exercise of any repurchase or redemption right in respect of such Units of Management Holdco or such Management Holdco Member pursuant to the terms of the Management Holdco LLC Agreement, (y) the exercise of any right of Management Holdco or such Management Holdco Member to be distributed such Units pursuant to the terms of the Management Holdco LLC Agreement (including in connection with a redemption, repurchase or forfeiture of their Employee Units), or (z) the liquidation, dissolution and/or winding up of Management Holdco;

 

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(b)          Any Transfer pursuant to Section 3.08;

 

(c)          Any Transfer by SLP Investor or any SLP Related Entity to SLP Investor or any SLP Related Entity;

 

(d)          Any Transfer by any Riverwood Investor or any Riverwood Related Entity to any Riverwood Investor or any Riverwood Related Entity;

 

(e)          Any Transfer by any Level Equity Investor or any Level Equity Related Entity to any Level Equity Investor or any Level Equity Related Entity;

 

(f)          Any Transfer pursuant to the terms of Article IX; and

 

(g)          Any Transfer contemplated by Section 10.02 in connection with a PubCo Approved Change of Control or PubCo Approved Recap Transaction.

 

Section 8.03         Registration of Transfers. When any Units are Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Company shall cause such Transfer to be registered on the books of the Company.

 

Section 8.04         Lock-Up.

 

(a)          Subject to Section 8.04(b), the holders (the “Lock-up Holders”) of Units issued as consideration in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing”) may not Transfer any Lock-up Shares until the end of the Lock-up Period (the “Lock-up”).

 

(b)          Notwithstanding the provisions set forth in Section 8.04(a) or Section 8.02, a Lock-up Holder or its Permitted Transferee may Transfer Lock-up Shares held by such Lock-Up Holder or Permitted Transferee during the Lock-up Period (a) to (i) the Company’s officers or directors, (ii) any affiliates or family members of the Company’s officers or directors, or (iii) the other Lock-Up Holders or, if such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity, any direct or indirect partners, members or equity holders of such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee; (b) to any affiliates of such Lock-up Holder or Permitted Transferee or any related investment funds or vehicles controlled or managed by such persons or entities or their respective affiliates formed for the purpose of investing in the Company; (c) in the case of an individual, by gift to a member of the individual’s immediate family or to a trust, the beneficiary of which is a member of the individual’s immediate family or an affiliate of such person or entity, or to a charitable organization; (d) in the case of an individual, by virtue of laws of descent and distribution upon death of the individual; (e) in the case of an individual, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; (f) in connection with any bona fide mortgage, encumbrance or pledge to a financial institution in connection with any bona fide loan or debt transaction or enforcement thereunder, including foreclosure thereof; (g) to the Company; or (h) in connection with a liquidation, merger, stock exchange, reorganization, tender offer approved by the board of directors of PubCo or a duly authorized committee thereof or other similar transaction which results in all of the Company’s members having the right to exchange their units for cash, securities or other property subsequent to the date of the Closing; provided, that in connection with any Transfer of such Lock-up Shares to a Permitted Transferee, the restrictions and obligations contained in this Agreement, including Section 8.04(a), will continue to apply to such Lock-up Shares after any Transfer of such Lock-up Shares and such Permitted Transferee shall continue to be bound by such restrictions and obligations for the balance of the Lock-up Period as if such Permitted Transferee were a Member and Lock-up Holder hereunder.

 

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(c)          Notwithstanding the other provisions set forth in this Section 8.04, the board of directors of PubCo may, in its sole discretion, determine to waive, amend, or repeal the Lock-up obligations set forth herein.

 

(d)          During the Lock-up Period, any Transfers pursuant to this Article VIII (or waiver, amendment or repeal of the restrictions on transfer, including the Lock-up obligations) requiring the consent of the board of directions of PubCo shall also require consent of the TPG Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement of PubCo) so long as the TPG Designee remains a member of the board of directors of PubCo.

 

Section 8.05         Restricted Units Legend. The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, in addition to the other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is then available. To the extent such Units have been certificated, each certificate evidencing Units and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Units (if such securities remain Units as defined herein after such Transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ISSUED ON                           , 2021, AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER. THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SPECIFIED IN THE FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF VACASA HOLDINGS LLC, AS MAY BE AMENDED AND MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND VACASA HOLDINGS LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSFER. A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY VACASA HOLDINGS LLC TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

 

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The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates (if any) evidencing Units. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates (if any) evidencing any units which cease to be Units in accordance with the definition thereof.

 

Article IX

 

REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS

 

Section 9.01         Redemption Right of a Member.

 

(a)          From and after the date that is the earlier of (i) one hundred eighty (180) days after the Restatement Date (unless such time restriction is waived by the Manager in its sole discretion with respect to any proposed Redemption; provided, that if such restriction is waived by the Manager with respect to any Member, such restriction shall be waived with respect to the SLP Investor, Riverwood Investors and Level Equity Investors to the same extent, taking into account the aggregate Common Units and shares of Class A Common Stock held by such SLP Investor, Riverwood Investors and Level Equity Investors) and (ii) any Lock-Up Period Early Release Date (with respect to Lock-Up Shares subject to the corresponding Lock-Up Period Early Release), and subject to (A) the terms of any Trading Policy (including any Blackout Period contained therein) and (B) the waiver or expiration of any contractual lock-up period relating to the shares of PubCo (or any corresponding Units) that may be applicable to such Member (including pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement), each Member (other than PubCo) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem (a “Redemption”) its Common Units (excluding any Common Units that are subject to vesting conditions or subject to Transfer limitations pursuant to this Agreement or an applicable Vesting Letter or Equity Incentive Plan and) in whole or in part (the “Redemption Right”) at any time and from time to time. A Member desiring to exercise its Redemption Right (a “Redeeming Member”) shall exercise such right by giving written notice (the “Redemption Notice”) to the Company, with a copy to PubCo. The Redemption Notice shall specify the number of Common Units (the “Redeemed Units”) that the Redeeming Member intends to have the Company redeem and a date, not less than two (2) Business Days nor more than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of such Redemption Notice (unless and to the extent that the Manager in its sole discretion agrees in writing to waive such time periods), on which exercise of the Redemption Right shall be completed (the “Redemption Date”); provided, that the Redemption Notice may specify that the Redemption is to be contingent (including as to the timing) upon the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering or otherwise) of the Share Settlement into which the Redeemed Units are exchangeable, or contingent (including as to timing) upon the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event in which the Share Settlement would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property; provided, further that the Redeeming Member may withdraw or amend a Redemption Notice, in whole or in part, prior to the effectiveness of the Redemption, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Redemption Date (or any such later time as may be required by Applicable Law) by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Company (with a copy to PubCo), specifying (1) the number of withdrawn Units, (2) if any, the number of Units as to which the Redemption Notice remains in effect and (3) if the Redeeming Member so determines, a new Redemption Date or any other new or revised information permitted in the Redemption Notice. Following receipt of the Redemption Notice, and in any event at least one (1) Business Days prior to the Redemption Date, PubCo shall deliver to the Redeeming Member a notice, specifying whether it elects to settle the Redemption with a Share Settlement or a Cash Settlement (an “Election Notice”). If the Election Notice specifies a Cash Settlement, then on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date):

 

(i)          PubCo shall contribute the proceeds of the Cash Settlement to the Company in exchange for a number of Common Units equal to the number of Redeemed Units (and for the avoidance of doubt, PubCo shall be permitted to elect a Cash Settlement only if such Cash Settlement is paid with cash proceeds contributed to the Company by PubCo substantially contemporaneously with the payment of such Cash Settlement); provided, that PubCo shall have no obligation to pay any portion of the Cash Settlement that exceeds the net proceeds from the private sale or Public Offering by PubCo of a number of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units to be purchased with such cash;

 

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(ii)         the Redeeming Member shall Transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances (x) the Redeemed Units to the Company, and (y) an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock to PubCo;

 

(iii)        the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Units, (y) pay to the Redeeming Member the applicable Cash Settlement, and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 9.01(a) and the Redeemed Units; and

 

(iv)        PubCo shall cancel and retire for no consideration the shares of Class B Common Stock that were Transferred to PubCo pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(ii)(y) above.

 

(b)          If the Election Notice specifies a Share Settlement, a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to revoke its Redemption Notice or delay the consummation of a Redemption if any of the following conditions exists:

 

(i)          any registration statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the SEC or no such resale registration statement has yet become effective;

 

(ii)         PubCo shall have failed to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Redemption;

 

(iii)        PubCo shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Redeeming Member to have its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption;

 

(iv)        PubCo shall have disclosed in good faith to such Redeeming Member any material non-public information concerning PubCo, the receipt of which results in such Redeeming Member being prohibited or restricted from selling Class A Common Stock at or immediately following the Redemption without disclosure of such information (and PubCo does not permit such disclosure);

 

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(v)         any stop order relating to the registration statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Redeeming Member at or immediately following the Redemption shall have been issued by the SEC;

 

(vi)        there shall have occurred a material disruption in the securities markets generally or in the market or markets in which the Class A Common Stock is then traded;

 

(vii)       there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Authority that restrains or prohibits the Redemption;

 

(viii)      PubCo shall have failed to comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and such failure shall have affected the ability of such Redeeming Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such Redemption pursuant to an effective registration statement; or

 

(ix)        the Redemption Date would occur three (3) Business Days or less prior to, or during, a Black-Out Period.

 

(c)          If the Election Notice specifies a Share Settlement, unless the Redeeming Member has revoked the applicable Redemption as provided in Section 9.01(c), PubCo shall settle such Redemption on the Redemption Date by Transferring the Share Settlement directly to the Redeeming Member in exchange for the Redeemed Units (a “Direct Redemption”). In connection with a Direct Redemption, on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date), (1) the Redeeming Member shall Transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances the Redeemed Units and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock to PubCo; (2) PubCo shall Transfer to the Redeeming Member the Share Settlement; (3) PubCo shall cancel and retire for no consideration such shares of Class B Common Stock and (4) the Company shall register PubCo as the owner of the Redeemed Units and, if the Redeemed Units are certificated, shall issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (1) of this Section 9.01(d) and the Redeemed Units. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Company, and the Redeeming Member shall take all actions reasonably requested by PubCo to effect the transactions contemplated by this Section 9.01(d), including executing and delivering any document reasonably requested by PubCo in connection therewith.

 

(d)          The number of shares of Class A Common Stock applicable to any Share Settlement or Cash Settlement shall not be adjusted on account of dividends previously paid with respect to Class A Common Stock or cash or cash equivalents held by PubCo; provided, however, that if a Redeeming Member causes the Company to redeem Redeemed Units and the Redemption Date occurs subsequent to the record date for any distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units but prior to payment of such distribution, the Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive such distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units on the date that it is made notwithstanding that the Redeeming Member Transferred and surrendered the Redeemed Units to the Company prior to such date; provided, further, however, that a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive any and all Tax Distributions that such Redeeming Member otherwise would have received in respect of income allocated to such Member for the portion of any Fiscal Year irrespective of whether such Tax Distribution(s) are declared or made after the Redemption Date.

 

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(e)          In the case of a Share Settlement, in the event a reclassification or other similar transaction occurs following delivery of a Redemption Notice, but prior to the Redemption Date, as a result of which shares of Class A Common Stock are converted into another security, then a Redeeming Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such other security that the Redeeming Member would have received if such Redemption Right had been exercised and the Redemption Date had occurred immediately prior to the record date of such reclassification or other similar transaction.

 

Section 9.02         Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of PubCo, etc.

 

(a)          At all times PubCo shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Share Settlement in a Redemption such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be issuable upon any such Redemption; provided, that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude PubCo from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such Redemption by delivery of purchased Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of PubCo). PubCo shall deliver Class A Common Stock that has been registered under the Securities Act with respect to any Redemption in which a Share Settlement is made, to the extent a registration statement is effective and available for such shares. PubCo shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon any such Redemption prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange upon which the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are listed at the time of such Redemption (it being understood that any such shares may be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws). PubCo covenants that all Class A Common Stock issued upon a Redemption in which a Share Settlement is made will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The provisions of this Article IX shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with any corresponding provisions of PubCo’s certificate of incorporation (if any).

 

(b)          Subject to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, PubCo covenants and agrees to deliver shares of the Share Settlement, if requested, pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any Redemption to the extent that a registration statement is effective and available for such shares. In the event that any Redemption in accordance with this Agreement is to be effected at a time when any required registration has not become effective or otherwise is unavailable, upon the request and with the reasonable cooperation of the Redeeming Member requesting such Redemption, PubCo and the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to promptly facilitate such Redemption pursuant to an available exemption from such registration requirements.

 

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(c)          PubCo agrees that it has taken all or will take such steps as may be required to cause to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), as applicable, under the Exchange Act, and to be exempt for purposes of Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act, any acquisitions from, or dispositions to, PubCo of equity securities of PubCo (including derivative securities with respect thereto) and any securities that may be deemed to be equity securities or derivative securities of PubCo for such purposes that result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by each officer or director of PubCo. The authorizing resolutions shall be approved by either PubCo’s board of directors or a committee composed solely of two or more Non-Employee Directors (as defined in Rule 16b-3) of PubCo.

 

Section 9.03         Effect of Exercise of Redemption. This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding the consummation of a Redemption and all other rights set forth herein shall be exercised by the remaining Members and the Redeeming Member (to the extent of such Redeeming Member’s remaining interest in the Company). No Redemption shall relieve such Redeeming Member of any prior breach of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.04         Tax Treatment. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any Redemption (whether effected with a Cash Settlement or a Share Settlement) shall be treated as a direct exchange between PubCo and the Redeeming Member for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes.

 

Section 9.05         Other Redemption Matters.

 

(a)          Each Redemption shall be deemed to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date, and, in the case of a Share Settlement, the Redeeming Member (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Share Settlement is to be issued) shall be deemed to be a holder of the Equity Securities issued in such Share Settlement, from and after that time, until such Equity Securities have been disposed of. As promptly as practicable on or after the Redemption Date, PubCo shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Redeeming Member (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Share Settlement is to be issued) the number of the Share Settlement deliverable upon such Redemption, registered in the name of such Redeeming Member (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Share Settlement is to be issued). To the extent the Share Settlement is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, PubCo will, subject to Section 9.06(c) below, upon the written instruction of a Redeeming Member, deliver or cause to be delivered the shares of the Share Settlement deliverable to such Redeeming Member (or other Person(s) whose name or names in which the Share Settlement is to be issued), through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such Redeeming Member.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 9.06(c), the shares of Share Settlement issued upon a Redemption shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

THE TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED OTHER THAN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (OR OTHER APPLICABLE LAW), OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.

 

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(c)            If (i) any shares of the Share Settlement may be sold pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, (ii) all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 are met, or (iii) the legend (or a portion thereof) otherwise ceases to be applicable, PubCo, upon the written request of the Redeeming Member thereof shall promptly provide such Redeeming Member or its respective transferees, without any expense to such Persons (other than applicable transfer taxes and similar governmental charges, if any) with new certificates (or evidence of book-entry share) for securities of like tenor not bearing the provisions of the legend with respect to which the restriction has terminated. In connection therewith, such Redeeming Member shall provide PubCo with such information in its possession as PubCo may reasonably request in connection with the removal of any such legend.

 

(d)            PubCo shall bear all of its own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Redemption, whether or not any such Redemption is ultimately consummated, including any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Redemption; provided, however, that if any of the Share Settlement is to be delivered in a name other than that of the Redeeming Member that requested the Redemption (or The Depository Trust Company or its nominee for the account of a participant of The Depository Trust Company that will hold the shares for the account of such Redeeming Member), then such Redeeming Member and/or the Person in whose name such shares are to be delivered shall pay to PubCo the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, such Redemption or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of PubCo that such tax has been paid or is not payable. The Redeeming Member shall bear all of its own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Redemption (including, for the avoidance of doubt, expenses incurred by such Redeeming Member in connection with any Redemption that are invoiced to the Company).

 

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Section 9.06            Employee Unit Redemption Right.

 

(a)            If Management Holdco elects pursuant to the rights in favor of, and exercisable by, Management Holdco, the Company, Manager, PubCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries under a Vesting Letter or Equity Incentive Plan to redeem or repurchase (whether at a discount or otherwise), or otherwise have forfeited, any Management Holdco Member Interests held by an Employee Member (other than in connection with a Redemption contemplated by Section 9.01 directly as a result of a request from Management Holdco to redeem his or her equity interests in Management Holdco in accordance with the Management Holdco LLC Agreement) (such redemption right, a “Management Holdco Redemption Right”) and effects all or any portion of such redemption by exchanging Employee Units for Management Holdco Member Interests held by such Employee Member (the “Redeemed Employee Member”), then Management Holdco shall have the right (an “Employee Unit Redemption Right”), exercisable by delivering a written notice to the Company (an “Employee Unit Redemption Notice”), to require the Company to repurchase any or all of the Employee Units that are transferred to the Redeemed Employee Member by Management Holdco (the “Redeemed Employee Units”) at a price per Redeemed Employee Unit equal to the redemption price contemplated by the Management Holdco Redemption Right (which, for the avoidance of doubt, will take into account any discount set forth in the applicable Vesting Letter, Equity Incentive Plan, the Management Holdco LLC Agreement or otherwise) (the “Employee Redemption Price”). The Employee Unit Redemption Notice shall set forth the number of Employee Units to be repurchased by the Company and shall include a copy of any notice(s) delivered in connection with the Management Holdco Redemption Right. The Company shall, promptly after receiving an Employee Unit Redemption Notice, deliver to Management Holdco a notice setting forth the Employee Redemption Price to be paid for the Redeemed Employee Units and the date (not later than sixty (60) days after receipt of the Employee Unit Redemption Notice) and place for the closing of the transaction (such date, the “Employee Unit Redemption Date”). The Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay for the Redeemed Employee Units by any combination of the following: (i) delivery of a cashier’s check or wire transfer of immediately available funds; (ii) issuance of an unsecured subordinated note bearing interest (payable in installments and/or at maturity) at a simple rate per annum equal to the prime rate; (iii) PubCo’s issuance of Class A Shares (which transaction may, at the election of PubCo, be settled via a direct transfer of such shares to the applicable Member in exchange for the Redeemed Employee Units; provided, that to the extent that the relevant Employee Redemption Price is less than the fair market value of the Redeemed Employee Units, Management Holdco shall redeem and cancel a portion of the Employee Units consistent with the procedure described in the last proviso in this sentence prior to the transfer of PubCo Class A Shares to the Employee Member pursuant to this clause (iii)) or (iv) by offsetting against any indebtedness or obligations for advanced or borrowed funds owed to the Company, PubCo, Management Holdco or any of their respective Affiliates by the applicable Employee Member subject to the Employee Unit Redemption Notice; provided, that if the Company does not elect a method of payment, the Employee Units shall be paid for in accordance with clause (i); provided further, that in the event the Employee Redemption Price is less than the fair market value of the applicable Employee Units (i.e., the Employee Units are to be redeemed or repurchased at a discount, or otherwise forfeited), and Management Holdco elects to exercise the Management Holdco Redemption Right at such Employee Redemption Price by redeeming and cancelling a portion of the Employee Units for no consideration in accordance with the Management Holdco LLC Agreement, the Company shall cause the Redeemed Employee Units to be cancelled and retired for no consideration, such that the fair market value of the Employee Units corresponding to the Management Holdco Member Interests of such Management Holdco Member that are not cancelled and retired reflects such discount or forfeiture (as provided for in the Management Holdco LLC Agreement). For the avoidance of doubt, (x) notwithstanding anything in this Section 9.07 to the contrary, if Management Holdco, on the one hand, and an applicable Employee Member, on the other hand, agree that, or it otherwise becomes the case that, the consideration payable by Management Holdco to such Employee Member in connection with a Management Holdco Redemption Right shall be less than one hundred percent (100%) of fair market value of the Employee Units (or corresponding Management Holdco Member Interests), then the consideration payable by the Company to Management Holdco pursuant to this Section 9.07 shall be reduced accordingly so that the Company shall only be obligated to pay a price per Redeemed Employee Unit equal to the price per corresponding Management Holdco Member Interest attributable to such Redeemed Employee Unit actually contemplated by the Management Holdco Redemption Right, and (y) to the extent Management Holdco exercises the Employee Unit Redemption Right pursuant to any rights it may have under any Vesting Letter, this Section 9.07 shall apply, regardless of whether or not prior to, on or after the exercise of the Employee Unit Redemption Right, the Management Holdco Member has submitted a request to effect the Redemption by Management Holdco contemplated by Section 9.01.

 

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(b)            To the extent the Employee Unit Redemption Right is exercised, on the Employee Unit Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Employee Unit Redemption Date):

 

(i)            after Management Holdco distributes the Redeemed Employee Units to the Redeemed Employee Member (x) the Redeemed Employee Member shall Transfer and surrender, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances the Redeemed Employee Units to the Company (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such Redeemed Employee Units subject to a discounted repurchase or a forfeiture) and (y) Management Holdco shall Transfer and surrender to PubCo for no consideration, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock. Management Holdco shall take all actions necessary or appropriate to cause the Redeemed Employee Member to timely complete such Transfer;

 

(ii)          the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Employee Units, (y) pay to the Redeemed Employee Member the Employee Redemption Price (except in the case of cancellation and retirement for no consideration described in Section 9.07(a)), and (z) if the Redeemed Employee Units are certificated, issue to Management Holdco a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by Management Holdco pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 9.07(b) and the Redeemed Employee Units; and

 

(iii)          PubCo shall cancel and retire for no consideration the shares of Class B Common Stock that were Transferred to PubCo pursuant to Section 9.07(b)(i)(y) above.

 

Article X

 

CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

 

Section 10.01       Management Holdco Members. By virtue of their ownership of Equity Securities in Management Holdco, the Management Holdco Members indirectly hold interests in the Company (such Equity Securities in Management Holdco owned by Management Holdco Members, the “Management Holdco Member Interests”). In applying the provisions of this Agreement and in order to determine equitably the rights and obligations of Management Holdco and the Management Holdco Members, the Manager, the Company and/or Management Holdco may treat (a) the Units held by Management Holdco as if they were hypothetically directly held by the Management Holdco Members having an indirect economic interest therein and (b) any Management Holdco Member as if it were hypothetically a Member with a corresponding interest in a proportionate portion of the Units owned by such Management Holdco Member. Accordingly, with respect to Management Holdco, upon (i) any issuance of additional Units to Management Holdco for the benefit of any Management Holdco Member (or the occurrence of any event that causes the repurchase or forfeiture of any Units), (ii) the Transfer of Units by Management Holdco or (iii) any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, issuance of debt or any other similar capital transaction of the Company (each, a “Management Holdco Action”), the Manager, the Company and/or Management Holdco, as applicable, may take any action or make any adjustment with respect to the Management Holdco Interests to replicate, as closely as possible, such Management Holdco Action (including the effects thereof), and the Members shall take all actions reasonably requested by the Manager in connection with any Management Holdco Action and this Section 10.01.

 

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Section 10.02         PubCo Change of Control; PubCo Approved Recap Transaction.

 

(a)           In connection with a PubCo Approved Change of Control, PubCo shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require each Member to effect a Redemption of all or a portion of such Member’s and all other Members’ Units together with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock, pursuant to which such Units and such shares of Class B Common Stock will be exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock (or economically equivalent cash and securities of a successor entity that would be received by holders of shares of Class A Common Stock), mutatis mutandis, in accordance with the Redemption provisions of Article IX (applied for this purpose as if PubCo had delivered an Election Notice that specified a Share Settlement with respect to such exchanges) and otherwise in accordance with this Section 10.02. Any such exchange pursuant to this Section 10.02(a) shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of the PubCo Approved Change of Control (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be effective if such PubCo Approved Change of Control is not consummated) (the date of such exchange, the “Change of Control Exchange Date”). From and after the Change of Control Exchange Date, (i) the Units and any shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such exchange shall be deemed to be transferred to PubCo on the Change of Control Exchange Date and (ii) each such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units and any shares of Class B Common Stock subject to such exchange (other than the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock (or economically equivalent cash or equity securities in a successor entity) pursuant to such exchange, and without limiting any rights in respect of the Tax Receivable Agreement). PubCo shall provide written notice of an expected PubCo Approved Change of Control to all Members within the earlier of (x) five (5) Business Days following the execution of an agreement with respect to such PubCo Approved Change of Control and (y) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the contemplated PubCo Approved Change of Control is to be effected, including in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the PubCo Approved Change of Control transaction, subject to Law, including the date of execution of such agreement or such proposed effective date, as applicable, the amount and types of consideration to be paid for shares of Class A Common Stock in the PubCo Approved Change of Control, any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with such PubCo Approved Change of Control (which election shall be available to each Member on the same terms as holders of shares of Class A Common Stock). Following delivery of such notice and on or prior to the Change of Control Exchange Date, the Members shall take all actions reasonably requested by PubCo to effect such exchange, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to this Section 10.02 to effect such exchange. In the case of any PubCo Approved Change of Control that was initially proposed by PubCo, PubCo shall use reasonable best efforts to enable and permit the Members to participate in such transaction to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock, and to enable such Members to participate in such transaction without being required to exchange Units or shares of Class B Common Stock in connection therewith.

 

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(b)            In the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to all or any portion of shares of PubCo’s issued and outstanding Class A Common Stock is proposed by PubCo or PubCo’s stockholders and approved by the PubCo board of directors, or is otherwise consented to or approved by the PubCo board of directors (a “PubCo Approved Recap Transaction”), PubCo shall provide written notice of the PubCo Approved Recap Transaction to all Members within the earlier of (i) five (5) Business Days following the execution of an agreement (if applicable) with respect to, or the commencement of (if applicable), such PubCo Approved Recap Transaction and (ii) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the PubCo Approved Recap Transaction is to be effected, including in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the PubCo Approved Recap Transaction, subject to Law, including the date of execution of such agreement (if applicable) or of such commencement (if applicable), the material terms of such PubCo Approved Recap Transaction, including the amount and types of consideration to be received by holders of shares of Class A Common Stock in the PubCo Approved Recap Transaction, any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with such PubCo Approved Recap Transaction, and the number of Units (and the corresponding shares of Class B Common Stock) held by such Member that is applicable to such PubCo Approved Recap transaction. The Members (other than PubCo) shall be permitted to participate in such offer by delivering a written notice of participation that is effective immediately prior to the consummation of such offer (and that is contingent upon consummation of such offer), and shall include such information necessary for consummation of such offer as requested by PubCo. In the case of any PubCo Approved Recap Transaction that was initially proposed by PubCo, PubCo shall use reasonable best efforts to enable and permit the Members to participate in such transaction to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock, and to enable such Members to participate in such transaction without being required to exchange Units or shares of Class B Common Stock in connection therewith.

 

Article XI

 

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY, EXCULPATION
AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 11.01        Limitation on Liability. The debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and no Covered Person shall be obligated personally for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company; provided, that the foregoing shall not alter a Member’s obligation to return funds wrongfully distributed to it.

 

Section 11.02          Exculpation and Indemnification.

 

(a)           Subject to the duties of the Manager and the Officers set forth in Section 7.04 and any employment agreement and/or restrictive covenants agreement with the Company as in effect from time to time (collectively, the “Specified Covenants”), neither the Manager nor any other Covered Person shall be liable, including under any legal or equitable theory of fiduciary duty or other theory of liability, to the Company or to any other Covered Person for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities incurred by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person in good faith on behalf of the Company. There shall be, and each Covered Person shall be entitled to, a presumption that such Covered Person acted in good faith.

 

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(b)          A Covered Person shall be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the records of the Company and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Company by any Person as to matters the Covered Person reasonably believes are within such Person’s professional or expert competence.

 

(c)           (i) The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Covered Person against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, in which such Covered Person may be involved or become subject to, in connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with the Company’s business or affairs, or this Agreement or any related document, unless such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense, judgment, fine, settlement or other amount is as a result of a Covered Person not acting in good faith on behalf of the Company or arose as a result of the willful commission by such Covered Person of any act that is dishonest and materially injurious to the Company or (ii) results from its contractual obligations under any Transaction Agreement to be performed in a capacity other than as a Covered Person or results from a breach by such Covered Person of a Specified Covenant. If any Covered Person becomes involved in any capacity in any action, suit, proceeding or investigation in connection with any matter arising out of or in connection with the Company’s business or affairs, or this Agreement or any related document (other than any Transaction Agreement), other than (x) by reason of any act or omission performed or omitted by such Covered Person that was not in good faith on behalf of the Company or constituted a willful commission by such Covered Person of an act that is dishonest and materially injurious to the Company, or (y) as a result of any breach by such Covered Person of a Specified Covenant, the Company shall reimburse such Covered Person for its reasonable legal and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the cost of any investigation and preparation) as they are incurred in connection therewith; provided, that such Covered Person shall promptly repay to the Company the amount of any such reimbursed expenses paid to it if it shall be finally judicially determined that such Covered Person was not entitled to indemnification by, or contribution from, the Company in connection with such action, suit, proceeding or investigation. If for any reason (other than the bad faith of a Covered Person or the willful commission by such Covered Person of an act that is dishonest and materially injurious to the Company) the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to such Covered Person, or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Company shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Covered Person as a result of such loss, claim, damage, liability, expense, judgment, fine, settlement or other amount in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect any relevant equitable considerations. There shall be, and each Covered Person shall be entitled to, a rebuttable presumption that such Covered Person acted in good faith.

 

(i)            The obligations of the Company under this Section 11.02(c) shall be satisfied solely out of and to the extent of the Company’s assets, and no Covered Person shall have any personal liability on account thereof.

 

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(ii)           Given that certain Jointly Indemnifiable Claims may arise by reason of the service of a Covered Person to the Company and/or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, member, manager, employee, consultant, fiduciary or agent of other corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, employee benefit plans or other enterprises controlled by the Company (collectively, the “Controlled Entities”), or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall, and to the extent applicable shall cause the Controlled Entities to, be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the Covered Person in respect of indemnification or advancement of all out-of-pocket costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements) in each case, actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of a Covered Person in connection with either the investigation, defense or appeal of a claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise incurred in connection with a claim that is indemnifiable hereunder (collectively, “Expenses”) in connection with any such Jointly Indemnifiable Claim, pursuant to and in accordance with (as applicable) the terms of (A) the Delaware Act, (B) this Agreement, (C) any other agreement between the Company or any Controlled Entity and the Covered Person pursuant to which the Covered Person is indemnified, (D) the Laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Controlled Entity and/or (E) the certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of qualification or other organizational or governing documents of any Controlled Entity ((A) through (E) collectively, the “Indemnification Sources”), irrespective of any right of recovery the Covered Person may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities. Under no circumstance shall the Company or any Controlled Entity be entitled to any right of subrogation or contribution by the Indemnitee-Related Entities and no right of advancement or recovery the Covered Person may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Covered Person or the obligations of the Company or any Controlled Entity under the Indemnification Sources. In the event that any of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall make any payment to the Covered Person in respect of indemnification or advancement of Expenses with respect to any Jointly Indemnifiable Claim, (x) the Company shall, and to the extent applicable shall cause the Controlled Entities to, reimburse the Indemnitee-Related Entity making such payment to the extent of such payment promptly upon written demand from such Indemnitee-Related Entity, (y) to the extent not previously and fully reimbursed by the Company and/or any Controlled Entity pursuant to clause (x), the Indemnitee-Related Entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of the outstanding balance of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Covered Person against the Company and/or any Controlled Entity, as applicable, and (z) the Covered Person shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the Indemnitee-Related Entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. The Company and the Covered Person agree that each of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 11.02(c), entitled to enforce this Section 11.02(c) as though each such Indemnitee-Related Entity were a party to this Agreement. The Company shall cause each of the Controlled Entities to perform the terms and obligations of this Section 11.02(c) as though each such Controlled Entity was the “Company” under this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 11.02(c), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

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(A)            The term “Indemnitee-Related Entities” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Company, any Controlled Entity or the insurer under and pursuant to an insurance policy of the Company or any Controlled Entity) from whom a Covered Person may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Company or any Controlled Entity may also have an indemnification or advancement obligation.

 

(B)          The term “Jointly Indemnifiable Claims” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding for which the Covered Person shall be entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses from both (i) the Company and/or any Controlled Entity pursuant to the Indemnification Sources, on the one hand, and (ii) any Indemnitee-Related Entity pursuant to any other agreement between any Indemnitee-Related Entity and the Covered Person pursuant to which the Covered Person is indemnified, the Laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Indemnitee-Related Entity and/or the certificate of incorporation, certificate of organization, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other organizational or governing documents of any Indemnitee-Related Entity, on the other hand.

 

Article XII

 

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

 

Section 12.01          Dissolution.

 

(a)          The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substitute Members pursuant to Section 3.02.

 

(b)          No Member shall (i) resign from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company except in connection with a Transfer of Units pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (ii) take any action to dissolve, terminate or liquidate the Company or to require apportionment, appraisal or partition of the Company or any of its assets, or to file a bill for an accounting, except as specifically provided in this Agreement, and each Member, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, hereby waives any rights to take any such actions under Law, including any right to petition a court for judicial dissolution under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

 

(c)            The Company shall be dissolved and its business wound up only upon the earliest to occur of any one of the following events (each a “Dissolution Event”):

 

(i)            the expiration of forty-five (45) days after the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company;

 

(ii)            upon the approval of the Manager; or

 

(iii)          the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act, in contravention of this Agreement.

 

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The Members hereby agree that the Company shall not dissolve prior to the occurrence of a Dissolution Event and that no Member shall seek a dissolution of the Company, under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act or otherwise, other than based on the matters set forth in subsections (i), (ii) and (iii) above. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Company has dissolved prior to the occurrence of a Dissolution Event, the Members hereby agree to continue the business of the Company without a Liquidation.

 

(d)            The death, retirement, resignation, expulsion, bankruptcy, insolvency or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member of the Company shall not in and of itself cause dissolution of the Company.

 

Section 12.02          Winding Up of the Company.

 

(a)          The Manager shall promptly notify the other Members of any Dissolution Event. Upon dissolution, the Company’s business shall be liquidated in an orderly manner. The Manager shall appoint a liquidating trustee to wind up the affairs of the Company pursuant to this Agreement. In performing its duties, the liquidating trustee is authorized to sell, distribute, exchange or otherwise dispose of the assets of the Company in accordance with the Delaware Act and in any reasonable manner that the liquidating trustee shall determine to be in the best interest of the Members.

 

(b)            The proceeds of the liquidation of the Company shall be distributed in the following order and priority:

 

(i)            first, to the creditors (including any Members or their respective Affiliates that are creditors) of the Company in satisfaction of all of the Company’s liabilities (whether by payment or by making reasonable provision for payment thereof, including the setting up of any reserves which are, in the judgment of the liquidating trustee, reasonably necessary therefor); and

 

(ii)            second, to the Members in the same manner as distributions under Section 5.03(b).

 

(c)           Distribution of Property. In the event it becomes necessary in connection with the Liquidation to make a distribution of Property in-kind, subject to the priority set forth in Section 12.02(b), the liquidating trustee shall have the right to compel each Member, treating each such Member in a substantially similar manner, to accept a distribution of any Property in-kind (with such Property, as a percentage of the total liquidating distributions to such Member), corresponding as nearly as possible to the distributions such Member would receive under Section 12.02(b) with such distribution being based upon the amount of cash that would be distributed to such Members if such Property were sold for an amount of cash equal to the fair market value of such Property, as determined by the liquidating trustee in good faith.

 

Section 12.03       Termination. The Company shall terminate when all of the assets of the Company, after payment of or reasonable provision for the payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company, shall have been distributed to the Members in the manner provided for in this Article XII, and the Certificate shall have been cancelled in the manner required by the Delaware Act.

 

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Section 12.04         Survival. Termination, dissolution or Liquidation of the Company for any reason shall not release any party from any liability which at the time of such termination, dissolution or Liquidation already had accrued to any other party or which thereafter may accrue in respect to any act or omission prior to such termination, dissolution or Liquidation.

 

Article XIII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 13.01          Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such cost or expense.

 

Section 13.02         Further Assurances. Each Member agrees to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record such further certificates, amendments, instruments and documents, and to do all such other acts and things, as may be required by Law or as, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, may be necessary or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 13.03          Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission and electronic mail (“e-mail”) transmission, so long as a receipt of such e-mail is requested and received) and shall be given to such party at the address, facsimile number or e-mail address specified for such party on the Member Schedule hereto or to such other address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

 

Section 13.04           Binding Effect; Benefit; Assignment.

 

(a)           The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities hereunder upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

(b)             Except as provided in Article VIII, no Member may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the consent of the Manager.

 

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Section 13.05          Jurisdiction.

 

(a)            The parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (whether brought by any party or any of its Affiliates or against any party or any of its Affiliates) shall be brought in the Delaware Chancery Court or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any U.S. federal court located in the State of Delaware or other Delaware state court, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 13.03 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

(b)            EACH OF THE COMPANY AND THE MEMBERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES THE CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (IN SUCH CAPACITY, THE “Process Agent”), WITH AN OFFICE AT 251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE, WILMINGTON, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE 19801, AS ITS DESIGNEE, APPOINTEE AND AGENT TO RECEIVE, FOR AND ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF PROCESS IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER AGREEMENT EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND SUCH SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE UPON DELIVERY THEREOF TO THE PROCESS AGENT; PROVIDED THAT IN THE CASE OF ANY SUCH SERVICE UPON THE PROCESS AGENT, THE PARTY EFFECTING SUCH SERVICE SHALL ALSO DELIVER A COPY THEREOF TO EACH OTHER SUCH PARTY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 13.03 OF THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY SHALL TAKE ALL SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO CONTINUE SAID APPOINTMENT IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT OR TO APPOINT ANOTHER AGENT SO THAT SUCH PARTY SHALL AT ALL TIMES HAVE AN AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE IRREVOCABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

 

Section 13.06         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

Section 13.07          Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Until and unless each party has received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto, this Agreement shall have no effect and no party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).

 

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Section 13.08          Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall create any third-party beneficiary rights in favor of any Person or other party, except to the extent provided herein with respect to Indemnitee-Related Entities, each of whom are intended third-party beneficiaries of those provisions that specifically relate to them with the right to enforce such provisions as if they were a party hereto.

  

Section 13.09          Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

Section 13.10          Amendment.

 

(a)            Until the Sunset Date, this Agreement can be amended at any time and from time to time by the written consent of (i) the Manager, (ii) SLP Investor, (iii) Level Equity Investors and (iv) Riverwood Investors, in the case of clauses (ii)-(iv), for so long as such party has the right to appoint at least one director of PubCo under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement. Following the Sunset Date, this Agreement can be amended at any time and from time to time by the written consent of the Manager, provided, however, that any proposed amendment that adversely modifies in any material respect the Common Units (or the rights, preferences or privileges of the Common Units) then held by any Members in any materially disproportionate manner to those then held by any other Members will require the prior written consent of a majority in interest of such disproportionately affected Member or Members. For the avoidance of doubt, the Manager, acting alone, may amend this Agreement, including the Schedule of Members, to reflect to reflect the admission of new Members or Transfers of Units, each as provided by and in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)          No waiver of any provision or default under, nor consent to any exception to, the terms of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.

 

Section 13.11        Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law rules of such State that would result in the application of the Laws of any other State.

 

Section 13.12          No Presumption. With regard to each and every term and condition of this Agreement, the parties hereto understand and agree that the same have or has been mutually negotiated, prepared and drafted, and if at any time the parties hereto desire or are required to interpret or construe any such term or condition, no consideration will be given to the issue of which party hereto actually prepared, drafted or requested any term or condition of this Agreement.

 

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Section 13.13          Attorney-In-Fact. Each Member (other than any Member that is entitled to appoint a director to the executive committee of PubCo) hereby appoints the Company as such Member’s attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution) and hereby authorizes the Company to the execute and deliver in such Member’s name and on its behalf any amendment of this Agreement or other document relating hereto in furtherance of such Member’s rights and obligations pursuant to this Agreement. Each Member hereby acknowledges and agrees that such proxy is coupled with an interest and shall not terminate upon any bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, death or incapacity of such Member.

 

Section 13.14         Immunity Waiver. Each Member acknowledges that it is a commercial entity and is a separate entity distinct from its ultimate shareholders and/or the executive organs of the government of any state and is capable of suing and being sued. The entry by each Member into this Agreement constitutes, and the exercise by each Member of its respective rights and performance of its respective obligations hereunder will constitute, private and commercial acts performed for private and commercial purposes that shall not be deemed as being entered into in the exercise of any public function.

 

Section 13.15          Specific Performance. It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damages that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that, in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Member or other party or third-party beneficiary specified in Section 13.08 will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at Law. Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which such party may be entitled at Law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, without the posting of any bond and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the Company or Members shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at Law.

 

Section 13.16          Agreement of Certain Members. By accepting the benefits of this Agreement, each Employee Member that is or was an employee or service provider of the Company, PubCo, or any of their respective Affiliates (or is a Member that holds Units Transferred from or on behalf of any such individual) and Management Holdco on behalf of any Management Holdco Member that is or was an employee or service provider of the Company or any of its Affiliates (or is a Management Holdco Member that holds Units Transferred from or on behalf of any such individual) agrees that, to the extent any Vesting Letter, award agreement, guaranteed compensation agreement, employment agreement or other similar agreement between the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and such employee or service provider (or any Affiliate that holds Units Transferred from or on behalf of any such individual) on the other hand, provides for rights and obligations of the parties thereto to be triggered upon the termination for “Cause” (or other similar construct) of such employee or service provider, unless a definition of “Cause” is expressly set forth in such agreement without reference to a definition thereof in any limited liability company or operating agreement, then the definition of “Cause” applicable to such agreement shall be the definition thereof in the applicable predecessor limited liability company or operating agreement referred to in such Vesting Letter, award agreement, guaranteed compensation agreement, employment agreement or other similar agreement; provided, however, that, by accepting the benefits of this Agreement, each such Employee Member further agrees and acknowledges that any such definition in any such predecessor limited liability company or operating agreement shall cease to be effective and shall be superseded at such time as the Manager adopts a new definition of “Cause” and provides thirty (30) days advance notice of such new definition to any such employee or service provider, in which event, such new definition shall become effective, but shall only apply to such employee or service provider with respect to matters first occurring after such effectiveness (whether or not discovered only after such effectiveness).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  VACASA HOLDINGS LLC

 

By: /s/ Matthew Roberts
Name: Matthew Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

  VACASA, INC.

 

By: /s/ Matthew Roberts

Name: Matthew Roberts
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  MOSSYTREE INC.

 

By: /s/ Eric Breon
Name: Eric Breon
  Title: President

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  SLP VENICE HOLDINGS, L.P.
   
  By: SLP V Aggregator GP, L.L.C.
  By: Silver Lake Technology Associates V, L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: SLTA V (GP), L.L.C.,
    its general partner
  By: Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.,
    its managing member

 

  By: /s/ Andrew J. Schader
  Name: Andrew J. Schader
  Title: Managing Director and General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  RW VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director
     
  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS II
  (PARALLEL-B) L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital II L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP II Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director
     
  RCP III VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

  RIVERWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS III
  (PARALLEL-B) L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director
     
  RCP III (A) VACASA AIV L.P.
   
  By: Riverwood Capital III L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Riverwood Capital GP III Ltd.,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Jeff Parks
  Name: Jeff Parks
  Title: Director

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners II (GP), L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates II, LLC,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
  LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P.
   
  By: Level Equity Partners IV (GP), L.P.,
    its general partner
  By: Level Equity Associates IV, LLC,
    its general partner
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

  LEGP I VCS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
  LEGP II VCS, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
  LEVEL EQUITY-VCS INVESTORS, LLC
   
  By: Level Equity Management, LLC,
    its manager
     
  By: /s/ Nathan Linn
  Name: Nathan Linn
  Title: Chief Operating Officer

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANCE GROUP, INC.
   
  By: /s/ Paul Meggs
  Name: Paul Meggs
  Title:  

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  NSG IV UNBLOCKED AIV, L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Marc Lederman
  Name: Marc Lederman
  Title: COO

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  OHANA HOLDINGS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Timothy R. Sarhatt
  Name: Timothy R. Sarhatt
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  KEMNAY FUND INVESTORS LLC
   
  By: /s/ Angie Yee-Lois A. Jeffers
  Name: Angie Yee-Lois A. Jeffers
  Title: Authorised Signatories

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above

 

  WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS NETWORK, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Jim Savina
  Name: Jim Savina
  Title: EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated
Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC
]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  TRAVEL + LEISURE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
   
  By: /s/ Kimberly A. Marshall
  Name: Kimberly A. Marshall
  Title: Chief Human Resources Officer

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  PARTNERS FOR GROWTH IV, LP
   
  By: /s/ Andrew Kahu
  Name: Andrew Kahu
  Title: CEO and Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  /s/ Paul Gorman
  Paul Gorman

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  /s/ Jody Odowick
  Jody Odowick

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  /s/ Chris Terrill
  Chris Terrill

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.

 

  VACASA EMPLOYEE HOLDINGS LLC

 

By: /s/ Matthew Roberts
Name: Matthew Roberts
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[Signature Page to the Fourth Amended and Restated

Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings LLC]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.6

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of December 8, 2021 (this “Amendment”), to the Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”) among VACASA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-REVOLVER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and each, individually, a “Lender”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), Collateral Agent and Issuing Bank.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested, and the Lenders party hereto, constituting all “Revolving Lenders” (after giving effect to this Amendment and in the case of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., and KEYBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, before giving effect to this Amendment), have agreed, to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth in Section 1.02 below.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.

 

Amendment.

 

SECTION 1.01.           Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein (including in the recitals hereto) and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Amended Credit Agreement (as defined below). The rules of construction specified in Section 1.03 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Amendment.

 

SECTION 1.02.           Amendment of Credit Agreement.

 

(a)               Effective as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (as defined below), the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: underlined text) as set forth in the conformed copy of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Amended Credit Agreement”).

 

(b)               Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as attached hereto as Schedule 1.

 

(c)               Exhibit E to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as attached hereto as Exhibit B.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 1.03.           Amendment Effectiveness. Section 1.02 of this Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Amendment No. 1 Effective Date”) on which the following conditions have been satisfied or waived:

 

(a)               The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from (i) the Borrower, (ii) Holdings, (iii) each of the Revolving Lenders, (iv) each Issuing Bank and (v) the Administrative Agent either (x) counterparts of this Amendment signed on behalf of such parties or (y) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmissions of signed signature pages) that such parties have signed counterparts of this Amendment.

 

(b)               The conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

(c)               The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, certifying compliance with clause (b) above.

 

(d)               The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender party hereto and dated the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date) of (i) Latham & Watkins, LLP, New York counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, special Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee counsel to the Loan Parties.

 

(e)               The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of (i) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority (or, in lieu of a copy of any such Organizational Document, a representation that such Organizational Documents have not been amended since the Effective Date or, if later, since the date on which such Loan Party became a Loan Party), (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors and/or similar governing bodies of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, certified as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date by its secretary, an assistant secretary or a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation.

 

(f)               The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the transactions contemplated under this Amendment to occur on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, Solvent.

 

(g)               The Administrative Agent shall have received all documentation at least three Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and other information about the Loan Parties that shall have been reasonably requested in writing at least ten Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and that the Administrative Agent has reasonably determined is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation Title III of the USA Patriot Act.

 

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(h)               To the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall deliver to each Lender that so requests (which request is made through the Administrative Agent), a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower; provided that the Administrative Agent has provided the Borrower a list of each such Lender and its electronic delivery requirements at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (it being agreed that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Amendment, the condition set forth in this clause shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to such Lender).

 

(i)               The Administrative Agent shall have received, or substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Amendment shall receive, in immediately available funds, all fees and other amounts previously agreed in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to be due and payable on or prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower), the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

(j)               Each Loan Party shall have entered into the Amendment No. 1 Reaffirmation Agreement.

 

(k)               The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each of Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, an upfront fee equal to the product of 0.25% multiplied by each such Lender’s Revolving Commitment set forth on Schedule 1 hereto. 

 

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

 

ARTICLE II. 

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 2.01.           Representations and Warranties. (a) To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Lenders, including the Administrative Agent that, as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date and after giving effect to the transactions and amendments to occur on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, will constitute, its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against each of the Loan Parties in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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(b)               The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents are, after giving effect to this Amendment on such date, true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); provided, that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects (giving effect to any such qualifications) on the date of such credit extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

 

(c)               After giving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby on the relevant date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date.

 

(d)               Immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated under this Amendment to occur on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the transactions contemplated under this Amendment to occur on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, Solvent.

 

SECTION 2.02.           Effect of Amendment.

 

(a)               Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of, the Lenders or the Agents under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the amendment of the Credit Agreement pursuant to this Amendment and all other Loan Documents amended and/or executed and delivered in connection herewith shall not constitute a novation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as in effect prior to the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date. Nothing herein shall be deemed to establish a precedent for purposes of interpreting the provisions of the Credit Agreement or entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.  This Amendment shall apply to and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents specifically referred to herein.

 

(b)               On and after the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, each reference in the Amended Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement, “thereunder”, “thereof”, “therein” or words of like import in any other Loan Document, shall be deemed a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement. This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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(c)               Each Lender agrees that it shall have, as contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement a Revolving Commitment in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Revolving Commitment” on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

(d)               Each Issuing Bank agrees that it shall have, as contemplated by this Amendment and the Amended Credit Agreement a Letter of Credit Commitment in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name under the heading “Letter of Credit Commitment” on Schedule 1 hereto.

 

(e)               On the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, the Borrower shall, in coordination with the Administrative Agent, repay any outstanding Revolving Loans of the Lenders, and incur additional Revolving Loans from certain of the Lenders to the extent necessary so that all of the Lenders participate in each outstanding Borrowing of Revolving Loans and in each outstanding Letter of Credit pro rata on the basis of their respective Applicable Percentages (after giving effect to this Amendment).

 

SECTION 2.03.           Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York. The provisions of Sections 9.09 and 9.10 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.

 

SECTION 2.04.           Costs and Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out of pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 2.05.           Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts in accordance with Section 9.20 of the Credit Agreement, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or other electronic imaging means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures.

 

SECTION 2.06.           Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their officers as of the date first above written.

