UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 12, 2012

 

 

PBF ENERGY INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

001-35764   45-3763855

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

One Sylvan Way, Second Floor

Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(973) 455-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

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

 

 

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

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the initial public offering by PBF Energy Inc. (the “Company”) of its Class A common stock covered by the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-177933) (the “Registration Statement”), on December 12, 2012, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF Energy Company LLC (“PBF LLC”) was entered into by and among the Company, as the managing member of PBF LLC, and the other members of PBF LLC.

In addition, on December 12, 2012, the Company entered into the following agreements: (i) the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement; (ii) the Tax Receivable Agreement; (iii) the Exchange Agreement; (iv) the Stockholders’ Agreement; and (v) Indemnification Agreements with each of its executive officers and directors.

The Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF Energy Company LLC, the Tax Receivable Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Stockholders’ Agreement and the form of Indemnification Agreement are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The terms of these agreements are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the forms of such agreements filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and as described therein.

Affiliates of Blackstone and First Reserve have various relationships with the Company. For further information concerning the material relationships between the Company and Blackstone and First Reserve and their affiliates, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions” in the Registration Statement.

 

Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

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

On December 12, 2012, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company became effective. A description of the Company’s capital stock giving effect to the adoption of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws is described in the Registration Statement. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1 and Exhibit 3.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

In connection with the IPO, (a) on December 12, 2012, the PBF Energy Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan became effective (following stockholder approval), and (b) on December 17, 2012, the amended and restated employment agreements between PBF Investments LLC, an indirect subsidiary of PBF LLC, and each of the following executive officers were entered into: Messrs. Thomas D. O’Malley, Thomas J. Nimbley, Matthew C. Lucey, Donald F. Lucey and Michael D. Gayda.

The 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and the employment agreements are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 and 10.11, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The terms of these agreements are substantially the same as the terms set forth in the forms of such agreements filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and as described therein.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 18, 2012, the Company completed its initial public offering by issuing 23,567,686 shares of its Class A common stock at a price to the public of $26.00 per share. The proceeds to the Company from this offering, before deducting underwriting discounts, are approximately $612.8 million, of which the Company used approximately $571.2 million to purchase 21,967,686 PBF LLC Series A Units from Blackstone and First Reserve, as described in the Company’s Prospectus, dated December 12, 2012, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PBF Energy Inc.
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of PBF Energy Inc.
  4.1    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.1    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF Energy Company LLC dated as of December 12, 2012
10.2    Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.3    Exchange Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.4    Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.5    Form of Indemnification Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012 between PBF Energy Inc. and each of the executive officers and directors of PBF Energy Inc.
10.6    PBF Energy Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
10.7    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Thomas D. O’Malley
10.8    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Thomas J. Nimbley
10.9    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Matthew C. Lucey
10.10    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Donald F. Lucey
10.11    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Michael D. Gayda


SIGNATURE

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

Dated: December 18, 2012

 

PBF ENERGY INC.
By:  

/s/ Jeffrey Dill

Name:   Jeffrey Dill
Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PBF Energy Inc.
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of PBF Energy Inc.
  4.1    Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.1    Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF Energy Company LLC dated as of December 12, 2012
10.2    Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.3    Exchange Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.4    Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012
10.5    Form of Indemnification Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012 between PBF Energy Inc. and each of the executive officers and directors of PBF Energy Inc.
10.6    PBF Energy Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan
10.7    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Thomas D. O’Malley
10.8    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Thomas J. Nimbley
10.9    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Matthew C. Lucey
10.10    Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Donald F. Lucey
10.11    Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of December 17, 2012 between PBF Investments LLC and Michael D. Gayda

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

PBF ENERGY INC.

The present name of the corporation is PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Corporation ”). The Corporation was incorporated under the name “PBF Energy Inc.” by the filing of its original certificate of incorporation (the “ Original Certificate of Incorporation ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 7, 2011. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, which amends, restates and integrates the provisions of the Original Certificate of Incorporation, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the written consent of the stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

The Original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I

Section 1.1. Name . The name of the Corporation is PBF Energy Inc.

ARTICLE II

Section 2.1. Address . The registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801; and the name of the registered agent of the Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

ARTICLE III

Section 3.1. Purpose . The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”).

ARTICLE IV

Section 4.1. Capitalization . The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,101,000,000 shares, consisting of (i)100,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”), (ii) 1,000,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Class A Common Stock ”), and (iii) 1,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Class B Common Stock ” and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the “ Common Stock ”). The number of authorized shares of any of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then


outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in total voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL (or any successor provision thereto), and no vote of the holders of any of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class shall be required therefor.

Section 4.2. Preferred Stock .

(A) The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions, at any time and from time to time, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for one or more series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix, without further stockholder approval, the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series and to cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of designation with respect thereto. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

(B) Except as otherwise required by law, holders of a series of Preferred Stock, as such, shall be entitled only to such voting rights, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to such series).

Section 4.3. Common Stock .

(A) Voting Rights .

(1) Each holder of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Class A Common Stock held of record by such holder on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided , however , that to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

(2) Each holder of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled, without regard to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock (or fraction thereof) held by such holder, to a number of votes that is equal to the product of (x) the total number of PBF LLC Units (as defined in the Exchange Agreement dated on or about the

 

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date hereof as amended from time to time (the “ Exchange Agreement ”), by and among the Corporation and the holders of PBF LLC Units from time to time party thereto), held of record by such holder multiplied by (y) the Exchange Rate (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote; provided , further , that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, holders of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall have no voting power with respect to, and shall not be entitled to vote on, any amendment to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

(3) Except as otherwise required in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or by applicable law, the holders of Common Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters (or, if any holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock).

(4) No holder of Common Stock shall be entitled to cumulate votes on behalf of any candidate for a directorship. No holder of Common Stock will have any preemptive right to subscribe for any shares of capital stock issued in the future.

(B) Dividends and Distributions . Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Class A Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and other distributions in cash, stock of any corporation or property of the Corporation, such dividends and other distributions may be declared and paid ratably on the Class A Common Stock out of the assets of the Corporation that are by law available therefor at such times and in such amounts as the Board in its discretion shall determine. Dividends and other distributions shall not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock.

(C) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and of the preferential and other amounts, if any, to which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be entitled, the holders of all outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution ratably in proportion to the number of shares held by each such stockholder. The holders of shares of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.

(D) Retirement of Class B Common Stock . In the event that any outstanding share of Class B Common Stock shall cease to be held by a holder of a PBF LLC Unit, such share shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of Class B Common Stock be transferred to the Corporation and thereupon shall be retired.

 

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ARTICLE V

Section 5.1. By-Laws . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the DGCL, the Board is expressly authorized to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal the by-laws of the Corporation (as in effect from time to time, the “ By-Laws ”) without the assent or vote of the stockholders in any manner not inconsistent with the law of the State of Delaware or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, at any time which (a) affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. (together with its affiliates (including, without limitation, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C.), subsidiaries, successors and assigns (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries), collectively, “ Blackstone ”), and (b) affiliates of First Reserve Management, L.P. (together with its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and assigns (other than the Corporation and its subsidiaries), collectively, “ First Reserve ”) (Blackstone and First Reserve collectively referred to herein as the “ Sponsors ,” and each individually referred to herein as a “ Sponsor ”)), collectively are the beneficial owner, in the aggregate, of less than a majority in total voting power of all outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to make, amend, alter, change, add to or repeal any provision of the By-Laws.

ARTICLE VI

Section 6.1. Board of Directors .

(A) The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of a majority of the Board.

(B) Whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto. Notwithstanding Section 6.1(A), the number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to Section 6.1(A) hereof.

(C) Directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the By-Laws shall so provide.

(D) Any or all of the directors (other than the directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock of the Corporation, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, as the case may be) may be removed at any time either with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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(E) Any newly created directorship on the Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

ARTICLE VII

Section 7.1. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting . For so long as the Sponsors collectively continue to beneficially own at least a majority of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of stock of the Corporation may be effected by written consent without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. From and after the date on which the Sponsors cease to beneficially own at least a majority of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of stock of the Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of such holders and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such holders; provided , however , that any action required or permitted to be taken by the holders of Class B Common Stock, voting separately as a class, or, to the extent expressly permitted by the certificate of designation relating to one or more series of Preferred Stock, by the holders of such series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more other such series, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding shares of the relevant class or series having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in Delaware, its principal place of business, or to an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded.

Section 7.2. Special Meetings of Stockholders . Except as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, for so long as a Sponsor continues to beneficially own at least 25% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, such Sponsor.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

Section 8.1. Limited Liability of Directors . To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the DGCL or any other law of the State of Delaware is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article VIII to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL or such other law as so amended. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article VIII, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VIII, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any modification of law shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a current or former director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.

ARTICLE IX

Section 9.1. Indemnification . The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify and advance expenses to, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, any predecessor of the Corporation or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Corporation, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director, officer, employee or agent at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation. The Corporation shall indemnify any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Corporation, any predecessor to the Corporation or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Corporation as and to the extent (and on the terms and subject to the conditions) set forth in the By-Laws or in any contract of indemnification entered into by the Corporation and any such person. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article IX, nor the adoption of any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article IX, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article IX in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article IX, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE X

Section 10.1. Business Combinations . The Corporation hereby elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL; provided , however , that the Corporation shall immediately and automatically, without further action on the part of the Corporation or any holder of stock of the Corporation, become governed by Section 203 of the DGCL at such time that the Sponsors, in the aggregate, no longer beneficially own at least 5% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

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ARTICLE XI

Section 11.1. Certain Acknowledgment . In recognition and anticipation that: (i) the partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and/or advisers of Blackstone and First Reserve may serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation, (ii) Blackstone and First Reserve may engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, and (iii) the Corporation and its subsidiaries may engage in material business transactions with Blackstone and First Reserve, the provisions of this Article XI are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve Blackstone and First Reserve and their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and/or advisers, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers, directors and stockholders in connection therewith.

Section 11.2. Competition and Corporate Opportunities . Blackstone and First Reserve, and their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and/or advisers shall not have any duty to refrain from engaging directly or indirectly in the same or similar business activities or lines of business as the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. In the event that Blackstone or First Reserve, or their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and/or advisers, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for itself and the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any expectancy in such corporate opportunity, and neither Blackstone nor First Reserve, or their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and/or advisers, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any duty to communicate or offer such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and may pursue or acquire such corporate opportunity for itself or direct such corporate opportunity to another person.

Section 11.3. Allocation of Corporate Opportunities . In the event that a director or officer of the Corporation who is also a partner, principal, director, officer, member, manager, employee and/or adviser of Blackstone or First Reserve acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be a corporate opportunity for the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries and Blackstone or First Reserve, or their respective partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees and/or advisers, neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have any expectancy in such corporate opportunity unless such corporate opportunity is expressly offered to such person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation.

Section 11.4. Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities . In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XI, a corporate opportunity shall not be deemed to belong to the Corporation if it is a business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or legally able to undertake, or that is, from its nature, not in the line of the Corporation’s business or is of no practical advantage to it or that is one in which the Corporation has no interest or reasonable expectancy.

 

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Section 11.5. Renouncement . In connection with the foregoing, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy in, or being offered an opportunity to participate in, the business opportunities not allocated to the Corporation or deemed to belong to the Corporation as set forth in Sections 11.3 and 11.4 of this Article XI.

Section 11.6. Amendment of this Article . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere contained in this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and in addition to any vote required by the DGCL, the affirmative vote of the shares held by Blackstone and First Reserve shall be required to alter, amend or repeal, or to adopt any provision inconsistent with, this Article XI.

ARTICLE XII

Section 12.1. Exclusive Jurisdiction for Certain Actions. Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, creditors or other constituents, (iii) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or the By-Laws (as either may be amended from time to time), or (iv) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine, in each such case subject to said Court of Chancery having personal jurisdiction over the indispensible parties named as defendants therein; provided , that, if and only if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware dismisses any such action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, such action may be brought in another state court sitting in the State of Delaware. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in the shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XII.

ARTICLE XIII

Section 13.1. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by the undersigned authorized officer this 12th day of December, 2012.

 

PBF ENERGY INC.

By:

 

/s/ Jeffrey Dill

Name:

  Jeffrey Dill

Title:

  Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary

Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

OF

PBF ENERGY INC.

 

 

ARTICLE I.

STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1. Annual Meetings . The annual meeting of the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Corporation ”) for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on such date, and at such time and place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”). The Board may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”).

Section 2. Special Meetings . Subject to the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by or at the direction of the Board, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, for so long as a Sponsor (as such term is defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) continues to beneficially own at least 25% of the total voting power of all the then outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, such Sponsor, and shall be held on such date, and at such time and place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may be designated from time to time by the person calling such meeting.

Section 3. Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, notice of the date, time, place (if any), the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes of the meeting of stockholders shall be given not more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days previous thereto, to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting at such address as appears on the records of the Corporation.

Section 4. Quorum . The holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall


constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business, except as otherwise provided herein, by statute or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation. When a quorum is once present to organize a meeting, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholders. If at any meeting of stockholders there shall be less than a quorum present, the chairman of the meeting or, by a majority in voting power thereof, the stockholders present may, to the extent permitted by law, adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice other than announcement at the meeting of the date, time and place, if any, of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. If after the adjournment a new record date for stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board shall fix a new record date for notice of such adjourned meeting, and shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such adjourned meeting as of the record date for notice of such adjourned meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.

Section 5. Chairman of Meetings . The Chairman of the Board, or in the Chairman’s absence or at the Chairman’s direction, the Chief Executive Officer or any other director or officer of the Corporation shall call all meetings of the stockholders to order and shall act as chairman of any such meetings. The Secretary of the Corporation or, in such officer’s absence, an Assistant Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting. If neither the Secretary nor an Assistant Secretary is present, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint a secretary of the meeting. The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Unless otherwise determined by the Board prior to the meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall determine the order of business and shall have the authority in his or her discretion to regulate the conduct of any such meeting, including, without limitation, convening the meeting and adjourning the meeting (whether or not a quorum is present), announcing the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote, imposing restrictions on the persons (other than stockholders of record of the Corporation or their duly appointed proxies) who may attend any such meeting, establishing procedures for the dismissal of business not properly presented, maintaining order at the meeting and safety of those present, restricting entry to the meeting after the time fixed for commencement thereof and limiting the circumstances in which any person may make a statement or ask questions at any meeting of stockholders.

Section 6. Proxies . At all meetings of stockholders, any stockholder entitled to vote thereat shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy, but no proxy shall be voted after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period. Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy pursuant to the DGCL, the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority: (1) a stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy, and execution of the writing may be accomplished by the stockholder or the stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such

 

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writing or causing his or her signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means including, but not limited to, by facsimile signature; or (2) a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a facsimile or other means of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such facsimile or other means of electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the facsimile or other electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder. If it is determined that such transmissions are valid, the inspector or inspectors of stockholder votes or, if there are no such inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon which they relied.

A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary of the Corporation a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy bearing a later date.

Any copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant to the preceding paragraph of this Section 6 may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

Proxies shall be filed with the secretary of the meeting prior to or at the commencement of the meeting to which they relate.

Section 7. Voting . When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the DGCL a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required and a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shares of such class or series or classes or series shall be the act of such class or series or classes or series, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, these By-Laws or the DGCL a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

Section 8. Record Date .

(A) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not

 

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be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided , however , that the Board may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(B) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 9. Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting . At any time when the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation permits action by one or more classes of stockholders of the Corporation to be taken by written consent, the provisions of this section shall apply. All consents properly delivered in accordance with the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, this section and the DGCL shall be deemed to be recorded when so delivered. No written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated consent delivered to the Corporation as required by this section, written consents signed by the holders of a sufficient number of shares to take such corporate action are so recorded. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation. Any action taken pursuant to such written consent or consents of the stockholders shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the stockholders at a meeting thereof. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, and which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is required by statute, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken

 

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is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required by statute, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

Section 10. List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote . The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting ( provided , however , if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date) showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

Section 11. Inspectors . The Board, in advance of all meetings of the stockholders, may appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes, who may be employees or agents of the Corporation or stockholders or their proxies, but not directors of the Corporation or candidates for election as directors. In the event that the Board fails to so appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes or, in the event that one or more inspectors of stockholder votes previously designated by the Board fails to appear or act at the meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may appoint one or more inspectors of stockholder votes to fill such vacancy or vacancies. Inspectors of stockholder votes appointed to act at any meeting of the stockholders, before entering upon the discharge of their duties, shall take and sign an oath to faithfully execute the duties of inspector of stockholder votes with strict impartiality and according to the best of their ability and the oath so taken shall be subscribed by them. Inspectors of stockholder votes shall, subject to the power of the chairman of the meeting to open and close the polls, take charge of the polls, and, after the voting, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken.

 

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Section 12. Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations .

(A) Annual Meetings of Stockholders .

(1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders only (a) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Article I, Section 3 of these By-Laws, (b) by or at the direction of the Board or any committee thereof or (c) by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote on such election or such other business at the meeting, who complied with the notice procedures set forth in subparagraphs (2) and (3) of this paragraph (A) of this By-Law and who was a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation.

(2) For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, and, in the case of business other than nominations of persons for election to the Board, such other business must be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided , however , that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting is changed by more than thirty (30) days from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 120th day prior to such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; and provided further , that for purposes of the application of Rule 14a-4(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”) (or any successor provision), the date for notice specified in this paragraph (A)(2) shall be the earlier of the date calculated as hereinbefore provided or the date specified in paragraph (c)(1) of Rule 14a-4. For purposes of the first annual meeting following the adoption of these By-Laws, the date of the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting shall be deemed to be May 20, 2013.

Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (b) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend these By-Laws, the language of the proposed amendment), the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (c) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (i) the name and address of such stockholder,

 

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as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (iii) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination, (iv) a representation whether the stockholder or the beneficial owner, if any, intends or is part of a group which intends (A) to deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (B) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination, (v) a certification regarding whether such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, have complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with the stockholder’s and/or beneficial owner’s acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation and/or the stockholder’s and/or beneficial owner’s acts or omissions as a stockholder of the Corporation and (vi) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (d) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal and/or the voting of shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation between or among the stockholder giving the notice, the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, any of their respective affiliates or associates and/or any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing (collectively, “ proponent persons ”); and (e) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including without limitation any contract to purchase or sell, acquisition or grant of any option, right or warrant to purchase or sell, swap or other instrument) to which any proponent person is a party, the intent or effect of which may be (i) to transfer to or from any proponent person, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of any security of the Corporation, (ii) to increase or decrease the voting power of any proponent person with respect to shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation and/or (iii) to provide any proponent person, directly or indirectly, with the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from, or to otherwise benefit economically from, any increase or decrease in the value of any security of the Corporation. A stockholder providing notice of a proposed nomination for election to the Board or other business proposed to be brought before a meeting (whether given pursuant to this paragraph (A)(2) or paragraph (B) of this By-Law) shall update and supplement such notice from time to time to the extent necessary so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof; such update and supplement shall be delivered in writing to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five (5) days after the record date for the meeting (in the case of any update and supplement required to be made as of the record date), and not later than ten (10) days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (in the case

 

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of any update and supplement required to be made as of fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof). The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation and to determine the independence of such director under the Exchange Act and rules and regulations thereunder and applicable stock exchange rules.

(3) Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased, effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law, and there is no public announcement naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the Corporation at least eighty (80) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this By-Law shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which a public announcement of such increase is first made by the Corporation; provided that, if no such announcement is made at least ten (10) days before the meeting, then no such notice shall be required.

(B) Special Meetings of Stockholders . Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting pursuant to Article I, Section 3 of these By-Laws. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board or a committee thereof (or stockholders pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) or (b) provided that the Board (or stockholders pursuant to Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is entitled to vote on such election at the meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-Law and who is a stockholder of record at the time such notice is delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation. The proposals by stockholders of other business to be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders may be made only in accordance with Article I, Section 2 of these By-Laws and Article VII of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting if the stockholder’s notice as required by paragraph (A)(2) of this By-Law shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the 120th day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.

 

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(C) General .

(1) Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-Law. In addition, nominations of persons by a stockholder for election to the Board and business proposed to be brought by a stockholder may not be brought before the meeting if such stockholder or any proponent persons, as applicable, takes action contrary to the representations made in the notice referred to in the second paragraph of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (A) of this By-Law applicable to such nomination or business or if such notice applicable to such nomination or business contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, the chairman of the meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that any nomination or business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws, and if he or she should so determine, the chairman shall so declare to the meeting, and any such nomination or business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 12, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 12, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

(2) For purposes of this By-Law, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed or furnished by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(3) For purposes of this By-Law, no adjournment or postponement or notice of adjournment or postponement of any meeting shall be deemed to constitute a new notice of such meeting for purposes of this Section 12, and in order for any notification required to be delivered by a stockholder pursuant to this Section 12 to be timely, such notification must be delivered within the periods set forth above with respect to the originally scheduled meeting.

 

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(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this By-Law, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this By-Law; provided , however , that to the fullest extent permitted by law, any references in these By-Laws to the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this By-Law (including paragraphs (A)(1)(c) and (B) hereof), and compliance with paragraphs (A)(1)(c) and (B) of this By-Law shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business (other than, as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph (C)(4), matters properly brought under and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act as amended from time to time). Nothing in these By-Laws shall be deemed to affect any rights (a) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, or (b) of the holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Common Stock (as defined in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation) as to dividends or upon liquidation to elect directors under specified circumstances. The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 12 shall be deemed satisfied by a stockholder with respect to business other than a nomination if the stockholder has notified the Corporation of his, her or its intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with applicable rules and regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting.

Section 13. Shares .

(A) The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporation’s stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice President and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, representing the number and class of shares of stock in the Corporation owned by such holder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. Whenever the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class of stock, and whenever the Corporation shall issue any shares of its stock as partly paid stock, the certificates representing shares of any such class or series or of any such partly paid stock shall set forth thereon the statements prescribed by the DGCL. Any restrictions on the transfer or registration of transfer of any shares of stock of any class or series shall be noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such shares. The Board shall have the power to appoint one or more transfer agents and/or registrars for the transfer or registration of certificates of stock of any class, and may require stock certificates to be countersigned or registered by one or more of such transfer agents and/or registrars.

 

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(B) If the Board chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the DGCL, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the stockholder a written statement of the information required on certificates by paragraph (A) of this Section 13 and any other information required by the DGCL. The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

(C) Shares of stock of the Corporation shall be transferable upon its books by the holders thereof, in person or by their duly authorized attorneys or legal representatives, upon surrender of the certificate or certificates for such shares to the Corporation by delivery thereof to the person in charge of the stock and transfer books and ledgers, and the payment of all taxes due thereon. Certificates representing such shares, if any, shall be cancelled and new certificates, if the shares are to be certificated, shall thereupon be issued. Shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are not represented by a certificate shall be transferred in accordance with applicable law. A record shall be made of each transfer. Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer if, when the certificates are presented, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so. The Board shall have power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation.

(D) A new certificate of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Board may, in its discretion, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or his or her legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond, in such sum as the Board may direct, in order to indemnify the Corporation against any claims that may be made against it in connection therewith. A new certificate of stock may be issued in the place of any certificate previously issued by the Corporation that has become mutilated without the posting by the owner of any bond upon the surrender by such owner of such mutilated certificate.

