EXHIBIT C
8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate
Series B Cumulative Perpetual
Redeemable Preferred Shares
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8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate
Series B Cumulative Perpetual
Redeemable Preferred Shares
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Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
Formed under the laws of the State of Delaware
No.
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CUSIP __________
SEE REVERSE FOR DEFINITIONS
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THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE
IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
THIS CERTIFIES THAT
is the owner of 8.00%
Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred
Shares of Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC
(hereinafter called the “Company”) transferable on the books of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed. This certificate
is not valid until countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.
Witness, the facsimile signatures of the duly authorized officers of the Company.
Dated
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Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Executive Officer
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Countersigned and registered:
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC
(New York, NY)
Transfer Agent & Registrar
Reverse of Certificate
ABBREVIATIONS
Cumulative distributions on each 8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Share shall be payable at the applicable rate provided in the Company Agreement
(as defined below).
The holder of this certificate, by acceptance of this certificate, shall be deemed to have (i) requested admission as, and agreed to become, a member of the Company, (ii) agreed to comply with,
and be bound by, the terms of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the “Company Agreement”), (iii) granted the powers of attorney provided for
in the Company Agreement, and (iv) made the waivers and given the consents and approvals contained in the Company Agreement. The Company will furnish without charge to each Member who so requests a copy of the Company Agreement.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or
regulations:
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TEN COM -- as tenants in common
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TEN ENT -- as tenants by the entireties
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JT TEN -- as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common
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UNIF GIFT MIN ACT --
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Custodian
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(Cust)
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(Minor)
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under Uniform Transfers/Gifts to Minors Act
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(State)
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Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby sell, assign and transfer
unto
Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of Assignee
(Please print or typewrite name and address, including zip code, of Assignee)
8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Shares represented by the Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and
appoint Attorney to transfer the said 8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Shares on the books of the Company with full power of substitution in
the premises.
Dated
NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.
Signature(s) Guaranteed:
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE
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ANNEX A
FORTRESS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURES INVESTORS LLC
SHARE DESIGNATION WITH RESPECT TO THE
SERIES A PREFERRED SHARES
This SHARE DESIGNATION (this “Series A Preferred Share Designation”) of
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructures Investors LLC (the “Company”) is dated as of September 12, 2019. Capitalized terms used in this Series A Preferred Share Designation without definition shall
have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of September 12, 2019, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the “Operating Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Section 3.2(c) of the Operating Agreement provides that the Company may, without the consent or approval of any Members, issue additional Shares with such designations, preferences,
rights, powers and duties as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and reflected in a written action or actions approved by the Board of Directors in compliance with Section 5.1 of the Operating Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.2(e) of the Operating Agreement provides that the Board of Directors may, without the consent or approval of any Members, amend the Operating Agreement and make any filings under the Delaware Act
or otherwise to the extent the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary or desirable in order to effectuate any issuance of Shares pursuant to Article III of the Operating Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of a series of Preferred Shares with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties as reflected in this Series A
Preferred Share Designation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby fixes and reflects the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such Preferred Shares as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Series A
Preferred Share Designation:
“Calculation Agent” means the calculation agent for the Series A Preferred Shares, which shall be appointed by the Company prior to the commencement of
the Floating Rate Period and shall be a third party independent financial institution of national standing with experience providing services as a calculation agent.
“Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (c) in the case of a partnership, limited liability company or business trust, partnership, membership or beneficial interests (whether general or
limited) or shares in the capital of a company; and (d) any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing person (but excluding
from the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock).
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of the following:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 50.0% of the voting power of the Company’s Voting Stock; or
(b) (i) all or substantially all the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are sold or otherwise transferred to any person other than a
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders or (ii) the Company consolidates, amalgamates or merges with or into another person or any person consolidates, amalgamates or merges with or into the Company, in either case
under this clause (b), in one transaction or a series of related transactions in which immediately after the consummation thereof persons beneficially owning (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) Voting Stock representing
in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such consummation do not beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) Voting Stock representing a
majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, or the applicable surviving or transferee person; provided that this clause shall not apply (A) in the case where immediately after the consummation of the
transactions Permitted Holders, directly or indirectly, beneficially own Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Company, or the applicable surviving or transferee person, or (B) to any
consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Company with or into (1) a corporation, limited liability company or partnership or (2) a wholly-owned subsidiary of a corporation, limited liability company or partnership that, in either case,
immediately following the transaction or series of transactions, has no person or group (other than Permitted Holders), which beneficially owns Voting Stock representing 50.0% or more of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of
such entity.
For purposes of this definition, any direct or indirect holding company of the Company shall not itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of clause (a) of this definition; provided that no “person” or “group” (other
than the Permitted Holders) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company.
Solely for purposes of this definition, the following definitions shall apply:
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control
with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
“Company’s senior unsecured notes” means (a) the Company’s 6.75% Senior Notes due 2022, (b) the Company’s 6.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and (c) any similar
series of capital markets debt securities of the Company issued after September 12, 2019.
“Control Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person and (b) exists primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Fortress” means Fortress Investment Group LLC.
“Management Group” means at any time, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, any President, any Executive Vice President, any Managing Director, any
Treasurer and any Secretary or other executive officer of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries at such time.
“Permitted Holders” means, collectively, Fortress, its Affiliates and the Management Group; provided that the definition of “Permitted Holders”
shall not include any Control Investment Affiliate whose primary purpose is the operation of an ongoing business (excluding any business whose primary purpose is the investment of capital or assets).
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any “Restricted Subsidiary” under the Company’s senior unsecured notes.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or similar entity of which (i) more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and (ii) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such
Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of
directors of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary” means any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company, 100.0% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of
which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by the Company or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Distribution Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(a) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Distribution Payment Date” means March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2019, as may be adjusted during
the Floating Rate Period pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Distribution Period” means the period from, and including, each Distribution Payment Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding Distribution Payment
Date, except for the initial Distribution Period, which will be the period from, and including, September 12, 2019, to, but excluding, December 15, 2019.
“Fixed Rate Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Floating Rate Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“IFA” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Three-Month LIBOR.”
“Junior Securities” means the Common Shares and any other class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock over
which the Series A Preferred Shares have preference or priority in the payment of distributions or in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“LIBOR Event” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Three-Month LIBOR.”
“Liquidation” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.8(a) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which commercial banks are open for dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars in the London interbank market.
“Nonpayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b)(i) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Operating Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Other Voting Preferred Shares” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Parity Securities” means any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock that ranks equally with the Series A Preferred Shares in the payment of
distributions and in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Rating Event” means a change by any rating agency to the criteria employed by such rating agency as of September 12, 2019 for purposes of assigning
ratings to securities with features similar to the Series A Preferred Shares, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the criteria in effect as of September 12, 2019 are scheduled to be in effect with respect
to the Series A Preferred Shares, or (b) a lower equity credit being given to the Series A Preferred Shares than the equity credit that would have been assigned to the Series A Preferred Shares by such rating agency pursuant to the criteria in
effect as of September 12, 2019.
“Senior Securities” means any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock that has preference or priority over the Series A Preferred Shares in the
payment of distributions or in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Series A Holder” means, with respect to any Series A Preferred Shares, the Record Holder of such Series A
Preferred Shares.
“Series A Liquidation Preference” means $25.00 per Series A Preferred Share.
“Series A Nonpayment Board Expansion” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Series A Nonpayment Directors” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Series A Nonpayment Meeting” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation.
“Series A Preferred Share” means a 8.25% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series A Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Share having the designations,
preferences, rights, powers and duties set forth in this Series A Preferred Share Designation and the Operating Agreement to which this Series A Preferred Share Designation is a part.
“Series A Record Date” means, with respect to any Distribution Payment Date, the 1st calendar day of the month of such Distribution Payment Date or such
other record date fixed by the Board of Directors as the Record Date for such Distribution Payment Date that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Distribution Payment Date.
“Tax Redemption Event” means, after September 12, 2019, due to (a) an amendment to, or a change in official interpretation of, the Code, Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder, or administrative guidance or (b) an administrative or judicial determination, (i) the Company is advised by nationally recognized counsel or a “Big Four” accounting firm that the Company will be treated as
an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax (other than any tax imposed pursuant to Section 6225 of the Code, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015), or
(ii) the Company files an IRS Form 8832 (or successor form) electing that the Company be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.
“Three-Month LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three month period (the “Three-Month
LIBOR Rate”), as that rate is displayed on Bloomberg on page BBAM1 (or any successor or replacement page) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the relevant Distribution Determination Date, provided that:
(a) If no offered rate is displayed on Bloomberg on page BBAM1 (or any successor or replacement page) on the relevant Distribution Determination Date at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, then the Calculation Agent, in consultation with the Company, will select four major banks in the London interbank market and will request each of their principal London offices to provide a quotation of
the rate at which three-month deposits in U.S. dollars in amounts of at least $1,000,000 are offered by it to prime banks in the London interbank market, on that date and at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, Three-Month LIBOR
will be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 0.00001 of 1%) of the quotations provided.
(b) If at least two quotations are not provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of this definition, the Calculation Agent, in consultation with the Company, will select
three major banks in New York City and will request each of them to provide a quotation of the rate offered by it at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Distribution Determination Date for loans in U.S. dollars to leading
European banks for a three month period for the applicable Distribution Period in an amount of at least $1,000,000. If three quotations are provided, Three-Month LIBOR will be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest
0.00001 of 1%) of the quotations provided.