 

  VACASA HOLDINGS LLC,
as Holdings  
   
  By:
    /s/ Jamie Cohen
    Name: Jamie Cohen
    Title:  Chief Financial Officer

 

  V-REVOLVER SUB, LLC
as a Borrower  
   
  By:
    /s/ Jamie Cohen
    Name: Jamie Cohen
    Title:  President

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa Amendment No. 1]

 

 

 

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, a Revolving Lender and an Issuing Bank
   
  By: /s/ Eleftherios Karsos
    Name:  Eleftherios Karsos
    Title: Authorized Officer

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa Amendment No. 1]

 

 

 

 

  KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and an Issuing Bank
   
  By: /s/ Geoff Smith
    Name:  Geoff Smith
    Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa Amendment No. 1]

 

 

 

 

  DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender and an Issuing Bank
   
  By: /s/ Ming K. Chu
    Name:  Ming K. Chu
    Title: Director

 

By: /s/ Marko Lukin
    Name:  Marko Lukin
    Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa Amendment No. 1]

 

 

 

 

  GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender and an Issuing Bank
   
  By: /s/ Rebecca Kratz
    Name:  Rebecca Kratz
    Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Vacasa Amendment No. 1]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

 

[See attached.]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A 

 

 

 

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

October 7, 2021,
as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 8, 2021

among

Vacasa Holdings LLC,
as Holdings,

 

V-Revolver Sub LLC,
as the Borrower,

 

The Lenders Party Hereto

 

and

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A,
as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and an Issuing Bank

 


 


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC. and
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
as Lead Arranger and Bookrunneras Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

 

  Article I  
   
  Definitions  
     
Section 1.01 Defined Terms 1
Section 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings 52
Section 1.03 Terms Generally 52
Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP; Certain Calculations 5253
Section 1.05 Certain Calculations and Tests 5354
Section 1.06 Effectuation of Transactions 54
Section 1.07 Currency Translation; Rates 5455
Section 1.08 Limited Condition Transactions. 5455
Section 1.09 Cashless Rollovers 5556
Section 1.10 Letter of Credit Amounts 56
Section 1.11 Times of Day; Timing of Performance 56
Section 1.12 [Reserved] 56
Section 1.13 Compliance with Certain Sections 56
Section 1.14 SPAC Transactions and Qualifying IPO. 5657
     
  Article II  
   
  THE CREDITS  
     
Section 2.01 Commitments 5657
Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings 5657
Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings 5758
Section 2.04 [Reserved] 58
Section 2.05 Letters of Credit 58
Section 2.06 Funding of Borrowings 6364
Section 2.07 Interest Elections 64
Section 2.08 Termination and Reduction of Commitments 65
Section 2.09 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt 6566
Section 2.10 [Reserved] 66
Section 2.11 Prepayment of Loans 66
Section 2.12 Fees 6667
Section 2.13 Interest 6768
Section 2.14 Alternate Rate of Interest 6869
Section 2.15 Increased Costs 7071
Section 2.16 Break Funding Payments 7172
Section 2.17 Taxes 7172
Section 2.18 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs 7475
Section 2.19 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders 7576
Section 2.20 Incremental Credit Extension 7677
Section 2.21 Refinancing Amendments 7879
Section 2.22 Defaulting Lenders 7879
Section 2.23 Illegality 7981
Section 2.24 Loan Modification Offers 8081

 

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    Page
     
  Article III  
   
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES  
     
Section 3.01 Organization; Powers 8182
Section 3.02 Authorization; Enforceability 8182
Section 3.03 Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts 8182
Section 3.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect 8283
Section 3.05 Properties 8283
Section 3.06 Litigation and Environmental Matters 8283
Section 3.07 Compliance with Laws and Agreements 8283
Section 3.08 Investment Company Status 8283
Section 3.09 Taxes 8283
Section 3.10 ERISA 8384
Section 3.11 Disclosure 8384
Section 3.12 Subsidiaries 8384
Section 3.13 Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. 8384
Section 3.14 Solvency 8384
Section 3.15 [Reserved] 8384
Section 3.16 Federal Reserve Regulations 8384
Section 3.17 Use of Proceeds 8485
Section 3.18 PATRIOT Act, OFAC and FCPA 8485
     
  Article IV  
   
  CONDITIONS  
     
Section 4.01 Effective Date 8485
Section 4.02 Each Credit Event 8687
     
  Article V  
   
  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  
     
Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information 8687
Section 5.02 Notices of Material Events 8889
Section 5.03 Information Regarding Collateral. 8990
Section 5.04 Existence; Conduct of Business. 8990
Section 5.05 Payment of Taxes, Etc. 8990
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Properties 8990
Section 5.07 Insurance 8990
Section 5.08 Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights 8990
Section 5.09 Compliance with Laws 9091
Section 5.10 Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit 9091
Section 5.11 Additional Subsidiaries 9091
Section 5.12 Further Assurances 9091
Section 5.13 [Reserved] 9091
Section 5.14 [Reserved] 91
Section 5.15 Designation of Subsidiaries 9192
Section 5.16 Change in Business 9192
Section 5.17 Changes in Fiscal Periods 9192
Section 5.18 Security 9192
Section 5.19 Transactions with Affiliates 9192

 

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    Page
     
  Article VI  
   
  NEGATIVE COVENANTS  
     
Section 6.01 Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities 9394
Section 6.02 Liens 9697
Section 6.03 Fundamental Changes 99101
Section 6.04 Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions 100102
Section 6.05 Asset Sales 103104
Section 6.06 [Reserved] 105106
Section 6.07 Negative Pledge 105106
Section 6.08 Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness 106107
Section 6.09 Financial Covenant 110111
     
  Article VII  
   
  EVENTS OF DEFAULT  
     
Section 7.01 Events of Default 111112
Section 7.02 Right to Cure 114115
Section 7.03 Application of Proceeds 115116
     
  Article VIII  
   
  THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT  
     
  Article IX  
   
  MISCELLANEOUS  
     
Section 9.01 Notices 120121
Section 9.02 Waivers; Amendments 122123
Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation of Liability 125127
Section 9.04 Successors and Assigns 127128
Section 9.05 Survival 131132
Section 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness 131133
Section 9.07 Severability 131133
Section 9.08 Right of Setoff 131133
Section 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process 132133
Section 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 132134
Section 9.11 Headings 132134
Section 9.12 Confidentiality 133134
Section 9.13 USA Patriot Act 134135
Section 9.14 Judgment Currency 134135
Section 9.15 Release of Liens and Guarantees 134136
Section 9.16 No Fiduciary Relationship 135136
Section 9.17 Interest Rate Limitation 135136
Section 9.18 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 135137
Section 9.19 Certain ERISA Matters 136137
Section 9.20 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents 136138
Section 9.21 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 137139

 

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SCHEDULES:    
     
Schedule 1.01(a) Excluded Subsidiaries
Schedule 2.01 Revolving Commitments and Letter of Credit Commitments
Schedule 3.12 Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.19 Existing Transactions with Affiliates
Schedule 6.01 Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 6.02 Existing Liens
Schedule 6.04(vi) Existing Investments
Schedule 6.07 Existing Restrictions
Schedule 6.09 Projected Revenue
     
EXHIBITS:    
     
Exhibit A Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B [Reserved]
Exhibit C Form of Guarantee Agreement
Exhibit D Form of Collateral Agreement
Exhibit E Form of First Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit F Form of Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Exhibit G Form of Closing Certificate
Exhibit H Form of Intercompany Note
Exhibit I [Reserved]
Exhibit J [Reserved]
Exhibit K [Reserved]
Exhibit L [Reserved]
Exhibit M [Reserved]
Exhibit N [Reserved]
Exhibit O [Reserved]
Exhibit P-1 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit P-2 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit P-3 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit P-4 Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit Q Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit R Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit S Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment

 

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REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 8, 2021, this “Agreement”), among Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-Revolver Sub LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,, as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and an Issuing Bank.

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested (a) the Revolving Lenders to provide Revolving Loans, subject to the Revolving Commitment which on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be in an aggregate principal amount of $55,000,000105,000,000, to the Borrower at any time during the Revolving Availability Period, and (b) the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit at any time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $16,000,00040,000,000;

 

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Article I

Definitions

 

Section 1.01                Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

ABR” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan is, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

 

Accepting Lenders” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).

 

Accounting Changes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.04(d).

 

Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Pro Forma Entity for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Pro Forma Entity and its Subsidiaries which will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity.

 

Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Acquisition Transaction” means any Investment by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in a Person if (a) as a result of such Investment, (i) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) such Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, is merged, consolidated, or amalgamated with or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets (or all or substantially all the assets constituting a business unit, division, product line or line of business) to, or is liquidated into, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (b) after giving effect to such Investment, the Borrower is in compliance with Section 5.16, and, in each case, any Investment held by such Person.

 

Additional Revolving Lender” means, at any time, any bank or other financial institution or other Person (other than a natural Person) that agrees to provide any portion of any (a) Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase or Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments pursuant to an Incremental Facility Amendment in accordance with Section 2.20 or (b) Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.21; provided that each Additional Revolving Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and, if such Additional Revolving Lender is not a Revolving Lender or an Affiliate or Approved Fund of a Revolving Lender, each Issuing Bank (such approval in each case not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

 

Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

 

 

 

 

Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

 

Adjustment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(b).

 

Administrative Agent” means JPMCB (or any of its designated branch offices or affiliates), in its capacity as administrative agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Article VIII.

 

Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

 

Affected Class” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).

 

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

 

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Agent” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, theeach Lead Arranger, theeach Joint Bookrunner and any successors and assigns in such capacity, and “Agents” means two or more of them.

 

Agent Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01.

 

Agreement” has the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.

 

Agreement Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(b).

 

Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% and (c) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%; provided that for the purpose of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 2.14 (for the avoidance of doubt, only until the LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined pursuant to Section 2.14(b)), then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the greater of clauses (a) and (b) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Alternate Base Rate as determined pursuant to the foregoing would be less than 1.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Ancillary Document” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.20.

 

Applicable Account” means, with respect to any payment to be made to the Administrative Agent hereunder, the account specified by the Administrative Agent from time to time for the purpose of receiving payments of such type.

 

Applicable Creditor” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(b).

 

Applicable Fronting Exposure” means, with respect to any Person that is an Issuing Bank at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Person in its capacity as an Issuing Bank (if applicable) that remains available for drawing at such time and (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by such Person in its capacity as an Issuing Bank (if applicable) that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time.

 

 

 

 

Applicable Indebtedness” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Weighted Average Life to Maturity.”

 

Applicable Percentage” means, at any time with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the aggregate Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment at such time; provided that, at any time any Revolving Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, “Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the total Revolving Commitments (disregarding any such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments pursuant to this Agreement and to any Lender’s status as a Defaulting Lender at the time of determination.

 

Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any Revolving Loan (1) 1.50% per annum, in the case of an ABR Loan, or (2) 2.50% per annum, in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan.

 

Approved Bank” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Permitted Investments.”

 

Approved Foreign Bank” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Permitted Investments.”

 

Approved Fund” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

 

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is required by Section 9.04), or as otherwise required to be entered into under the terms of this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

Audited Financial Statements” means the audited consolidated balance sheets of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020.

 

Available Amount” means, on any date of determination, a cumulative amount equal to (without duplication):

 

(a)        (A) prior to the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, the greater of $20,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis and (B) after the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, the amount in clause (A) will increase to the greater of $40,000,000 and 6.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis (such greater amount, the “Starter Basket”), plus

 

(b)       the greater of (1) an amount equal to 50% of Consolidated Net Income for the period (treated as one accounting period) from the first day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower commencing immediately before the Effective Date to the end of the most recent Test Period (which amount under this clause (1) shall not be less than zero for such period), and (2) an amount equal to the sum of (x) 100% of cumulative Consolidated EBITDA for each fiscal quarter of the Borrower commencing with the first fiscal quarter of the Borrower commencing immediately before the Effective Date through the most recent Test Period then last ended minus (ii) 1.5x cumulative Fixed Charges for the same period (which amount under this clause (2) shall not be less than zero for such period), plus

 

(c)       returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or Permitted Investments and the Fair Market Value of any in-kind amounts received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on Investments made using the Available Amount (not to exceed the amount of such Investments), plus

 

 

 

 

(d)       the Fair Market Value of Investments of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary or that has been merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, plus

 

(e)       the Net Proceeds of a sale or other Disposition of any Unrestricted Subsidiary (including the issuance or sale of Equity Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, plus

 

(f)       to the extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, dividends or other distributions or returns on capital received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Available Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash and Permitted Investments of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as of such date (x) less (i) funds payable to homeowners and (ii) payables in connection with hospitality and sales taxes plus (y) solely to the extend deducted pursuant to clause (x), cash or Permitted Investments that appear (or would be required to appear) as “restricted” on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary which such appearance is related to any restriction in favor of the Administrative Agent.

 

Available Equity Amount” means a cumulative amount equal to (without duplication):

 

(a)       the Net Proceeds of new public or private issuances of Qualified Equity Interests in the Borrower or any parent of the Borrower or the Net Proceeds received in connection with the SPAC Transactions which are contributed to (or received by) the Borrower on or after the Effective Date, plus

 

(b)       capital contributions received by the Borrower after the Effective Date in cash or Permitted Investments (other than in respect of any Disqualified Equity Interest) and the Fair Market Value of any in-kind contributions after the Effective Date, plus

 

(c)       the net cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary from Indebtedness and Disqualified Equity Interest issuances issued after the Effective Date and which have been exchanged or converted into Qualified Equity Interests, plus

 

(d)       returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or Permitted Investments and the Fair Market Value of any in-kind amounts received by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount (not to exceed the amount of such Investments);

 

provided that the Available Equity Amount shall not include any Cure Amount, any amounts used to incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxiv), any amounts used to make Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(vi)(c) or any amounts used to make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(xvii).

 

Available RP Capacity Amount” means the amount of Restricted Payments and Restricted Debt Payments that may be made at the time of determination pursuant to Sections 6.08(a)(vi), (viii) and (xii) and Section 6.08(b)(iv) (in each case without duplication), minus the sum of the amount of the Available RP Capacity Amount utilized by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) make Investments pursuant to Section 6.04(xiv) and (b) incur Indebtedness pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxix)(A).

 

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

 

 

 

 

Bail-In Legislation” means, with respect to (a) any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, a leverage ratio and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary banking regulatory authority.

 

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

 

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

 

Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers, board of directors, manager or managing member of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing, (c) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors, board of managers, manager or managing member of a general partner of such Person or the functional equivalent of the foregoing and (d) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing. In addition, the term “director” means a director or functional equivalent thereof with respect to the relevant Board of Directors.

 

Board of Governors” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

 

Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.

 

Borrower Materials” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

Borrowing” means Loans of the same Class and Type, made, converted or continued on the same date in the same currency and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

 

Borrowing Minimum” means $500,000.

 

Borrowing Multiple” means $100,000.

 

Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 and substantially in the form of Exhibit Q or such other form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that when used in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day that is not a London Banking Day.

 

 

 

 

Capital Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is a Capitalized Lease; and the amount of Indebtedness represented thereby at any time shall be the amount of the liability in respect thereof that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 1.04(g)). It is understood and agreed that Capital Lease Obligations shall be deemed not to include Non-Finance Lease Obligations for purposes of the Loan Documents.

 

Capitalized Leases” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 1.04(g)), is or is required to be accounted for as a capital lease or finance lease on the balance sheet of that Person.

 

Capitalized Software Expenditures” means, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities) by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of purchased software or internally developed software and software enhancements that, in conformity with GAAP, are or are required to be reflected as capitalized costs on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the Issuing Banks or Revolving Lenders, as collateral for LC Exposure or obligations of the Revolving Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC Exposure, cash or deposit account balances under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent or, if the Collateral Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable Issuing Bank. “Cash Collateral” and “Cash Collateralization” shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

 

Cash Management Obligations” means obligations of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (a) any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management or treasury services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, (b) netting services, employee credit or purchase card programs and similar arrangements, (c) letters of credit and (d) other services related, ancillary or complementary to the foregoing (including Cash Management Services).

 

Cash Management Services” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Secured Cash Management Obligations.”

 

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any loss of or damage to any equipment, fixed assets or real property (including any improvements thereon) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or real property.

 

CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

 

Change in Control” means (a) the failure of Holdings, directly or indirectly through wholly-owned subsidiaries that are Guarantors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, through wholly-owned subsidiaries that are subsidiaries of the Borrower), to own all of the Equity Interests in the Borrower or (b) (x) prior to a Qualifying IPO or the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, the failure by the Permitted Holders to, directly or indirectly through one or more holding companies, own beneficially and of record at least a majority of the outstanding Voting Equity Interests of Holdings or (y) after a Qualifying IPO or the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, the acquisition of beneficial ownership by any Person or group, other than the Permitted Holders (or any holding company parent of Holdings owned directly or indirectly by the Permitted Holders), of Equity Interests representing 40% or more of the aggregate votes entitled to vote for the election of directors of Holdings having a majority of the aggregate votes on the Board of Directors of Holdings and the aggregate number of votes for the election of such directors of the Equity Interests beneficially owned by such Person or group is greater than the aggregate number of votes for the election of such directors represented by the Equity Interests beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders, unless the Permitted Holders otherwise have the right (pursuant to contract, proxy or otherwise), directly or indirectly, to designate, nominate or appoint (and do so designate, nominate or appoint) directors of Holdings having a majority of the aggregate votes on the Board of Directors of Holdings.

 

 

 

 

For purposes of this definition, including other defined terms used herein in connection with this definition and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition or any provision of Section 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, (i) “beneficial ownership” shall be as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereofEffective Date, (ii) the phrase Person or group is within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such Person or group or its subsidiaries and any Person acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan, (iii) if any group includes one or more Permitted Holders, the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings, directly or indirectly owned by the Permitted Holders that are part of such group shall not be treated as being beneficially owned by such group or any other member of such group for purposes of clause (b) of this definition, (iv) a Person or group shall not be deemed to beneficially own Equity Interests to be acquired by such Person or group pursuant to a stock or asset purchase agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, warrant agreement or similar agreement (or voting or option or similar agreement related thereto) until the consummation of the acquisition of the Equity Interests in connection with the transactions contemplated by such agreement and (v) a Person or group (other than Permitted Holders) will not be deemed to beneficially own the Equity Interests of another Person as a result of its ownership of Equity Interests or other securities of such other Person’s parent (or related contractual rights) unless it owns 50% or more of the total voting power of the Equity Interests entitled to vote for the election of directors of such Person’s parent having a majority of the aggregate votes on the Board of Directors of such Person’s parent.

 

Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any rule, regulation, treaty or other law after the date of this AgreementEffective Date, (b) any change in any rule, regulation, treaty or other law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this AgreementEffective Date or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this AgreementEffective Date; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) any requests, rules, guidelines or directives under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 or issued in connection therewith and (ii) any requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, in each case shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” to the extent enacted, adopted, promulgated or issued after the date of this AgreementEffective Date, but only to the extent such rules, regulations, or published interpretations or directives are applied to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in substantially the same manner as applied to other similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities, including, without limitation, for purposes of Section 2.15.

 

Class” when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Incremental Revolving Loans, or Other Revolving Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Commitment, Other Revolving Commitment, or Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitment, and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments. Other Revolving Commitments (and the Other Revolving Loans made pursuant thereto) and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

 

Collateral” means any and all assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, on which Liens are purported to be granted pursuant to the Security Documents as security for the Secured Obligations.

 

Collateral Agent” means the Administrative Agent.

 

Collateral Agreement” means the Collateral Agreement among the Borrower, each other Loan Party and the Collateral Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

 

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

 

(a)       the Administrative Agent shall have received from (x) Holdings, the Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) existing on the Effective Date a counterpart of the Guarantee Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person and (y) any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Effective Date (including by ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary), a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person;

 

 

 

 

(b)       the Administrative Agent shall have received from (x) on the Collateral Trigger Event Date, Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Loan Party on the Collateral Trigger Event Date a counterpart of the Collateral Agreement duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person and (y) any Person that becomes a Loan Party after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, a supplement to the Collateral Agreement, in the form specified therein, duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Person, in each case together with the documents of the type referred to in Section 4.01(c) and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent, opinions of the type referred to in Section 4.01(b));

 

(c)       from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, all outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Equity Interests constituting Excluded Assets) owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (and the Collateral Agent shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Equity Interests (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank;

 

(d)       from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, if any Indebtedness for borrowed money of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $10,000,000 or more is owing by such obligor to any Loan Party and such Indebtedness is evidenced by a promissory note, such promissory note shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (and, to the extent required by the Collateral Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank); and

 

(e)       from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, all certificates, agreements, documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, required by the Security Documents, Requirements of Law and reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to be filed, delivered, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Documents and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, the Security Documents and the other provisions of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” shall have been filed, registered or recorded or delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, but without affecting the rights and benefits afforded to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties under any bailee or similar provision of any Intercreditor Agreement, (a) the foregoing provisions of this definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of or security interests in, or the obtaining of legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to, particular assets of the Loan Parties or the provision of Guarantees by any Subsidiary, if, and for so long as and to the extent that the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets or providing such Guarantees (taking into account any adverse Tax consequences to Holdings or its Subsidiaries or their owners (including the imposition of withholding or other material Taxes)), shall be excessive in relation to the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents as in effect on the Collateral Trigger Event Date, (c) in no event shall control agreements or other control or similar arrangements be required with respect to deposit accounts, securities accounts, commodities accounts or other assets specifically requiring perfection by control agreements (other than certificated securities), (d) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to Vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (e) no perfection actions shall be required with respect to commercial tort claims with a value less than $10,000,000 individually, and other than the filing of UCC financing statements no perfection shall be required with respect to promissory notes evidencing debt for borrowed money in a principal amount of less than $10,000,000 individually, (f) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the United States (including any Equity Interests of Foreign Subsidiaries and any foreign Intellectual Property) or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction), (g) no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights (other than the filing of UCC financing statements), (h) no Loan Party shall be required to deliver or obtain any landlord lien waivers, estoppel certificates or collateral access agreements or letters, (i) no Loan Party shall be required to deliver or obtain a mortgage in respect of fee-owned or leased real property, (j) no actions shall be required to enter into any source code escrow arrangement or register any Intellectual Property and (k) in no event shall the Collateral include any Excluded Assets. The Collateral Agent may grant extensions of time or waivers for (x) the provision of any Guarantee by any Subsidiary (including extensions beyond the Effective Date or in connection with Subsidiaries formed or acquired after the Effective Date) and (y) the creation and perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of legal opinions or other deliverables with respect to particular assets by any Loan Party (including extensions beyond the Collateral Trigger Event Date or in connection with assets acquired, or Subsidiaries formed or acquired, after the Collateral Trigger Event Date) where it determines that such action cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required to be accomplished by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

 

 

 

Collateral Trigger Event” means the earliest to occur of (i) termination of the SPAC Transactions in accordance with their terms (after giving effect to any applicable extension mechanics pursuant thereto), (ii) the consummation of the SPAC Transactions and (iii) December 31, 2021 (or such later date (not to exceed 30 days) as reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent). The Collateral Trigger Event Date occurred on December 6, 2021.

 

Collateral Trigger Event Date” means the earlier of (x) the date of the occurrence of a Collateral Trigger Event and (y) such other date as the Borrower designates in a written notice to the Administrative Agent as the “Collateral Trigger Event Date.”

 

Commitment” means with respect to any Lender, its Revolving Commitment, its Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitment and Other Revolving Commitment of any Class or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

 

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

 

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of a Financial Officer required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d).

 

Consolidated EBITDA” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus:

 

(a)       without duplication and to the extent already deducted (and not added back) in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

 

(i)         total interest expense and, to the extent not reflected in such total interest expense, any losses on hedging obligations or other derivative instruments entered into for the purpose of hedging interest rate risk, net of interest income and gains on such hedging obligations or such derivative instruments, and bank and letter of credit fees and costs of surety bonds in connection with financing activities, together with items excluded from the definition of “Consolidated Interest Expense” pursuant to clauses (i) through (xiv) thereof,

 

(ii)        provision for taxes based on income, profits, payroll (solely on exercise of stock options or vesting of restricted stock units or other equity awards), revenue or capital, including federal, foreign, state, local and provincial income, franchise excise, value added and similar taxes based on income, profits, revenue, gross receipts or capital and foreign withholding taxes paid or accrued during such period (including in respect of repatriated funds) including penalties and interest related to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and (without duplication) any payments to a Parent Entity pursuant to Section 6.08(a)(xviii) in respect of taxes,

 

 

 

 

(iii)       depreciation and amortization (including amortization of Capitalized Software Expenditures, customer acquisition costs, conversion costs, contract acquisition costs, internal labor costs, incentive payments and amortization of deferred financing fees and accelerated and other deferred financing costs, OID or other capitalized costs),

 

(iv)      other non-cash expenses, non-cash losses and non-cash charges (other than any accrual in respect of bonuses) (provided, in each case, that if any non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, (A) such Person may elect not to add back such non-cash charges in the current period and (B) to the extent such Person elects to add back such non-cash charges in the current period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period),

 

(v)       the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of income attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned subsidiary deducted (and not added back in such period to Consolidated Net Income) excluding cash distributions in respect thereof,

 

(vi)      (A) the amount of management, monitoring, consulting, advisory and transaction fees, indemnities and related expenses paid or accrued in such period to (or on behalf of) the Sponsors or any other Permitted Holder (or any management company on behalf of any of the foregoing) (including any termination fees payable in connection with the early termination of management and monitoring agreements), (B) the amount of payments made to option, phantom equity or profits interest holders of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies in connection with, or as a result of, any distribution being made to equityholders of such Person or its direct or indirect parent companies, which payments are being made to compensate such option, phantom equity or profits interest holders as though they were equityholders at the time of, and entitled to share in, such distribution, including any cash consideration for any repurchase of equity, in each case to the extent permitted in the Loan Documents and (C) the amount of fees, expenses and indemnities paid or accrued to directors and all general administrative costs relating to board meetings, including of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent thereof,

 

(vii)      losses or discounts on sales of receivables and related assets in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing,

 

(viii)    costs or expenses associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, the SPAC Transactions and/or a Qualifying IPO,

 

(ix)       any costs or expenses incurred by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any management equity plan or equity option or phantom equity plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or agreement, any long-term incentive plan, any severance agreement or any equity subscription or equityholder agreement, to the extent that such costs or expenses are non-cash or otherwise funded with cash proceeds contributed to the capital of the Borrower or Net Proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of Holdings (other than Disqualified Equity Interests),

 

(x)        any net pension or other post-employment benefit costs representing amortization of unrecognized prior service costs, actuarial losses, including amortization of such amounts arising in prior periods, amortization of the unrecognized net obligation (and loss or cost) existing at the date of initial application of FASB Accounting Standards Codification 715, and any other items of a similar nature,

 

(xi)       expenses consisting of internal software development costs that are expensed but could have been capitalized under alternative accounting policies in accordance with GAAP,

 

 

 

 

(xii)      costs associated with, or in anticipation of, or preparation for, compliance with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and other Public Company Costs,

 

(xiii)     any expenses reimbursed in cash during such period by non-Affiliate third parties (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries),

 

(xiv)    any costs, fees, expenses and charges related to expanding operations into foreign markets; or the reentry/restart of operations previously discontinued in foreign markets in an aggregate amount not to exceed $3,000,000 in any Test Period, and

 

(xv)      net changes to the reserves for goods and services tax, value add taxes, lodging taxes or similar taxes for which management believes it is probable that the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary may be held jointly liable with hosts for collecting and remitting such taxes,

 

plus

 

(b)       without duplication, the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, revenue enhancements and synergies (including revenue synergies) (collectively, “Run Rate Benefits”) related to the Transactions, any Specified Transaction or any restructuring, cost saving initiative, new contract or other initiative projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of actions that have been taken or initiated (including actions initiated prior to the Effective Date) or are expected to be taken or initiated (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) before, on or after the Effective Date, including any Run Rate Benefits, expenses and charges (including restructuring and integration charges) in connection with, or incurred by or on behalf of, any joint venture of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (whether accounted for on the financial statements of any such joint venture or the Borrower), which Run Rate Benefits shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized and calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such Run Rate Benefits had been realized on the first day of the relevant period, net of the amount of actual benefits realized from such actions; provided that (A) such Run Rate Benefits are reasonably quantifiable and factually supportable, (B) no Run Rate Benefits shall be added pursuant to this clause (b) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges relating to such Run Rate Benefits that are included in clause (a) above (it being understood and agreed that “run rate” shall mean the full recurring benefit that is associated with any action taken) and (C) the share of any such Run Rate Benefits, expenses and charges with respect to a joint venture that are to be allocated to the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed the total amount thereof for any such joint venture multiplied by the percentage of income of such venture expected to be included in Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant Test Period;

 

plus

 

(c)       cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenditures) not included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income in any period to the extent non-cash gains relating to such income were deducted in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to paragraph (g) below for any previous period and not added back;

 

plus

 

(d)       without duplication, the full run rate estimated benefit increase that the Borrower in good faith reasonably believes would have been realized or achieved as Consolidated EBITDA from new or amended contracts or replacement contracts (any such new, amended or replacement contract, a “New Contract”) entered into or coming into effect during any period or any volume or price increase that takes effect under any existing contract or amended or replacement contract during any period, in each case as if such New Contract had been entered into or come into effect, or such volume or price increase had taken effect, as of the first day, and for the entirety of, such period; provided that such incremental contract value shall be subject only to certification by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower;

 

 

 

 

plus

 

(e)       the net amount, if any, of the difference between (solely to the extent the amount in the following clause (A) exceeds the amount in the following clause (B)): (A) the deferred revenue of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period (the “Determination Date”) and (B) the deferred revenue of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the date that is 12 months prior to the Determination Date, in each case, calculated without giving effect to adjustments (including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries) related to the application of recapitalization accounting or acquisition accounting;

 

plus

 

(f)        other add backs and adjustments reflected in a quality of earnings report provided by a “big four” accounting firm or a nationally recognized accounting firm (or any other accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with respect to any acquisition, any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment (including, for the avoidance of doubt, add backs and adjustments of the same type in future periods),

 

less

 

(g)       without duplication and to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of the following amounts for such period:

 

(i)         non-cash gains (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated Net Income or Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period),

 

(ii)        the amount of any non-controlling interest consisting of loss attributable to non-controlling interests of third parties in any non-wholly-owned subsidiary added (and not deducted in such period from Consolidated Net Income),

 

in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that

 

(I)         there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, (1) the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) whether such acquisition occurred before or after the Effective Date to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date, and not subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Pro Forma Entity for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (2) an adjustment in respect of each Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition), and

 

 

 

 

(II)       there shall be (A) excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (but if such operations are classified as discontinued due to the fact that they are subject to an agreement to dispose of such operations, at the Borrower’s election only, when and to the extent such operations are actually disposed of) (each such Person, property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, closed or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis and (B) included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period in which a Sold Entity or Business is disposed, an adjustment equal to the Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment with respect to such Sold Entity or Business (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such disposal).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to not make any adjustment for any item pursuant to clauses (a) through (f) above if any such item individually is less than $1,250,000 in any fiscal quarter.

 

Consolidated First Lien Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the amount of Consolidated Total Debt (including in respect of the Loans hereunder) that is secured by a Lien on a material portion of the Collateral on an equal or super priority basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations minus (b) Available Cash.

 

Consolidated Interest Expense” means the sum of cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capitalized Leases), net of cash interest income, of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net payments (over payments received), if any, made pursuant to interest rate hedging agreements with respect to Indebtedness, and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) amortization of (A) deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and any other amounts of non-cash interest (including as a result of the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting) and (B) any costs or expenses incurred in connection with any amendment or modification of Indebtedness (whether or not consummated), (ii) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under hedging agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging, (iii) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of hedging agreements for interest rates or currency, (iv) commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges (including any interest expense) incurred in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing, (v) all non-recurring cash interest expense or “additional interest” for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations, (vi) any interest expense attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect to any Permitted Acquisition, other Investment or other acquisition, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, (vii) any payments with respect to make-whole premiums or other breakage costs of any Indebtedness, including, without limitation, any Indebtedness issued in connection with the Transactions, (viii) penalties and interest relating to taxes, (ix) accretion or accrual of discounted liabilities, (x) any interest expense attributable to a direct or indirect parent entity resulting from push down accounting, (xi) any expense resulting from the discounting of Indebtedness in connection with the application of recapitalization or purchase accounting, (xii) any interest expense or other fees or charges incurred with respect to any Escrowed Obligations (for the avoidance of doubt, so long as such Escrowed Obligations are held in escrow), (xiii) administrative agency or trustee fees, (xiv) any expense arising from any bridge, structuring, arrangement, commitment and/or other financing fee (including fees and expenses associated with the Transactions and annual agency fees), and (xv) any lease, rental or other expense in connection with a Non-Finance Lease Obligation.

 

Consolidated Net Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Consolidated Total Debt minus (b) Available Cash.

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the net income (loss) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, excluding, without duplication:

 

(a)       extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto) or expenses (including extraordinary losses and unusual or non-recurring charges or expenses attributable to legal and judgment settlements and any unusual or non-recurring operating expenses directly attributable to the implementation of cost savings initiatives and any accruals or reserves in respect of any extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual items), severance, relocation costs, integration and facilities’ or offices’ pre-opening costs, opening costs, lease termination costs, processor termination or migration costs, closing and/or consolidation costs, start-up costs and other business optimization and rationalization expenses (including related to new product introductions, the consolidation of technology platforms and other strategic or cost saving initiatives and any costs or expenses related or attributable to the commencement of a New Project and including any related employee hiring or retention costs or employee redundancy or termination costs), restructuring charges, accruals or reserves (including restructuring and integration costs related to acquisitions consummated prior to or after the Effective Date and adjustments to existing reserves), whether or not classified as restructuring expense on the consolidated financial statements, signing costs, retention or completion bonuses, other executive recruiting and retention costs, transition costs, costs related to closure/consolidation of facilities, branches, data centers and/or offices (including, without limitation, costs incurred in respect of leased premises, including related to build out and the relocation of personnel and equipment), lease breakage costs, internal costs in respect of strategic initiatives and curtailments or modifications to pension and post-employment employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities and charges resulting from changes in estimates, valuations and judgments thereof),

 

(b)       the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period,

 

(c)       Transaction Costs (including any charges associated with the rollover, acceleration or payout of Equity Interests (including any restricted stock units, options or similar equity-linked interests) held by management of the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or parents in connection with the Transactions),

 

(d)       the net income for such period of any Person that is an Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Person that is not a Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or Permitted Investments (or, if not paid in cash or Permitted Investments, but later converted into cash or Permitted Investments, upon such conversion) by such Person to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof during such period,

 

(e)       any fees and expenses (including any transaction or retention bonus or similar payment, any earnout, contingent consideration obligation or purchase price adjustment) incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition (including any related bonus expense), Investment, asset disposition, issuance or repayment of debt, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction consummated prior to the Effective Date and any such transaction undertaken but not completed and including any fees or legal expenses related to the on-going administration of any debt instrument) and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the effects of expensing all transaction-related expenses in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 805 and gains or losses associated with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 460),

 

(f)        any income (loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness, hedging agreements or other derivative instruments,

 

(g)       accruals and reserves that are established or adjusted as a result of the Transactions in accordance with GAAP (including any adjustment of estimated payouts on existing earn-outs) or changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period,

 

(h)       all Non-Cash Compensation Expenses,

 

 

 

 

(i)        any income (loss) attributable to deferred compensation plans or trusts,

 

(j)         lease buyout or transfer costs and expenses related to any Permitted Acquisition, other Investment or other acquisition not already covered in clause (a) or (e),

 

(k)       any gain (loss) on asset sales, disposals or abandonments (other than asset sales, disposals or abandonments in the ordinary course of business),

 

(l)        any non-cash gain (loss) attributable to the mark to market movement in the valuation of hedging obligations or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 815-Derivatives and Hedging or mark to market movement of other financial instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments; provided that any cash payments or receipts relating to transactions realized in a given period shall be taken into account in such period,

 

(m)       any non-cash gain (loss) related to currency remeasurements of Indebtedness, net loss or gain resulting from hedging agreements for currency exchange risk and revaluations of intercompany balances (including Indebtedness and gain or loss relating to translation of assets and liabilities) and other balance sheet items,

 

(n)       any non-cash expenses, accruals or reserves related to adjustments to historical tax exposures (provided, in each case, that the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated Net Income for the period in which such cash payment was made),

 

(o)       any impairment charge or asset write-off or write-down (including related to intangible assets (including goodwill), long-lived assets and investments in debt and equity securities),

 

(p)       solely for the purpose of calculating the Available Amount, the net income for such period of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Guarantor) shall be excluded to the extent the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of its net income is not at the date of determination permitted without any prior Governmental Approval (which has not been obtained) or, directly or indirectly, is otherwise restricted by the operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders, unless such restriction with respect to the payment of dividends or similar distributions has been legally waived; provided that Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower will be increased by the amount of dividends or other distributions or other payments actually paid in cash (or to the extent converted into cash) or Permitted Investments to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof in respect of such period, to the extent not already included therein,

 

(q)       any accruals or obligations accrued related to workers’ compensation programs to the extent that expenses deducted in the calculation of net income exceed the net amounts paid in cash related to workers’ compensation programs in that period,

 

(r)        any reserves, accruals or obligations accrued by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries for any federal and state employment tax liabilities, including social security, federal unemployment, state unemployment and state disability taxes deducted in the calculation of net income during such period, less the amount of such obligations paid in cash with respect to such period, and

 

(s)       earnout and contingent consideration obligations (including to the extent accounted for as bonuses or otherwise) and adjustments thereof and purchase price adjustments;

 

provided that the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, elect to not make any adjustment for any item pursuant to clauses (a) through (s) above if any such item individually is less than $1,250,000 in any fiscal quarter.

 

 

 

 

There shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the effects from applying acquisition method accounting, including applying acquisition method accounting to inventory, property and equipment, loans and leases, software and other intangible assets and deferred revenue (including deferred costs related thereto and deferred rent) required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative pronouncements (including FASB Accounting Standards Codification 805 and including the effects of such adjustments pushed down to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries), as a result of the Transactions, any acquisition or Investment consummated prior to the Effective Date and any acquisition, Permitted Acquisitions or other Investment or the amortization or write-off of any amounts thereof.

 

In addition, to the extent not already included in Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Net Income shall include (i) the amount of proceeds received (or reasonably expected to be received) or due from business interruption insurance or government support payments (other than loans, to the extent not forgivable) or reimbursement of expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification, insurance and other reimbursement provisions in connection with the Transactions, any acquisition or other Investment or any disposition of any asset permitted hereunder or that occurred prior to the Effective Date (net of any amount so included in any prior period to the extent not so received or reimbursed within a two year period) and (ii) the amount of any cash tax benefits related to the tax amortization of intangible assets in such period.

 

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the amount that would be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

 

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of all third party Indebtedness for borrowed money (including purchase money Indebtedness), unreimbursed drawings under letters of credit, Capital Lease Obligations and third party Indebtedness obligations evidenced by notes or similar instruments (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Swap Obligations), in each case of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, on a consolidated basis and determined in accordance with GAAP (excluding, in any event, the effects of any discounting of Indebtedness resulting from the application of acquisition method or pushdown accounting in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment).

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies, or the dismissal or appointment of the management, of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

 

Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Convertible Bond Indebtedness” means unsecured Indebtedness in the form of notes, bonds or debentures having a feature which entitles the holder thereof to convert or exchange all or a portion of such Indebtedness into or by reference to Equity Interests of a Loan Party or any Parent Entity (or other securities or property following a merger event or other change of the Equity Interests of a Loan Party or any Parent Entity).

 

Convertible Notes” means the senior secured convertible notes that were issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

Covered Entity” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21(b).

 

Covered Party” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21(a).

 

 

 

 

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) by a Loan Party on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace or refinance, in whole or part, any Class of existing Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) (“Refinanced Debt”); provided that such exchanging, extending, renewing, replacing or refinancing Indebtedness (a) is in an original aggregate principal amount not greater than the aggregate principal amount of the Refinanced Debt (including any unused Revolving Commitment at such time) (plus any premium, accrued interest and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such exchange, extension, renewal, replacement or refinancing), (b) does not mature earlier than the Refinanced Debt (other than Customary Bridge Loans and except with respect to an amount equal to the Maturity Carveout Amount at such time), (c) shall not be guaranteed by any entity that is not a Loan Party, (d) in the case of any secured Indebtedness (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Secured Obligations and (ii) is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s) and (e) has covenants and events of default (excluding as to subordination, interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind), interest rate margins, pricing, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and prepayment or redemption provisions and other than with respect to Customary Bridge Loans) that either (I) are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of this Agreement (when taken as a whole) are to the Lenders (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing), (II) are applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing, (III) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) or (IV) are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (provided that, at the Borrower’s election, to the extent any financial maintenance covenant or other term or provision is added for the benefit of the lenders of any such Indebtedness that consists of revolving credit facilities, no consent shall be required from the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to the extent that such term or provision is also added, or the features of such term or provision are provided, for the benefit of the Lenders of each Revolving Credit Facility) (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such term shall be deemed reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

 

Cure Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.

 

Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.02.

 

Cured Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

 

Customary Bridge Loans” means customary bridge loans with a maturity date of no longer than one year; provided that the final maturity date of any loans, notes, securities or other Indebtedness which are exchanged for or otherwise replace such bridge loans is no earlier than the Latest Maturity Date at the time such bridge loans are incurred.

 

Customary Escrow Provisions” means customary redemption or prepayment terms in connection with escrow arrangements.

 

Customary Exceptions” means (a) customary asset sale, insurance and condemnation proceeds events, change-of-control offers or events of default or, if in the form of loans, excess cash flow payments and customary Indebtedness mandatory prepayment provisions and/or (b) Customary Escrow Provisions.

 

Debtor Relief Laws” means the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

 

 

 

 

 

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that has (a) failed to fund any portion of its Loans or participations in Letters of Credit within one Business Day of the date on which such funding is required hereunder, (b) notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement or provided any written notification to any Person to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent (whether acting on its own behalf or at the reasonable request of the Borrower (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall comply with any such reasonable request)) or by any Issuing Bank to confirm that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit, (d) otherwise failed to pay over to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute or subsequently cured, or (e)(i) become or is insolvent or has a parent company that has become or is insolvent, (ii) become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding or any action or proceeding of the type described in Section 7.01(h) or (i), or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or has a parent company that has become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or custodian appointed for it, or has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any capital stock in such Lender or its direct or indirect parent by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender; provided, further, that a Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender upon written receipt by both the Administrative Agent and Borrower of confirmation that the Lender will comply with its prospective funding obligations.

 

Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit obligations with respect to such Issuing Bank other than Letter of Credit obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

 

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by the Borrower or a Subsidiary in connection with a Disposition pursuant to Section 6.05(k) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation, less the amount of cash or Permitted Investments received in connection with a subsequent sale of or collection on or other disposition of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration. A particular item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration will no longer be considered to be outstanding when and to the extent it has been paid, redeemed, sold or otherwise disposed of or returned in exchange for consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments in compliance with Section 6.05.

 

Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Disposition” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.05.

 

Disqualified Equity Interest” means, with respect to any Person, any Equity Interest in such Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event or condition:

 

(a)       matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person or in any Parent Entity that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests), whether pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise;

 

(b)       is convertible or exchangeable, either mandatorily or at the option of the holder thereof, for Indebtedness or Equity Interests (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person or in any Parent Entity that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests); or

 

 

 

 

(c)       is redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests in such Person or in any Parent Entity that do not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Equity Interests) or is required to be repurchased by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof;

 

in each case, on or prior to the date 91 days after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided, however, that (i) an Equity Interest in any Person that would not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest but for terms thereof giving holders thereof the right to require such Person to redeem or purchase such Equity Interest upon the occurrence of an “asset sale,” “condemnation event,” a “change in control” or similar event shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest if any such requirement becomes operative only after repayment in full of all the Loans and all other Loan Document Obligations that are accrued and payable and the termination of the Commitments and (ii) if an Equity Interest in any Person is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute a Disqualified Equity Interest solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations of such Person or as a result of such employee’s termination, death, or disability.

 

director” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Board of Directors.”

 

Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”

 

Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.

 

Division Successor” means any Person that, upon the consummation of a Division of a Dividing Person, holds all or any portion of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations previously held by such Dividing Person immediately prior to the consummation of such Division. A Dividing Person which retains any of its assets, liabilities and/or obligations after a Division shall be deemed a Division Successor upon the occurrence of such Division.

 

dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

 

Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in dollars, such amount and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any currency other than dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent at such time in accordance with Section 1.07 hereof.

 

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Subsidiary.

 

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

 

 

 

Effective Date” means October 7, 2021, the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 arewere satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

 

Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

 

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender (other than an Excluded Affiliate), (c) an Approved Fund and (d) any other Person (including, subject to the requirements of Section 9.04(i), as applicable, Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Affiliates), other than, in each case, (i) a natural person, (ii) a Defaulting Lender or (iii) any Affiliate of Holdings (other than any Purchasing Borrower Party).

 

Environmental Laws” means applicable common law and all applicable treaties, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, judgments, orders, decrees and other applicable Requirements of Law, and all applicable injunctions or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by or with any Governmental Authority, in each instance relating to pollution or the protection of the environment, including with respect to the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, Hazardous Materials, or to the extent relating to exposure to Hazardous Materials, the protection of human health or safety.

 

Environmental Liability” means any liability, obligation, loss, claim, action, order or cost, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of medical monitoring, costs of environmental remediation or restoration, administrative oversight costs, consultants’ fees, fines, penalties and indemnities), of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law or permit, license or approval issued thereunder, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

 

Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any debt security that is convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing).

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Loan Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or 414(c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event,” as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) any failure by any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 or Section 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (g) the incurrence by a Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan (including any liability under Section 4062(e) of ERISA) or Multiemployer Plan; or (h) the receipt by a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA.

 

 

 

 

Escrow” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Indebtedness.”

 

Escrowed Obligations” has the meaning provided in the definition of “Indebtedness.”

 

Escrowed Proceeds” means the proceeds from the offering of any debt securities or other Indebtedness paid into an escrow account with an escrow agent on the date of the applicable offering or incurrence pursuant to escrow arrangements that permit the release of amounts on deposit in such escrow account upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events. The term “Escrowed Proceeds” shall include any interest earned on the amounts held in escrow.

 

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

Euro” or “” means the single currency of the European Union as constituted by the Treaty on European Union and as referred to in the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

 

Eurocurrency” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan is, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing are, bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

 

Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

 

Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

 

Excluded Accounts” means (a) payroll, healthcare and other employee wage and benefit accounts, (b) tax accounts, including, without limitation, sales tax accounts, (c) escrow, defeasance and redemption accounts, (d) fiduciary or trust accounts, (e) disbursement accounts, (f) cash collateral accounts subject to Liens permitted by Section 6.02 and (g) the funds or other property held in or maintained for such purposes in any such account described in clauses (a) through (f).

 

Excluded Affiliates” means, collectively, any Affiliates of any of the Lead ArrangerArrangers that are engaged as principals primarily in private equity, mezzanine financing or venture capital.

 

 

 

Excluded Assets” means (a) any fee-owned real property and any fixtures affixed to any real property, except to the extent a security interest in such fixture can be perfected by filing of a financing statement (but, for the avoidance of doubt, no filing of any fixture financing statement shall be required hereunder), (b) all leasehold interests in real property, (c) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such license, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction, but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction), (d) any assets the pledge or grant of a security interest in which is prohibited by applicable law, rule or regulation (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (e) Equity Interests of (x) Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (y) Immaterial Subsidiaries (except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by filing of a UCC financing Statement) and (z) not-for-profit Subsidiaries, captive insurance companies and other special purpose subsidiaries, (f) Equity Interests of (i) any Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, in excess of 65% of each class of the Equity Interests of such Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) any FSHCO, in excess of 65% of each class of the Equity Interests of such FSHCO, (g) any asset if, to the extent that and for so long as the grant of a Lien thereon to secure the Secured Obligations is prohibited by any Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that any such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable Requirements of Law) or would require consent or approval of any Governmental Authority (unless such consent or approval has been obtained) but excluding any prohibition or restriction that is ineffective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, (h) margin stock and, to the extent prohibited by, or creating an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Loan Party) under the terms of any applicable Organizational Documents, joint venture agreement or equityholders’ agreement after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction, Equity Interests in any Person other than the Borrower and wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries, (i) assets to the extent a security interest in such assets would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries (or their direct or indirect equity holders) as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (j) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, (k) any lease, license or other agreement or any property subject thereto (including pursuant to a purchase money security interest or similar arrangement) to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money arrangement or create a breach, default or right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than any Loan Party) or otherwise require consent of any party thereto (other than any Loan Party) unless such consent has been obtained in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law, other than proceeds and receivables thereof, the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction or other similar applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition, (l) receivables and related assets (or interests therein) (A) sold to any Receivables Subsidiary or (B) otherwise pledged, factored, transferred or sold in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing, (m) commercial tort claims with a value of less than $10,000,000 and letter-of-credit rights with a value of less than $10,000,000 (except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by a UCC filing), (n) Vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, (o) any aircraft, airframes, aircraft engines or helicopters, or any equipment or other assets constituting a part thereof (except to the extent a security interest therein can be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement), (p) any and all assets and personal property owned or held by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary), (q) any proceeds from any issuance of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01 that are paid into an escrow account to be released upon satisfaction of certain conditions or the occurrence of certain events, including cash or Permitted Investments set aside at the time of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent such proceeds, cash or Permitted Investments prefund the payment of interest or premium or discount on such indebtedness (or any costs related to the issuance of such indebtedness) and are held in such escrow account or similar arrangement to be applied for such purpose, (r) Excluded Accounts and (s) any particular assets, including management contracts, acquired by a Loan Party in connection with or as part of a seller financing arrangement that is permitted under this Agreement pursuant to which a seller retains a security interest in such assets that is permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(xiii), to the extent and for so long as the agreements governing such seller financing do not permit any other Liens on such assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, so long as any Notes Obligations are outstanding, no assets pledged to secure the Convertible Notes and the Notes Obligations shall constitute Excluded Assets.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, other goods, chattel paper, investment property, documents of title, instruments, money, intangibles and other assets shall be deemed to be “Excluded Assets” if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower mutually agree that the cost or other consequences of obtaining or perfecting a security interest in such goods, chattel paper, investment property, documents of title, instruments, money, intangibles and other assets is excessive in relation to either the value of such goods, chattel paper, investment property, documents of title, instruments, money, intangibles and other assets as Collateral or to the practical benefit of the Lenders of the security afforded thereby.

 

Excluded Subsidiary” means any of the following (except as otherwise provided in clause (b) of the definition of “Subsidiary Loan Party”): (a) any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, (b) [reserved], (c) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, (d) each Immaterial Subsidiary, (e) any Subsidiary that is prohibited by (i) applicable Requirements of Law or (ii) any contractual obligation existing on the Effective Date or on the date any such Subsidiary is acquired (so long in respect of any such contractual prohibition such prohibition is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), in each case from guaranteeing the Secured Obligations or which would require governmental (including regulatory) consent, approval, license or authorization (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained) to provide a Guarantee (unless such governmental consent, approval, license or authorization has been obtained), or for which the provision of a Guarantee would result in a material adverse tax consequence (including as a result of the operation of Section 956 of the Code or any similar law or regulation in any applicable jurisdiction) to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries (or their direct or indirect equity holders) reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (f) any Foreign Subsidiary, (g) any Domestic Subsidiary of a Subsidiary of Holdings that is a CFC, (h) any FSHCO, (i) any other Subsidiary excused from becoming a Loan Party pursuant to clause (a) of the last paragraph of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” (j) each Receivables Subsidiary and (k) any not-for-profit Subsidiaries, captive insurance companies or other special purpose subsidiaries designated by the Borrower from time to time. For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not constitute an Excluded Subsidiary. The Excluded Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date are set forth on Schedule 1.01 hereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, so long as any Notes Obligations are outstanding, no issuer or guarantor of the Convertible Notes shall constitute an Excluded Subsidiary.

 

 

 

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any Guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all Guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guarantee of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such Guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

 

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income or profits (however denominated), branch profits Taxes, and franchise Taxes, in each case (i) imposed by a jurisdiction as a result of such recipient being organized or having its principal office located in or, in the case of any Lender, having its applicable Lending Office located in, such jurisdiction or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) any Tax that is attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e), (c) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such recipient with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to law in effect on the date on which (i) the applicable recipient acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment or, if such Lender did not fund the applicable Loan pursuant to a prior Commitment, the date on which such Lender acquires the applicable interest in such Loan (in each case, other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19) or (ii) such recipient changes its lending office, except, in each case, to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, immediately prior to the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding Tax under Section 2.17(a), (d) any Tax imposed pursuant to FATCA, and (e) any U.S. federal backup withholding tax imposed under Section 3406 of the Code.

 

Fair Market Value” means with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, such value shall be determined in good faith by the Borrower.

 

Fair Value” means the amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

 

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as in effect on the date hereofEffective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreements, treaties or conventions (and related legislation or official guidance) implementing the foregoing.

 

 

 

 

FCPA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.18(b).

 

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

 

Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.

 

Financial Performance CovenantCovenants” means the covenantcovenants set forth in Section 6.09.

 

“First Amendment” means that certain Amendment No. 1, dated as of the First Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, Holdings, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

 

“First Amendment Effective Date” means December 8, 2021.

 

“First Amendment Reaffirmation Agreement” means the Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2021, among Holdings, the Borrower, each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.

 

First Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E or any other intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Fitch” means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Fixed Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05(a).

 

Fixed Charges” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus (b) all scheduled cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of preferred Equity Interests of such Persons made during such period, plus (c) all scheduled cash dividend payments (excluding items eliminated in consolidation) on any series of Disqualified Equity Interests of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period.

 

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

 

FSHCO” means any Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower that has no material assets other than Equity Interests and, if applicable, Indebtedness in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are CFCs or other FSHCOs.

 

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

 

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, as in effect from time to time; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (a) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under FASB Accounting Standards Codification 825-Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the FASB Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any subsidiary at “fair value,” as defined therein and (b) the amount of any Indebtedness under GAAP with respect to Capital Lease Obligations shall be determined in accordance with the definition of “Capital Lease Obligation” and Section 1.04(g).

 

 

 

 

GAAP Revenue” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.09(a).

 

General Debt Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(xiv).

 

General Debt Basket Reallocated Amount” means any amount then available to be incurred under the General Debt Basket that, at the option of the Borrower, has been reallocated from the General Debt Basket to the Free and Clear Incremental Amount.

 

Governmental Approvals” means all authorizations, consents, approvals, permits, licenses and exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and reports to, Governmental Authorities.

 

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state, local or otherwise, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

 

Granting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(e).

 

Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Effective Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

 

Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement among the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

 

Guarantors” means collectively, Holdings and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

 

Hazardous Materials” means all explosive, radioactive, hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum by-products or distillates, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated as hazardous or toxic, or any other term of similar import, pursuant to any Environmental Law.

 

Holdings” has the meaning provided in the preamble hereto, and shall include any Successor Holdings.

 

 

 

 

IFRS” means international accounting standards as promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Material Subsidiary.

 

Immediate Family Members” means with respect to any individual, such individual’s child, stepchild, grandchild or more remote descendant, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, qualified domestic partner, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law and daughter-in-law (including adoptive relationships) and any trust, partnership or other bona fide estate-planning vehicle the only beneficiaries of which are any of the foregoing individuals or any private foundation or fund that is controlled by any of the foregoing individuals or any donor-advised fund of which any such individual is the donor.

 

Impacted Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a)(ii).