(E) Prior to the surrender to the Corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock or notification to the Corporation of the transfer of uncertificated shares with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.

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ARTICLE II.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 1. Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of its Board. The Board may exercise all such authority and powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by the DGCL or the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

Section 2. Number; Quorum . The Board shall consist, subject to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, of such number of directors as shall from time to time be fixed exclusively by resolution adopted by affirmative vote of the majority of the Board. Directors shall (except as hereinafter provided for the filling of vacancies and newly created directorships) be elected by the holders of a plurality of the votes cast by the holders of shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of such directors. A majority of the total number of directors then in office (but not less than one-third of the number of directors constituting the entire Board) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided by law, these By-Laws or by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board. Directors need not be stockholders.

Section 3. Term; Resignation; Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . Directors who are elected at an annual meeting of stockholders, and directors who are elected in the interim to fill vacancies and newly created directorships, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation, and may be removed only in the manner provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation. Subject to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, unless otherwise required by law, any newly created directorship on the Board that results from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancy occurring in the Board shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director.

Section 4. Meetings . Meetings of the Board shall be held at such place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board or as may be specified in the notice of any meeting. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such times as may from time to time be fixed by resolution of the Board and special meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary or a majority of the directors, by oral or written notice, including facsimile, e-mail or other means of electronic transmission, duly served on or sent and delivered to each director to such director’s address, e-mail address or telephone or facsimile number as shown on the books of the Corporation not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting. The notice of any meeting need not specify the purposes thereof. A meeting of the Board may be held without notice immediately after the annual meeting of stockholders at the same place, if any, at which such meeting is held. Notice need not be given of regular meetings of the Board held at times fixed by resolution of the Board. Notice of any meeting need not be given to any director who shall attend such meeting (except when the director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened), or who shall waive notice thereof, before or after such meeting, in writing (including by electronic transmission).

 

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Section 5. Preferred Stock . Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock issued by the Corporation shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series, to elect directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, the election, term of office, removal, and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (including any certificate of designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock) applicable thereto. The number of directors that may be elected by the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be in addition to the number fixed pursuant to the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation and these By-Laws. Except as otherwise expressly provided in the terms of such series, the number of directors that may be so elected by the holders of any such series of stock shall be elected for terms expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders, and vacancies among directors so elected by the separate vote of the holders of any such series of Preferred Stock shall be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors elected by such series, or, if there are no such remaining directors, by the holders of such series in the same manner in which such series initially elected a director.

Section 6. Absence of Quorum of Class or Series of Stock . If at any meeting for the election of directors, the Corporation has outstanding more than one class of stock, and one or more such classes or series thereof are entitled to vote separately as a class to elect directors, and there shall be a quorum of only one such class or series of stock, that class or series of stock shall be entitled to elect its quota of directors notwithstanding absence of a quorum of the other class or series of stock.

Section 7. Committees . The Board may designate, by resolution passed by the Board, one or more committees, each such committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee to replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation (if any) to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters of: (a) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter (other than the election or removal of directors) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any By-Law of the Corporation. All committees of the Board shall keep minutes of their meetings and shall report their proceedings to the Board when requested or required by the Board. Each committee of the Board may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by a resolution of the Board designating such committee. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, the presence of at least a majority of the members of the committee shall be necessary to constitute a quorum. Unless otherwise provided in such a resolution, in the event that a member and that member’s alternate, if alternates are designated by the Board, of such committee is or are absent or disqualified, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.

 

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Section 8. Action Without a Meeting . Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing (including by electronic transmission), and the writing or writings (including any electronic transmissions) are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board.

Section 9. Remote Meeting . The members of the Board or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board or committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this subsection shall constitute presence in person at such a meeting.

Section 10. Compensation . The Board may establish policies for the compensation of directors and for the reimbursement of the expenses of directors, in each case, in connection with services provided by directors to the Corporation.

Section 11. Reliance on Books and Records . A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

ARTICLE III.

OFFICERS

Section 1. Number . The Board, at its next meeting following each annual meeting of the stockholders, shall elect officers of the Corporation, including a Chief Executive Officer and a Secretary. The Board may also from time to time elect such other officers (including, without limitation, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Commercial Officer, a Chief Accounting Officer, a Chief Legal Officer and/or General Counsel, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more Assistant Secretaries and one or more Assistant Treasurers) as it may deem proper or may delegate to any elected officer of the Corporation the power to appoint and remove any such other officers and to prescribe their respective terms of office, authorities and duties. Any Vice President may be designated Executive, Senior or Corporate, or may be given such other designation or combination of designations as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may determine. Any two or more offices may be held by the same person. The Board may also elect or appoint a Chairman of the Board, who may or may not also be an officer of the Corporation. The Board may elect or appoint co-Chairmen of the Board, co-Presidents or co-Chief Executive Officers and, in such case, references in these By-Laws to the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Chief Executive Officer shall refer to either such co-Chairman of the Board, co-President or co-Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.

 

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Section 2. Term; Removal . All officers of the Corporation elected by the Board shall hold office for such terms as may be determined by the Board or, except with respect to his or her own office, the Chief Executive Officer, or until their respective successors are chosen and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal. Any officer may be removed from office at any time either with or without cause by affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board then in office, or, in the case of appointed officers, by any elected officer upon whom such power of removal shall have been conferred by the Board.

Section 3. Powers . Each of the officers of the Corporation elected by the Board or appointed by an officer in accordance with these By-Laws shall have the powers and duties prescribed by law, by these By-Laws or by the Board and, in the case of appointed officers, the powers and duties prescribed by the appointing officer, and, unless otherwise prescribed by these By-Laws or by the Board or such appointing officer, shall have such further powers and duties as ordinarily pertain to that office. The Chief Executive Officer shall have authority over the general direction of the affairs of the Corporation.

Section 4. Delegation of Powers and Duties . Unless otherwise provided in these By-Laws, in the absence or disability of any officer of the Corporation, the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may, during such period, delegate such officer’s powers and duties to any other officer or to any director and the person to whom such powers and duties are delegated shall, for the time being, hold such office.

ARTICLE IV.

CORPORATE BOOKS

The books of the Corporation may be kept inside or outside of the State of Delaware at such place or places as the Board may from time to time determine. The Board shall have power to determine to what extent and at what times and places and under what conditions and regulations the accounts and books of the Corporation, or any of them, shall be open to the inspection of the stockholders; and no stockholder shall have any right to inspect any account or book or document of the Corporation, except as conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, unless and until authorized so to by resolution of the Board or of the stockholders of the Corporation.

ARTICLE V.

CHECKS, NOTES, PROXIES, ETC.

All checks and drafts on the Corporation’s bank accounts and all bills of exchange and promissory notes, and all acceptances, obligations and other instruments for the payment of money, shall be signed by such officer or officers or agent or agents as shall be authorized from time to time by the Board or such officer or officers who may be delegated such authority. Proxies to vote and consents with respect to securities of other corporations owned by or standing in the name of the Corporation may be executed and delivered from time to time on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or by such officers as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the Board may from time to time determine.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed, and shall be subject to change, by the Board.

ARTICLE VII.

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 1. Indemnification Respecting Third Party Claims .

(A) Indemnification of Directors and Officers . The Corporation, to the fullest extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware as in effect from time to time, shall indemnify in accordance with the following provisions of this Article VII any person (a “ Covered Person ”) who was or is made a party to, is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (including any appeal thereof), whether civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or investigative in nature (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such Covered Person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or, at a time when he or she was a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of, or to represent the interests of, the Corporation as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent (a “ Subsidiary Officer ”) of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, including any charitable or not-for-profit public service organization or trade association (an “ Affiliated Entity ”), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements), costs, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful; provided , however , that the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify against any amount paid in settlement unless the Corporation has consented to such settlement. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement or conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Covered Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, that such Covered Person had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, a Covered Person shall not be entitled, as a matter of right, to indemnification pursuant to this paragraph against costs or expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding commenced by such Covered Person against the Corporation or any Affiliated Entity or any person who is or was a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Corporation or a

 

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Subsidiary Officer of any Affiliated Entity in their capacity as such unless such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board, but such indemnification may be provided by the Corporation in a specific case as permitted by Section 6 of this Article VII; provided that such Covered Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to indemnification in connection with any action, suit or proceeding commenced by such Covered Person to enforce his or her rights under this Article VII.

(B) Indemnification of Employees and Agents . The Corporation may indemnify any employee or agent of the Corporation in the manner and to the same or a lesser extent that it shall indemnify any director or officer under paragraph (A) above in this Section 1.

Section 2. Indemnification Respecting Derivative Claims .

(A) Indemnification of Directors and Officers . The Corporation, to the fullest extent and in the manner permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware as in effect from time to time, shall indemnify in accordance with the following provisions of this Article VII any Covered Person who was or is made a party to, is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action or suit (including any appeal thereof) brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such Covered Person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or, at a time when he or she was a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of, or to represent the interests of, the Corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated Entity against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and costs actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection with such action or suit if such Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such Covered Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless, and only to the extent that, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such judgment was rendered shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such Covered Person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses and costs as the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or such other court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, a Covered Person shall not be entitled, as a matter of right, to indemnification pursuant to this paragraph against costs and expenses incurred in connection with any action or suit in the right of the Corporation commenced by such Covered Person unless such action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board, but such indemnification may be provided by the Corporation in any specific case as permitted by Section 6 of this Article VII; provided that such Covered Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be entitled to indemnification in connection with any action, suit or proceeding commenced by such Covered Person to enforce his or her rights under this Article VII.

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Section 3. Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification; Claims . Any indemnification to be provided under Section 1 or 2 of this Article VII (unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification is proper under the circumstances because such Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in such paragraph. Such determination shall be made in accordance with any applicable procedures authorized by the Board and in accordance with the DGCL. If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article VII is not paid in full within ninety (90) days after a written claim therefor by a Covered Person has been received by the Corporation, such person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim. In any such action the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have the burden of proving that such person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

Section 4. Right to Indemnification in Certain Circumstances .

(A) Indemnification Upon Successful Defense . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article VII, to the extent that a director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in any of paragraphs (A) or (B) of Section 1 or 2 of this Article VII, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, or in any action, suit or proceeding brought by the director or officer to enforce rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs granted pursuant to this Article VII, such Covered Person shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) and costs actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection therewith.

(B) Indemnification for Service As a Witness . To the extent any Covered Person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation has served or prepared to serve as a witness in any action, suit or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or investigative in nature), including any investigation by any legislative body or any regulatory or self-regulatory body by which the Corporation’s business is regulated, by reason of his or her service as a director or officer of the Corporation or his or her service as a Subsidiary Officer of an Affiliated Entity at a time when he or she was a director or officer of the Corporation (assuming such Covered Person is or was serving at the request of, or to represent the interests of, the Corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of such Affiliated Entity), but excluding service as a witness in an action or suit commenced by such person (unless such expenses were incurred with the approval of the Board, a committee thereof or the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation), the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify such Covered Person against out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) actually and reasonably incurred by such Covered Person in connection therewith and shall use its best efforts to provide such indemnity within forty-five (45) days after receipt by the Corporation from such Covered Person of a statement requesting such indemnification, averring such service and reasonably evidencing such expenses and costs; it being understood, however, that the Corporation shall have no obligation under this Article VII to compensate such Covered Person for such Covered Person’s time or efforts so expended. The

 

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Corporation may indemnify any employee or agent of the Corporation to the same or a lesser extent as it may indemnify any director or officer of the Corporation pursuant to the foregoing sentence of this paragraph.

Section 5. Advances of Expenses .

(A) Advances to Directors and Officers . To the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs) and costs incurred by any Covered Person referred to in paragraph (A) of Section 1 or 2 of this Article VII in defending a civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding; provided , however , that to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses and costs in advance shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking in writing by or on behalf of such Covered Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified in respect of such costs and expenses by the Corporation as authorized by this Article VII.

(B) Advances to Employees and Agents . To the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, expenses and costs incurred by any person referred to in paragraph (B) of Section 1 or 2 of this Article VII in defending a civil, criminal, administrative, regulatory or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding as authorized by the Board, a committee thereof or an officer of the Corporation authorized to so act by the Board upon receipt of an undertaking in writing by or on behalf of such person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation in respect of such costs and expenses as authorized by this Article VII.

Section 6. Indemnification Not Exclusive .

(A) The provision of indemnification to or the advancement of expenses and costs to any Covered Person under this Article VII, or the entitlement of any Covered Person to indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs under this Article VII, shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the Corporation to indemnify or advance expenses and costs to such Covered Person in any other way permitted by law or be deemed exclusive of, or invalidate, any right to which any Covered Person seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses and costs may be entitled under any law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such Covered Person’s capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and as to action in any other capacity.

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entities and no right of advancement or recovery the Covered Person may have from the indemnitee-related entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Covered Person or the obligations of the Corporation hereunder. In the event that any of the indemnitee-related entities shall make any payment to the Covered Person in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to any jointly indemnifiable claim, the indemnitee-related entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Covered Person against the Corporation, and the Covered Person shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the indemnitee-related entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Each of the indemnitee-related entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 6(B) of Article VII, entitled to enforce this Section 6(B) of Article VII.

For purposes of this Section 6(B) of Article VII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) The term “indemnitee-related entities” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Corporation or any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for which the Covered Person has agreed, on behalf of the Corporation or at the Corporation’s request, to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent and which service is covered by the indemnity described herein) from whom a Covered Person may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Corporation may also have an indemnification or advancement obligation.

(2) The term “jointly indemnifiable claims” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding for which the Covered Person shall be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses from both the indemnitee-related entities and the Corporation pursuant to Delaware law, any agreement or certificate of incorporation, by-laws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or comparable organizational documents of the Corporation or the indemnitee-related entities, as applicable.

Section 7. Corporate Obligations; Reliance .

(A) The rights granted pursuant to the provisions of this Article VII shall vest at the time a person becomes a director or officer of the Corporation and shall be deemed to create a binding contractual obligation on the part of the Corporation to the persons who from time to time are elected as officers or directors of the Corporation, and such persons in acting in their capacities as officers or directors of the Corporation or Subsidiary Officers of any Affiliated Entity shall be entitled to rely on such provisions of this Article VII without giving notice thereof to the Corporation.

(B) Without the consent of any affected Covered Person, the Corporation shall not, in connection with the settlement or resolution of any claim alleged against it in any action, suit or proceeding, seek or consent to entry of an order that releases, bars or otherwise affects the rights of indemnification and advancement of expenses provided in this Article VII.

 

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Section 8. Amendment or Repeal . Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Article VII shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any Covered Person in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omissions occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

Section 9. Accrual of Claims; Successors . The indemnification provided or permitted under the foregoing provisions of this Article VII shall or may, as the case may be, apply in respect of any expense, cost, judgment, fine, penalty or amount paid in settlement, whether or not the claim or cause of action in respect thereof accrued or arose before or after the effective date of such provisions of this Article VII. The right of any Covered Person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation to indemnification or advancement of expenses as provided under the foregoing provisions of this Article VII shall continue after he or she shall have ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, distributees, executors, administrators and other legal representatives of such Covered Person.

Section 10. Insurance . The Corporation is authorized to purchase and shall maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of, or to represent the interests of, the Corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of any Affiliated Entity, against any expense, liability or loss asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this Article VII or applicable law.

Section 11. Definitions of Certain Terms . For purposes of this Article VII, (a) references to “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed into the Corporation in a consolidation or merger if such corporation would have been permitted (if its corporate existence had continued) under applicable law to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request, or to represent the interests of, such constituent corporation as a Subsidiary Officer of any Affiliated Entity shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued; (b) references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (c) references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, partner, member, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent of the Corporation or as a Subsidiary Officer of any Affiliated Entity which service imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, partner, member, trustee, fiduciary, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and (d) a Covered Person who acted in good faith and in a manner such Covered Person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article VII.

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

CORPORATE SEAL

The Corporation shall be authorized, but shall not be required, to obtain a corporate seal in such form as the Board shall prescribe.

ARTICLE IX.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Waiver of Notice . Whenever notice is required to be given by law or under any provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or these By-Laws, notice of any meeting need not be given to any person who shall attend such meeting (except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened), or who shall waive notice thereof, before or after such meeting, in writing (including by electronic transmission).

Section 2. Section Headings . Section headings in these By-Laws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.

Section 3. Inconsistent Provisions . In the event that any provision of these By-Laws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation or the DGCL, the provision of these By-Laws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.

Section 4. Severability . If any provision or provisions of these By-Laws shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of these By-Laws (including, without limitation, each portion of any paragraph of these By-Laws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of these By-Laws (including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of these By-Laws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

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ARTICLE X.

AMENDMENTS

These By-Laws may be made, amended, altered, changed, added to or repealed as set forth in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation.

Effective: As of December 12, 2012

 

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Exhibit 4.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

by and among

PBF ENERGY INC.

and

THE PERSONS SET FORTH ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS

  
  S ECTION  1.01      D EFINITIONS      1   
  S ECTION  1.02      R EGISTRABLE S ECURITIES      3   

ARTICLE 2 REGISTRATION RIGHTS

  
  S ECTION 2.01      S HELF R EGISTRATION      4   
  S ECTION  2.02      P IGGYBACK R EGISTRATION      5   
  S ECTION  2.03      D EMAND R EGISTRATION      7   
  S ECTION  2.04      O PT -O UT N OTICE      8   
  S ECTION  2.05      R EGISTRATION P ROCEDURES      8   
  S ECTION  2.06      C OOPERATION BY H OLDERS ; P ARTICIPATION IN U NDERWRITTEN O FFERING      10   
  S ECTION  2.07      R ESTRICTIONS ON P UBLIC S ALE BY H OLDERS OF R EGISTRABLE S ECURITIES      11   
  S ECTION  2.08      E XPENSES      12   
  S ECTION  2.09      I NDEMNIFICATION      12   
  S ECTION  2.10      R ULE  144 R EPORTING      14   
  S ECTION  2.11      L IMITATION ON S UBSEQUENT R EGISTRATION R IGHTS      15   

ARTICLE 3 MISCELLANEOUS

  
  S ECTION 3.01      C OMMUNICATIONS      15   
  S ECTION  3.02      S UCCESSOR AND A SSIGNS ; S UBSEQUENT H OLDERS OF R EGISTRABLE S ECURITIES      16   
  S ECTION  3.03      T RANSFER OR A SSIGNMENT OF R EGISTRATION R IGHTS      16   
  S ECTION  3.04      A GGREGATION OF R EGISTRABLE S ECURITIES      16   
  S ECTION  3.05      R ECAPITALIZATION , E XCHANGES , ETC . A FFECTING THE R EGISTRABLE S ECURITIES      16   
  S ECTION  3.06      S PECIFIC P ERFORMANCE      16   
  S ECTION  3.07      C OUNTERPARTS      17   
  S ECTION  3.08      H EADINGS      17   
  S ECTION  3.09      G OVERNING L AW      17   
  S ECTION  3.10      S EVERABILITY OF P ROVISIONS      17   
  S ECTION  3.11      E NTIRE A GREEMENT      17   
  S ECTION  3.12      A MENDMENT AND W AIVERS      17   
  S ECTION  3.13      N O P RESUMPTION      17   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of December 12, 2012, by and among PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and each of the Holders (as defined below) set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Holders are holders of PBF LLC Units (as defined below), which, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement (as defined below), are exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for shares of the Corporation’s Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”); and

WHEREAS, the Corporation has agreed to provide the Holders with the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions . The terms set forth below are used herein as so defined.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Affiliate Transfer ” means any transfer of PBF LLC Units or Registrable Securities (and/or the rights granted to the Holders by the Corporation under this Agreement) from any Holder to a Permitted Transferee of such Holder and any successive Affiliate Transfers.

Agreement ” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday for commercial banks in New York, New York.

Class A Common Stock ” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.


Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a).

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

Exchange Agreement ” means that certain Exchange Agreement, dated as of or about the date hereof, among the Corporation and the Persons from time to time party thereto, as amended from time to time.

Holder ” means those Persons (other than the Corporation) who shall from time to time be parties to this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof (including permitted transferees thereof) who are the record holder of any Registrable Securities.

Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.05(k).

Included Registrable Securities ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).

IPO ” means the first Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 that has been declared effective under the Securities Act by the Commission.

Lock-Up Period ” means the lock-up period pursuant to the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the IPO.

Losses ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

Managing Underwriter ” means the book running lead manager or managers of any Underwritten Offering.

Opt Out Notice ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.04 of this Agreement.

PBF LLC ” means PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and any successor thereto.

PBF LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF LLC, dated as of or about the date hereof, as amended from time to time.

PBF LLC Units ” means “Units” as such term is defined in the PBF LLC Agreement.

Permitted Transferee ” has the meaning given to such term in the PBF LLC Agreement.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability partnership, unincorporated organization, government or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any other form of entity.

Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).

 

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Registrable Securities ” means any shares of Class A Common Stock that may be delivered in exchange for PBF LLC Units and any other shares of Class A Common Stock otherwise held by the Holders from time to time, including any shares of Class A Common Stock issued in respect of any Registrable Securities by reason of or in connection with any dividend, distribution, split or purchase by the Holders after the date hereof, in each case until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.02. For purposes of this Agreement, a Person shall be deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities, such Registrable Securities shall be deemed to be in existence and such Person shall be entitled to exercise the rights of a holder of Registrable Securities hereunder whenever such Person has the right to acquire such Registrable Securities (upon conversion, exchange or exercise in connection with a transfer of securities or otherwise, but disregarding any restrictions or limitations upon the exercise of such right other than vesting), whether or not such acquisition has actually been effected.

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(a).

S-3 Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(b).

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

Selling Expenses ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(a).

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a).

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement) in which Class A Common Stock is sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal.”

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities . Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security when: (a) a registration statement covering such Registrable Security has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) such Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act); (c) such Registrable Security is held by the Corporation or one of its subsidiaries or otherwise ceases to be outstanding; (d) such Registrable Security has been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities; or (e) when and to the extent such securities may be publicly sold without limitation as to amount pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act or are otherwise freely transferrable to the public without further registration under the Securities Act.

 

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ARTICLE 2

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.01 Shelf Registration .

(a) Shelf Registration . The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act within five business days of the expiration of the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof covering (A) the delivery from time to time by the Corporation to the Holders of all shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable to the Holders in exchange for PBF LLC Units pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and (B) the public resale by the Holders of the Registrable Securities from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 of the Securities Act (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”), and (ii) cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective no later than 90 days after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period or any extension thereof. If a prospectus supplement will be used in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering from the Shelf Registration Statement and the Managing Underwriter at any time shall notify the Corporation in writing that, in the sole judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of detailed information to be used in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of the Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include such information in the prospectus supplement. The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be continuously effective, supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for exchange and, if applicable, resale of all Registrable Securities by the Holders and that it conforms in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act during the entire period beginning on the date the Shelf Registration Statement first is declared effective under the Securities Act and ending on the earlier to occur of (x) the date all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been exchanged and distributed in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Shelf Registration Statement and (y) the date on which any Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “ Effectiveness Period ”). The Shelf Registration Statement when declared effective will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of the prospectus contained in such Shelf Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made).