(c) If at least three quotations are not provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of this definition, Three-Month LIBOR for the next Distribution Period will be equal to
Three-Month LIBOR in effect for the then-current Distribution Period or, in the case of the first Distribution Period in the Floating Rate Period, the most recent Three-Month LIBOR Rate on which Three-Month LIBOR could have been determined in
accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph had the distribution rate been a floating rate during the Fixed Rate Period.
In the event that Three-Month LIBOR is less than zero, Three-Month LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero.
Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c):
(i) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that LIBOR has been discontinued or is no longer viewed as an acceptable benchmark for
securities like the Series A Preferred Shares (a “LIBOR Event”), then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined, in consultation with the Company, is the
most comparable to LIBOR; provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate; and
(ii) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent, in consultation with the Company, may determine
what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor
needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to LIBOR, or any adjustment to the applicable spread thereon, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent determines in its sole discretion that there is no alternative rate that is a substitute or successor base rate for LIBOR, the
Calculation Agent may, in its sole discretion, or if the Calculation Agent fails to do so, the Company may, appoint an independent financial advisor (“IFA”) to determine an appropriate alternative rate
and any adjustments, and the decision of the IFA will be binding on the Company, the Calculation Agent and the Series A Holders. If a LIBOR Event has occurred, but for any reason an alternative rate has not been determined, an IFA has not
determined an appropriate alternative rate and adjustments or an IFA has not been appointed, Three-Month LIBOR for the next Distribution Period to which the Distribution Determination Date relates shall be Three-Month LIBOR as in effect for the
then-current Distribution Period; provided, that if this sentence is applicable with respect to the first Distribution Period in the Floating Rate Period, the interest rate, business day convention and manner of calculating interest
applicable during the Fixed Rate Period will remain in effect during the Floating Rate Period.
“Three-Month LIBOR Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Three-Month LIBOR.”
ARTICLE II
TERMS, RIGHTS, POWERS, PREFERENCES AND DUTIES OF SERIES A PREFERRED SHARES
Section 2.1 Designation. The Series A Preferred Shares are hereby designated and created as a series of Preferred Shares. Each Series A Preferred Share shall be identical in all
respects to every other Series A Preferred Share. The Series A Preferred Shares shall not be “Voting Shares” for purposes of the Operating Agreement.
Section 2.2 Initial Issuance; Additional Shares. The Series A Preferred Shares shall consist of 3,450,000 Series A Preferred Shares as of September 12, 2019. The number of
authorized Series A Preferred Shares may from time to time, without the consent or approval of holders of the Series A Preferred Shares, be increased (subject to Section 3.2(d) of the Operating Agreement) or decreased (but not below the number
of Series A Preferred Shares then Outstanding) by the Board of Directors. The Company may, from time to time, without the consent or approval of holders of the Series A Preferred Shares, issue additional Series A Preferred Shares in accordance
with Section 3.2(c) of the Operating Agreement; provided that, if the additional Series A Preferred Shares are not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Series A Preferred Shares issued on September 12, 2019, the
additional shares shall be issued under a separate CUSIP number. If the Company issues additional Series A Preferred Shares, distributions on those additional Series A Preferred Shares will accrue from the most recent Distribution Payment Date
prior to the issuance of such additional Series A Preferred Shares at the then-applicable distribution rate.
Section 2.3 Distributions.
(a) Distribution Rate.
(i) Each Series A Holder will be entitled to receive, with respect to each Series A Preferred Share held by such Series A
Holder, only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for such purpose, cumulative cash distributions based on the Series A Liquidation Preference, at a rate equal to (i) from, and including, September
12, 2019 to, but excluding, September 15, 2024 (the “Fixed Rate Period”), 8.25% per annum, and (ii) beginning September 15, 2024 (the “Floating Rate Period”),
Three-Month LIBOR plus a spread of 688.6 basis points per annum.
(ii) The distribution rate for each Distribution Period in the Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent
using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the second London Banking Day prior to the beginning of the Distribution Period, which date is referred to as the “Distribution Determination Date” for the relevant
Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the Distribution Determination Date and the spread of 688.6 basis points and that sum will be the distribution rate for the applicable Distribution
Period. Once the distribution rate for the Series A Preferred Shares is determined, the Calculation Agent will deliver that information to the Company and the Transfer Agent for the Series A Preferred Shares. Absent manifest error, the
Calculation Agent’s determination of the distribution rate for a Distribution Period for the Series A Preferred Shares will be final.
(b) Distribution Payments. When, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, the Company will pay cash distributions on the Series A
Preferred Shares quarterly in arrears on each Distribution Payment Date. The Company will pay cash distributions to the Series A Holders as they appear on the Company’s share register on the applicable Series A Record Date. So long as the
Series A Preferred Shares are held of record by the nominee of the Depositary, distributions declared on the Series A Preferred Shares will be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Distribution Payment Date. The Depositary will
credit accounts of its participants in accordance with the Depositary’s normal procedures. The participants will be responsible for holding or disbursing such payments to beneficial owners of the Series A Preferred Shares in accordance with the
instructions of such beneficial owners. If any Distribution Payment Date on or prior to September 15, 2024 is a day that is not a business day, then declared distributions with respect to that Distribution Payment Date will instead be paid on
the immediately succeeding business day, without interest or other payment in respect of such delayed payment. If any Distribution Payment Date after September 15, 2024 is a day that is not a business day, then the Distribution Payment Date
will be the immediately succeeding business day, and distributions will accrue to, but not including, the Distribution Payment Date. As used in this Section 2.3(b), “business day” means, (i) with respect
to the Fixed Rate Period, any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation, or executive order to be closed and, (ii) with respect to the Floating Rate
Period, any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation, or executive order to be closed, and additionally, is a London Banking Day.
(c) Conventions. The Company will calculate distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares for the Fixed Rate Period on the basis of a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company will calculate distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares for the Floating Rate Period on the basis of the actual number of days in a Distribution Period and a 360-day year.
Dollar amounts resulting from that calculation will be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent being rounded upward.
(d) Terms of Accrual. With respect to Series A Preferred Shares that are redeemed, distributions on such Series A Preferred Shares will
cease to accrue after the applicable redemption date, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price of such Series A Preferred Shares called for redemption. Distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares will accrue from
September 12, 2019 or the most recent Distribution Payment Date on which all accrued distributions have been paid, as applicable, whether or not the Company has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of those
distributions and whether or not those distributions are declared. No interest, or sum in lieu of interest, will be payable in respect of any distribution payment or payments on the Series A Preferred Shares which may be in arrears, and Series
A Holders will not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property, or shares, in excess of full cumulative distributions described in Section 2.3(a) of this Series A Preferred Share Designation and this Section 2.3(d).
(e) Limitations following Non-Payment of Distributions. While any Series A Preferred Shares remain Outstanding, unless the full cumulative
distributions for all past Distribution Periods on all Outstanding Series A Preferred Shares have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of those distributions has been set
aside:
(i) no distribution will be declared and paid or set aside for payment on any Junior Securities (other than a distribution
payable solely in Junior Securities);
(ii) no Junior Securities will be repurchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company, or any of its
subsidiaries, directly or indirectly (other than as a result of a reclassification of Junior Securities for or into other Junior Securities, or the exchange for or conversion into Junior Securities, through the use of the proceeds of a
substantially contemporaneous sale of other Junior Securities or pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Junior Securities pursuant to a binding agreement existing prior to September 12, 2019), nor will any monies be paid to or
made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and
(iii) no Parity Securities will be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (other than pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase or exchange all, or a pro rata portion of Series A Preferred Shares and such Parity Securities or as a result of a reclassification of Parity Securities for or into other Parity
Securities, or by conversion into or exchange for other Parity Securities or Junior Securities).
The foregoing limitations in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.3(e) shall not apply to (A) purchases or acquisitions of, or cash settlement in respect of, Junior Securities pursuant to any employee or
director incentive or benefit plan or arrangement (including any of the Company’s employment, severance, or consulting agreements) of the Company or of any of the Company’s subsidiaries and (B) any distribution in connection with the
implementation of a shareholder rights plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under such a plan, including with respect to any successor shareholder rights plan.
(f) Shorter Distribution Periods for Junior Securities or Parity Securities. To the extent a distribution period applicable to a class of
Junior Securities or Parity Securities is shorter than the Distribution Period applicable to the Series A Preferred Shares (e.g., monthly rather than quarterly), the Board of Directors may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to
such Junior Securities or Parity Securities so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, the Board of Directors expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full cumulative distributions in respect of the Series A Preferred
Shares on the next Distribution Payment Date.
(g) Distributions in Arrears.
(i) Accumulated distributions in arrears on Series A Preferred Shares for any past Distribution Period may be declared by the
Board of Directors and paid on any date fixed by the Board of Directors, whether or not a Distribution Payment Date, to Series A Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such distribution. Any such
payment shall be made in accordance with Section 2.3(b).