 

Incremental Cap” means, as of any date of determination,

 

(I)       an amount equal to the sum of (the “Free and Clear Incremental Amount”):

 

(a)       $150,000,000, plus

 

(b)       the General Debt Basket Reallocated Amount, plus

 

(c)       the sum of the aggregate principal amount of (x) voluntary prepayments, repayments, redemptions, repurchases and debt buybacks (in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness subject thereto) of any Incremental Equivalent Debt or any other Indebtedness incurred under the Free and Clear Incremental Amount (including open market purchases at or below par, payments through Dutch auction procedures or any “yank-a-bank” provision in the documentation governing such Indebtedness) by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) permanent commitment reductions in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, any Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments or any other revolving credit facility that is incurred under the Free and Clear Incremental Amount, except, in each case under this clause (c), to the extent funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (1) any revolving Indebtedness, (2) any intercompany loans among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (3) Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Debt then being incurred in reliance on this clause (c) or clause (d) below)), plus

 

(d)       the sum of the aggregate principal amount of voluntary prepayments, repayments, redemptions, repurchases and buybacks of, and, in the case of revolving credit commitments, permanent commitment reductions in respect of (in each case, an amount equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness subject thereto), any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Other Revolving Credit Commitment or any Permitted Refinancing, as applicable, previously applied, directly or indirectly, to the prepayment, repayment, redemption, repurchase, buyback or permanent commitment reduction, as applicable, of any Indebtedness or revolving credit commitment, as applicable, described in clause (c) above (including open market purchases at or below par, payments through Dutch auction procedures or any “yank-a-bank” provision in the documentation governing such Indebtedness) by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except, in each case under this clause (d), to the extent funded with proceeds of long-term Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (other than (1) any revolving Indebtedness, (2) any intercompany loans among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (3) Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Debt then being incurred in reliance on this clause (d) or clause (c) above)), minus

 

(e)       the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Facilities and all Incremental Equivalent Debt outstanding at such time that was incurred in reliance on the foregoing clauses (a) through (d), and

 

(II)       if the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have positive Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, the maximum aggregate principal amount (the “Ratio Incremental Amount”) that can be incurred without causing the Total Leverage Ratio, after giving effect to the incurrence or establishment, as applicable, of any Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Debt (which shall assume that the full amounts of any Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments established at such time are fully drawn) and the use of proceeds thereof, on a Pro Forma Basis (but without giving effect to any substantially simultaneous incurrence of any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt made pursuant to the Free and Clear Incremental Amount or under the Revolving Credit Facility in connection therewith), to exceed 3.00 to 1.00.

 

 

 

 

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(xxiii).

 

Incremental Facilities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

 

Incremental Facility Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(e).

 

Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).

 

Incremental Revolving Loan” means Revolving Loans made pursuant to Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments.

 

Incurrence-Based Amounts” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.05(a).

 

Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts or payables, obligations payable in the ordinary course of business and any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and if not paid within 60 days after being due and payable), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances; provided that the term “Indebtedness” shall not include (i) deferred or prepaid revenue, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the seller, (iii) any obligations attributable to the exercise of appraisal rights and the settlement of any claims or actions (whether actual, contingent or potential) with respect thereto, (iv) Indebtedness of any Parent Entity appearing on the balance sheet of the Borrower solely by reason of push down accounting under GAAP, (v) accrued expenses and royalties, (vi) asset retirement obligations and other pension related obligations (including pensions and retiree medical care) that are not overdue by more than 60 days and (vii) Non-Finance Lease Obligations. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (e) above shall (unless such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person) be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (A) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (B) the Fair Market Value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall exclude (i) intercompany liabilities arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and intercompany loans, advances or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business, (ii) obligations under or in respect of any Permitted Receivables Financing, (iii) obligations, to the extent such obligations would otherwise constitute Indebtedness, under any agreement that has been defeased or satisfied and discharged pursuant to the terms of such agreement, (iv) all obligations in connection with seller financing arrangements, including seller notes, entered into in the ordinary course of business or (v) indebtedness that constitutes “Indebtedness” merely by virtue of a pledge of an Investment (without any accompanying guaranty) in an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, other than in connection with making an LCT Election, Indebtedness will be deemed not to include obligations (“Escrowed Obligations”) incurred or otherwise outstanding in advance of, and the proceeds of which are to be applied in connection with, a transaction (including any repayment, prepayment or redemption as to which a notice thereof has been delivered to the applicable holders thereof), solely to the extent that the proceeds thereof are and continue to be held in an escrow, trust, collateral or similar account or arrangement (collectively, an “Escrow”) and are not otherwise made available for any other purpose (it being understood that in any event, any such proceeds held in such Escrow shall not be deemed to represent Available Cash for purposes of calculating the Total Leverage Ratio); provided that upon the release of the proceeds of Escrowed Obligations from such Escrow such obligations, to the extent outstanding after such release, shall constitute Indebtedness that is incurred on such date.

 

Indemnified Taxes” means all Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

 

Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12(a).

 

Initial Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

 

Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Collateral Agreement.

 

Intercreditor Agreements” means any First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, any Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement or any other intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.07 and substantially in the form of Exhibit R or such other form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the last Business Day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

 

Interest Period” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter as selected by the Borrower in its Borrowing Request (or, if agreed to by each Lender participating therein, twelve months or such other period less than one month thereafter as the Borrower may elect), provided that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, and (b) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

 

 

 

 

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests or Indebtedness or other securities of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of Indebtedness of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other Indebtedness or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person (excluding, in the case of Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, their parent companies and their subsidiaries (i) intercompany advances arising from their cash management, tax, and accounting operations and (ii) intercompany loans, advances, or Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any rollover or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of another Person or assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division of such Person. The amount, as of any date of determination, of (i) any Investment in the form of a loan or an advance shall be the principal amount thereof outstanding on such date, minus any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest in respect of such Investment (to the extent any such payment to be deducted does not exceed the remaining principal amount of such Investment and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any adjustment for write-downs or write-offs (including as a result of forgiveness of any portion thereof) with respect to such loan or advance after the date thereof, (ii) any Investment in the form of a Guarantee shall be equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof, as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer, (iii) any Investment in the form of a transfer of Equity Interests or other non-cash property by the investor to the investee, including any such transfer in the form of a capital contribution, shall be the Fair Market Value of such Equity Interests or other property as of the time of the transfer, minus any payments actually received by such investor representing a return of capital of, or dividends or other distributions in respect of, such Investment (to the extent such payments do not exceed, in the aggregate, the original amount of such Investment and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment, and (iv) any Investment (other than any Investment referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above) by the specified Person in the form of a purchase or other acquisition for value of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person shall be the original cost of such Investment (including any Indebtedness assumed in connection therewith), plus (A) the cost of all additions thereto and minus (B) the amount of any portion of such Investment that has been repaid to the investor in cash as a repayment of principal or a return of capital, and of any cash payments actually received by such investor representing interest, dividends or other distributions in respect of such Investment (to the extent the amounts referred to in this clause (B) do not, in the aggregate, exceed the original cost of such Investment plus the costs of additions thereto and without duplication of amounts increasing the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount), but without any other adjustment for increases or decreases in value of, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs with respect to, such Investment after the date of such Investment. For purposes of Section 6.04, if an Investment involves the acquisition of more than one Person, the amount of such Investment shall be allocated among the acquired Persons in accordance with GAAP; provided that pending the final determination of the amounts to be so allocated in accordance with GAAP, such allocation shall be as reasonably determined by a Financial Officer.

 

Investor” means a holder of Equity Interests in Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof).

 

ISDA CD Definitions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(h).

 

ISP98” means the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Issuing Bank” means (a) each Person listed on Schedule 2.01(a) and Schedule 2.01(b) with respect to such Person’s Letter of Credit Commitment and (b) each other Person that shall have become an Issuing Bank hereunder as provided in Section 2.05(k) (other than any Person that shall have ceased to be an Issuing Bank as provided in Section 2.05(l)), each in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. Each Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of such Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate and for all purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Issuing Bank may cause Letters of Credit to be issued by unaffiliated financial institutions and such Letters of Credit shall be treated as issued by such Issuing Bank for all purposes under the Loan Documents. In the event that there is more than one Issuing Bank at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to refer to the Issuing Bank in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Issuing Banks, as the context requires.

 

BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners” means JPMCB, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

 

 

 

 

JPMCB” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

Judgment Currency” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.14(b).

 

Junior Financing” means any Material Indebtedness of any Loan Party (other than any permitted intercompany Indebtedness owing to Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, Convertible Bond Indebtedness shall not be deemed to be Junior Financing unless such Convertible Bond Indebtedness is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations.

 

Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Other Revolving Loan or any Other Revolving Commitment, in each case as extended in accordance with this Agreement from time to time.

 

LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

 

LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of all Letters of Credit that remains available for drawing at such time (including, without limitation, any and all Letters of Credit for which documents have been presented that have not been honored or dishonored) and (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Revolving Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.13 or Rule 3.14 of the ISP98, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

LCT Election” has the meaning provided in Section 1.08.

 

LCT Test Date” has the meaning provided in Section 1.08.

 

Lead ArrangerArrangers” means JPMCB, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.

 

Lease Accounting Transition Time” has the meaning provided in Section 1.04(g).

 

Lenders” means the Revolving Lenders and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Facility Amendment, a Loan Modification Agreement or a Refinancing Amendment, in each case, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes each Issuing Bank.

 

Lender-Related Person” has the meaning provided in Section 9.03(c).

 

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.

 

 

 

 

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement other than any such letter of credit that shall have ceased to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section 9.05. A Letter of Credit may be a commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit; provided, however, that (i) no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue commercial letters of credit and (ii) if any Issuing Bank agrees to issue any commercial letter of credit hereunder, such commercial letter of credit shall provide solely for cash payment upon presentation of a sight draft.

 

Letter of Credit Commitment” means an amount, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, equal to $16,000,00040,000,000; provided that, as to any Issuing Bank, such Issuing Bank’s Letter of Credit Commitment shall not exceed the amount set forth on Schedule 2.01 opposite such Issuing Bank’s name or, in the case of an Issuing Bank that becomes an Issuing Bank after the First Amendment Effective Date, the amount notified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and such Issuing Bank; provided, further, that the Letter of Credit Commitment of any Issuing Bank may be increased or decreased if agreed in writing between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank (each acting in its sole discretion) and notified to the Administrative Agent.

 

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is three (3) Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility.

 

Liabilities” means the recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the Effective Date after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

 

LIBO Rate” means:

 

(a)       for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the rate per annum equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a comparable or successor rate established pursuant to Section 2.14, as published on the applicable Bloomberg screen page (or such other commercially available source providing quotations of LIBOR as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, for dollar deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; and

 

(b)       for any interest calculation with respect to an ABR Borrowing on any date, the rate per annum equal to LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined two London Banking Days prior to such date for dollar deposits with a term of one month commencing that day;

 

provided that to the extent a comparable or successor rate is established pursuant to Section 2.14, such established rate shall be applied to the applicable Interest Period in a manner consistent with market practice; provided, further, that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such approved rate shall be applied to the applicable Interest Period as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, in no event shall the LIBO Rate be deemed to be less than 0.00%.

 

LIBOR” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”

 

LIBOR Screen Rate” means the LIBOR quote on the applicable screen page the Administrative Agent designates to determine LIBOR (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

 

LIBOR Successor Rate” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14.

 

LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any proposed LIBOR Successor Rate, any conforming changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” “Interest Period” and “LIBO Rate,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such LIBOR Successor Rate and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such LIBOR Successor Rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld)).

 

 

 

 

Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset; provided that in no event shall an operating lease be deemed to constitute a Lien.

 

Limited Condition Transaction” means (a) (i) any Acquisition Transaction or any other acquisition or Investment permitted by this Agreement and (ii) Investments, the incurrence or issuance of Indebtedness and Liens, repayments, repurchases, redemptions or refinancing of Indebtedness, Restricted Payments and the designation of any Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in connection with any of the transactions described in the foregoing sub-clause (i), (b) any repayment, repurchase, redemption or refinancing of Indebtedness with respect to which an irrevocable notice of repayment (or similar irrevocable notice, which may be conditional) is required to be delivered and (c) any dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, Equity Interests not prohibited by this Agreement declared or requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

 

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, (a) Available Cash, plus (b) the amount by which the Commitments exceed the aggregate Revolving Exposures of all Lenders.

 

Loan Document Obligations” means (a) the due and punctual payment by the Borrower of (i) the principal of and interest at the applicable rate or rates provided in this Agreement (including interest accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) on the Loans including all obligations in respect of the LC Exposure, when and as due, whether at maturity, by acceleration, upon one or more dates set for prepayment or otherwise and (ii) all other monetary obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents, including obligations to reimburse LC Disbursements and pay fees, expense reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations, whether primary, secondary, direct, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding), (b) the due and punctual payment and performance of all other obligations of the Borrower under or pursuant to each of the Loan Documents and (c) the due and punctual payment and performance of all the obligations of each other Loan Party under or pursuant to this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (including interest and monetary obligations incurred during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding).

 

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, Amendment No. 1, the First Amendment Reaffirmation Agreement, any Refinancing Amendment, any Incremental Facility Amendment, any Loan Modification Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Collateral Agreement and the other Security Documents, the Intercreditor Agreements and, except for purposes of Section 9.02, any promissory notes delivered pursuant to Section 2.09(e).

 

Loan Modification Agreement” means a Loan Modification Agreement, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and one or more Accepting Lenders, effecting one or more Permitted Amendments and such other amendments hereto and to the other Loan Documents as are contemplated by Section 2.24.

 

Loan Modification Offer” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(a).

 

Loan Parties” means Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties.

 

Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

 

 

 

London Banking Day” means any day on which dealings in dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank market.

 

Management Investors” means the present, future and/or former directors, officers, partners, members and employees of any Parent Entity, Holdings, the Borrower and/or any of their respective subsidiaries who are (directly or indirectly through one or more investment vehicles) Investors and any such Persons who become holders of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof).

 

Master Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Swap Agreement.”

 

Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance or condition that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a materially adverse effect on (a) the business or financial condition of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents or (c) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (taken as a whole) under the Loan Documents.

 

Material Indebtedness” means, on any date of determination, any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Loan Document Obligations), Capital Lease Obligations (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, Non-Finance Lease Obligations), unreimbursed drawings under letters of credit, third party Indebtedness obligations evidenced by notes or similar instruments or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding the greater of (a) $30,000,000 and (b) 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis; provided that in no event shall any Permitted Receivables Financing be considered Material Indebtedness for any purpose. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

 

Material Subsidiary” means (a) each wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 7.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower for such quarter or that is designated by the Borrower as a Material Subsidiary and (b) any group comprising wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries that each would not have been a Material Subsidiary under clause (a) but that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 15.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower for such quarter and, in each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

 

Maturity Carveout Amount” means, at the option of the Borrower (in its sole discretion), Indebtedness incurred with a final maturity date prior to the earliest maturity date otherwise expressly required under this Agreement with respect to such Indebtedness with respect to such Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed the greater (a) $50,000,000 and (b) 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Incremental Facility or Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred under the General Debt Basket Reallocated Amount (or any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness, Other Revolving Loan or Permitted Refinancing, as applicable, that directly or indirectly refinances or replaces such Incremental Facility) shall be permitted under the Maturity Carveout Amount and shall be deemed not to reduce the Maturity Carveout Amount).

 

Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.17.

 

Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 

 

 

Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the proceeds received in respect of such event in cash or Permitted Investments, including (i) any cash or Permitted Investments received in respect of any non-cash proceeds, including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment or earn-out (but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a casualty, insurance proceeds that are actually received and (iii) in the case of a condemnation or similar event, condemnation awards and similar payments that are actually received, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such event (including attorney’s fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, underwriting discounts and commissions, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant, accountant and other customary fees), (ii) in the case of a Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Sale Leaseback or casualty event or similar proceeding), (A) any funded escrow established pursuant to the documents evidencing any Disposition to secure any indemnification obligations or adjustments to the purchase price associated with any such sale, transfer or disposition; provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such escrow (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Proceeds occurring on the date of such reduction solely to the extent that the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiaries receives cash in an amount equal to the amount of such reduction, (B) the amount of all payments that are permitted hereunder and are made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than the Loans and any Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking equal in priority to the Lien securing the Secured Obligations (or, prior to the Collateral Trigger Event Date, the Lien that would secure the Secured Obligations if the Collateral Agreement were effective at such time) (but without regard to the control of remedies)) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory prepayment as a result of such event, (C) the pro rata portion of net cash proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (C)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a result thereof and (D) the amount of any liabilities directly associated with such asset and retained by the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable, and including for this purpose any tax distributions to be made in connection with such event), including any withholding taxes estimated to be payable in connection with the repatriation of such Net Proceeds from a Foreign Subsidiary, and the amount of any reserves established by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case, in respect of such event, provided that any reduction at any time in the amount of any such reserves (other than as a result of payments made in respect thereof) shall be deemed to constitute the receipt by the Borrower at such time of Net Proceeds in the amount of such reduction.

 

New Contracts” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

New Project” means (a) each facility which is either a new facility, branch, data center or office or an expansion, relocation, remodeling or substantial modernization of an existing facility, branch, data center or office owned by the Borrower or the Subsidiaries which in fact commences operations and (b) each creation (in one or a series of related transactions) of a business unit to the extent such business unit commences operations or each expansion (in one or a series of related transactions) of business into a new market.

 

Non-Accepting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.24(c).

 

Non-Cash Compensation Expense” means any non-cash expenses and costs that result from the issuance of stock-based awards, partnership interest-based awards and similar incentive based compensation awards or arrangements.

 

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).

 

Non-Finance Lease Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity with GAAP (for the avoidance of doubt, subject to Section 1.04(g)), is not and is not required to be accounted for as a capital lease or finance lease on the balance sheet of that Person. For the avoidance of doubt, a straight-line or operating lease shall be considered a Non-Finance Lease Obligation.

 

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount, as applicable, that was not previously applied pursuant to Section 6.04(xiv), Section 6.08(a)(viii) or Section 6.08(b)(iv).

 

 

 

Note Obligations” has the meaning assigned to such term in Note Purchase Agreement.

 

Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of May 21, 2020 by and between Vacasa Holdings LLC, the persons listed on Schedule A thereto as “Purchasers,” the Notes Collateral Agent and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB as the administrative agent, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

Notes Collateral Agent” means Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as collateral agent under the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit S or such other form as may be reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer.

 

NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

 

NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a Business Day, for the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a Business Day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m. on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined be less than 0.00%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

OFAC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.18(c).

 

Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

 

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document or Letter of Credit, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan, Letter of Credit or Loan Document).

 

Other Loans” means one or more Classes of Loans that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

 

Other Revolving Commitments” means one or more Classes of revolving credit commitments hereunder or extended Revolving Commitments that result from a Refinancing Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

 

Other Revolving Loans” means the Revolving Loans made pursuant to any Other Revolving Commitment or a Loan Modification Agreement.

 

 

 

Other Taxes” means all present or future recording, filing, stamp, documentary, intangible transfer, sales, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).

 

Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurocurrency borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.

 

Parent” means Vacasa, Inc.

 

Parent Entity” means Parent and any other Person that is a direct or indirect parent of Holdings.

 

Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(i).

 

Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c)(iii).

 

Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Article VIII.

 

Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Article VIII.

 

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

 

Permitted Acquisition” means an Acquisition Transaction; provided that (a) with respect to each such Acquisition Transaction, all actions required to be taken with respect to any such newly created or acquired Subsidiary (including each subsidiary thereof) or assets in order to satisfy the requirements set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” to the extent applicable shall have been taken or arrangements for the taking of such actions within the timeframes required by Section 5.11 shall have been made (unless such newly created or acquired Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.15 or is otherwise an Excluded Subsidiary) and (b) after giving effect to any such purchase or other acquisition, no Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

Permitted Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement and, if applicable, the other Loan Documents, effected in connection with a Loan Modification Offer pursuant to Section 2.24, applicable to all, or any portion of, the Loans and/or Commitments of any Class of the Accepting Lenders and, providing for (a) an extension of a maturity date and/or (b) a change in the Applicable Rate or other pricing terms (including any “MFN” provisions) with respect to the Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders and/or (c) a change in the fees payable to, or the inclusion of new fees to be payable to, the Accepting Lenders and/or (d) a change to any prepayment provisions with respect to the Loans of such Accepting Lenders that are less favorable to such Accepting Lenders than to the Non-Accepting Lenders with respect to such applicable Loans and/or (e) call protection with respect to the Loans and/or commitments of the Accepting Lenders (including any “soft call” protection) and/or (f) additional covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such Loan Modification Offer (it being understood that to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant and any related equity cure or any other covenant is added for the benefit of any such Loans and/or Commitments, no consent shall be required by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if such financial maintenance covenant and any related equity cure or other covenant is either (i) also added for the benefit of any corresponding Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Loans and/or Commitments or (ii) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such Loan Modification Offer).

 

Permitted Asset Swap” means the concurrent purchase and sale or exchange of Related Business Assets or a combination of Related Business Assets and cash or Permitted Investments between Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and another Person.

 

 

 

Permitted Encumbrances” means:

 

(a)       Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(b)       Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or construction contractors’ Liens and other similar Liens (including contractual landlord liens) arising in the ordinary course of business that secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or, if more than 60 days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Liens or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

 

(c)       Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business (i) in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation and (ii) securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees or similar instruments for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise supporting the payment of items set forth in the foregoing clause (i);

 

(d)       Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, governmental contracts and leases, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds, bankers acceptance facilities and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) and obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments that have been posted to support the same, incurred in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practices;

 

(e)       easements, encumbrances, rights-of-way, reservations, restrictions, restrictive covenants, servitudes, sewers, electric lines, drains, telegraph and telephone and cable television lines, gas and oil pipelines and other similar purposes building codes, encroachments, protrusions, zoning restrictions, and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects or other irregularities in title and survey exceptions affecting real property that, in the aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(f)       Liens securing, or otherwise arising from, judgments not constituting an Event of Default under Section 7.01(j);

 

(g)       Liens on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Liens on bills of lading, drafts or other documents of title arising by operation of law or pursuant to the standard terms of agreements relating to letters of credit, bank guarantees and other similar instruments, provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent such obligations are permitted by Section 6.01;

 

(h)       rights of setoff, banker’s liens, netting agreements and other Liens arising by operation of law or by the terms of documents of banks or other financial institutions in relation to the maintenance of administration of deposit accounts, securities accounts, cash management arrangements or in connection with the issuance of letters of credit, bank guarantees or other similar instruments; and

 

(i)       Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statements or similar filings, or Liens in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

 

 

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (a) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking equal in priority (but without regard to control of remedies) with the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (b) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Loans (including portions of Classes of Loans or Other Loans), (c) such Indebtedness (other than Customary Bridge Loans) does not have mandatory redemption features (other than Customary Exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the maturity of the Refinanced Debt (it being understood that the Borrower and the Loan Parties shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable) and (d) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and, if applicable, a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

Permitted Holder” means any of (a) any Sponsor, (b) any of the Management Investors and their Permitted Transferees, and (c) any group of which the Persons described in clauses (a) and/or (b) are members and any other member of such group; provided that the Persons described in clauses (a) and (b), without giving effect to the existence of such group or any other group, collectively own, directly or indirectly, Voting Equity Interests in such Person representing a majority of the aggregate votes entitled to vote for the election of directors of such Person.

 

Permitted Investments” means any of the following, to the extent owned by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

 

(a)       dollars, euro, pounds, Australian dollars, Swiss Francs, Canadian dollars, Yuan or such other currencies held by it from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

 

(b)       readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) the United Kingdom or (iii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, having average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States, the United Kingdom or such member nation of the European Union is pledged in support thereof;

 

(c)       time deposits or demand deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) has combined capital and surplus of at least (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks (any such bank meeting the requirements of clause (i) or (ii) above being an “Approved Bank”), in each case with average maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(d)       commercial paper and variable or fixed rate notes issued by an Approved Bank (or by the parent company thereof) or any variable or fixed rate note issued by, or guaranteed by, a corporation rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in each case with average maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

 

(e)       repurchase agreements entered into by any Person with an Approved Bank, a bank or trust company (including any of the Lenders) or recognized securities dealer, in each case, having capital and surplus in excess of (i) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks and (ii) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks, in each case, for direct obligations issued by or fully guaranteed or insured by the government or any agency or instrumentality of (i) the United States, (ii) the United Kingdom or (iii) any member nation of the European Union rated A-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P and P-2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s, in which such Person shall have a perfected first priority security interest (subject to no other Liens) and having, on the date of purchase thereof, a Fair Market Value of at least 100% of the amount of the repurchase obligations;

 

 

 

(f)       marketable short-term money market and similar highly liquid funds either (i) having assets in excess of (x) $250,000,000 in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and (y) $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions or (ii) having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

 

(g)       securities with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, or by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory having an investment grade rating from either S&P or Moody’s (or the equivalent thereof);

 

(h)       investments with average maturities of 24 months or less from the date of acquisition in mutual funds rated A (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or A2 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s;

 

(i)       instruments equivalent to those referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above denominated in Euro or any other foreign currency comparable in credit quality and tenor to those referred to above and customarily used by corporations for cash management purposes in any jurisdiction outside the United States to the extent reasonably required in connection with any business conducted by any Subsidiary organized in such jurisdiction;

 

(j)       investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets, in money market investment programs that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or that are administered by financial institutions having capital of at least $250,000,000, and, in either case, the portfolios of which are limited such that substantially all of such investments are of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (i) of this definition;

 

(k)       with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary: (i) obligations of the national government of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized or maintains its chief executive office and principal place of business, provided such country is the United Kingdom, India, China, Australia, a member nation of the European Union whose legal tender is the British Pound Sterling or the Euro or a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, in each case maturing within one year after the date of investment therein, (ii) certificates of deposit of, bankers acceptances of, or time deposits with, any commercial bank which is organized and existing under the laws of the country in which such Foreign Subsidiary is organized or doing business, provided such country is the United Kingdom, India, China, Australia, a member state of the European Union or a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and whose short-term commercial paper rating from S&P is at least “A-2” or the equivalent thereof or from Moody’s is at least “P-2” or the equivalent thereof (any such bank being an “Approved Foreign Bank”), and in each case with maturities of not more than 24 months from the date of acquisition and (iii) the equivalent of demand deposit accounts which are maintained with an Approved Foreign Bank; and

 

(l)       investment funds investing substantially all of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (a) through (k) above.

 

Permitted Receivables Financing” means receivables securitizations or other receivables financings (including any factoring program) that are non-recourse to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (except for (a) recourse to any Foreign Subsidiaries that own the assets underlying such financing (or have sold such assets in connection with such financing), (b) any customary limited recourse or, to the extent applicable only to Foreign Subsidiaries, recourse that is customary in the relevant local market, (c) any performance undertaking or to the extent applicable only to Foreign Subsidiaries, any Guarantee that is customary in the relevant local market and (d) any unsecured parent Guarantee by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a parent company of the relevant Restricted Subsidiary that is party thereto and, in each case, reasonable extensions thereof); provided that, with respect to Permitted Receivables Financings incurred in the form of a factoring program, the outstanding amount of such Permitted Receivables Financing for the purposes of this definition shall be deemed to be equal to the Permitted Receivables Net Investment for the last Test Period.

 

 

 

Permitted Receivables Net Investment” means the aggregate cash amount paid by the purchasers under any Permitted Receivables Financing in the form of a factoring program in connection with their purchase of accounts receivable and customary related assets or interests therein, as the same may be reduced from time to time by collections with respect to such accounts receivable and related assets or otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Permitted Receivables Financing (but excluding any such collections used to make payments of commissions, discounts, yield and other fees and charges incurred in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing in the form of a factoring program which are payable to any Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary).

 

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of all or any portion of Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including tender premium) thereon plus other amounts paid, and fees and expenses incurred (including upfront fees and original issue discount), in connection with such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder to the extent that the portion of any existing and unutilized commitment being refinanced was permitted to be drawn under Section 6.01 and Section 6.02 of this Agreement immediately prior to such refinancing (other than by reference to a Permitted Refinancing) and such drawing shall be deemed to have been made, (b) other than with respect to a Permitted Refinancing (i) incurred pursuant to the Maturity Carveout Amount in respect of Incremental Equivalent Debt or (ii) in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (ii)(A), (v), (vii), (xxvii) and (xxix) of Section 6.01(a), the Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (other than Customary Bridge Loans), (c) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension is subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended, (d) if the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended constitutes Junior Financing, the terms and conditions (excluding as to subordination, interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind), interest rate margins, pricing, rate floors, fees, discounts, premiums and prepayment or redemption provisions) of Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, taken as a whole, either (I) are not materially more favorable to the investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions (when taken as a whole) of the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended (except for covenants or other provisions applicable to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at the time such Indebtedness is incurred) (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant or any other covenant is added for the benefit of any such Permitted Refinancing, the terms shall not be considered materially more favorable if such financial maintenance covenant or other covenant is either (A) also added for the benefit of any corresponding Commitments and Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of such Permitted Refinancing or (B) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at the time of such refinancing) or (II) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time such Indebtedness is incurred (as determined by the Borrower in good faith); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, and (e) the primary obligor in respect of, and/or the Persons (if any) that Guarantee, the Indebtedness resulting from such modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension are the primary obligor in respect of, and/or Persons (if any) that Guaranteed, the Indebtedness being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed or extended. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Permitted Refinancing may constitute a portion of an issuance of Indebtedness in excess of the amount of such Permitted Refinancing; provided that such excess amount is otherwise permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a Permitted Refinancing includes successive Permitted Refinancings of the same Indebtedness.

 

 

 

Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date in the form of one or more series of junior lien secured notes or junior lien secured loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness is secured by a Lien on the Collateral ranking junior in priority to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (ii) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Loans (including portions of Classes of Loans or Other Loans), (iii) such Indebtedness (other than Customary Bridge Loans) does not have mandatory redemption features (other than Customary Exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the maturity of the Refinanced Debt (it being understood that the Borrower and Loan Parties shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable) and (iv) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement. Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

Permitted Transferees” means, with respect to any Person that is a natural person (and any Permitted Transferee of such Person), (a) such Person’s Immediate Family Members, including his or her spouse, ex-spouse, children, step-children and their respective lineal descendants and (b) without duplication with any of the foregoing, such Person’s heirs, legatees, executors and/or administrators upon the death of such Person and any other Person who was an Affiliate of such Person upon the death of such Person and who, upon such death, directly or indirectly owned Equity Interests in Holdings.

 

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any Loan Party on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Indebtedness constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Loans (including portions of Classes of Loans or Other Loans), (ii) such Indebtedness (other than Customary Bridge Loans) does not have mandatory redemption features (other than Customary Exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the maturity of the Refinanced Debt (it being understood that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable) and (iii) such Indebtedness is not secured by any Lien on any property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt will include any Registered Equivalent Notes issued in exchange therefor.

 

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

 

Plan” means any “employee pension benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which a Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

 

Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

Post-Transaction Period” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the eighth full consecutive fiscal quarter of the Borrower immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

 

Present Fair Saleable Value” means the amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

 

primary obligor” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Guarantee.”

 

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate”; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

 

 

 

Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period, any adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA made in accordance with clause (b) of the definition of that term.

 

Pro Forma Basis,” “Pro Forma Compliance” and “Pro Forma Effect” means, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant (including, without limitation, any Incurrence-Based Amount or any Fixed Amount) hereunder required by the terms of this Agreement to be made on a Pro Forma Basis, that (a) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (b) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith that have been made during the applicable period of measurement or subsequent to such period and prior to or simultaneously with the event for which the calculation is made shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement in such test, financial ratio or covenant: (i) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (A) in the case of a Disposition of Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary such that such entity is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary or any division, business unit, line of business or product line of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (B) in the case of an acquisition, a Permitted Acquisition or an Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (ii) any retirement or repayment of Indebtedness, (iii) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith (but without giving effect to any concurrent incurrence of any Indebtedness pursuant to any Fixed Amount or Consolidated EBITDA grower basket or under any Revolving Credit Facility) and if such Indebtedness has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate that is or would be in effect with respect to such Indebtedness as at the relevant date of determination and (iv) Available Cash shall be calculated on the date of the consummation of the Specified Transaction after giving pro forma effect to such Specified Transaction (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the cash proceeds of any Indebtedness the incurrence of which is a Specified Transaction or that is incurred to finance such Specified Transaction); provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to clause (a) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test, financial ratio or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” (and subject to the provisions set forth in clause (b) thereof) and give effect to events (including Run Rate Benefits) that are (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) factually supportable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment.”

 

Pro Forma Disposal Adjustment” means, for any four-quarter period that includes all or a portion of a fiscal quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period with respect to any Sold Entity or Business, the pro forma increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of contractual arrangements between the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary entered into with such Sold Entity or Business at the time of its disposal or within the Post-Transaction Period and which represent an increase or decrease in Consolidated EBITDA which is incremental to the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business for the most recent Test Period prior to its disposal.

 

Pro Forma Entity” means any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary.

 

Proposed Change” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(c).

 

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

 

Public Company Costs” means costs relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Exchange Act (and any similar Requirement of Law under any other applicable jurisdiction), as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchange companies with listed equity or debt securities, directors’ or managers’ and employees’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, costs relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders or debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees, listing fees and other costs associated with being a public company.

 

Public Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01.

 

 

 

Purchasing Borrower Party” means Holdings or any subsidiary of Holdings.

 

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.

 

Qualified Equity Interests” means Equity Interests in the Borrower, Holdings or any parent of Holdings other than, in each case, Disqualified Equity Interests.

 

Qualifying IPO” means,

 

(a)        the issuance by Holdings or any Parent Entity of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering, other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8 (or any successor form) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering), or

 

(b)        any transaction or series of related transactions following consummation of which Holdings or any Parent Entity is either subject to the periodic reporting obligations of the Exchange Act as a result of its Equity Interests being registered or has a class or series of Equity Interests publicly traded on a recognized securities exchange, in each case, if following such transaction or series of transactions, any class or series of Equity Interests of such Person is listed on a national securities exchange.

 

Receivables Subsidiary” means any Special Purpose Entity established in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing and any other Subsidiary (other than any Loan Party) involved in a Permitted Receivables Financing which is not permitted by the terms of such Permitted Receivables Financing to guarantee the Loan Document Obligations or provide Collateral.

 

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.”

 

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement executed by each of (a) the Borrower and Holdings, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) each Additional Revolving Lender and Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness being incurred pursuant thereto, in accordance with Section 2.21.

 

Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

 

Registered Equivalent Notes” means, with respect to any notes originally issued in a Rule 144A or other private placement transaction under the Securities Act of 1933, substantially identical notes (having substantially the same Guarantees) issued in a dollar-for-dollar exchange therefor pursuant to an exchange offer registered with the SEC.

 

Related Business Assets” means assets (other than cash or Permitted Investments) used or useful in a Similar Business (which may consist of securities of a Person, including the Equity Interests of any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower)).

 

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents, controlling persons, advisors, attorneys and other representatives of such Person and of each of such Person’s Affiliates and successors and permitted assigns.

 

Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) and including the environment within any building or other structure.

 

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for the purpose of recommending a benchmark rate to replace LIBOR in loan agreements similar to this Agreement.

 

 

 

Removal Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VIII.

 

Required Additional Debt Terms” means with respect to any Indebtedness, (a) except with respect to Customary Bridge Loans and except with respect to an amount equal to the Maturity Carveout Amount at such time, such Indebtedness does not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date, (b) such Indebtedness (other than Customary Bridge Loans) does not have mandatory redemption features (other than Customary Exceptions) that could result in redemptions of such Indebtedness prior to the Latest Maturity Date (it being understood that Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to make any AHYDO “catch up” payments, if applicable), (c) such Indebtedness that is secured (i) is not secured by any assets not securing the Secured Obligations and (ii) is subject to the relevant Intercreditor Agreement(s), (d) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed by any entity that is not a Loan Party and (e) the terms and conditions of such Indebtedness (excluding interest rate (including whether such interest is payable in cash or in kind), pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors, discounts, fees, premiums and prepayment or redemption provisions) either (I) are not materially more favorable (when taken as a whole) to the lenders or investors providing such Indebtedness than the terms and conditions of this Agreement (when taken as a whole) are to the Lenders (it being understood that, to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant or any other covenant is added for the benefit of any Indebtedness, no consent shall be required by the Administrative Agent or any of the Lenders if such financial maintenance covenant or other covenant is either (i) also added for the benefit of any corresponding Loans remaining outstanding after the issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness in connection therewith or (ii) only applicable after the Latest Maturity Date at such time), (II) include covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at such time or (III) reflect market terms and conditions (taken as a whole) at the time of incurrence of such Indebtedness (as determined by the Borrower in good faith); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such resulting Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement, shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement.

 

Required Class Lenders” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(b).

 

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Revolving Lenders having Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments at such time; provided that (a) the Revolving Exposures and unused Revolving Commitments of the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof and (b) whenever there are one or more Defaulting Lenders, the total outstanding Revolving Exposures of, and the unused Revolving Commitments of, each Defaulting Lender, shall, in each case of clauses (a) and (b), be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

 

Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, any statutes, laws, treaties, rules, regulations, official administrative pronouncements, orders, decrees, writs, injunctions or determinations of any arbitrator or court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

 

Resignation Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article VIII.

 

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, president, vice president, general counsel, treasurer or assistant treasurer or other similar officer, manager or a director of a Loan Party and with respect to certain limited liability companies, partnerships or other Loan Parties that do not have officers, any director, manager, sole member, managing member or general partner thereof, and as to any document delivered on the Effective Date or thereafter pursuant to paragraph (I) or (II)(a) of the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement,” any secretary or assistant secretary of any Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

 

 

 

Restricted Debt Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.08(b).

 

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests. For the avoidance of doubt, any payment, prepayment, redemptions or conversion (in each case including any interest and make-whole payment) of Convertible Bond Indebtedness, including the Convertible Notes, shall not be deemed to be “Restricted Payment.”

 

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

Revolving Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

 

Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment, if any, of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum possible aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.08 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or (ii) a Refinancing Amendment, Incremental Facility Amendment or a Loan Modification Agreement. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment as of the First Amendment Effective Date is set forth on Schedule 2.011 to the First Amendment opposite such Lender’s name, or in the Assignment and Assumption, Incremental Facility Amendment, Loan Modification Agreement or Refinancing Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as the case may be. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments as of the First Amendment Effective Date is $55,000,000105,000,000.

 

Revolving Credit Facility” means the Revolving Commitments and the provisions herein related to the Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit.

 

Revolving Exposure” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.

 

Revolving Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or, if the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, a Lender with Revolving Exposure.

 

Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01.

 

Revolving Maturity Date” means October 7, 2026 (or, with respect to any Revolving Lender that has extended its Revolving Commitment pursuant to a Permitted Amendment, the extended maturity date set forth in any such Loan Modification Agreement).

 

Run Rate Benefits” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (b) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor to its rating agency business.

 

 

 

Sale Leaseback” means any transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (a) sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) as part of such transaction, thereafter rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold, transferred or disposed of.

 

Sanctions” means economic sanctions administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, sanctions enforced by OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury.

 

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(b)(ii).

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 

Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means the First Lien/Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F or any other intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

 

Secured Cash Management Obligations” means the due and punctual payment and performance of all obligations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of any overdraft, reimbursement and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services, corporate credit and purchasing cards and related programs, letters of credit or any automated clearing house transfers of funds (collectively, “Cash Management Services”) provided to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor)) that are (a) owed to the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) owed on the Effective Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Effective Date, (c) owed to a Person that is an Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of an Agent or Lender at the time such obligations are incurred or (d) owed to any other Person identified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent; it being understood that each such provider of such Cash Management Services to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed (i) to appoint the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as its agents under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article VIII, Section 9.03, Section 9.09 and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender; provided that the aggregate face amount of letters of credit issued and outstanding constituting Cash Management Services shall not at any time exceed $5,000,000.

 

Secured Obligations” means (i) prior to the Collateral Trigger Event Date, the Loan Document Obligations and (ii) from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Secured Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Secured Swap Obligations (excluding, with respect to any Loan Party, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Loan Party).

 

Secured Parties” means (i) prior to the Collateral Trigger Event Date, (a) each Lender and Issuing Bank, (b) the Administrative Agent and (c) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing and (ii) from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, (a) each Lender and Issuing Bank, (b) the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, (c) each Person to whom any Secured Cash Management Obligations are owed, (d) each counterparty to any Swap Agreement the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap Obligations and (e) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

 

Secured Swap Obligations” means all obligations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under each Swap Agreement that (a) is with a counterparty that is the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) is in effect on the Effective Date with a counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent as of the Effective Date, (c) is entered into after the Effective Date with any counterparty that is a Lender, an Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Agent at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into or (d) is entered into with any other Person specified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in writing from time to time, in each case, to the extent designated in writing as a Secured Swap Obligation by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent; it being understood that each such provider of such Secured Swap Obligations to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be deemed (i) to appoint the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent as its agents under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) to agree to be bound by the provisions of Article VIII, Section 9.03, Section 9.09 and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement as if it were a Lender.

 

 

 

Security Documents” means the Collateral Agreement and each other security agreement or pledge agreement executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, Section 5.11 or Section 5.12 to secure any of the Secured Obligations.

 

Senior Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt or other Indebtedness, the trustee, administrative agent, collateral agent, security agent or similar agent under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

 

Significant Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower most recently ended for which financial statements are available, had revenues or total assets for such quarter in excess of 10.0% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, as applicable, of the Borrower for such quarter.

 

Similar Business” means any business conducted or proposed to be conducted by Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on the Effective Date or any business that is similar, reasonably related, synergistic, incidental, or ancillary thereto.

 

SOFR” means, with respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source) and, in each case, that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

 

SOFR-Based Rate” means SOFR or Term SOFR.

 

Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

 

Solvent” means (a) the Fair Value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities, (b) the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole exceeds their Liabilities, (c) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole after consummation of the Transactions is a going concern and has sufficient capital to reasonably ensure that it will continue to be a going concern for the period from the date hereofEffective Date through the Latest Maturity Date taking into account the nature of, and the needs and anticipated needs for capital of, the particular business or businesses conducted or to be conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity and (d) for the period from the date hereofEffective Date through the Latest Maturity Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis taken as a whole will have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent Liabilities) otherwise become payable, in light of business conducted or anticipated to be conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as reflected in the projected financial statements and in light of the anticipated credit capacity.

 

SPAC Transactions” means any transaction or series of transactions, including without limitation, such transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, by and among TPG Pace Solutions Corp., Holdings, Vacasa, Inc., Turnkey Vacations, Inc. and the other parties thereto, as amended from time to time, that results in the direct or indirect acquisition of Holdings (or any parent or subsidiary thereof) by, or a merger or other combination with or investment from, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company or similar third party (in each case, including any parent or subsidiary thereof), irrespective of the voting power of the resulting entity held by the shareholders of Holdings preceding such transaction or series of transactions.

 

Special Purpose Entity” means a direct or indirect subsidiary of Holdings, whose organizational documents contain restrictions on its purpose and activities and impose requirements intended to preserve its separateness from Holdings and/or one or more Subsidiaries of Holdings.

 

 

 

 

 

Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any acquisition, any Investment (including any Permitted Acquisition), Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation, New Project or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis.”

 

Sponsors” means (x) prior to the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, (a) Turnkey Vacations, Inc., (b) Mossytree Inc., (c) collectively Series 1 of SLP Venice Aggregator, L.P. and Series 2 of SLP Venice Aggregator, L.P., together with their Affiliates and any funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing or any of their respective Affiliates, (d) collectively RW Vacasa AIV LP, Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel-B) L.P., RCP III Vacasa AIV L.P., Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel-B) L.P., and RCP III (A) Vacasa AIV L.P., together with their Affiliates and any funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing or any of their respective Affiliates, and (e) collectively LEGP I VCS, LLC, LEGP II VCS, LLC, LEGP II VCS Splitter, L.P., LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P., LEOF 2015 SPLITTER (VCS), L.P., LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P., LEOF 2018 SPLITTER (VCS), L.P., and Level Equity - VCS Investors, LLC, together with their Affiliates and any funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing or any of their respective Affiliates and (y) after the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, (a) Vacasa, Inc., (b) Mossytree Inc., (c) collectively Series 1 of SLP Venice Aggregator, L.P. and Series 2 of SLP Venice Aggregator, L.P., together with their Affiliates and any funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing or any of their respective Affiliates, (d) collectively RW Vacasa AIV LP, Riverwood Capital Partners II (Parallel-B) L.P., RCP III Vacasa AIV L.P., Riverwood Capital Partners III (Parallel-B) L.P., and RCP III (A) Vacasa AIV L.P., together with their Affiliates and any funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing or any of their respective Affiliates, and (e) collectively LEGP I VCS, LLC, LEGP II VCS, LLC, LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2015, L.P., LEVEL EQUITY OPPORTUNITIES FUND 2018, L.P., and Level Equity - VCS Investors, LLC, together with their Affiliates and any funds, partnerships or other co-investment vehicles managed, advised or controlled by any of the foregoing or any of their respective Affiliates.

 

SPV” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(f).

 

Starter Basket” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Available Amount.”

 

Statutory Reserve Rate” means, with respect to any currency, a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by any Governmental Authority of the United States or of the jurisdiction of such currency or any jurisdiction in which Loans in such currency are made to which banks in such jurisdiction are subject for any category of deposits or liabilities customarily used to fund loans in such currency or by reference to which interest rates applicable to Loans in such currency are determined. Such reserve, liquid asset or similar percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to Regulation D of the Board of Governors, and, if any Lender is required to comply with the requirements of The Bank of England and/or the Prudential Regulation Authority (or any authority that replaces any of the functions thereof), the requirements of the European Central Bank. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to be subject to such reserve, liquid asset or similar requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D or any other applicable law, rule or regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held.

 

Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary Loan Party” means (a) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement and (b) any other Restricted Subsidiary that may be designated by the Borrower (by way of delivering to the Collateral Agent a supplement to the Collateral Agreement and a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, in each case, duly executed by such Subsidiary) in its sole discretion from time to time to be a guarantor in respect of the Secured Obligations, whereupon such Subsidiary shall be obligated to comply with the other requirements of Section 5.11 as if it were newly acquired and not an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case unless it ceases to be a Subsidiary Loan Party in accordance with this Agreement.

 

Successor Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.03(iv).

 

Successor Holdings” means, if Holdings merges, amalgamates or consolidates with any other Person, either (A) Holdings, if Holdings shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (B) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation is not Holdings or is a Person into which Holdings has been liquidated, such other Person so long as (1) the Successor Holdings shall expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Holdings is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (2) each Loan Party other than Holdings unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have reaffirmed, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that its Guarantee of and grant of any Liens as security for the Secured Obligations shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (3) the Successor Holdings shall, immediately following such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, directly or indirectly own all Subsidiaries owned by Holdings immediately prior to such transaction, (4) Holdings shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with this Agreement; provided that if the foregoing requirements are satisfied, the Successor Holdings will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, further, that Holdings agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any documentation and other information about the Successor Holdings as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by any the Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

 

Supported QFC” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.

 

Swap” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

Swap Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.

 

Tax Distribution Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2021; provided that for purposes of determining the Tax Distribution Amount with respect to Parent for purposes of this Agreement, any obligation of Parent to make any payment under the Tax Receivable Agreement shall not take into account any Early Termination Payment (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement) and shall not take into account any other payment under the Tax Receivable Agreement that is calculated by applying the Valuation Assumptions (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement)).

 

 

 

 

Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges, fees, assessments or withholdings (including backup withholdings) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.

 

Tax Receivable Agreement” means the form of Tax Receivable Agreement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2021.

 

Term SOFR” means the forward-looking term rate for any period that is approximately (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent) as long as any of the Interest Period options set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” that is based on SOFR and that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body, in each case as published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion.

 

Termination Date” means the date on which (a) all Commitments shall have been terminated, (b) all Loan Document Obligations (other than in respect of contingent indemnification and contingent expense reimbursement claims not then due) have been paid in full and (c) all Letters of Credit (other than those that have been 100% Cash Collateralized or backstopped, or with respect to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank have been made) have been cancelled or have expired (without any drawing having been made thereunder that has not been rejected or honored) and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder have been reimbursed in full.

 

Test Period” means, at any date of determination (a) for any determination under this Agreement (other than any determination of compliance with the Financial Performance CovenantCovenants), the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements are internally available and (b) for any determination of compliance with the Financial Performance CovenantCovenants, the most recently completed four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b); provided that, prior to the first date after the Effective Date on which financial statements are internally available or have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), as applicable, the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower ended June 30, 2021.

 

Testing Threshold” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.09(a).

 

Total Leverage Ratio” means, on any date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Net Debt as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period as of such date.

 

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the SPAC Transactions, (b) the effectiveness of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (c) the consummation of any other transactions in connection with the foregoing and (d) the payment of the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing (including the Transaction Costs).

 

Transaction Costs” means any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Sponsors, the Management Investors, Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with the Transactions, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

 

Type,” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

UCC” or “Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s security interest in any item or portion of the Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a U.S. jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

 

 

 

 

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

 

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

 

UCP” means the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

 

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) designated by the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.15 subsequent to the Effective Date and (b) any Subsidiary of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as amended from time to time.

 

U.S. Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

 

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.21.

 

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(e).

 

Vehicles” means all railcars, cars, trucks, trailers, construction and earth moving equipment and other vehicles, in each case, covered by a certificate of title law of any state and all tires and other appurtenances to any of the foregoing.

 

Voting Equity Interests” means Equity Interests that are entitled to vote generally for the election of directors to the Board of Directors of the issuer thereof. Shares of preferred stock that have the right to elect one or more directors to the Board of Directors of the issuer thereof only upon the occurrence of a breach or default by such issuer thereunder shall not be considered Voting Equity Interests as long as the directors that may be elected to the Board of Directors of the issuer upon the occurrence of such a breach or default represent a minority of the aggregate voting power of all directors of Board of Directors of the issuer. The percentage of Voting Equity Interests of any issuer thereof beneficially owned by a Person shall be determined by reference to the percentage of the aggregate voting power of all Voting Equity Interests of such issuer that are represented by the Voting Equity Interests beneficially owned by such Person.

 

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining scheduled installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required scheduled payments of principal, including payment at final scheduled maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that, for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Indebtedness that is being modified, refinanced, refunded, renewed, replaced or extended (the “Applicable Indebtedness”), the effects of any prepayments or amortization made on such Applicable Indebtedness prior to the date of the applicable modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension shall be disregarded.

 

wholly-owned subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, a subsidiary of such Person of which securities or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests (other than (a) directors’ qualifying shares and (b) nominal shares issued to foreign nationals or other Persons to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law) are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by such Person or one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more wholly-owned subsidiaries of such Person.

 

 

 

 

Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

Section 1.02           Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Revolving Borrowing”).

 

Section 1.03           Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” are by way of example and shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “or” is not exclusive. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including”. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and (f) references to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such law.

 

Section 1.04           Accounting Terms; GAAP; Certain Calculations.

 

(a)          All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with GAAP.

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or utilization of any basket contained in this Agreement (including, without limitation, any Incurrence-Based Amount and any Fixed Amount), Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Total Assets, the Total Leverage Ratio, as applicable, shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis to give effect to the Transactions and all Specified Transactions that have been made during the applicable period of measurement or subsequent to such period and prior to or concurrently with the event for which the calculation is made and to the extent the proceeds of any new Indebtedness are to be used to repay other Indebtedness (including by repurchase, redemption, retirement, extinguishment, defeasance, discharge or pursuant to escrow or similar arrangements) no later than 60 days following the incurrence of such new Indebtedness, the Borrower shall be permitted to give Pro Forma Effect to such repayment of Indebtedness; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining actual compliance with the Financial Performance CovenantCovenants (but not any other provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with such covenant) any Specified Transaction that occurred subsequent to such period shall not be given pro forma effect.

 

 

 

 

(c)          Where reference is made to “the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of the Borrower other than the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(d)          In the event that the Borrower elects to prepare its financial statements in accordance with IFRS and such election results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms (collectively, the “Accounting Changes”) in this Agreement, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into good faith negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement (including the levels applicable herein to any computation of the Total Leverage Ratio) so as to reflect equitably the Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the Borrower’s financial condition shall be substantially the same after such change as if such change had not been made. Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed in accordance with GAAP (as determined in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) (it being agreed that the reconciliation between GAAP and IFRS used in such determination shall be made available to Lenders) as if such change had not occurred.

 

(e)          For purposes of determining the permissibility of any action, change, transaction or event that requires a calculation of any financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Section 6.09, any Total Leverage Ratio test, the amount of Consolidated EBITDA and/or Consolidated Total Assets), such financial ratio or test shall be calculated at the time such action is taken (subject to Section 1.08), such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be, and no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of a change in such financial ratio or test occurring after the time such action is taken, such change is made, such transaction is consummated or such event occurs, as the case may be.

 

(f)           Each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate historical financial statements as the result of the implementation of changes in GAAP or IFRS, or the respective interpretation or application thereof, and that such restatements will not, solely as a result of compliance with such change in GAAP or IFRS (or such interpretation or application), result in a Default or an Event of Default under the Loan Documents.

 

(g)          Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary (i) until such time as financial statements of the Borrower (or any applicable Parent Entity) filed with the SEC are required to reflect lease categorization in accordance with ASC 842 (Leases) (the “Lease Accounting Transition Time”), the determination of whether a lease is a Capitalized Lease or a Non-Finance Lease shall, for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, be made without giving effect to ASC 842 (Leases) and (ii) from and after the Lease Accounting Transition Time, the determination of whether a lease is a Capitalized Lease or a Non-Finance Lease shall, for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, be made giving effect to ASC 842 (Leases); provided that, other than for purposes of financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, the Borrower may, with respect to any Test Period ending after the Lease Accounting Transition Time, elect, by notifying the Administrative Agent in writing prior to or concurrently with the delivery of a Compliance Certificate for such Test Period pursuant to Section 5.01(d), to determine whether a lease is a Capitalized Lease or a Non-Finance Lease without giving effect to ASC 842 (Leases).