(b) S-3 Registration Statement . If the Corporation becomes eligible to use Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement form under the Securities Act, the Corporation shall promptly give notice of such eligibility to the Holders covered thereby and may (unless the Holders reasonably object) or shall, at the request of the Holders, promptly convert the Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 to a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement by means of a post-effective amendment or otherwise (the “ S-3 Shelf Registration Statement ”) for the exchange and resale of any then existing Registrable Securities unless any Holder with Registrable Securities registered under the Shelf Registration Statement notifies the Corporation within 10 Business Days of receipt of the Corporation notice that such conversion would interfere with its distribution of Registrable

 

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Securities already in progress and provides a reasonable explanation therefor, in which case the Corporation will delay the conversion of the Shelf Registration Statement for a reasonable time after receipt of the first such notice, not to exceed 30 days in the aggregate, for all Holders requesting such suspension (unless the Corporation, at such time as the conversion from Form S-1 to Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement may occur, would otherwise be required to amend the Shelf Registration Statement and require that Holders suspend sales). Upon the effectiveness of the S-3 Shelf Registration Statement, all references to the Shelf Registration Statement in this Agreement shall then automatically be deemed to be a reference to the S-3 Shelf Registration Statement.

(c) Delay Rights . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Corporation may, at any time and from time to time, upon written notice to each Holder, postpone effecting a Shelf Registration Statement or suspend such Selling Holder’s use of any prospectus which is a part of the Shelf Registration Statement (in which event the Selling Holder shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant thereto), for one or more periods not to exceed an aggregate of 120 days in any 365-day period exclusive of days covered by any lock-up agreement executed by a Holder in connection with any Underwritten Offering and as set forth in Section 2.07, if (i) the Corporation is pursuing a material acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition, offering of securities or other similar transaction and the Corporation determines in good faith that the Corporation’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in the Shelf Registration Statement, (ii) the Corporation has experienced some other material non-public event or is in possession of material non-public information concerning the Corporation, the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Corporation, would materially adversely affect the Corporation or (iii) at any time prior to the time when the Corporation is eligible to utilize the S-3 Shelf Registration Statement, the Corporation has prepared and filed with the Commission a post-effective amendment for the purpose of updating financial information or other information therein and such post-effective amendment has not been declared effective by the Commission. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition or expiration of the period described above, as applicable, the Corporation shall provide prompt written notice (including via email) to each Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in the Shelf Registration Statement, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of exchanges or sales it has put into effect and shall take such other actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement.

Section 2.02 Piggyback Registration .

(a) Underwritten Offering Participation . If at any time after the closing of the IPO, the Corporation proposes to file a registration statement (other than a Shelf Registration Statement or registrations on such form(s) solely for registration of shares of Class A Common Stock in connection with any employee benefit plan or dividend reinvestment plan or a merger or consolidation), including registrations pursuant to Section 2.03, for the sale of Class A Common Stock in an Underwritten Offering for its own account and/or another Person (each a “ Piggyback Registration ”), then as soon as practicable but not less than 10 Business Days prior to the filing of (x) any preliminary prospectus supplement to a prospectus that includes the Registrable Securities, relating to such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Rule 424(b), (y) the prospectus supplement to a prospectus that includes the Registrable Securities, relating to such Underwritten

 

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Offering pursuant to Rule 424(b) (if no preliminary prospectus supplement is used) or (z) such registration statement, as the case may be, the Corporation shall give notice of such proposed Underwritten Offering to the Holders and such notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing. Subject to Section 2.02(b), the Corporation shall include in such Underwritten Offering all such Registrable Securities (as may be cutback below, the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) with respect to which the Corporation has received requests within five Business Days (except in the case of a “bought deal” or an “overnight transaction” where no preliminary prospectus is used, then within one Business Day) after the Corporation’s notice has been delivered in accordance with Section 3.01. If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering. If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Corporation shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Corporation shall give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (i) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering. Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such offering by giving written notice to the Corporation of such withdrawal up to and including the time of pricing of such offering. No such withdrawal shall affect the Corporation’s obligation to pay any and all Registration Expenses. After the time the Corporation has caused to become effective a Shelf Registration Statement covering all shares to be registered pursuant to Section 2.01 hereof, no Holder shall be entitled to participate in any such Underwritten Offering under this Section 2.02(a) unless such Holder and its Affiliates hold at least $15 million of Registrable Securities on the date of such notice (determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Securities offered by the average of the closing price for Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days preceding the date of such notice).

(b) Priority of Registration . If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Class A Common Stock advises the Corporation in writing that the total amount of Class A Common Stock which the Selling Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Class A Common Stock offered or the market for the Class A Common Stock, then the Class A Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advises the Corporation can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated as follows: first, to the Corporation; second, if there remains availability for additional Class A Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, pro rata among the Selling Holders who have requested participation in the Underwritten Offering to the exclusion of other Persons; and third, if there remains availability for additional Class A Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, pro rata among any other Persons who have been granted registration rights or are granted registration rights on or after the date of this Agreement who have requested participation in the Underwritten Offering.

 

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Section 2.03 Demand Registration .

(a) Underwritten Offering . At any time after the Shelf Registration Statement has been declared effective, any one or more Holders may deliver written notice to the Corporation that such Holders (the “ requesting Holders ”) wish to dispose of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering if such Holders reasonably anticipate gross proceeds from such Underwritten Offering of at least $25 million. Upon receipt of such written request, the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to retain underwriters and effect such sale through an Underwritten Offering and take all commercially reasonable actions as are requested by the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided , however , the Corporation shall not be required to (i) enter into any lock-up agreement or similar obligation or (ii) cause its management to participate in any “road show” or similar marketing effort in connection with any Underwritten Offering if the gross proceeds from such Underwritten Offering is reasonably anticipated to be less than $75 million, unless the Managing Underwriter or underwriters of any such proposed Underwritten Offering advise the Corporation that the failure of the Corporation to enter into a lock-up agreement or similar obligation or the Corporation’s management to participate in such road show would adversely affect the price, timing or distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock. The Corporation may elect to include primary shares of Class A Common Stock in any Underwritten Offering undertaken pursuant to this Section 2.03(a). If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2.03(a) advises the Corporation and the requesting Holders in writing that the total amount of Class A Common Stock which the requesting Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have an adverse effect in any material respect on the price, timing or distribution of the Class A Common Stock offered or the market for the Class A Common Stock, then the Class A Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advises the Corporation and the requesting Holders can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated as follows: first, to the requesting Holders and any other Holders having piggyback registration rights pursuant to Section 2.02 pro rata among such requesting Holders and other Holders; second, if there remains availability for additional Class A Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, to the Corporation; and third, if there remains availability for additional Class A Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, pro rata among any other Persons who have been granted registration rights or are granted registration rights on or after the date of this Agreement who are entitled to participate in the Underwritten Offering.

(b) Appointment of Underwriters . In connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Corporation shall have the sole right to appoint the Managing Underwriters and underwriters.

(c) Limitations on Demand Registration . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Holders shall be entitled to request in the aggregate no more than two Underwritten Offerings pursuant to Section 2.03(a) in any 365-day period, (ii) each of Blackstone and First Reserve (each as defined in the PBF LLC Agreement) shall be entitled to request no more than four Underwritten Offerings pursuant to Section 2.03(a) in the aggregate,

 

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and (iii) the Corporation shall not be obligated to effect any Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03(a) prior to the expiration of 120 days from the closing of any other Underwritten Offering for which the Holders had piggyback registration rights pursuant to Section 2.02.

Section 2.04 Opt-Out Notice . Any Holder may deliver written notice (an “ Opt Out Notice ”) to the Corporation requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Corporation of any proposed Underwritten Offering or of any blackout periods contemplated by Section 2.01(c). Such Opt Out Notice shall contain a covenant that the Holder will not attempt to effect any sales under the Shelf Registration Statement while the Opt Out Notice is in effect; however such Holder may make sales under Rule 144. Any Holder that delivers an Opt Out Notice may later revoke any such notice.

Section 2.05 Registration Procedures . In connection with its obligations contained in Sections 2.01 and 2.02 hereof, the Corporation will as promptly as reasonably practicable:

(a) subject to Section 2.01(c), prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement and any prospectus used in connection therewith or reports filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act as may be necessary to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period, and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered thereby;

(b) furnish, upon reasonable request, to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference into such registration statement or any supplement or amendment thereto), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing such registration statement and the prospectus included therein or any supplement or amendment thereto, (ii) such number of copies of such registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Selling Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, and (iii) copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities;

(c) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any Selling Holder or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request, provided that the Corporation will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action which would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

 

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(d) immediately notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in any registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, provided , however , that the Corporation shall not be required to specify in the written notice to the Selling Holders the nature of such event; (ii) the issuance or threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; (iii) the receipt by the Corporation of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction; or (iv) any Commission request that a registration statement contemplated by the Agreement be amended or supplemented; following the provision of such notice, the Corporation agrees to as promptly as reasonably practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other action as is necessary to remove such stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;

(e) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish upon request, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Corporation in customary form dated the date of the closing of the Underwritten Offering, and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter or letters, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and a letter or letters of like kind dated the date of the closing of the Underwritten Offering, in each case, signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the financial statements included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of the opinion and the “cold comfort” letter or letters shall be in customary form and covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement included therein) and as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to the underwriters in an Underwritten Offering of securities of the Corporation and such other matters as such underwriters may reasonably request;

(f) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders (or otherwise provide in accordance with Section 11(a) of the Securities Act) an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 158 thereunder (or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities Act) or otherwise;

(g) make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and each Selling Holder who is an Affiliate of the Corporation access to such information and personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided that the Corporation need not disclose any information to any such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Corporation;

 

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(h) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Corporation are then listed;

(i) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

(j) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by any Selling Holder or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and

(k) if any Holder could reasonably be deemed to be an “underwriter,” as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, in connection with the registration statement in respect of any registration of Registrable Securities of such Holder pursuant to this Agreement, and any amendment or supplement thereof (any such registration statement or amendment or supplement, a “ Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ”), then the Corporation will cooperate with such Holder in allowing such Holder to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to the Corporation and satisfy its obligations in respect thereof. In addition, at any Holder’s request, the Corporation will furnish to such Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of any Holder Underwriter Registration Statement and thereafter from time to time on such dates as such Holder may reasonably request, (i) a letter, dated such date, from the Corporation’s independent certified public accountants in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to such Holder, (ii) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Corporation for purposes of such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, including a standard “10b-5” assurance for such offering, addressed to such Holder and (iii) a standard officer’s certificate from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation addressed to such Holder. The Corporation will also permit one legal counsel to such Holder(s) to review and comment upon any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement at least five Business Days prior to its filing with the Commission and all amendments and supplements to any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement within a reasonable number of days prior to their filing with the Commission and not file any Holder Underwriter Registration Statement or amendment or supplement thereto in a form to which such Holder’s legal counsel reasonably objects.

Section 2.06 Cooperation by Holders; Participation in Underwritten Offering .

(a) Effect of Certain Events . Each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Corporation of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.05(d), shall forthwith discontinue exchanges or dispositions of the Registrable Securities until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 2.05(d) or until it is advised in writing by the Corporation that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Corporation, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Corporation (at the Corporation’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus and any prospectus supplement covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.

 

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(b) Compliance with Securities Act . The Corporation shall have no obligation to include in any registration statement contemplated hereunder Registrable Securities of a Selling Holder who has failed to timely furnish such information which, in the opinion of counsel to the Corporation, is reasonably required in order for the registration statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.

(c) General Procedures . In connection with an Underwritten Offering, each Selling Holder and the Corporation shall be obligated to enter into an underwriting agreement which contains such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwriting agreements for firm commitment offerings of securities. No Selling Holder may participate in such Underwritten Offering unless such Selling Holder agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in such underwriting agreement and completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, securities escrow agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement, and to furnish to the Corporation such information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in writing for inclusion in the Piggyback Registration or Shelf Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, as the case may be. Each Selling Holder may, at its option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Corporation to and for the benefit of such underwriters also be made to and for such Selling Holder’s benefit and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also be conditions precedent to its obligations. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Corporation or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell the securities being registered on its behalf, its ownership of the securities being registered on its behalf and its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Section 2.06, such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the Corporation and the Managing Underwriter and such withdrawal may be made up to and including the time of pricing of the Underwritten Offering. No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Corporation’s obligation to pay Registration Expenses.

Section 2.07 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities . Each Holder who, along with its Affiliates, beneficially owns at least twenty five percent (25%) of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then outstanding (giving effect to the exchange of all PBF LLC Units held by Persons other than the Corporation for shares of Class A Common Stock) shall agree not to effect any public sale or distribution of the Registrable Securities during the 90 calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of an Underwritten Offering, provided that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally imposed by the underwriters on the Corporation or the officers, directors or any other similarly situated stockholder of the Corporation on whom a restriction is imposed; (ii) such restrictions shall not apply on or after the third anniversary of the IPO; and (iii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder.

 

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Section 2.08 Expenses .

(a) Certain Definitions . “ Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the Corporation’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities in a Shelf Registration pursuant to Section 2.01, a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03, and the disposition of such securities, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and quotation system fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.), transfer taxes and fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for the Corporation, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.08 hereof, the Corporation shall not be responsible for legal fees or other costs incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder. In addition, the Corporation shall not be responsible for any “ Selling Expenses ,” which means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.

(b) Expenses . The Corporation will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement, a Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 2.02 or an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.03, whether or not the applicable registration statement becomes effective or any sale is made pursuant thereto. Each Selling Holder shall pay all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder.

Section 2.09 Indemnification .

(a) By the Corporation . In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its Affiliates and their respective directors and officers, and each underwriter, pursuant to the applicable underwriting agreement with such underwriter, of Registrable Securities thereunder and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) contained in the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or any “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act)

 

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prepared by or on behalf of the Corporation or used or referred to by the Corporation, in each case in connection therewith, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings as such expenses are incurred and the Selling Holder Indemnified Person notifies the Corporation of such expenses; provided , however , that the Corporation will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in such registration statement, or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

(b) By Each Selling Holder . Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Corporation, its Affiliates and their respective directors and officers, and each Person, if any, who controls the Corporation within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Corporation to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement, or prospectus supplement relating to the Registrable Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto; provided , however , that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.

(c) Notice . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof; provided , however , that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 2.09 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.09. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.09 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided , however , that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed

 

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to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all liability of, the indemnified party and does not contain any admission of wrongdoing or illegal activity by the indemnified party.

(d) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.09 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to the Corporation or any Selling Holder or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Corporation on the one hand and of such Selling Holder on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided , however , that in no event shall such Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the Corporation on the one hand and each Selling Holder on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any Loss which is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e) Other Indemnification . The provisions of this Section 2.09 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.

Section 2.10 Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Corporation agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a) make and keep public information regarding the Corporation available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 of the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Corporation for an offering of its securities to the general public;

 

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(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required to be filed by the Corporation under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time that it is subject to such reporting);

(c) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, to furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Corporation, if any, filed with the Commission, and such other reports and documents filed with the Commission as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such Registrable Securities without registration; and

(d) take such additional actions as may be reasonably required to permit the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 as a result of subsequent amendments or modifications thereto or interpretive guidance provided by the Commission.

Section 2.11 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights . From and after the date hereof, the Corporation shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the then outstanding Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Corporation that would allow such current or future holder to require the Corporation to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Corporation on a basis that is senior in any way to the piggyback rights granted to the Holders hereunder.

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01 Communications . All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by facsimile, courier service or personal delivery:

(a) if to any of the Holders, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.01, which address initially is the address set forth in the PBF LLC Agreement,

(b) if to a Permitted Transferee of a Holder, to such Person at the address furnished by such Permitted Transferee, and

(c) if to the Corporation, to PBF Energy Inc., One Sylvan Way, Parsippany, New Jersey, Attn: General Counsel, Facsimile: (973) 455-7562, with a copy to Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, New York 10038, Attn: Todd E. Lenson, Facsimile: (212) 806-7793.

All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if sent via facsimile; and when actually received, if sent by any other means. Any party may specify such other address as shall be provided in a notice given in accordance with this Section 3.01.

 

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Section 3.02 Successor and Assigns; Subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein. To the extent that PBF LLC issues PBF LLC Units in the future (including, without limitation, PBF LLC Units issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants to purchase PBF LLC Units), then the holder of such PBF LLC Units shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit A hereto, whereupon such holder shall become a Holder hereunder.

Section 3.03 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights . The rights granted to the Holders by the Corporation under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by any Holder to one or more transferee(s) or assignee(s) of such Registrable Securities so long as (a) such transfer or assignment is not in contravention of the PBF LLC Agreement and following such transfer or assignment such transferee or assignee holds Registrable Securities having an aggregate market value (based on the most recent closing price of the Class A Common Stock) at the time of such transfer or assignment of at least $10 million, or (b) any transferee or assignee of such Registrable Securities is already a party to this Agreement; provided that in any case, (x) the Corporation is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (y) each such transferee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement (unless it is already a party to this Agreement); and provided further , that the requirements in this Section 3.03(a) and 3.03(b) shall not apply to an Affiliate Transfer.

Section 3.04 Aggregation of Registrable Securities . All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.

Section 3.05 Recapitalization, Exchanges, etc. Affecting the Registrable Securities . The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all Class A Common Stock or other equity securities of the Corporation or any successor or assign of the Corporation (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, including any Class A Common Stock or other equity securities that may be issued in exchange for PBF LLC Units in connection with any merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Corporation, PBF LLC or any of their subsidiaries, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

Section 3.06 Specific Performance . Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief, including specific performance, in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity which such Person may have.

 

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Section 3.07 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.

Section 3.08 Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 3.09 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

Section 3.10 Severability of Provisions . Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 3.11 Entire Agreement . This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Corporation set forth herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter, including, without limitation, the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2008, by and among PBF Energy Partners LP and the Purchasers (as defined therein) party thereto.

Section 3.12 Amendment and Waivers . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or changed, and any provision hereof may be waived or terminated, only by means of a written instrument signed by the Corporation and each of the Holders who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns at least 950,000 shares of Class A Common Stock; provided , however , that no such amendment or waiver shall materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder, relative to any other Holder, without the consent of such Holder.

Section 3.13 No Presumption . In the event any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission, or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel.

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

 

PBF ENERGY INC.

By:

 

 

  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF]

JOINDER AGREEMENT

This Joinder Agreement (“ Joinder Agreement ”) is a joinder to the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (as amended, the “ Registration Rights Agreement ”), by and among PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and each of the Holders from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have their meanings given to them in the Registration Rights Agreement. This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware. In the event of any conflict between this Joinder Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, the terms of this Joinder Agreement shall control.

The undersigned hereby joins and enters into the Registration Rights Agreement having acquired PBF LLC Units in PBF LLC. By signing and returning this Joinder Agreement to the Corporation, the undersigned accepts and agrees to be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of and agreements of a Holder contained in the Registration Rights Agreement, with all attendant rights, duties and obligations of a Holder thereunder. The parties to the Registration Rights Agreement shall treat the execution and delivery hereof by the undersigned as the execution and delivery of the Registration Rights Agreement by the undersigned and, upon receipt of this Joinder Agreement by the Corporation, the signature of the undersigned set forth below shall constitute a counterpart signature to the signature page of the Registration Rights Agreement.

Name:                                                                                                                                     

 

Address for Notices:     With copies to:

 

   

 

   
   

 

   

 

   
   

 

   

 

   
Attention:                                                                                   

 

 

Exhibit A-1

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

Dated and effective as of

December 12, 2012

THE UNITS IN PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. NO UNIT MAY BE SOLD OR OFFERED FOR SALE (WITHIN THE MEANING OF ANY SECURITIES LAW) UNLESS A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS WITH RESPECT TO THE UNIT IS THEN IN EFFECT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE LAWS IS THEN APPLICABLE TO THE UNIT. A UNIT ALSO MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR ENCUMBERED UNLESS THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE SATISFIED.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

        Page   
ARTICLE I    DEFINITIONS      1   

Section 1.1.

   Definitions      1   

Section 1.2.

   Other Definitions      13   

Section 1.3.

   Construction      13   
ARTICLE II    ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS      14   

Section 2.1.

   Formation      14   

Section 2.2.

   Name      14   

Section 2.3.

   Limited Liability      14   

Section 2.4.

   Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office in the United States; Other Offices      14   

Section 2.5.

   Purpose; Powers      14   

Section 2.6.

   Foreign Qualification      15   

Section 2.7.

   Term      15   

Section 2.8.

   No State Law Partnership      15   

Section 2.9.

   Admission      15   
ARTICLE III    MEMBERS; CAPITALIZATION      16   

Section 3.1.

   Members; Units      16   

Section 3.2.

   Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units      18   

Section 3.3.

   Series A Units/Series B Units—Reclassification, Exchange and Sale      19   

Section 3.4.

   Capital Account      21   

Section 3.5.

   No Withdrawal      23   

Section 3.6.

   Loans From Members      23   

Section 3.7.

   No Right of Partition      24   

Section 3.8.

   Non-Certification of Units; Legend; Units are Securities      24   

Section 3.9.

   Outside Activities of the Members      26   
ARTICLE IV    DISTRIBUTIONS      26   

Section 4.1.

   Determination of Distributions      26   

Section 4.2.

   Sharing of Distributions—General      26   

Section 4.3.

   Sharing of Distributions—Series A-1 Members and Series B Members      26   

 

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Section 4.4.

   Series A-1 Member and Series B Member Operating Rules      28   

Section 4.5.

   Unvested Units      30   

Section 4.6.

   Successors      30   

Section 4.7.

   Tax Distributions      30   

Section 4.8.

   Withholding      31   

Section 4.9.

   Limitation      31   
ARTICLE V    ALLOCATIONS      31   

Section 5.1.

   Allocations for Capital Account Purposes      31   

Section 5.2.

   Allocations for Tax Purposes      34   

Section 5.3.

   Members’ Tax Reporting      35   

Section 5.4.

   Certain Costs and Expenses      36   
ARTICLE VI    MANAGEMENT      36   

Section 6.1.

   Managing Member; Delegation of Authority and Duties      36   

Section 6.2.

   Officers      37   

Section 6.3.

   Liability of Members      38   

Section 6.4.

   Indemnification by the Company      39   

Section 6.5.

   Liability of Indemnitees      40   

Section 6.6.

   Investment Representations of Members      41   
ARTICLE VII    WITHDRAWAL; DISSOLUTION; TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS;   
   ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS      41   

Section 7.1.

   Member Withdrawal      41   

Section 7.2.

   Vesting; Redemption/Forfeiture of Series B Units      41   

Section 7.3.

   Dissolution      45   

Section 7.4.

   Transfer by Members      46   

Section 7.5.

   Admission or Substitution of New Members      46   

Section 7.6.

   Additional Requirements      48   

Section 7.7.

   Bankruptcy      48   

Section 7.8.

   Spouses      48   

Section 7.9.

   Registration Rights      49   

 

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ARTICLE VIII    BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION; TAX MATTERS      49   

Section 8.1.