(ii) Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated distributions in arrears on all Series A Preferred Shares and any
Parity Securities have not been declared and paid, or sufficient funds for the payment thereof have not been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in arrears will be made in order of their respective Distribution Payment Dates,
commencing with the earliest Distribution Payment Date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment will be made pro rata with respect to the
Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate amounts remaining due in respect of such Series A Preferred Shares and Parity Securities at such time.
(h) Distributions on Junior Securities. Subject to the conditions described in Sections 2.3(e) and 2.3(f) of this Series A Preferred Share
Designation, and not otherwise, distributions (payable in cash, shares, or otherwise), as may be determined by the Board of Directors, may be declared and paid on the Common Shares and any other Junior Securities from time to time out of any
funds legally available for such payment, and the Series A Holders will not be entitled to participate in those distributions.
(i) The Company intends to treat the right to cumulative cash distributions described in Section 2.3(a) of this Series A Preferred Share
Designation (when declared or, if undeclared, upon a redemption of the Series A Preferred Shares or a liquidation of the Company) as a “guaranteed payment” within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code.
Section 2.4 Rank.
(a) With respect to the payment of distributions and rights (including redemption rights) upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, the Series A Preferred Shares shall rank:
(i) senior and prior to the Common Shares and any class or series of Preferred Shares that by its terms is designated as ranking
junior to the Series A Preferred Shares;
(ii) pari passu with any class or series of Preferred Shares that by its terms is
designated as ranking equal to the Series A Preferred Shares or does not state that it is junior or senior to the Series A Preferred Shares; and
(iii) junior to any class or series of Preferred Shares that is expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series A Preferred
Shares (subject to receipt of any requisite consents prior to issuance).
Section 2.5 Optional Redemption; Distribution Rate Step-Up following a Change of Control.
(a) Optional Redemption on or after September 15, 2024. The Company may redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, in whole or in part, at its
option, at any time or from time to time on or after September 15, 2024, at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per Series A Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding,
the date of redemption, whether or not declared.
(b) Optional Redemption Following a Rating Event. At any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process
instituted by the Company following the occurrence of a Rating Event, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Shares in whole, but not in part, prior to September 15, 2024, at a redemption price per Series A Preferred
Share equal to $25.50, plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, whether or not declared.
(c) Optional Redemption following a Tax Redemption Event. If a Tax Redemption Event occurs, the Company may, at its option, redeem the
Series A Preferred Shares, in whole but not in part, prior to September 15, 2024 and within 60 days after the occurrence of such Tax Redemption Event, at a redemption price of $25.25 per Series A Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all
accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, whether or not declared.
(d) Optional Redemption following a Change of Control; Distribution Rate Step-Up following a Change of Control. If a Change of Control
occurs, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, in whole but not in part, prior to September 15, 2024 and within 60 days after the occurrence of such Change of Control, at a redemption price of $25.25 per Series A
Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, whether or not declared. If a Change of Control occurs (whether before, on or after September 15,
2024) and the Company does not give notice prior to the 31st day following the Change of Control to redeem all the Outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, the distribution rate per annum on the Series A Preferred Shares will increase by 5.00%,
beginning on the 31st day following such Change of Control.
Section 2.6 Redemption Procedures.
(a) If the Company elects to redeem any Series A Preferred Shares, the Company will provide notice to the Series A Holders of the Series A Preferred
Shares to be redeemed, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption thereof (provided, however, that if the Series A Preferred Shares are held in book-entry form through the Depositary, the
Company may give this notice in any manner permitted by the Depositary). Any notice given as provided in this Section 2.6 will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Series A Holder receives such notice, and any
defect in such notice or in the provision of such notice to any Series A Holder of Series A Preferred Shares designated for redemption will not affect the redemption of any other Series A Preferred Shares. Each notice of redemption shall
state:
(i) the redemption date;
(ii) the redemption price;
(iii) if fewer than all Series A Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed; and
(iv) the manner in which the Series A Holders of Series A Preferred Shares called for redemption may obtain payment of the
redemption price in respect of those shares.
(b) If notice of redemption of any Series A Preferred Shares has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been deposited by
the Company in trust with a bank or the Depositary for the benefit of the Series A Holders of any Series A Preferred Shares so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date such Series A Preferred Shares will no longer be
deemed Outstanding for any purpose, all distributions with respect to such Series A Preferred Shares shall cease to accrue after the redemption date and all rights of the Series A Holders of such Series A Preferred Shares will terminate, except
the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.
(c) In the case of any redemption of only part of the Series A Preferred Shares at the time Outstanding, the Series A Preferred Shares to be
redeemed will be selected either pro rata or by lot. Subject to the provisions of this Series A Preferred Share Designation and applicable law, the Board of Directors will have the full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions
upon which Series A Preferred Shares may be redeemed from time to time.
(d) Any redemption of the Series A Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be effected only out of funds legally available for such purpose.
Section 2.7 Voting Rights.
(a) Generally No Voting Rights; Votes Per Share. Notwithstanding any provision in the Operating Agreement to the contrary, Series A Holders
will not have any voting rights, except as set forth in this Section 2.7 or as otherwise required by applicable law. To the extent that Series A Holders are entitled to vote, each Series A Holder will have one vote per Series A Preferred Share,
except that when Parity Securities have the right to vote with the Series A Preferred Shares as a single class on any matter, the Series A Preferred Shares and such Parity Securities will have one vote for each $25.00 of liquidation preference
(for the avoidance of doubt, excluding accumulated distributions).
(b) Voting Rights Upon Nonpayment of Distributions.
(i) Whenever distributions on any Series A Preferred Shares are in arrears for six or more quarterly Distribution Periods,
whether or not consecutive (a “Nonpayment”), the number of Directors then constituting the Board of Directors will be automatically increased by two (any such increase, a “Series
A Nonpayment Board Expansion”) if not already increased by two by reason of the election of Directors by the holders of any Other Voting Preferred Shares and the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares, voting together as a single
class. The Series A Holders, voting together as a single class with the holders of any series of Parity Securities then Outstanding upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (any such series, “Other Voting Preferred Shares”), will be entitled to vote, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, for the election of those two additional Directors (“Series A Nonpayment Directors”) at a special meeting of the Series A Holders (any such meeting, a “Series A Nonpayment Meeting”) and the holders of such Other Voting
Preferred Shares and at each subsequent annual meeting of Common Members at which such Series A Nonpayment Directors are up for re-election; provided that when all distributions accumulated on the Series A Preferred Shares for all past
Distribution Periods and the then current Distribution Period shall have been fully paid, the right of Series A Holders to elect any Directors will cease and, unless there are any Other Voting Preferred Shares that are then entitled to vote for
the election of Directors, the term of office of the Series A Nonpayment Directors will forthwith terminate, the Series A Nonpayment Directors elected by Series A Holders shall immediately resign and the number of Directors constituting the
Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly. However, the right of the Series A Holders and holders of any Other Voting Preferred Shares to elect two additional Directors will again vest if and whenever six additional quarterly
distributions have not been declared and paid, as set forth in this Section 2.7(b)(i). In no event shall the Series A Holders be entitled pursuant to these voting rights to elect a Director that would cause the Company to fail to satisfy a
requirement relating to director independence of any national securities exchange or quotation system on which any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock is listed or quoted. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the total
number of Directors elected by Series A Holders and holders of any Other Voting Preferred Shares exceed two.
(ii) Following a Nonpayment, the Company may (in accordance with Section 11.1(c) of the Operating Agreement), and upon the
written request of any Series A Holders (addressed to the Company) shall, call a Series A Nonpayment Meeting for the election of the Series A Nonpayment Directors by the Series A Holders and the Other Voting Preferred Shares. The Company
shall, in its sole discretion, determine a date and a Record Date for such Series A Nonpayment Meeting, provide notice of such Series A Nonpayment Meeting and conduct such Series A Nonpayment Meeting, in each case applying procedures consistent
with Article XI of the Operating Agreement. Any subsequent annual meeting of Common Members at which such Series A Nonpayment Directors are up for re-election shall be called and held applying procedures consistent with Article XI of the
Operating Agreement as if references to (A) Members and Common Members and (B) Outstanding Voting Shares were, solely with respect to the Series A Nonpayment Directors, references to Series A Holders and to Series A Preferred Shares, mutatis mutandis.
(iii) If, at any time when the voting rights conferred upon the Series A Preferred Shares are exercisable, any vacancy in the
office of a Director elected pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.7(b) shall occur, then such vacancy may be filled only by the remaining Director or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by
the Series A Holders and holders of all Other Voting Preferred Shares, acting as a single class at a special meeting of Series A Holders and holders of any such Other Voting Preferred Shares. Any Director elected or appointed pursuant to the
procedures described in this Section 2.7(b) may be removed at any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of Series A Holders and holders of all Other Voting Preferred Shares, acting as a single class at a special meeting of
Series A Holders and holders of any such Other Voting Preferred Shares, such removal to be effected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Series A Holders and holders of Other Voting Preferred Shares that
are then entitled to vote for the election of Directors, and may not be removed by the holders of the Common Shares.