 

Section 1.05           Certain Calculations and Tests.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Revolving Loans and, to the extent established or incurred under the Free and Clear Incremental Amount, Incremental Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt) that does not require compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Section 6.09 and/or any Total Leverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the “Fixed Amounts”) substantially concurrently with any amounts incurred or transactions entered into (or consummated) in reliance on a provision of this Agreement that requires compliance with a financial ratio or test (including, without limitation, Section 6.09 and/or any Total Leverage Ratio test) (any such amounts, the “Incurrence-Based Amounts”), it is understood and agreed that the Fixed Amounts shall be disregarded in the calculation of the financial ratio or test applicable to the Incurrence-Based Amounts in connection with such substantially concurrent incurrence. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 1.05, cash proceeds of any simultaneous incurrence of Indebtedness shall be disregarded in calculating the amount of Available Cash for purposes of determining whether Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred.

 

 

 

 

(b)         For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the incurrence of any Indebtedness under Section 2.20, the definition of “Required Lenders” shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis in accordance with this Section 1.04, Section 2.20 and the definition of “Incremental Cap”; provided that any waiver, amendment or modification obtained on such basis (i) will not become operative until substantially contemporaneously with the incurrence of such Indebtedness, (ii) is not required in order to avoid a covenant Default and (iii) does not affect the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any then outstanding Class but not the Lenders in respect of such Indebtedness to be incurred.

 

(c)          Any reference herein or in any other Loan Document to the ranking of Liens shall be determined without regard to control of remedies.

 

(d)          For all purposes of this Agreement and the calculations subject hereto, at the Borrower’s election, the acquisition of any Person, property, business or assets (and any pro forma events to occur in connection therewith, including the assumption or incurrence of any Indebtedness or Liens and any Run Rate Benefits) shall be deemed to have “occurred” and been “consummated” upon the Borrower or any Subsidiary entering into a binding definitive agreement or letter of intent with respect thereto, and such deemed occurrence shall continue until such transaction is actually consummated or is abandoned or such definitive agreement or letter of intent is otherwise terminated.

 

Section 1.06           Effectuation of Transactions. All references herein to Holdings, the Borrower and their subsidiaries shall be deemed to be references to such Persons, and all the representations and warranties of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed made, in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

Section 1.07           Currency Translation; Rates.

 

(a)          Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, for purposes of any determination under Article V, Article VI (other than Section 6.09) or Article VII or any determination under any other provision of this Agreement expressly requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred, outstanding or proposed to be incurred or outstanding in currencies other than dollars shall be translated into dollars in accordance with Section 1.07 (rounded to the nearest currency unit, with 0.5 or more of a currency unit being rounded upward); provided, however, that for purposes of determining compliance with Article VI with respect to the amount of any Indebtedness, Investment, Disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment of Indebtedness in a currency other than dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Indebtedness is incurred, or such Investment, Disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment of Indebtedness is made; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.07 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Indebtedness may be incurred or any Investment, Disposition, Restricted Payment or prepayment of Indebtedness made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of any determination of Consolidated Total Debt, amounts in currencies other than dollars shall be translated into dollars at the currency exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) and shall give effect to any Swap Agreement relating to such Indebtedness in effect on the date of determination relating to any such currencies. Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

 

 

 

 

(b)         The Administrative Agent does not warrant, nor accept responsibility, nor shall the Administrative Agent have any liability with respect to the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “LIBO Rate” or with respect to any rate that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any of such rate (including, without limitation, any LIBOR Successor Rate) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes.

 

 

Section 1.08           Limited Condition Transactions.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, for purposes of:

 

(i)     determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement (other than Section 6.09) which requires the calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio;

 

(ii)    determining the accuracy of representations and warranties and/or whether a Default or Event of Default (or any subset of Defaults or Events of Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result from an action; or

 

(iii)   testing availability under baskets set forth in this Agreement (including any baskets based on, or measured as, a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Total Assets or by reference to the Available Amount or the Available Equity Amount) (including the incurrence of any Incremental Facility);

 

in each case, in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), with such LCT Election to be made on or prior to (a) in the case of any Limited Condition Transaction described in clause (a) of the definition of “Limited Condition Transaction,” the date of execution of, at the option of the Borrower, the definitive agreement or a letter of intent related to such Limited Condition Transaction, or (b) with respect to any Limited Condition Transaction described in clause (b) or (c) of the definition of “Limited Condition Transaction,” the date of delivery of irrevocable notice with respect thereto (provided that, in each case, the Borrower may subsequently elect to rescind such LCT Election), and the date of determination of whether any such Limited Condition Transaction (including any Specified Transaction or other action in connection therewith) is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreement or a letter of intent for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or the date of delivery of irrevocable notice with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction, as applicable (the “LCT Test Date”), and if, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the Limited Condition Transaction, the Specified Transactions and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with; provided that, if financial statements for one or more subsequent fiscal quarters or fiscal years, as applicable, shall have become available prior to the consummation of the applicable Limited Condition Transaction, the Borrower may elect, in its sole discretion, to re-determine availability under any applicable ratio, test or basket for purposes of clause (i) and (iii) above on the basis of such financial statements, in which case such date of redetermination shall thereafter be deemed to be the applicable LCT Test Date with respect to such ratio, test or basket for purposes of clause (i) and (iii) above.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and (x) any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date (including with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness) are not satisfied as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including due to fluctuations in Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Transaction, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been unsatisfied as a result of such fluctuations; provided, however, if any ratios or baskets improve as a result of such fluctuations, such improved ratios or baskets may be utilized and (y) such ratios and other provisions need not be tested again at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or related Specified Transactions. If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement, letter of intent or notice, as applicable, for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.

 

 

 

 

Section 1.09           Cashless Rollovers. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, to the extent that any Lender extends the maturity date of, or replaces, renews or refinances, any of its then-existing Loans with Incremental Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Loans, or loans incurred under a new credit facility, in each case, to the extent such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing is effected by means of a “cashless roll” by such Lender pursuant to settlement mechanisms approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender, such extension, replacement, renewal or refinancing shall be deemed to comply with any requirement hereunder or any other Loan Document that such payment be made “in dollars,” “in immediately available funds,” “in cash” or any other similar requirement.

 

Section 1.10           Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower (or any Subsidiary) or in favor of such Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

 

Section 1.11           Times of Day; Timing of Performance. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Eastern time (daylight or standard, as applicable). When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period” and in Section 2.18(a)) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

Section 1.12           [Reserved].

 

Section 1.13           Compliance with Certain Sections. In the event that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition or Affiliate transaction, as applicable, meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of transactions or items then permitted pursuant to any clause or subsection of Article V, Article VI, Article II or the definition of “Incremental Cap,” the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may, from time to time, divide, classify and/or reclassify such transaction or item (or portion thereof) among any combination of one or more categories and will be required to include the amount and type of such transaction (or portion thereof) only in any one category at any time; provided that the reclassification described in this sentence shall be deemed to have occurred automatically with respect to any such transaction or item incurred or made pursuant to a Fixed Amount (including the Free and Clear Incremental Amount) that later would be permitted on a Pro Forma Basis to be incurred or made pursuant to an Incurrence-Based Amount (including the Ratio Incremental Amount). It is understood and agreed that any Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition and/or Affiliate transaction need not be permitted solely by reference to one category of permitted Indebtedness, Lien, Restricted Payment, Restricted Debt Payment, Investment, Disposition and/or Affiliate transaction under Article V, Article VI, Article II or the definition of “Incremental Cap,” respectively, but may instead be permitted in part under any combination thereof.

 

Section 1.14           SPAC Transactions and Qualifying IPO.(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, the parties hereto agree that in no event shall this Agreement, or any other Loan Document or any provision thereof be interpreted to prohibit the SPAC Transactions or any Qualifying IPO, and the consummation of the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO will not, on its own, result in a breach or default under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents.

 

 

 

 

Article II

 

THE CREDITS

 

Section 2.01           Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower denominated in dollars from time to time during the Revolving Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount which will not result in such Lender’s Revolving Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. The Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

 

Section 2.02           Loans and Borrowings.

 

(a)          Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments of the applicable Class. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and, other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required hereby.

 

(b)          Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Loan Borrowing denominated in dollars shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurocurrency Loans, in each case, as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)          At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum; provided that a Eurocurrency Borrowing that results from a continuation of an outstanding Eurocurrency Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to such outstanding Borrowing. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of the Borrowing Multiple and not less than the Borrowing Minimum. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of twelve (12) Eurocurrency Borrowings; provided, further, that an additional three Borrowings in respect of each Class of Incremental Revolving Loans may be outstanding at the same time (or, in the case of either of the foregoing limits, such greater number as may be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).

 

Section 2.03           Requests for Borrowings. To request a Revolving Loan Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request, which notice may be given by (A) telephone or (B) a Borrowing Request; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Request. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent (a) in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing (or, in the case of any Eurocurrency Borrowing to be made on the Effective Date, such shorter period of time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent) or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Loan Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.05(f) may be given no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be delivered by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission (or, if requested by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission) to the Administrative Agent and shall be signed by the Borrower. Each such Borrowing Request shall specify the following information:

 

(i)      whether the requested Borrowing is to be a Revolving Loan Borrowing or a Borrowing of any other Class (specifying the Class thereof);

 

(ii)      the aggregate amount of such Borrowing;

 

 

 

 

(iii)     the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

 

(iv)     whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing;

 

(v)      in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;

 

(vi)     the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.06 or, in the case of any ABR Revolving Loan Borrowing requested to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f), the identity of the Issuing Bank that made such LC Disbursement; and

 

(vii)    that, as of the date of such Borrowing, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) and Section 4.02(b) are satisfied.

 

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified as to any Borrowing, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurocurrency Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

 

Section 2.04           [Reserved].

 

Section 2.05            Letters of Credit.

 

(a)          General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including Section 2.22), each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreement of the Revolving Lenders set forth in this Section 2.05, to issue Letters of Credit denominated in dollars for the Borrower’s own account (or for the account of any Subsidiary so long as the Borrower and such Subsidiary are co-applicants in respect of such Letter of Credit), in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, which shall reflect the standard policies and procedures of such Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the period from the Effective Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, any Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired (without any drawing having been made thereunder that has not been rejected or honored) or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

 

(b)          Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall deliver in writing by hand delivery or facsimile (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the recipient) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (at least three (3) Business Days before the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension or such shorter period as the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent may agree) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section 2.05), the currency and amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit or bank guarantee application on such Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended by an Issuing Bank only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, (i) the aggregate Revolving Exposures shall not exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, (ii) the aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed the aggregate Letter of Credit Commitments and (iii) the LC Exposure of such Issuing Bank shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Commitments of such Issuing Bank. No Issuing Bank shall be under any obligation to issue (or amend) any Letter of Credit if (i) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing (or amending) the Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Bank any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit the issuance (or amendment) of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which such Issuing Bank in good faith deems material to it, (ii) except as otherwise agreed by such Issuing Bank, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $100,000 or (iii) any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, if after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv), any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued (or amended) or such Letter of Credit and all other LC Exposure as to which such Issuing Bank has Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue a commercial or trade Letter of Credit unless reasonably agreed between such Issuing Bank and the Borrower.

 

 

 

 

(c)           Notice. Each Issuing Bank agrees that it shall not permit any issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit to occur unless it shall have given to the Administrative Agent any written notice thereof required under paragraph (m) of this Section and each Issuing Bank hereby agrees to give such notice.

 

(d)          Expiration Date. Unless cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the applicable Issuing Bank, each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided that if such expiry date is not a Business Day, such Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to close of business on the next succeeding Business Day; provided, however, that any Letter of Credit may, upon the request of the Borrower, include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be extended automatically for additional consecutive periods of one year or less (but not beyond the Letter of Credit Expiration Date) unless the applicable Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof within the time period specified in such Letter of Credit or, if no such time period is specified, at least 30 days prior to the then-applicable expiration date, that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed.

 

(e)          Participations.

 

(i)       By the issuance of a Letter of Credit or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof, and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby irrevocably and unconditionally acquires from such Issuing Bank without recourse or warranty (regardless of whether the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall have been satisfied), a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 2.05, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or any reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

 

 

 

 

(ii)      At any time after an Issuing Bank has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Lender such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the applicable LC Disbursement in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.05(e)(i), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Bank any payment in respect of the related unreimbursed amount of the applicable LC Disbursement or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

 

(iii)     If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.05(e)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 9.08 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Issuing Bank in its discretion), each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank its Applicable Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

 

(f)           Reimbursement. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Issuing Bank through the Administrative Agent, with notice of such payment given to the Issuing Bank, an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives notice of such LC Disbursement; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than the Borrowing Minimum, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Loan Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Loan Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Revolving Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, and in the same manner as provided in Section 2.06 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.06 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders pursuant to this paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse any Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

 

(g)          Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section 2.05 and the obligations of the Revolving Lenders as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.05 is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, (iv) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, (v) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary, the Issuing Bank or any other person, (vi) any waiver by an Issuing Bank of any requirement that exists for such Issuing Bank’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by an Issuing Bank which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower, (vii) any payment made by an Issuing Bank in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable, or (viii) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.05, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or any of their Affiliates shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Banks; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse any Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential, exemplary or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Bank (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit, and any such acceptance or refusal shall be deemed not to constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

 

 

 

(h)          Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. Such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or electronic communication) (if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Bank has made an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with paragraph (f) of this Section.

 

(i)           Interim Interest. If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section 2.05, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section 2.05 to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment and shall be payable within two Business Days of demand or, if no demand has been made, within two Business Days of the date on which the Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full. If any Revolving Lender shall not have made its Applicable Percentage of such LC Disbursement available to the Administrative Agent as provided in clause (f) above, such Revolving Lender shall agree to pay interest on such amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is required to be paid at a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules or practices on interbank compensation.

 

(j)           Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day on which the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all Revolving Lenders) demanding the deposit of Cash Collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Revolving Lenders, an amount of cash in dollars equal to the Dollar Equivalent of the portions of the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit, as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such Cash Collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of Section 7.01. The Borrower also shall deposit Cash Collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.11(b). Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, if any Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure remains outstanding (after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv)), then promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to cover such Defaulting Lender Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent in Permitted Investments and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Banks for LC Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of Revolving Lenders with LC Exposure representing more than 50.0% of the aggregate LC Exposure of all the Revolving Lenders), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default or the existence of a Defaulting Lender, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three (3) Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived or after the termination of Defaulting Lender status, as applicable. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of Cash Collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.11(b), such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower as and to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, the Borrower would remain in compliance with Section 2.11(b) and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

 

 

 

(k)          Designation of Additional Issuing Banks. The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, designate as additional Issuing Banks one or more Revolving Lenders that agree to serve in such capacity as provided below. The acceptance by a Revolving Lender of an appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder shall be evidenced by an agreement, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such designated Revolving Lender and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, (i) such Revolving Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to include such Revolving Lender in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

 

(l)           Termination of an Issuing Bank.

 

(i)          The Borrower may terminate the appointment of any Issuing Bank as an “Issuing Bank” hereunder by providing a written notice thereof to such Issuing Bank, with a copy to the Administrative Agent. Any such termination shall become effective upon the earlier of (x) such Issuing Bank’s acknowledging receipt of such notice and (y) the fifth Business Day following the date of the delivery thereof; provided that no such termination shall become effective until and unless the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (or its Affiliates) shall have been reduced to zero. At the time any such termination shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the terminated Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(a). Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such termination, the terminated Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not issue any additional Letters of Credit.

 

(ii)          Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Issuing Bank, any Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank at any time upon 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Lenders. In the event of any such resignation as an Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor Issuing Bank hereunder. Notwithstanding the effectiveness of any such resignation, any former Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall not issue any additional Letters of Credit. Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Bank, (x) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank as the case may be, and (y) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding on behalf such resigning Issuing Bank at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.

 

 

 

 

(m)                Issuing Bank Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, report in writing to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent periods as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, including all issuances, extensions, amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements and reimbursements, (ii) within five (5) Business Days following the time that such Issuing Bank issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the face amount of the Letters of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such Issuing Bank makes any LC Disbursement, the date and amount of such LC Disbursement, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Bank on such day, the date of such failure and amount of such LC Disbursement and (v) on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

 

(n)                 Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Issuing Bank shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and no Issuing Bank’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of such Issuing Bank required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the law or any order of a jurisdiction where such Issuing Bank or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade – International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

 

(o)                 Letters of Credit Issued for Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Subsidiaries.

  

Section 2.06               Funding of Borrowings.

 

(a)                  Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds in dollars by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, to the Applicable Account of the Administrative Agent most-recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.05(f) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to Section 2.05(f) to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Bank as their interests may appear.

 

 

 

 

(b)                 Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance on such assumption and in its sole discretion, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such share on demand of the Administrative Agent. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith upon demand of the Administrative Agent therefor, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower agrees to pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrower interest on such corresponding amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to such Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.13. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

 

(c)                 The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Revolving Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and to make payments pursuant to Section 9.03(d) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 9.03(d) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and, other than as expressly provided herein with respect to a Defaulting Lender, no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 9.03(d).

 

Section 2.07               Interest Elections.

 

(a)                  Each Revolving Loan Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03 and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request or designated by Section 2.03. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

 

(b)                 To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone (or, at the option of Borrower, in writing) by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such request may be given by (1) telephone or (2) an Interest Election Request.

 

(c)                 Each such request shall be irrevocable and each telephonic request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

 

(d)                 Each telephonic request and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.03:

 

(i)               the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

 

(ii)              the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

 

 

 

(iii)             whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency Borrowing; and

 

(iv)            if the resulting Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

 

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

(e)                  Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the applicable Class of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

 

(f)                  If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

Section 2.08               Termination and Reduction of Commitments.

 

(a)                 Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(b)                 The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments of any Class; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Revolving Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the aggregate Revolving Exposures would exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments. The Borrower may terminate the Commitments of any Defaulting Lender on a non-pro rata basis upon notice to the Administrative Agent.

 

(c)                 The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least one Business Day prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date of termination) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments of any Class shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments of such Class.

 

Section 2.09               Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

 

(a)                 The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan of such Lender on the Revolving Maturity Date.

 

(b)                 Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

(c)                  The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

 

 

 

(d)                 The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein, provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to pay any amounts due hereunder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the entries made pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section, the accounts maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall control.

 

(e)                 Any Lender may request through the Administrative Agent that Loans of any Class made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender or its registered assigns and in a form provided by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Borrower.

 

Section 2.10               [Reserved].

 

Section 2.11               Prepayment of Loans.

 

(a)                 The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing of any Class in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.

 

(b)                 In the event and on each occasion that the aggregate Revolving Exposures exceed the aggregate Revolving Commitments, the Borrower shall prepay Revolving Loan Borrowings (or, if no such Borrowings are outstanding, deposit Cash Collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.05(j)) in an aggregate amount necessary to eliminate such excess.

 

(c)                  Prior to any optional or mandatory prepayment of Borrowings hereunder, the Borrower shall select the Borrowing or Borrowings of any Class to be prepaid and shall specify such selection in the notice of such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.11(d). In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as of the Type of Borrowing of any Class, the Administrative Agent shall make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.16.

 

(d)                 The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any prepayment hereunder by telephone or delivering a Notice of Loan Prepayment; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, such notice must be received (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment; provided, further, that each telephonic notice shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile or other electronic transmission to the Administrative Agent of a written Notice of Loan Prepayment signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid and, in the case of a mandatory prepayment, a reasonably detailed calculation of the amount of such prepayment; provided that a notice of optional prepayment may state that such notice is conditional upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the receipt of the proceeds from the issuance of other Indebtedness or the occurrence of some other identifiable event or condition, in which case such notice of prepayment may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified date of prepayment) if such condition is not satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02, except as necessary to apply fully the required amount of a mandatory prepayment. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13. At the Borrower’s election in connection with any prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.11, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Revolving Loan of a Defaulting Lender and shall be allocated ratably among the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.12               Fees.

 

(a)                 The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in dollars for the account of each Revolving Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the rate of 0.25% per annum on the actual daily unused amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Beginning with October 15, 2021, accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the 15th of January, April, July and October of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereofEffective Date. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing commitment fees, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the outstanding Revolving Loans and LC Exposure of such Lender. For the avoidance of doubt the foregoing commitment fee shall be calculated based on $55,000,000 of total Revolving Commitments from the Effective Date to, but excluding, the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(b)                 The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the Applicable Rate, in each case, used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Revolving Loans, on the daily amount of such Revolving Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements), during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Revolving Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Revolving Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure. In addition, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Issuing Bank, a fronting fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank to the Borrower for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit through the expiration date of such Letter of Credit (or if terminated on an earlier date to the termination date of such Letter of Credit), computed at a rate equal to 0.125% per annum or such other percentage per annum to be agreed upon between the Borrower and such Issuing Bank of the daily outstanding amount of such Letter of Credit, as well as such Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the 15th of January, April, July and October of each year, commencing on October 15, 2021; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand until the expiration or cancellation of all outstanding Letters of Credit. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed.

 

(c)                  All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent for distribution, in the case of commitment fees and participation fees, to the Revolving Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

 

(d)                The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, an agency fee payable in the amount and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)                 The Borrower agrees to pay the Lenders, for their own account, the upfront fees in the amount and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Lenders.

 

(f)                  Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 2.22, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any amounts to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.12; provided that such amounts shall be payable to any non-Defaulting Lender which assumes the obligations of a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.22(a)(iv).

 

Section 2.13               Interest.

 

(a)                 The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

 

 

 

 

(b)                 The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate

 

(c)                 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder (other than principal) is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, during the continuance of an Event of Default under clauses (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 and following the request of the Required Lenders such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section; provided that no amount shall be payable pursuant to this Section 2.13(c) to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that no amounts shall accrue pursuant to this Section 2.13(c) on any overdue amount, reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or other amount payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that such amounts shall be payable to any non-Defaulting Lender which assumes the obligations of a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.22(a)(iv).

 

(d)                 Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Revolving Commitments, provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Revolving Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

(e)                 All computations of interest for ABR Loans (including ABR Loans determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid, provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.18, bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

 

Section 2.14                Alternate Rate of Interest.

 

(a)                 Other than as set forth in clause (b) below, if, at least two Business Days prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Borrowing:

 

      (i)         the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

 

      (ii)        the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period or payment period, as applicable, will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period or payment period, as applicable (in each case with respect to the applicable Loans impacted by this clause (b) or clause (a) above, “Impacted Loans”),

 

the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or facsimile as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (x) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any affected Borrowing to, or continuation of any affected Borrowing as, a Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be ineffective and (y) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurocurrency Borrowing then such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing and the utilization of the LIBO Rate component in determining the Alternate Base Rate shall be suspended; provided, however, that, in each case, the Borrower may revoke any such Borrowing Request that is pending when such notice is received.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Administrative Agent has made the determination described in clause (i) of this Section 2.14(a) and/or is advised by the Required Lenders of their determination in accordance with clause (ii) of this Section 2.14(a) and the Borrower shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “LIBO Rate,” and other applicable provisions to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change; provided that, until so amended, such Impacted Loans will be handled as otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.14; provided, further, that any amended definition of “LIBO Rate” shall provide that in no event shall such amended LIBO Rate be less than 0.50% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(b)                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower has determined, that:

 

(i)               adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for any requested Interest Period, including, without limitation, because the LIBOR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis, and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

(ii)              the administrator of the LIBOR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which LIBOR or the LIBOR Screen Rate shall no longer be made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans; provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that will continue to provide LIBOR after such specific date (such specific date, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”), or

 

(iii)             syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section, are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace LIBOR,

 

then, reasonably promptly after such determination by the Administrative Agent or receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, as applicable, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.14 to replace LIBOR with one or more alternate benchmark rates, which may be one or more SOFR-Based Rates, giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such alternate benchmark rates (any such proposed rate, a “LIBOR Successor Rate”) and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to any such benchmark or any method for calculating such adjustment, giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities for such benchmarks and with appropriate adjustments (x) to preserve the pricing in effect at the time of selection of such LIBOR Successor Rate and (y) for the duration and time for determination of the LIBOR Successor Rate in relation to any applicable Interest Period, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion (in consultation with the Borrower) and may be periodically updated (the “Adjustment,” and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Borrower unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders in the case of an amendment to replace LIBOR with any alternate benchmark rate other than one or more SOFR-Based Rates, object to such amendment on the basis that such benchmark rate is not a prevailing or evolving reference rate for similar dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Required Lenders shall not be entitled to object to any SOFR-Based Rate contained in any such amendment. No replacement of LIBOR with a LIBOR Successor Rate will occur prior to the date that is 90 days prior to the applicable Scheduled Unavailability Date. At the Borrower’s request, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy any applicable guidance of the Internal Revenue Service in a manner that is not adverse to the Lenders that is intended to prevent any implementation of a LIBOR Successor Rate from resulting in a deemed exchange of any Loan under this Agreement for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3.

 

 

 

 

If no LIBOR Successor Rate has been determined and the circumstances under clause (i) above exist or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable), the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.  Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make, continue or convert into Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the case of circumstances under clause (i) above existing with respect to LIBOR or the occurrence of the Scheduled Unavailability Date with respect to LIBOR or the LIBOR Screen Rate, the Adjusted LIBO Rate component shall no longer be utilized in determining the Alternate Base Rate.  Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurocurrency Loans (to the extent of the affected Eurocurrency Loans or Interest Periods), or in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of ABR Loans (subject to the foregoing clause (y)) in the amount specified therein.

 

Notwithstanding anything else herein, any definition of “LIBOR Successor Rate” shall provide that in no event shall such LIBOR Successor Rate be less than 0.00% for purposes of this Agreement.

 

In connection with the implementation of a LIBOR Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower will have the right to make LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such LIBOR Successor Rate Conforming Changes to the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective. 

 

Section 2.15               Increased Costs.

 

(a)                  If any Change in Law shall:

 

(i)              impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any Issuing Bank (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate); or

 

(ii)              impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than with respect to Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

 

(iii)             subject any Lender to any Taxes (other than Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or Excluded Taxes) on its loans, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

 

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the actual cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the actual cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, for such increased costs actually incurred or reduction actually suffered, provided that to the extent any such costs or reductions are incurred by any Lender as a result of any requests, rules, guidelines or directives enacted or promulgated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and Basel III after the Effective Date, then such Lender shall be compensated pursuant to this Section 2.15(a) only to the extent such Lender certifies that it is imposing such charges on similarly situated borrowers under the other syndicated credit facilities that such Lender is a lender under.

 

 

 

 

(b)                  If any Lender or Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding liquidity or capital requirements has the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s (or Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s Lending Office) capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to liquidity or capital adequacy), then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction actually suffered.

 

(c)                  A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company in reasonable detail, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 Business Days after receipt thereof.

 

(d)                 Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section 2.15 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

Section 2.16               Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(d) and is revoked in accordance therewith) or (d) the assignment of any Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19 or Section 9.02(c), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the actual loss, cost and expense attributable to such event (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any margin or spread). For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 2.16, each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurocurrency Loan made by it at the Adjusted LIBO Rate (determined without giving effect to any interest rate “floor”) for such Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing for a comparable amount and for a comparable period whether or not such Eurocurrency Loan was in fact so funded. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 Business Days after receipt of such demand.

 

Section 2.17               Taxes.

 

(a)                  All payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Requirements of Law. If any applicable withholding agent shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law to withhold or deduct any Taxes with respect to any such payments, then (i) the applicable withholding agent shall make such withholdings or deductions, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and (iii) if the Tax in question is an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax, the amount payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions have been made (including deductions applicable to additional amounts payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment received by the Administrative Agent for its own account, the Administrative Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes been made.

 

 

 

 

(b)                 Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Requirements of Law.

 

(c)                  Without duplication of amounts compensated for by paragraph (a) or (b), the Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 30 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid or payable by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.17) and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender, or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

(d)                 As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment (if the applicable Governmental Authority makes such receipts readily available to the Borrower), a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

(e)                  Each Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law and such other documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent (i) as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding or (ii) as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to withholding or information reporting requirements. Each Lender shall, whenever a lapse of time or change in circumstances renders such documentation obsolete, expired or inaccurate in any respect, deliver promptly to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent updated or other appropriate documentation (including any new documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. In addition, any Lender, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.

 

Without limiting the foregoing:

 

(1)           Each Lender that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding.

 

(2)           Each Lender that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent) whichever of the following is applicable:

 

(A)             two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms) claiming eligibility for the benefits of an income tax treaty as to which the United States is a party,

 

 

 

 

(B)              two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor forms),

 

(C)              in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 871(h) or Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and that no payment under any Loan Document is effectively connected with such Lender’s conduct of a trade or business in the United States (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor forms),

 

(D)              to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner, two properly completed and duly signed original copies of IRS Form W-8IMY (or any successor forms) , accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-9 (or any successor forms), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P-2 or Exhibit P-3, or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Lender is a partnership (and not a participating Lender and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit P-4 on behalf of such direct or indirect partner(s), or

 

(E)              any Lender shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or before the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two properly completed and duly signed original copies of any other form prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.

 

(3)           If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Requirements of Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA, to determine whether such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA and, if necessary, to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (3), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date hereofEffective Date.

 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this clause (e), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any form or other documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

 

 

 

 

(f)                  If the Borrower determines in good faith that a reasonable basis exists for claiming a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes for which indemnification has been provided under this Section 2.17,the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender, as applicable, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower in pursuing a claim for refund of such Taxes if so requested by the Borrower; provided that (a) the Administrative Agent or such Lender determines in its reasonable discretion that it would not be subject to any unreimbursed third party cost or expense or otherwise be prejudiced by cooperating in such challenge, (b) the Borrower pays all related expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable and (c) the Borrower indemnifies the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, for any liabilities or other costs incurred by such party in connection with such challenge. If the Administrative Agent or a Lender receives a refund of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall promptly pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, shall promptly repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. The Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant taxing authority (provided that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may delete any information therein that the Administrative Agent or such Lender deems confidential). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 2.17(f) shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to Taxes which it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

 

(g)                 Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17(e).

 

(h)                 The Administrative Agent, and any successor or supplemental Administrative Agent, shall deliver to the Borrower, on or before the date on which it becomes a party to this Agreement, either (i) a properly completed and duly executed original copy of IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is not subject to U.S. federal backup withholding, or (ii) a properly completed and duly executed original copy of IRS Form W-8IMY evidencing the Administrative Agent’s agreement to be treated as a United States person for U.S. federal withholding tax purposes and assuming primary responsibility for U.S. federal income tax withholding with respect to payments received by the Administrative Agent as an intermediary under any Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.17(h), the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver any documentation that the Administrative Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of any Change in Law after the date hereofEffective Date.

 

(i)                  The agreements in this Section 2.17 shall survive resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations under any Loan Document.

 

(j)                   For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “Lender” shall include any Issuing Bank.

 

Section 2.18               Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs.

 

(a)                 The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it under any Loan Document (whether of principal, interest, fees, or reimbursement of LC Disbursement or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to the time expressly required hereunder or under such other Loan Document for such payment (or, if no such time is expressly required, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time), on the date when due, in immediately available funds, free and clear of and without setoff, recoupment, defense or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to such account as may be specified by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank shall be made as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto and payments pursuant to other Loan Documents shall be made to the Persons specified therein. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment (other than payments on the Eurocurrency Loans) under any Loan Document shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurocurrency Loan becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the maturity thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month, in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day. In the case of any payment of principal pursuant to the preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate for the period of such extension. All payments or prepayments of any Loan shall be made in the currency in which such Loan is denominated, all reimbursements of any LC Disbursements shall be made in dollars, all payments of accrued interest payable on a Loan or LC Disbursement shall be made in dollars, and all other payments under each Loan Document shall be made in dollars.

 

 

 

 

(b)                  If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all applicable amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of applicable interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the applicable amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of applicable principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

(c)                  If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans of a given Class or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender with outstanding Loans of the same Class or participations in LC Disbursements, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans of such Class or participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant (including a Purchasing Borrower Party) or (C) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Rate in respect of Loans of Lenders that have consented to any such extension. The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower, as applicable, in the amount of such participation. For purposes of clause (c) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes,” a Lender that acquires a participation pursuant to this Section 2.18(c) shall be treated as having acquired such participation on the earlier date(s) on which such Lender acquired the applicable interest(s) in the Commitment(s) or Loan(s) (as applicable) to which such participation relates.

 

(d)                 Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption and in its sole discretion, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

 

(e)                  If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(e), Section 2.05(f), Section 2.06(a), Section 2.06(b), Section 2.06(c), Section 2.18(d) or Section 9.03(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and in the order determined by the Administrative Agent (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as Cash Collateral for, and to be applied to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section.

 

 

 

 

(f)                  If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Borrowing set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

 

 

Section 2.19               Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

 

(a)                  Each Lender may make any Loans or each Issuing Bank may issue Letters of Credit to the Borrower through any Lending Office, provided that the exercise of this option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans or Letters of Credit in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to, or otherwise indemnify, any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17 or any event that gives rise to the operation of Section 2.23, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or its participation in any Letter of Credit affected by such event, or to assign and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or Section 2.17 or mitigate the applicability of Section 2.23, as the case may be, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense reasonably deemed by such Lender to be material and would not be inconsistent with the internal policies of, or otherwise be disadvantageous in any material economic, legal or regulatory respect to, such Lender.

 

(b)                  If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or gives notice under Section 2.23, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or to any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or (iii) any Lender becomes or is a Defaulting Lender, then Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment and delegation), provided that (A) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank to the extent such consent would be required under Section 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consents, in each case, shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, (B) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and unreimbursed participations in LC Disbursements, accrued but unpaid interest thereon, accrued but unpaid fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (C) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid (unless waived) to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b)(ii) and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15, payment required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17 or a notice given under Section 2.23, such assignment will result in a material reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise (including as a result of any action taken by such Lender under paragraph (a) above), the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.

 

 

 

 

Section 2.20               Incremental Credit Extension.

 

(a)                 The Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party may at any time and from time to time after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, by notice to the Administrative Agent request (i) one or more increases in the amount of the Revolving Commitments of any Class (each such increase, an “Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase”) or (ii) one or more additional Classes of Revolving Commitments (the “Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments,” and, together with the Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases, the “Incremental Facilities”); provided that, subject to Section 1.08, after giving effect to the effectiveness of any Incremental Facility Amendment referred to below and at the time that any such Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase or Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitment is made or effected, no Event of Default (or, in the case of the incurrence or provision of any Incremental Facility in connection with an Acquisition Transaction or other Investment not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement, no Event of Default under clause (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01) shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Facilities, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not at the time of incurrence of any such Incremental Facilities or Incremental Equivalent Debt (and after giving effect to such incurrence) exceed the Incremental Cap at such time (calculated in a manner consistent with the definition of “Incremental Cap”).

 

(b)                The Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase shall be treated the same as the Class of Revolving Commitments being increased (including with respect to maturity date thereof) and shall be considered to be part of the Class of Revolving Credit Facility being increased (it being understood that, if required to consummate an Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase, the pricing, interest rate margins, rate floors and undrawn commitment fees on the Class of Revolving Commitments being increased may be increased and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase (without any requirement to pay such fees to any existing Revolving Lenders)).

 

(c)                 The Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments (i) shall rank equal in right of payment with the Revolving Loans, shall be secured only by a Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and shall be guaranteed only by the Loan Parties, (ii) except with respect to Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments incurred pursuant to the Maturity Carveout Amount, shall not mature earlier than the Revolving Maturity Date and shall require no mandatory commitment reduction prior to the Revolving Maturity Date, (iii) shall have interest rates (including through fixed interest rates), interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, undrawn commitment fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts, prepayment terms and premiums and commitment reduction and termination terms as determined by the borrower and the lenders providing such commitments, (iv) shall contain borrowing, repayment and termination of Commitment procedures as determined by the borrower and the lenders providing such commitments, (v) may include provisions relating to letters of credit, as applicable, issued thereunder, which issuances shall be on terms substantially similar (except for the overall size of such subfacilities, the fees payable in connection therewith and the identity of the letter of credit issuer, as applicable, which shall be determined by the Borrower, the lenders providing such commitments and the applicable letter of credit issuers and borrowing, repayment and termination of commitment procedures with respect thereto, in each case which shall be specified in the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment) to the terms relating to the Letters of Credit with respect to the applicable Class of Revolving Commitments or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (vi) shall not be subject to any amortization and (vii) may otherwise have terms and conditions different from those of the Revolving Credit Facility (including currency denomination); provided that (x) except with respect to matters contemplated by clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above, any differences shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (except for covenants and other provisions applicable only to the periods after the Latest Maturity Date) and (y) the documentation governing any Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments may include a financial maintenance covenant or related equity cure so long as the Administrative Agent shall have been given prompt written notice thereof and this Agreement is amended to include such financial maintenance covenant or related equity cure for the benefit of each facility (provided, further, however, that, if the applicable new financial maintenance covenant is a “springing” financial maintenance covenant for the benefit of such revolving credit facility or such covenant is only applicable to, or for the benefit of, a revolving credit facility, such financial maintenance covenant shall be automatically included in this Agreement only for the benefit of each revolving credit facility hereunder).

 

(d)                 Each notice from Holdings or the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall set forth the requested amount of the relevant Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases or Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments.

 

 

 

 

 

(e)          Commitments in respect of Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments shall become Commitments (or in the case of an Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase to be provided by an existing Lender with a Revolving Commitment, an increase in such Lender’s applicable Revolving Commitment) under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Facility Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower and any applicable Subsidiary Loan Party, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment (provided that no Lender shall be obligated to provide any loans or commitments under any Incremental Facility unless it so agrees), if any, each Additional Revolving Lender, if any, the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and, in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases, each Issuing Bank (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Loans under Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments shall be a “Loan” for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Incremental Facility Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary, appropriate or advisable, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.20 (including, in connection with an Incremental Revolving Commitment Increase, to reallocate Revolving Exposure on a pro rata basis among the relevant Revolving Lenders). The effectiveness of any Incremental Facility Amendment and the occurrence of any credit event (including the making of a Loan and the issuance, increase in the amount, or extension of a letter of credit thereunder) pursuant to such Incremental Facility Amendment may be subject to the satisfaction of such additional conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. Holdings, the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may use the proceeds, if any, of the Incremental Revolving Commitment Increases and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

(f)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 2.20 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 9.02 to the contrary.

 

Section 2.21       Refinancing Amendments.

 

(a)          At any time on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Revolving Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of the Revolving Loans (or unused Revolving Commitments) under this Agreement (which will be deemed to include any then outstanding Other Revolving Loans, Other Revolving Commitments, Incremental Revolving Loans and Additional/Replacement Revolving Commitments), in the form of Other Revolving Loans or Other Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, in each case pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that the Net Proceeds, if any, of such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness shall be applied, substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, to the reduction of Revolving Commitments being so refinanced; provided, further, that, without limitation, the terms and conditions applicable to such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness may provide for any additional or different financial or other covenants or other provisions that are agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof and applicable only during periods after the Latest Maturity Date that is in effect on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained. Each Class of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under this Section 2.21 shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (in each case unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise agree). Any Refinancing Amendment may provide for the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, pursuant to any Other Revolving Commitments established thereby, on terms substantially equivalent to the terms applicable to Letters of Credit under the Revolving Commitments. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each applicable Lender as to the effectiveness of each Refinancing Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment, this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto (including any amendments necessary to treat the Loans and Commitments subject thereto as Other Revolving Loans and/or Other Revolving Commitments). Any Refinancing Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.21. In addition, if so provided in the relevant Refinancing Amendment and with the consent of each Issuing Bank, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the Revolving Maturity Date shall be reallocated from Lenders holding Revolving Commitments to Lenders holding extended revolving commitments in accordance with the terms of such Refinancing Amendment; provided, however, that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Revolving Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Revolving Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly.

 

 

 

 

(b)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 2.21 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 9.02 to the contrary.

 

Section 2.22       Defaulting Lenders.

 

(a)          General. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

 

(i)      Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 9.02.

 

(ii)      Reallocation of Payments. Subject to the last sentence of Section 2.11(d), any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Administrative Agent by that Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.08), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to each Issuing Bank hereunder; third, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fourth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; fifth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or such Issuing Bank against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; sixth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Loan Party as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Loan Party against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements and such Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clause (a) of the definition thereof, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied pursuant to Section 2.05(j) or this Section 2.22(a)(ii). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(j) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

(iii)     Certain Fees. That Defaulting Lender (x) shall not be entitled to receive or accrue any commitment fee pursuant to Section 2.12(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender) and (y) shall be limited in its right to receive Letter of Credit fees as provided in Section 2.12(b).

 

(iv)    Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, for purposes of computing the amount of the obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.05, the “Applicable Percentage” of each non-Defaulting Lender shall be computed without giving effect to the Revolving Commitment of that Defaulting Lender; provided that the aggregate obligation of each non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (1) the Revolving Commitment of that non-Defaulting Lender minus (2) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Loans of that Lender.

 

 

 

 

(b)         Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and each Issuing Bank agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of Holdings or the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

Section 2.23       Illegality. If any Lender determines that any law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans or to convert ABR Loans to Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon three (3) Business Days’ notice from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, prepay or, if applicable in the case of Eurocurrency Loans, convert all Eurocurrency Loans of such Lender to ABR Loans either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Administrative Agent shall, during the period of such suspension, compute the Alternate Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing promptly upon becoming aware that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Adjusted LIBO Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

 

Section 2.24       Loan Modification Offers.

 

(a)          At any time after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, the Borrower may on one or more occasions, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, make one or more offers (each, a “Loan Modification Offer”) to all the Lenders of one or more Classes (each Class subject to such a Loan Modification Offer, an “Affected Class”) to effect one or more Permitted Amendments relating to such Affected Class pursuant to procedures reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower (including mechanics to permit conversions, cashless rollovers and exchanges by Lenders and other repayments and reborrowings of Loans of Accepting Lenders or Non-Accepting Lenders replaced in accordance with this Section 2.24). Such notice shall set forth (i) the terms and conditions of the requested Permitted Amendment and (ii) the date on which such Permitted Amendment is requested to become effective. Permitted Amendments shall become effective only with respect to the Loans and Commitments of the Lenders of the Affected Class that accept the applicable Loan Modification Offer (such Lenders, the “Accepting Lenders”) and, in the case of any Accepting Lender, only with respect to such Lender’s Loans and Commitments of such Affected Class as to which such Lender’s acceptance has been made.

 

(b)         A Permitted Amendment shall be effected pursuant to a Loan Modification Agreement executed and delivered by Holdings, the Borrower, each applicable Accepting Lender and the Administrative Agent; provided that no Permitted Amendment shall become effective unless Holdings and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent such legal opinions, board resolutions, secretary’s certificates, officer’s certificates and other documents as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Loan Modification Agreement. Each Loan Modification Agreement may, without the consent of any Lender other than the applicable Accepting Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to give effect to the provisions of this Section 2.24, including any amendments necessary to treat the applicable Loans and/or Commitments of the Accepting Lenders as a new or the same “Class” of loans and/or commitments hereunder and in connection with a Permitted Amendment related to Revolving Loans and/or Revolving Commitments, to reallocate, if applicable, Revolving Exposure on a pro rata basis among the relevant Revolving Lenders.

 

 

 

 

(c)          If, in connection with any proposed Loan Modification Offer, any Lender declines to consent to such Loan Modification Offer on the terms and by the deadline set forth in such Loan Modification Offer (each such Lender, a “Non-Accepting Lender”) then the Borrower may, on notice to the Administrative Agent and the Non-Accepting Lender, replace such Non-Accepting Lender in whole or in part by causing such Lender to (and such Lender shall be obligated to) assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04) all or any part of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of the Loans and Commitments of the Affected Class to one or more Eligible Assignees (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation to the Borrower to find a replacement Lender; provided, further, that (a) the applicable assignee shall have agreed to provide Loans and/or Commitments on the terms set forth in the applicable Permitted Amendment, (b) such Non-Accepting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of the Loans of the Affected Class assigned by it pursuant to this Section 2.24(c), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder from the Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) and (c) unless waived, the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b).

 

(d)         No rollover, conversion or exchange (or other repayment or termination) of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Loan Modification Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.24 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

 

(e)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, this Section 2.24 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.18 or Section 9.02 to the contrary.

 

 

Article III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

The Borrower (and with respect to Sections 3.01 through 3.03, Holdings) represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

 

Section 3.01       Organization; Powers. Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is (a) duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept exists in the relevant jurisdictions) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate or other organizational power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Loan Document to which it is a party and, (c) is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except in the case of clause (a) (other than with respect to any Loan Party), clause (b) (other than with respect to Holdings and the Borrower) and clause (c), where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.02       Authorization; Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Holdings and the Borrower and constitutes, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is to be a party, when executed and delivered by such Loan Party, will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Holdings, the Borrower or such Loan Party, as the case may be, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

 

 

 

Section 3.03       Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and except filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate (i) the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party, or (ii) any Requirements of Law applicable to any Loan Party, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing Material Indebtedness binding upon Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or their respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment, repurchase or redemption to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation thereunder, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, except Liens created under the Loan Documents, except (in the case of each of clauses (a), (b)(ii) and (c)) to the extent that the failure to obtain or make such consent, approval, registration, filing or action, or such violation, default or right as the case may be, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.04       Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Effect.

 

(a)          The Audited Financial Statements (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly indicated therein, including the notes thereto, and (ii) fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended in accordance with GAAP consistently applied during the periods referred to therein, except as otherwise expressly indicated therein, including the notes thereto.

 

(b)          Since the Effective Date, there has been no Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.05       Properties. The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary has good and valid title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, if any (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property, which is the subject of Section 3.13), (i) free and clear of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 6.02 and (ii) except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, in each case, except as could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.06       Litigation and Environmental Matters.

 

(a)          There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)          Except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, governmental license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has, to the knowledge of the Borrower, become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received written notice of any Environmental Liability or (iv) has, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any basis to reasonably expect that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will become subject to any Environmental Liability. The representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.06(b) are the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of this Agreement with respect to environmental matters, including matters related to Environmental Law or Environmental Liability.

 

Section 3.07                   Compliance with Laws and Agreements. The Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary is in compliance with (a) all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property and (c) all indentures and other agreements and instruments evidencing Material Indebtedness binding upon it or its property, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

 

 

 

Section 3.08       Investment Company Status. None of the Borrower or any other Loan Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

Section 3.09      Taxes. Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) have timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns required to have been filed and (b) have paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid (whether or not shown on a Tax return) including in their capacity as tax withholding agents, except any Taxes (i) that are not overdue by more than 30 days or (ii) that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 3.10       ERISA.

 

(a)          Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws.

 

(b)         Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no ERISA Event has occurred during the five year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or deemed made or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA), (iii) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan and (iv) neither any Loan Party nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

 

Section 3.11       Disclosure. As of the Effective Date, none of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or delivered thereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) when taken as a whole contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading, provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by them to be reasonable at the time delivered and, if such projected financial information was delivered prior to the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date, it being understood that any such projected financial information may vary from actual results and such variations could be material.

 

Section 3.12       Subsidiaries. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.12 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of the Borrower and each Subsidiary in, each Subsidiary.

 

Section 3.13       Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary owns, licenses or possesses the right to use, all of the rights to Intellectual Property that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted, and without conflict with the Intellectual Property rights of any other Person. Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary, in the operation of their businesses as currently conducted, infringes upon any Intellectual Property rights held by any other Person except for such infringements, individually or in the aggregate, which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No claim or litigation regarding any of the Intellectual Property owned by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.14      Solvency. On the Effective Date, immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are, on a consolidated basis, Solvent.

 

 

 

 

Section 3.15       [Reserved].

 

Section 3.16       Federal Reserve Regulations. None of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation (including on the part of any Lender) of the provisions of Regulations U or X of the Board of Governors.

 

Section 3.17       Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will use the proceeds of Revolving Loans made on and after the Effective Date for working capital and general corporate purposes (including any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement).

 

Section 3.18       PATRIOT Act, OFAC and FCPA.

 

(a)          The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not, directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of funding (i) 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 (ii) any other transaction that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor, lender or otherwise) of Sanctions.

 

(b)          The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not use the proceeds of the Loans or Letters of Credit directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, (i) in violation of the USA Patriot Act or (ii) for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”).

 

(c)          Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Borrower, none of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries has, in the past three years, committed a violation of applicable regulations of the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Title III of the USA Patriot Act or the FCPA.

 

(d)          Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, none of the Borrower, the Restricted Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any director, officer, employee or agent of any Loan Party or other Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, is an individual or entity currently on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, nor is the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions.

 

Article IV

CONDITIONS

 

Section 4.01        Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and each Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions shall be satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

 

(a)       The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed counterpart of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

 

(b)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of each of (i) Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Loan Parties and (ii) Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, special Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee counsel to the Loan Parties. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.

 

 

 

 

(c)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G with appropriate insertions, executed by any Responsible Officer of such Loan Party, and including or attaching the documents referred to in paragraph (d) of this Section.

 

(d)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of (i) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party certified, to the extent applicable, as of a recent date by the applicable Governmental Authority, (ii) signature and incumbency certificates of the Responsible Officers of each Loan Party executing the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (iii) resolutions of the Board of Directors and/or similar governing bodies of each Loan Party approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of Loan Documents to which it is a party, certified as of the Effective Date by its secretary, an assistant secretary or a Responsible Officer as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, and (iv) a good standing certificate (to the extent such concept exists) from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation.

 

(e)       The Administrative Agent shall have received, or substantially simultaneously with the initial Borrowing on the Effective Date shall receive, all fees and other amounts previously agreed in writing by the Lead Arranger and the BookrunnerJPMCB and the Borrower to be due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date (except as otherwise reasonably agreed by the Borrower), reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party under any Loan Document.

 

(f)        The Administrative Agent shall have received a counterpart to the Guarantee Agreement signed on behalf of each Guarantor.

 

(g)       There shall not have been a Material Adverse Effect which has occurred since December 31, 2020.

 

(h)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by Responsible Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in clause (g) of this Section 4.01 and Sections 4.02(a) and (b).

 

(i)        The Lead Arranger and the BookrunnerJPMCB shall have received the Audited Financial Statements.

 

(j)        [Reserved].

 

(k)       The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions are Solvent.

 

(l)        The Administrative Agent and the BookrunnerJPMCB shall have received all documentation at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Effective Date and other information about the Loan Parties that shall have been reasonably requested in writing at least 10 Business Days prior to the Effective Date and that the Administrative Agent or the BookrunnerJPMCB have reasonably determined is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation Title III of the USA Patriot Act.

 

(n)       To the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall deliver to each Lender that so requests (which request is made through the Administrative Agent), a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower; provided that the Administrative Agent has provided the Borrower a list of each such Lender and its electronic delivery requirements at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date (it being agreed that, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to such Lender).

 

 

 

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Article VIII, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

Section 4.02        Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of each Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew, increase or extend any Letter of Credit, in each case other than in connection with any Incremental Facility, Loan Modification Offer or Permitted Amendment, is subject to receipt of the request therefor in accordance herewith and to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)       The representations and warranties of each Loan Party set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided, further, that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects (giving effect to any such qualifications) on the date of such credit extension or on such earlier date, as the case may be.

 

(b)      At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension of such Letter of Credit, as the case may be, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

 

To the extent this Section 4.02 is applicable, each Borrowing (provided that a conversion or a continuation of a Borrowing shall not constitute a “Borrowing” for purposes of this Section) and each issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section.

 

Article V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Until the Termination Date shall have occurred, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

Section 5.01       Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of each Lender, the following:

 

(a)          beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 and thereafter, on or before the date that is (x) 150 days after the end of each such fiscal year of the Borrower that ends prior to the date of consummation of the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO or (y) 90 days after the end of each such fiscal year of the Borrower that ends on or after the date of consummation of the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO (in each case, or on or before such later date on which such financial statements are permitted to be filed with the SEC), an audited consolidated balance sheet and audited consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in members’ or stockholders’ equity of the Borrower as of the end of and for such year, and related notes thereto, setting forth, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Grant Thornton, RSM Global, Deloitte & Touche LLP, PwC, KPMG or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than any exception or explanatory paragraph, but not a qualification, with respect to, or resulting from, (A) an upcoming maturity date of any Indebtedness, (B) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (C) any actual or potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant in any period, (D) a change in accounting principles or practices reflecting a change in GAAP and required or approved by such independent public accountants and/or (E) an “emphasis of matter” paragraph)) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP;

 

 

 

 

(b)          commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021, on or before the date that is (x) 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower which such fiscal quarter ends prior to the date of consummation of the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO or (y) 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower which such fiscal quarter ends on or after to the date of consummation of the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO (in each case, or on or before such later date on which such financial statements are permitted to be filed with the SEC), an unaudited consolidated balance sheet and unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Borrower as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter (except in the case of cash flows) and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year and, commencing with the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2022, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter (except in the case of cash flows) and such portion of the fiscal year on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

 

(c)          simultaneously with the delivery of each set of consolidated financial statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above, the related consolidating financial information reflecting adjustments, if any, necessary to eliminate the accounts of Unrestricted Subsidiaries (if any) from such consolidated financial statements;

 

(d)          not later than five days after the delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

 

(e) prior to the consummation of a Qualifying IPO or the SPAC Transactions, on or prior to the date financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a), a consolidated budget for the following fiscal year in form and substance consistent with the budget customarily prepared by management of the Borrower for its internal use;

 

(e)          [reserved];

 

(f)           promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; and

 

(g)         promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of any Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender may reasonably request in writing.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01 may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by furnishing (A) the Form 10-K or 10-Q (or the equivalent), as applicable, in lieu of the financial statements set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 5.01, of Holdings (or a parent company thereof) filed with the SEC or with a similar regulatory authority in a foreign jurisdiction or (B) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings); provided that to the extent such information relates to a parent of the Borrower, such information is accompanied by summary narrative information (which need not be audited) describing in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a stand-alone basis, on the other hand, and to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under Section 5.01(a), such materials are accompanied by a report and opinion of Grant Thornton, RSM Global, Deloitte & Touche LLP, PwC, KPMG or any other independent registered public accounting firm of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than an exception or explanatory paragraph, but not a qualification, with respect to, or resulting from, (i) an upcoming maturity date of any Indebtedness, (ii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, (iii) any actual or potential inability to satisfy a financial maintenance covenant in any period, (iv) a change in accounting principles or practices reflecting a change in GAAP and required or approved by such independent public accountants and/or (v) an “emphasis of matter” paragraph).