   Books and Records      49   

Section 8.2.

   Information      50   

Section 8.3.

   Fiscal Year      50   

Section 8.4.

   Certain Tax Matters      50   
ARTICLE IX    MISCELLANEOUS      51   

Section 9.1.

   Separate Agreements; Schedules      51   

Section 9.2.

   Governing Law; Disputes      52   

Section 9.3.

   Parties in Interest      53   

Section 9.4.

   Amendments and Waivers      53   

Section 9.5.

   Notices      54   

Section 9.6.

   Counterparts      55   

Section 9.7.

   Power of Attorney      55   

Section 9.8.

   Entire Agreement      55   

Section 9.9.

   Remedies      55   

Section 9.10.

   Severability      55   

Section 9.11.

   Creditors      56   

Section 9.12.

   Waiver      56   

Section 9.13.

   Further Action      56   

Section 9.14.

   Delivery by Facsimile or Email      56   

Section 9.15.

   Confidentiality      56   

Exhibit A

   Form of Adoption Agreement   

Exhibit B

   Form of Consent of Spouse   

Schedule 3.1(d)

   Schedule of IPO Reclassification   

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

This AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) of PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), dated and effective as of December 12, 2012 (the “ Effective Date ”), is made by and among the Members (as defined herein).

WHEREAS, PBF Energy Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Partnership ”), was organized under and in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act (the “ Partnership Act ”), and governed by an Agreement of Limited Partnership dated as of February 26, 2008;

WHEREAS, effective as of June 1, 2010, the Partnership was merged into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity pursuant to Section 18-209 of the Act and Section 211 of the Partnership Act, and simultaneously therewith entered into the Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company (as subsequently amended prior to the date hereof, the “ Original LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Members are entering into this Agreement as of the Effective Date to amend and restate the Original LLC Agreement to, among other things, admit PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation, as the sole Managing Member of the Company and to provide for, among other things, the management of the business and affairs of the Company, the allocation of profits and losses among the Members, the respective rights and obligations of the Members to each other and to the Company, and certain other matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and provisions hereinafter contained, the Members hereby adopt the following:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings:

Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, as amended.

Additional Member ” means any Person that has been admitted to the Company as a Member pursuant to Section 7.5 by virtue of having received its Membership Interest from the Company and not from any other Member or Assignee.

Adjusted Capital Account ” means the Capital Account maintained for each Member as of the end of each Fiscal Year of the Company, (a) increased by any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore under the standards set by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (or is deemed obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5)) and (b) decreased by (i) the amount of all losses and deductions that, as of the


end of such Fiscal Year, are reasonably expected to be allocated to such Member in subsequent years under Section 706(d) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.751-1(b)(2)(ii), and (ii) the amount of all distributions that, as of the end of such Fiscal Year, are reasonably expected to be made to such Member in subsequent years in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or otherwise to the extent they exceed offsetting increases to such Member’s Capital Account that are reasonably expected to occur during (or prior to) the year in which such distributions are reasonably expected to be made (other than increases as a result of a minimum gain chargeback pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(i) or Section 5.1(b)(ii) ). The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Adjusted Property ” means any property the Carrying Value of which has been adjusted pursuant to Section 3.4(d)(i) or Section 3.4(d)(ii) .

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by or under common Control with such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, none of the Blackstone Group or the First Reserve Group or any of their Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of any other member of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Agreed Value ” of any Contributed Property means the Fair Market Value of such property or other consideration at the time of contribution as determined by the Managing Member, without taking into account any liabilities to which such Contributed Property was subject at such time. The Managing Member shall use such method as it determines to be appropriate to allocate the aggregate Agreed Value of Contributed Properties contributed to the Company in a single transaction or series of related transactions among each separate property on a basis proportional to the fair market value of each Contributed Property.

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

Assignee ” means any Transferee to which a Member or another Assignee has Transferred all or a portion of its interest in the Company in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, but that is not admitted to the Company as a Member.

Assumed Tax Rate ” means, for any taxable year, the highest marginal effective rate of federal, state and local income tax applicable to an individual resident in New York, New York (or, if higher, a corporation doing business in New York, New York), taking into account any allowable deductions in respect of such state and local taxes in computing a Member’s liability for federal income tax; provided that the Assumed Tax Rate for ordinary income initially will be set at 45 percent, as adjusted by decision of the Managing Member; and provided further that the Assumed Tax Rate for ordinary income shall be recalculated at any time that the applicable tax rates change.

Bankruptcy ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) if such Person (i) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (ii) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, (iii) is adjudged a bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against it an order for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, (iv) files a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization,

 

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arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, (v) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of this nature, (vi) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, or (b) if 120 days after the commencement of any proceeding against the Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, if the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within 90 days after the appointment without such Person’s consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, the appointment is not vacated or stayed, or within 90 days after the expiration of any such stay, the appointment is not vacated. The foregoing definition of “Bankruptcy” is intended to replace and shall supersede and replace the definition of “Bankruptcy” set forth in Sections 18-101(1) and 18-304 of the Act.

Blackstone ” means, collectively, Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., and Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P.

Blackstone Group ” means Blackstone and their Affiliated investment funds and other investment vehicles.

Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement ” means the agreement entered into by and among the partnership formed by an Affiliate of the Blackstone Group and the Series B Members relating to the Exchange Shares, as such agreement is amended from time to time.

Book-Tax Disparity ” means, with respect to any item of Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, as of the date of any determination, the difference between the Carrying Value of such Contributed Property or Adjusted Property and the adjusted basis thereof for federal income tax purposes as of such date.

Business Day ” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of New York shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Call Event ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(v) of this Agreement.

Call Notice Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(v) of this Agreement.

Call Option Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(v) of this Agreement.

Call Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(v) of this Agreement.

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Member pursuant to Section 3.4 of this Agreement.

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of any cash or cash equivalents or the Fair Market Value of other property contributed or deemed to be contributed to the Company by such Member with respect to any Unit or other Equity Securities issued by the Company (net of liabilities assumed by the Company or to which such property is subject).

 

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Carrying Value ” means (a) with respect to a Contributed Property, subject to the following sentence, the Agreed Value of such property reduced (but not below zero) by all depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions charged to the Members’ Capital Accounts in respect of such Contributed Property, and (b) with respect to any other Company property, subject to the following sentence and Section 3.4(b)(iv) , the adjusted basis of such property for federal income tax purposes, all as of the time of determination. The Carrying Value of any property shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with Section 3.4(d)(i) and Section 3.4(d)(ii) and to reflect changes, additions or other adjustments to the Carrying Value for dispositions and acquisitions of Company properties, as deemed appropriate by the Managing Member.

Cause ” means the definition of “Cause” used in the applicable Series B Member’s Employment Agreement, or, if such Series B Member does not have an Employment Agreement that defines “Cause,” then Cause shall mean: (A) any material breach of this Agreement or the Series B Member’s Employment Agreement, including, without limitation, the material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made under this Agreement or such Series B Member’s Employment Agreement, by such Series B Member; (B) the commission of an act of gross negligence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, theft or embezzlement on the part of such Series B Member, in any case that adversely affects or may reasonably be expected to adversely affect the business or reputation of the Company, any Member, any Affiliate of the Company or any Affiliate of a Member; (C) the conviction or indictment of the Series B Member, or a plea of nolo contendere by such Series B Member, to any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or (D) the continued failure or refusal to perform employment obligations pursuant to this Agreement or such Series B Member’s Employment Agreement and, if such breach is of a nature that may be cured, such breach is not cured by the Series B Member within fifteen (15) days after notice of such breach.

Certificate ” means the Certificate of Formation of the Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Chief Executive Officer ” means the chief executive officer duly appointed by the Managing Member.

Class A Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of PBF Energy Inc.

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

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

Company Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth for the term “partnership minimum gain” in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

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Control ” (including the correlative terms “Controlled by” and “Controlling”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or to cause the direction of, the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Contributed Property ” means any property contributed to the Company by a Member.

Cumulative Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(c) .

Cumulative Participation Rate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(c).

Death/Disability Put Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(iii) .

Disability ” means, as used to describe any Series B Member, the definition of “Disability” used in such Series B Member’s Employment Agreement, or, if such Series B Member does not have an Employment Agreement or such term is not defined therein, “Disability” means that such Series B Member becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine months in any twenty-four consecutive month period to perform such Series B Member’s duties as an employee of or service provider to the Company or any of its Affiliates. The determination of a Disability will be made by the Company.

Disregarded Transfers ” means any one of the following:

(i) a Transfer that is part of one or more Transfers by a Member and any related persons (within the meaning of Section 267(b) or 707(b)(1) of the Code) during any 30 calendar day period of equity interests in the Company representing in the aggregate more than 2% of the total capital or profits of the Company; or

(ii) a Transfer that is in connection with a Transfer by one or more Members of equity interests in the Company representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the total capital and profits of the Company.

Economic Risk of Loss ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b)(vi) .

Effective Date ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.

Eligible Series A-2 Units ” means Series A-2 Units that were reclassified from Series A-1 Units to Series A-2 Units in connection with a Sale Transfer.

Employment Agreement ” means the then effective employment agreement, if any, entered into between the Company or any of its Affiliates and a Series B Member.

Equity Securities ” means, as applicable, (i) any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interests, or other equity interest, (ii) any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interests, or other equity interest or containing any profit participation features, (iii) any rights or options directly or indirectly to subscribe for or to

 

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purchase any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interest, other equity interest or securities containing any profit participation features or to subscribe for or to purchase any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock, limited liability company or membership interests, partnership interest, other equity interests or securities containing any profit participation features, (iv) any equity appreciation rights, phantom equity rights or other similar rights, or (v) any Equity Securities issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) above in connection with a combination, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

Exchange ” means the exchange of Units for Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder as in effect from time to time.

Exchange Agreement ” means the Exchange Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof among the Managing Member and the Persons from time to time party thereto, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Exchange Election ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(i) .

Exchange Shares ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(iii) .

Exchange Value ” shall mean (a) the product of (i) the per share trading price of the Class A Common Stock immediately prior to the delivery of the Exchange Election times (ii) the number of Exchange Shares issued pursuant to the applicable Exchange Election, less (b) any underwriting discount paid with respect to such Exchange Shares.

Existing Member ” means each Series A Member and Series B Member, as of the relevant date of determination.

Existing Member Percentage Interest ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, the product obtained by multiplying (i) 100% less the Other Securities Percentage Interest by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the total number of Series A Units outstanding as of such date by (y) the total number of all outstanding Series A Units and Series C Units on such date.

Fair Market Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(d)(i) of this Agreement.

Family Member ” means, with respect to any Member, a spouse, lineal ancestor, lineal descendant, legally adopted child, brother or sister of such Member, or lineal descendant or legally adopted child of a brother or sister of such Member.

First Reserve ” means, collectively, FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC.

First Reserve Group ” means First Reserve and their Affiliated investment funds and other investment vehicles.

 

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First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement ” means the agreement entered into by and among the partnership formed by an Affiliate of the First Reserve Group and the Series B Members relating to the Exchange Shares, as such agreement is amended from time to time.

Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of the Company which shall end on December 31 of each calendar year unless, for United States federal income tax purposes, another fiscal year is required. The Company shall have the same fiscal year for United States federal income tax purposes and for accounting purposes.

GAAP ” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, consistently applied and maintained throughout the applicable periods.

Good Reason ” means the definition of “Good Reason” used in the applicable Series B Member’s Employment Agreement, or if the Series B Member does not have an Employment Agreement or such term is not defined therein, then Good Reason shall exist in the event of, without the Series B Member’s consent: (i) an adverse, material and sustained diminution of the Series B Member’s duties, (ii) the material breach by the Company of any of its material covenants or obligations under this Agreement or the Series B Member’s Employment Agreement, or (iii) the failure of the Company or any of its Affiliates to pay or cause to be paid a Series B Member’s base salary when due; provided that prior to the Series B Member’s termination of employment for Good Reason, the Series B Member must give written notice to the Company of any such event that constitutes Good Reason within twenty (20) days of the occurrence of such event and such event must remain uncorrected for ninety (90) days following receipt of such written notice; and provided further that any termination due to Good Reason must occur no later than forty-five (45) days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason.

Grant Date ” means June 1, 2010, the date on which the Series B Units were issued.

HSR Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(f) .

Income ” means individual items of Company income and gain determined in accordance with the definitions of Net Income and Net Loss.

Indemnitees ” means (a) any Person who is or was a member, partner, shareholder, director, officer, fiduciary or trustee of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company, (b) any Person who is or was serving at the request of the Managing Member as an officer, director, member, partner, fiduciary or trustee of another Person, in each case, acting in such capacity ( provided that a Person shall not be an Indemnitee by reason of providing, on a fee-for-services basis, trustee, fiduciary or custodial services) and (c) any Person the Managing Member designates as an “Indemnitee” for purposes of this Agreement.

Independent Advisor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(d)(iii) of this Agreement.

IPO ” means the initial public offering and sale of Class A Common Stock of PBF Energy Inc. (as contemplated by the PBF Energy Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 177933)).

 

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IPO Reclassification ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(d) .

Liquidation Event ” means the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a merger, business combination, consolidation, sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) the Transfer, whether in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the equity interests in the Company (by merger, exchange, consolidation or otherwise), (iii) a voluntary or involuntary reorganization or the entry into bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings and (iv) the winding up, dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

Loss ” means individual items of Company loss and deduction determined in accordance with the definitions of Net Income and Net Loss.

Managing Member ” means, initially, PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any assignee to which the Managing Member Transfers all Units and other Equity Securities held by such Managing Member that is admitted to the Company as the managing member of the Company, in its capacity as the managing member of the Company.

Maximum Series B Unit Amount ” has the meaning set forth set forth in Section 3.1(f)(i) .

Member ” means each Person listed on the Schedule of Members on the date hereof (including the Managing Member) and each other Person who is hereafter admitted as a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Act. Any reference in this Agreement to any Member shall include such Member’s Successors in Interest to the extent such Successors in Interest have become Substituted Members in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning set forth for the term “ partner nonrecourse debt ” in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain ” has the meaning set forth for the term “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(2).

Member Nonrecourse Deduction ” has the meaning set forth for the term “ partner nonrecourse deduction ” in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(1).

Membership Interests ” means, collectively, the limited liability company interests of the Members in the Company as represented by Units.

Membership Interest Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8(b)(i) .

Net Income ” means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Company’s items of income and gain for such taxable year over the Company’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Income shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.4(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 5.1(b) .

Net Loss ” means, for any taxable year, the excess, if any, of the Company’s items of loss and deduction for such taxable year over the Company’s items of income and gain for such taxable year. The items included in the calculation of Net Loss shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.4(b) and shall not include any items specially allocated under Section 5.1(b) .

 

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Nonrecourse Deductions ” means any and all items of loss, deduction, or expenditure (including, without limitation, any expenditure described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code) that, in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b), are attributable to a Nonrecourse Liability.

Nonrecourse Liability ” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-1(a)(2).

Officer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a) of this Agreement.

Original LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

Other Members ” means any Member owning Other Securities.

Other Securities ” means any Series or Equity Securities established by the Managing Member after the date hereof in accordance with Section 3.2 .

Other Securities Percentage Interest ” means the percentage established by the Managing Member for any Series or Equity Securities that constitute Other Securities as a part of the issuance of such series or securities.

Partnership ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of the Agreement.

Partnership Act ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of the Agreement.

Partnership Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.

Percentage Interest ” means with respect to the Series A-1 Members, the Series A-2 Members, the Series C Members and the Other Members, in each case, as a group or in the aggregate, the Series A-1 Member Percentage Interest, the Series A-2 Member Percentage Interest, the Series C Percentage Interest and the Other Securities Percentage Interest, respectively.

Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Member that is a natural person, any Family Member or any trust or any other entity whose sole and exclusive beneficiaries are such Member and/or Family Members of such Member or a charitable trust or other entity where the trustees or directors are Family Members, and with respect to any Member, means an Affiliate of such Member, provided , however , that if any such Affiliate will subsequently cease to be an Affiliate of such Member, the Units so Transferred must first be Transferred back to the original Member or another Permitted Transferee of such original Member.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity, including any governmental entity.

 

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Put Notice Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(iii) .

Put Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c)(iii) .

Quarterly Estimated Tax Periods ” means the two, three, and four calendar month periods with respect to which Federal quarterly estimated tax payments are made. The first such period begins on January 1 and ends on March 31. The second such period begins on April 1 and ends on May 31. The third such period begins on June 1 and ends on August 31. The fourth such period begins on September 1 and ends on December 31.

Reclassification Schedule ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(ii) .

Reclassified Series B Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c) .

Reclassified Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(i) .

Residual Gain ” or “ Residual Loss ” means any item of gain or loss, as the case may be, of the Company recognized for federal income tax purposes resulting from a sale, exchange or other disposition of a Contributed Property or Adjusted Property, to the extent such item of gain or loss is not allocated pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(i)(A) or 5.2(b)(ii)(A), respectively, to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities.

Sale Transfer ” means any bona fide Transfer (including any disposition for value) of any Series A-1 Units to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee, and shall in any event include a distribution by the Blackstone Group or the First Reserve Group of any Series A-1 Units to the partners of their Affiliated funds.

Schedule of Members ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .

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

Selling Series A-1 Member ” means a Series A Member Transferring Series A Units as contemplated by Section 3.3 .

Series A Member ” means a Series A-1 Member and a Series A-2 Member.

Series A Units ” means, collectively, the Series A-1 Units and the Series A-2 Units.

Series A-1 Member ” means a holder of Series A-1 Units who constitutes part of the Blackstone Group or the First Reserve Group as relates to the ownership of such Units and is executing this Agreement as a Series A-1 Member or is hereafter admitted to the Company as a Series A-1 Member as provided in this Agreement, but does not include any Person who has ceased to be a Member.

Series A-1 Member Percentage Interest ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, the product obtained by multiplying (i) the Existing Member Percentage Interest by (ii) the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the total number of Series A-1 Units outstanding as of such date by (y) the total number of all outstanding Series A Units on such date.

 

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Series A-1 Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the equity interest in the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Series A-1 Units in this Agreement.

Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentage ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, as to any Series A-1 Member, the percentage obtained by dividing the number of Series A-1 Units owned by such Series A-1 Member by the total number of Series A-1 Units issued and outstanding at the time in question.

Series A-2 Member ” means a holder of Series A-2 Units (whether issued on the Effective Date or upon exercise of warrants or options outstanding on the Effective Dates to purchase Series A-2 Units) as relates to the ownership of such Units, executing this Agreement as a Series A-2 Member or hereafter admitted to the Company as a Series A-2 Member as provided in this Agreement, but does not include any Person who has ceased to be a Member.

Series A-2 Member Percentage Interest ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, the Existing Member Percentage Interest less the Series A-1 Member Percentage Interest.

Series A-2 Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the equity interest in the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Series A-2 Units in this Agreement.

Series A-2 Unit Sharing Percentage ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, as to any Series A-2 Member, the percentage obtained by dividing the number of Series A-2 Units owned by such Series A-2 Member by the total number of Series A-2 Units issued and outstanding at the time in question.

Series B Exchange Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(c) .

Series B Member ” means a holder of Series B Units as relates to the ownership of such Units (whether such Series B Units are Vested Series B Units or Unvested Series B Units) who is executing this Agreement as a Series B Member or is hereafter admitted to the Company as a Series B Member as provided in this Agreement in its capacity as a holder of Series B Units, but does not include any Person who has ceased to be a Member.

Series B Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the equity interest in the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Series B Units in this Agreement, which, for the avoidance of doubt includes Series B-1 Units and any other issuances of Series B Units permitted by this Agreement.

Series B Unit Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c) .

Series B Unit Sharing Percentage ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, as to any Series B Member, the percentage obtained by dividing the number of Series B Units owned by such Series B Member by the total number of Series B Units outstanding.

 

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Series C Member ” means a holder of Series C Units as relates to the ownership of such Units, who is executing this Agreement as a Series C Member or is hereafter admitted to the Company as a Series C Member as provided in this Agreement, but does not include any Person who has ceased to be a Member.

Series C Percentage Interest ” means, as of the relevant measurement date, 100% less the sum of (i) the Existing Member Percentage Interest and (ii) the Other Securities Percentage Interest.

Series C Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the equity interest in the Company having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Series C Units in this Agreement.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof that is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of partnership or other similar ownership interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation) if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall control the management of any such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity. For purposes hereof, references to a “ Subsidiary ” of any Person shall be given effect only at such times that such Person has one or more Subsidiaries and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “ Subsidiary ” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company.

Substituted Member ” means a Person who is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 7.5 with all the rights of a Member and who is shown as a Member on the Schedule of Members.

Successor in Interest ” means any (i) trustee, custodian, receiver or other Person acting in any Bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding with respect to, (ii) assignee for the benefit of the creditors of, (iii) trustee or receiver, or current or former officer, director or partner, or other fiduciary acting for or with respect to the dissolution, liquidation or termination of, or (iv) other executor, administrator, committee, legal representative or other successor or assign of, any Member, whether by operation of law or otherwise.

Tax Distribution ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7 .

Tax Matters Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4(d) .

 

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Tax Receivable Agreement ” means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among PBF Energy Inc., the Company and the Persons from time to time party thereto, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Transfer ” means sell, assign, convey, contribute, distribute, give, or otherwise transfer, whether directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, or any act of the foregoing, including any Transfer upon foreclosure of any pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation or mortgage. The terms “ Transferee ,” “ Transferor ,” “ Transferred ,” “ Transferring Member ,” “ Transferor Member ” and other forms of the word “ Transfer ” shall have the correlative meanings.

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated by the United States Treasury Department under the Code, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

Units ” means the Series A-1 Units, the Series A-2 Units, the Series B Units, the Series C Units and any other series of limited liability company interests in the Company denominated as “Units” that is established in accordance with this Agreement, which shall constitute limited liability company interests in the Company as provided in this Agreement and under the Act, entitling the holders thereof to the relative rights, title and interests in the profits, losses, deductions and credits of the Company at any particular time as set forth in this Agreement, and any and all other benefits to which a holder thereof may be entitled as a Member as provided in this Agreement, together with the obligations of such Member to comply with all terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Unrealized Gain ” attributable to any item of Company property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 3.4(d) ) over (b) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 3.4(d) as of such date).

Unrealized Loss ” attributable to any item of Company property means, as of any date of determination, the excess, if any, of (a) the Carrying Value of such property as of such date (prior to any adjustment to be made pursuant to Section 3.4(d) as of such date) over (b) the fair market value of such property as of such date (as determined under Section 3.4(d) ).

Unvested Series B Unit ” means a Series B Unit that is subject to any vesting or similar arrangement and has not become a Vested Series B Unit.

Vested Series B Unit ” means a Series B Unit that is vested, as determined in accordance with Section 7.2(b) .

Section 1.2. Other Definitions . Other terms defined herein have the meanings so given them.

Section 1.3. Construction . Whenever the context requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine, feminine, and neuter. All references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement, all references to “including” shall be construed as meaning “including without limitation” and all references to Exhibits are to Exhibits attached to this Agreement, each of which is made a part for all purposes.