(c) Additional Voting Rights. While any Series A Preferred Shares remain Outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote or
consent of holders of at least 662/3% in voting power of the Series A Preferred
Shares and all Other Voting Preferred Shares, acting as a single class, (i) authorize, create or issue any Senior Securities or reclassify any authorized Capital Stock into any Senior Securities or issue any obligation or security convertible
into or evidencing the right to purchase any Senior Securities or (ii) amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Operating Agreement (including this Series A Preferred Share Designation), including by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as
to adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series A Preferred Shares; provided that in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), if such amendment affects materially and adversely the rights, designations,
preferences, powers and duties of one or more but not all of the classes or series of the Other Voting Preferred Shares (including the Series A Preferred Shares for this purpose), only the consent of the holders of at least 662/3% in voting power of the Outstanding shares of the classes or series so affected,
voting as a class, shall be required in lieu of (or, if such consent shall be required by law, in addition to) the consent of the holders of 662/3% of the Other Voting Preferred Shares (including the Series A Preferred Shares for this purpose) as a class. Any such vote of the Series A Holders shall be called and
held in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Operating Agreement, applying procedures consistent with Article XI of the Operating Agreement as if references to (A) Members and Common Members and (B) Outstanding Voting Shares were, solely with
respect to such matters to be voted on by the Series A Holders, references to Series A Holders and to Series A Preferred Shares, mutatis mutandis.
(d) Creation and Issuance of Parity Securities and Junior Securities. The Company may create additional series or classes of Parity
Securities and Junior Securities and issue additional classes or series of Parity Securities and Junior Securities without notice to or the consent of any Series A Holders; provided, however, that, in the case of Parity
Securities, the full cumulative distributions for all past Distribution Periods on all Outstanding Series A Preferred Shares shall have been, or contemporaneously are, declared and paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment
of those distributions has been set aside.
(e) No Voting Rights Following Certain Redemption Events. The voting rights of the Series A Holders shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to which the vote would otherwise be required, all Outstanding Series A Preferred Shares shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and the Company shall have set aside sufficient funds
for the benefit of Series A Holders to effect the redemption.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, none of the following will be deemed to affect the powers, preferences or special
rights of the Series A Preferred Shares:
(i) any increase in the amount of authorized Common Shares or authorized Preferred Shares, or any increase or decrease in the
number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares, or the authorization, creation and issuance of other classes or series of Capital Stock, in each case ranking on parity with or junior to the Series A Preferred Shares as to distributions or
distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up;
(ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the Series A Preferred Shares remain
Outstanding with identical terms as existing immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; and
(iii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the Series A Preferred Shares are converted
into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving entity or any entity, directly or indirectly, controlling such surviving entity and such new preference securities have terms identical (other than the identity of the issuer) to the
terms of the Series A Preferred Shares.
Section 2.8 Liquidation Rights.
(a) Upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up (“Liquidation”), the
Series A Holders shall be entitled to be paid out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution to the Members, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Common Shares or any other Junior Securities, a liquidating
distribution in the amount of the Series A Liquidation Preference per Series A Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of such liquidation distribution, whether
or not declared, plus the sum of any declared and unpaid distributions for Distribution Periods prior to the Distribution Period in which the liquidation distribution is made and any declared and unpaid distributions for the then current
Distribution Period in which the liquidation distribution is made to the date of such liquidation distribution. After payment to the Series A Holder of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which the Series A Holders are entitled,
the Series A Holders shall have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.
(b) Distributions to Series A Holders will be made only to the extent that the Company’s assets are available after satisfaction of all liabilities
to creditors and subject to the rights of holders of any securities ranking senior to the Series A Preferred Shares. If, in the event of a Liquidation, the Company is unable to pay full liquidating distributions to the Series A Holders in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.8 and to all Parity Securities in accordance with the terms thereof, then the Company shall distribute its assets to those holders ratably in proportion to the liquidating distributions
which they would otherwise have received.
(c) Nothing in this Section 2.8 shall entitle the Series A Holders to be paid any amount upon the occurrence of a Liquidation until holders of any
classes or series of Senior Securities ranking, as to the distribution of assets upon a Liquidation, senior to the Series A Preferred Shares have been paid all amounts to which such classes or series of Senior Securities are entitled.
(d) For the purposes of this Series A Preferred Share Designation, the Company’s merger or consolidation with or into any other entity or by another
entity with or into the Company or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (for cash, securities or other consideration) shall not be deemed to be a Liquidation. If the Company enters into
any merger or consolidation transaction with or into any other entity and the Company is not the surviving entity in such transaction, the Series A Preferred Shares may be converted into shares of the surviving or successor entity or the direct
or indirect parent of the surviving or successor entity having terms identical to the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares.
Section 2.9 Reports. Following any such time as the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an
annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, the Company shall provide the Series A Holders with the annual and quarterly reports that the
Company provides to (1) the holders of the then outstanding capital markets debt securities of the Company or (2) if no such debt securities are outstanding at such time, the lenders under the then outstanding credit facilities of the Company,
in each case, within the time periods prescribed and subject to any qualifications or exceptions set forth in the governing documents for such debt securities or credit facilities, as applicable.
Section 2.10 No Mandatory Redemption, Conversion, Exchange or Preemptive Rights. The Series A Preferred Shares are not subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other
similar provisions, and are not convertible or exchangeable for any other property, interests or securities at the option of holders. The Series A Preferred Shares do not entitle the holders thereof to any preemptive rights with respect to the
issuance of additional Series A Preferred Shares.
Section 2.11 No Other Rights: The Series A Preferred Shares shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties except as set forth in the Operating Agreement
or this Series A Preferred Share Designation or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Section 2.12 Forum Selection. Each person that holds or has held a Series A Preferred Share and each person that holds or has held any beneficial interest in a Series A Preferred
Share (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise), to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or
proceedings against the Company, or any Director, officer, employee, control person, underwriter or agent of the Company or its affiliates, asserted under United States federal securities laws, otherwise arising under such laws, or that could
have been asserted as a claim arising under such laws, shall be exclusively brought in the federal district courts of the United States of America (except, and only to the extent, that any such claims, actions or proceedings are of a type for
which a Member may not waive its right to maintain a legal action or proceeding in the courts of the State of Delaware with respect to matters relating to the organization or internal affairs of the Company as set forth under Section 18-109(d)
of the Delaware Act); (ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and (iii) irrevocably agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim,
suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts or any other court to which proceedings in such courts may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
forum or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper.
Section 2.13 Percentage Interest. The Board of Directors has not established any “Percentage Interest” for the Series A Preferred Shares.
Section 2.14 Book-Entry System.
(a) All of the Series A Preferred Shares will be represented by a single certificate issued to the Depositary and registered in the name of its
nominee (initially, Cede & Co.). No holder of the Series A Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive a certificate evidencing such Series A Preferred Shares unless (i) otherwise required by law or (ii) the Depositary gives notice of its
intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such and, in either case, the Company has not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Construction. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) 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; (b) references to Sections refer to Sections of this Series A Preferred Share Designation; and (c) the term “include”
or “includes” means includes, without limitation, and “including” means including, without limitation.
Section 3.2 Effectiveness. Pursuant to Section 3.2(c) of the Operating Agreement, this Series A Preferred Share Designation (or any action of the Board of Directors amending
this Series A Preferred Share Designation) shall be effective when a duly executed original of the same is delivered to the Secretary of the Company for inclusion in the permanent records of the Company, and shall be annexed to, and constitute
a part of, the Operating Agreement.
Section 3.3 Conflicts. To the extent that any provision of this Series A Preferred Share Designation conflicts or is inconsistent with the Operating Agreement, the terms of
this Series A Preferred Share Designation shall control.
Section 3.4 Governing Law. This Series A Preferred Share Designation shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
Section 3.5 Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this Series A Preferred Share Designation is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Series A Preferred Share Designation has been executed as of the date first written above.
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FORTRESS TRANSPORTATION AND
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ANNEX B
FORTRESS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURES INVESTORS LLC
SHARE DESIGNATION WITH RESPECT TO THE
SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES
This SHARE DESIGNATION (this “Series B Preferred Share Designation”) of
Fortress Transportation and Infrastructures Investors LLC (the “Company”) is dated as of November 27, 2019. Capitalized terms used in this Series B Preferred Share Designation without definition shall
have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of November 27, 2019, as it may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time (the “Operating Agreement”).
WHEREAS, Section 3.2(c) of the Operating Agreement provides that the Company may, without the consent or approval of any Members, issue additional Shares with such designations, preferences,
rights, powers and duties as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and reflected in a written action or actions approved by the Board of Directors in compliance with Section 5.1 of the Operating Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.2(e) of the Operating Agreement provides that the Board of Directors may, without the consent or approval of any Members, amend the Operating Agreement and make any filings under the Delaware Act
or otherwise to the extent the Board of Directors determines that it is necessary or desirable in order to effectuate any issuance of Shares pursuant to Article III of the Operating Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has authorized the issuance of a series of Preferred Shares with such designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties as reflected in this Series B
Preferred Share Designation.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board hereby fixes and reflects the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such Preferred Shares as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. The following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Series B
Preferred Share Designation:
“Calculation Agent” means the calculation agent for the Series B Preferred Shares, which shall be appointed by the Company prior to the commencement of
the Floating Rate Period and shall be a third party independent financial institution of national standing with experience providing services as a calculation agent.