 

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the earlier of the date (A) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s or one of its Affiliates’ website on the Internet or at www.sec.gov or (B) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on Syndtrak, IntraLinks/IntraAgency or another website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver such documents to the Administrative Agent upon its reasonable request until a written notice to cease delivering such documents is given by the Administrative Agent and (ii) the Borrower shall, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents and maintaining its copies of such documents.

 

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers and/or the Joint BookrunnerBookrunners will make available to the Lenders materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting Borrower Materials on IntraLinks or another similar electronic system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will, upon the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request, use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (ii) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers, the Bookrunner,Joint Bookrunners and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 9.12); (iii) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (iv) the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers and the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” Other than as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”; provided that any financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) will be deemed “PUBLIC.”

 

Section 5.02                   Notices of Material Events. As soon as reasonably practicable after any Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to each Lender through the Administrative Agent) written notice of the following:

 

 

 

 

(a)       the occurrence of any Default;

 

(b)       the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or, to the knowledge of a Financial Officer or another executive officer of the Borrower, affecting Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the receipt of a written notice of an Environmental Liability, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(c)       the occurrence of an ERISA Event, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Each notice delivered under this Section 5.02 shall be accompanied by a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

Section 5.03       Information Regarding Collateral.

 

(a)          From and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, the Borrower will furnish to the Collateral Agent promptly (and in any event within 60 days or such longer period as reasonably agreed to by the Collateral Agent) written notice of any change (i) in any Loan Party’s legal name (as set forth in its certificate of organization or like document) or (ii) in the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of any Loan Party or in the form of its organization.

 

(b)         Not later than five days after delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01(a) (commencing with the first such day following the Collateral Trigger Event Date), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the information required pursuant to Schedules I through IV of the Collateral Agreement or confirming that there has been no change in such information since the EffectiveCollateral Trigger Event Date or the date of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this Section.

 

Section 5.04        Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, governmental licenses, permits, privileges, franchises and Intellectual Property material to the conduct of its business, in each case (other than with respect to the preservation of the existence of the Borrower), except to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 6.03 or any Disposition permitted by Section 6.05.

 

Section 5.05       Payment of Taxes, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay its obligations in respect of Taxes before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (i) the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) such Taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP.

 

Section 5.06       Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.07       Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which and the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business; and will furnish to the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried. Not later than 60 days after the Collateral Trigger Event Date (or such later date as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), each such policy of insurance maintained by a Loan Party shall (i) name the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (ii) in the case of each casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable/mortgagee clause or endorsement that names Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the lender’s loss payee/mortgagee thereunder.

 

 

 

 

Section 5.08       Books and Records; Inspection and Audit Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain proper books of record and account in which entries that are full, true and correct in all material respects and are in conformity with GAAP (or applicable local standards) shall be made of all material financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders may exercise visitation and inspection rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 5.08 and the Administrative Agent shall not exercise such rights more often than one time during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default and only one such visitation and inspection shall be at the reasonable expense of the Borrower; provided, further, that (a) when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and (b) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants.

 

Section 5.09      Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, comply with all Requirements of Law (including ERISA, Environmental Laws, USA Patriot Act, OFAC and FCPA) with respect to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.10       Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The Borrower and its subsidiaries will use the proceeds of (i) Revolving Loans drawn after the Effective Date and Letters of Credit for working capital and general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions, Restricted Payments and any other purpose not prohibited by this Agreement) and (ii) any Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness applied to the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.11       Additional Subsidiaries. If any additional Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired after the Effective Date (including, without limitation, upon the formation of any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Division Successor) or ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, the Borrower will, within 90 days after such newly formed or acquired Restricted Subsidiary is formed or acquired (unless such Restricted Subsidiary is an Excluded Subsidiary), notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and will and will cause such Restricted Subsidiary and the other Loan Parties to take all actions (if any) required to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary and with respect to any Equity Interest in or Indebtedness of such Restricted Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Loan Party within 90 days after such notice (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent shall reasonably agree).

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date (but subject to the time limitations set forth above in this Section 5.11), so long as any Notes Obligations are outstanding, the Borrower shall ensure that at all times each Subsidiary that is an issuer or a guarantor of the Convertible Notes is also a Loan Party.

 

Section 5.12      Further Assurances. The Borrower will, and will cause each Loan Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents), that may be required under any applicable law and that the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to cause the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to be and remain satisfied, all at the expense of the Loan Parties. In the event that any asset is an Excluded Asset pursuant to clause (s) of the definition of such term or a Lien in an asset is released pursuant to Section 9.15 in connection with a seller financing arrangement, upon the termination of such seller financing arrangement or, if the restrictions that caused such asset to be an Excluded Asset or the Lien in such asset to be released is no longer in effect, such asset shall automatically constitute “Collateral” subject to the security interest under the Collateral Agreement and the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and take such actions as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request to cause such assets to be, or confirm that such asset is, subject to a Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement.

 

 

 

 

Section 5.13       [Reserved].

 

Section 5.14       [Reserved].

 

Section 5.15      Designation of Subsidiaries. The Borrower may at any time after the Effective Date designate any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that immediately before and after such designation on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of the most recent Test Period, no Event of Default under clauses (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Section 7.01 shall have occurred and be continuing. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute (i) the incurrence at the time of designation of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and (ii) a return on any Investment by the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary in Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the preceding sentence in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value at the date of such designation of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiary’s (as applicable) Investment in such Subsidiary.

 

Section 5.16        Change in Business. The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not fundamentally and substantively alter the character of their business, taken as a whole, from the business conducted by them on the Effective Date and other business activities which are extensions thereof or otherwise incidental, complementary, reasonably related or ancillary to any of the foregoing.

 

Section 5.17       Changes in Fiscal Periods. The Borrower shall not make any change in its fiscal year; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year to any other fiscal year reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change in fiscal year (which adjustments may include, among other things, adjustments to financial reporting requirements to account for such changes, including without limitation, the impact on year over year comparison reporting and stub period reporting obligations.

 

Section 5.18      Security. On the Collateral Trigger Event Date the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, (i) take all actions required to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to such Loan Party, (ii) deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Information Certificate (as defined in the Collateral Agreement) dated the Collateral Trigger Event Date and signed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party, together with all attachments contemplated thereby and the results of a search of the Uniform Commercial Code (or equivalent) filings, intellectual property lien searches, and tax and judgment lien searches made with respect to the Loan Parties in the jurisdictions contemplated by such Information Certificate and copies of the financing statements (or similar documents) disclosed by such search and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Liens indicated by such financing statements (or similar documents) are permitted by Section 6.02 and (iii) to the extent any Convertible Notes are outstanding on the Collateral Trigger Event Date (on a pro forma basis after giving effect to consummation of the SPAC Transactions consummated on such date, if applicable), deliver to the Collateral Agent a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement duly executed and delivered by the Notes Collateral Agent and the Loan Parties. On the Collateral Trigger Event Date the Borrower shall deliver written notice of the occurrence thereof to the Administrative Agent together. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) all of the foregoing actions were taken on December 6, 2021 and (y) all Convertible Notes were converted, redeemed, repaid or otherwise satisfied and discharged, and all guarantees of the Convertible Notes and Liens securing the obligations in respect of the Convertible Notes were released and terminated, on such date.

 

 

 

 

Section 5.19       Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except:

 

(i)           (A) transactions with Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration of less than the greater of $6,500,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(ii)         on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Person at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

 

(iii)        the Transactions and the payment of fees and expenses related to the Transactions;

 

(iv)        issuances of Equity Interests of Holdings or the Borrower to the extent otherwise permitted by this Agreement;

 

(v)        employment and severance arrangements (including salary or guaranteed payments and bonuses) between the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers, managers, employees and other service providers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise in connection with the Transactions (including loans and advances pursuant to Sections 6.04(ii) and 6.04(xvi));

 

(vi)         payments by Holdings (and any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to tax sharing agreements among Holdings (and any such parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent payments are permitted by Section 6.08;

 

(vii)       the payment of customary fees and reasonable out-of-pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, managers, employees and other service providers of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent company thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

(viii)      transactions pursuant to any agreement or arrangement in effect as of the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 5.19, or any amendment, modification, supplement or replacement thereto (so long as any such amendment, modification, supplement or replacement is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Lenders when taken as a whole as compared to the applicable agreement or arrangement as in effect on the Effective Date as determined by the Borrower in good faith);

 

(ix)         Restricted Payments permitted under Section 6.08;

 

(x)         customary payments by Holdings, the Borrower and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries made for any financial advisory, consulting, financing, underwriting or placement services or in respect of other investment banking activities (including in connection with acquisitions, divestitures or financings) and any subsequent transaction or exit fee, which payments are approved by the majority of the members of the Board of Directors or a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors of such Person in good faith;

 

(xi)        the issuance or transfer of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, employee, consultant or other service provider (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of Holdings, the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

 

 

 

 

 

(xii)               the payment of consulting, advisory and other fees (including transaction fees), indemnities and expenses (plus any unpaid consulting, advisory and other fees (including transaction fees), indemnities and expenses thereunder accrued in any prior year);

 

(xiii)               Affiliate repurchases of the Loans and/or Commitments to the extent permitted hereunder, and the holding of such Loans and the payments and other related transactions in respect thereof;

 

(xiv)               transactions in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(xv)               transactions with any Similar Business otherwise permitted under this Agreement, loans, advances and other transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) after the initial formation of, and investment in, such joint venture in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has invested (and which Subsidiary or joint venture would not be an Affiliate of the Borrower but for the Borrower’s or a Subsidiary’s ownership of Equity Interests in such joint venture or Subsidiary) to the extent permitted under Article VI;

 

(xvi)               the existence and performance of agreements and transactions with any Unrestricted Subsidiary that were entered into prior to the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent that the transaction was permitted at the time that it was entered into with such Restricted Subsidiary and transactions entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such transaction was not entered into in contemplation of such designation or redesignation, as applicable; and

 

(xvii)               transactions undertaken pursuant to membership in a purchasing consortium.

 

 

Article VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

Until the Termination Date shall have occurred, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

 

Section 6.01                   Indebtedness; Certain Equity Securities.

 

(a)                 The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

 

(i)              Indebtedness of the Borrower and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 2.20, 2.21 or 2.24);

 

(ii)               Indebtedness (A) outstanding on the Effective Date; provided that any such Indebtedness in excess of $10,000,000 individually shall only be permitted if set forth on Schedule 6.01, and any Permitted Refinancing thereof, (B) that is intercompany Indebtedness among the Borrower and/or the Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on the Effective Date and any Permitted Refinancing thereof and (C) in respect of the Note Obligations;

 

(iii)               Guarantees by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that (A) such Guarantee is otherwise permitted by Section 6.04, (B) no Guarantee by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Junior Financing shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement and (C) if the Indebtedness being Guaranteed is subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations, such Guarantee shall be subordinated to the Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Indebtedness;

 

 

 

 

(iv)               Indebtedness of the Borrower or of any Restricted Subsidiary owing to any Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower or Holdings to the extent permitted by Section 6.04; provided that all such Indebtedness of any Loan Party owing to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party shall be subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations (to the extent any such Indebtedness is outstanding at any time after the date that is 30 days after the Effective Date or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law and not giving rise to material adverse Tax consequences) on terms (A) at least as favorable to the Lenders as those set forth in the form of intercompany note attached as Exhibit H or (B) otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

 

(v)              (A) Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations) of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries financing the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement of fixed or capital assets (whether through the direct purchase of property or any Person owning such property); provided that such Indebtedness is incurred concurrently with or within 270 days after the applicable acquisition, construction, repair, replacement or improvement; provided, further, that, at the time of any such incurrence of Indebtedness and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that is outstanding in reliance on this subclause (A) shall not exceed the greater of $35,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis, and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A);

 

(vi)               Indebtedness in respect of Swap Agreements (other than Swap Agreements entered into for speculative purposes);

 

(vii)               (A) (1) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or of any Person not previously a Restricted Subsidiary that is merged or consolidated with or into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) after the Effective Date as a result of any acquisition, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment (and any guarantee of such Indebtedness by a Subsidiary of such Person), (2) Indebtedness of any Person that is assumed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with an acquisition of assets by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in any acquisition, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and (3) any guarantee of Indebtedness described in the foregoing clauses (1) and (2) by any Person that so becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, that is the survivor of a merger or consolidation with such Person or that is a Subsidiary of such Person; provided that such Indebtedness (or guarantee thereof) is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing subclause (A);

 

(viii)               Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Receivables Financings;

 

(ix)               Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees and other service providers of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

(x)              Indebtedness consisting of unsecured promissory notes issued by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees or their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) permitted by Section 6.08(a);

 

(xi)               Indebtedness constituting indemnification obligations or obligations in respect of purchase price or other similar adjustments (including “earn out” or similar obligations and mark to market adjustments with respect to the foregoing) incurred in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, any Permitted Acquisition, any other Investment or any Disposition, in each case permitted under this Agreement;

 

(xii)               Indebtedness consisting of obligations under deferred compensation or other similar arrangements incurred in connection with the Transactions or any acquisition, Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder;

 

 

 

 

(xiii)               Cash Management Obligations and other Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections and similar arrangements and Indebtedness arising from the honoring of a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds (including Indebtedness owed on a short term basis of no longer than 30 days to banks and other financial institutions incurred in the ordinary course of business of Holdings, the Borrower and their Restricted Subsidiaries with such banks or financial institutions that arises in connection with ordinary banking arrangements to manage cash balances of Holdings, the Borrower and their Restricted Subsidiaries);

 

(xiv)               Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xiv) shall not exceed (x) the greater of $50,000,000 and 7.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis (this clause (x), the “General Debt Basket”), minus (y) the General Debt Basket Reallocated Amount (if any);

 

(xv)               Indebtedness consisting of (A) the financing of insurance premiums or (B) take-or-pay obligations contained in supply arrangements, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xvi)               Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees, bankers’ acceptances or similar instruments issued or created, or related to obligations or liabilities incurred, in the ordinary course of business, including in respect of workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation claims;

 

(xvii)               obligations in respect of performance, bid, appeal and surety bonds and performance, bankers’ acceptance facilities and completion guarantees and similar obligations provided by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments related thereto, in each case in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice;

 

(xviii)               Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries consisting of guarantees of the obligations of any Person, including joint ventures, of which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns any Equity Interest; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding in reliance on this clause (xviii) shall not exceed the greater of $20,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(xix)               Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date; provided that (x) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and any acquisition, Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment consummated in connection therewith) on a Pro Forma Basis, the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3.00 to 1.00 and the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have positive Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period, and (y) such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Debt Terms;

 

(xx)               Indebtedness supported by a letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement or any other letter of credit, bank guarantee or similar instrument permitted by this Section 6.01(a), in a principal amount not to exceed the greater of $20,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(xxi)               Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

 

(xxii)               Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, and, in each case, any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

 

 

 

 

(xxiii)               (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party incurred on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date in lieu of Incremental Facilities (such Indebtedness incurred under this clause (xxiii), “Incremental Equivalent Debt”) consisting of secured or unsecured loans, bonds, notes or debentures provided that (x) the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred pursuant to this clause (xxiii), together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Incremental Facilities at such time, shall not exceed the Incremental Cap at the time of incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt and (y) such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Debt Terms (provided that, except as set forth in this subclause (y) or sub-clause (x) above, for the avoidance of doubt, the terms and conditions applicable to Incremental Facilities set forth in Section 2.20 shall not apply with respect to Incremental Equivalent Debt) and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (A);

 

(xxiv)              (A) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed 200% of the aggregate amount of direct or indirect equity investments in cash or Permitted Investments in the form of common Equity Interests or Qualified Equity Interests (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Cure Amounts) received by the Borrower, Holdings or any Parent Entity (to the extent contributed to the Borrower in the form of common Equity Interests or Qualified Equity Interests) after the Effective Date to the extent not included within the Available Equity Amount or applied to increase any other basket hereunder and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (A);

 

(xxv)               Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of which the primary obligor or a guarantor is a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party outstanding in reliance on this clause (xxv) shall not exceed, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of $20,000,000 and 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(xxvi)              (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred on or after the Collateral Trigger Event Date to finance an acquisition, a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment (or assumed in connection therewith) provided that (x) such Indebtedness is not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, such Indebtedness is non-recourse to (and is not assumed by any of) the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary of such Person that is a Subsidiary on the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date) and is either (1) unsecured or (2) secured only by the assets of such acquired Restricted Subsidiary or such acquired assets, and (y) such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Debt Terms and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (A);

 

(xxvii)               Indebtedness in the form of Capital Lease Obligations arising out of any Sale Leaseback and any Permitted Refinancing thereof;

 

(xxviii)               following consummation of the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO, unsecured Indebtedness in the form of convertible notes in a principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000 outstanding at any time; provided that such Indebtedness such Indebtedness complies with the Required Additional Debt Terms;

 

(xxix)              (A) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate amount at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto not to exceed the Available RP Capacity Amount and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the foregoing clause (A);

 

(xxx)               unfunded pension fund and other employee benefit plan obligations and liabilities to the extent that they are permitted to remain unfunded under applicable law; and

 

(xxxi)              all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest and interest paid in kind), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through (xxx) above.

 

 

 

 

Accrual of interest or dividends, the accretion of accreted value, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount and the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness or Disqualified Equity Interests will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or Disqualified Equity Interests for purposes of this covenant.

 

Section 6.02                   Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Collateral securing Indebtedness, except:

 

(i)              Liens created under the Loan Documents;

 

(ii)               Permitted Encumbrances;

 

(iii)               (A) Liens existing on the Collateral Trigger Event Date; provided that any Lien securing Indebtedness or other obligations in excess of $10,000,000 individually shall only be permitted if set forth on Schedule 6.02 to be delivered on the Collateral Trigger Event Date, and any modifications, replacements, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (x) such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien does not extend to any additional property other than (i) after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien and (ii) proceeds and products thereof, and (y) the obligations secured or benefited by such modified, replacement, renewal or extension Lien are permitted by Section 6.01 and (B) Liens in respect of the Note Obligations; provided that such Liens shall not extend to any assets other than Collateral and from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date the Liens in respect of the Notes Obligations shall be subject to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

 

(iv)               Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a)(v) or (xxvii); provided that (A) such Liens attach concurrently with or within 270 days after the acquisition, repair, replacement, construction or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (B) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, except for accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof, and any lease of such property (including accessions thereto) and the proceeds and products thereof and (C) with respect to Capital Lease Obligations, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for accessions to or proceeds of such assets) other than the assets subject to such Capital Lease Obligations; provided, further, that individual financings of equipment provided by one lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such lender;

 

(v)              leases, licenses, subleases, sublicenses or covenants not to sue granted to others (whether or not on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis) that are entered into in the ordinary course of business or that do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) secure any Indebtedness;

 

(vi)               Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods;

 

(vii)               Liens (A) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code on items in the course of collection and (B) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of setoff) and that are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

 

(viii)               Liens (A) on cash advances or escrow deposits in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04 to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment or otherwise in connection with any escrow arrangements with respect to any such Investment or any Disposition permitted under Section 6.05 (including any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to such Investment or Disposition) or (B) consisting of an agreement to dispose of any property in a Disposition permitted under Section 6.05, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

 

 

 

 

(ix)               Liens on property of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Liens secure Indebtedness or other obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary or another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, in each case in the case of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01(a);

 

(x)              Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of any Loan Party, Liens granted by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and Liens granted by a Loan Party in favor of any other Loan Party;

 

(xi)               Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (including by the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary), in each case after the Effective Date; provided that (A) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and (B) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than, with respect to such Person, any replacements of such property or assets and additions and accessions, proceeds and products thereto, after-acquired property subject to a Lien securing Indebtedness and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Indebtedness and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require or include, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property of such Person, and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits in respect thereof and in the case of multiple financings of equipment provided by any lender, other equipment financed by such lender, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition);

 

(xii)               any interest or title of a lessor under leases (other than leases constituting Capital Lease Obligations) entered into by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xiii)               Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment, seller financing arrangements or similar arrangements for sale or purchase of assets by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; provided that solely in the case of the seller financing arrangements, the amount of Indebtedness secured by any such Lien shall not exceed the purchase price paid or received (as applicable) by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for the subject assets;

 

(xiv)               Liens deemed to exist in connection with Investments in repurchase agreements permitted under clause (e) of the definition of the term “Permitted Investments”;

 

(xv)               Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

 

(xvi)               Liens that are contractual rights of setoff (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xvii)               ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

 

(xviii)               Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto;

 

(xix)               Liens on the Collateral (A) securing Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (B) securing Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (C) securing Incremental Equivalent Debt and (D) securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxvi); provided that (x) in the case of clause (B), except in the case of Indebtedness secured solely by assets of a Person that does not constitute a Loan Party, such Liens do not secure Consolidated First Lien Debt and (y) in the case of clauses (B), (C) and (D), if such Liens are consensual Liens that are secured by the Collateral, such Indebtedness shall be subject to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable;

 

 

 

 

(xx)               other Liens; provided that at the time of incurrence of the obligations secured thereby (after giving Pro Forma Effect to any such obligations) the aggregate outstanding face amount of obligations secured by Liens existing in reliance on this clause (xx) shall not exceed the greater of $75,000,000 and 10.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(xxi)               Liens on cash and Permitted Investments used to satisfy or discharge Indebtedness; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted hereunder;

 

(xxii)               Liens on receivables and related assets incurred in connection with Permitted Receivables Financings;

 

(xxiii)               (A) receipt of progress payments and advances from customers in the ordinary course of business to the extent the same creates a Lien on the related inventory and proceeds thereof and (B) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and proceeds of any Person securing such Person’s obligations in respect of bankers’ acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or other goods in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xxiv)              Liens on cash or Permitted Investments securing Swap Agreements in the ordinary course of business in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law;

 

(xxv)               Liens on equipment of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary granted in the ordinary course of business to the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s client at which such equipment is located;

 

(xxvi)              security given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental authority when required by such utility or authority in connection with the operations of such Person in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xxvii)               Liens on Escrowed Proceeds for the benefit of the related holders of Escrowed Obligations (or the underwriters, trustee, escrow agent or arrangers thereof) or on cash set aside at the time of the incurrence of any Escrowed Obligations to be used to pay accrued interest thereon and any redemption premiums and other amounts thereon;

 

(xxviii)               (A) Liens on Equity Interests in joint ventures; provided that any such Lien is in favor of a creditor of such joint venture and such creditor is not an Affiliate of any partner to such joint venture and (B) purchase options, call, and similar rights of, and restrictions for the benefit of, a third party with respect to Equity Interests held by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in joint ventures;

 

(xxix)              Liens securing (A) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(vii), Section 6.01(a)(xxiv) or Section 6.01(a)(xxix) and (B) any Permitted Refinancing of any of the foregoing; provided that if such Liens are consensual Liens that are secured by the Collateral, such Indebtedness shall be subject to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable;

 

(xxx)               grants of software, technology and other Intellectual Property licenses; and

 

(xxxi)              other Liens on assets securing Indebtedness; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate amount of Indebtedness then outstanding and secured thereby shall not exceed an amount such that the Total Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.00 to 1.00 and the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis have positive Consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended Test Period; provided that if such Liens are consensual Liens and such Indebtedness is secured by the Collateral, such Indebtedness shall be subject to a First Lien Intercreditor Agreement and/or a Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable.

 

 

 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, prior to the Collateral Trigger Event Date no Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary shall create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien securing Indebtedness on any asset of the Loan Parties (other than Excluded Assets) which Lien was incurred pursuant to Section 6.02(xix), (xx), (xxix) (solely as it relates to Liens securing (A) Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(xxiv) or Section 6.01(a)(xxix) and (B) any Permitted Refinancing thereof) or (xxxi).

 

Section 6.03                   Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve (including, in each case, pursuant to a Division), except that:

 

(i)              any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with (x) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (y) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Subsidiary Loan Party is merging, consolidating or amalgamating with another Restricted Subsidiary either (A) the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Subsidiary Loan Party or (B) if the continuing or surviving Person is not a Subsidiary Loan Party, the acquisition of such Subsidiary Loan Party by such surviving Restricted Subsidiary is permitted under Section 6.04;

 

(ii)               any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or change its legal form or undertake similar transactions if the Borrower determines in good faith that such action is in the best interests of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders;

 

(iii)               any Restricted Subsidiary may make a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (A) the transferee must be a Loan Party, (B) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04 or (C) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04;

 

(iv)               the Borrower may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with any other Person; provided that (A) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person or (B) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation is not the Borrower (any such Person, the “Successor Borrower”), (1) the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (2) the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (3) each Loan Party other than the Borrower, unless it is the other party to such merger or consolidation, amalgamation or consolidation, shall have reaffirmed, pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that its Guarantee of, and grant of any Liens as security for, the Secured Obligations shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement and (4) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger, amalgamation or consolidation complies with this Agreement; provided, further, that (x) if such Person is not a Loan Party, no Event of Default exists after giving effect to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation and (y) if the foregoing requirements are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided, further, that the Borrower agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide any documentation and other information about such Successor Borrower as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by any Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including Title III of the USA Patriot Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation;

 

 

 

 

(v)              any Restricted Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any other Person in order to effect an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 6.04; provided that the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Restricted Subsidiary, which together with each of the Restricted Subsidiaries, shall have complied with the requirements of Sections 5.11 and 5.12; and

 

(vi)               any Restricted Subsidiary may effect a merger, dissolution, liquidation consolidation or amalgamation to effect a Disposition permitted pursuant to Section 6.05.

 

Section 6.04                   Investments, Loans, Advances, Guarantees and Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or hold any Investment, except:

 

(i)              Permitted Investments at the time such Permitted Investment is made;

 

(ii)               loans or advances to officers, directors and employees and other service providers of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Equity Interests in Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) (provided that the amount of such loans and advances made in cash to such Person shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity or Qualified Equity Interests), (iii) advances for legal expenses relating to claims for which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may provide legal support and/or indemnification under any governance document, and/or any applicable indemnification agreement entered into with an officer or director and (iv) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii); provided that at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount outstanding in reliance on this clause (iii) shall not exceed the greater of $6,500,000 and 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(iii)               Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(iv)               Investments consisting of prepayments to suppliers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(v)              Investments consisting of extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

 

(vi)               Investments (i) existing or contemplated on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.04(vi) and any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension thereof and (ii) Investments existing on the date hereofEffective Date by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and any modification, renewal or extension thereof; provided that the amount of the original Investment is not increased except by the terms of such Investment to the extent as set forth on Schedule 6.04(vi) or as otherwise permitted by this Section 6.04;

 

(vii)               Investments in Swap Agreements permitted under Section 6.01;

 

(viii)               promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with any Disposition permitted by Section 6.05;

 

(ix)               Permitted Acquisitions;

 

(x)              the Transactions;

 

(xi)               Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices;

 

 

 

 

(xii)               Investments (including debt obligations and Equity Interests) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers, from financially troubled account debtors or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

 

(xiii)               loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) in lieu of, and not in excess of the amount of (after giving effect to any other loans, advances or Restricted Payments in respect thereof), Restricted Payments to the extent permitted to be made to Holdings (or such parent) in accordance with Section 6.08(a);

 

(xiv)               other Investments and other acquisitions (w) so long as, at the time any such Investment or other acquisition is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Investments made in reliance on this clause (xiv)(w) together with the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments and acquisitions made in reliance on this clause (xiv)(w) (A) prior to the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, shall not exceed the greater of $75,000,000 and 11.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis and (B) after the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, the amount in clause (A) will increase and shall not exceed the greater of $100,000,000 and 14.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis, (x) in an amount not to exceed the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Investment, (y) in an amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Investment and (z) in an amount not to exceed the Available RP Capacity Amount as in effect immediately prior to the time of making of such Investment;

 

(xv)               [reserved];

 

(xvi)               advances of payroll payments to employees and other service providers in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xvii)               Investments and other acquisitions to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Qualified Equity Interests (excluding Cure Amounts) of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof); provided that (x) such amounts used pursuant to this clause (xvii) shall not increase the Available Equity Amount or be applied to increase any other basket hereunder and (y) any amounts used for such an Investment or other acquisition that are not Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) shall otherwise be permitted pursuant to this Section 6.04;

 

(xviii)               Investments of a Subsidiary acquired after the Effective Date or of a Person merged or consolidated with any Subsidiary in accordance with this Section 6.04 and Section 6.03 after the Effective Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

 

(xix)               non-cash Investments in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities; provided that after giving effect to any such activities, the security interests of the Lenders in the Collateral, taken as a whole, would not be materially impaired;

 

(xx)               Investments consisting of Liens, Indebtedness, fundamental changes, Dispositions, Restricted Payments and prepayments, purchases and redemptions of Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05 and 6.08, respectively, in each case, other than by reference to this Section 6.04(xx);

 

(xxi)               following the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, additional Investments; provided that either (A) the Liquidity is equal to or greater than $250,000,000 or (B) the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00, in either case after giving effect to such Investment on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

 

 

 

(xxii)               contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower;

 

(xxiii)               to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

(xxiv)              Investments by an Unrestricted Subsidiary entered into prior to the day such Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

 

(xxv)               any Investment in a Similar Business; provided that at the time any such Investment is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Investments made in reliance on this clause (xxv) together with the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments made in reliance on this clause (xxv), shall not exceed the greater of (A) $72,000,000 and (B) 10.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(xxvi)              Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and any Person of which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns any Equity Interest; provided that at the time any such Investment is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Investments made in reliance on this clause (xxvi) together with the aggregate amount of all consideration paid in connection with all other Investments made in reliance on this clause (xxvi), shall not exceed the greater of (A) $65,000,000 and (B) 9.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(xxvii)               Investments in Subsidiaries in the form of receivables and related assets required in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing (including the contribution or lending of cash and cash equivalents to Subsidiaries to finance the purchase of such assets from Holdings, the Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries or to otherwise fund required reserves);

 

(xxviii)               Investments by a captive insurance subsidiary in accordance with any investment policy or any insurance statutes or regulations applicable to it;

 

(xxix)              Investments in connection with the Transactions;

 

(xxx)               guarantees by the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (other than Capitalized Leases), contracts or of other obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that do not constitute Indebtedness, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business; and

 

(xxxi)              to the extent constituting an Investment, advances in respect of transfer pricing and cost-sharing arrangements (i.e., “cost-plus” arrangements) that are in the ordinary course of business.

 

 

 

 

Section 6.05                   Asset Sales. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any asset (in one transaction or in a series of related transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise), including any Equity Interest owned by it, nor will the Borrower permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any additional Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary (other than issuing directors’ qualifying shares, nominal shares issued to foreign nationals or other Persons to the extent required by applicable Requirements of Law and other than issuing Equity Interests to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 6.04(iii)) (each, a “Disposition”), except:

 

(a)                 Dispositions of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and Dispositions of property no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including allowing any Intellectual Property (and any related registration or application) that is no longer used or useful, or economically practicable to maintain, to lapse or go abandoned or be invalidated);

 

(b)                Dispositions of inventory and other assets in the ordinary course of business;

 

(c)                 Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property, (ii) an amount equal to the Net Proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property or (iii) such Disposition qualifies for non-recognition treatment under Section 1031 of the Code, or any comparable or successor provision for like-kind property (and any boot thereon) and for use in a Similar Business;

 

(d)                Dispositions of property to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Loan Party, then either (i) the transferee must be a Loan Party, (ii) to the extent constituting an Investment, such Investment must be an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04 or (iii) to the extent constituting a Disposition to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Disposition is for Fair Market Value and any promissory note or other non-cash consideration received in respect thereof is an Investment in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party permitted by Section 6.04;

 

(e)                 Dispositions permitted by Section 6.03, Investments permitted by Section 6.04, Restricted Payments and prepayments, purchases and redemptions of Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.08, and Liens permitted by Section 6.02, in each case, other than by reference to this Section 6.05(e);

 

(f)                  any issuance, sale or pledge of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness, or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

 

(g)                Dispositions of Permitted Investments;

 

(h)                Dispositions of (A) accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof (including sales to factors or other third parties) and (B) receivables and related assets pursuant to any Permitted Receivables Financing;

 

(i)                  leases, subleases, service agreements, covenants not to sue, licenses or sublicenses (including agreements involving the provision of software under an open source license, in copy or as a service, and related data and services), in each case that do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

 

(j)                  transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the Net Proceeds of such Casualty Event;

 

 

 

 

(k)                other Dispositions; provided that (i) such Disposition is made for Fair Market Value and (ii) except in the case of a Permitted Asset Swap, with respect to any Disposition pursuant to this clause (k) for a purchase price in excess of the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and (y) 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis for any transaction or series of related transactions, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than (I) 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Permitted Investments for all transactions permitted pursuant to this clause (k) since the Effective Date or (II) 50% of such consideration for any individual transaction or series of related transactions in the form of cash or Permitted Investments; provided, however, that for the purposes of this clause (ii), (A) the greater of the principal amount and carrying value of any liabilities (as reflected on the most recent balance sheet of the Borrower (or a Parent Entity) provided hereunder or in the footnotes thereto), or if incurred, accrued or increased subsequent to the date of such balance sheet, such liabilities that would have been reflected on the balance sheet of the Borrower (or a Parent Entity) or in the footnotes thereto if such incurrence, accrual or increase had taken place on or prior to the date of such balance sheet, as determined in good faith by the Borrower, of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated in right of payment to the Loan Document Obligations, that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets (or are otherwise extinguished in connection with the transactions relating to such Disposition) pursuant to a written agreement which releases the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such liabilities, (B) any securities received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash or Permitted Investments (to the extent of the cash or Permitted Investments received) within 180 days following the closing of the applicable Disposition, shall be deemed to be cash, (C) the amount of Indebtedness, other than liabilities that are by their terms subordinated to the Loan Document Obligations or any intercompany debt owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, that is of any Person that is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such Disposition, to the extent that the Borrower and all Restricted Subsidiaries have been validly released from any guarantee of payment of such Indebtedness in connection with such Disposition, (D) the amount of consideration consisting of Indebtedness of any Loan Party (other than Junior Financing) received after the Effective Date from Persons who are not the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (E) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Disposition having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (k) that is at that time outstanding, not in excess (at the time of receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration) of the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash;

 

(l)                  Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

 

(m)               Dispositions of any assets (including Equity Interests) (A) acquired in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted hereunder, which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) made to obtain the approval of any applicable antitrust authority in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;

 

(n)                transfers of condemned property as a result of the exercise of “eminent domain” or other similar powers to the respective Governmental Authority or agency that has condemned the same (whether by deed in lieu of condemnation or otherwise), and transfers of property arising from foreclosure or similar action or that have been subject to a casualty to the respective insurer of such real property as part of an insurance settlement;

 

(o)                Dispositions by a captive insurance subsidiary of Investments;

 

(p)                Dispositions of property for Fair Market Value not otherwise permitted under this Section 6.05 having an aggregate purchase price not to exceed the greater of (A) $20,000,000 and (B) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

(q)                the sale or discount (with or without recourse) (including by way of assignment or participation) of other receivables (including, without limitation, trade and lease receivables) and related assets in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; and

 

(r)                  the unwinding of any Swap Obligations or Cash Management Obligations.

 

Section 6.06                   [Reserved].

 

 

 

 

Section 6.07                   Negative Pledge. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement, instrument, deed or lease that prohibits or limits the ability of any Loan Party to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Secured Obligations or under the Loan Documents; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by:

 

(a)                  (i) Requirements of Law, (ii) any Loan Document, (iii) [reserved], (iv) any documentation governing Incremental Equivalent Debt, (v) any documentation governing Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Second Priority Refinancing Debt, (vi) any documentation governing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Sections 6.01(a)(v), 6.01(a)(viii) or 6.01(a)(xxvii) and (vii) any documentation governing any Permitted Refinancing incurred to refinance any such Indebtedness referenced in clauses (i) through (vi) above; provided that with respect to Indebtedness (A) referred to in clauses (iv) and (v) above, such restrictions shall be no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Junior Financing, are market terms at the time of issuance and (B) referred to clause (v) above, such restrictions shall not expand the scope in any material respect of any such restriction or condition contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced;

 

(b)                  customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Effective Date and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;

 

(c)                  restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such sale; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder;

 

(d)                  customary provisions in leases, service agreements, licenses, sublicenses, covenants not to sue and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof;

 

(e)                  restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to the property securing such Indebtedness;

 

(f)                  any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

 

(g)                  restrictions or conditions in any Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 6.01 that is incurred or assumed by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive in any material respect than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or are market terms at the time of issuance and are imposed solely on such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries;

 

(h)                  restrictions on cash (or Permitted Investments) or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business (or other restrictions on cash or deposits constituting Permitted Encumbrances);

 

(i)                  restrictions set forth on Schedule 6.07 and any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition;

 

(j)                  customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures permitted by Section 6.02 and applicable solely to such joint venture; and

 

 

 

 

(k)                  customary net worth provisions contained in real property leases entered into by Subsidiaries, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligations.

 

Section 6.08                   Restricted Payments; Certain Payments of Indebtedness.

 

(a)                 The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

 

(i)              each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that in the case of any such Restricted Payment by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, such Restricted Payment is made to the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Equity Interests;

 

(ii)               Restricted Payments to satisfy appraisal or other dissenters’ rights, pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, amalgamation, merger, transfer of assets or acquisition that complies with Section 6.03 or Section 6.04;

 

(iii)               the Borrower may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the Equity Interests of the Borrower;

 

(iv)               [reserved];

 

(v)              repurchases of Equity Interests in the Borrower (or Restricted Payments by the Borrower to allow repurchases of Equity Interests in Holdings or any direct or indirect parent of Holdings, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Vacasa, Inc.), or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise of equity options or warrants or other incentive interests if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such equity options or warrants or other incentive interests;

 

(vi)               Restricted Payments to Holdings which Holdings may use to redeem, acquire, retire or repurchase its Equity Interests (or any options, warrants, restricted stock units or stock appreciation rights or other equity-linked interests issued with respect to any of such Equity Interests) (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any of Holdings’ direct or indirect parent companies, including, for the avoidance of doubt, Vacasa, Inc. to so redeem, retire, acquire or repurchase their Equity Interests or other such interests) held by current or former officers, managers, consultants, directors and employees and other service providers (or their respective Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other Permitted Transferees, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributees) of Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, upon the death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or engagement of any such Person or otherwise in accordance with any equity option or equity appreciation rights plan, any management, director and/or employee equity ownership or incentive plan, equity subscription plan, profits interest, employment termination agreement or any other employment or service agreements with any director, officer or consultant or partnership or equity holders’ agreement; provided that, except with respect to non-discretionary repurchases, the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (vi) after the Effective Date, together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) made pursuant to Section 6.04(xiii) in lieu thereof, shall not, in any fiscal year of the Borrower, exceed the sum of (a) $15,000,000 (net of any proceeds from the reissuance or resale of such Equity Interests to another Person received by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary), (b) the amount equal to the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Effective Date, and (c) the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings (to the extent contributed to Holdings in the form of common Equity Interests or Qualified Equity Interests) and, to the extent contributed to Holdings, the cash proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of any direct or indirect Parent Entity or management investment vehicle, in each case to any future, present or former employees, directors, managers or consultants of Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect Parent Entity or management investment vehicle that occurs after the Effective Date, to the extent the cash proceeds from the sale of such Equity Interests are contributed to Holdings in the form of common Equity Interests or Qualified Equity Interests and are not Cure Amounts and have not otherwise been applied to the payment of Restricted Payments by virtue of the Available Equity Amount or are otherwise applied to increase any other basket hereunder; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) above for any fiscal year may be carried forward to succeeding fiscal years; provided, further, that any Indebtedness incurred or Investments or payments made in reliance upon the Available RP Capacity Amount utilizing the unused amounts available pursuant to this Section 6.08(a)(vi) shall reduce the amounts available pursuant to this Section 6.08(a)(vi);

 

 

 

 

 

(vii)               the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments to Holdings and any Parent Entity:

 

(A)      the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) (1) its operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business and other corporate overhead costs and expenses (including administrative, legal, accounting, tax reporting and similar expenses payable to third parties) that are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business, (2) any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of Holdings (or any parent thereof) attributable to the ownership or operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (3) fees and expenses (x) due and payable by any of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) otherwise not prohibited to be paid by Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries under this Agreement and (4) payments that would otherwise be permitted to be paid directly by Holdings, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 5.19(iii) or (x);

 

(B)      the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent of Holdings to pay) franchise and similar Taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its organizational existence;

 

(C)      the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings (or any other direct or indirect parent thereof) to make Restricted Payments of the type permitted by Section 6.08(a)(vi) or Section 6.08(a)(xi);

 

(D)      to finance any Investment permitted to be made pursuant to Section 6.04 other than Section 6.04(xiii); provided that (1) such Restricted Payment shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (2) Holdings or any Parent Entity shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause (x) all property acquired (whether assets or Equity Interests but not including any loans or advances made pursuant to Section 6.04(ii)) to be contributed to the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries or (y) the Person formed or acquired to merge into or consolidate with the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such merger, amalgamation or consolidation is permitted by Section 6.03) in order to consummate such Investment, in each case in accordance with the requirements of Sections 5.11 and 5.12;

 

(E)      the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees and other service providers of Holdings or any direct or indirect parent company of Holdings to the extent such salaries, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries; and

 

(F)      the proceeds of which shall be used by Holdings to pay (or to make Restricted Payments to allow any direct or indirect parent thereof to pay) fees and expenses related to any equity offering, debt offering or other non-ordinary course transaction not prohibited by this Agreement (whether or not such offering or other transaction is successful);

 

 

 

(viii)               Restricted Payments (including Restricted Payments to Holdings, the proceeds of which may be utilized by Holdings to make additional Restricted Payments or by Holdings to make any payments in respect of any Indebtedness of Holdings) (A) following the consummation of the SPAC Transactions in an aggregate amount not to exceed, at the time of making any such Restricted Payment and when taken together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) made pursuant to Section 6.04(xiii) in lieu of Restricted Payments permitted by this clause (viii), the greater of $25,000,000 and 4.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis, plus (B) the Available Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied (provided that, with respect to any Restricted Payment made in reliance on clause (b) of the definition of “Available Amount” pursuant to this clause (B), no Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) shall be continuing or would result therefrom) plus (C) the Available Equity Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied; provided that any Indebtedness incurred or Investments made in reliance upon the Available RP Capacity Amount utilizing the unused amounts available pursuant to this Section 6.08(a)(viii) shall reduce the amounts available pursuant to this Section 6.08(a)(viii);

 

(ix)               redemptions in whole or in part of any of its Equity Interests for another class of its Equity Interests or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests; provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;

 

(x)              (a) payments made or expected to be made in respect of withholding or similar Taxes payable by any future, present or former employee, director, manager, consultant or other service provider and any repurchases of Equity Interests in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases, in each case, in connection with the exercise of equity options and the vesting of restricted equity and restricted equity units and (b) payments or other adjustments to outstanding Equity Interests in accordance with any management equity plan, equity option plan or any other similar employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement in connection with any Restricted Payment;

 

(xi)               the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any acquisition, any Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Indebtedness in accordance with its terms;

 

(xii)               Restricted Payments in an annual amount not to exceed the sum of (a) 6.0% of the net cash proceeds received by or contributed to the Borrower from the SPAC Transactions or a Qualifying IPO and any follow-on offerings plus (b) 7.0% of the market capitalization of Parent on the date of the declaration of a Restricted Payment in reliance on this clause (xii); provided that any Indebtedness incurred or Investments or payments made in reliance upon the Available RP Capacity Amount utilizing the unused amounts available pursuant to this Section 6.08(a)(xii) shall reduce the amounts available pursuant to this Section 6.08(a)(xii);

 

(xiii)               payments made or expected to be made by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of withholding or similar taxes payable upon exercise of Equity Interests by any future, present or former employee, director, officer, manager, consultant or other service provider (or their respective controlled Affiliates, Immediate Family Members or Permitted Transferees) and any repurchases of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon exercise of stock options or warrants if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such options or warrants or required withholding or similar taxes;

 

(xiv)               following the consummation of the SPAC Transactions, additional Restricted Payments; provided that either (A) the Liquidity is equal to or greater than $350,000,000 or (B) the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00, in either case after giving effect to such Restricted Payment on a Pro Forma Basis;

 

 

 

(xv)               [reserved];

 

(xvi)               the distribution, by dividend or otherwise, of shares of Equity Interests of, or Indebtedness owed to Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary by, Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries the primary assets of which are Permitted Investments (except to the extent that such Permitted Investments constitute the proceeds of any sale of the assets or equity of any Unrestricted Subsidiary));

 

(xvii)               [reserved]; and

 

(xviii)               the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in cash to Holdings or any direct or indirect equity holder of Holdings in amounts, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith, sufficient to permit Holdings (or any successor to Holdings) to make pro rata distributions to its equity holders (based on their percentage interests in Holdings) in amounts that will permit each such equity holder of Holdings to receive an amount equal to its Tax Distribution Amount (determined solely by reference to tax items of Holdings that are attributable to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries).

 

(b)                The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make or pay, directly or indirectly, any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) of principal of or interest on any Junior Financing, or any payment or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, prepayment, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any Junior Financing more than one year prior to the scheduled maturity date thereof (any such payment, a “Restricted Debt Payment”), except:

 

(i)              payment of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as, in the form of payment and when due in respect of any Indebtedness, other than payments in respect of any Junior Financing prohibited by the subordination provisions thereof;

 

(ii)               refinancings of Junior Financing Indebtedness with proceeds of, or in exchange for, other Junior Financing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under Section 6.01;

 

(iii)               the conversion of any Junior Financing to Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) of Holdings or any of its direct or indirect parent companies;

 

(iv)               Restricted Debt Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the sum of (A) an amount at the time of making any such Restricted Debt Payment and when taken together with the aggregate amount of loans and advances to Holdings (or any direct or indirect parent thereof) made pursuant to Section 6.04(xiii) in lieu of Restricted Debt Payments permitted by this clause (iv) and any other Restricted Debt Payments made utilizing this subclause (A), the greater of $15,000,000 and 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis plus (B) the Available Amount (provided that with respect to any Restricted Debt Payments made out of amounts under clause (b) of the definition of “Available Amount” pursuant to this clause (B), no Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) shall have occurred or be continuing or would result therefrom) that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (C) the Available Equity Amount that is Not Otherwise Applied plus (D) the Available RP Capacity Amount; and

 

(v)              Restricted Debt Payments (including prior to their scheduled maturity); provided that after giving effect to such Restricted Debt Payment on a Pro Forma Basis, the Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00.

 

 

 

(c)                 The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, amend or modify any documentation governing any Junior Financing, if the effect of such amendment or modification (when taken as a whole) is materially adverse to the Lenders, other than in connection with (i) a Permitted Refinancing of any such Junior Financing or (ii) in a manner expressly permitted by, or that does not contravene, the applicable intercreditor or subordination terms or agreement(s) governing the relationship between the Lenders, on the one hand, and the lenders or purchasers of the applicable Junior Financing, on the other hand.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.08 will not prohibit the payment of any Restricted Payment or Restricted Debt Payment within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof or the giving of such irrevocable notice, as applicable, if at the date of declaration or the giving of such notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement.

 

Section 6.09                   Financial Covenant.

 

(a)     Commencing with the Test Period ending on the last day of the second full fiscal quarter ended after the First Amendment Effective Date, if on the last day of any Test Period the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit (but excluding (i) undrawn amounts under any Letters of Credit in an aggregate face amount of up to $8,000,00020,000,000 and (ii) Letters of Credit that have been Cash Collateralized) exceeds (or exceeded) 35.00% of the then outstanding Revolving Commitments in effect on such date (the “Testing Threshold”), the Borrower shall not permit as of the last day of any Test Period the consolidated revenue (calculated in accordance with GAAP, the “GAAP Revenue”) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period ended on such day to be less than 60.0% of the projected revenue set forth in Schedule 6.09 for such period. To the extent required to be tested with respect to any Test Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, compliance with this Section 6.09(a) shall be tested on the date that the Compliance Certificate for the applicable Test Period is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(d) and not prior to such date.

 

(b)      Commencing with the Test Period ending on the last day of the second full fiscal quarter ended after the First Amendment Effective Date, the borrower shall not permit Liquidity to be less than $15,000,000 as of the last day of any Test Period.

 

Article VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 7.01                   Events of Default. If any of the following events (any such event, an “Event of Default”) shall occur:

 

(a)      any Loan Party shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable and in the currency required hereunder, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

 

(b)      any Loan Party shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan, any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section) payable under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

 

 

 

(c)      any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made, and such incorrect representation or warranty (if curable, including by a restatement of any relevant financial statements) shall remain incorrect for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;

 

(d)      Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.02(a), 5.04 (with respect to the existence of Holdings or the Borrower), Section 5.18 or in Article VI; provided that subsequent delivery of a notice of Default shall cure such Event of Default for failure to provide notice, unless a Responsible Officer of the Borrower had actual knowledge that such Default or Event of Default had occurred and was continuing and reasonably should have known in the course of his or her duties that the failure to provide such notice would constitute an Event of Default; provided, further, that any Event of Default under Section 6.09 is subject to cure as provided in Section 7.02 and an Event of Default with respect to such Section shall not occur until the expiration of the 15th Business Day subsequent to the date on which the financial statements with respect to the applicable fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable;

 

(e)      any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in any Loan Document (other than those specified in paragraph (a), (b) or (d) of this Section), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower;

 

(f)     Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after giving effect to any applicable grace period); provided, further, that this clause (f) shall not apply to any breach or default that is (I) remedied by Holdings, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or (II) waived (including in the form of amendment) by the required holders of the applicable item of Indebtedness, in the case of (I) and (II), prior to the acceleration of Loans pursuant to this Section 7.01;

 

(g)      any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with all applicable grace periods having expired) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity, provided that this paragraph (g) shall not apply to (i) secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale, transfer or other disposition (including as a result of a casualty or condemnation event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness (to the extent such sale, transfer or other disposition is not prohibited under this Agreement), (ii) termination events or similar events occurring under any Swap Agreement that constitutes Material Indebtedness (it being understood that paragraph (f) of this Section will apply to any failure to make any payment required as a result of any such termination or similar event) or (iii) any breach or default that is (I) remedied by Holdings, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or (II) waived (including in the form of amendment) by the required holders of the applicable item of Indebtedness, in either case, prior to the acceleration of Loans pursuant to this Article VII;

 

(h)      an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief in respect of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or its debts, or of a material part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, examiner, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed or unstayed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

 

 

 

(i)      Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, court protection, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in paragraph (h) of this Section, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, examiner, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for a material part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

(j)      one or more enforceable judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of the greater of (a) $30,000,000 and (b) 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets for the most recently ended Test Period as of such time determined on a Pro Forma Basis (to the extent not covered by insurance or indemnities as to which the applicable insurance company or third party has not denied its obligation) shall

 

be rendered against Holdings, the Borrower, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any judgment creditor shall legally attach or levy upon assets of such Loan Party that are material to the businesses and operations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to enforce any such judgment;

 

(k)     (i) an ERISA Event occurs that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party under Title IV of ERISA in an aggregate amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or would reasonably be expected to result in liability of any Loan Party in an aggregate amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(l)     to the extent unremedied for a period of 10 Business Days (in respect of a default under clause (x) only), any Lien purported to be created under any Security Document (x) shall cease to be, or (y) shall be asserted by any Loan Party not to be, a valid and perfected Lien on any material portion of the Collateral, except (i) as a result of the sale or other disposition of the applicable Collateral to a Person that is not a Loan Party in a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) as a result of the Collateral Agent’s failure to (A) maintain possession of any stock certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it under the Security Documents or (B) file Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements, (ii) as a result of acts or omissions of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender;

 

(m)     any material provision of any Loan Document or any Guarantee of the Loan Document Obligations shall for any reason be asserted by any Loan Party not to be a legal, valid and binding obligation of any Loan Party thereto other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder;

 

(n)      any Guarantees of the Loan Document Obligations by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party pursuant to the Guarantee Agreement shall cease to be in full force and effect (in each case, other than in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents); or

 

 

 

(o)      a Change in Control shall occur;

 

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the applicable Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the applicable Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately and (iii) require backstop arrangements with respect to LC Exposure or the deposit of Cash Collateral in respect of LC Exposure as provided in Section 2.05(j), in each case, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in paragraph (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders shall not exercise the remedies set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) above with respect to an Event of Default if the initial event, failure or transaction giving rise to such Event of Default has either been publicly announced or notified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing in any periodic or special report, including the Compliance Certificates, and two years shall have passed from the date of such announcement or notification without any acceleration or other enforcement action being taken by the Administrative Agent or the requisite Lenders hereunder with respect to such event, failure or transaction; provided, further, that such two year limitation shall not apply if (i) the Administrative Agent has commenced any remedial action in respect of any such Event of Default or (ii) the Borrower or any Guarantor has actual knowledge of such Event of Default and has not notified the Administrative Agent thereof.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby acknowledge and agree that (x) a restatement of historical financial statements shall not result in a Default hereunder (whether pursuant to Section 7.01(c) as it relates to a representation made with respect to such financial statements (including any interim unaudited financial statements) or pursuant to Section 7.01(d) as it relates to delivery requirements for financial statements pursuant to Section 5.01) to the extent that such restatement does not reveal any material adverse difference in the financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the previously reported information from actual results reflected in such restatement for any relevant prior period and (y) no Event of Default or breach of any representation or warranty in Article III or any covenant in Article V or VI shall constitute a Default or Event of Default if such Event of Default or breach of such representation or warranty in Article III or such covenant in Article V or VI would not have occurred but for a fluctuation (or other adverse change) in currency exchange rates.