 

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ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATIONAL AND OTHER MATTERS

Section 2.1. Formation . The Members have formed the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of the Act. The Members have filed, on behalf of the Company, a Certificate conforming to the Act in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The rights and obligations of the Members and the administration and termination of the Company will be governed by this Agreement and the Act. This Agreement is the “limited liability company agreement” of the Company within the meaning of Section 18-101(7) of the Act. To the extent that this Agreement is inconsistent in any respect with the Act, this Agreement will control.

Section 2.2. Name . The name of the Company is “PBF Energy Company LLC” and the business of the Company shall be conducted under that name, or under any other name adopted by the Managing Member in accordance with the Act. Subject to the Act, the Managing Member may change the name of the Company (and amend this Agreement to reflect such change) at any time and from time to time without the consent of any other Person. Prompt notification of any such change shall be given to all Members.

Section 2.3. Limited Liability . The debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be the debts, obligations and liabilities solely of the Company, and a Member shall not be obligated personally for any of such debts, obligations or liabilities solely by reason of being a Member.

Section 2.4. Registered Office; Registered Agent; Principal Office in the United States; Other Offices . The registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the initial registered office designated in the Certificate or such other office (which need not be a place of business of the Company) as the Managing Member may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The registered agent of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be the initial registered agent designated in the Certificate or such other Person or Persons as the Managing Member may designate from time to time in the manner provided by law. The registered office of the Company in the United States shall be at the place specified in the Certificate, or such other place(s) as the Managing Member may designate from time to time. The Company may have such other offices as the Managing Member may determine appropriate.

Section 2.5. Purpose; Powers . The Company may carry on any lawful business, purpose or activity permitted by the Act. The Company may engage in any and all activities necessary, desirable or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and except as prohibited by the Act, (i) the Company may, with the approval of the Managing Member, enter into and perform any and all documents, agreements and instruments, all without any further act, vote or approval of any Member and (ii) the Managing Member may authorize any Person (including any Member or Officer) to enter into and perform any document on behalf of the Company.

 

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Section 2.6. Foreign Qualification . Prior to conducting business in any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to comply, to the extent procedures are available, with all requirements necessary to qualify the Company as a foreign limited liability company in such jurisdiction. Each Member shall execute, acknowledge, swear to and deliver all certificates and other instruments conforming to this Agreement that are necessary or appropriate to qualify, or, as appropriate, to continue or terminate such qualification of, the Company as a foreign limited liability company in all such jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business.

Section 2.7. Term . The Company commenced on the date the Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and shall continue in existence until it is liquidated or dissolved in accordance with this Agreement and the Act.

Section 2.8. No State Law Partnership .

(a) The Members intend that the Company shall not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member or Officer shall be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member or Officer by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as is set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.8(a) , and this Agreement shall not be construed to the contrary. The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for federal and, if applicable, state or local income tax purposes, and each Member, Assignee and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.

(b) So long as the Company is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, to ensure that Units are not traded on an established securities market within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(b) or readily tradable on a secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.7704-1(c), notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Company shall not participate in the establishment of any such market or the inclusion of its Units thereon, and (ii) the Company shall not recognize any Transfer made on any such market by: (A) redeeming the Transferor Member (in the case of a redemption or repurchase by the Company); or (B) admitting the Transferee as a Member or otherwise recognizing any rights of the Transferee, such as a right of the Transferee to receive Company distributions (directly or indirectly) or to acquire an interest in the capital or profits of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 2.8(b) shall be interpreted to prohibit a Disregarded Transfer.

Section 2.9. Admission . The Managing Member is hereby admitted as a member of the Company upon its execution of a counterpart signature page to this Agreement and each Member of the Company immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement shall continue as a Member hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE III

MEMBERS; CAPITALIZATION

Section 3.1. Members; Units .

(a) Limited Liability Company Interests . Interests in the Company shall be represented by Units, or such other Equity Securities in the Company, or such other Company securities, in each case as the Managing Member may establish in its sole discretion in accordance with the terms hereof. As of the Effective Date, the Units are comprised of four series: “Series A-1 Units,” “Series A-2 Units,” “Series B Units” and “Series C Units.”

(b) Schedule of Units; Schedule of Members . The Company shall maintain a schedule setting forth (i) the name and address of each Member, (ii) the number of Units (by series) owned by such Member, (iii) the aggregate number of outstanding Units by series (including rights, options or warrants convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Units), and (iv) the aggregate amount of cash Capital Contributions that have been made by each of the Members and the Fair Market Value of any property other than cash contributed by each of the Members with respect to such Units (including, if applicable, a description and the amount of any liability assumed by the Company or to which contributed property is subject) (such schedule, the “ Schedule of Members ”). The Schedule of Members shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit or other Equity Security in the Company and all relevant information with respect to each Member. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its records as the owner of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units or other Equity Securities in the Company on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Act.

(c) Reclassification . (i) The Series A Units (as defined in the Original LLC Agreement) held by the Blackstone Group and the First Reserve Group which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date are hereby reclassified into an equivalent number of Series A-1 Units, (ii) the Series A Units (as defined in the Original LLC Agreement) held by the Series A Members other than the Blackstone Group and the First Reserve Group which are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date are hereby reclassified into an equivalent number of Series A-2 Units, and (iii) the Series A Units (as defined in the Original LLC Agreement) issuable upon exercise of any warrants or options outstanding on the Effective Date to purchase such Series A Units shall immediately be reclassified as Series A-2 Units upon issuance thereof. Upon consummation of any Sale Transfer and payment of all amounts owed (if any) by the transferring Series A-1 Member to the Series B Members in accordance with Section 4.3 , Section 4.4 and any related provisions of this Agreement, the Series A-1 Units transferred to the transferee in such Sale Transfer shall immediately be reclassified into an equivalent number of Series A-2 Units.

(d) Series A-1 Members; Series A-1 Units . The Schedule of Members sets forth the identity of all of the Series A-1 Members and the number of Series A-1 Units held by each Series A-1 Member. From and after the Effective Date, the Company shall not issue any additional Series A-1 Units (or rights, options or warrants convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Series A-1 Units). In connection with the IPO and in accordance with Section 3.3 of this Agreement, certain Series A-1 Members have elected to cause a number of their Series A-1 Units to be sold to PBF Energy Inc. and reclassified into an equal number of Series C Units (the “ IPO

 

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Reclassification ”). The number of Series C Units deemed sold by each Series A-1 Member in connection with the IPO Reclassification (and the number of Series C Units, if any, deemed sold by the Series B Members in accordance with Section 3.3(b) of this Agreement upon the IPO Reclassification) is set forth on Schedule 3.1(d) attached hereto. Following the IPO, upon the Exchange contemplated by the Exchange Election, the Series A-1 Units covered by such Exchange Election shall be exchanged for Exchange Shares pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and, in connection with such Exchange, reclassified as Series C Units. Other than with respect to the rights of Series B Members to share in distributions that otherwise would be made to Series A-1 Members on account of their Series A-1 Units, the Series A-1 Units shall rank pari passu with, and have all the same rights (including the rights to share in Net Income and Net Loss or items thereof) and be subject to all of the same obligations, as the Series A-2 Units and the Series C Units.

(e) Series A-2 Members; Series A-2 Units . The Schedule of Members sets forth the identity of all of the Series A-2 Members and the number of Series A-2 Units held by each Series A-2 Member. Additional Series A-2 Units will be issued to Persons upon exercise of warrants or options outstanding on the Effective Date to purchase Series A Units, in accordance with the terms of the applicable instrument and as reflected on the Schedule of Members. From and after the Effective Date, except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence or in connection with a reclassification in connection with a Sale Transfer as contemplated by Section 3.1(c), the Company shall not issue any additional Series A-2 Units (or rights, options or warrants convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Series A-2 Units). Upon the Exchange contemplated by the Exchange Election, the Series A-2 Units covered by such Exchange Election shall be exchanged for Exchange Shares pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and, in connection with such Exchange, reclassified as Series C Units. The Series A-2 Units shall rank pari passu with, and have all the same rights (including the rights to share in Net Income and Net Loss or items thereof) and be subject to all of the same obligations, as the Series A-1 Units (except that the Series B Members will not have any right to share in amounts to be distributed to the Series A-2 Members) and the Series C Units.

(f) Series B Members; Series B Units .

(i) Series B Units shall be issuable only to Persons who are employed by or providing services to the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Schedule of Members set forth the identity of all of the Series B Members and the number of Series B Units held by each Series B Member on the Effective Date. From and after the Effective Date, the Company shall not issue any additional Series B Units. The maximum number of Series B Units that are authorized to be issued and outstanding at any time is 1,000,000 (the “ Maximum Series B Amount ”), all of which are issued and outstanding as of the Effective Date.

(ii) The Series B Units are intended to constitute “profits interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 93-27 and 2001-43 (or the corresponding requirements of any subsequent guidance promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service or other applicable law). The Company and the Series B Members shall file all federal income tax returns consistent with such characterization.

 

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(iii) The right of the Series B Members to receive distributions or payments from the Company or the Series A-1 Members, as applicable, and to share in Net Income, but not the Series B Units themselves to the extent such Units reflect the right to share in future distributions and Net Income, may be reclassified as Series C Units in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.3 hereof. The number of Series C Units, if any, deemed sold by the Series B Members in connection with the IPO Reclassification is set forth on Schedule 3.1(d) attached hereto.

(g) Series C Member; Series C Units . On the Effective Date hereof the Managing Member has acquired the number of Series C Units as set forth on the Schedule of Members. The Series C Units rank pari passu with, and have all the same rights (including the rights to share in Net Income and Net Loss or items thereof) and be subject to all of the same obligations as, the Series A-1 Units (except that the Series B Members will not have any right to share in amounts to be distributed to the Series C Members) and the Series A-2 Units.

Section 3.2. Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units . Subject to the limitations on issuing additional Series A-1 Units, Series A-2 Units or Series B Units set forth in Section 3.1 hereof, the Managing Member may issue additional Series C Units and/or establish and issue other Series of Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities from time to time with such rights, obligations, powers, designations, preferences and other terms, which may be different from, including senior to, any then existing or future Series of Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities, as the Managing Member shall determine from time to time, in its sole discretion, without the vote or consent of any other Member or any other Person, including (i) the right of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities to share in Net Income and Net Loss or items thereof, (ii) the right of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities to share in Company distributions, (iii) the rights of such Units, other Equity Securities or other Company securities upon dissolution and liquidation of the Company, (iv) whether, and the terms and conditions upon which, the Company may or shall be required to redeem such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities (including sinking fund provisions), (v) whether such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities are issued with the privilege of conversion or exchange and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, (vi) the terms and conditions upon which such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities will be issued, evidenced by certificates or assigned or transferred, (vii) the terms and conditions of the issuance of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities (including, without limitation, the amount and form of consideration, if any, to be received by the Company in respect thereof, the Managing Member being expressly authorized, in its sole discretion, to cause the Company to issue Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities for less than Fair Market Value), and (viii) the right, if any, of the holder of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities to vote on Company matters, including matters relating to the relative designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities. The Managing Member, without the vote or consent of any other Member or any other Person but subject to Sections 3.1(d) and 3.1(e) , is authorized (i) to issue any Units, other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities of any such newly established Series, and (ii) to amend this Agreement to reflect the creation of any such new series, the issuance of Units, other

 

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Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities of such series, and the admission of any Person as a Member which has received Units or other Equity Securities of any such Series, in accordance with this Section 3.2 , 7.4 and 9.4 . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, any reference to “Units” shall include the Series A-1 Units, the Series A-2 Units, the Series B Units, the Series C Units and any other series of Units that may be established in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 3.3. Series A-1 Units/Series B Units—Reclassification, Exchange and Sale .

(a) General . Notwithstanding anything expressed or implied to the contrary in this Agreement (including Section 7.4 hereof), a Series A-1 Member may not Transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of its Series A-1 Units (other than a Transfer of Series A-1 Units held by such Series A-1 Member to one or more Permitted Transferees) except solely in connection with (i) a Sale Transfer or (ii) a Transfer of such Units pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.3(b) . No Transfer of any Series A-1 Units by a Series A-1 Member to a Permitted Transferee shall effect a release of the transferring Series A-1 Member’s obligations under this Agreement to the Series B Members, and as a condition to such Transfer, each such Permitted Transferee shall expressly assume in writing all of the obligations of the transferring Series A-1 Member, whether arising prior to, on or after the date of Transfer, to the Series B Members.

(b) Sale Procedure .

(i) Step 1A . A Selling Series A-1 Member shall deliver to the Managing Member the written election of exchange (an “ Exchange Election ”) as contemplated by Section 2.1(b) of the Exchange Agreement. Upon the Exchange contemplated by an Exchange Election, the number of Series A-1 Units designated in the Exchange Election shall be reclassified into an equal number of Series C Units (such Series C Units, the “ Reclassified Units ”) and such Reclassified Units shall (A) be deemed to have been exchanged by the Selling Series A-1 Member and the Series B Members in accordance with Section 3.3(c) , and (B) be exchanged as contemplated by Step 2 and Step 3 below and the Exchange Agreement.

(ii) Step 1B . Upon receipt of an Exchange Election, the Managing Member shall deliver to the Series B Members (i) a copy of the Exchange Election, and (ii) a schedule (the “ Reclassification Schedule ”) setting forth the Exchange Value and a calculation based on such price of the number of Reclassified Units to be Exchanged by each of the Selling Series A-1 Member and the Series B Members.

(iii) Step 2 . The Reclassified Units shall be exchanged for shares of Class A Common Stock (“ Exchange Shares ”) as contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, which Class A Common Stock shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company to the Selling Series A-1 Member that submitted the Exchange Election to be held by such Selling Series A-1 Member subject to the Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement or the First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement, as applicable.

 

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(iv) Step 3 . Upon a sale of Exchange Shares by a Selling Series A-1 Member, as governed by the Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement or the First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement, as applicable, such Selling Series A-1 Member shall no later than the next Business Day notify the Managing Member of the amount of proceeds from the sale of such Exchange Shares, together with reasonable supporting documentation, and request from the Managing Member instructions regarding the amounts to be distributed to, subject to Section 4.5 , the Series B Members in accordance with Section 4.3 , Section 4.4 and any other related provisions of this Agreement. The Managing Member shall, upon making such determination, notify the Selling Series A-1 Member and the Series B Members of its determination of such amounts, and the Selling Series A-1 Member shall, subject to and pursuant to the Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement or the First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement, as applicable, cause such amounts to be paid (by wire transfer of immediately available funds), directly or indirectly, to the Series B Members no later than the sixth (6th) Business Day following receipt of such notification, provided that if either the Selling Series A-1 Member or the Series B Members does not agree with the determination of the Managing Member and notifies the other and the Managing Member within such six-Business Day period, then any undisputed amounts shall be paid within such six-Business Day period and such disagreement shall be resolved by the Independent Advisor in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of Section 7.2(d)(iii) . The Selling Series A-1 Member shall in turn inform the Managing Member of the amounts distributed pursuant to the previous sentence. For purposes of clarification, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the items of income, gain, loss and deduction and any assets of the Selling Series A-1 Member and the Series B Members, and the Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement or the First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement, as applicable and to the extent such contractual arrangements are treated for United States tax purposes as the beneficial owners of such items, shall not be treated as items of income, gain, loss or deduction or assets of the Company, and any information provided to the Managing Member pursuant to the proceeding sentence shall be solely for the purpose of allowing the Managing Member to make such determinations as are relevant to the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) Reclassified Series B Units . The number of Reclassified Units deemed Exchanged by the Series B Members (the “ Reclassified Series B Units ”) shall be equal to the total number of Reclassified Units Exchanged in accordance with Step 1A multiplied by a fraction (1) the numerator of which is the amount that would be distributed to the Members holding Series B Units if the Exchange Value was distributed pursuant to Sections 4.3 and 4.4 (such amount, the “ Series B Exchange Value ”), and (2) the denominator of which is the Exchange Value; provided that, notwithstanding such number of Reclassified Series B Units or the Series B Exchange Value, the proceeds received from the sale of Exchange Shares for purposes of applying Sections 3.3(b)(iv), 4.3 and 4.4 shall be shared among the Selling Series A-1 Member and the Series B Members in accordance with Sections 4.3 and 4.4. In the event the Series B Members do not agree with the calculations set forth in the Reclassification Schedule or the determination of the Reclassified Series B Units or the Series B Exchange Value, the Series B Members shall have the right to have such disagreement resolved by the Independent Advisor in accordance with, and subject to, the provisions of Section 7.2(d)(iii) .

 

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Section 3.4. Capital Account .

(a) The Managing Member shall maintain for each Member owning Units a separate Capital Account with respect to such Units in accordance with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). Such Capital Account shall be increased by (i) the amount of all Capital Contributions made to the Company with respect to such Units pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) all items of Company income and gain (including, without limitation, income and gain exempt from tax) computed in accordance with Section 3.4(b) and allocated with respect to such Units pursuant to Section 5.1 , and decreased by (x) the amount of cash or Fair Market Value of all actual and deemed distributions of cash or property made with respect to such Units pursuant to this Agreement and (y) all items of Company deduction and loss computed in accordance with Section 3.4(b) and allocated with respect to such Units pursuant to Section 5.1 . The foregoing provisions and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations. In the event the Managing Member shall determine that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts or any adjustments thereto (including, without limitation, adjustments relating to liabilities which are secured by contributed or distributed property or which are assumed by the Company or any Members) are computed in order to comply with such Treasury Regulations, the Managing Member, without the consent of any other Person, may make such modification, notwithstanding the terms of this Agreement, provided that it is not likely to have a material effect on the amounts distributed or distributable to any Person pursuant to ARTICLE VII hereof upon the dissolution of the Company.

(b) For purposes of computing the amount of any item of income, gain, loss or deduction, which is to be allocated pursuant to ARTICLE V and is to be reflected in the Members’ Capital Accounts, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for federal income tax purposes (including, without limitation, any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for that purpose), provided, that:

(i) Solely for purposes of this Section 3.4 , the Company shall be treated as owning directly its proportionate share (as determined by the Managing Member) of all property owned by any partnership, limited liability company, unincorporated business or other entity or arrangement that is classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, of which the Company is, directly or indirectly, a partner (in the case of a partnership) or owner (in the case of a disregarded entity).

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), the computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall be made without regard to any election under Section 754 of the Code which may be made by the Company and, as to those items described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) or 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are neither currently deductible nor capitalized for federal income tax purposes. To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment in the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain or loss.

 

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(iii) Any income, gain or loss attributable to the taxable disposition of any Company property shall be determined as if the adjusted basis of such property as of such date of disposition were equal in amount to the Company’s Carrying Value with respect to such property as of such date.

(iv) In accordance with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code, any deductions for depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to any Contributed Property shall be determined in the manner described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3) as if the adjusted basis of such property on the date it was acquired by the Company were equal to the Agreed Value of such property. Upon an adjustment pursuant to Section 3.4(d) to the Carrying Value of any Adjusted Property that is subject to depreciation, cost recovery or amortization, any further deductions for such depreciation, cost recovery or amortization attributable to such property shall be determined in the manner described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3) and 1.704-3(a)(6)(i) as if the adjusted basis of such property were equal to the Carrying Value of such property immediately following such adjustment; provided , however , that, if the asset has a zero adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, depreciation, cost recovery or amortization deductions shall be determined using any method that the Managing Member may adopt.

(c) A transferee of Units shall succeed to a pro rata portion of the Capital Account of the transferor relating to the Units so transferred.

(d) In addition, the following shall apply:

(i) In accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), on an issuance of additional Units for cash or Contributed Property and the issuance of Units as consideration for the provision of services, the Capital Account of all Members and the Carrying Value of each Company property immediately prior to such issuance shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Company property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized on an actual sale of each such property immediately prior to such issuance and had been allocated to the Members at such time pursuant to Section 5.1 in the same manner as a corresponding item of gain or loss actually recognized during such period would have been allocated. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all Company assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to the issuance of additional Units shall be determined by the Managing Member using such method of valuation as it may adopt; provided , however , that the Managing Member, in arriving at such valuation, must take fully into account the fair market value of the Units of all Members at such time. The Managing Member shall allocate such aggregate value among the assets of the Company (in such manner as it determines) to arrive at a fair market value for individual properties.

 

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(ii) In accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), immediately prior to any actual or deemed distribution to a Member of any Company property (other than a distribution of cash that is not in redemption or retirement of a Unit), the Capital Accounts of all Members and the Carrying Value of all Company property shall be adjusted upward or downward to reflect any Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such Company property, as if such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss had been recognized in a sale of such property immediately prior to such distribution for an amount equal to its fair market value, and had been allocated to the Members, at such time, pursuant to Section 5.1 in the same manner as a corresponding item of gain or loss actually recognized during such period would have been allocated. In determining such Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss, the aggregate cash amount and fair market value of all Company assets (including, without limitation, cash or cash equivalents) immediately prior to a distribution shall (A) in the case of an actual distribution that is not made pursuant to ARTICLE VII or in the case of a deemed distribution, be determined and allocated in the same manner as that provided in Section 3.4(d) or (B) in the case of a liquidating distribution pursuant to ARTICLE VII , be determined and allocated by the Person winding up the Company pursuant to Section 7.3(b) using such method of valuation as it may adopt.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3.4(d)(i) and Section 3.4(d)(ii) , the Managing Member may make the required adjustments immediately after the applicable events described in Section 3.4(d)(i) and Section 3.4(d)(ii) upon the exercise of any noncompensatory warrants to acquire Series A Units.

(iv) The Managing Member may make the adjustments described in this Section 3.4(d) in the manner set forth therein if the Managing Member determines that such adjustments are necessary or useful to effectuate the intended economic arrangement among the Members, including Members who received Units in connection with the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Company.

(e) Notwithstanding anything expressed or implied to the contrary in this Agreement, in the event the Managing Member shall determine, in its sole and absolute discretion, that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts, or any debits or credits thereto, are computed in order to effectuate the intended economic sharing arrangement of the Members, the Managing Member may make such modification, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, without the consent of any other Person.

Section 3.5. No Withdrawal . No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person’s Capital Contributions or Capital Account or to receive any distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided herein.

Section 3.6. Loans From Members . Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions. If any Member shall loan funds to the Company, then the making of such loans shall not result in any increase in the Capital Account balance of such Member. The amount of any such loans shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such loans are made.

 

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Section 3.7. No Right of Partition . To the fullest extent permitted by law, no Member shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of law of any property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, be entitled to distributions of specific assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

Section 3.8. Non-Certification of Units; Legend; Units are Securities .

(a) Units shall be issued in non-certificated form; provided that the Managing Member may cause the Company to issue certificates to a Member representing the Units held by such Member.

(b) If the Managing Member determines that the Company shall issue certificates representing Units to any Member, the following provisions of this Section 3.8 shall apply:

(i) The Company shall issue one or more certificates in the name of such Person in such form as it may approve, subject to Section 3.8(b)(ii) (a “ Membership Interest Certificate ”), which shall evidence the ownership of the Units represented thereby. Each such Membership Interest Certificate shall be denominated in terms of the number of Units evidenced by such Membership Interest Certificate and shall be signed by the Managing Member or an Officer on behalf of the Company.