“Capital Stock” means (a) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; (b) in the case of an association or business entity, any and all shares,
interests, participations, rights or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; (c) in the case of a partnership, limited liability company or business trust, partnership, membership or beneficial interests (whether general or
limited) or shares in the capital of a company; and (d) any other interest or participation that confers on a person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing person (but excluding
from the foregoing any debt securities convertible into Capital Stock, whether or not such debt securities include any right of participation with Capital Stock).
“Change of Control” means the occurrence of the following:
(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the
beneficial owner (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of shares representing more than 50.0% of the voting power of the Company’s Voting Stock; or
(b) (i) all or substantially all the assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are sold or otherwise transferred to any person other than a
Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary or one or more Permitted Holders or (ii) the Company consolidates, amalgamates or merges with or into another person or any person consolidates, amalgamates or merges with or into the Company, in either case
under this clause (b), in one transaction or a series of related transactions in which immediately after the consummation thereof persons beneficially owning (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) Voting Stock representing
in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such consummation do not beneficially own (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) Voting Stock representing a
majority of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company, or the applicable surviving or transferee person; provided that this clause shall not apply (A) in the case where immediately after the consummation of the
transactions Permitted Holders, directly or indirectly, beneficially own Voting Stock representing in the aggregate a majority of the total voting power of the Company, or the applicable surviving or transferee person, or (B) to any
consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Company with or into (1) a corporation, limited liability company or partnership or (2) a wholly-owned subsidiary of a corporation, limited liability company or partnership that, in either case,
immediately following the transaction or series of transactions, has no person or group (other than Permitted Holders), which beneficially owns Voting Stock representing 50.0% or more of the voting power of the total outstanding Voting Stock of
such entity.
For purposes of this definition, any direct or indirect holding company of the Company shall not itself be considered a “person” or “group” for purposes of clause (a) of this definition; provided that no “person” or “group” (other
than the Permitted Holders) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50.0% of the total voting power of the Voting Stock of such holding company.
Solely for purposes of this definition, the following definitions shall apply:
“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control
with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise.
“Company’s senior unsecured notes” means (a) the Company’s 6.75% Senior Notes due 2022, (b) the Company’s 6.50% Senior Notes due 2025 and (c) any similar
series of capital markets debt securities of the Company issued after November 27, 2019.
“Control Investment Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person that (a) directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, such Person and (b) exists primarily for the purpose of making equity or debt investments in one or more companies. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or otherwise.
“Fortress” means Fortress Investment Group LLC.
“Management Group” means at any time, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, any President, any Executive Vice President, any Managing Director, any
Treasurer and any Secretary or other executive officer of the Company or any of the Company’s subsidiaries at such time.
“Permitted Holders” means, collectively, Fortress, its Affiliates and the Management Group; provided that the definition of “Permitted Holders”
shall not include any Control Investment Affiliate whose primary purpose is the operation of an ongoing business (excluding any business whose primary purpose is the investment of capital or assets).
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity.
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any “Restricted Subsidiary” under the Company’s senior unsecured notes.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50.0% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time of determination owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; and (b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company or similar entity of which (i) more than 50.0% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total equity and voting interests or general or limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof whether in the form of membership, general, special or limited partnership or otherwise, and (ii) such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary of such
Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.
“Voting Stock” of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the board of
directors of such Person.
“Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary” means any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means a subsidiary of the Company, 100.0% of the outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of
which (other than directors’ qualifying shares and shares issued to foreign nationals as required by applicable law) shall at the time be owned by the Company or by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Company.
“Company” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Distribution Determination Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(a) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Distribution Payment Date” means March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on March 15, 2020, as may be adjusted during
the Floating Rate Period pursuant to Section 2.3(b) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Distribution Period” means the period from, and including, each Distribution Payment Date to, but excluding, the next succeeding Distribution Payment
Date, except for the initial Distribution Period, which will be the period from, and including, November 27, 2019, to, but excluding, March 15, 2020.
“Fixed Rate Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Floating Rate Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“IFA” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Three-Month LIBOR.”
“Junior Securities” means the Common Shares and any other class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock over
which the Series B Preferred Shares have preference or priority in the payment of distributions or in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“LIBOR Event” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Three-Month LIBOR.”
“Liquidation” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.8(a) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“London Banking Day” means any day on which commercial banks are open for dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars in the London interbank market.
“Nonpayment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b)(i) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Operating Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble to this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Other Voting Preferred Shares” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Parity Securities” means any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock that ranks equally with the Series B Preferred Shares in the payment of
distributions and in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Rating Event” means a change by any rating agency to the criteria employed by such rating agency as of November 27, 2019 for purposes of assigning
ratings to securities with features similar to the Series B Preferred Shares, which change results in (a) any shortening of the length of time for which the criteria in effect as of November 27, 2019 are scheduled to be in effect with respect
to the Series B Preferred Shares, or (b) a lower equity credit being given to the Series B Preferred Shares than the equity credit that would have been assigned to the Series B Preferred Shares by such rating agency pursuant to the criteria in
effect as of November 27, 2019.
“Senior Securities” means any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock that has preference or priority over the Series B Preferred Shares in the
payment of distributions or in the distribution of assets on the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up.
“Series B Holder” means, with respect to any Series B Preferred Shares, the Record Holder of such Series B
Preferred Shares.
“Series B Liquidation Preference” means $25.00 per Series B Preferred Share.
“Series B Nonpayment Board Expansion” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Series B Nonpayment Directors” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Series B Nonpayment Meeting” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.7(b) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation.
“Series B Preferred Share” means a 8.00% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Series B Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Preferred Share having the designations,
preferences, rights, powers and duties set forth in this Series B Preferred Share Designation and the Operating Agreement to which this Series B Preferred Share Designation is a part.
“Series B Record Date” means, with respect to any Distribution Payment Date, the 1st calendar day of the month of such Distribution Payment Date or such
other record date fixed by the Board of Directors as the Record Date for such Distribution Payment Date that is not more than 60 nor less than 10 days prior to such Distribution Payment Date.
“Tax Redemption Event” means, after November 27, 2019, due to (a) an amendment to, or a change in official interpretation of, the Code, Treasury
Regulations promulgated thereunder, or administrative guidance or (b) an administrative or judicial determination, (i) the Company is advised by nationally recognized counsel or a “Big Four” accounting firm that the Company will be treated as
an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or otherwise subject to U.S. federal income tax (other than any tax imposed pursuant to Section 6225 of the Code, as amended by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015), or
(ii) the Company files an IRS Form 8832 (or successor form) electing that the Company be treated as an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes.
“Three-Month LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. dollars for a three month period (the “Three-Month
LIBOR Rate”), as that rate is displayed on Bloomberg on page BBAM1 (or any successor or replacement page) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the relevant Distribution Determination Date, provided that:
(a) If no offered rate is displayed on Bloomberg on page BBAM1 (or any successor or replacement page) on the relevant Distribution Determination Date at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, then the Calculation Agent, in consultation with the Company, will select four major banks in the London interbank market and will request each of their principal London offices to provide a quotation of
the rate at which three-month deposits in U.S. dollars in amounts of at least $1,000,000 are offered by it to prime banks in the London interbank market, on that date and at that time. If at least two quotations are provided, Three-Month LIBOR
will be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 0.00001 of 1%) of the quotations provided.
(b) If at least two quotations are not provided pursuant to paragraph (a) of this definition, the Calculation Agent, in consultation with the Company, will select
three major banks in New York City and will request each of them to provide a quotation of the rate offered by it at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Distribution Determination Date for loans in U.S. dollars to leading
European banks for a three month period for the applicable Distribution Period in an amount of at least $1,000,000. If three quotations are provided, Three-Month LIBOR will be the arithmetic average (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest
0.00001 of 1%) of the quotations provided.
(c) If at least three quotations are not provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of this definition, Three-Month LIBOR for the next Distribution Period will be equal to
Three-Month LIBOR in effect for the then-current Distribution Period or, in the case of the first Distribution Period in the Floating Rate Period, the most recent Three-Month LIBOR Rate on which Three-Month LIBOR could have been determined in
accordance with the first sentence of this paragraph had the distribution rate been a floating rate during the Fixed Rate Period.
In the event that Three-Month LIBOR is less than zero, Three-Month LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero.
Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a), (b) and (c):
(i) If the Calculation Agent determines on the relevant Distribution Determination Date that LIBOR has been discontinued or is no longer viewed as an acceptable benchmark for
securities like the Series B Preferred Shares (a “LIBOR Event”), then the Calculation Agent will use a substitute or successor base rate that it has determined, in consultation with the Company, is the
most comparable to LIBOR; provided that if the Calculation Agent determines there is an industry-accepted substitute or successor base rate, then the Calculation Agent shall use such substitute or successor base rate; and
(ii) If the Calculation Agent has determined a substitute or successor base rate in accordance with the foregoing, the Calculation Agent, in consultation with the Company, may determine
what business day convention to use, the definition of business day, the Distribution Determination Date to be used and any other relevant methodology for calculating such substitute or successor base rate, including any adjustment factor
needed to make such substitute or successor base rate comparable to LIBOR, or any adjustment to the applicable spread thereon, in a manner that is consistent with industry-accepted practices for such substitute or successor base rate.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Calculation Agent determines in its sole discretion that there is no alternative rate that is a substitute or successor base rate for LIBOR, the
Calculation Agent may, in its sole discretion, or if the Calculation Agent fails to do so, the Company may, appoint an independent financial advisor (“IFA”) to determine an appropriate alternative rate
and any adjustments, and the decision of the IFA will be binding on the Company, the Calculation Agent and the Series B Holders. If a LIBOR Event has occurred, but for any reason an alternative rate has not been determined, an IFA has not
determined an appropriate alternative rate and adjustments or an IFA has not been appointed, Three-Month LIBOR for the next Distribution Period to which the Distribution Determination Date relates shall be Three-Month LIBOR as in effect for the
then-current Distribution Period; provided, that if this sentence is applicable with respect to the first Distribution Period in the Floating Rate Period, the interest rate, business day convention and manner of calculating interest
applicable during the Fixed Rate Period will remain in effect during the Floating Rate Period.