 

 

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, with respect to any Default or Event of Default, the words “exists,” “is continuing” or similar expressions with respect thereto shall mean that the Default or Event of Default has occurred and has not yet been cured or waived. If any Default or Event of Default occurs due to (i) the failure by any Loan Party to take any action by a specified time, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured at the time, if any, that the applicable Loan Party takes such action or (ii) the taking of any action by any Loan Party that is not then permitted by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to be cured on the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which such action would be permitted at such time to be taken under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) the date on which such action is unwound or otherwise modified to the extent necessary for such revised action to be permitted at such time by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If any Default or Event of Default occurs that is subsequently cured (a “Cured Default”), any other Default or Event of Default resulting from the making or deemed making of any representation or warranty by any Loan Party or the taking of any action by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party, in each case which subsequent Default or Event of Default would not have arisen had the Cured Default not occurred, shall be deemed to be cured automatically upon, and simultaneous with, the cure of the Cured Default.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 7.01, an Event of Default (the “Initial Default”) may not be cured pursuant to this Section 7.01:

 

(i)                        if the taking of any action by any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party that is not permitted during, and as a result of, the continuance of such Initial Default directly results in the cure of such Initial Default and the applicable Loan Party or Subsidiary had actual knowledge at the time of taking any such action that the Initial Default had occurred and was continuing;

 

(ii)                        in the case of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(m) that directly results in material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Lenders, Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents and that is incapable of being cured;

 

(iii)                        in the case of an Event of Default under Section 7.01(e) arising due to the failure to perform or observe Section 5.07 that directly results in a material adverse effect on the ability of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their respective payment obligations under any Loan Document to which the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties is a party; or

 

(iv)                        in the case of an Initial Default for which (i) the Borrower failed to give notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of such Initial Default in accordance with Section 5.02(a) of this Agreement and (ii) the Borrower had actual knowledge of such failure to give such notice and reasonably should have known in the course of his or her duties that the failure to provide such notice would constitute an Event of Default.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the cure provisions in the immediately preceding paragraph do not apply to any Event of Default arising from the failure to perform or observe Section 5.02(a) (which instead is governed by Section 7.01(d)).

 

Section 7.02                   Right to Cure. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01, in the event that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries fail to comply with the requirements of theany Financial Performance Covenant as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, at any time after the beginning of such fiscal quarter until the expiration of the 15th Business Day following the date on which the financial statements with respect to such fiscal quarter (or the fiscal year ended on the last day of such fiscal quarter) are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b), as applicable, Holdings or any Parent Entity shall have the right to issue Equity Interests for cash or otherwise receive cash contributions to the capital of Holdings or any Parent Entity as cash common equity or other Equity Interests in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (which Holdings or such Parent Entity shall contribute through its Subsidiaries of which the Borrower is a Subsidiary to the Borrower as cash common equity) (collectively, the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of the Net Proceeds of such issuance that are Not Otherwise Applied (the “Cure Amount”) pursuant to the exercise by the Borrower of such Cure Right the applicable Financial Performance Covenant shall be recalculated giving effect to the following pro forma adjustment:

 

 

 

(a)      (x) the applicable GAAP Revenue shall be increased with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter and any four fiscal quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Performance Covenant set forth in Section 6.09(a) and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount and/or (y) Available Cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be increased with respect to such applicable fiscal quarter and any four fiscal quarter period that contains such fiscal quarter, solely for the purpose of measuring the Financial Performance Covenant set forth in Section 6.09(b) and not for any other purpose under this Agreement, by an amount equal to the Cure Amount;

 

(b)      if, after giving effect to the foregoing pro forma adjustment, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable Financial Performance Covenant, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the applicable Financial Performance Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable breach or default of the applicable Financial Performance Covenant that had occurred shall be deemed cured for the purposes of this Agreement; and

 

(c)     notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) in each four consecutive fiscal quarter period of the Borrower there shall be at least two fiscal quarters in which the Cure Right is not exercised, (ii) during the term of this Agreement, the Cure Right shall not be exercised more than five times, (iii) the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required for purposes of complying with the applicable Financial Performance Covenant and any amounts in excess thereof shall not be deemed to be a Cure Amount, (iv) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Indebtedness (by netting or otherwise) with the proceeds of the Cure Amount for determining compliance with the applicable Financial Performance Covenant for the fiscal quarter for which such Cure Amount is deemed applied, except to the extent that such proceeds are actually applied to repay Indebtedness and (v) the Lenders shall not be required to make a Loan or issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit unless and until the Borrower has received the Cure Amount required to cause the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to be in compliance with the applicable Financial Performance Covenant. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the Cure Amount received pursuant to any exercise of the Cure Right shall be disregarded for purposes of determining the Available Amount, the Available Equity Amount, any financial ratio-based conditions or tests, or any available basket under Article VI of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.03                   Application of Proceeds.

 

(a)       Subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, upon the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 7.01 any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent as follows:

 

FIRST, to the payment of all costs, expenses and fees incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any of the Secured Obligations, including all court costs and the fees and expenses of its agents and legal counsel, the repayment of all advances made by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document on behalf of any Loan Party and any other costs or expenses incurred in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

 

SECOND, to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations and to cash collateralize Letters of Credit (the amounts so applied to be distributed among the Secured Parties pro rata in accordance with the amounts of the Secured Obligations owed to them on the date of any such distribution); and

 

THIRD, to the Loan Parties, their successors and assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

 

 

 

(b)       The Administrative Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Administrative Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Administrative Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Administrative Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.

 

 

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Secured Obligations otherwise set forth in Section 4.02 of the Collateral Agreement and/or the similar provisions in the other Security Documents.

 

 

Article VIII

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND COLLATERAL AGENT

 

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereby irrevocably appoint JPMCB to serve as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents, and authorize the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to take such actions and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent by the terms of the Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, and none of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary of any such provisions.

 

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender or an Issuing Bank as any other Lender or Issuing Bank and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

 

TheNone of the Administrative Agent, the Bookrunner andJoint Bookrunners or the Lead ArrangerArrangers, as applicable, shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners and the Lead ArrangerArrangers, as applicable, (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or to exercise any discretionary power, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, and (c) shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or any Issuing Bank, any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates, that is communicated to, obtained or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners, the Lead ArrangerArrangers or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein. None of the Administrative Agent, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners or the Lead ArrangerArrangers shall be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by Holdings, the Borrower, a Lender or an Issuing Bank. None of the Administrative Agent, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners or the Lead ArrangerArrangers shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral or creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Security Documents or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability arising from any confirmation of the Revolving Exposure or the component amounts thereof.

 

 

 

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Responsible Officer or Financial Officer of such Person). The Administrative Agent also may rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person (including, if applicable, a Financial Officer or a Responsible Officer of such Person). The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

The Administrative Agent may perform any of and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of and all their duties and exercise their rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may resign upon 30 days’ notice to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender and is not performing its role hereunder as Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent hereunder at the request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or upon such removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the Borrower’s consent (unless an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be an Approved Bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such Approved Bank (the date upon which the retiring Administrative Agent is replaced, the “Resignation Effective Date”).

 

If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender, the Required Lenders and the Borrower may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, by notice in writing to such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, with the consent of the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

 

 

 

With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except (i) that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed and (ii) with respect to any outstanding payment obligations) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or through a temporary Administrative Agent to be agreed by the Borrower and the Required Lenders, until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent (including a temporary Administrative Agent) hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or removed) Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as set forth in this Section. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Each Lender and each Issuing Bank expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers or the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger or the BookrunnerArrangers or the Joint Bookrunners hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of, any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party of any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers or the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners to any Lender or any Issuing Bank as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers or the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank represents to the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers and the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners, any other Lender or any Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners, any other Lender or any Issuing Bank, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or Issuing Bank for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or Issuing Bank, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and each Issuing Bank agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.

 

 

 

Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement and funding its Loans on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to the First Amendment, an Assignment and Assumption, Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.

 

Each Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Lender), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Article VIII shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment.  Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the NYFRB Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.

 

The Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Secured Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party.

 

Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Article VIII shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Secured Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, this Article VIII will not create any additional Secured Obligations or otherwise increase or alter such Secured Obligations.

 

 

 

No Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any Guarantee of the Secured Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof. In the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition, and the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Lenders (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Secured Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Lenders at such sale or other disposition. Each Lender, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral and of the Guarantees of the Secured Obligations, to have agreed to the foregoing provisions.

 

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, neithernone of the Lead Arranger nor the BookrunnerArrangers or the Joint Bookrunners shall have any duties or obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (except in its capacity, as applicable, as a Lender or an Issuing Bank), but all such Persons shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder, including under Section 9.03, fully as if named as an indemnitee or indemnified person therein and irrespective of whether the indemnified losses, claims, damages, liabilities and/or related expenses arise out of, in connection with or as a result of matters arising prior to, on or after the effective date of any Loan Document.

 

To the extent required by any applicable Requirements of Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. Without limiting or expanding the provisions of Section 2.17, each Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent against, and shall make payable in respect thereof within 30 days after demand therefor, all Taxes and all related losses, claims, liabilities and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent) incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority as a result of the failure of the Administrative Agent to properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including, without limitation, because the appropriate documentation was not delivered or not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective), whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph. The agreements in this paragraph shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations under any Loan Document. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “Lender” in this Article VIII shall include any Issuing Bank.

 

Each Lender party to this Agreement hereby appoints the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to act as its agent under and in connection with the relevant Security Documents.

 

All provisions of this Article VIII applicable to the Administrative Agent shall apply to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all the benefits and indemnities applicable to the Administrative Agent under this Agreement.

 

 

 

Article IX


MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 9.01                   Notices. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax, e-mail or other electronic transmission, as follows:

 

(a)          If to any Loan Party, to:

 

c/o Vacasa Holdings LLC

830 NW 13th Ave.

Portland, OR 97209

Attention: Neema Hodjat

Email: ####

 

With copies to:

 

Silver Lake Partners

2775 Sand Hill Road

Suite 100

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attention: Mary Conrad

Email: ####

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

Attention: Joshua A. Tinkelman

Email: ####

 

(b)          If to the Administrative Agent, to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Middle Market Servicing

10 South Dearborn, Floor L2

Chicago, IL, 60603-2300

Attention: August Dunn

Tel: 312-385-7048

Fax No: 312-385-7045

Emails: ####               

 

With copy to:

 

               JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Middle Market Technology and Disruptive Commerce Banking

237 Park Avenue, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10017

Attention: Ted Karsos

Email: ####

 

 

 

(c)           If to the Administrative Agent, solely with respect to Borrowing Requests, Interest Election Requests and Notices of Loan Prepayments, to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

Middle Market Servicing

10 South Dearborn, Floor L2

Chicago, IL, 60603-2300

Tel: 312-385-7048

Fax No: 312-385-7045

Emails: ####

 

(d)          If to any Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or fax number or email address) most recently specified by it in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent, Holdings, and the Borrower (or, in the absence of any such notice, to the address (or fax number or email address) set forth in the Administrative Questionnaire of the Lender that is serving as such Issuing Bank or is an Affiliate thereof); and

 

(e)          If to any other Lender, to it at its address (or fax number or email address) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

 

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by fax or other electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient).

 

The Borrower may change its address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may change its address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders may change their address, email or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Administrative Agent. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks hereunder may also be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including email and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to Article II if such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.

 

THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to Holdings, the Borrower, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic messaging service, or through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties, as applicable.

 

The Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices and Borrowing Requests) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.02 Waivers; Amendments.

 

(a)            No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power under any Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on the Borrower or Holdings in any case shall entitle Holdings or the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

 

(b)           Except as expressly provided herein, which shall be subject to Section 1.14(b), neither any Loan Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except, in the case of this Agreement, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent (to the extent that such waiver, amendment or modification does not affect the rights, duties, privileges or obligations of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall execute such waiver, amendment or other modification to the extent approved by the Required Lenders) and the Required Lenders or, in the case of any other Loan Document, pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and the Loan Party or Loan Parties that are parties thereto, in each case with the consent of the Required Lenders, provided that no such agreement shall:

 

(i)         increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender (but not the Required Lenders) (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent set forth in Section 4.02 or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension or increase of any Commitment of any Lender),

 

(ii)         reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute a reduction or forgiveness in principal) or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders), provided that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay default interest pursuant to Section 2.13(c),

 

(iii)        postpone the maturity of any Loan (it being understood that a waiver of any Default, Event of Default, mandatory prepayment or mandatory reduction of the Commitments shall not constitute an extension of any maturity date), or the applicable Incremental Facility Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Loan Modification Agreement, or the reimbursement date with respect to any LC Disbursement, or any date for the payment of any interest or fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders),

 

(iv)        change any of the provisions of this Section without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders), provided that any such change which is in favor of a Class of Lenders holding Loans maturing after the maturity of other Classes of Lenders (and only takes effect after the maturity of such other Classes of Loans or Commitments) will require the written consent only of the Required Lenders with respect to each Class directly and adversely affected thereby,

 

(v)         lower the percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision of any Loan Document specifying the number or percentage of Lenders (or Lenders of any Class) required to waive, amend or modify any rights thereunder or make any determination or grant any consent thereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Class, as the case may be) (but not the Required Lenders),

 

 

 

 

(vi)        release all or substantially all the value of the Guarantees under the Guarantee Agreement (except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents) without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender),

 

(vii)       release all or substantially all the Collateral from the Liens of the Security Documents, without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), except as expressly provided in the Loan Documents,

 

(viii)      change the currency in which any Loan is denominated, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders), or

 

(ix)        change any of the provisions of Section 7.03, or Section 4.02 of the Collateral Agreement and/or the similar “waterfall” provisions in the other Security Documents referred to therein, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;

 

provided, further, that (A) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, including, without limitation, any amendment of this Section, (B) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, error, defect or inconsistency and (C) any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by Holdings, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to (i) increase the interest rates (including any interest rate margins or interest rate floors), fees and other amounts payable to any Class or Classes of Lenders hereunder, (ii) add, increase, expand and/or extend call protection provisions and prepayment premiums and any “most favored nation” provisions benefiting any Class or Classes of Lenders hereunder and/or (iii) modify any other provision hereunder or under any other Loan Document in a manner, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, more favorable to the then-existing Lenders or Class or Classes of Lenders, in each case of this clause (C), in connection with the issuance or incurrence of any Incremental Facilities or other Indebtedness permitted hereunder, where the terms of any such Incremental Facilities or other Indebtedness are more favorable to the lenders thereof than the corresponding terms applicable to other Loans or Commitments then existing hereunder, and it is intended that one or more then-existing Classes of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement share in the benefit of such more favorable terms in order to comply with the provisions hereof relating to the incurrence of such Incremental Facilities or other Indebtedness, and (D) any waiver, amendment or modification of this Agreement that by its terms affects the rights or duties under this Agreement of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) may be effected by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into solely by the Borrower and the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto under this Section if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders hereunder at the time (“Required Class Lenders”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent, Holdings and the Borrower (i) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (ii) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of the Required Lenders on substantially the same basis as the Lenders prior to such inclusion, (b) this Agreement and other Loan Documents may be amended or supplemented by an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Administrative Agent and Holdings, the Borrower or any Loan Party as to which such agreement or agreements is to apply, without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender, to include “parallel debt” or similar provisions, and any authorizations or granting of powers by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent, in each case required to create in favor of the Collateral Agent any security interest contemplated to be created under this Agreement, or to perfect any such security interest, where the Administrative Agent shall have been advised by its counsel that such provisions are necessary or advisable under local law for such purpose (with Holdings and the Borrower hereby agreeing to, and to cause their subsidiaries to, enter into any such agreement or agreements upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent promptly upon such request) and (c) upon notice thereof by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent with respect to the inclusion of any previously absent financial maintenance covenant or other covenant, this Agreement shall be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent without the need to obtain the consent of any Lender to include any such covenant and any related equity cure provision on the date of the incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness to the extent required by the terms of such definition or section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, amendments to or waivers of guarantees, collateral security documents and related documents in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and may be, together with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, amended and waived with the consent of the Administrative Agent at the request of the Borrower without the need to obtain the consent of any other Lender if such amendment or waiver is delivered in order (i) to comply with local law or advice of local counsel, (ii) to cure ambiguities or defects or (iii) to cause such guarantee, collateral security document or other document to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

 

 

 

(c)           In connection with any proposed amendment, modification, waiver or termination (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of all Lenders (or all Lenders of a Class) or all directly and adversely affected Lenders (or all directly and adversely affected Lenders of a Class), if the consent of the Required Lenders to such Proposed Change is obtained, but the consent to such Proposed Change of other Lenders whose consent is required is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in paragraph (b) of this Section being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Non-Consenting Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Non-Consenting Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which Eligible Assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (a) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank to the extent such consent would be required under Section 9.04(b) for an assignment of Loans or Commitments, as applicable, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (b) such Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding par principal amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts, payable to it hereunder from or on behalf of the Eligible Assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (c) unless waived, the Borrower or such Eligible Assignee shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the processing and recordation fee specified in Section 9.04(b). Each party hereto agrees that an assignment required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto.

 

(d)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Exposure of any Lender that is at the time a Defaulting Lender shall not have any voting or approval rights under the Loan Documents and shall be excluded in determining whether all Lenders (or all Lenders of a Class), all affected Lenders (or all affected Lenders of a Class), Required Class Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to this Section 9.02); provided that (i) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (ii) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 

(e)           [Reserved].

 

(f)            Without any further consent of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent shall be authorized to negotiate and, from and after the Collateral Trigger Event Date, execute and deliver on behalf of the Secured Parties any Intercreditor Agreement in a form substantially consistent with Exhibit E or Exhibit F hereto.

 

(g)           [Reserved].

 

 

 

 

(h)          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in accordance with Article VII for the benefit of all the Lenders and the Issuing Banks; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) an Issuing Bank from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Issuing Bank, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 9.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.18), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article VII and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b) and (c) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.18, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

 

Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Limitation of Liability.

 

(a)           The Borrower shall pay, if the Effective Date occurs, (i) all reasonable and documented or invoiced out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners and their Affiliates (without duplication), including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and to the extent reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be necessary one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent, in each case for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lead ArrangerArrangers and the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners, and to the extent retained with the Borrower’s consent, consultants, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of the Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions thereof and (ii) all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, each Issuing Bank, the Lead ArrangerArrangers, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks, the Lead ArrangerArrangers, the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners and the Lenders, in connection with the enforcement or protection of their respective rights in connection with the Loan Documents, including their respective rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit; provided that such counsel shall be limited to one lead counsel and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction and, in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel per class of similarly situated affected parties.

 

(b)           The Borrower shall indemnify each Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lender, the Lead ArrangerArrangers and the BookrunnerJoint Bookrunners and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one counsel and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction (and, in the case of a conflict of interest, where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, one additional counsel per class of similarly situated affected Indemnitees) for all Indemnitees (which may include a single special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions), incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties to the Loan Documents of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) to the extent in any way arising from or relating to any of the foregoing, any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on, at or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any other Environmental Liability, related to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (i) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnitee or its Related Parties or (ii) any dispute between or among Indemnitees not arising from an act or omission by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries except that each Agent, the Lead Arranger and the Bookrunner shall be indemnified in their capacitiesits capacity as such to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in clause (i) applies to such Person at such time. The indemnity and payment obligations of the Borrower under Section 9.03(a) or (b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

 

 

 

 

(c)            To the extent permitted by applicable law (i) the Borrower and any Loan Party shall not assert, and the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby waives, any claim against any Agent, the Bookrunner, the Lead Arranger, anyany Issuing Bank and, any Lender, and any Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called a “Lender-Related Person”) for any Liabilities arising from the use by others of information or other materials (including, without limitation, any personal data) obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), other than Liabilities resulting from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of any Agent, the Bookrunner, the Lead Arranger, anyany Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Lender-Related Person, and (ii) no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any Liabilities against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this ‎Section 9.03(c) shall relieve the Borrower or any other Loan Party of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee, as provided in ‎Section 9.03(b), against any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.

 

(d)           To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, or any Issuing Bank under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or such Issuing Bank, in its capacity as such. For purposes hereof, a Lender’s “pro rata share” shall be determined based upon its share of the aggregate Revolving Exposure and unused Commitments at the time. The obligations of the Lenders under this paragraph (d) are subject to the last sentence of Section 2.02(a) (which shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Lenders’ obligations under this paragraph (d)).

 

(e)            To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, none of Holdings or the Borrower shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnitee or its Related Parties.

 

(f)            All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than thirty (30) days after written demand therefor; provided, however, that any Indemnitee shall promptly refund an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that there is a final judicial determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this Section 9.03.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.04 Successors and Assigns.

 

(a)           The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void), (ii) no assignment shall be made to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Persons who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (ii) and (iii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issued any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agents, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

(b)           (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of (A) the Borrower (such consent (except with respect to assignments to competitors of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary) not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment (1) by a Lender to any Lender or an Affiliate of any Lender, (2) by a Lender to an Approved Fund or (3) if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing, unless, in the case of this clause (3), such assignment is to a competitor of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (B) the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and (C) solely in the case of assignments of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments to an Eligible Assignee, each Issuing Bank (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) In connection with obtaining the Borrower’s consent to assignments of Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments in accordance with this Section, the Borrower shall be permitted to designate in writing to the Administrative Agent up to two additional individuals (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include officers or employees of a Sponsor) who shall be copied on any such consent requests (or receive separate notice of such proposed assignments) from the Administrative Agent.

 

(ii)           Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the trade date specified in the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment or, if no trade date is so specified, as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than, in the case of a Revolving Loan or Revolving Commitment, $5,000,000, unless the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing, (B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this subclause (B) shall not be construed to prohibit assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans, (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption (which shall include a representation by the assignee that it meets all the requirements to be an Eligible Assignee), together (unless waived by the Administrative Agent) with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, provided that assignments made pursuant to Section 2.19(b) or Section 9.02(c) shall not require the signature of the assigning Lender to become effective; and (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent any tax documentation required by Section 2.17(e) and an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws; and (E) unless the Borrower otherwise consents, no assignment of all or any portion of the Revolving Commitment of a Lender that is also an Issuing Bank may be made unless (1) the assignee shall be or become an Issuing Bank and assume a ratable portion of the rights and obligations of such assignor in its capacity as Issuing Bank or (2) the assignor agrees, in its discretion, to retain all of its rights with respect to and obligations to make or issue Letters of Credit hereunder in which case the Applicable Fronting Exposure of such assignor may exceed such assignor’s Revolving Commitment for purposes of Section 2.05(b) by an amount not to exceed the difference between the assignor’s Revolving Commitment prior to such assignment and the assignor’s Revolving Commitment following such assignment; provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing.

 

 

 

 

(iii)          Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of (and subject to the obligations and limitations of) Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and to any fees payable hereunder that have accrued for such Lender’s account but have not yet been paid). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c)(i) of this Section.

 

(iv)          The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a an agent of Holdings and the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal and interest amounts of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. In addition, the Administrative Agent shall maintain on the Register information regarding the designation, and revocation of designation, of any Lender as a Defaulting Lender. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and, solely with respect to its Loans or Commitments, any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The parties intend that any interest in or with respect to the Loans under this Agreement be treated as being issued and maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2), and 881(c)(2) of the Code and any regulations thereunder (and any successor provisions), including without limitation under United States Treasury Regulations Section 5f.103-1(c) and Proposed Regulations Section 1.163-5 (and any successor provisions), and the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in a manner that gives effect to such intent.

 

(v)           Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and any tax documentation required by Section 2.17(e) (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph (b).

 

(vi)          Subject to Section 9.20, the words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be.

 

 

 

 

(c)           (i) Any Lender may, without the prior written consent of the Borrower (except with respect to participations to competitors of Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, in which case the Borrower’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank, but in each case, with the prior written consent of the Borrower, sell participations to one or more banks or other Persons (other than to a Person that is not an Eligible Assignee (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce the Loan Documents and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents, provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that directly and adversely affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender (subject to the requirements and limitations thereof, it being understood that any tax documentation required by Section 2.17(e) shall be provided solely to the Lender that sold the participation) and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18 as though it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18 as though it were a Lender.

 

(ii)           A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or Section 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.

 

(iii)           Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”), provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary in connection with a Tax audit or other proceeding to establish that such Commitment, Loan, or other obligation is in registered form under the Code or Treasury Regulations, including, without limitation, Section 5f.103-1(c) and Proposed Section 1.163-5 of the United States Treasury Regulations (and any amended or successor provisions). The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive (absent manifest error), and each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register pursuant to the terms hereof shall be treated as a Participant for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

(d)           Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

(e)           In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub-participations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

 

 

 

 

(f)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an “SPV”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, provided that (i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPV to make any Loan and (ii) if an SPV elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPV hereunder shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees that no SPV shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation under this Agreement (all liability for which shall remain with the Granting Lender). In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding commercial paper or other senior indebtedness of any SPV, such party will not institute against, or join any other person in instituting against, such SPV any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings under the laws of the United States or any State thereof. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 9.04, any SPV may (i) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender or to any financial institutions (consented to by the Borrower and Administrative Agent) providing liquidity or credit support to or for the account of such SPV to support the funding or maintenance of Loans and (ii) disclose on a confidential basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency, commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or liquidity enhancement to such SPV. The Borrower agrees that each SPV shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 to the same extent as if it were a Lender (subject to the requirements and limitations thereof, it being understood that any tax documentation required by Section 2.17(e) shall be provided solely to the Granting Lender) and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18 as though it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that an SPV shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or Section 2.17 than the applicable Granting Lender would have been entitled to receive, unless the grant to such SPV is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

(g)           [Reserved].

 

(h)           [Reserved].

 

(i)            Upon any contribution of Loans to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and upon any purchase of Loans by a Purchasing Borrower Party, (A) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of such Loans shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the date of such contribution or purchase (and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, with respect to a contribution of Loans, any applicable contributing Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, or such other form as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in respect thereof pursuant to which the respective Lender assigns its interest in such Loans to the Borrower for immediate cancellation) and (B) the Administrative Agent shall record such cancellation or retirement in the Register.

 

Section 9.05               Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to any Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance, amendment, renewal, increase, or extension of any Letter of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding (without any drawing having been made thereunder that has not been rejected or honored) and all amounts drawn or paid thereunder having been reimbursed in full, and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the occurrence of the Termination Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, in the event that, in connection with the refinancing or repayment in full of the credit facilities provided for herein, an Issuing Bank shall have provided to the Administrative Agent a written consent to the release of the Revolving Lenders from their obligations hereunder with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank (whether as a result of the obligations of the Borrower (and any other account party) in respect of such Letter of Credit having been collateralized in full by a deposit of cash with such Issuing Bank or being supported by a letter of credit that names such Issuing Bank as the beneficiary thereunder, or otherwise), then from and after such time such Letter of Credit shall cease to be a “Letter of Credit” outstanding hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Revolving Lenders shall be deemed to have no participations in such Letter of Credit, and no obligations with respect thereto, under Section 2.05(e) or Section 2.05(f).

 

 

 

 

Section 9.06               Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or the syndication of the Loans and Commitments constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.07               Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 9.08               Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.22 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The applicable Lender and applicable Issuing Bank shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of such setoff and application, provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount set off from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Guarantor.

 

Section 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

 

(a)           This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

 

 

 

(b)           Each of parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in any Loan Document shall affect any right that any Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to any Loan Document against Holdings, the Borrower or their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

 

(c)            Each of parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)           Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

Section 9.10              WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

Section 9.11               Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

Section 9.12               Confidentiality.

 

(a)           Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to their and their Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees, members, partners, trustees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other agents and advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential and any failure of such Persons to comply with this Section 9.12 shall constitute a breach of this Section 9.12 by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the relevant Issuing Bank, or the relevant Lender, as applicable), (b) (x) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, required by applicable law or by any subpoena or similar legal process or (y) necessary in connection with the exercise of remedies; provided that, (i) in each case, unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any request by any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request in connection with an examination of the financial condition of such Lender by such governmental agency or other routine examinations of such Lender by such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information and (ii) in the case of clause (y) only, each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that such Information is kept confidential in connection with the exercise of such remedies, and provided, further, that in no event shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be obligated or required to return any materials furnished by Holdings, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries, (c) to any other party to this Agreement, (d) subject to an agreement containing confidentiality undertakings substantially similar to those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any Swap Agreement relating to any Loan Party or their Subsidiaries and its obligations under the Loan Documents, (e) with the consent of the Borrower, in the case of Information provided by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary, (f) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Holdings or the Borrower or (g) to any ratings agency or the CUSIP Service Bureau on a confidential basis. In addition, each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and publicly available information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry, and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Commitments and the Borrowings hereunder. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or their business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by Holdings or the Borrower. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

 

 

 

 

(b)           EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

(c)          ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT, WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT HOLDINGS, THE BORROWER, THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

 

Section 9.13               USA Patriot Act. Each Lender that is subject to the USA Patriot Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of Title III of the USA Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Title III of the USA Patriot Act.

 

Section 9.14               Judgment Currency.

 

(a)           If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court, it is necessary to convert a sum owing hereunder in one currency into another currency, each party hereto agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction the first currency could be purchased with such other currency on the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which final judgment is given.

 

(b)          The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any party hereto or any holder of any obligation owing hereunder (the “Applicable Creditor”) shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency (the “Judgment Currency”) other than the currency in which such sum is stated to be due hereunder (the “Agreement Currency”), be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following receipt by the Applicable Creditor of any sum adjudged to be so due in the Judgment Currency, the Applicable Creditor may in accordance with normal banking procedures in the relevant jurisdiction purchase the Agreement Currency with the Judgment Currency; if the amount of the Agreement Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Applicable Creditor in the Agreement Currency, the Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Applicable Creditor against such loss. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all other amounts owing hereunder.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.15               Release of Liens and Guarantees. A Subsidiary Loan Party shall automatically be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents, and all security interests created by the Security Documents in Collateral owned by (and, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3), in each case, to the extent constituting Excluded Assets, upon the request of the Borrower, the Equity Interests of) such Subsidiary Loan Party shall be automatically released, (1) upon the consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to a merger with a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or a designation as an Unrestricted Subsidiary), (2) upon the request of the Borrower, upon any Subsidiary Loan Party becoming an Excluded Subsidiary in connection with a transaction permitted by the Credit Agreement (including, a conversion of the Convertible Notes, resulting in the Note Obligations ceasing to be outstanding) or (3) upon the request of the Borrower, in connection with a transaction permitted under this Agreement, as a result of which such Subsidiary Loan Party ceases to be a wholly-owned Subsidiary or otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary. Upon (i) any sale or other transfer by any Loan Party (other than to Holdings, the Borrower or any other Loan Party) of any Collateral in a transaction permitted under this Agreement or (ii) the effectiveness of any written consent to the release of the security interest created under any Security Document in any Collateral or the release of any Loan Party from its Guarantee under the Guarantee Agreement pursuant to Section 9.02, the security interests in such Collateral created by the Security Documents or such Guarantee shall be automatically released and the Collateral Agent shall promptly file any financing statements as reasonably requested by the Borrower (subject to the Administrative Agent’s receipt of an officer’s certificate as described below) to document such release. Upon the consummation of any seller financing arrangement permitted under this Agreement pursuant to which a seller retains security interest in the assets acquired by any Loan Party as part of such seller financing arrangement that is permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(xiii), to the extent and for so long as the agreements governing such seller financing do not permit any other Liens on such assets, and such assets are not subject to a Lien securing the Convertible Notes, the Lien in such assets (that are subject to such Lien under such seller financing arrangement) granted to the Collateral Agent under the Security Documents shall be automatically released, and the Collateral Agent shall promptly file any financing statements as reasonably requested by the Borrower (subject to the Administrative Agent’s receipt of an officer’s certificate as described below) to document such release. Upon the occurrence of the Termination Date, all obligations under the Loan Documents and all security interests created by the Security Documents shall be automatically released. In connection with any termination or release pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent and or the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release, subject to receipt of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, if requested by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent. The Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent will, and the Lenders irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent to, release or subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(iv), (viii)(A) or (xxii) to the extent required by the terms of the obligations secured by such Liens pursuant to documents reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent).

 

Section 9.16               No Fiduciary Relationship. Holdings and the Borrower, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, agrees that in connection with all aspects of the transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith, Holdings, the Borrower, the other Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Agents, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Agents, the Lenders or their respective Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications. The Borrower acknowledges that each Agent, Lender and their respective Affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with those of Holdings, the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.17               Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the obligations hereunder.

 

Section 9.18               Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a)         the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

 

(b)         the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)          a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)         a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)        the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

 

Section 9.19               Certain ERISA Matters.

 

(a)            Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Joint Bookrunners and the Lead ArrangerArrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

(i)              such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of Section 3(42) of ERISA or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) of one or more Benefit Plans with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement;

 

(ii)             the prohibited transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable so as to exempt from prohibitions of Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;

 

 

 

 

(iii)           (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or

 

(iv)           such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

 

(b)           In addition, unless either (I) sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (II) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Joint Bookrunners and the Lead ArrangerArrangers and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent, the Joint Bookrunners, the Lead ArrangerArrangers or any of their respective Affiliates is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto).

 

Section 9.20               Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents(a). The words “execution,” “execute,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation Assignment and Assumptions, amendments or other Borrowing Requests, waivers and consents) (collectively, each an “Ancillary Document”) shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby (A) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and the Borrower and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (B) the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (C) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (D) waives any claim against any Lender-Related Person for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and/or any Loan Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.

 

 

 

 

Section 9.21              Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Agreement or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support,” and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

 

(a)         In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

 

(b)         As used in this Section 9.21, the following terms have the following meanings:

 

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

 

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.

 

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

[Signature pages follow]

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.7

 

 

 

COLLATERAL AGREEMENT

 

dated as of 

 

December 6, 2021 

 

among

 

VACASA HOLDINGS LLC,

 

V-REVOLVER SUB LLC,

 

THE OTHER GRANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

and

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Collateral Agent

 

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
     
  ARTICLE I  
     
  Definitions  
     
SECTION 1. 01 Defined Terms 1
SECTION 1. 02 Other Defined Terms 1
     
  ARTICLE II  
     
  Pledge of Securities  
     
SECTION 2. 01 Pledge 4
SECTION 2. 02 Delivery of the Pledged Collateral 5
SECTION 2. 03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants 5
SECTION 2. 04 [Reserved] 7
SECTION 2. 05 Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations 7
SECTION 2. 06 Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest 7
     
  ARTICLE III  
     
  Security Interests in Personal Property  
     
SECTION 3. 01 Security Interest 9
SECTION 3. 02 Representations and Warranties 11
SECTION 3. 03 Covenants 13
SECTION 3. 04 Other Actions 15
SECTION 3. 05 Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral 16
     
  ARTICLE IV  
     
  Remedies  
     
SECTION 4. 01 Remedies upon Default 17
SECTION 4. 02 Application of Proceeds 19
SECTION 4. 03 Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property 19
SECTION 4. 04 Securities Act 20

  

 

 

 

  ARTICLE V  
     
  Miscellaneous  
     
SECTION 5. 01 Notices 20
SECTION 5. 02 Waivers; Amendment 21
SECTION 5. 03 Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification 21
SECTION 5. 04 Successors and Assigns 22
SECTION 5. 05 Survival of Agreement 22
SECTION 5. 06 Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement 22
SECTION 5. 07 Severability 23
SECTION 5. 08 Right of Set-Off 23
SECTION 5. 09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent 24
SECTION 5. 10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL 24
SECTION 5. 11 Headings 25
SECTION 5. 12 Security Interest Absolute 25
SECTION 5. 13 Termination or Release 25
SECTION 5. 14 Additional Grantors 25
SECTION 5. 15 Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact 26
SECTION 5. 16 Intercreditor Agreements Govern 27
     
Schedules    
     
Schedule I Grantors  
Schedule II Pledged Equity Interests; Pledged Debt Securities  
Schedule III Intellectual Property  
Schedule IV Commercial Tort Claims  
     
Exhibits    
     
Exhibit I Form of Supplement  
Exhibit II Form of Copyright Security Agreement  
Exhibit III Form of Patent Security Agreement  
Exhibit IV Form of Trademark Security Agreement  

 

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COLLATERAL AGREEMENT, dated as of December 6, 2021 (this “Agreement”), among VACASA Holdings llc, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-REVOLVER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other GRANTORS from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Reference is made to the Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The obligations of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to extend such credit are conditioned upon, among other things, the execution and delivery of this Agreement. The Grantors (other than the Borrower) are Affiliates of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and are willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to comply with the requirements of the Credit Agreement and in order to induce the Lenders and the Issuing Banks to continue to extend such credit and as consideration for the extension of credit made prior to the date hereof. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1. 01      Defined Terms.

 

(a)            Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement; provided that each term defined in the New York UCC (as defined herein) and not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning specified in the New York UCC.

 

(b)            The rules of construction specified in Sections 1.03 and 1.04 of the Credit Agreement also apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

 

SECTION 1. 02      Other Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

 

Account Debtor” means any Person that is or may become obligated to any Grantor under, with respect to or on account of an Account.

 

After-Acquired Intellectual Property” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.03.

 

Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Article 9 Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01.

 

Borrower” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Collateral” means Article 9 Collateral and Pledged Collateral.

 

Copyright License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right under any Copyright now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that such other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

 

Copyright Security Agreement” means the Copyright Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit II.

 

Copyrights” means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all copyright rights in any work arising under the copyright laws of the United States, whether as author, assignee, transferee or otherwise, and (b) all registrations and applications for registration of any such copyright in the United States, including registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office, including, in the case of any Grantor, registrations, supplemental registrations and pending applications for registration in the United States Copyright Office set forth next to its name on Schedule III.

 

Credit Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Excluded Equity Interests” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Federal Securities Laws” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.04.

 

Grantors” means (a) Holdings, (b) the Borrower, (c) each other Subsidiary identified on Schedule I and (d) each other Subsidiary Loan Party, Guarantor, Successor Holdings and Successor Borrower that becomes a party to this Agreement as a Grantor after the date hereof.

 

Holdings” has the meaning assigned to such term in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Information Certificate” means the Information Certificate dated as of the date hereof delivered to the Collateral Agent, as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including as supplemented by any Information Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 5.14).

 

Intellectual Property” means, with respect to any Person, all intellectual and similar property of every kind and nature now owned or hereafter acquired by any such Person, including inventions, designs, Patents, Copyrights, Licenses, Trademarks, trade secrets, domain names, confidential or proprietary technical and business information, know-how, show-how or other data or information, software and databases.

 

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IP Security Agreements” means the Trademark Security Agreement, the Patent Security Agreement and the Copyright Security Agreement.

 

License” means any Patent License, Trademark License, Copyright License or any other written Intellectual Property license or sublicense agreement to which any Person is a party.

 

New York UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York; provided, however, that, at any time, if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the perfection or priority of the Collateral Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in any item or portion of the Article 9 Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code or similar law as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the term “New York UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect, at such time, in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or priority and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.

 

Patent License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to make, use or sell any invention or design covered by a Patent, now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that any other Person now or hereafter otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

 

Patent Security Agreement” means the Patent Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit III.

 

Patents” means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all patents of the United States, all registrations thereof and all applications for patents of the United States, including registrations and pending applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, including, in the case of any Grantor, those filed in connection therewith in the United States Patent and Trademark Office listed on Schedule III, and (b) all reissues, reexaminations, continuations, divisions, continuations-in-part, renewals or extensions thereof, and the inventions or designs disclosed or claimed therein, including the right to make, use and/or sell the inventions or designs disclosed or claimed therein.

 

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Debt Securities” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Equity Interests” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

 

Pledged Securities” means any promissory notes, stock certificates, unit certificates, limited or unlimited liability membership certificates or other securities now or hereafter included in the Pledged Collateral, including all certificates, instruments or other documents representing or evidencing any Pledged Collateral.

 

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Security Interest” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(a).

 

Supplement” means an instrument in the form of Exhibit I hereto, or any other form approved by the Collateral Agent, and in each case reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

Trademark License” means any written agreement, now or hereafter in effect, granting to any Person any right to use any Trademark now or hereafter owned by any other Person or that any other Person otherwise has the right to license, and all rights of any such Person under any such agreement.

 

Trademark Security Agreement” means the Trademark Security Agreement in the form of Exhibit IV.

 

Trademarks” means, with respect to any Person, all of the following now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person: (a) all trademarks, service marks, trade names, brand names, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, trade dress, domain names, logos, other source or business identifiers, designs and general intangibles of like nature, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations thereof, and all registration and applications filed in connection therewith, including registrations and applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or any similar offices in any State of the United States, and all extensions or renewals thereof, including, in the case of any Grantor, any registrations and applications filed in connection therewith in the United States Patent and Trademark Office set forth next to its name on Schedule III, (b) all goodwill associated therewith or symbolized thereby and (c) all other assets, rights and interests that uniquely reflect or embody such goodwill.

 

ARTICLE II

 

Pledge of Securities

 

SECTION 2. 01      Pledge. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of all Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties and hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties a security interest in the Pledged Collateral. “Pledged Collateral” shall mean the collective reference to the following: all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under (a)(i) the shares of capital stock and other Equity Interests owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any other Equity Interests obtained in the future by such Grantor and (iii) the certificates (if any) representing all such Equity Interests (collectively, the “Pledged Equity Interests”); provided that the Pledged Equity Interests shall not include any Excluded Assets (the Equity Interests excluded pursuant to this proviso being referred to as the “Excluded Equity Interests”); (b)(i) the debt securities owned by such Grantor, including those listed opposite the name of such Grantor on Schedule II, (ii) any debt securities in the future issued to or otherwise acquired by such Grantor and (iii) the promissory notes and any other instruments evidencing all such debt securities (collectively, the “Pledged Debt Securities”); (c) subject to Section 2.06, all payments of principal or interest, dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, in exchange for or upon the conversion of, and all other Proceeds received in respect of, the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above; (d) subject to Section 2.06, all rights and privileges of such Grantor with respect to the securities and other property referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above; and (e) all Proceeds of any of the foregoing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pledged Collateral and Pledged Debt Securities shall not include Excluded Assets of any kind.

 

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SECTION 2. 02      Delivery of the Pledged Collateral.

 

(a)            Each Grantor will cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent (i) in the case of any Pledged Securities owned by such Grantor on the date hereof, any and all such Pledged Securities on the date hereof (or such later date as the Collateral Agent agrees in its reasonable discretion), and (ii) within ninety (90) days (or such later date as the Collateral Agent agrees in its reasonable discretion) after the acquisition thereof, any and all Pledged Securities acquired by such Grantor after the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Pledged Securities representing Equity Interests of Immaterial Subsidiaries or Persons (other than Loan Parties) that are not Subsidiaries shall not be required to be delivered.

 

(b)            Each Grantor will cause any Indebtedness for borrowed money owed to such Grantor by Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a principal amount of $10,000,000 or more that is evidenced by a duly executed promissory note to be delivered to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, (i) in the case of such Indebtedness owed to such Grantor on the date hereof, on the date hereof (or such later date as the Collateral Agent agrees in its reasonable discretion)and (ii) in the case of any other such Indebtedness, within ninety (90) days (or such later date as the Collateral Agent agrees in its reasonable discretion) after the acquisition thereof.

 

(c)            Upon delivery to the Collateral Agent, (i) any certificate or promissory note representing Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by undated stock or note powers, as applicable, duly executed in blank or other undated instruments of transfer duly executed in blank and reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and by such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (ii) all other property comprising part of the Pledged Collateral shall be accompanied by undated proper instruments of assignment duly executed in blank by the applicable Grantor and such other instruments and documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request. Each delivery of Pledged Securities shall be accompanied by a schedule describing such Pledged Securities, which schedule shall be deemed attached to, and shall supplement, Schedule II and be made a part hereof; provided that failure to provide any such schedule hereto shall not affect the validity of such pledge of such Pledged Securities.

 

SECTION 2. 03      Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Grantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and covenant to and with the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)            as of the date hereof, Schedule II sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to each Grantor, of (i) all the Pledged Equity Interests owned by such Grantor and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by such Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by such Grantor;

 

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(b)            the Pledged Equity Interests and the Pledged Debt Securities have been duly and validly authorized and issued by the issuers thereof and (i) in the case of Pledged Equity Interests, are fully paid and, if applicable, nonassessable and (ii) in the case of Pledged Debt Securities, are legal, valid and binding obligations of the issuers thereof, except to the extent that enforceability of such obligations may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law; provided that the foregoing representations, insofar as they relate to the Pledged Equity Interests and Pledged Debt Securities issued by a Person other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, are made to the knowledge of the applicable Grantor;

 

(c)            except for the security interests granted hereunder and under any other Loan Documents, each of the Grantors (i) is and, subject to any transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, will continue to be the direct owner, beneficially and of record, of the Pledged Securities indicated on Schedule II as owned by such Grantor, (ii) holds the same free and clear of all Liens, other than Liens not prohibited by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, (iii) will make no further assignment, pledge, hypothecation or transfer of, or create or permit to exist any security interest in or other Lien on, the Pledged Collateral, other than Liens not prohibited by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and transfers made in compliance with the Credit Agreement, and (iv) will defend its title or interest thereto or therein against any and all Liens (other than the Liens created by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Liens not prohibited by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement), however arising, of all Persons whomsoever;

 

(d)            except for restrictions and limitations imposed by the Loan Documents permitted pursuant to Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement or securities laws generally, and, to the extent issued by the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary, the Pledged Equity Interests and the Pledged Debt Securities are and will continue to be freely transferable and assignable, and, to the extent issued by the Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary, the Pledged Equity Interests and the Pledged Debt Securities are not or will not be subject to any option, right of first refusal, shareholders agreement, charter, by-law or other organizational document provisions or contractual restriction of any nature that might prohibit, impair, delay or otherwise affect in any manner adverse to the Secured Parties in any material respect the pledge of such Pledged Collateral hereunder, the sale or disposition thereof pursuant hereto or the exercise by the Collateral Agent of rights and remedies hereunder;

 

(e)            each of the Grantors has the power and authority to pledge the Pledged Collateral pledged by it hereunder in the manner hereby done or contemplated; and

 

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(f)            by virtue of the execution and delivery by the Grantors of this Agreement, when any Pledged Securities are delivered to the Collateral Agent in accordance with this Agreement, the Collateral Agent will obtain a legal, valid and perfected lien upon and security interest in such Pledged Securities, free of any adverse claims, under the New York UCC to the extent such lien and security interest may be created and perfected under the New York UCC, as security for the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations and no Secured party has notice of any adverse claim (within the meaning of the NY UCC) to the Pledged Securities.

 

SECTION 2. 04      [Reserved].

 

SECTION 2. 05      Registration in Nominee Name; Denominations. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and, after the Collateral Agent shall have given the Grantors two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent to exercise such rights, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have the right (in its sole and absolute discretion) to hold the Pledged Securities in the name of the applicable Grantor, endorsed or assigned in blank or in favor of the Collateral Agent or in its own name as pledgee or in the name of its nominee (as pledgee or as sub-agent), and each Grantor will promptly give to the Collateral Agent copies of any notices or other communications received by it with respect to Pledged Securities registered in the name of such Grantor. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and after the Collateral Agent shall have given the Grantors two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of its intent to exercise such rights, the Collateral Agent shall at all times have the right to exchange the certificates representing Pledged Securities for certificates of smaller or larger denominations for any reasonable purpose consistent with this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2. 06      Voting Rights; Dividends and Interest.

 

(a)            Unless and until an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have given the Grantors two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice that their rights under this Section 2.06 are being suspended:

 

(i)            each Grantor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and/or other consensual rights and powers inuring to an owner of Pledged Equity Interests or any part thereof for any purpose consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that such rights and powers shall not be exercised in any manner that could materially and adversely affect the rights inuring to a holder of any Pledged Equity Interests or the rights and remedies of any of the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the ability of the Secured Parties to exercise the same;

 

(ii)            the Collateral Agent shall promptly execute and deliver to each Grantor, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered to such Grantor, all such proxies, powers of attorney and other instruments as such Grantor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Grantor to exercise the voting and/or consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section;

 

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(iii)            each Grantor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest, principal and other distributions paid on or distributed in respect of the Pledged Equity Interests and/or Pledged Securities, as the case may be, to the extent and only to the extent that such dividends, interest, principal and other distributions are permitted by, and are otherwise paid or distributed in accordance with, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and applicable laws; provided that any noncash dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that would constitute Pledged Equity Interests or Pledged Debt Securities, whether resulting from a subdivision, combination or reclassification of the outstanding Equity Interests in the issuer of any Pledged Securities or received in exchange for Pledged Securities or any part thereof, or in redemption thereof, or as a result of any merger, consolidation, acquisition or other exchange of assets to which such issuer may be a party or otherwise, shall be and become part of the Pledged Collateral and, if received by any Grantor, shall not be commingled by such Grantor with any of its other funds or property but shall be held separate and apart therefrom, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsements, stock or note powers and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent).

 

(b)            Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have given the Grantors two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06, all rights of any Grantor to dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor is authorized to receive pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to receive and retain such dividends, interest, principal or other distributions; provided that the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to receive and retain such amounts. All dividends, interest, principal or other distributions received by any Grantor contrary to the provisions of this Section 2.06 shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, shall be segregated from other property or funds of such Grantor and shall be forthwith delivered to the Collateral Agent upon demand in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsements, stock or note powers and other instruments of transfer reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent). Any and all money and other property paid over to or received by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph (b) shall be retained by the Collateral Agent in an account to be established by the Collateral Agent upon receipt of such money or other property and shall be applied in accordance with the provisions of Section  4.02. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to that effect, the Collateral Agent shall promptly repay to each Grantor (without interest) all dividends, interest, principal or other distributions that such Grantor would otherwise be permitted to retain pursuant to the terms of paragraph (a)(iii) of this Section 2.06 and that remain in such account.

 

(c)            Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, after the Collateral Agent shall have given the Grantors two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice of the suspension of their rights under paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, all rights of any Grantor to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06, and the obligations of the Collateral Agent under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Section 2.06, shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Collateral Agent, which shall have the sole and exclusive right and authority to exercise such voting and consensual rights and powers; provided that, unless otherwise directed by the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the right from time to time following and during the continuance of an Event of Default to permit the Grantors to exercise such rights. After all Events of Default have been cured or waived and the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower to that effect, all rights vested in the Collateral Agent pursuant to this paragraph (c) shall cease, and the Grantors shall have the exclusive right to exercise the voting and consensual rights and powers they would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (a)(i) of this Section 2.06.

 

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(d)            Any notice given by the Collateral Agent to the Grantors suspending their rights under paragraph (a) of this Section 2.06 (i) may be given by telephone if promptly confirmed in writing, (ii) may be given with respect to one or more of the Grantors at the same or different times and (iii) may suspend the rights of the Grantors under paragraph (a)(i) or paragraph (a)(iii) in part without suspending all such rights (as specified by the Collateral Agent in its sole and absolute discretion) and without waiving or otherwise affecting the Collateral Agent’s rights to give additional notices from time to time suspending other rights so long as an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Security Interests in Personal Property

 

SECTION 3. 01      Security Interest.

 

(a)            As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of the Secured Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all of such Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under any and all of the following assets now owned or at any time hereafter acquired by such Grantor or in which such Grantor now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interest (collectively, the “Article 9 Collateral”):

 

(I)            all Accounts;

 

(II)            all Chattel Paper;

 

(III)            all Cash and Deposit Accounts;

 

(IV)            all Documents;

 

(V)            all Equipment;

 

(VI)            all General Intangibles, including all Intellectual Property;

 

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(VII)            all Instruments;

 

(VIII)            all Inventory;

 

(IX)            all other Goods and Fixtures;

 

(X)            all Investment Property;

 

(XI)            all Letter-of-Credit Rights;

 

(XII)            all Commercial Tort Claims specifically described on Schedule IV hereto, as such schedule may be supplemented from time to time pursuant to Section 3.04(c);

 

(XIII)            all books and records pertaining to the Article 9 Collateral; and

 

(XIV)            to the extent not otherwise included, all Proceeds and products of any and all of the foregoing and all supporting obligations, collateral security and guarantees given by any Person with respect to any of the foregoing;

 

provided that in no event shall the Security Interest attach to and no representation, warranty or covenant contained herein or in any other Security Document shall apply to (A) any Excluded Assets and (B) the Excluded Equity Interests (it being understood that, to the extent the Security Interest shall not have attached to any such asset as a result of clauses (A) and (B) above, the term “Article 9 Collateral” shall not include any such asset).