(ii) Each Membership Interest Certificate shall bear a legend substantially in the following form:

THIS CERTIFICATE EVIDENCES A SERIES [            ] UNIT REPRESENTING AN INTEREST IN PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SHALL CONSTITUTE A “SECURITY” WITHIN THE MEANING OF, AND SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, (I) ARTICLE 8 OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE (INCLUDING SECTION 8-102(A)(15) THEREOF) AS IN EFFECT FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND (II) THE CORRESPONDING PROVISIONS OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE OF ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION THAT NOW OR HEREAFTER SUBSTANTIALLY INCLUDES THE 1994 REVISIONS TO ARTICLE 8 THEREOF AS ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE AND THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF COMMISSIONERS ON UNIFORM STATE LAWS AND APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ON FEBRUARY 14, 1995.

THE INTERESTS IN PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC, BY AND AMONG EACH OF THE MEMBERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY THERETO, AS THE SAME MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME.

 

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(iii) Each Unit shall constitute a “security” within the meaning of, and shall be governed by, (i) Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code (including Section 8-102(a)(15) thereof) as in effect from time to time in the State of Delaware, and (ii) the corresponding provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code of any other applicable jurisdiction that now or hereafter substantially includes the 1994 revisions to Article 8 thereof as adopted by the American Law Institute and the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and approved by the American Bar Association on February 14, 1995.

(iv) The Company shall issue a new Membership Interest Certificate in place of any Membership Interest Certificate previously issued if the holder of the Units represented by such Membership Interest Certificate, as reflected on the books and records of the Company:

(A) makes proof by affidavit, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, that such previously issued Membership Interest Certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed;

(B) requests the issuance of a new Membership Interest Certificate before the Company has notice that such previously issued Membership Interest Certificate has been acquired by a purchaser for value in good faith and without notice of an adverse claim;

(C) if requested by the Company, delivers to the Company such security, in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, as the Managing Member may direct, to indemnify the Company against any claim that may be made on account of the alleged loss, destruction or theft of the previously issued Membership Interest Certificate; and

(D) satisfies any other reasonable requirements imposed by the Company.

(v) Upon a Member’s Transfer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement of any or all Units represented by a Membership Interest Certificate, the Transferee of such Units shall deliver such Membership Interest Certificate, duly endorsed for Transfer by the Transferee, to the Company for cancellation, and the Company shall thereupon issue a new Membership Interest Certificate to such Transferee for the number of Units being Transferred and, if applicable, cause to be issued to such Transferring Member a new Membership Interest Certificate for the number of Units that were represented by the canceled Membership Interest Certificate and that are not being Transferred.

 

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Section 3.9. Outside Activities of the Members . Any Member or any of their respective Affiliates shall be entitled to have business interests and engage in business activities in addition to those relating to the Company, including business interests and activities in direct competition with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Person in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an ownership interest. Neither the Company nor any of the other Members shall have any rights by virtue of this Agreement in any business ventures of any other Member.

ARTICLE IV

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 4.1. Determination of Distributions . Distributions shall be made to the Members, after Tax Distributions are made pursuant to Section 4.7 hereof, when and in such amounts as determined by the Managing Member, in accordance with Section 4.2 , Section 4.3 and Section 4.4 hereof.

Section 4.2. Sharing of Distributions – General . All amounts to be distributed by the Managing Member pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be distributed to (a) the Series A-1 Members (pro rata in accordance with their Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages and to be further shared with the Series B Members in accordance with Section 4.3 and Section 4.4 ), (b) the Series A-2 Members (pro rata in accordance with their Series A-2 Unit Sharing Percentages), (c) the Series C Members (pro rata to their ownership of such Units) and (d) the Other Members (to be distributed among them in accordance with the terms of the applicable Units or Equity Securities), pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests.

Section 4.3. Sharing of Distributions – Series A-1 Members and Series B Members . Subject to the operating rules for Series A-1 Members and Series B Members set forth in Section 4.4 , amounts to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof shall be shared with the Series B Members and distributed to the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members in the following manner:

(a) To the extent that the amount distributed or to be distributed is less than or equal to 1.0 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, 100% to the Series A-1 Members until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution;

(b) If the amount to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to this Section 4.3 is greater than 1.0 times but less than or equal to 1.5 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, (i) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution, then (ii) (A) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% minus the percentage determined pursuant to clause (B), and (B) to the Series B Members, 2% multiplied by the lesser of (x) 1.0 and (y) the fraction obtained by dividing (aa) the amount of such distributions, expressed as a multiple of such Capital Contributions, minus 1.0, by (bb) 0.5 (such that, if the distributions to the Series A-1 Members were 1.5 times such Capital Contributions, the Series A-1 Members would receive 98% and the Series B Members would receive 2% pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)(ii) );

 

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(c) If the amount to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to this Section 4.3 is greater than 1.5 times but less than or equal to 2.0 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, (i) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution, then (ii) (A) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% minus the percentage determined pursuant to clause (B), and (B) to the Series B Members, (x) 2% plus (y) 4% multiplied by the lesser of (aa) 1.0 and (bb) the fraction obtained by dividing (1) the amount of distributions, expressed as a multiple of such Capital Contributions, minus 1.5, by (2) 0.5 (such that, if the distributions to the Series A-1 Members were 2.0 times such Capital Contributions, the Series A-1 Members would receive 94% and the Series B Members would receive 6% pursuant to this Section 4.3(c)(ii)) ;

(d) If the amount to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to this Section 4.3 is greater than 2.0 times but less than or equal to 2.5 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, (i) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution, then (ii) (A) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% minus the percentage determined pursuant to clause (B), and (B) to the Series B Members, (x) 6% plus (y) 1% multiplied by the lesser of (aa) 1.0 and (bb) the fraction obtained by dividing (1) the amount of distributions, expressed as a multiple of such Capital Contributions, minus 2.0, by (2) 0.5 (such that, if the distributions to the Series A-1 Members were 2.5 times such Capital Contributions, the Series A-1 Members would receive 93% and the Series B Members would receive 7% pursuant to this Section 4.3(d)(ii)) ;

(e) If the amount to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to this Section 4.3 is greater than 2.5 times but less than or equal to 3.0 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, (i) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution, then (ii) to the Series A-1 Member, 100% minus the percentage determined pursuant to clause (B), and (B) to the Series B Members, (x) 7% plus (y) 1% multiplied by the lesser of (aa) 1.0 and (bb) the fraction obtained by dividing (1) the amount of distributions, expressed as a multiple of such Capital Contributions, minus 2.5, by (2) 0.5 (such that, if the distributions to the Series A-1 Members were 3.0 times such Capital Contributions, the Series A-1 Members would receive 92% and the Series B Members would receive 8% pursuant to this Section 4.3(e)(ii)) ; and

(f) If the amount to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to this Section 4.3 is greater than 3.0 times but less than or equal to 4.0 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, (i) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution, then (ii) to the Series A-1 Member, 100% minus the percentage determined pursuant to clause (B), and (B) to the Series B Members, (x) 8% plus (y) 2% multiplied by the lesser of (aa) 1.0 and (bb) the fraction obtained by dividing (1) the amount of distributions, expressed as a multiple of such Capital Contributions, minus 3.0, by (2) 0.5 (such that, if the distributions to the Series A-1 Members were 4.0 times such Capital Contributions, the Series A-1 Members would receive 90% and the Series B Members would receive 10% pursuant to this Section 4.3(f)(ii)) ; and

 

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(g) If the amount to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members pursuant to this Section 4.3 is greater than 4.0 times the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members, (i) to the Series A-1 Members, 100% until each Series A-1 Member has received distributions pursuant to this Section 4.3 at least equal to such Series A-1 Member’s Capital Contribution, then (ii) 90% to the Series A-1 Members and 10% to the Series B Members.

(h) The table set forth below illustrates the amount of “Gross MOIC” required for the Series A-1 Members to receive the amount of distributions to be distributed pursuant to this Section 4.3 , expressed as multiple of the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members under the corresponding “Net Trigger” column:

 

           

Total

Series A-1

and Series B

    

Total

Series A-1

     Series B
Proceeds
 

Gross

MOIC

   Net
Trigger
     Proceeds
($mm)
     Proceeds
($mm)
     Total
Proceeds
     % of
Gain
 

0.000x

     0.000x       $ 0.0       $ 0.0       $ 0.0         0.0

1.510x

     1.500x       $ 1,510.2       $ 1,500.0       $ 10.2         2.0

2.064x

     2.000x       $ 2,063.8       $ 2,000.0       $ 63.8         6.0

2.613x

     2.500x       $ 2,612.9       $ 2,500.0       $ 112.9         7.0

3.174x

     3.000x       $ 3,173.9       $ 3,000.0       $ 173.9         8.0

4.333x

     4.000x       $ 4,333.3       $ 4,000.0       $ 333.3         10.0

Note: Assumes $1,000.0 million of aggregate Capital Contributions for the Series A-1 Members.

The term “Gross MOIC” means an amount equal to the amount of distributions divided by the aggregate Capital Contributions of the Series A-1 Members.

Section 4.4. Series A-1 Member and Series B Member Operating Rules .

The determination of the amounts to be distributed to the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members pursuant to Section 4.3 shall be made in accordance with, and shall be adjusted to the extent required by, the provisions of this Section 4.4 :

(a) All distributions pursuant to Section 4.3 to the Series A-1 Members shall initially be made pro rata in accordance with their Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages; provided , however , that the calculations made pursuant to Section 4.3 and Section 4.4 and the distributions made (or deemed to be made) to each of the Series A-1 Members shall be calculated as if each such Series A-1 Member were the only Series A-1 Member. All distributions to the Series B Members shall be made pro rata in accordance with their Series B Unit Sharing Percentages. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the number of outstanding Series B Units is less than the Maximum Series B Unit Amount, then the amount to be distributed to the outstanding Series

 

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B Units shall be reduced proportionately, and the amounts that would have been distributed with respect to the outstanding Series B Units absent this restriction shall instead be distributed among the Series A-1 Members pro rata in accordance with their Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages.

(b) All amounts received, directly or indirectly, by a Series A-1 Member and the Series B Members (and each of their Successors in Interest and Permitted Transferees) in connection with this Agreement, including (i) upon the sale of, or as a result of the ownership of, shares of Class A Common Stock of PBF Energy Inc. following an exchange of Units pursuant to the Exchange Agreement and as contemplated by Section 3.3(b) hereof, including a sale by a Selling Series A-1 Member of Exchange Shares as governed by the Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement or the First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement, as applicable, (ii) upon any Sale Transfer or other Transfer by the Series A-1 Member of Series A-1 Units to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee, (iii) pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement, (iv) as a result of any assignment or transfer of any rights, interests or entitlements under the Tax Receivable Agreement or (v) otherwise as a result of such Member’s ownership of Series A-1 Units or Series B Units, as applicable, shall be distributed, and treated as a distribution, pursuant to Section 4.3 (including for purposes of satisfying the applicable sharing thresholds of the Series B Members pursuant to Section 4.3 ). In the event of an in-kind distribution that is a Sale Transfer, the amounts received are deemed to be the Fair Market Value of the Units on the date of such distribution. Any payments required to be made to the Series B Members by the Series A-1 Members, including pursuant to the Blackstone/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement or the First Reserve/PBF Series B Sharing Agreement, as applicable, shall be made in cash.

(c) All amounts previously distributed or to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.3 (including all amounts deemed distributed pursuant to Section 4.4(b) ) shall be treated as being distributed in a single distribution. Accordingly, if one or more distributions to any of the Series A-1 Members are made or are deemed to have been made pursuant hereto (collectively, the “ Cumulative Distributions ”), the Series B Members shall be entitled to share in the proceeds of such Cumulative Distributions at the highest sharing percentage allocated to the Series B Units pursuant to any distribution tranche set forth in Section 4.3 (the “ Cumulative Participation Rate ”). In the event that the Series B Members have received distributions at a sharing percentage other than the Series B Members’ Cumulative Participation Rate, the Series B Members shall be entitled to receive from the Company or the Series A-1 Members, as applicable, all amounts to be distributed pursuant to Section 4.3 (including for this purpose all amounts that, pursuant to Section 4.4(b) , are treated as deemed distributed pursuant to Section 4.3 ) until the Series B Members have received the difference between (x) the proceeds of such Cumulative Distributions required to be distributed to such the Series B Members pursuant to this Section 4.4(c) and (y)  the proceeds of all prior distributions actually received by the Series B Members, and each of the Series A-1 Members agrees to make, and to direct the Company and/or PBF Energy Inc. (if applicable) to make, such payments (on its behalf) to the Series B Members as may be required to accomplish the foregoing.

(d) Any amounts distributed to the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members pursuant to Section 4.7 shall be further distributed to the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members pro rata to the amount of taxable income allocated or to be allocated to each such Member pursuant to ARTICLE V. Amounts distributed to any Member pursuant to this Section 4.4(d) will be treated as an advance on and shall reduce further distributions to which such Member otherwise would be entitled under Sections 3.3 , 4.3 and 4.4 of this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.5. Unvested Units .

(a) Except as otherwise set forth in a written agreement with the Company, to the extent that any amounts, other than a Tax Distribution, are to be made or paid to a Series A-2 Member in respect of any unvested Units, such amounts shall be set aside by the Company for such Series A-2 Member to be distributed or paid to such Series A-2 Member at the time that such Unit ceases to be an unvested Unit. To the extent that any such unvested Units shall be forfeited by or repurchased from such Series A-2 Member without having ceased to be an unvested Unit, such amounts shall be distributed or paid to the Members in accordance with Section 4.2 .

(b) To the extent that any amounts, other than a Tax Distribution, are to be made or paid to a Series B Member in respect of any unvested Units (including pursuant to Sections 3.3 , 4.3 and 4.4 ), such amounts shall be set aside by the Company or the Series A-1 Members, as applicable, for such Series B Member to be distributed or paid to such Series B Member at the time that such Unit ceases to be an unvested Unit. To the extent that any such unvested Units shall be forfeited by or repurchased from such Series B Member without having ceased to be an unvested Unit, such amounts shall be distributed or paid to the Series A-1 Members pro rata in accordance with their Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages.

Section 4.6. Successors . For purposes of determining the amount of distributions under Section 4.1 , each Member shall be treated as having made the Capital Contributions and as having received the distributions made to or received by its predecessors in respect of any of such Member’s Units.

Section 4.7. Tax Distributions . Subject to Section 4.4(d) and Section 4.9 and to any restrictions contained in any agreement to which the Company is bound, no later than the tenth day following the end of the Quarterly Estimated Tax Period in the case of the first three Quarterly Estimated Tax Periods of each calendar year, and no later than twenty days prior to the end of the Quarterly Estimated Tax Period in the case of the last Quarterly Estimated Tax Period of each calendar year, the Company shall, to the extent of available cash and borrowings of the Company, make a distribution in cash (each, a “ Tax Distribution ”) to the Members pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests (as contemplated by Section 4.2 ) in effect with respect to such Quarterly Estimated Tax Period, in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the product of (A) the taxable income of the Company attributable to such Quarterly Estimated Tax Period and all prior Quarterly Estimated Tax Periods in such calendar year, based upon information available to the Company and adjusted to take into account good faith projections by the Company of taxable income or loss for the remainder of the calendar year, multiplied by (B) the Assumed Tax Rate, over (ii) distributions made by the Company pursuant to this Section 4.7 with respect to such calendar year; provided , however , that if the Tax Distributions made during a calendar year are less than the product of (x) the actual taxable income of the Company for the calendar year (calculated as described in the last sentence of this Section 4.7 ) multiplied by (y) the Assumed Tax Rate, the Company shall, to the extent of available cash and borrowings of the Company, make a “true up” Tax Distribution with respect to such calendar year equal to such

 

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difference no later than March 15 of the following year, it being understood that sufficient distributions will be made under this “true up” provision with respect to the Company’s taxable year that includes the Effective Date to ensure that the amount distributed to each Member for such year at least equals such Member’s tax liability based on such Member’s allocable share of the Company’s taxable income for such taxable year. The Managing Member shall use conventions similar to those adopted pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of this Agreement to determine the Percentage Interests of the Members with respect to a Quarterly Estimated Tax Period. For the avoidance of doubt, Tax Distributions shall be made only with respect to taxable income earned by the Company (as opposed to income recognized by any Member with respect to the vesting of such Member’s Units). For purposes of clauses (i)(A) and (x) above, the taxable income of the Company shall be determined by disregarding any adjustment to the taxable income of any Member that arises under Section 743(b) of the Code and is attributable to the acquisition by such Member of an interest in the Company in a transaction described in Section 743(a) of the Code.

Section 4.8. Withholding . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Managing Member is authorized to take any action that may be required to cause the Company to comply with any withholding requirements established under the Code or any other federal, state or local law including pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code. To the extent that the Company is required or elects to withhold and pay over to any taxing authority any amount resulting from the allocation or distribution of income to any Member (including by reason of Section 1446 of the Code), the Managing Member may treat the amount withheld as a distribution of cash pursuant to this Article IV in the amount of such withholding from such Member. Each Member hereby agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the other Members from and against any liability, claim or expense (including, without limitation, any liability for taxes, penalties, additions to tax or interest) with respect to any tax withholdings made or required to be made on behalf of or with respect to such Member. In the event the Company is liquidated and a liability or claim is asserted against, or expense borne by, the Company or any Member for tax withholdings made or required to be made, such person shall have the right to be reimbursed from the Member on whose behalf such tax withholding was made or required to be made.

Section 4.9. Limitation . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company, and the Managing Member on behalf of the Company, shall not be required to make a distribution (a) if such distribution to any Member or Assignee would violate the Act or other applicable law, or (b) in any form other than cash.

ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS

Section 5.1. Allocations for Capital Account Purposes .

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Net Income and Net Losses (and, to the extent necessary, individual items of income, gain or loss or deduction of the Company) shall be allocated in a manner such that the Capital Account of each Member after giving effect to the Special Allocations set forth in Section 5.1(b) is, as nearly as possible, equal (proportionately) to (i) the distributions that would be made pursuant to Section 7.3 if the

 

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Company were dissolved (taking into account, for purposes of applying this Section 5.1(a) , the manner in which any amounts would be shared as between the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members, as contemplated by Section 4.3 and Section 4.4 of this Agreement), its affairs wound up and its assets sold for cash equal to their Carrying Value, all Company liabilities were satisfied (limited with respect to each non-recourse liability to the Carrying Value of the assets securing such liability) and the net assets of the Company were distributed to the Members pursuant to this Agreement, minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets.

(b) Special Allocations . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.1 , the following special allocations shall be made for such taxable period:

(i) Company Minimum Gain Chargeback . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.1 , if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Company taxable period, each Member shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(f)(6), 1.704-2(g)(2) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(i), or any successor provision. For purposes of this Section 5.1(b) , each Member’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income and gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) with respect to such taxable period (other than an allocation pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(iii) and Section 5.1(b)(vi) ). This Section 5.1(b)(i) is intended to comply with the Company Minimum Gain chargeback requirement in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(ii) Chargeback of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain . Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Section 5.1 (other than Section 5.1(b)(i) ), except as provided in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4), if there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain during any Company taxable period, any Member with a share of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of such taxable period shall be allocated items of Company income and gain for such period (and, if necessary, subsequent periods) in the manner and amounts provided in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(4) and 1.704-2(j)(2)(ii), or any successor provisions. For purposes of this Section 5.1(b) , each Member’s Adjusted Capital Account balance shall be determined, and the allocation of income and gain required hereunder shall be effected, prior to the application of any other allocations pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) , other than Section 5.1(b)(i) and other than an allocation pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(i)(v) and (b)(i)(vi) , with respect to such taxable period. This Section 5.1(b)(ii) is intended to comply with the chargeback of items of income and gain requirement in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(iii) Qualified Income Offset . In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations or distributions described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), or (6), items of Company income and gain shall be specially

 

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allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the deficit balance, if any, in its Adjusted Capital Account created by such adjustments, allocations or distributions as quickly as possible, unless such deficit balance is otherwise eliminated pursuant to Section 5.1(b)(i) or (ii) . This Section 5.1(b)(iii) is intended to qualify and be construed as a “qualified income offset” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(iv) Gross Income Allocations . In the event any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any Company taxable period in excess of the sum of (A) the amount such Member is required to restore pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and (B) the amount such Member is deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i)(5), such Member shall be specially allocated items of Company gross income and gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible; provided, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.1(b)(iv) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account as adjusted after all other allocations provided for in this Section 5.1 have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.1(b)(iv) were not in this Agreement.

(v) Nonrecourse Deductions . Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, and then further allocated among the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members as follows: 98% to the Series A-1 Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages and 2% to the Series B Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Series B Unit Sharing Percentages. If the Managing Member determines that the Company’s Nonrecourse Deductions should be allocated in a different ratio to satisfy the safe harbor requirements of the Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 704(b) of the Code, the Managing Member is authorized, upon notice to the other Members, to revise the prescribed ratio to the numerically closest ratio that does satisfy such requirements.

(vi) Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any taxable period shall be allocated 100% to the Member that bears the “Economic Risk of Loss” (as defined in the Treasury Regulations) with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one Member bears the Economic Risk of Loss with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt, such Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable thereto shall be allocated between or among such Members in accordance with the ratios in which they share such Economic Risk of Loss.

(vii) Nonrecourse Liabilities . Nonrecourse Liabilities of the Company described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3) shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, and then further allocated among the Series A-1 Members and the Series B Members as follows: 98% to the Series A-1 Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages and 2% to the Series B Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Series B Unit Sharing Percentages.

 

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(viii) Code Section 754 Adjustments . To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) or 743(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis), and such item of gain or loss shall be specially allocated to the Members in a manner consistent with the manner in which their Capital Accounts are required to be adjusted pursuant to such Section of the Treasury Regulations.

(ix) Deficit Capital Accounts . No Member shall be required to pay to the Company, to any other Member or to any third party any deficit balance which may exist from time to time in the Member’s Capital Account.

Section 5.2. Allocations for Tax Purposes .

(a) The income, gains, losses and deductions of the Company shall be allocated for federal, state and local income tax purposes among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses and deductions among the Members for purposes of computing their Capital Accounts (excluding for this purpose any item which relates to a Book-Tax Disparity and is otherwise allocated in accordance with Section 5.2(b) ).

(b) In an attempt to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities attributable to a Contributed Property or an Adjusted Property, items of income, gain, loss, depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions shall be allocated for federal income tax purposes among the Members as follows:

(i) (A) In the case of a Contributed Property, such items attributable thereto shall be allocated among the Members in the manner provided under Section 704(c) of the Code that takes into account the variation between the Agreed Value of such property and its adjusted basis at the time of contribution; and (B) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to a Contributed Property shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1 .

(ii) (A) In the case of an Adjusted Property, such items shall (1) first, be allocated among the Members in a manner consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to take into account the Unrealized Gain or Unrealized Loss attributable to such property and the allocations thereof pursuant to Section 3.4(c)(i) or Section 3.4(c)(ii) , and (2) second, in the event such property was originally a Contributed Property, be allocated among the Members in a manner consistent with Section 5.2(b)(i)(A) ; and (B) any item of Residual Gain or Residual Loss attributable to an Adjusted Property shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as its correlative item of “book” gain or loss is allocated pursuant to Section 5.1 .