“Three-Month LIBOR Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Three-Month LIBOR.”
ARTICLE II
TERMS, RIGHTS, POWERS, PREFERENCES AND DUTIES OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES
Section 2.1 Designation. The Series B Preferred Shares are hereby designated and created as a series of Preferred Shares. Each Series B Preferred Share shall be identical in all
respects to every other Series B Preferred Share. The Series B Preferred Shares shall not be “Voting Shares” for purposes of the Operating Agreement.
Section 2.2 Initial Issuance; Additional Shares. The Series B Preferred Shares shall consist of 4,600,000 Series B Preferred Shares as of November 27, 2019. The number of
authorized Series B Preferred Shares may from time to time, without the consent or approval of holders of the Series B Preferred Shares, be increased (subject to Section 3.2(d) of the Operating Agreement) or decreased (but not below the number
of Series B Preferred Shares then Outstanding) by the Board of Directors. The Company may, from time to time, without the consent or approval of holders of the Series B Preferred Shares, issue additional Series B Preferred Shares in accordance
with Section 3.2(c) of the Operating Agreement; provided that, if the additional Series B Preferred Shares are not fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes with the Series B Preferred Shares issued on November 27, 2019, the
additional shares shall be issued under a separate CUSIP number. If the Company issues additional Series B Preferred Shares, distributions on those additional Series B Preferred Shares will accrue from the most recent Distribution Payment Date
prior to the issuance of such additional Series B Preferred Shares at the then-applicable distribution rate.
Section 2.3 Distributions.
(a) Distribution Rate.
(i) Each Series B Holder will be entitled to receive, with respect to each Series B Preferred Share held by such Series B
Holder, only when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for such purpose, cumulative cash distributions based on the Series B Liquidation Preference, at a rate equal to (i) from, and including, November
27, 2019 to, but excluding, December 15, 2024 (the “Fixed Rate Period”), 8.00% per annum, and (ii) beginning December 15, 2024 (the “Floating Rate Period”),
Three-Month LIBOR plus a spread of 644.7 basis points per annum.
(ii) The distribution rate for each Distribution Period in the Floating Rate Period will be determined by the Calculation Agent
using Three-Month LIBOR as in effect on the second London Banking Day prior to the beginning of the Distribution Period, which date is referred to as the “Distribution Determination Date” for the relevant
Distribution Period. The Calculation Agent then will add Three-Month LIBOR as determined on the Distribution Determination Date and the spread of 644.7 basis points and that sum will be the distribution rate for the applicable Distribution
Period. Once the distribution rate for the Series B Preferred Shares is determined, the Calculation Agent will deliver that information to the Company and the Transfer Agent for the Series B Preferred Shares. Absent manifest error, the
Calculation Agent’s determination of the distribution rate for a Distribution Period for the Series B Preferred Shares will be final.
(b) Distribution Payments. When, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, the Company will pay cash distributions on the Series B
Preferred Shares quarterly in arrears on each Distribution Payment Date. The Company will pay cash distributions to the Series B Holders as they appear on the Company’s share register on the applicable Series B Record Date. So long as the
Series B Preferred Shares are held of record by the nominee of the Depositary, distributions declared on the Series B Preferred Shares will be paid to the Depositary in same-day funds on each Distribution Payment Date. The Depositary will
credit accounts of its participants in accordance with the Depositary’s normal procedures. The participants will be responsible for holding or disbursing such payments to beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Shares in accordance with the
instructions of such beneficial owners. If any Distribution Payment Date on or prior to December 15, 2024 is a day that is not a business day, then declared distributions with respect to that Distribution Payment Date will instead be paid on
the immediately succeeding business day, without interest or other payment in respect of such delayed payment. If any Distribution Payment Date after December 15, 2024 is a day that is not a business day, then the Distribution Payment Date will
be the immediately succeeding business day, and distributions will accrue to, but not including, the Distribution Payment Date. As used in this Section 2.3(b), “business day” means, (i) with respect to
the Fixed Rate Period, any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation, or executive order to be closed and, (ii) with respect to the Floating Rate
Period, any weekday in New York, New York that is not a day on which banking institutions in that city are authorized or required by law, regulation, or executive order to be closed, and additionally, is a London Banking Day.
(c) Conventions. The Company will calculate distributions on the Series B Preferred Shares for the Fixed Rate Period on the basis of a
360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Company will calculate distributions on the Series B Preferred Shares for the Floating Rate Period on the basis of the actual number of days in a Distribution Period and a 360-day year.
Dollar amounts resulting from that calculation will be rounded to the nearest cent, with one-half cent being rounded upward.
(d) Terms of Accrual. With respect to Series B Preferred Shares that are redeemed, distributions on such Series B Preferred Shares will
cease to accrue after the applicable redemption date, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the redemption price of such Series B Preferred Shares called for redemption. Distributions on the Series B Preferred Shares will accrue from
November 27, 2019 or the most recent Distribution Payment Date on which all accrued distributions have been paid, as applicable, whether or not the Company has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of those
distributions and whether or not those distributions are declared. No interest, or sum in lieu of interest, will be payable in respect of any distribution payment or payments on the Series B Preferred Shares which may be in arrears, and Series
B Holders will not be entitled to any distribution, whether payable in cash, property, or shares, in excess of full cumulative distributions described in Section 2.3(a) of this Series B Preferred Share Designation and this Section 2.3(d).
(e) Limitations following Non-Payment of Distributions. While any Series B Preferred Shares remain Outstanding, unless the full cumulative
distributions for all past Distribution Periods on all Outstanding Series B Preferred Shares have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment of those distributions has been set
aside:
(i) no distribution will be declared and paid or set aside for payment on any Junior Securities (other than a distribution
payable solely in Junior Securities);
(ii) no Junior Securities will be repurchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company, or any of its
subsidiaries, directly or indirectly (other than as a result of a reclassification of Junior Securities for or into other Junior Securities, or the exchange for or conversion into Junior Securities, through the use of the proceeds of a
substantially contemporaneous sale of other Junior Securities or pursuant to a contractually binding requirement to buy Junior Securities pursuant to a binding agreement existing prior to November 27, 2019), nor will any monies be paid to or
made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such securities by the Company or any of its subsidiaries; and
(iii) no Parity Securities will be repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired for consideration by the Company or any of its
subsidiaries (other than pursuant to pro rata offers to purchase or exchange all, or a pro rata portion of Series B Preferred Shares and such Parity Securities or as a result of a reclassification of Parity Securities for or into other Parity
Securities, or by conversion into or exchange for other Parity Securities or Junior Securities).
The foregoing limitations in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.3(e) shall not apply to (A) purchases or acquisitions of, or cash settlement in respect of, Junior Securities pursuant to any employee or
director incentive or benefit plan or arrangement (including any of the Company’s employment, severance, or consulting agreements) of the Company or of any of the Company’s subsidiaries and (B) any distribution in connection with the
implementation of a shareholder rights plan or the redemption or repurchase of any rights under such a plan, including with respect to any successor shareholder rights plan.
(f) Shorter Distribution Periods for Junior Securities or Parity Securities. To the extent a distribution period applicable to a class of
Junior Securities or Parity Securities is shorter than the Distribution Period applicable to the Series B Preferred Shares (e.g., monthly rather than quarterly), the Board of Directors may declare and pay regular distributions with respect to
such Junior Securities or Parity Securities so long as, at the time of declaration of such distribution, the Board of Directors expects to have sufficient funds to pay the full cumulative distributions in respect of the Series B Preferred
Shares on the next Distribution Payment Date.
(g) Distributions in Arrears.
(i) Accumulated distributions in arrears on Series B Preferred Shares for any past Distribution Period may be declared by the
Board of Directors and paid on any date fixed by the Board of Directors, whether or not a Distribution Payment Date, to Series B Holders on the Record Date for such payment, which may not be less than 10 days before such distribution. Any such
payment shall be made in accordance with Section 2.3(b).
(ii) Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated distributions in arrears on all Series B Preferred Shares and any
Parity Securities have not been declared and paid, or sufficient funds for the payment thereof have not been set apart, payment of accumulated distributions in arrears will be made in order of their respective Distribution Payment Dates,
commencing with the earliest Distribution Payment Date. If less than all distributions payable with respect to all Series B Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment will be made pro rata with respect to the
Series B Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities entitled to a distribution payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate amounts remaining due in respect of such Series B Preferred Shares and Parity Securities at such time.