 

(b)            Each Grantor hereby irrevocably authorizes the Collateral Agent at any time and from time to time to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements (including fixture filings but excluding Intellectual Property filings, which are addressed below) with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof and amendments thereto, including continuations, that (i) describe the collateral covered thereby in any manner that the Collateral Agent reasonably determines is necessary or advisable to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the Collateral granted under this Agreement, including indicating the Collateral as “all assets” of such Grantor or words of similar effect, and (ii) contain the information required by Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code or the analogous legislation of each applicable jurisdiction for the filing of any financing statement or amendment, including (A) whether such Grantor is an organization, the type of organization and any organizational identification number issued to such Grantor, if applicable, and (B) in the case of a financing statement filed as a fixture filing, a sufficient description of the real property to which such Article 9 Collateral relates. Each Grantor agrees to provide such information to the Collateral Agent promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s reasonable request.

 

Each Grantor also ratifies its authorization for the Collateral Agent to file in any relevant jurisdiction any initial financing statements or amendments thereto with respect to the Article 9 Collateral or any part thereof naming any Grantor as debtor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party, if filed prior to the date hereof.

 

The Collateral Agent is further authorized to file with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) such documents as may be reasonably necessary or advisable for the purpose of perfecting, confirming, continuing, enforcing or protecting the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks or Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses, granted by each Grantor and naming any Grantor or the Grantors as debtors and the Collateral Agent as secured party. No Grantor shall be required to complete any filings or other action with respect to the perfection of the Security Interests created hereby in any Intellectual Property subsisting in any jurisdiction outside of the United States.

 

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(c)            The Security Interest and the security interest granted pursuant to Article II are granted as security only and shall not subject the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party to, or in any way alter or modify, any obligation or liability of any Grantor with respect to or arising out of the Collateral.

 

SECTION 3. 02      Representations and Warranties. The Grantors jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, that:

 

(a)            Each Grantor has good and valid rights in and title to the Article 9 Collateral with respect to which it has purported to grant a Security Interest hereunder, except for minor defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes, in each case except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and has full power and authority to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the Security Interest in such Article 9 Collateral pursuant hereto and to execute, deliver and perform its obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, without the consent or approval of any other Person other than any consent or approval that has been obtained and except to the extent that failure to obtain or make such consent or approval, as the case may be, individually or in aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)            The Information Certificate has been duly prepared, completed and executed and the information set forth therein, including the exact legal name and jurisdiction of organization of each Grantor, is correct and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof (except that the information therein with respect to the exact legal name of each Grantor shall be true and correct in all respects). The Uniform Commercial Code financing statements (including fixture filings, as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations prepared by the Collateral Agent based upon the information provided to the Collateral Agent in the Information Certificate for filing in each governmental, municipal or other office specified in Schedule 2 to the Information Certificate (or specified by notice from the Borrower to the Collateral Agent after the date hereof in the case of filings, recordings or registrations required by Sections 5.03 or 5.12 of the Credit Agreement), are all the filings, recordings and registrations (other than filings required to be made in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office in order to perfect the Security Interest in Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses) that are necessary to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral in which the Security Interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration of financing statements in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) under the Uniform Commercial Code, and no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary in any such jurisdiction, except as provided under applicable law with respect to the filing of amendment or continuation statements (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses, acquired or developed by a Grantor after the date hereof). The Grantors represent and warrant that one or more fully executed IP Security Agreements, as applicable, in each case containing a description of the Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered Patents, United States registered Trademarks and United States registered Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses (and applications for any of the foregoing), as applicable, and executed by each Grantor owning any such Article 9 Collateral, have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for recording with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261, 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or 17 U.S.C. § 205 and the regulations thereunder, as applicable, to protect the validity of and to establish a legal, valid and perfected security interest in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in respect of all Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered and applied for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses but excluding Excluded Assets, in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, and taking into account filing of the Uniform Commercial Code financing statements described above, no further or subsequent filing, refiling, recording, rerecording, registration or reregistration is necessary (other than such actions as are necessary to perfect the Security Interest with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of United States registered or applied for Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights, including exclusive Copyright Licenses, acquired or developed by a Grantor after the date hereof).

 

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(c)            The Security Interest constitutes (i) a legal and valid security interest in all the Article 9 Collateral securing the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, (ii) subject to the filings described in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.02, a perfected security interest in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing, recording or registering a financing statement or analogous document in the United States (or any political subdivision thereof) pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law in such jurisdictions and (iii) subject to the filings described in paragraph (b) of this Section 3.02, a security interest that shall be perfected in all Article 9 Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected upon the receipt and recording of an IP Security Agreement with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, within the three-month period after the date hereof pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 261 or 15 U.S.C. § 1060 or the one-month period after the date hereof pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 205.

 

(d)            The Security Interest is and shall be prior to any other Lien on any of the Article 9 Collateral, other than Liens not prohibited by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement. The Article 9 Collateral is owned by the Grantors free and clear of any Lien, except for Liens not prohibited by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement. None of the Grantors has filed or consented to the filing of (i) any financing statement or analogous document under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other applicable laws covering any Article 9 Collateral, (ii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office or (iii) any assignment in which any Grantor assigns any Article 9 Collateral or any security agreement or similar instrument covering any Article 9 Collateral with any foreign governmental, municipal or other office, which financing statement or analogous document, assignment, security agreement or similar instrument is still in effect, except, in each case, for Liens not prohibited by Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 3. 03      Covenants.

 

(a)            Each Grantor shall, at its own expense, take any and all commercially reasonable actions necessary to defend title to the Article 9 Collateral against all Persons, except with respect to Article 9 Collateral that such Grantor determines in its reasonable business judgment is no longer necessary or beneficial to the conduct of such Grantor’s business, and to defend the Security Interest of the Collateral Agent in the Article 9 Collateral and the priority thereof against any Lien not permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement, subject to the rights of such Grantor under Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement and corresponding provisions of the Security Documents to obtain a release of the Liens created under the Security Documents.

 

(b)            Each Grantor agrees, at its own expense, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and cause to be duly filed all such further instruments and documents and take all such actions as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request, in each case to the extent consistent with the terms of the Loan Documents, to better assure, preserve, protect and perfect the Security Interest and the rights and remedies created hereby, including the payment of any fees and Taxes required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the granting of the Security Interest and the filing of any financing statements (including fixture filings) or other documents in connection herewith or therewith.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent, with prompt written notice thereof to the Grantors, to supplement this Agreement by supplementing Schedule III or adding additional schedules hereto to identify specifically any asset or item that may constitute a United States application or registration for any Copyright, Patent or Trademark owned by a Grantor and that has not been previously reported to the Collateral Agent; provided that any Grantor shall have the right, exercisable within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as shall be agreed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent) after it has been notified in writing by the Collateral Agent of the specific identification of such Collateral, to advise the Collateral Agent in writing of any inaccuracy (i) with respect to such supplement or additional schedule or (ii) of the representations and warranties made by such Grantor hereunder with respect to such Collateral. Each Grantor agrees that, at the reasonable request of the Collateral Agent, it will use commercially reasonable efforts to take such action as shall be reasonably necessary in order that all representations and warranties hereunder shall be true and correct with respect to such Collateral within thirty (30) days (or such longer period as shall be agreed by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent) after the date it has been notified in writing by the Collateral Agent of the specific identification of such Collateral.

 

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In the event that any such Grantor, whether by acquisition, assignment, filing or otherwise, acquires any right in Intellectual Property (including, without limitation, continuation-in-part patent applications, but excluding any Intellectual Property constituting Excluded Assets) after the date hereof (collectively, the “After-Acquired Intellectual Property”), (i) such After-Acquired Intellectual Property shall automatically be included as part of the Collateral and shall be subject to the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) the Borrower will furnish to the Collateral Agent, at the time of delivery of each Compliance Certificate provided for in Section 5.01(d) of the Credit Agreement for the financial statements required to be delivered under Section 5.01(a) of the Credit Agreement, an updated Schedule III identifying the After-Acquired Intellectual Property that is (x) owned or licensed (in the case of exclusive Copyright Licenses) by such Grantor and (y) issued by, registered with or filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, acquired during such fiscal year and (iii) each applicable Grantor shall promptly after delivery of such updated Schedule III, execute supplements to Exhibits II, III or IV, as applicable, to record, or cause to be recorded, the grant of the security interest hereunder in such After-Acquired Intellectual Property. Each applicable Grantor authorizes the Collateral Agent to file such supplements to Exhibits II, III or IV, as applicable, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) to record the grant of the security interest hereunder in such After-Acquired Intellectual Property. As soon as practicable upon each such filing and recording, such Grantor shall deliver to the Collateral Agent true and correct copies of the relevant documents, instruments and receipts evidencing such filing and recording. If any amounts payable under or in connection with any of the Article 9 Collateral shall be or become evidenced by any promissory note (which may be a global note) or other instrument (other than any promissory note or other instrument in an aggregate principal amount of less than $10,000,000 owed to the applicable Grantor by any Person), such note or instrument shall be promptly (but in any event within 90 days of receipt by such Grantor or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) pledged and delivered to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, together with an undated instrument of transfer duly executed in blank and in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

 

(c)            If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have given the Grantors notice of its intent to exercise such rights, at its option, the Collateral Agent may discharge past due taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances at any time levied or placed on the Article 9 Collateral and not permitted pursuant to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement, and may pay for the maintenance and preservation of the Article 9 Collateral to the extent any Grantor fails to do so as required by the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and within a reasonable period of time after the Collateral Agent has requested that it do so, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent, within ten (10) days after written demand, for any reasonable payment made or any reasonable expense incurred by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the foregoing authorization; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be interpreted as excusing any Grantor from the performance of, or imposing any obligation on the Collateral Agent or any Secured Party to cure or perform, any covenants or other promises of any Grantor with respect to taxes, assessments, charges, fees, Liens, security interests or other encumbrances and maintenance as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

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(d)            Each Grantor shall remain liable, as between such Grantor and the relevant counterparty under each contract, agreement or instrument relating to the Article 9 Collateral, to observe and perform all the conditions and obligations to be observed and performed by it under such contract, agreement or instrument, all in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, and each Grantor jointly and severally agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties from and against any and all liability for such performance.

 

(e)            It is understood that no Grantor shall be required by this Agreement to perfect the security interests created hereunder by any means other than (i) filings pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code, (ii) filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office (or any successor office) in respect of United States registered Intellectual Property owned or licensed (in the case of exclusive Copyright Licenses) by the Grantor, (iii) in the case of Collateral that constitutes Tangible Chattel Paper, Pledged Securities, Instruments, or Certificated Securities, or Negotiable Documents, delivery thereof to the Collateral Agent, in each case to the extent required hereunder and in accordance with the terms hereof (together with, where applicable, undated stock or note powers or other undated proper instruments of assignment) and (iv) other actions to the extent required by Section 3.04 hereunder. No Grantor shall be required to (i) complete or effect any filings or take any other action with respect to the perfection of the security interests created hereby in any jurisdiction outside of the United States or (ii) deliver control agreements with respect to, or confer perfection by “control” over, any Deposit Accounts and other bank or securities or commodities accounts or any other assets requiring perfection by control agreements.

 

(f)            Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and after written notice to the Borrower of its intent to exercise such rights, the Collateral Agent may make, settle and adjust claims in respect of Article 9 Collateral under policies of insurance, endorsing the name of such Grantor on any check, draft, instrument or other item of payment for the proceeds of such policies of insurance and for making all determinations and decisions with respect thereto. In the event that any Grantor at any time or times shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the policies of insurance required hereby or to pay any premium in whole or part relating thereto, the Collateral Agent may, without waiving or releasing any obligation or liability of the Grantors hereunder or any Default or Event of Default, in its sole discretion, obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay such premium and take any other actions with respect thereto as the Collateral Agent reasonably deems advisable. All sums disbursed by the Collateral Agent in connection with this paragraph, including reasonable out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees, court costs, expenses and other charges relating thereto, shall be payable, within 10 days of demand, by the Grantors to the Collateral Agent and shall be additional Secured Obligations secured hereby.

 

SECTION 3. 04      Other Actions. In order to further ensure the attachment, perfection and priority of, and the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce, the Security Interest, each Grantor agrees, in each case at such Grantor’s own expense, to take the following actions with respect to the following Article 9 Collateral:

 

(a)            Instruments. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Article II, if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any Instruments constituting Collateral (other than Instruments with a face amount of less than $10,000,000 and for avoidance of doubt other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), such Grantor shall promptly (but in any event within ninety (90) days of receipt by such Grantor or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such undated instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

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(b)            Investment Property. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Article II, if any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire any certificated securities, such Grantor shall forthwith endorse, assign and deliver the same to the Collateral Agent, accompanied by such undated instruments of transfer or assignment duly executed in blank as the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request.

 

(c)            Commercial Tort Claims. If any Grantor shall at any time hold or acquire a Commercial Tort Claim in an amount reasonably estimated to exceed $10,000,000, such Grantor shall, at the time of delivery of each Compliance Certificate provided for in Section 5.01(d) of the Credit Agreement for the financial statements required to be delivered under Section 5.01(a) of the Credit Agreement, notify the Collateral Agent thereof in a writing signed by such Grantor, including a summary description of such claim, and Schedule IV shall be deemed to be supplemented to include such description of such commercial tort claim as set forth in such writing.

 

(d)            Limitations on Perfection. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the United States (including any Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary and foreign Intellectual Property) or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

 

SECTION 3. 05      Covenants Regarding Patent, Trademark and Copyright Collateral.

 

(a)            Except to the extent failure so to act would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect of the type referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, or except as otherwise provided in Section 3.05(d), with respect to registration or pending application of each item of its owned United States Intellectual Property, each Grantor agrees (i) to maintain the validity and enforceability of any registered owned United States Intellectual Property (or applications therefor) and to maintain such registrations and applications of such Intellectual Property in full force and effect and (ii) to pursue the registration and maintenance of each Patent, Trademark or Copyright registration or application, now or hereafter included in the owned United States Intellectual Property of such Grantor, including the payment of required fees and taxes, the filing of responses to office actions issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office or other governmental authorities, the filing of applications for renewal or extension, the filing of affidavits under Sections 8 and 15 of the U.S. Trademark Act, the filing of divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue and renewal applications or extensions, the payment of maintenance fees and the participation in interference, reexamination, opposition, cancellation, infringement and misappropriation proceedings.

 

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(b)            Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect of the type referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, or except as otherwise provided in Section 3.05(d), no Grantor shall do or permit any act or knowingly omit to do any act whereby any of its owned United States Intellectual Property may lapse, be terminated, or become invalid or unenforceable or placed in the public domain (or in case of a trade secret, lose its competitive value).

 

(c)            Except where failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect of the type referred to in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of such term in the Credit Agreement, each Grantor shall take all steps to preserve and protect each item of its owned United States Intellectual Property, including maintaining the quality of any and all products or services used or provided in connection with any of the Trademarks, consistent with the quality of the products and services as of the Effective Date, and taking all steps necessary to ensure that all licensed users of any of the Trademarks abide by the applicable license’s terms with respect to the standards of quality.

 

(d)            Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Grantor from disposing of, discontinuing the use or maintenance of, failing to pursue or otherwise allowing to lapse, terminate or put into the public domain any of its Intellectual Property to the extent not prohibited by the Credit Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Remedies

 

SECTION 4. 01      Remedies upon Default. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing and the Collateral Agent shall have notified the Grantors in writing of its intent to exercise such rights, each Grantor agrees to deliver, on demand, each item of Collateral to the Collateral Agent or any Person designated by the Collateral Agent, and it is agreed that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to take any or all of the following actions at the same or different times: (a) with respect to any Article 9 Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property, on demand, to cause the Security Interest to become an assignment, transfer and conveyance of any of or all such Article 9 Collateral by the applicable Grantors to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or to license or sublicense, whether on an exclusive or nonexclusive basis, any such Article 9 Collateral throughout the world on such terms and conditions and in such manner as the Collateral Agent shall determine (other than in violation of any then-existing licensing arrangements to the extent that waivers cannot be obtained) but subject to such restrictions provided in Section 4.03, and (b) with or without legal process and with or without demand for performance but with written notice (which need not be prior notice), to take possession of the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral (subject to Article II) and without liability for trespass to enter any premises where the Article 9 Collateral or the Pledged Collateral may be located for the purpose of taking possession of or removing the Article 9 Collateral and the Pledged Collateral and, generally, to exercise any and all rights afforded to a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Grantor agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right, subject to the mandatory requirements of applicable law and the notice requirements described below, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral at a public or private sale or at any broker’s board or on any securities exchange, for cash, upon credit or for future delivery as the Collateral Agent shall deem appropriate. The Collateral Agent shall be authorized at any such sale of securities (if it deems it advisable to do so) to restrict the prospective bidders or purchasers to Persons who will represent and agree that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for investment and not with a view to the distribution or sale thereof, and upon consummation of any such sale the Collateral Agent shall have the right to assign, transfer and deliver to the purchaser or purchasers thereof the Collateral so sold. Each such purchaser at any sale of Collateral shall hold the property sold absolutely free from any claim or right on the part of any Grantor, and each Grantor hereby waives (to the extent permitted by law) all rights of redemption, stay and appraisal that such Grantor now has or may at any time in the future have under any rule of law or statute now existing or hereafter enacted.

 

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The Collateral Agent shall give the applicable Grantors no less than 10 days’ written notice (which each Grantor agrees is reasonable notice within the meaning of Section 9-611 of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions) of the Collateral Agent’s intention to make any sale of Collateral. Such notice, in the case of a public sale, shall state the time and place for such sale and, in the case of a sale at a broker’s board or on a securities exchange, shall state the board or exchange at which such sale is to be made and the day on which the Collateral or portion thereof, will first be offered for sale at such board or exchange. Any such public sale shall be held at such time or times within ordinary business hours and at such place or places as the Collateral Agent may fix and state in the notice (if any) of such sale. At any such sale, the Collateral, or portion thereof, to be sold may be sold in one lot as an entirety or in separate parcels, as the Collateral Agent may (in its sole and absolute discretion) determine. The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of any Collateral if it shall determine not to do so, regardless of the fact that notice of sale of such Collateral shall have been given. The Collateral Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. In case any sale of all or any part of the Collateral is made on credit or for future delivery, the Collateral so sold may be retained by the Collateral Agent until the sale price is paid by the purchaser or purchasers thereof, but the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not incur any liability in case any such purchaser or purchasers shall fail to take up and pay for the Collateral so sold and, in case of any such failure, such Collateral may be sold again upon like notice. At any public (or, to the extent permitted by law, private) sale made pursuant to this Agreement, any Secured Party may bid for or purchase, free (to the extent permitted by law) from any right of redemption, stay, valuation or appraisal on the part of any Grantor (all said rights being also hereby waived and released to the extent permitted by law), the Collateral or any part thereof offered for sale and may make payment on account thereof by using any claim then due and payable to such Secured Party from any Grantor as a credit against the purchase price, and such Secured Party may, upon compliance with the terms of sale, hold, retain and dispose of such property without further accountability to any Grantor therefor. For purposes hereof, a written agreement to purchase the Collateral or any portion thereof shall be treated as a sale thereof; the Collateral Agent shall be free to carry out such sale pursuant to such agreement and no Grantor shall be entitled to the return of the Collateral or any portion thereof subject thereto, notwithstanding the fact that after the Collateral Agent shall have entered into such an agreement all Events of Default shall have been remedied and the Secured Obligations paid in full. As an alternative to exercising the power of sale herein conferred upon it, the Collateral Agent may proceed by a suit or suits at law or in equity to foreclose this Agreement and to sell the Collateral or any portion thereof pursuant to a judgment or decree of a court or courts having competent jurisdiction or pursuant to a proceeding by a court-appointed receiver. Any sale pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.01 shall be deemed to conform to the commercially reasonable standards as provided in Section 9-610(b) of the New York UCC or its equivalent in other jurisdictions.

 

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SECTION 4. 02      Application of Proceeds. Subject to any applicable Intercreditor Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall apply the proceeds of any collection or sale of Collateral, including any Collateral consisting of cash, in the order set forth in Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement.

 

The Collateral Agent shall have absolute discretion as to the time of application of any such proceeds, moneys or balances in accordance with this Agreement. Upon any sale of Collateral by the Collateral Agent (including pursuant to a power of sale granted by statute or under a judicial proceeding), the receipt of the Collateral Agent or of the officer making the sale shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchaser or purchasers of the Collateral so sold and such purchaser or purchasers shall not be obligated to see to the application of any part of the purchase money paid over to the Collateral Agent or such officer or be answerable in any way for the misapplication thereof.

 

SECTION 4. 03      Grant of License to Use Intellectual Property. Solely for the purpose of enabling the Collateral Agent to exercise rights and remedies under this Agreement, each Grantor, solely during the continuance of an Event of Default, grants to the Collateral Agent an irrevocable (during the continuance of the Event of Default), nonexclusive license (exercisable without payment of royalty or other compensation to the Grantors) to use, license or sublicense any of the Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property and Licenses (to the extent that they can be sublicensed or assigned to the Collateral Agent) now owned or hereafter acquired by such Grantor, and wherever the same may be located, and including in such license reasonable access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or printout thereof (in each case subject to any Grantor’s reasonable security policies and obligations of confidentiality as previously disclosed to the Collateral Agent) to the extent that such non-exclusive license (a) does not violate the express terms of any agreement or License between a Grantor and a third party governing the applicable Grantor’s use of such Collateral consisting of Intellectual Property and Licenses, or gives such third party any right of acceleration, modification or cancellation therein and (b) is not prohibited by any Requirements of Law; provided that (i) such licenses to be granted hereunder with respect to Trademarks shall be subject to the maintenance of reasonable quality standards with respect to the goods and services on which such Trademarks are used sufficient to preserve the validity of such Trademarks, (ii) such licenses granted with regard to trade secrets shall be subject to the requirement that the trade secret status of such trade secrets be maintained and (iii) reasonable patent, trademark, copyright and proprietary notices are used. The use of such license by the Collateral Agent may only be exercised, at the option of the Collateral Agent, during the continuation of an Event of Default; provided further that any license, sublicense or other transaction entered into by the Collateral Agent in accordance herewith shall be binding upon the Grantors notwithstanding any subsequent cure of an Event of Default.

 

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SECTION 4. 04      Securities Act. In view of the position of the Grantors in relation to the Pledged Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as now or hereafter in effect, or any similar statute hereafter enacted analogous in purpose or effect (such Act and any such similar statute as from time to time in effect being called the “Federal Securities Laws”) with respect to any disposition of the Pledged Collateral permitted hereunder. Each Grantor understands that compliance with the Federal Securities Laws might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Collateral Agent if the Collateral Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Pledged Collateral, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Pledged Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Collateral Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Pledged Collateral under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. Each Grantor recognizes that in light of such restrictions and limitations the Collateral Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Pledged Collateral, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Pledged Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that in light of such restrictions and limitations, the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, (a) may proceed to make such sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Pledged Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Federal Securities Laws to the extent the Collateral Agent has determined that such a registration is not required by any Requirement of Law and (b) may approach and negotiate with a limited number of potential purchasers (including a single potential purchaser) to effect such sale. Each Grantor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller than if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Pledged Collateral at a price that the Collateral Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a limited number of purchasers (or a single purchaser) were approached. The provisions of this Section 4.04 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Collateral Agent sells.

 

 

ARTICLE V

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 5. 01      Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall (except as otherwise expressly permitted herein) be in writing and given as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to any Grantor shall be given to it in care of the Borrower as provided in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5. 02      Waivers; Amendment.

 

(a)      No failure or delay by the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 5.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time. No notice or demand on any Loan Party in any case shall entitle any Loan Party to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.

  

(b)      Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Collateral Agent and the Grantor or Grantors with respect to which such waiver, amendment or modification is to apply, subject to any consent required in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement; provided that the Collateral Agent may, without the consent of any Secured Party, consent to a departure by any Grantor from any covenant of such Grantor set forth herein to the extent such departure is consistent with the authority of the Collateral Agent set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” in the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 5. 03      Collateral Agent’s Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.

 

(a)      Each Grantor, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder as provided in Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “each Grantor”.

 

(b)    Each Grantor, jointly with the other Grantors and severally, agrees to indemnify the Collateral Agent and the other Indemnitees as provided in Section 9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement mutatis mutandis; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “each Grantor”.

 

(c)     To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Grantor shall assert, and each Grantor hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee for any direct or actual damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet) in connection with this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such direct or actual damages are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or a material breach of the Loan Documents by, such Indemnitee or its Related Parties. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither any Grantor nor any Indemnitee shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Grantor or any Indemnitee, as applicable, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

 

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(d)     The provisions of this Section 5.03 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the repayment of any of the Secured Obligations, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any investigation made by or on behalf of any Secured Party. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than thirty (30) days after written demand therefor; provided, however, any Indemnitee shall promptly refund an indemnification payment received hereunder to the extent that there is a final judicial determination that such Indemnitee was not entitled to indemnification with respect to such payment pursuant to this Section 5.03. Any such amounts payable as provided hereunder shall be additional Secured Obligations.

  

SECTION 5. 04      Successors and Assigns. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the permitted successors and assigns of such party; and all covenants, promises and agreements by or on behalf of any Grantor or the Collateral Agent that are contained in this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns.

 

SECTION 5. 05      Survival of Agreement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in this Agreement or any other Loan Document and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Secured Parties and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Secured Party and notwithstanding that the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any other Secured Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall continue in full force and effect until such time as the Termination Date shall have occurred.

 

SECTION 5. 06      Counterparts; Effectiveness; Several Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as to any Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of such Grantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon such Grantor and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of such Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that no Grantor shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly provided in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall be construed as a separate agreement with respect to each Grantor and may be amended, modified, supplemented, waived or released with respect to any Grantor without the approval of any other Grantor and without affecting the obligations of any other Grantor hereunder.

 

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SECTION 5. 07      Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

  

SECTION 5. 08      Right of Set-Off. If an Event of Default under Sections 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) of the Credit Agreement shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each Issuing Bank is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to or for the credit or the account of any Grantor against any of and all the obligations of such Grantor then due and owing under this Agreement held by such Lender or such Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such Issuing Bank shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or such Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such Indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.22 of the Credit Agreement and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The applicable Lender or Issuing Bank shall notify the applicable Grantor and the Collateral Agent of such setoff and application; provided that any failure to give or any delay in giving such notice shall not affect the validity of any such setoff and application under this Section 5.08. The rights of each Lender and each Issuing Bank under this Section 5.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or such Issuing Bank may have. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amount received or set off from any Grantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligation of such Grantor.

 

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SECTION 5. 09      Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Appointment of Service of Process Agent.

 

(a)     This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

(b)     Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County in the Borough of Manhattan and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York sitting in New York County in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Collateral Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Grantor or its respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

  

(c)     Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

 

(d)     Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 5.01. Nothing in any Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

(e)     Each Grantor hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers the Borrower as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any such action or proceeding.

 

SECTION 5. 10      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 5.10.

 

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SECTION 5. 11      Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5. 12      Security Interest Absolute. All rights of the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Security Interest, the grant of a security interest in the Pledged Collateral and all obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, any agreement with respect to any of the Secured Obligations or any other agreement or instrument relating to any of the foregoing, (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument, (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any Lien on other collateral, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent under or departure from any guarantee securing or guaranteeing all or any of the Secured Obligations or (d) any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Grantor in respect of the Secured Obligations or this Agreement.

  

SECTION 5. 13      Termination or Release.

 

(a)     This Agreement, the Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall automatically terminate upon the occurrence of the Termination Date.

 

(b)     The Security Interest and all other security interests granted hereby shall also terminate and be released at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement. A Subsidiary Loan Party shall also be released from its obligations under this Agreement at the time or times and in the manner set forth in Section 9.15 of the Credit Agreement.

 

(c)     In connection with any termination or release pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, the Collateral Agent shall execute and deliver to any Loan Party, at such Loan Party’s expense, all documents that such Loan Party shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release and the Collateral Agent shall, following the reasonable request of such Loan Party, deliver to such Loan Party the certificates and instruments evidencing the Collateral so released that are then held by the Collateral Agent hereunder. Any execution and delivery of documents by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

 

SECTION 5. 14      Additional Grantors. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, additional Subsidiaries, Successor Holdings or a Successor Borrower may or may be required to become Grantors after the date hereof. Upon execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent and a Subsidiary, Successor Holdings or a Successor Borrower of a Supplement (which shall be accompanied by an Information Certificate duly executed by such Subsidiary, Successor Holdings or Successor Borrower), any such Subsidiary, Successor Holdings or a Successor Borrower shall become a Grantor hereunder with the same force and effect as if originally named as such herein. The execution and delivery of any such instrument shall not require the consent of any other Grantor hereunder. The rights and obligations of each Grantor hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the addition of any Subsidiary, Successor Holdings or a Successor Borrower as a party to this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 5. 15      Collateral Agent Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. Each Grantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent the attorney-in-fact of such Grantor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and taking any action and executing any instrument that the Collateral Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof at any time after and during the continuance of an Event of Default, which appointment is irrevocable and coupled with an interest until the Termination Date. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have the right, but only upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and written notice by the Collateral Agent to the Borrower of its intent to exercise such rights, with full power of substitution either in the Collateral Agent’s name or in the name of such Grantor (a) to receive, endorse, assign and/or deliver any and all notes, acceptances, checks, drafts, money orders or other evidences of payment relating to the Collateral or any part thereof; (b) to demand, collect, receive payment of, give receipt for and give discharges and releases of all or any of the Collateral; (c) to sign the name of any Grantor on any invoice or bill of lading relating to any of the Collateral; (d) to send verifications of Accounts Receivable to any Account Debtor; (e) to commence and prosecute any and all suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect or otherwise realize on all or any of the Collateral or to enforce any rights in respect of any Collateral; (f) to settle, compromise, compound, adjust or defend any actions, suits or proceedings relating to all or any of the Collateral; (g) to notify, or to require any Grantor to notify, Account Debtors to make payment directly to the Collateral Agent; and (h) to use, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with all or any of the Collateral, and to do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, as fully and completely as though the Collateral Agent were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed as requiring or obligating the Collateral Agent to make any commitment or to make any inquiry as to the nature or sufficiency of any payment received by the Collateral Agent, or to present or file any claim or notice, or to take any action with respect to the Collateral or any part thereof or the moneys due or to become due in respect thereof or any property covered thereby. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be accountable only for amounts actually received as a result of the exercise of the powers granted to them herein, and neither they nor their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to any Grantor for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct or that of any of their Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, counsel, agents or attorneys-in-fact.

 

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SECTION 5. 16      Intercreditor Agreements Govern. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the lien and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Collateral Agent hereunder are subject to the provisions of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of any applicable Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of such applicable Intercreditor Agreement shall govern.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  VACASA HOLDINGS LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Jamie Cohen
  Name: Jamie Cohen
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
   
   
  V-REVOLVER SUB LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Jamie Cohen
  Name: Jamie Cohen
  Title:   President
   
   
  VACASA LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Lisa Jurinka
  Name: Lisa Jurinka
  Title:   Secretary
   
   
  TURNKEY VACATION RENTALS, LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Lisa Jurinka
  Name: Lisa Jurinka
  Title: Chief Legal Officer

 

Signature Page to Collateral Agreement

 

 

 

  VACASA ALABAMA LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Lauren Allen
    Name: Lauren Allen
    Title:   Manager
   
   
  VACASA FLORIDA LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Carmela Bell
    Name: Carmela Bell
    Title:   Manager
   
   
VACASA NORTH CAROLINA LLC
   
   
 

By:

/s/ Amy Helle
    Name: Amy Helle
    Title:   Secretary
   
   
  VACASA SOUTH CAROLINA LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Bob Milne
    Name: Bob Milne
    Title:   Manager
   
   
  VACASA TENNESSEE LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Hannah Grizzle
    Name: Hannah Grizzle
    Title:   Manager

 

Signature Page to Collateral Agreement

 

 

 

  VACASA VACATION RENTALS OF HAWAII LLC
   
   
  By: /s/ Christie Dille
    Name: Christie Dille
    Title:   Manager

 

Signature Page to Collateral Agreement

 

 

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent
   
   
  By:  /s/ Eleftherios Karsos
    Name: Eleftherios Karsos
    Title:   Authorized Officer

 

 

 

Exhibit I to the
Collateral Agreement

 

SUPPLEMENT NO. __ dated as of [  ] (this “Supplement”), to the Collateral Agreement dated as of December 6, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Agreement”), Vacasa holdings llc, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-REVOLVER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other GRANTORS from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

A.      Reference is made to (a) the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent and (b) the Collateral Agreement.

 

B.      Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, as applicable.

 

C.      The Grantors have entered into the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit. Section 5.14 of the Collateral Agreement provides that [additional Subsidiaries] [Successor Borrower] [Successor Holdings] may become Grantors under the Collateral Agreement by execution and delivery of an instrument in the form of this Supplement. The undersigned [Subsidiary] [Successor Borrower] [Successor Holdings] (the “New Grantor”) is executing this Supplement in accordance with the requirements of the Credit Agreement to become a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued.

 

Accordingly, the Collateral Agent and the New Grantor agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.      In accordance with Section 5.14 of the Collateral Agreement, the New Grantor by its signature below becomes a Grantor under the Collateral Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Grantor, and the New Grantor hereby (a) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Collateral Agreement applicable to it as a Grantor thereunder and (b) represents and warrants that the representations and warranties made by it as a Grantor thereunder are true and correct on and as of the date hereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, the New Grantor, as security for the payment and performance in full of the Secured Obligations, does hereby create and grant to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest in and lien on all of the New Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Pledged Collateral and the Article 9 Collateral (as each such term is defined in the Collateral Agreement). Each reference to a “Grantor” in the Collateral Agreement shall be deemed to include the New Grantor. The Collateral Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

SECTION 2.      The New Grantor represents and warrants to the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties that this Supplement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability of such obligations may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

SECTION 3.      This Supplement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Supplement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Supplement. This Supplement shall become effective as to the New Grantor when a counterpart hereof executed on behalf of the New Grantor shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent and a counterpart hereof shall have been executed on behalf of the Collateral Agent, and thereafter shall be binding upon the New Grantor and the Collateral Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the New Grantor, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties and their respective successors and assigns, except that the New Grantor shall not have the right to assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein (and any such assignment or transfer shall be void) except as expressly provided in this Supplement, the Collateral Agreement and the Credit Agreement.

 

SECTION 4.      The New Grantor hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, (a) set forth on Schedule I attached hereto is a schedule with the true and correct legal name of the New Grantor, its jurisdiction of formation and the location of its chief executive office, (b) Schedule II sets forth a true and complete list, with respect to the New Grantor, of (i) all the Equity Interests owned by the New Grantor in any Subsidiary and the percentage of the issued and outstanding units of each class of the Equity Interests of the issuer thereof represented by the Pledged Equity Interests owned by the New Grantor and (ii) all the Pledged Debt Securities owned by the New Grantor and (c) Schedule III attached hereto sets forth (i) all of the New Grantor’s Patents constituting Article 9 Collateral, including the name of the registered owner, type, registration or application number and the expiration date (if already registered) of each such Patent owned by the New Grantor, (ii) all of the New Grantor’s Trademarks constituting Article 9 Collateral, including the name of the registered owner, the registration or application number and the expiration date (if already registered) of each such Trademark owned by the New Grantor, and (iii) all of the New Grantor’s Copyrights (including exclusive Copyright Licenses) constituting Article 9 Collateral, including the name of the registered owner, title and, if applicable, the registration number of each such Copyright owned or licensed by the New Grantor, and (d) Schedule IV attached hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof, each Commercial Tort Claim in respect of which a complaint or counterclaim has been filed by the New Grantor seeking damages in an amount of $10,000,000 or more.

 

 

 

SECTION 5.      Except as expressly supplemented hereby, the Collateral Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 6.      THIS SUPPLEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

SECTION 7.      Any provision of this Supplement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

SECTION 8.      All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 5.01 of the Collateral Agreement.

 

SECTION 9.      The New Grantor agrees to reimburse the Collateral Agent for its fees and expenses incurred hereunder and under the Collateral Agreement as provided in Section 9.03(a) of the Credit Agreement; provided that each reference therein to the “Borrower” shall be deemed to be a reference to “the New Grantor” and each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Collateral Agent.”

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor and the Collateral Agent have duly executed this Supplement to the Collateral Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

  [NAME OF NEW GRANTOR],
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:
   
    Legal Name:
    Jurisdiction of Formation:
    Location of Chief Executive Office:
   
   
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
  as Collateral Agent
   
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Supplement to Collateral Agreement

 

 

 

Exhibit II to the
Collateral Agreement

 

COPYRIGHT SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [ ], 20[ ] (this “Agreement”), among [        ] (the “Grantor”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Reference is made to (a) the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among Vacasa holdings llc, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-REVOLVER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and (b) the Collateral Agreement dated as of December 6, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the other grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.      Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.01(b) of the Collateral Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.      Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of all Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Copyrights, including the registrations and applications thereof listed on Schedule I, and the exclusive Copyright Licenses under which such Grantor is a licensee, including the registrations and applications subject thereto listed on Schedule II (the “Copyright Collateral”).

 

SECTION 3.      Collateral Agreement. The Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent herein is granted in furtherance, and not in limitation, of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Copyright Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 4.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [                                            ],
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Copyright Security Agreement

 

 
 

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Copyright Security Agreement

 

 
 

 

Exhibit III to the
Collateral Agreement

 

PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [   ], 20[ ] (this “Agreement”), among [        ] (the “Grantor”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Reference is made to (a) the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among VACASA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-REVOLVER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and (b) the Collateral Agreement dated as of December 6, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the other grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.      Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.01(b) of the Collateral Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.      Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of all Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Patents, including the registrations and applications thereof listed on Schedule I (the “Patent Collateral”).

 

SECTION 3.      Collateral Agreement. The Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent herein is granted in furtherance, and not in limitation, of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Patent Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

 

   

 

 

SECTION 4.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [                                            ],
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Patent security Agreement

 

 
 

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Patent security Agreement

 

 
 

 

Exhibit IV to the
Collateral Agreement

 

TRADEMARK SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of [ ], 20[ ] (this “Agreement”), among [        ] (the “Grantor”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent (in such capacity and together with successors in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”).

 

Reference is made to (a) the Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of October 7, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among VACASA HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), V-REVOLVER SUB LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party thereto, the Issuing Banks party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and (b) the Collateral Agreement dated as of December 6, 2021 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Collateral Agreement”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the other grantors from time to time party thereto and the Collateral Agent. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Grantor is an Affiliate of the Borrower, will derive substantial benefits from the extension of credit to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and is willing to execute and deliver this Agreement in order to induce the Lenders to make additional Loans and the Issuing Banks to issue additional Letters of Credit and as consideration for Loans previously made and Letters of Credit previously issued. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.      Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified in the Collateral Agreement or the Credit Agreement, as applicable. The rules of construction specified in Section 1.01(b) of the Collateral Agreement also apply to this Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.      Grant of Security Interest. As security for the payment or performance, as the case may be, in full of all Secured Obligations, the Grantor hereby grants to the Collateral Agent, its successors and assigns, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in all of the Grantor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Trademarks, including the registrations and applications thereof listed on Schedule I (the “Trademark Collateral”).

 

SECTION 3.      Collateral Agreement. The Security Interest granted to the Collateral Agent herein is granted in furtherance, and not in limitation, of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agreement. The Grantor hereby acknowledges and affirms that the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent with respect to the Trademark Collateral are more fully set forth in the Collateral Agreement, the terms and provisions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference as if fully set forth herein. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Collateral Agreement, the terms of the Collateral Agreement shall govern.

 

 
 

 

SECTION 4.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

  [                                            ],
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Trademark Security Agreement

 

 
 

 

  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Collateral Agent
   
  By:  
    Name:
    Title:

 

Signature Page to Trademark Security Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.8 

 

Vacasa, Inc.

Non-Employee Director Compensation Program

  

This Vacasa, Inc. (the “Company”) Non-Employee Director Compensation Program (this “Program”) has been adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) under the Company’s 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the “Plan”) and shall be effective upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by that certain Business Combination Agreement dated July 28, 2021, by and among TPG Pace Solutions Corp., the Company, Vacasa Holdings LLC, and certain other parties thereto (the “Effective Date”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed in the Plan.

 

Cash Compensation

 

Effective upon the Effective Date, annual retainers will be paid in the following amounts to Non-Employee Directors:

 

Board Service

 

Non-Employee Director:   $ 50,000  
Non-Executive Chair:   $ 40,000  

 

Committee Service

 

    Chair     Non-Chair  
Audit Committee Member   $ 25,000     $ 12,500  
Compensation Committee Member   $ 20,000     $ 10,000  
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member   $ 10,000     $ 5,000  

  

All annual retainers will be paid out in cash on a quarterly basis in arrears promptly following the end of the applicable calendar quarter, but in no event more than 30 days after the end of such quarter. If a Non-Employee Director does not serve as a Non-Employee Director, or in the applicable positions described above, for an entire calendar quarter, the retainer paid to such Non-Employee Director shall be prorated for the portion of such calendar quarter actually served as a Non-Employee Director, or in such position, as applicable.

 

Election to Receive Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”) In Lieu of Annual Retainers

  

General:

The Board or the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, provide Non-Employee Directors with the opportunity to elect to convert all or a portion of their annual retainers into awards of RSUs ( “Retainer RSU Awards”) granted under the Plan or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company, with each such Retainer RSU Award covering a number of shares of Common Stock calculated by dividing (i) the amount of the annual retainer that would have otherwise been paid to such Non-Employee Director on the applicable grant date by (ii) the average closing trading price of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading days ending with the trading day immediately preceding the grant date (such election, a “Retainer RSU Election”). 

 

 

 

 

 

Each Retainer RSU Award automatically will be granted on the fifth day of the month immediately following the end of the quarter for which the corresponding portion of the annual retainer was earned. Each Retainer RSU Award will be fully vested on the grant date.

   

Election Method: 

Each Retainer RSU Election must be submitted to the Company in the form and manner specified by the Board or its Compensation Committee. An individual who fails to make a timely Retainer RSU Election shall not receive a Retainer RSU Award and instead shall receive the applicable annual retainer in cash. Retainer RSU Elections must comply with the following timing requirements: 

 

  ·

Initial Election. Each individual who first becomes a Non-Employee Director may make a Retainer RSU Election with respect to annual retainer payments scheduled to be paid in the same calendar year as such individual first becomes a Non-Employee Director (the “Initial Retainer RSU Election”). The Initial Retainer RSU Election must be submitted to the Company on or before the date that the individual first becomes a Non-Employee Director (the “Initial Election Deadline”), and the Initial Retainer RSU Election shall become final and irrevocable as of the Initial Election Deadline.

 

  ·  Annual Election. No later than December 31 of each calendar year, or such earlier deadline as may be established by the Board or the Compensation Committee, in its discretion (the “Annual Election Deadline”), each individual who is a Non-Employee Director as of immediately before the Annual Election Deadline may make a Retainer RSU Election with respect to the annual retainer relating to services to be performed in the following calendar year (the “Annual Retainer RSU Election”). The Annual Retainer RSU Election must be submitted to the Company on or before the applicable Annual Election Deadline and shall become effective and irrevocable as of the Annual Election Deadline.

 

Equity Compensation

 

Initial RSU Award:

Each Non-Employee Director who is initially elected or appointed to serve on the Board after the Effective Date shall be granted an award of RSUs under the Plan or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company covering that number of shares of Common Stock calculated by dividing (i) $320,000 by (ii) the average closing trading price of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading days ending with the trading day immediately preceding the grant date (the “Initial RSU Award”).

 

The Initial RSU Award will be automatically granted on the date on which such Non-Employee Director commences service on the Board, and will vest as to one-third of the shares subject thereto on each anniversary of the applicable grant date such that the shares subject to the Initial RSU Award are fully vested on the third anniversary of the grant date, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through each such vesting date.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, any Non-Employee Director who transitions to the Board on the Effective Date from the board of Vacasa Holdings LLC will not be entitled to receive the Initial RSU Award and any Non-Employee Director who has agreed to join the Board in writing prior to the Effective Date will receive an Initial RSU Award as calculated in such individual’s offer letter.

 

 

 

 

 

Annual RSU Award:

Each Non-Employee Director who will continue to serve as a Non-Employee Director immediately following an annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (an “Annual Meeting”) shall be granted on the date of such Annual Meeting an award of RSUs under the Plan or any other applicable Company equity incentive plan then-maintained by the Company covering a number of shares of Common Stock calculated by dividing (i) $200,000 by (ii) the average closing trading price of the Common Stock over the 20 consecutive trading days ending with the trading day immediately preceding the grant date (the “Annual RSU Award”); provided, that if a Non-Employee Director is otherwise eligible for an Annual RSU Award as of the date of an Annual Meeting but has been serving on the Board for less than four months as of the date of such Annual Meeting, then the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the Annual RSU Award shall be prorated by multiplying the number of shares that would otherwise be subject to the Annual RSU Award by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days from the date of the Non-Employee Director’s appointment or election through the date of such Annual Meeting, and the denominator of which is 365.

 

The Annual RSU Award will be automatically granted on the date of the applicable Annual Meeting, and will vest in full on the earlier of (i) the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) immediately before the next Annual Meeting following the grant date, subject to the Non-Employee Director continuing in service on the Board through such vesting date.

 

No portion of an award of RSUs which is unvested at the time of a Non-Employee Director’s termination of service on the Board shall vest therafter.

 

 

Election to Defer Issuances

 

General: The Board or the Compensation Committee may, in its discretion, provide each Non-Employee Director with the opportunity to defer the issuance of the shares underlying RSUs granted under this Program, including Retainer RSU Awards and other RSUs granted hereunder, that would otherwise be issued to the Non-Employee Director in connection with the vesting or grant of the RSUs until the earliest of a fixed date properly elected by the Non-Employee Director, the Non-Employee Director’s Termination of Service or a Change in Control. Any such deferral election (“Deferral Election”) shall be subject to such rules, conditions and procedures as shall be determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, which rules, conditions and procedures shall at all times comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, unless otherwise specifically determined by the Board or the Compensation Committee. If an individual elects to defer the delivery of the shares underlying RSUs granted under this Program, settlement of the deferred RSUs shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Deferral Election.

 

 

 

 

Election Method:

Each Deferral Election must be submitted to the Company in the form and manner specified by the Board or its Compensation Committee. Deferral Elections must comply with the following timing requirements:

 

 

Initial Deferral Election. Each individual who first becomes a Non-Employee Director may make a Deferral Election with respect to the Non-Employee Director’s RSUs to be granted in the same calendar year as such individual first becomes a Non-Employee Director (the “Initial Deferral Election”). The Initial Deferral Election must be submitted to the Company on or before the Initial Election Deadline, and the Initial Deferral Election shall become final and irrevocable as of the Initial Election Deadline.

 

  Annual Deferral Election. No later than the Annual Election Deadline, each individual who is a Non-Employee Director as of immediately before the Annual Election Deadline may make a Deferral Election with respect to the RSUs to be granted in the following calendar year (the “Annual Deferral Election”). The Annual Deferral Election must be submitted to the Company on or before the applicable Annual Election Deadline and shall become final and irrevocable for the subsequent calendar year as of the applicable Annual Election Deadline.
     

 

Change in Control

 

Upon a Change in Control of the Company, all outstanding equity awards granted under the Plan and any other equity incentive plan maintained by the Company that are held by a Non-Employee Director shall become fully vested and/or exercisable, irrespective of any other provisions of the Non-Employee Director’s Award Agreement.

 

Reimbursements

 

The Company shall reimburse each Non-Employee Director for all reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket travel and other business expenses incurred by such Non-Employee Director in the performance of his or her duties to the Company in accordance with the Company’s applicable expense reimbursement policies and procedures as in effect from time to time.

  

Miscellaneous

 

The other provisions of the Plan shall apply to the RSUs granted automatically under this Program, except to the extent such other provisions are inconsistent with this Program. All applicable terms of the Plan apply to this Program as if fully set forth herein, and all grants of RSUs hereby are subject in all respects to the terms of the Plan. The grant of RSUs under this Program shall be made solely by and subject to the terms set forth in an Award Agreement in a form to be approved by the Board and duly executed by an executive officer of the Company. 

 

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Exhibit 99.3

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED
COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF VACASA HOLDINGS

 

Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021, filed by Vacasa, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

 

Introduction

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented to aid you in your analysis of the financial aspects of the completed acquisition of the operations of TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. (“TurnKey”) by Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Vacasa Holdings”). On April, 1, 2021, Vacasa Holdings acquired the operations of TurnKey, a provider of property management and marketing services for residential real estate owners in the United States. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, Vacasa Holdings acquired the operations of TurnKey for cash consideration of $45.0 million and Vacasa Holdings common units with a fair value of approximately $573.8 million. The acquisition of TurnKey expands Vacasa Holdings’ footprint of vacation properties under management in current and adjacent markets. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to the Business Combination and the transactions related thereto. For additional information, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information of Vacasa, Inc.,” included as Exhibit 99.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit 99.3 (this “Exhibit”) is attached.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the historical financial information of Vacasa Holdings and TurnKey adjusted to give effect to the acquisition of TurnKey by Vacasa Holdings. The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses”. The TurnKey acquisition was consummated on April 1, 2021 and TurnKey financial information is therefore included in Vacasa Holdings’ balance sheet as of September 30, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, combine the historical statements of operations of Vacasa Holdings for such periods and the historical statements of operations of TurnKey for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020 on a pro forma basis as if the acquisition, summarized in Note 1 below, had been consummated on January 1, 2020, the beginning of the earliest period presented.

 

The historical financial information of Vacasa Holdings was derived from the unaudited and audited consolidated financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, which are included as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached. The historical financial information of TurnKey was derived from the unaudited and audited financial statements of TurnKey for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and for the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively, which are included as Exhibit 99.4 and Exhibit 99.5, respectively, to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached. This information should be read together with the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements included herein and Vacasa Holdings’ and TurnKey’s unaudited and audited historical financial statements and related notes, and Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, filed by Vacasa, Inc. with the SEC.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on the aforementioned historical financial statements and the assumptions and adjustments as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information currently available and methodologies, as described in the accompanying notes below to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information referred to below. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent Vacasa Holdings’ consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position that would actually have occurred had the acquisition been consummated on the dates assumed or to the consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position for any future date or period.

 

 

 

 

The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on information currently available, assumptions, and estimates underlying the pro forma adjustments and are described in the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from the assumptions used to present the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS OF VACASA HOLDINGS

 

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021
(in thousands)

 

    Vacasa
Holdings
Historical
    TurnKey
Historical, As
Adjusted
    Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
    Notes     Vacasa
Holdings, as
adjusted Pro
Forma
Combined
 
Revenue   $ 696,954     $ 31,562     $             $ 728,516  
Operating costs and expenses:                                        
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below     332,455       11,406                     343,861  
Operations and support     132,836       7,141                     139,977  
Technology and development     30,935       1,946                     32,881  
Sales and marketing     114,657       7,584                     122,241  
General and administrative     59,672       5,886       (10,944 )     (a)       54,614  
Depreciation     12,721       241                     12,962  
Amortization of intangible assets     30,778             5,115       (b)       35,893  
Total operating costs and expenses     714,054       34,204       (5,829 )             742,429  
Loss from operations     (17,100 )     (2,642 )     5,829               (13,913 )
Interest income     32       4                     36  
Interest expense     (9,219 )     (60 )     60       (c)       (9,219 )
Other income (expense), net     (10,199 )                         (10,199 )
Loss before income taxes     (36,486 )     (2,698 )     5,889               (33,295 )
Income tax expense (benefit)     (76 )     90                     14  
Net Loss   $ (36,410 )   $ (2,788 )   $ 5,889             $ (33,309 )

 

 

 

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF
OPERATIONS OF VACASA HOLDINGS

 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)

 

    Vacasa
Holdings
Historical
    TurnKey
Historical, As
Adjusted
    Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
    Notes     Vacasa
Holdings, as
adjusted Pro
Forma
Combined
 
Revenue   $ 491,760     $ 94,088     $             $ 585,848  
Operating costs and expenses:                                        
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below     256,086       36,587                     292,673  
Operations and support     116,192       24,351                     140,543  
Technology and development     27,030       6,473                     33,503  
Sales and marketing     79,971       24,561                     104,532  
General and administrative     57,587       8,427       10,944       (a)       76,958  
Depreciation     15,483       958                     16,441  
Amortization of intangible assets     18,817             25,760       (b)       44,577  
Total operating costs and expenses     571,166       101,357       36,704               709,227  
Loss from operations     (79,406 )     (7,269 )     (36,704 )             (123,379 )
Interest income     385       82                     467  
Interest expense     (7,907 )     (274 )     274       (c)       (7,907 )
Other income (expense), net     (5,725 )     147                     (5,578 )
Loss before income taxes     (92,653 )     (7,314 )     (36,430 )             (136,397 )
Income tax expense (benefit)     (315 )     128                     (187 )
Net Loss   $ (92,338 )   $ (7,442 )   $ (36,430 )           $ (136,210 )

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA
CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

 

1. Description of Transaction

 

Acquisition of TurnKey

 

On April 1, 2021, Vacasa Holdings acquired the operations of TurnKey, a provider of property management and marketing services for residential real estate owners in the United States. Pursuant to the acquisition agreement, Vacasa Holdings acquired the operations of TurnKey for cash consideration of $45.0 million and Vacasa Holdings common units with a fair value of approximately $573.8 million. The acquisition of TurnKey expands the Vacasa Holdings’ footprint of vacation properties under management in current and adjacent markets.