 

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(iii) In order to eliminate Book-Tax Disparities, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to use the “traditional method” described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(b).

(c) For purposes of determining the items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit allocable to any Member with respect to any period, such items shall be determined on a daily, monthly, or other basis, as determined by the Managing Member using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

(d) Tax credits, tax credit recapture and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members according to their interests in such items as reasonably determined by the Managing Member taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii) and 1.704-1T(b)(4)(xi). Any recapture of depreciation or any other items of deduction shall be allocated in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1254-5 to the Member that received the benefits of such depreciation or deduction.

(e) Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.2 are solely for the purposes of federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Income, Loss, distributions or other Company items pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

(f) For the proper administration of the Company, the Managing Member shall (i) adopt such conventions as it deems appropriate in determining the amount of depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions; (ii) make special allocations for federal income tax purposes of income (including, without limitation, gross income) or deductions; (iii) without the consent of any other Person being required, amend the provisions of this Agreement as appropriate to reflect the proposal or promulgation of Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) or Section 704(c) of the Code; and (iv) adopt and employ such methods for (A) the maintenance of capital accounts for book and tax purposes, (B) the determination and allocation of adjustments under Sections 734 and 743 of the Code, (C) the determination and allocation of taxable income, tax loss and items thereof under this Agreement and pursuant to the Code, (D) the determination of the identities and tax classification of Members, (E) the provision of tax information and reports to the Members, (F) the adoption of reasonable conventions and methods for the valuation of assets and the determination of tax basis, (G) the allocation of asset values and tax basis, (H) the adoption and maintenance of accounting methods, (I) the recognition of the transfer of Units and (J) tax compliance and other tax-related requirements, including without limitation, the use of computer software, as it determines in its sole discretion are necessary and appropriate to execute the provisions of this Agreement and to comply with federal, state and local tax law. The Managing Member may adopt such conventions and make such allocations as provided in this Section 5.2(f) without the consent of a Member only if such conventions or allocations would not have a material adverse effect on such affected Member, the holders of any one or more Series of Units issued and outstanding or the Company, and if such allocations are consistent with the principles of Section 704 of the Code.

Section 5.3. Members’ Tax Reporting . The Members acknowledge and are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made pursuant to this ARTICLE V and, except as may otherwise be required by applicable law or regulatory requirements, hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this ARTICLE V in reporting their shares of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and credit for federal, state and local income tax purposes.

 

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Section 5.4. Certain Costs and Expenses . The Company shall (i) pay, or cause to be paid, all costs, fees, operating expenses and other expenses of the Company (including the costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other professionals and the compensation of all personnel providing services to the Company) incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the activities of the Company, and (ii) reimburse the Managing Member for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by it in connection with serving as the Managing Member. To the extent that the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion that such expenses are related to the business and affairs of the Managing Member that are conducted through the Company and/or its subsidiaries (including expenses that relate to the business and affairs of the Company and/or its subsidiaries and that also relate to other activities of the Managing Member), the Managing Member may cause the Company to pay or bear all expenses of the Managing Member, including, without suggesting any limitation of any kind, costs of securities offerings not borne directly by Members, board of directors compensation and meeting costs, cost of periodic reports to its stockholders, litigation costs and damages arising from litigation, accounting and legal costs and franchise taxes, provided that the Company shall not pay or bear any income tax obligations of the Managing Member.

ARTICLE VI

MANAGEMENT

Section 6.1. Managing Member; Delegation of Authority and Duties .

(a) Authority of Managing Member . The business, property and affairs of the Company shall be managed under the sole, absolute and exclusive direction of the Managing Member, which may from time to time delegate authority to Officers or to others to act on behalf of the Company. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.1(a) , the Managing Member shall have the sole power to manage or cause the management of the Company, including the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including, but not limited to, the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.

(b) Other Members . No Member who is not also a Managing Member, in his or her or its capacity as such, shall participate in or have any control over the business of the Company. Except as expressly provided herein, the Units, other Equity Securities in the Company, or the fact of a Member’s admission as a member of the Company do not confer any rights upon the Members to participate in the management of the affairs of the Company. Except as expressly provided herein, no Member who is not also a Managing Member shall have any right to vote on any matter involving the Company, including with respect to any merger, consolidation, combination or conversion of the Company, or any other matter that a Member might otherwise have the ability to vote or consent with respect to under the Act, at law, in equity or otherwise. The conduct, control and management of the Company shall be vested exclusively in the Managing Member. In all matters relating to or arising out of the conduct of the operation of the

 

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Company, the decision of the Managing Member shall be the decision of the Company. Except as required by law or expressly provided in Section 6.1(c) or by separate agreement with the Company, no Member who is not also a Managing Member (and acting in such capacity) shall take any part in the management or control of the operation or business of the Company in its capacity as a Member, nor shall any Member who is not also a Managing Member (and acting in such capacity) have any right, authority or power to act for or on behalf of or bind the Company in his or her or its capacity as a Member in any respect or assume any obligation or responsibility of the Company or of any other Member.

(c) Delegation by Managing Member . The Company may employ one or more Members from time to time, and such Members, in their capacity as employees or agents of the Company (and not, for clarity, in their capacity as Members of the Company), may take part in the control and management of the business of the Company to the extent such authority and power to act for or on behalf of the Company has been delegated to them by the Managing Member. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Managing Member shall have the power and authority to delegate to one or more other Persons the Managing Member’s rights and powers to manage and control the business and affairs of the Company, including to delegate to agents and employees of a Member or the Company (including Officers), and to delegate by a management agreement or another agreement with, or otherwise to, other Persons. The Managing Member may authorize any Person (including any Member or Officer) to enter into and perform any document on behalf of the Company.

Section 6.2. Officers .

(a) Designation and Appointment . The Managing Member shall appoint officers of the Company. All such officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, shall be referred to herein as “Officers.” Any two or more offices may be held by the same person.

(b) Duty of Officers . The Chief Executive Officer and the other Officers shall carry on the day-to-day activities of the Company and shall have such powers, authority and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to specific provisions included in this Agreement, the By-Laws of PBF Energy Inc. and any Employment Agreement and as may otherwise be prescribed by the Managing Member or the Chief Executive Officer.

(c) Term of Office . If not otherwise provided for in an Employment Agreement, the Chief Executive Officer and other Officers shall hold his office for such term as determined from time to time by the Managing Member. If not otherwise provided for in a Employment Agreement, any Officer may be removed, with or without cause, by the Managing Member. A vacancy in the office of the Chief Executive Officer shall be filled by the Managing Member and of any other Officer by the Chief Executive Officer, after consultation with the Managing Member.

(d) Officers as Agents . The Officers, to the extent of their powers, authority and duties set forth in this Agreement or an Employment Agreement or otherwise vested in them by the Managing Member, are agents of the Company for the purposes of the Company’s business and the actions of the Officers taken in accordance with such powers shall bind the Company.

 

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Section 6.3. Liability of Members .

(a) No Personal Liability . Except as otherwise required by applicable law and as expressly set forth in this Agreement, no Member shall have any personal liability whatsoever in such Person’s capacity as a Member, whether to the Company, to any of the other Members, to the creditors of the Company or to any other third party, for the debts, liabilities, commitments or any other obligations of the Company or for any losses of the Company. Except as otherwise required by the Act, each Member shall be liable only to make such Member’s Capital Contribution to the Company, if applicable, and the other payments provided for expressly herein.

(b) Return of Distributions . In accordance with the Act and the laws of the State of Delaware, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member. It is the intent of the Members that no distribution to any Member pursuant to ARTICLE IV shall be deemed a return of money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Act. The payment of any such money or distribution of any such property to a Member shall be deemed to be a compromise within the meaning of Section 18-502(b) of the Act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other Person. However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.

(c) No Duties . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any duty otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, the parties hereby agree that the Members (including without limitation, the Managing Member), shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, including Section 18-1101(c) of the Act, owe no duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the other Members or any other Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement; provided , however , that nothing contained in this Section 6.3(c) shall eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing. To the extent that, at law or in equity, any Member (including without limitation, the Managing Member) has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company, to another Member or to another Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement, the Members (including without limitation, the Managing Member) acting under this Agreement will not be liable to the Company, to any such other Member or to any such other Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement, for their good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties and liabilities relating thereto of any Member (including without limitation, the Managing Member) otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise, are agreed by the parties hereto to replace to that extent such other duties and liabilities of the Members (including without limitation, the Managing Member) relating thereto. The Managing Member may consult with legal counsel, accountants and financial or other advisors and any act or omission suffered or taken by the Managing Member on behalf of the Company or in furtherance of the interests of the Company in good faith in reliance upon and in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or financial or other advisors will be full justification for any such act or omission, and the Managing Member will be fully protected in so acting or omitting to act so long as such counsel or accountants or financial or other advisors were selected with reasonable care. Notwithstanding

 

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any other provision of this Agreement or otherwise applicable provision of law or equity, whenever in this Agreement the Managing Member is permitted or required to make a decision (i) in its “sole discretion” or “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Managing Member shall be entitled to consider only such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or the other Members, or (ii) in its “good faith” or under another expressed standard, the Managing Member shall act under such express standard and shall not be subject to any other or different standards.

Section 6.4. Indemnification by the Company .

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law but subject to the limitations expressly provided in this Agreement, all Indemnitees shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, expenses (including legal fees and expenses), judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Indemnitee may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, by reason of its acting in the capacity that gave rise to its status as an Indemnitee; provided , that the Indemnitee shall not be indemnified and held harmless if there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter for which the Indemnitee is seeking indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.4 , the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.4 shall be made only out of the assets of the Company, it being agreed that the Managing Member shall not be personally liable for such indemnification and shall have no obligation to contribute or loan any monies or property to the Company to enable it to effectuate such indemnification.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including legal fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnitee who is indemnified pursuant to Section 6.4(a) in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding shall, from time to time, be advanced by the Company prior to a determination that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified upon receipt by the Company of any undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it shall be determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Section 6.4 .

(c) The rights provided by this Section 6.4 shall be deemed contract rights and shall be in addition to any other rights to which an Indemnitee may be entitled under any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of the Membership Interests, as a matter of law or otherwise, both as to actions in the Indemnitee’s capacity as an Indemnitee and as to actions in any other capacity and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, assigns and administrators of the Indemnitee.

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connection with the Company’s activities or such Person’s activities on behalf of the Company, regardless of whether the Company would have the power to indemnify such Person against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement.

(e) For purposes of this Section 6.4 , the Company shall be deemed to have requested an Indemnitee to serve as fiduciary of an employee benefit plan whenever the performance by it of its duties to the Company also imposes duties on, or otherwise involves services by, it to the plan or participants or beneficiaries of the plan; excise taxes assessed on an Indemnitee with respect to an employee benefit plan pursuant to applicable law shall constitute “fines” within the meaning of Section 6.4(a) ; and action taken or omitted by it with respect to any employee benefit plan in the performance of its duties for a purpose reasonably believed by it to be in the best interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan shall be deemed to be for a purpose that is in the best interests of the Company.

(f) In no event may an Indemnitee subject the Members to personal liability by reason of the indemnification provisions set forth in this Agreement.

(g) An Indemnitee shall not be denied indemnification in whole or in part under this Section 6.4 because the Indemnitee had an interest in the transaction with respect to which the indemnification applies if the transaction was otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement.

(h) The provisions of this Section 6.4 are for the benefit of the Indemnitees, their heirs, successors, assigns and administrators and shall not be deemed to create any rights for the benefit of any other Persons.

(i) No amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.4 or any provision hereof shall in any manner terminate, reduce or impair the right of any past, present or future Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, nor the obligations of the Company to indemnify any such Indemnitee under and in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

Section 6.5. Liability of Indemnitees .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no Indemnitee shall be liable for monetary damages to the Company, the Members or any other Persons who have acquired interests in the Company, for losses sustained or liabilities incurred as a result of any act or omission of an Indemnitee unless there has been a final and nonappealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of the matter in question, the Indemnitee acted in bad faith or engaged in fraud, willful misconduct or, in the case of a criminal matter, acted with knowledge that the Indemnitee’s conduct was criminal.

(b) The Managing Member may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and the Managing Member shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent appointed by the Managing Member in good faith.

 

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(c) To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnitee has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the Company or to the Members, the Managing Member and any other Indemnitee acting in connection with the Company’s business or affairs shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Any amendment, modification or repeal of this Section 6.5 or any provision hereof shall be prospective only and shall not in any way affect the limitations on the liability of the Indemnitees under this Section 6.5 as in effect immediately prior to such amendment, modification or repeal with respect to claims arising from or relating to matters occurring, in whole or in part, prior to such amendment, modification or repeal, regardless of when such claims may arise or be asserted.

Section 6.6. Investment Representations of Members . Each Member hereby represents, warrants and acknowledges to the Company that: (a) such Member has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company and is making an informed investment decision with respect thereto; (b) such Member is acquiring interests in the Company for investment only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution to the public or public offering thereof; and (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by such Member.

ARTICLE VII

WITHDRAWAL; DISSOLUTION; TRANSFER OF MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS;

ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS

Section 7.1. Member Withdrawal . No Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign or be expelled from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company except pursuant to a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.

Section 7.2. Vesting; Redemption/Forfeiture of Series B Units .

(a) General . All Transferees of holders of Series B Units shall be subject to this Section 7.2 regardless of the fact that any such Transferee is not an employee of or other service provider of the Company (i.e., if the employment or service of the Series B Member who Transferred the Series B Units to such Transferee is terminated, this Section 7.2 shall apply to such Series B Units regardless of their ownership).

(b) Vesting Schedule . Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company and the Series B Member, twenty-five percent (25%) of the Series B Units granted to a Series B Member pursuant to this Agreement became Vested Series B Units immediately upon the Grant Date, and the remaining seventy-five percent (75%) of the Series B Units granted to a Series B Member becomes Vested Series B Units in equal annual installments over the three-year period following the Grant Date, subject to the continued employment or service of such Series B Member by the

 

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Company or any of its Affiliates through each applicable vesting date. Except as otherwise provided for herein, any Series B Units that have not become Vested Series B Units prior to a Series B Member’s termination of employment or service with the Company or any of its Affiliates for any reason shall be forfeited as of such termination date; provided , however , that if a Series B Member’s employment or service terminates due to death or Disability, such Series B Member’s Unvested Series B Units shall become Vested Series B Units upon the termination date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the continued employment or service of a Series B Member by the Company or any of its Affiliates, any Unvested Series B Units granted to a Series B Member, to the extent not previously forfeited, shall become Vested Series B Units upon the occurrence of the following: (i) a Liquidation Event or (ii) a Transfer to any Person other than a Permitted Transferee in a single transaction or a series of related transactions of more than 60% of the Series A Units.

(c) Unit Redemption/Forfeiture .

(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a Series B Member’s employment or service is terminated by the Company for Cause, all Vested Series B Units and Unvested Series B Units held by such Series B Member shall automatically be forfeited to the Series A-1 Members at the date of such termination without further action on the part of the Company or such Series B Member.

(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if a Series B Member’s employment or service with the Company terminates and the Managing Member determines that Cause exists or existed on, prior to, or after such termination (including without limitation by virtue of a material breach of an obligation to the Company under this Agreement or any Employment Agreement after such termination) the percentage of Series B Units held by such Series B Member shall be reduced to 0% and all Series B Units held by such Series B Member or his direct or indirect Transferees shall automatically be forfeited to the Series A-1 Members without further action on the part of the Series A-1 Members, the Company or such employee.

(iii) If a Series B Member’s employment or service with the Company and its Affiliates terminates due to the Disability or death of the Series B Member, the Series B Member shall have the right (the “ Put Right ”), subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2(c) , for one year following the Series B Member’s termination date, to sell to the Series A-1 Members, and each of the Series A-1 Members shall be required to purchase (subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2(c) ), severally and pro rata in accordance with their respective Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages, on one occasion from the Series B Member, all of the Series B Member’s Series B Units at a price per Series B Unit equal to the Fair Market Value of such Units (measured as of the purchase date); provided that the Put Right may not be exercised with respect to a Series B Unit until 181 days following the date on which such Series B Unit became a Vested Series B Unit. If the Series B Member desires to exercise its option to require the Company to repurchase his Series B Units pursuant to this Section 7.2(c) , the Series B Member shall provide written notice (the date such notice is received, the “ Put Notice Date ”) to the Managing Member setting forth the Series B Member’s intention to sell all of his or their Series B Units pursuant to this Section 7.2(c)(iii) (the “ Death/Disability Put Notice ”), and the Managing Member shall promptly thereafter deliver a copy of such Death/Disability Put Notice to each of the Series A-1 Members.

 

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(iv) Provided the Managing Member in consultation with the Executive Chairman, on a case by case basis, so permits, if a Series B Member’s employment or service with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated (x) by the Company without Cause or (y) by the Series B Member for Good Reason, all or a portion of the Unvested Series B Units, if any, held by such Series B Member may vest.

(v) If a Series B Member’s employment or service with the Company and its Affiliates terminates for any reason other than (x) by the Company (or one of its Affiliates) for Cause or (y) due to the death, Disability or retirement (with the consent of the Managing Member) of a Series B Member (each such event, a “ Call Event ”), the Series A-1 Members, pro rata in accordance with their respective Series A-1 Unit Sharing Percentages or such other percentage as agreed upon by the Series A-1 Members, shall have the right (the “ Call Right ”), but not the obligation, to purchase, from time to time after such Call Event, for a period of 180 days (or such longer period as is necessary in order to avoid the application of adverse accounting treatment to the Company) following the later of (A) the termination date and (B) the 181st day following the date on which the Series B Units become Vested Series B Units (such period, the “ Call Option Period ”), all (or any portion) of the Vested Series B Units held by such Series B Member. To exercise the Call Right with respect to the Series B Member, the Series A-1 Members shall deliver to the Series B Member prior to the expiration of the Call Option Period, a written notice (the date such notice is received, the “ Call Notice Date ”) specifying the number of Vested Series B Units with respect to which the Series A-1 Members have elected to exercise such purchase right, whereupon the Series B Member shall be required to sell to such Series A-1 Members, the Vested Series B Units specified in such notice, at a price per Vested Series B Unit equal to the Fair Market Value of such Units (measured as of the purchase date).

(vi) The closing of the purchase of the Series B Units pursuant to the Put Right or the Call Right shall occur at such time and place as the parties to such purchase shall agree, and in any event within sixty (60) days of the Put Notice Date or Call Notice Date, as applicable; provided , that if such purchase is subject to any prior regulatory approval or third-party consents, then such period shall be extended until the expiration of ten (10) Business Days after all such approvals shall have been received. At such closing, the Series B Member shall deliver certificates, if any, representing the Series B Units (or other applicable transfer instruments), duly endorsed for transfer and accompanied by all requisite transfer taxes, if any, and such Series B Units, shall be free and clear of any liens, and the Series B Member shall so represent and warrant, and shall further represent and warrant that he is the sole beneficial and record owner of such Series B Units, with the full right, power and authority to convey such Series B Units to the purchaser(s). At such closing, all of the parties to the transaction shall execute such additional documents as are otherwise reasonably necessary or appropriate. The purchase price for the Series B Units being purchased by each of the Series A-1 Members shall be paid by such Series A-1 Member by delivery of immediately available funds deposited into an account designated by the Series B Member selling such Series B Units or a bank cashier’s or

 

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certified check payable to the order of such Series B Member; provided , that in the event of the exercise of the Put Right, a Series A-1 Member may elect to pay all or a portion of the applicable purchase price by delivery to such Series B Member of a number of Series A-1 Units owned by such Series A-1 Member having an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to applicable purchase price therefor.

(d) Determination of Fair Market Value .

(i) Except as otherwise set forth in this Section 7.2(d) , for purposes of this Agreement, the “ Fair Market Value ” of any property means, as of any time of determination, the then fair market value of such property as determined in good faith by the Managing Member, which determination shall be conclusive for all purposes. For the avoidance of doubt, the determination of Fair Market Value of any Unit shall be based on the amounts, if any, that would be distributable or deemed distributable (including the amounts referred to in Section 4.4(b) ) in respect of such Unit under the terms of this Agreement, including any adjustments necessary to reflect the portion of any Tax Distributions that were previously made in respect of such Unit but not charged against other distributions in respect of such Unit.

(ii) Subject to Section 7.2(d)(iii) , the Fair Market Value of a Series B Unit shall be determined by the Managing Member in its good faith reasonable discretion, using the Company’s most recent previously issued annual or semi-annual financial statements available on the date on which such determination is being made by the Managing Member and taking into account any material events that have occurred subsequent to the date of the financial statements. The Managing Member shall provide prompt written notice to the Series B Member of its determination.

(iii) Notwithstanding Section 7.2(d)(ii) , in the event that a Series B Member does not agree with any determination of the Fair Market Value under Section 7.2 , then within 20 Business Days of receiving written notice of such determination, the Series B Member shall notify the Managing Member in writing of the existence of a dispute (such notice, a “ Dispute Notice ”). The Series B Member and the Managing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute for a period of 20 Business Days from the date of receipt of such Dispute Notice. In the event that no resolution is reached by the end of such period, unless the Managing Member and such Series B Member agree to use another accounting, financial advisory or valuation firm, the Managing Member shall select three nationally-recognized investment banking firms that have not had a direct or indirect substantial relationship with the Company within the last two years and notify the Series B Member thereof. The Series B Member shall select one of the three investment banking firms and notify the Company thereof. If the Company has not received notice of selection of one of the investment banking firms within twenty (20) days of the date it gave notice to the Series B Member of the three investment banking firms, then the Managing Member shall select one of such three. The firm selected as provided above (the “ Independent Advisor ”) shall promptly determine the Fair Market Value and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to render such determination within 20 Business Days, which determination shall be final, conclusive and binding upon the Company and the Series B Member. The purchase of such Series B Units shall close

 

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promptly, but in no case more than 20 Business Days, after such determination. In the event that (i) the Independent Advisor’s determination of Fair Market Value is more than 10% higher than the original determination made by the Managing Member, the Company shall pay 100% of the fees and expenses of retaining the Independent Advisor, (ii) the Independent Advisor’s determination of Fair Market Value is more than 10% lower than the original determination made by the Managing Member, the Series B Member shall pay 100% of the fees and expenses of retaining the Independent Advisor, and (iii) in all other instances the Company and such Series B Member shall each pay 50% of the fees and expenses of retaining the Independent Advisor.

Section 7.3. Dissolution .

(a) Events . The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs shall be wound up on the first to occur of (i) the determination of the Managing Member, with the consent of (x) each of the Series A Members who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns at least 1% of the Series A Units and (y) the Series B Members who hold at least a majority of the Series B Units (which majority must include each Series B Member who, together with his Affiliates or Permitted Transferees, holds at least 25% of the Series B Units), (ii) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Act or (iii) the termination of the legal existence of the last remaining Member or the occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued membership of the last remaining Member in the Company unless the Company is continued without dissolution in a manner permitted by the Act. In the event of a dissolution pursuant to clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence, the relative economic rights of each Series of Units immediately prior to such dissolution shall be preserved to the greatest extent practicable with respect to distributions made to Members pursuant to Section 7.3(c) below in connection with the winding up of the Company, taking into consideration tax and other legal constraints that may adversely affect one or more parties hereto and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, unless, with respect to any Series of Units, holders of not less than 90% of the Units of such Series consent in writing to a treatment other than as described above.