(h) Distributions on Junior Securities. Subject to the conditions described in Sections 2.3(e) and 2.3(f) of this Series B Preferred Share
Designation, and not otherwise, distributions (payable in cash, shares, or otherwise), as may be determined by the Board of Directors, may be declared and paid on the Common Shares and any other Junior Securities from time to time out of any
funds legally available for such payment, and the Series B Holders will not be entitled to participate in those distributions.
(i) The Company intends to treat the right to cumulative cash distributions described in Section 2.3(a) of this Series B Preferred Share
Designation (when declared or, if undeclared, upon a redemption of the Series B Preferred Shares or a liquidation of the Company) as a “guaranteed payment” within the meaning of Section 707(c) of the Code.
Section 2.4 Rank.
(a) With respect to the payment of distributions and rights (including redemption rights) upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding
up, the Series B Preferred Shares shall rank:
(i) senior and prior to the Common Shares and any class or series of Preferred Shares that by its terms is designated as ranking
junior to the Series B Preferred Shares;
(ii) pari passu with any class or series of Preferred Shares that by its terms is
designated as ranking equal to the Series B Preferred Shares or does not state that it is junior or senior to the Series B Preferred Shares; and
(iii) junior to any class or series of Preferred Shares that is expressly designated as ranking senior to the Series B Preferred
Shares (subject to receipt of any requisite consents prior to issuance).
Section 2.5 Optional Redemption; Distribution Rate Step-Up following a Change of Control.
(a) Optional Redemption on or after December 15, 2024. The Company may redeem the Series B Preferred Shares, in whole or in part, at its
option, at any time or from time to time on or after December 15, 2024, at a redemption price equal to $25.00 per Series B Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the
date of redemption, whether or not declared.
(b) Optional Redemption Following a Rating Event. At any time within 120 days after the conclusion of any review or appeal process
instituted by the Company following the occurrence of a Rating Event, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Shares in whole, but not in part, prior to December 15, 2024, at a redemption price per Series B Preferred Share
equal to $25.50, plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, whether or not declared.
(c) Optional Redemption following a Tax Redemption Event. If a Tax Redemption Event occurs, the Company may, at its option, redeem the
Series B Preferred Shares, in whole but not in part, prior to December 15, 2024 and within 60 days after the occurrence of such Tax Redemption Event, at a redemption price of $25.25 per Series B Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all
accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, whether or not declared.
(d) Optional Redemption following a Change of Control; Distribution Rate Step-Up following a Change of Control. If a Change of Control
occurs, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Shares, in whole but not in part, prior to December 15, 2024 and within 60 days after the occurrence of such Change of Control, at a redemption price of $25.25 per Series B
Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, whether or not declared. If a Change of Control occurs (whether before, on or after December 15, 2024)
and the Company does not give notice prior to the 31st day following the Change of Control to redeem all the Outstanding Series B Preferred Shares, the distribution rate per annum on the Series B Preferred Shares will increase by 5.00%,
beginning on the 31st day following such Change of Control.
Section 2.6 Redemption Procedures.
(a) If the Company elects to redeem any Series B Preferred Shares, the Company will provide notice to the Series B Holders of the Series B Preferred
Shares to be redeemed, not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption thereof (provided, however, that if the Series B Preferred Shares are held in book-entry form through the Depositary, the
Company may give this notice in any manner permitted by the Depositary). Any notice given as provided in this Section 2.6 will be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the Series B Holder receives such notice, and any
defect in such notice or in the provision of such notice to any Series B Holder of Series B Preferred Shares designated for redemption will not affect the redemption of any other Series B Preferred Shares. Each notice of redemption shall
state:
(i) the redemption date;
(ii) the redemption price;
(iii) if fewer than all Series B Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be redeemed; and
(iv) the manner in which the Series B Holders of Series B Preferred Shares called for redemption may obtain payment of the
redemption price in respect of those shares.
(b) If notice of redemption of any Series B Preferred Shares has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been deposited by
the Company in trust with a bank or the Depositary for the benefit of the Series B Holders of any Series B Preferred Shares so called for redemption, then from and after the redemption date such Series B Preferred Shares will no longer be
deemed Outstanding for any purpose, all distributions with respect to such Series B Preferred Shares shall cease to accrue after the redemption date and all rights of the Series B Holders of such Series B Preferred Shares will terminate, except
the right to receive the redemption price, without interest.
(c) In the case of any redemption of only part of the Series B Preferred Shares at the time Outstanding, the Series B Preferred Shares to be
redeemed will be selected either pro rata or by lot. Subject to the provisions of this Series B Preferred Share Designation and applicable law, the Board of Directors will have the full power and authority to prescribe the terms and conditions
upon which Series B Preferred Shares may be redeemed from time to time.
(d) Any redemption of the Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be effected only out of funds legally available for such purpose.
Section 2.7 Voting Rights.
(a) Generally No Voting Rights; Votes Per Share. Notwithstanding any provision in the Operating Agreement to the contrary, Series B Holders
will not have any voting rights, except as set forth in this Section 2.7 or as otherwise required by applicable law. To the extent that Series B Holders are entitled to vote, each Series B Holder will have one vote per Series B Preferred Share,
except that when Parity Securities have the right to vote with the Series B Preferred Shares as a single class on any matter, the Series B Preferred Shares and such Parity Securities will have one vote for each $25.00 of liquidation preference
(for the avoidance of doubt, excluding accumulated distributions).
(b) Voting Rights Upon Nonpayment of Distributions.
(i) Whenever distributions on any Series B Preferred Shares are in arrears for six or more quarterly Distribution Periods,
whether or not consecutive (a “Nonpayment”), the number of Directors then constituting the Board of Directors will be automatically increased by two (any such increase, a “Series
B Nonpayment Board Expansion”) if not already increased by two by reason of the election of Directors by the holders of any Other Voting Preferred Shares and the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares, voting together as a single
class. The Series B Holders, voting together as a single class with the holders of any series of Parity Securities then Outstanding upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable (any such series, “Other Voting Preferred Shares”), will be entitled to vote, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast, for the election of those two additional Directors (“Series B Nonpayment Directors”) at a special meeting of the Series B Holders (any such meeting, a “Series B Nonpayment Meeting”) and the holders of such Other Voting
Preferred Shares and at each subsequent annual meeting of Common Members at which such Series B Nonpayment Directors are up for re-election; provided that when all distributions accumulated on the Series B Preferred Shares for all past
Distribution Periods and the then current Distribution Period shall have been fully paid, the right of Series B Holders to elect any Directors will cease and, unless there are any Other Voting Preferred Shares that are then entitled to vote for
the election of Directors, the term of office of the Series B Nonpayment Directors will forthwith terminate, the Series B Nonpayment Directors elected by Series B Holders shall immediately resign and the number of Directors constituting the
Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly. However, the right of the Series B Holders and holders of any Other Voting Preferred Shares to elect two additional Directors will again vest if and whenever six additional quarterly
distributions have not been declared and paid, as set forth in this Section 2.7(b)(i). In no event shall the Series B Holders be entitled pursuant to these voting rights to elect a Director that would cause the Company to fail to satisfy a
requirement relating to director independence of any national securities exchange or quotation system on which any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock is listed or quoted. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the total
number of Directors elected by Series B Holders and holders of any Other Voting Preferred Shares exceed two.
(ii) Following a Nonpayment, the Company may (in accordance with Section 11.1(c) of the Operating Agreement), and upon the
written request of any Series B Holders (addressed to the Company) shall, call a Series B Nonpayment Meeting for the election of the Series B Nonpayment Directors by the Series B Holders and the Other Voting Preferred Shares. The Company
shall, in its sole discretion, determine a date and a Record Date for such Series B Nonpayment Meeting, provide notice of such Series B Nonpayment Meeting and conduct such Series B Nonpayment Meeting, in each case applying procedures consistent
with Article XI of the Operating Agreement. Any subsequent annual meeting of Common Members at which such Series B Nonpayment Directors are up for re-election shall be called and held applying procedures consistent with Article XI of the
Operating Agreement as if references to (A) Members and Common Members and (B) Outstanding Voting Shares were, solely with respect to the Series B Nonpayment Directors, references to Series B Holders and to Series B Preferred Shares, mutatis mutandis.
(iii) If, at any time when the voting rights conferred upon the Series B Preferred Shares are exercisable, any vacancy in the
office of a Director elected pursuant to the procedures described in this Section 2.7(b) shall occur, then such vacancy may be filled only by the remaining Director or by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by
the Series B Holders and holders of all Other Voting Preferred Shares, acting as a single class at a special meeting of Series B Holders and holders of any such Other Voting Preferred Shares. Any Director elected or appointed pursuant to the
procedures described in this Section 2.7(b) may be removed at any time, with or without cause, only by the affirmative vote of Series B Holders and holders of all Other Voting Preferred Shares, acting as a single class at a special meeting of
Series B Holders and holders of any such Other Voting Preferred Shares, such removal to be effected by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the Series B Holders and holders of Other Voting Preferred Shares that
are then entitled to vote for the election of Directors, and may not be removed by the holders of the Common Shares.