 

2. Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X, as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses” using the acquisition method of accounting and are based on the historical consolidated financial statements of Vacasa Holdings and TurnKey.

 

The acquisition method of accounting is based on ASC 805, Business Combinations, and uses the fair value concepts defined in ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement.

 

ASC 805 requires, among other things, that most assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their fair values as of the acquisition date. In addition, ASC 805 requires that the consideration transferred be measured at the date the acquisitions are completed at the then-current market price. Definitive allocations of the purchase price may be performed after the transactions close. Any adjustments to the preliminary estimated fair value amounts could have a significant impact on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information contained herein and our future results of operations and financial position.

 

ASC 820 defines the term “fair value,” sets forth the valuation requirements for any asset or liability measured at fair value, expands related disclosure requirements and specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on the nature of the inputs used to develop the fair value measures. Fair value is defined in ASC 820 as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” This is an exit price concept for the valuation of the asset or liability. In addition, market participants are assumed to be buyers and sellers in the principal (or the most advantageous) market for the asset or liability. Fair value measurements for an asset assume the highest and best use by these market participants. As a result of these standards, Vacasa Holdings may be required to record the fair value of assets which are not intended to be used or sold and/or to value assets at fair value measures that do not reflect Vacasa Holdings’ intended use of those assets.

 

Many of these fair value measurements can be highly subjective, and it is possible that other professionals, applying reasonable judgment to the same facts and circumstances, could develop and support a range of alternative estimated amounts.

 

Under the acquisition method of accounting, the assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be recorded, as of completion of the acquisition, primarily at their respective fair values and added to those of Vacasa Holdings. Financial statements and reported results of operations of Vacasa Holdings issued after completion of the acquisition will reflect these values but will not be retroactively restated to reflect the historical financial position or results of operations of TurnKey.

 

Under ASC 805, acquisition-related transaction costs (e.g., advisory, legal and other professional fees) are not included as a component of consideration transferred, but are accounted for as expenses in the periods in which such costs are incurred. Total acquisition-related transaction costs incurred for the acquisition of TurnKey are estimated to be approximately $10.9 million as of nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

 

 

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is required to include adjustments which give effect to events that are directly attributable to the acquisition regardless of whether they are expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results or are non-recurring. As a result, acquisition-related transaction costs described above are presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2020 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as if transaction costs were incurred on January 1, 2020.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 have been prepared and should be read in conjunction with, the following:

 

· the historical unaudited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the related notes included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached;

 

· the historical unaudited financial statements of TurnKey as of March 31, 2021 and for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and the related notes included as Exhibit 99.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached;

 

· Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, filed by Vacasa, Inc. with the SEC;

 

· the historical audited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached; and

 

· the historical audited financial statements of TurnKey as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes, included as Exhibit 99.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached.

 

Management has made significant estimates and assumptions in its determination of the pro forma adjustments. As the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on these preliminary estimates, the final amounts recorded may differ materially from the information presented. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not give effect to any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies, or cost savings that may be associated with the acquisition.

 

The pro forma adjustments reflecting the consummation of the acquisition are based on certain currently available information and certain assumptions and methodologies that Vacasa Holdings believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited condensed pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, may be revised as additional information becomes available and is evaluated.

 

Therefore, it is possible that the actual adjustments will differ from the pro forma adjustments and it is possible the difference may be material. Vacasa Holdings believes that these assumptions and methodologies provide a reasonable basis for presenting all of the significant effects of the acquisition based on information available to management at the time and that the pro forma adjustments give appropriate effect to those assumptions and are properly applied in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations and financial position would have been had the acquisition taken place on the date indicated, nor are they indicative of the future consolidated results of operations or financial position of Vacasa Holdings.

 

3. Accounting Policies and Reclassifications

 

The accounting policies used in the preparation of this unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are those set out in Vacasa Holdings’ historical audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020. Upon consummation of the acquisition, Vacasa Holdings began a comprehensive review of TurnKey’s accounting policies. As a result of the completion of this review, Vacasa Holdings may identify additional differences between the accounting policies of the two companies which, when conformed, could have a material impact on the combined financial statements.

 

 

 

 

 

Certain reclassification and classification adjustments have been made to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to conform TurnKey’s historical financial statements to Vacasa Holdings’ financial statement presentation, as shown in the table below. Unless otherwise indicated, defined line items included in the footnotes have the meanings given to them in the historical financial statements of Vacasa Holdings.

 

TURNKEY

 

HISTORICAL STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021
(in thousands)

 

    TurnKey Historical, Before Reclassifications     Reclassifications     TurnKey Historical, As Adjusted  
Revenues   $ 30,618     $ 944     $ 31,562  
Cost of revenues     14,266       (14,266 )      
Operating expenses:                        
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below             11,406       11,406  
Operations and support             7,141       7,141  
Technology and development             1,946       1,946  
Employee compensation and benefits     9,936       (9,936 )      
Transaction costs     3,495       (3,495 )      
General and administrative     3,006       2,880       5,886  
Sales and marketing     2,025       5,559       7,584  
Travel     291       (291 )      
Depreciation and amortization     241       (241 )      
Depreciation             241       241  
Amortization of intangible assets                      
Total operating expenses     18,994       15,210       34,204  
Loss from operations     (2,642 )           (2,642 )
Other income (expense):                        
Interest income     4               4  
Interest expense     (60 )             (60 )
Other expense, net                    
Total other income, net     (56 )           (56 )
Loss before income taxes     (2,698 )           (2,698 )
Income tax expense     90               90  
Net loss   $ (2,788 )   $     $ (2,788 )

 

 

 

TURNKEY

 

HISTORICAL STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020
(in thousands)

 

    TurnKey Historical, Before Reclassifications     Reclassifications     TurnKey Historical, As Adjusted  
Revenues   $ 93,214     $ 874     $ 94,088  
Cost of revenues     47,439       (47,439 )      
Operating expenses:                        
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below             36,587       36,587  
Operations and support             24,351       24,352  
Technology and development     6,473       6,473          
Employee compensation and benefits     34,306       (34,306 )      
General and administrative     10,352       (1,925 )     8,427  
Sales and marketing     5,975       18,586       24,561  
Travel     1,306       (1,306 )      
Depreciation and amortization     958       (958 )      
Depreciation             958       958  
Amortization of intangible assets                      
Total operating expenses     52,897       48,460       101,357  
Loss from operations     (7,122 )     (147 )     (7,269 )
Other income (expense):                        
Interest income     82               82  
Interest expense     (274 )             (274 )
Other income (expense), net           147       147  
Total other income, net     (192 )     147       (45 )
Loss before income taxes     (7,314 )     (0 )     (7,314 )
Income tax expense     128               128  
Net loss   $ (7,442 )   $ (0 )   $ (7,442 )

 

4. Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information includes various assumptions, including those related to the preliminary purchase price allocation of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed of TurnKey based on fair value measurement. The final purchase price allocation may vary based on final appraisals, valuations and analyses of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Accordingly, the pro forma adjustments are preliminary and have been made solely for illustrative purposes.

 

The following table shows the allocation of the purchase price for TurnKey’s assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):

 

(In thousands)      
Cash Consideration   $ 45,000  
Fair Value of issued Common units of Vacasa Holdings     573,800  
Total purchase consideration paid   $ 618,800  
Recognized Amounts Of Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed        
Cash and cash equivalents     40,461  
Restricted cash     14,444  
Accounts receivable, net     3,548  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     7,614  
Property and equipment     1,494  
Intangible assets     107,600  
Accounts payable     (8,446 )
Funds payable to owners     (20,393 )
Hospitality and sales taxes payable     (5,575 )
Deferred revenue     (5,953 )
Future Stay Credits     (10,601 )
Accrued expenses and other liabilities     (8,474 )
Other long-term liabilities     (5,850 )
Total identifiable net assets     109,869  
Goodwill     508,931  
Net Assets Acquired   $ 618,800  

 

 

 

Preliminary identified intangible assets consist of the following, including the estimated amortization expense included in the respective unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operation:

 

Identifiable Intangible Assets   Estimated Fair Value
(in thousands)
    Estimated Useful Life
(in years)
    Amortization Expense For The Year Ended
December 31, 2020
    Amortization Expense For The Three Months Ended
March 31, 2021
 
Homeowner contracts   $ 102,300       5     $ 20,460     $ 5,115  
Database and listings     3,400       1       3,400        
Trademark, trade name, brand name     1,900       1       1,900        
    $ 107,600             $ 25,760     $ 5,115  

 

This preliminary purchase price allocation has been used to prepare pro forma adjustments in the pro forma condensed combined financial information. The final purchase price allocation will be determined when Vacasa Holdings has evaluated the detailed information, valuations and necessary calculations. The final allocation could differ materially from the preliminary allocation used in the pro forma adjustments.

 

5. Pro Forma Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 to illustrate the effect of the acquisition and has been prepared for informational purposes only. Release No. 33-10786 replaces the existing pro forma adjustment criteria with simplified requirements to depict the accounting for the transaction (“Transaction Accounting Adjustments”) and the option to present the reasonably estimable synergies and other transaction effects that have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur (“Management’s Adjustments”). Vacasa Holdings has elected not to present Management’s Adjustments and will only be presenting Transaction Accounting Adjustments in the following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information.

 

Adjustments to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statements of Operations

 

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

 

(a) Reflects pro forma adjustment to present acquisition-related transaction costs incurred by TurnKey and Vacasa Holdings during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as if incurred on January 1, 2020, the date the acquisition occurred for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations. Adjustment includes $10.9 million which was incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. This is a non-recurring item.

 

(b) Reflects pro forma adjustment for estimated amortization of acquired TurnKey’s intangible assets. See Note 4 for further information on acquired intangible assets, including preliminary estimated useful lives.

 

(c) Reflects elimination of historical interest expense incurred by TurnKey related to i) its Paycheck Protection Program loan which liability was retained by the prior owners of TurnKey and for which Vacasa Holdings was indemnified, and ii) TurnKey’s line-of-credit which was extinguished as a condition of the Business Combination.

 

 

 

 

6. Forward-Looking Statements

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is forward-looking and involves a number of risks and uncertainties. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those suggested or indicated by such forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. These factors include risks and uncertainties related to, among other things: the possibility that the expected synergies from the acquisition of TurnKey will not be realized, or will not be realized within the expected time period; the risk that the business will not be integrated successfully; the possibility that disruption from the acquisition may make it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; difficulty in integrating personnel, operations and financial and other controls and systems, and retaining key employees and customers; Vacasa Holdings’ and TurnKey’s ability to accurately predict future market conditions; and the risk of new and changing regulation and public policy in the U.S. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached and Vacasa Holdings does not assume any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events and developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.8

 

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF VACASA, INC.

 

 

Unless otherwise specified, capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated November 10, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”), filed by Vacasa, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Introduction

 

Vacasa, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is providing the following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information to aid you in your analysis of the business combination, recently completed on December 6, 2021, by and among TPG Pace Solutions, Corp., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“TPG Pace”), Vacasa Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Vacasa Holdings”), Turnkey Vacations, Inc., a Vacasa Holdings equity holder (“TK Newco”), certain other Vacasa Holdings equity holders (together with TK Newco, the “Blockers”),Vacasa, Inc. and certain other parties (the “Business Combination”). The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S- X as amended by the final rule, Release No. 33-10786 “Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses.”

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presents the combination of the historical financial information of TPG Pace and Vacasa Holdings, adjusted to give effect to the following:

 

the merger of Vacasa Holdings and the operations of TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. consummated on April 1, 2021 (“TurnKey Acquisition”);

 

the Business Combination, recently completed on December 6, 2021, by and among TPG Pace, Vacasa Holdings, TK Newco, the Blockers, Vacasa, Inc. and certain other parties as contemplated in the Business Combination Agreement;

 

the PIPE financing contemplated by the Subscription Agreements (“PIPE Financing”), pursuant to which certain investors purchased and Vacasa, Inc. issued and sold to such investors 8,157,896 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $9.50 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $77.5 million, for which the purchase and sale was consummated as part of the Business Combination;

 

the Forward Purchase Agreements, as amended in contemplation of the Business Combination Agreement (“Forward Purchase Agreements”), with (i) certain investors pursuant to which Vacasa, Inc. sold 10,273,688 shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Vacasa Class A Common Stock”), at a purchase price of $9.50 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $97.6 million, and (ii) TPG Holdings III, L.P. (“TPG Holdings”) pursuant to which Vacasa, Inc. sold 2,490,000 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock at a purchase price of $10.00 per share for gross proceeds of $24.9 million; and

 

the issuance by the Vacasa, Inc. of an aggregate of 1,669,921 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock to certain holders of common units of Vacasa Holdings ("OpCo Units" and the holders of such OpCo Units, "OpCo Unitholders") upon the redemption by such OpCo Unitholders of an equivalent number of OpCo Units and the cancellation by Vacasa, Inc. of a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Vacasa Class B Common Stock”), in connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “OpCo Unitholder Redemptions”).

 

The Vacasa, Inc. unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, gives pro forma effect to the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing, the Forward Purchase Agreements, the OpCo Unitholder Redemptions, and related adjustments described in the accompanying notes (together with the TurnKey Acquisition, the “Pro Forma Transactions”) as if they had been consummated as of that date. The TurnKey Acquisition was consummated on April 1, 2021 and TurnKey financial information is therefore included in Vacasa Holdings’ balance sheet as of September 30, 2021. The Vacasa, Inc. unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, gives pro forma effect to the Pro Forma Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2020. See the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for a discussion of assumptions made.

 

 

 

 

The historical financial information of TPG Pace and Vacasa Holdings was derived from and should be read in conjunction with:

 

the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information;

 

the historical unaudited financial statements of TPG Pace as of September 30, 2021 and for the period from January 4, 2021 (inception) to September 30, 2021 and the related notes, included as Exhibit 99.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit 99.8 (this “Exhibit”) is attached;

 

the historical unaudited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the three and nine-months ended September 30, 2021 and the related notes, included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached;

 

the historical audited financial statements of Vacasa Holdings as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020, the related notes, included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached; and

 

the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Vacasa Holdings for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, included as Exhibit 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached (Vacasa Holdings Adjusted”).

 

The Vacasa Holdings Adjusted pro forma financial information for the periods described above combines the historical financial information of Vacasa Holdings and TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. to give effect to the merger of Vacasa Holdings and the operations of TurnKey Vacation Rentals, Inc. consummated on April 1, 2021 and the related adjustments. See the “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information of Vacasa Holdings” included as Exhibit 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K to which this Exhibit is attached for additional information.

 

Description of the Business Combination

 

On December 6, 2021, Vacasa, Inc. consummated the Business Combination contemplated by that certain business combination agreement, dated as of July 28, 2021 (as amended, the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among TPG Pace, Vacasa Holdings, the Blockers, Vacasa, Inc., and certain other parties pursuant to which, among other things, TPG Pace merged with and into Vacasa, Inc., following which the separate corporate existence of TPG Pace ceased and Vacasa, Inc. became the surviving corporation.

 

The Business Combination was accomplished by way of the following transaction steps:

 

a series of secured convertible notes of Vacasa Holdings converted into a series of preferred units of Vacasa Holdings and outstanding warrants to purchase equity interests in Vacasa Holdings were exercised in accordance with their terms;

 

a restructuring was completed such that, after giving effect to that restructuring, the Blockers directly held equity interests in Vacasa Holdings;

 

Vacasa Holdings recapitalized its outstanding equity interests into OpCo Units (subject to substantially the same terms and conditions, including applicable vesting requirements) and certain other rights to acquire equity interests (the “Vacasa Holdings Recapitalization”);

 

on December 3, 2021, TPG Pace merged with and into Vacasa, Inc., with Vacasa, Inc. surviving such merger (“the Domestication Merger”);

 

at the effective time of the Domestication Merger: (a) each then issued and outstanding Class A ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (“TPG Pace Class A Shares”), of TPG Pace converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Vacasa Class A Common Stock; (b) each then issued and outstanding Class F ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share (“TPG Pace Class F Shares”), of TPG Pace converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class F common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Vacasa Class F Common Stock”), of Vacasa, Inc., which shares of Vacasa Class F Common Stock were thereafter converted into shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with Vacasa, Inc.’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation; (c) each then issued and outstanding Class G ordinary share, par value $0.0001 per share, of TPG Pace converted automatically, on a one-for-one basis, into a share of Class G common stock, par value $0.00001 per share (“Vacasa Class G Common Stock”), of Vacasa, Inc.; and (d) the shares of common stock of Vacasa, Inc. held by Vacasa Holdings were cancelled;

 

 

 

 

certain investors (the “PIPE Investors”) purchased, and Vacasa, Inc. issued and sold to such PIPE Investors, an aggregate of 8,157,896 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock pursuant to and as set forth in the Subscription Agreements against payment by such PIPE Investors of the respective amounts set forth therein;

 

certain investors (the “FPA Investors”) purchased, and Vacasa, Inc. issued and sold to such FPA Investors, an aggregate of 12,763,688 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock pursuant to and as set forth in the Forward Purchase Agreements against payment by such FPA Investors of the respective amounts set forth therein;

 

through a series of separate merger transactions, the Blockers merged with and into Vacasa, Inc., with Vacasa, Inc. ultimately surviving such merger transactions and owning the interests in Vacasa Holdings previously owned by the Blockers (the “Blocker Mergers”);

 

 

 

 

in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement (the “Closing”), Vacasa, Inc. contributed approximately $294.1 million (net of transaction costs) to Vacasa Holdings in exchange for 39,225,056 OpCo Units; and

 

in connection with the Vacasa Holdings Recapitalization and the Blocker Mergers, as applicable: (a) Vacasa, Inc. sold a number of shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock to each holder of vested OpCo Units on a 1:1 basis for an amount per share equal to the par value thereof, (b) each Vacasa Holdings unit appreciation right award that was then outstanding, whether vested or unvested, was converted into a stock appreciation right award (“SAR Award”) covering a number of shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock determined by application of the exchange ratio agreed pursuant to an allocation schedule to the Business Combination Agreement (which exchange ratio was also applied to adjust the per share exercise price of the SAR Award), (c) each option to purchase TK Newco stock that was then outstanding, whether vested or unvested, converted into a an option to purchase shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock (“Option”), determined by application of the exchange ratio agreed pursuant to an allocation schedule to the Business Combination Agreement (which exchange ratio was also applied to adjust the per share exercise price of the Option), (d) by virtue of each Blocker Merger, the outstanding equity interests in the applicable Blocker converted into the right to receive shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock or other equity interests, and certain rights as set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement, (e) Vacasa, Inc. issued an aggregate of 173,898,818 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock to the former holders of equity interests in the Blockers (the “Blocker Holders”) as consideration in the Blocker Mergers, and (f) Vacasa, Inc. issued an aggregate of 1,666,921 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock to certain OpCo Unitholders upon the redemption by such OpCo Unitholders of an equivalent number of OpCo Units and the cancellation by Vacasa, Inc. of a corresponding number of shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock.

 

The following table summarizes the share ownership of various holders of Vacasa, Inc. securities upon the consummation of the Business Combination, excluding the potential dilutive effect of the exercise or vesting of equity-based compensation awards and Vacasa Class G Common Stock:

 

    Shares     %  
TPG Pace Public Stockholders     14,341,627       3.4 %
Existing VH Holders(1)      387,071,873       90.6 %
Sponsor and Affiliates(2)      6,117,504       1.4 %
PIPE Investors     8,157,896       1.9 %
Forward Purchasers (excluding Affiliates)(3)      11,498,688       2.7 %
Closing shares     427,187,588       100.0 %
                 
Class A Common Stock     214,793,795       50.3 %
Class B Common Stock(4)     212,393,793       49.7 %
Closing shares     427,187,588       100.0 %

 

 

(1) Excludes 890,659 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock owned by Karl Peterson as a result of his personal investment in the equity of Turnkey, recently acquired by Vacasa Holdings.

 

(2) Vacasa Class A Common Stock owned upon conversion of the TPG Pace Class A Shares purchased in the Private Placement and the TPG Pace Class F Shares owned by TPG Pace Solutions Sponsor, Series LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“TPG Sponsor”), taking into account TPG Sponsor’s agreement regarding the forfeiture of shares. Amounts also include (1) 1,265,000 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock issued to certain insiders of TPG Pace party to the Forward Purchase Agreements, (2) 890,659 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock owned by Mr. Peterson as a result of his personal investment in the equity of Turnkey, recently acquired by Vacasa Holdings.

 

(3) Excludes 1,265,000 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock issued to certain insiders of TPG Pace party to the Forward Purchase Agreements.

 

(4) Shares of voting, non-economic Vacasa Class B Common Stock issued entirely to each holder of OpCo Units and represent voting interests held by existing unitholders of Vacasa Holdings that, following the Closing, continue to hold their direct economic interests through OpCo Units.

 

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the share ownership of various holders of Vacasa, Inc. securities upon the consummation of the Business Combination, including the potential dilutive effect of the exercise or vesting of equity-based compensation awards and Vacasa Class G Common Stock:

 

    Shares     %  
TPG Pace Public Shareholders     14,341,627       3.2 %
Existing VH Holders(1)     387,071,873       85.8 %
Sponsor and Affiliates(2)     14,344,352       3.2 %
PIPE Investors     8,157,896       1.8 %
Forward Purchasers (excluding Affiliates)(3)     11,498,688       2.5 %
Other Dilutive Equity Instruments(4)     15,901,970       3.5 %
Closing Shares     451,316,406       100.0 %
Class A Common Stock     233,610,745       51.8 %
Class B Common Stock(5)     217,705,661       48.2 %
Closing Shares     451,316,406       100.0 %

 

 

 

(1) Excludes 890,659 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock owned by Karl Peterson as a result of his personal investment in the equity of Turnkey, recently acquired by Vacasa Holdings.

 

(2) Vacasa Class A Common Stock owned upon conversion of the TPG Pace Class A Shares purchased in the Private Placement and the TPG Pace Class F Shares owned by TPG Sponsor, taking into account TPG Sponsor’s agreement regarding the forfeiture of shares. Amounts also include (1) 1,265,000 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock issued to certain insiders of TPG Pace party to the Forward Purchase Agreements, (2) 890,659 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock owned by Mr. Peterson as a result of his personal investment in the equity of Turnkey, recently acquired by Vacasa Holdings, and (3) up to 8,226,848 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock issuable upon the automatic conversion of the outstanding shares of Vacasa Class G Common Stock in accordance with Vacasa, Inc.’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation.

 

(3) Excludes 1,265,000 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock issued to certain insiders of TPG Pace party to the Forward Purchase Agreements.

 

(4) Includes (1) vested and unvested Options, (2) vested and unvested SAR Awards, and (3) OpCo Units granted to certain executives that are subject to time-based vesting.

 

(5) Shares of voting, non-economic Vacasa Class B Common Stock issued entirely to each holder of OpCo Units and represent voting interests held by existing unitholders of Vacasa Holdings that, following the Closing, continue to hold their direct economic interests through OpCo Units.

  

 

 

 

The organizational structure following the completion of the Business Combination, as described above, is commonly referred to as an umbrella partnership C corporation (or “Up-C”) structure. This organizational structure allowed certain of the historical holders of Vacasa Holdings common units (the “Flow-Through Sellers”) to retain equity ownership in Vacasa Holdings, an entity that is classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in the form of OpCo Units. The Flow-Through Sellers may exchange their OpCo Units (together with the cancellation of an equal number of shares of voting, non- economic Vacasa Class B Common Stock) for Vacasa Class A Common Stock or cash, at the election of Vacasa, Inc. In connection with closing of the Business Combination, Vacasa, Inc., the Blocker Holders, and the Flow-Through Sellers entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement. The Tax Receivable Agreement generally provides for the payment by Vacasa, Inc. to certain holders of OpCo Units and Blocker Holders (or their permitted assignees) (collectively, “TRA Holders”) of 85% of the net cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that Vacasa, Inc. actually realizes (determined by using certain assumptions) in periods after the Business Combination as a result of (i) certain increases in tax basis that occur as a result of (A) any acquisition of OpCo Units from certain Flow-Through Sellers in the Business Combination, (B) future exercises of the redemption rights by the Flow-Through Sellers to exchange their OpCo Units for shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock or cash, and (C) payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement; (ii) any net operating losses or certain other tax attributes that become available to Vacasa, Inc.to offset income or gain realized after the Blocker Mergers; (iii) any existing tax basis associated with Vacasa Holdings, the benefit of which is allocable to Vacasa, Inc. as a result of the exchanges of OpCo Units for Vacasa Class A Common Stock or cash; and (iv) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed to be paid by Vacasa, Inc. as a result of any payments that Vacasa, Inc. makes under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Vacasa, Inc. retains the benefit of the remaining 15% of these cash savings, if any. If Vacasa, Inc. elects to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement early, or if a change of control occurs (as defined in the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Vacasa Holdings, which includes certain mergers, asset sales and other forms of business combinations), Vacasa, Inc. would be required to make an immediate payment equal to the present value of the anticipated future payments to be made by it to the TRA Holders under the Tax Receivable Agreement (determined by using certain assumptions). Similar accelerated payments may be due in connection with a breach by Vacasa, Inc. of its obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement or upon the occurrence of certain credit-related events, as set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement. If there was a redemption of all of the outstanding OpCo Units (other than those held by Vacasa, Inc.), the estimated tax benefits to Vacasa, Inc., subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, would be approximately $778.3 million offset by related undiscounted payment to the TRA Holders equal to 85% of the benefit received or $661.5 million, based on certain assumptions including but not limited to a $10.00 per share trading price of Vacasa Class A Common Stock, a 21% U.S. federal corporate income tax rate and estimated applicable state and local income tax rates, no material change in U.S. federal income tax law and that Vacasa, Inc. will have sufficient taxable income to utilize such estimated tax benefits. See the section of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Related to the Business Combination and TPG Pace” for additional information on our organizational structure, including the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

Accounting for the Business Combination

 

The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Vacasa, Inc. has been treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes, with Vacasa Holdings considered to be the accounting acquirer. This determination was primarily based on the existing holders of Vacasa Holdings equity (including for this purpose the Blocker Holders with respect to their indirect interest in Vacasa Holdings equity and the holders of vested Vacasa Holdings unit appreciation rights and the holders of vested options to purchase shares of TK Newco common stock) (the "Existing VH Holders")comprising a relative majority of the voting power of the combined company, Vacasa Holdings’ operations prior to the acquisition comprising the only ongoing operations of Vacasa, Inc., and Vacasa Holdings’ senior management comprising a majority of the senior management of Vacasa, Inc. Accordingly, although Vacasa, Inc. is the legal parent company, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the combined entity will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Vacasa Holdings, with the Business Combination being treated as the equivalent of Vacasa Holdings issuing stock for the net assets of Vacasa, Inc. accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Vacasa Holdings will be stated at historical costs, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

 

Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect what Vacasa, Inc.’s financial condition or results of operations would have been had the Pro Forma Transactions occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information also may not be useful in predicting the future financial condition and results of operations of Vacasa, Inc. The actual financial position and results of operations may differ significantly from the pro forma amounts reflected herein due to a variety of factors. The unaudited pro forma condensed financial information also does not give effect to the potential impact of any anticipated synergies, operating efficiencies or cost savings that may result from the Pro Forma Transactions. The adjustments in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information have been identified and presented to provide relevant information necessary for an accurate understanding of the combined entity upon the closing of the Business Combination.

 

 

 

 

Following the consummation of the Business Combination, holders of OpCo Units and Vacasa Class B Common Stock own an economic interest in Vacasa Holdings shown as redeemable noncontrolling interest outside of permanent equity in the financial statements of Vacasa, Inc. The indirect economic interests are held by the Existing VH Holders in the form of OpCo Units and an equivalent number of shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock that can be redeemed at Vacasa, Inc.’s election for shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock or cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of Vacasa Class A Common Stock.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been prepared based on the aforementioned historical financial statements and the assumptions and adjustments as described in the notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information currently available and methodologies, as described in the accompanying notes below to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information referred to below. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is for illustrative purposes only. The financial results may have been different had the companies always been combined. You should not rely on the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information as being indicative of the historical results that would have been achieved had the companies always been combined or the future results that the combined entity will experience. TPG Pace and Vacasa Holdings have not had any historical relationship prior to the Business Combination. Accordingly, no pro forma adjustments were required to eliminate activities between the companies.

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

September 30, 2021

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    TPG Pace
Solutions
Corp.
    Vacasa Holdings     Reclassification
Adjustments
    Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
    Notes     Pro Forma
Combined
 
Assets                                    
Current assets                                                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 627     $ 150,417             $ 285,000       (A)     $ 446,122  
                              77,500       (B)          
                              122,500       (C)          
                              (5,020 )     (E)          
                              (43,318 )     (F)          
                              (141,584 )     (N)          
Restricted cash             135,079                               135,079  
Accounts receivable, net             44,299                               44,299  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     496       21,091               (3,964 )     (F)       17,623  
Total current assets     1,123       350,886       -       291,114               643,123  
Property and equipment, net             62,977                               62,977  
Intangible assets, net             217,204                               217,204  
Goodwill             709,962                               709,962  
Other long-term assets             13,090                               13,090  
Deferred tax assets             -               -       (H)       -  
Investments held in Trust Account     285,000                       (285,000 )     (A)       -  
Total assets     286,123       1,354,119       -       6,114               1,646,356  
Liabilities redeemable preferred units, and members/ Equity                                                
Current liabilities                                                
Accounts payable           $ 36,747                             $ 36,747  
Funds payable to owners             175,249                               175,249  
Hospitality and sales tax payable             42,348                               42,348  
Deferred revenue             77,654                               77,654  
Future stay credits             32,517                               32,517  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities             85,925       2,114       (16,833 )     (U)       65,622  
                              (5,584 )     (F)          
Accrued formation and offering costs     2,114               (2,114 )                     -  
Total current liabilities     2,114       450,440       -       (22,417 )             430,137  
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs             118,057               (117,272 )     (G)       785  
Other long-term liabilities             47,958                               47,958  
Tax receivable agreement liability                             -       (I)       -  
Deferred underwriting compensation     9,975       -               (9,975 )     (E)       -  
                                                 
Earnout liability                             75,547       (J)       75,547  
Total liabilities     12,089       616,455       -       (74,117 )             554,427  
Commitments and Contingencies                                                
Redeemable shares                                                
TPG Pace Class A ordinary shares subject to possible redemption; 28,500,000 shares at a redemption value of $10.00 per share     285,000                       (285,000 )     (K)       -  
Redeemable preferred units:                                                
Vacasa Redeemable convertible preferred units; units authorized of 744,886,638; units issued and outstanding of 267,688,054; aggregate liquidation preference of $579,162             1,198,080               (1,198,080 )     (D)       -  
Redeemable noncontrolling interest                                                
Redeemable noncontrolling interest                             542,897       (L)       542,897  
Shareholders’ equity                                                
TPG Pace Class F ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 3,166,667 shares issued and outstanding     -                       -       (M)       -  
TPG Pace Class G ordinary shares, $0.0001 par value; 30,000,000 shares authorized, 6,333,333 shares issued and outstanding     1                       (1 )     (J)       -  
Class A Common Stock     -                       1       (B)       19  
                              1       (C)          
                              17       (D)          
                              -       (M)          
                              (1 )     (N)          
Class B Common Stock                             21       (D)       21  
Additional paid-in capital     -       578,238               77,499       (B)       1,077,241  
                              122,499       (C)          
                              1,198,080       (D)          
                              (38 )     (D)          
                              4,955       (E)          
                              (40,433 )     (F)          
                              117,272       (G)          
                              (75,546 )     (J)          
                              285,000       (K)          
                              (1,065,244 )     (L)          
                              (10,967 )     (M)          
                              (141,583 )     (N)          
                              10,677       (R)          
                              16,833       (U)          
Accumulated deficit     (10,967 )     (1,038,654 )             (1,265 )     (F)       (528,249 )
                              522,347       (L)          
                              10,967       (M)          
                              (10,677 )     (R)          
Total stockholders' equity/ members' deficit     (10,966 )     (460,416 )     -       1,020,414               549,032  
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and stockholders' equity/members' deficit   $ 286,123     $ 1,354,119     $ -     $ 6,114             $ 1,646,356  

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)  

 

    TPG Pace Solutions Corp.
(Historical)
    Vacasa Holdings Adjusted
(Pro Forma Combined)
    Reclassification
Adjustments
    Transaction
Accounting
Adjustments
    Notes     Pro Forma
Combined
 
Revenue   $ -     $ 728,516                             $ 728,516  
Operating costs and expenses:                                                
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below             343,861               8       (T)       343,869  
Operations and support             139,977               132       (T)       140,109  
Technology and development             32,881               275       (T)       33,156  
Sales and marketing             122,241               302       (T)       122,543  
General and administrative             54,614       2,248       409       (T)       57,036  
                              (235 )     (W)          
Depreciation             12,962                               12,962  
Amortization of intangible assets             35,893                               35,893  
Professional expenses and formation costs     2,248               (2,248 )                     -  
Total operating costs and expenses     2,248       742,429       -       891               745,568  
Loss from operations     (2,248 )     (13,913 )     -       (891 )             (17,052 )
Interest income     -       36                               36  
Interest expense             (9,219 )             9,219       (O)       -  
Other income (expense), net             (10,199 )                             (10,199 )
Loss before income taxes     (2,248 )     (33,295 )     -       8,328               (27,215 )
Income tax expense (benefit)             14               206       (P)       220  
Net loss     (2,248 )     (33,309 )     -       8,122               (27,435 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     -       -       -       (13,641 )     (Q)       (13,641 )
Net loss attributable to Vacasa, Inc.   $ (2,248 )   $ (33,309 )   $ -     $ 21,763             $ (13,794 )
                                                 
Net loss per ordinary share                                                
Class A ordinary shares - basic and diluted   $ (0.09 )                              (S)     $ (0.06 )
Founder Shares and Private Placement shares - basic and diluted   $ (1.37 )                                        
Weighted average shares outstanding                                                
Class A ordinary shares - basic and diluted     18,050,000                                       214,793,795  
Founder Shares and Private Placement shares - basic and diluted     12,417,914                                          

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined

Statement of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended

December 31, 2020

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

    TPG Pace Solutions Corp.
(Historical)
    Vacasa Holdings Adjusted
(Pro Forma Combined)
    Reclassification Adjustments     Transaction Accounting Adjustments     Notes     Pro Forma Combined  
Revenue   $ -     $ 585,848                             $ 585,848  
Operating costs and expenses:                                                
Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown separately below             292,673               220       (T)       292,893  
Operations and support             140,543               5,252       (T)       145,795  
Technology and development             33,503               3,648       (T)       37,151  
Sales and marketing             104,532               9,438       (T)       113,970  
General and administrative             76,958       -       9,532       (T)       90,366  
                              3,641       (V)          
                              235       (W)          
Depreciation             16,441                               16,441  
Amortization of intangible assets             44,577                               44,577  
Total operating costs and expenses     -       709,227       -       31,966               741,193  
Loss from operations     -       (123,379 )     -       (31,966 )             (155,345 )
Interest income     -       467                               467  
Interest expense             (7,907 )             7,907       (O)       -  
Other income (expense), net             (5,578 )                             (5,578 )
Loss before income taxes     -       (136,397 )     -       (24,059 )             (160,456 )
Income tax expense (benefit)             (187 )             252       (P)       65  
Net loss     -       (136,210 )     -       (24,311 )             (160,521 )
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     -       -       -       (79,810 )     (Q)       (79,810 )
Net loss attributable to Vacasa, Inc.   $ -     $ (136,210 )   $ -     $ 55,499             $ (80,711 )
                                                 
Net loss per ordinary share                                                
Class A ordinary shares - basic and diluted   $ -                                (S)     $ (0.38 )
Founder Shares and Private Placement shares - basic and diluted   $ -                                          
Weighted average shares outstanding                                                
Class A ordinary shares - basic and diluted     -                                       214,793,795  
Founder Shares and Private Placement shares - basic and diluted     -                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  

Note 1 — Basis of Presentation

  

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information has been adjusted to include transaction accounting adjustments which reflect the application of the accounting required by GAAP. The pro forma adjustments are prepared to illustrate the estimated effect of the Pro Forma Transactions, including: the TurnKey Acquisition, the Business Combination, the PIPE Financing, the Forward Purchase Agreements, the OpCo Unitholder Redemptions, and certain other adjustments.

  

The Business Combination will be accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, Vacasa, Inc. has been treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes, with Vacasa Holdings considered to be the accounting acquirer. This determination was primarily based on the Existing VH Holders comprising a relative majority of the voting power of the combined company, Vacasa Holdings’ operations prior to the acquisition comprising the only ongoing operations of Vacasa, Inc., and Vacasa Holdings’ senior management comprising a majority of the senior management of Vacasa, Inc. Accordingly, although Vacasa, Inc. was the legal parent company, for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the combined entity will represent a continuation of the financial statements of Vacasa Holdings, with the Business Combination being treated as the equivalent of Vacasa Holdings issuing stock for the net assets of Vacasa, Inc. accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of Vacasa Holdings will be stated at historical costs, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded.

  

The pro forma adjustments represent management’s estimates based on information available as of the date of this filing and are subject to change as additional information becomes available and additional analyses are performed. Management considers this basis of presentation to be reasonable under the circumstances.

  

One-time direct and incremental transaction costs incurred prior to, or concurrent with, the Closing are reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as a direct reduction to the combined entity’s additional paid-in capital and are assumed to be cash settled.

  

Note 2 — Reclassifications

  

Certain reclassification adjustments have been made to conform TPG Pace’s historical financial statement presentation to that of Vacasa, Inc.’s as noted below:

 

a) TPG Pace’s Accrued formation and offering costs were reclassified to Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet. The reclassification has no impact on Total current liabilities.

  

b) TPG Pace’s Professional expenses and formation costs were reclassified to General and administrative expenses on the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations. The reclassification had no impact on Loss from operations.

 

Note 3 — Business Combination Accounting Adjustments

 

The pro forma adjustments included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, unaudited pro forma condensed statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 are as follows:

  

(A) Represents the reclassifications of Investments held in Trust Account that became available for transaction consideration, transaction expenses and redemption of public shares and the operating activities of Vacasa, Inc. in connection with the Business Combination.

  

(B) Represents the gross proceeds of $77.5 million from the sale and issuance, in the PIPE Financing, of 8,157,896 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share for a purchase price of $9.50 per share pursuant to certain Subscription Agreements. Accordingly,Cash and cash equivalents increased by $77.5 million, with a corresponding increase in Vacasa Class A Common Stock of $0.0 million and $77.5 million to Additional paid-in capital.Transaction costs incurred related to the PIPE Financing are discussed in adjustment (F) below.

 

 

 

(C) Represents the gross proceeds of $122.5 million from the sale and issuance, to certain accredited investors, including TPG Global LLC, a TPG Pace affiliate, of 12,763,688 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share at a purchase price of $9.50 per share for the shares purchased by certain accredited investors and $10.00 per share for the shares purchased by TPG Global LLC, pursuant to the Forward Purchase Agreements, as amended. Accordingly, Cash and cash equivalents increased by $122.5 million, with a corresponding increase in Class A Common Stock of $0.0 million and $122.5 million to Additional paid-in capital. Transaction costs incurred related to the Forward Purchase Agreements are discussed in adjustment (F), below.

 

(D) Represents an exchange of equity interests in Vacasa Holdings pursuant to their original conversion terms, including all issued and outstanding Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, Series B-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, Series C-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, Series C-2 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, and Series D-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units, subsequent to the conversation of Vacasa Holdings Senior Secured Convertible Notes to Vacasa Holdings Series D-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units as described in adjustment (G).

 

As a result of redemptions, in exchange for their equity interests in Vacasa Holdings, Existing VH Holders received 174,678,080 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share and 212,393,793 shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share, including shares issued to settle the Companies’ vested management incentive units.

 

(E) Represents the payment of deferred underwriting fees from the TPG Pace IPO of $10.0 million. Accordingly, 50.3% of the Deferred underwriting compensation will be paid and Deferred underwriting compensation will decrease by $10.0 million with a corresponding decrease in Cash and cash equivalents of $5.0 million and an increase of $5.0 million of Additional paid-in capital.

 

(F) Reflects $44.3 million of estimated transaction costs at close of the Business Combination, of which $1.0 million was already recorded in Prepaid expenses and other current assets, $5.6 million was already accrued in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and $0.2 million was already recorded in Accumulated deficit. Of the total, $34.6 million relates to advisory, legal, and other fees to be incurred, $4.3 million relates to PIPE financing fees and $5.4 million relates to Forward Purchase Agreement fees. Of these expenses, $40.4 million are recorded in Additional paid-in capital, $2.4 million are recorded to Prepaid expenses and other current assets, and the remaining $1.5 million are recorded to Accumulated deficit.

 

(G) Represents the conversion of Vacasa Holdings Senior Secured Convertible Notes (“D-1 Convertible Notes”) pursuant to the underlying agreement at the close of the Business Combination, including paid-in-kind interest capitalized, to Vacasa Holdings Series D-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units at a conversion rate of $1 per unit, which were subsequently exchanged for 30,498,402 shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock and 37,001,238 shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock, each with a par value of $0.00001 per share, as described in adjustment (D) above. Accordingly, Additional paid in capital increased by $117.3 million with a corresponding decrease of $117.3 million in Long-term debt.

 

(H) Deferred taxes are primarily related to the difference between the financial statement and tax basis in the Vacasa Holdings partnership interests, including legacy step-up basis adjustments, as well as tax attributes (e.g, net operating losses) recorded at Vacasa, Inc. The adjustment related to the

deferred tax asset is assuming: (1) the GAAP balance sheet as of September 30, 2021 adjusted for the pro forma entries described herein, (2) estimated tax basis as of September 30, 2021 adjusted for the pro forma entries described herein, (3) a full valuation allowance to offset the deferred tax assets, a constant federal income tax rate of 21.0% and a state tax rate of 5.2% (4.1% net of federal benefit), and (5) no material changes in tax law.

 

 

 

Vacasa, Inc. accrues liabilities or adjusts deferred taxes for unrecognized tax benefits. Vacasa, Inc. has not recorded any unrecognized tax benefits in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2021, that, if recognized, would affect its annual effective tax rate. However, as Vacasa, Inc. continues to evaluate various accounting considerations, the accounting for uncertain tax positions may change.

  

(I) At closing of the Business Combination, Vacasa, Inc. became party to the Tax Receivable Agreement. At this time, it is not more-likely-than-not that Vacasa, Inc. will generate sufficient taxable income to utilize any of the deductions and credits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement. Therefore, there is not an expectation that there will be any cash tax savings and no liability related to future Tax Receivable Agreement payments has been recorded.

 

Vacasa, Inc. anticipates that it will account for the income tax effects resulting from future taxable exercises of the redemption or call rights set forth in the Limited Liability Company agreement of Vacasa Holdings by recognizing an increase in deferred tax assets, based on enacted tax rates at the date of each exchange. Further, Vacasa, Inc. will continue to evaluate the likelihood of whether Vacasa, Inc. will realize the benefit represented by the deferred tax asset (along with any additional deductions subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement attributable to any OpCo Units exchanged or redeemed). If Vacasa Inc. determines it is more-likely-than-not to realize any tax benefits subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, Vacasa Inc. will record a Tax Receivable Agreement liability in the future.

 

(J) Reflects the recording of the liability for contingent earnout share consideration (e.g., Vacasa Class G Common Stock). These shares are outstanding and participate in any dividends, however, earnout shares do not contractually obligate the holders of such shares to participate in losses. These shares are contingently issued to certain Vacasa, Inc. equity holders and will be forfeited if set market share price milestones are not met within a period of 120 months following the Business Combination. The contingent earnout share consideration will be deemed to have been earned in the event of a change of control if the change of control occurs within a period of 120 months post Business Combination. Due to conditions surrounding the change in control of the earnout agreement, the contingent earnout consideration is recorded as a noncurrent liability at the fair market value of the Vacasa Class G Common Stock of $75.5 million, with a corresponding decrease to Additional paid-in capital.

 

(K) Reflects the reclassification of the Vacasa Class A Common Stock subject to redemption to Vacasa Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the Closing. Accordingly, this adjustment reflects a decrease in TPG Pace Class A Shares subject to redemption of $285 million historically classified outside of shareholders’ equity, with a corresponding $285 million increase to Additional paid-in capital.

  

(L) Represents an adjustment to reflect redeemable noncontrolling interest holders’ economic share of combined equity, pursuant to the post-combination structure of the combined companies. Following the consummation of the Business Combination, holders of Vacasa Class A Common Stock own direct controlling interests in the results of the combined entity, while the holders of Vacasa Class B Common Stock or Vacasa Holdings OpCo Unitholders own an economic interest in Vacasa Holdings shown as redeemable noncontrolling interest outside of permanent equity in the financial statements of Vacasa, Inc. The indirect economic interests are held by the Existing VH Holders in the form of OpCo Units that can be redeemed for, at Vacasa, Inc.’s election, shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock or cash in an amount equal to the fair market value of Vacasa Class A Common Stock.

 

 

 

The following table represents the share of economic interest of the combined entity between the holders of Vacasa Class A Common Stock and indirect economic interests held by the Vacasa Holdings OpCo Unitholders in the form of OpCo Units and Vacasa Class B Common Stock:

  

    Economic
Interests
    % of
Economic
Interests
 
Vacasa Inc. Class A Common Stock     214,793,795       50.3 %
Vacasa Holdings OpCo Units     212,393,793       49.7 %
      427,187,588       100.0 %

  

The redeemable noncontrolling interest may decrease according to the number of shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock and OpCo Units that are exchanged for shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock. The calculation of redeemable noncontrolling interest is based on the net assets of Vacasa Holdings following the completion of the Business Combination. The contingent earnout shares described in adjustment (J) will be excluded from the calculation of the Companies’ redeemable noncontrolling interest until such time they become vested. Accordingly, redeemable noncontrolling interest increased to $542.9 million with a corresponding decrease in Additional paid-in capital.

 

(M) Represents the conversion of TPG Pace Class F Shares with a par value of $0.0001 per share to Vacasa Class A Common Stock with a par value of $0.00001 per share and the elimination of TPG Pace’s historical Accumulated deficit.

 

(N) Represents the amount paid to TPG Pace public shareholders who exercised their redemption rights. 14,158,373 TPG Pace Class A Shares were redeemed for an aggregate redemption payment of $141.6 million, allocated to Additional paid-in capital with a par value of $.0001 per share and redemption price of $10.00 per share with a corresponding decrease to Cash and cash equivalents. The remaining $143.4 million of cash held in the trust account was released upon consummation of the transaction at closing.

 

(O) Represents the estimated changes in Vacasa Holdings historical interest expense following the conversion of Vacasa Holdings Senior Secured Convertible Notes (“D-1 Convertible Notes”), including paid-in-kind interest capitalized, to Vacasa Holdings Series D-1 Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units. Accordingly, Interest expense decreased by $9.2 million and $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

(P) Represents the adjustment to record the tax provision for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and year ended December 31, 2020 of $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for the combined entities on a pro forma basis. The pro forma effective tax rates for the same

periods of (0.83%) and (0.04%), respectively, differs from the statutory rates due primarily to the full valuation allowance at Vacasa, Inc. plus additional entity level state and foreign taxes at the Vacasa Holdings partnership level.

 

(Q) The net loss of Vacasa, Inc. was reduced by the redeemable noncontrolling interest ownership held in the combined entity by the holders of Vacasa Class B Common Stock of 49.7%.

  

(amounts in thousands)   Nine months ended
September 30, 2021
    Year ended
December 31, 2020
 
Pro forma net loss     (27,435 )     (160,521 )
Noncontrolling interest percentage     49.7 %     49.7 %
Noncontrolling interest pro forma adjustment     (13,641 )     (79,810 )
                 
Net loss attributable to Vacasa, Inc.     (13,794 )     (80,711 )
                 

 

 

 

(R) Represents equity-based compensation expense related to UARs held by Vacasa Holdings employees which converted into SARs of Vacasa, Inc. upon closing of the Business Combination. In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, Vacasa Holdings modified these awards such that the existing performance condition is deemed satisfied upon the consummation of the Business Combination and continued service by the holder for a period of 180 days after the Business Combination. All existing service vesting requirements under the UAR awards were otherwise not modified. The modification results in compensation cost being measured based on the modification date fair value. Upon closing of the Business Combination, Vacasa, Inc. recognized a compensation cost cumulative catch-up adjustment for service rendered from the modification date to closing of the Business Combination. As of September 30, 2021, the assumed date of the Business Combination for purposes of the pro forma balance sheet date, the cumulative catch-up adjustment for the service rendered between the modification date and close of the Business Combination is estimated to be $10.7 million. Accordingly, Additional paid-in capital increases by $10.7 million with a corresponding increase in Accumulated Deficit.

  

(S) Represents the net loss per share calculated using the weighted average shares outstanding and the issuance of additional shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock in connection with the Pro Forma Transactions, assuming that the shares were outstanding since January 1, 2020. As the Pro Forma Transactions are being reflected as if they had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, the calculation of weighted average shares outstanding for net loss per share assumes that the shares issuable related to the Pro Forma Transactions have been outstanding for the entire period presented.

 

The combined financial information have been prepared using actual redemptions. As Vacasa, Inc. was in a net loss, no effect was given to the unvested equity-based compensation awards outstanding, as the inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

In addition, OpCo Units and corresponding shares of Vacasa Class B Common Stock may be exchanged for shares of Vacasa Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to Vacasa, Inc’s right to acquire each OpCo Unit from the OpCo Unitholder for, at Vacasa, Inc.’s election, (i) one share of Vacasa Class A Common Stock, subject to conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassification, or (ii) an equivalent amount of cash. If all OpCo Units were to be exchanged immediately following the Business Combination, fully diluted Class A Common Stock outstanding would increase by 212,393,793 shares for redemptions. In computing the dilutive effect, if any, the net income available to holders of Vacasa Class A Common Stock would increase due to elimination of the redeemable noncontrolling interest associated with the OpCo Units (including any tax impact). For the periods presented, such exchange is not reflected in diluted earnings per share as the assumed exchange is not dilutive.

 

 

 

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)   Nine months ended
September 30, 2021
    Year ended
December 31, 2020
 
Pro forma net loss attributable to Vacasa Inc.     (13,794 )     (80,711 )
Weighted average Class A Common Stock outstanding, basic and diluted     214,793,795       214,793,795  
Net loss per share of Class A Common Stock, basic and diluted     (0.06 )     (0.38 )
TPG Pace Public Stockholders     14,341,627       14,341,627  
Vacasa Class A Shareholders     174,678,080       174,678,080  
Sponsor and Affiliates     6,117,504       6,117,504  
PIPE Investors     8,157,896       8,157,896  
Forward Purchasers (excluding Affiliates)     11,498,688       11,498,688  
Pro forma shares outstanding, basic and diluted     214,793,795       214,793,795  

 

(T) Represents equity-based compensation expense associated with the modification of the historical UAR plan of Vacasa Holdings in the amount of $1.1 million and $28.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. Concurrent with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, the historical Vacasa Holdings UAR awards were modified to allow for replacement by an equivalent number of Vacasa, Inc. SAR Awards, adjusted for any conversion factor, and the existing performance condition will be deemed satisfied upon the consummation of the Business Combination and continued service by the holder for a period of 180 days after the Business Combination. All existing service vesting requirements under the original UAR awards were otherwise not modified. As a result of the modification and the performance condition becoming probable of achievement as of the Business Combination, Vacasa, Inc. will record a $10.7 million cumulative catch-up adjustment for equity-based compensation expense for the portion of the service period rendered from the modification date to the Business Combination date based on the modification date fair value of the award. Further, Vacasa, Inc., will recognize equity-based compensation expense for the portion of the requisite service rendered after Business Combination date in the periods subsequent to the Business Combination. The pro forma adjustments for expected expense after the Business combination is $1.1 and $17.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and the year ended December 31, 2020, respectively. The actual compensation expense that will be recorded at the time of the completion of the Business Combination will be based on the portion of the requisite service period under the awards rendered at that date.

  

(U) Represents the reclassification of certain warrant liabilities to permanent equity of $16.8 million recorded in Accrued expenses and other liabilities as the warrants were exercised by the existing Vacasa Holdings investors concurrent with the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

(V) Represents an adjustment for $3.6 million of estimated transaction costs in connection with the Business Combination expected to be incurred during the first annual period post-close. Of the total amount expensed, $1.2 million of such costs are non-recurring and were reflected as if incurred on January 1, 2020, the date the Business Combination occurred for the purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations, while the remaining $2.4 million would be amortized ratably during the year ended December 31, 2020. See Adjustment (F).

  

(W) Represents $0.2 million of estimated transaction costs by Vacasa in connection with the Business Combination incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 as if incurred on January 1, 2020, the date the acquisition occurred for purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations. This is a non-recurring item.