(c) Additional Voting Rights. While any Series B Preferred Shares remain Outstanding, the Company will not, without the affirmative vote or
consent of holders of at least 662/3% in voting power of the Series B Preferred
Shares and all Other Voting Preferred Shares, acting as a single class, (i) authorize, create or issue any Senior Securities or reclassify any authorized Capital Stock into any Senior Securities or issue any obligation or security convertible
into or evidencing the right to purchase any Senior Securities or (ii) amend, alter or repeal any provision of the Operating Agreement (including this Series B Preferred Share Designation), including by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as
to adversely affect the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series B Preferred Shares; provided that in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), if such amendment affects materially and adversely the rights, designations,
preferences, powers and duties of one or more but not all of the classes or series of the Other Voting Preferred Shares (including the Series B Preferred Shares for this purpose), only the consent of the holders of at least 662/3% in voting power of the Outstanding shares of the classes or series so affected,
voting as a class, shall be required in lieu of (or, if such consent shall be required by law, in addition to) the consent of the holders of 662/3% of the Other Voting Preferred Shares (including the Series B Preferred Shares for this purpose) as a class. Any such vote of the Series B Holders shall be called and
held in accordance with Section 9.1 of the Operating Agreement, applying procedures consistent with Article XI of the Operating Agreement as if references to (A) Members and Common Members and (B) Outstanding Voting Shares were, solely with
respect to such matters to be voted on by the Series B Holders, references to Series B Holders and to Series B Preferred Shares, mutatis mutandis.
(d) Creation and Issuance of Parity Securities and Junior Securities. The Company may create additional series or classes of Parity
Securities and Junior Securities and issue additional classes or series of Parity Securities and Junior Securities without notice to or the consent of any Series B Holders; provided, however, that, in the case of Parity
Securities, the full cumulative distributions for all past Distribution Periods on all Outstanding Series B Preferred Shares shall have been, or contemporaneously are, declared and paid in full or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment
of those distributions has been set aside.
(e) No Voting Rights Following Certain Redemption Events. The voting rights of the Series B Holders shall not apply if, at or prior to the
time when the act with respect to which the vote would otherwise be required, all Outstanding Series B Preferred Shares shall have been redeemed or called for redemption upon proper notice and the Company shall have set aside sufficient funds
for the benefit of Series B Holders to effect the redemption.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, none of the following will be deemed to affect the powers, preferences or special
rights of the Series B Preferred Shares:
(i) any increase in the amount of authorized Common Shares or authorized Preferred Shares, or any increase or decrease in the
number of shares of any series of Preferred Shares, or the authorization, creation and issuance of other classes or series of Capital Stock, in each case ranking on parity with or junior to the Series B Preferred Shares as to distributions or
distribution of assets upon the Company’s liquidation, dissolution or winding up;
(ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the Series B Preferred Shares remain
Outstanding with identical terms as existing immediately prior to such merger or consolidation; and
(iii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity in which the Series B Preferred Shares are converted
into or exchanged for preference securities of the surviving entity or any entity, directly or indirectly, controlling such surviving entity and such new preference securities have terms identical (other than the identity of the issuer) to the
terms of the Series B Preferred Shares.
Section 2.8 Liquidation Rights.
(a) Upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up (“Liquidation”), the
Series B Holders shall be entitled to be paid out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution to the Members, before any distribution of assets is made to holders of the Common Shares or any other Junior Securities, a liquidating
distribution in the amount of the Series B Liquidation Preference per Series B Preferred Share, plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid distributions thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of such liquidation distribution, whether
or not declared, plus the sum of any declared and unpaid distributions for Distribution Periods prior to the Distribution Period in which the liquidation distribution is made and any declared and unpaid distributions for the then current
Distribution Period in which the liquidation distribution is made to the date of such liquidation distribution. After payment to the Series B Holder of the full amount of the liquidating distributions to which the Series B Holders are entitled,
the Series B Holders shall have no right or claim to any of the Company’s remaining assets.
(b) Distributions to Series B Holders will be made only to the extent that the Company’s assets are available after satisfaction of all liabilities
to creditors and subject to the rights of holders of any securities ranking senior to the Series B Preferred Shares. If, in the event of a Liquidation, the Company is unable to pay full liquidating distributions to the Series B Holders in
accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.8 and to all Parity Securities in accordance with the terms thereof, then the Company shall distribute its assets to those holders ratably in proportion to the liquidating distributions
which they would otherwise have received.
(c) Nothing in this Section 2.8 shall entitle the Series B Holders to be paid any amount upon the occurrence of a Liquidation until holders of any
classes or series of Senior Securities ranking, as to the distribution of assets upon a Liquidation, senior to the Series B Preferred Shares have been paid all amounts to which such classes or series of Senior Securities are entitled.
(d) For the purposes of this Series B Preferred Share Designation, the Company’s merger or consolidation with or into any other entity or by another
entity with or into the Company or the sale, lease, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets (for cash, securities or other consideration) shall not be deemed to be a Liquidation. If the Company enters into
any merger or consolidation transaction with or into any other entity and the Company is not the surviving entity in such transaction, the Series B Preferred Shares may be converted into shares of the surviving or successor entity or the direct
or indirect parent of the surviving or successor entity having terms identical to the terms of the Series B Preferred Shares.
Section 2.9 Reports. Following any such time as the Company may not be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or otherwise report on an
annual and quarterly basis on forms provided for such annual and quarterly reporting pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission, the Company shall provide the Series B Holders with the annual and quarterly reports that the
Company provides to (1) the holders of the then outstanding capital markets debt securities of the Company or (2) if no such debt securities are outstanding at such time, the lenders under the then outstanding credit facilities of the Company,
in each case, within the time periods prescribed and subject to any qualifications or exceptions set forth in the governing documents for such debt securities or credit facilities, as applicable.
Section 2.10 No Mandatory Redemption, Conversion, Exchange or Preemptive Rights. The Series B Preferred Shares are not subject to any mandatory redemption, sinking fund or other
similar provisions, and are not convertible or exchangeable for any other property, interests or securities at the option of holders. The Series B Preferred Shares do not entitle the holders thereof to any preemptive rights with respect to the
issuance of additional Series B Preferred Shares.
Section 2.11 No Other Rights: The Series B Preferred Shares shall not have any designations, preferences, rights, powers or duties except as set forth in the Operating Agreement
or this Series B Preferred Share Designation or as otherwise required by applicable law.
Section 2.12 Forum Selection. Each person that holds or has held a Series B Preferred Share and each person that holds or has held any beneficial interest in a Series B Preferred
Share (whether through a broker, dealer, bank, trust company or clearing corporation or an agent of any of the foregoing or otherwise), to the fullest extent permitted by law, (i) irrevocably agrees that any claims, suits, actions or
proceedings against the Company, or any Director, officer, employee, control person, underwriter or agent of the Company or its affiliates, asserted under United States federal securities laws, otherwise arising under such laws, or that could
have been asserted as a claim arising under such laws, shall be exclusively brought in the federal district courts of the United States of America (except, and only to the extent, that any such claims, actions or proceedings are of a type for
which a Member may not waive its right to maintain a legal action or proceeding in the courts of the State of Delaware with respect to matters relating to the organization or internal affairs of the Company as set forth under Section 18-109(d)
of the Delaware Act); (ii) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such claim, suit, action or proceeding; and (iii) irrevocably agrees not to, and waives any right to, assert in any such claim,
suit, action or proceeding that (A) it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of such courts or any other court to which proceedings in such courts may be appealed, (B) such claim, suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
forum or (C) the venue of such claim, suit, action or proceeding is improper.
Section 2.13 Percentage Interest. The Board of Directors has not established any “Percentage Interest” for the Series B Preferred Shares.
Section 2.14 Book-Entry System.
(a) All of the Series B Preferred Shares will be represented by a single certificate issued to the Depositary and registered in the name of its
nominee (initially, Cede & Co.). No holder of the Series B Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive a certificate evidencing such Series B Preferred Shares unless (i) otherwise required by law or (ii) the Depositary gives notice of its
intention to resign or is no longer eligible to act as such and, in either case, the Company has not selected a substitute Depositary within 60 calendar days thereafter.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 3.1 Construction. Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) 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; (b) references to Sections refer to Sections of this Series B Preferred Share Designation; and (c) the term “include”
or “includes” means includes, without limitation, and “including” means including, without limitation.
Section 3.2 Effectiveness. Pursuant to Section 3.2(c) of the Operating Agreement, this Series B Preferred Share Designation (or any action of the Board of Directors amending
this Series B Preferred Share Designation) shall be effective when a duly executed original of the same is delivered to the Secretary of the Company for inclusion in the permanent records of the Company, and shall be annexed to, and constitute
a part of, the Operating Agreement.
Section 3.3 Conflicts. To the extent that any provision of this Series B Preferred Share Designation conflicts or is inconsistent with the Operating Agreement, the terms of
this Series B Preferred Share Designation shall control.
Section 3.4 Governing Law. This Series B Preferred Share Designation shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
principles of conflict of laws.
Section 3.5 Invalidity of Provisions. If any provision of this Series B Preferred Share Designation is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected thereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Series B Preferred Share Designation has been executed as of the date first written above.
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FORTRESS TRANSPORTATION AND
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS LLC
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By:
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/s/ Scott Christopher
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Authorized Officer
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