(b) Actions Upon Dissolution . When the Company is dissolved, the business and property of the Company shall be wound up and liquidated by the Managing Member or, in the event of the unavailability of the Managing Member or if the Managing Member shall so determine, such Member or other liquidating trustee as shall be named by the Managing Member.

(c) Priority . A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Section 7.3 to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up. Upon dissolution of the Company, the assets of the Company shall be applied in the following manner and order of priority: (i) to creditors, including Members who are creditors, to the extent otherwise permitted by law, in satisfaction of liabilities of the Company (including all contingent, conditional or unmatured claims), whether by payment or the making of reasonable provision for payment thereof; and (ii) the balance shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with ARTICLE IV .

 

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(d) Cancellation of Certificate . The Company shall terminate when (i) all of the assets of the Company, after payment of or due provision for all debts liabilities and obligations of the Company, shall have been distributed to the Members in the manner provided for in this Agreement and (ii) the Certificate shall have been canceled in the manner required by the Act.

(e) Return of Capital . The liquidators of the Company shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from Company assets).

(f) Hart Scott Rodino . Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, in the event the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”), is applicable to any Member by reason of the fact that any assets of the Company will be distributed to such Member in connection with the dissolution of the Company, the distribution of any assets of the Company shall not be consummated until such time as the applicable waiting periods (and extensions thereof) under the HSR Act have expired or otherwise been terminated with respect to each such Member.

Section 7.4. Transfer by Members . No Member may Transfer all or any portion of its Units or other interests or rights in the Company except as provided in Section 3.3 or otherwise with the written consent of the Managing Member in its sole discretion; provided , however , that, subject to the provisions of Section 7.5(c) (other than the provisions of Section 7.5(c)(v) to the extent that such provisions relate to the delivery of legal and/or tax opinions), without the consent of the Managing Member, a Member may, at any time, Transfer any of such Member’s Units pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. In addition, unless the Managing Member determines in good faith that a proposed Transfer would violate Section 7.5(c) below, the Managing Member shall be deemed to have consented to a Transfer (i) to a Permitted Transferee or Successor in Interest of such Member or (ii) by Series A Member of Series A Units then held by such Member to any other Person or group of Persons. Any purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Units or other interests in the Company not complying with this Section 7.4 shall be void and shall not create any obligation on the part of the Company or the other Members to recognize that Transfer or to deal with the Person to which the Transfer purportedly was made. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Series B Units shall not be Transferable other than as provided in Section 7.2 .

Section 7.5. Admission or Substitution of New Members .

(a) Admission . Without the consent of any other Person, the Managing Member shall have the right to admit as a Substituted Member or an Additional Member, any Person who acquires an interest in the Company, or any part thereof, from a Member or from the Company. Concurrently with the admission of a Substituted Member or an Additional Member, the Managing Member shall forthwith (i) amend the Schedule of Members to reflect the name and address of such Substituted Member or Additional Member and to eliminate or modify, as applicable, the name and address of the Transferring Member with regard to the Transferred Units and (ii) cause any necessary papers to be filed and recorded and notice to be given wherever and to the extent required showing the substitution of a Transferee as a Substituted Member in place of the Transferring Member, or the admission of an Additional Member, in each case, at the expense, including payment of any professional and filing fees incurred, of such

 

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Substituted Member or Additional Member; provided that such expenses shall not be payable with respect to a Substituted Member or Additional Member that is or is to become an employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, where the issuance or Transfer of an interest in the Company to such Person is in connection with their provision of services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b) Conditions and Limitations . The admission of any Person as a Substituted Member or an Additional Member shall be conditioned upon such Person’s written acceptance and adoption of all the terms and provisions of this Agreement by execution and delivery of the Adoption Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or such other written instrument(s) in form and substance satisfactory to the Managing Member on behalf of the Company.

(c) Prohibited Transfers . Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, unless each of the Members agrees otherwise in writing, in no event may any Transfer of a Unit or other interest in the Company be made by any Member or Assignee if:

(i) such Transfer is made to any Person who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own such Unit or other interest in the Company;

(ii) except as otherwise provided pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, such Transfer (which solely for purposes of this Section 7.5(c) shall include the issuance of Units upon the exercise of an option or warrant to acquire such Unit) would not be within (or would cause the Company to fail to qualify for) one or more of the safe harbors described in paragraphs (e), (f), (g), (h) or (j) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1 or otherwise would pose a material risk that the Company would be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder;

(iii) such Transfer would require the registration of such transferred Unit or other interest in the Company or of any Series of Unit or other interest in the Company pursuant to any applicable United States federal or state securities laws (including, without limitation, the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) or other non-U.S. securities laws (including Canadian provincial or territorial securities laws) or would constitute a non-exempt distribution pursuant to applicable provincial or state securities laws;

(iv) such Transfer would cause any portion of the assets of the Company to become “plan assets” of any “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations as modified by Section 3(42) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time; or

(v) to the extent requested by the Managing Member, the Company does not receive such legal and/or tax opinions (other than in respect of a Disregarded Transfer) and written instruments (including, without limitation, copies of any instruments of Transfer and such Assignee’s consent to be bound by this Agreement as an Assignee) that are in a form satisfactory to the Managing Member, as determined in the Managing Member’s sole discretion.

 

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In addition, notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, to the extent the Managing Member shall determine that interests in the Company do not meet or will not meet the requirements of Treasury Regulation section 1.7704-1(h), the Managing Member may impose such restrictions on the Transfer of Units or other interests in the Company (except for a Disregarded Transfer) as the Managing Member may determine to be necessary or advisable so that the Company is not treated as a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation under Section 7704 of the Code.

Any Transfer in violation of Section 7.4 or this Section 7.5(c) shall be null and void ab initio and of no effect.

(d) Effect of Transfer to Substituted Member . Following the Transfer of any Unit or other interest in the Company that is permitted under Sections 7.4 and 7.5 , the Transferee of such Unit or other interest in the Company shall be treated as having made all of the Capital Contributions in respect of, and received all of the distributions received in respect of, such Unit or other interest in the Company, shall succeed to the Capital Account balance associated with such Unit or other interest in the Company, shall receive allocations and distributions under ARTICLE IV and ARTICLE V in respect of such Unit or other interest in the Company and otherwise shall become a Substituted Member entitled to all the rights of a Member with respect to such Unit or other interest in the Company.

Section 7.6. Additional Requirements . Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, for the avoidance of doubt, the Managing Member may impose such vesting requirements, forfeiture provisions, Transfer restrictions, minimum retained ownership requirements or other similar provisions with respect to any interests in the Company that are outstanding as of the date of this Agreement or are created hereafter, with the written consent of the holder of such interests in the Company. Such requirements, provisions and restrictions need not be uniform among holders of interests in the Company and may be waived or released by the Managing Member in its sole discretion with respect to all or a portion of the interests in the Company owned by any one or more Members or Assignees at any time and from time to time, and such actions or omissions by the Managing Member shall not constitute the breach of this Agreement or of any duty hereunder or otherwise existing at law, in equity or otherwise.

Section 7.7. Bankruptcy . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Bankruptcy of a Member shall not cause such Member to cease to be a member of the Company and upon the occurrence of such an event, the Company shall continue without dissolution.

Section 7.8. Spouses .

(a) As a condition to becoming or remaining a Member, each Member that is an individual and is or becomes married, shall cause his spouse to execute an agreement in the form of Exhibit B hereof. If a Member fails to have his or her spouse execute such agreement, the Member shall thereafter lose all their rights hereunder except for the rights of a mere assignee under the Act and the Managing member shall thereafter have all voting rights with respect to his or her interest.

 

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(b) Any Units held by an individual who has failed to cause his or her spouse to execute an agreement in the form of Exhibit B and any Units held by a person who is an assignee shall be subject to Section 7.2 of this Agreement.

(c) In the event of a property settlement or separation agreement between a Member and his or her spouse, such Member shall use his or her best efforts to assign to his or her spouse only the right to share in profits and losses, to receive distributions, and to receive allocations of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit or similar item to which the Member was entitled, to the extent assigned.

(d) If a spouse or former spouse of a Member acquires a Unit in the Company without prior approval from the Managing Member, such spouse or former spouse hereby grants, as evidenced by Exhibit B , an irrevocable power of attorney (which shall be coupled with an interest) to the original Member who held such Units, as the case may be, to vote or to give or withhold such approval as such original Member shall himself or herself vote or approve with respect to such matter and without the necessity of the taking of any action by any such spouse or former spouse. Such power of attorney shall not be affected by the subsequent disability or incapacity of the spouse or former spouse granting such power of attorney. Furthermore, such spouse or former spouse agrees that any Series B Units held by such spouse or former spouse shall be subject to Section 7.2(a) of this Agreement.

Section 7.9. Registration Rights . The Series A Members shall have the Registration Rights set forth in the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement entered into in connection with the IPO.

Section 7.10. Mandatory Exchange . The Managing Member may, with the consent of each of the Series A Members who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns at least 1% of the Series A Units, require all Members holding Series A Units to exchange all such Units held by them pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. Any exchange of Series A-1 Units pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall be treated as a transfer of Units governed by Section 3.3(b) .

ARTICLE VIII

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND

OTHER INFORMATION; TAX MATTERS

Section 8.1. Books and Records. The Company shall keep at its principal executive office (i) correct and complete books and records of account (which, in the case of financial records, shall be kept in accordance with GAAP), (ii) minutes of the proceedings of meetings of the Members, (iii) a current list of the directors and officers of the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective residence addresses, and (iv) a record containing the names and addresses of all Members, the total number of Units held by each Member, and the dates when they respectively became the owners of record thereof. Any of the foregoing books, minutes or records may be in written form or in any other form capable of being converted into written form within a reasonable time. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, notwithstanding the rights set forth in Section 18-305 of the Act, no Member shall have the right to obtain information from the Company.

 

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Section 8.2. Information .

(a) The Members shall be supplied at the Company’s expense with all other Company information necessary to enable each Member to prepare its federal, state, and local income tax returns on a timely basis.

(b) All determinations, valuations and other matters of judgment required to be made for ordinary course accounting purposes under this Agreement shall be made by the Managing Member and shall be conclusive and binding on all Members, their Successors in Interest and any other Person who is a party to or otherwise bound by this Agreement, and to the fullest extent permitted by law or as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no such Person shall have the right to an accounting or an appraisal of the assets of the Company or any successor thereto.

Section 8.3. Fiscal Year . The Fiscal Year of the Company shall end on December 31st unless otherwise determined by the Managing Member in its sole discretion in accordance with Section 706 of the Code.

Section 8.4. Certain Tax Matters .

(a) Preparation of Returns . The Managing Member shall cause to be prepared all federal, state and local tax returns of the Company for each year for which such returns are required to be filed and shall cause such returns to be timely filed. The Managing Member shall determine the appropriate treatment of each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company and the accounting methods and conventions under the tax laws of the United States of America, the several states and other relevant jurisdictions as to the treatment of any such item or any other method or procedure related to the preparation of such tax returns. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement, the Managing Member may cause the Company to make or refrain from making any and all elections permitted by such tax laws. As promptly as practicable after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to provide to each Member a Schedule K-1 for such Fiscal Year. Additionally, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to provide on a timely basis to each Member, to the extent commercially reasonable and available to the Company without undue cost, any information reasonably required by the Member to prepare, or in connection with an audit of, such Member’s income tax returns.

(b) Consistent Treatment . Each Member agrees that it shall not, except as otherwise required by applicable law or regulatory requirements, (i) treat, on its individual income tax returns, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit relating to its interest in the Company in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of such item by the Company as reflected on the Form K-1 or other information statement furnished by the Company to such Member for use in preparing its income tax returns or (ii) file any claim for refund relating to any such item based on, or which would result in, such inconsistent treatment.

(c) Duties of the Tax Matters Member . In respect of an income tax audit of any tax return of the Company, the filing of any amended return or claim for refund in connection with any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit reflected on any tax return of the Company, or any administrative or judicial proceedings arising out of or in connection with any such audit,

 

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amended return, claim for refund or denial of such claim, (i) the Managing Member shall direct the Tax Matters Member to act for, and such action shall be final and binding upon, the Company and all Members except to the extent a Member shall properly elect to be excluded from such proceeding pursuant to the Code, (ii) all expenses incurred by the Tax Matters Member in connection therewith (including attorneys’, accountants’ and other experts’ fees and disbursements) shall be expenses of, and payable by, the Company, (iii) no Member shall have the right to (A) participate in the audit of any Company tax return, (B) file any amended return or claim for refund in connection with any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit (other than items which are not partnership items within the meaning of Code Section 6231(a)(4) or which cease to be partnership items under Code Section 6231(b)) reflected on any tax return of the Company, (C) participate in any administrative or judicial proceedings conducted by the Company or the Tax Matters Member arising out of or in connection with any such audit, amended return, claim for refund or denial of such claim, or (D) appeal, challenge or otherwise protest any adverse findings in any such audit conducted by the Company or the Tax Matters Member or with respect to any such amended return or claim for refund filed by the Company or the Tax Matters Member or in any such administrative or judicial proceedings conducted by the Company or the Tax Matters Member and (iv) the Tax Matters Member shall keep the Members reasonably apprised of the status of any such proceeding. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if a petition for a readjustment to any partnership item included in a final partnership administrative adjustment is filed with a District Court or the Court of Claims and the IRS has elected to assess income tax against a Member with respect to that final partnership administrative adjustment (rather than suspending assessments until the District Court or Court of Claims proceedings become final), such Member shall be permitted to file a claim for refund within such period of time as to avoid application of any statute of limitations which would otherwise prevent the Member from having any claim based on the final outcome of that review.

(d) Tax Matters Member . The Company and each Member hereby designate the Managing Member as the “tax matters partner” for purposes of Code Section 6231(a)(7) (the “ Tax Matters Member ”).

(e) Certain Filings . Upon the Transfer of an interest in the Company (within the meaning of the Code), a sale of Company assets or a liquidation of the Company, the Members shall provide the Managing Member with information and shall make tax filings as reasonably requested by the Managing Member and required under applicable law.

(f) Section 754 Election . The Managing Member shall cause the Company to make and to maintain and keep in effect at all times, in accordance with Sections 734, 743 and 754 of the Code and applicable Treasury Regulations and comparable state law provisions, an election to adjust basis in the event (i) any Unit is Transferred in accordance with this Agreement or the Exchange Agreement or (ii) any Company property is distributed to any Member.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.1. Separate Agreements; Schedules . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, including Section 9.4 , or of any other binding agreement between the Company and any Member, the Managing Member may, or may cause the Company to, without the

 

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approval of any other Member or other Person, enter into separate agreements with individual Members with respect to any matter, which have the effect of establishing rights under, or altering, supplementing or amending the terms of, this Agreement or any such subscription agreement. The parties hereto agree that any terms contained in any such separate agreement shall govern with respect to such Member(s) party thereto notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement. The Managing Member may from time to time execute and deliver to the Members schedules which set forth information contained in the books and records of the Company and any other matters deemed appropriate by the Managing Member. Such schedules shall be for information purposes only and shall not be deemed to be part of this Agreement for any purpose whatsoever.

Section 9.2. Governing Law; Disputes . (a) THIS AGREEMENT IS GOVERNED BY AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, EXCLUDING ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THAT MIGHT REFER THE GOVERNANCE OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE LAW OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

(b) Any dispute, controversy or claim solely arising out of, relating to or in connection with the rights or obligations of any of the Series B Members vis-à-vis any of the Series A-1 Members (including pursuant to Sections 3.3 , 4.3 and 4.4 hereof) shall be finally settled by arbitration. The arbitration shall take place in Wilmington, Delaware and be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”) then in effect (except as they may be modified by mutual agreement of the Series A-1 Members and the affected Series B Member). The arbitration shall be conducted by three neutral, impartial and independent arbitrators, who shall be appointed by the AAA, at least one of whom shall be a retired judge or a senior partner at one of the nationally recognized Delaware-based law firms. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets. The costs of the arbitration shall be borne by the Company. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to arbitrate and/or seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder.

(c) Except as expressly set forth in Section 9.2(b) , each party agrees that it shall bring any action, suit, demand or proceeding (including counterclaims) in respect of any claim arising out of or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, exclusively in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware or any Delaware State court, in each case, sitting in the City of Wilmington, Delaware (the “ Chosen Courts ”), and solely in connection with claims arising under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (i) irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding in the Chosen Courts, (iii) waives any objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any Party and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 9.5 .

 

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(d) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, DEMAND OR PROCEEDING (INCLUDING COUNTERCLAIMS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

Section 9.3. Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective Successors in Interest; provided that no Person claiming by, through or under a Member (whether as such Member’s Successor in Interest or otherwise), as distinct from such Member itself, shall have any rights as, or in respect to, a Member (including the right to approve or vote on any matter or to notice thereof), and nothing in this Agreement (express or implied) is intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 9.4. Amendments and Waivers . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified by the written consent of (a) the Managing Member, (b) each of the Series A Members who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns at least 1% of the Series A Units, and (c) the Series B Members who hold at least a majority of the Series B Units (which majority must include each Series B Member who, together with his Affiliates or Permitted Transferees, holds at least 25% of the Series B Units); provided that except as otherwise provided herein (including, without limitation, in Section 3.2 ), no amendment may (i) modify the limited liability of any Member, or increase the liabilities or obligations of any Member, in each case, without the consent of each such affected Member; or (ii) materially and adversely affect the rights of a holder of Series A-1 Units, Series A-2 Units or Series B Units, in their capacity as holders of Series A-1 Units, Series A-2 Units or Series B Units, in relation to other classes of Equity Securities of the Company, without the consent of the holders of a majority of such series of Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member may, without the written consent of any other Member or any other Person, amend, supplement, waive or modify any provision of this Agreement and execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record whatever documents may be required in connection therewith, to reflect: (1) any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification that the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of any Series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company or other Company securities in accordance with this Agreement; (2) the admission, substitution, withdrawal or removal of Members in accordance with this Agreement; (3) a change in the name of the Company, the location of the principal place of business of the Company, the registered agent of the Company or the registered office of the Company; (4) any amendment, supplement, waiver or modification that the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate to address changes in U.S. federal income tax regulations, legislation or interpretation; or (5) a change in the Fiscal Year or taxable year of the Company and any other changes that the Managing Member determines to be necessary or appropriate as a result of a change in the Fiscal Year or taxable year of the Company, including a change in the dates on which distributions are to be made by the Company; provided further , that the books and records of the Company (including the Schedule of Members) shall be deemed amended from time to time to reflect the admission of a new Member, the withdrawal or resignation of a Member, the adjustment of the Units or other interests in the Company resulting from any issuance, Transfer or other disposition of Units or other interests in the Company, in each case that is made in accordance with the provisions hereof. If an amendment has been approved in accordance with

 

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this Agreement, such amendment shall be adopted and effective with respect to all Members. Upon obtaining such approvals as may be required by this Agreement, and without further action or execution on the part of any other Member or other Person, any amendment to this Agreement may be implemented and reflected in a writing executed solely by the Managing Member and the other Members shall be deemed a party to and bound by such amendment.

The Managing Member may, in its sole discretion, unilaterally amend this Agreement on or before the effective date of the final regulations to provide for (i) the election of a safe harbor under Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.83-3(l) (or any similar provision) under which the fair market value of a partnership interest (or interest in an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is transferred is treated as being equal to the liquidation value of that interest, (ii) an agreement by the Company and each of its Members to comply with all of the requirements set forth in such regulations and Notice 2005-43 (and any other guidance provided by the Internal Revenue Service with respect to such election) with respect to all partnership interests (or interest in an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) transferred in connection with the performance of services while the election remains effective, (iii) the allocation of items of income, gains, deductions and losses required by the final regulations similar to Proposed Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(xii)(b) and (c), and (iv) any other related amendments.

No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder (other than a failure or delay beyond a period of time specified herein) shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 9.5. Notices . Whenever notice is required or permitted by this Agreement to be given, such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to any Member at such Member’s address or facsimile number shown in the Company’s books and records, or, if given to the Company, at the following address:

PBF Energy Company LLC

One Sylvan Way, 2nd floor

Parsippany, NJ 07054-3887

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (973) 455-7562

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

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

180 Maiden Lane

New York,

New York 10038

Attention: Todd E. Lenson

Facsimile: (212) 806-7793

Each proper notice shall be effective upon any of the following: (a) personal delivery to the recipient, (b) when sent by facsimile to the recipient (with confirmation of receipt), (c) one Business Day after being sent to the recipient by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or (d) three Business Days after being deposited in the mails (first class or airmail postage prepaid).

 

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Section 9.6. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more separate counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one party, but each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.

Section 9.7. Power of Attorney . Each Member hereby irrevocably appoints the Managing Member as such Member’s true and lawful representative and attorney in fact, each acting alone, in such Member’s name, place and stead, (a) to make, execute, sign and file all instruments, documents and certificates which, from time to time, may be required to set forth any amendment to this Agreement or which may be required by this Agreement or by the laws of the United States of America, the State of Delaware or any other state in which the Company shall determine to do business, or any political subdivision or agency thereof and (b) to execute, implement and continue the valid and subsisting existence of the Company or to qualify and continue the Company as a foreign limited liability company in all jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business. Such power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall survive and continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the subsequent withdrawal from the Company of any Member for any reason and shall survive and shall not be affected by the disability, incapacity, bankruptcy or dissolution of such Member. No power of attorney granted in this Agreement shall revoke any previously granted power of attorney.

Section 9.8. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the Exchange Agreement, the Tax Receivable Agreement and the other documents and agreements referred to herein or entered into concurrently herewith embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein; provided that such other agreements and documents shall not be deemed to be a part of, a modification of or an amendment to this Agreement. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings, other than those expressly set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter, including the Original LLC Agreement.

Section 9.9. Remedies . Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies that such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights that such Person has under any applicable law. Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security) to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by applicable law.

Section 9.10. Severability . Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

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Section 9.11. Creditors . None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Company profits, losses, distributions, capital or property other than as a secured creditor.

Section 9.12. Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

Section 9.13. Further Action . The parties agree to execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 9.14. Delivery by Facsimile or Email . This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or email with scan or facsimile attachment, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or email as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract, and each such party forever waives any such defense.

Section 9.15. Confidentiality . Each Member agrees that all non-public information received from or otherwise relating to the Company or any third party who has entrusted the Company with confidential information with the expectation that such information will be kept confidential, is confidential and will not be (i) disclosed or otherwise released to any other Person (other than another party hereto for a valid business purpose) or (ii) used for anything other than as necessary and appropriate in carrying out the business of the Company. The obligations of the parties hereunder do not preclude the Members from disclosing information to its beneficial owners or representatives or as it may reasonably deem to be appropriate in connection with fundraising efforts. The restrictions set forth herein do not apply to any disclosures required by applicable law, so long as (x) the Person subject to such disclosure obligations provides prior written notice (to the extent reasonably practicable) to the Company and any affected Person stating the basis upon which the disclosure is asserted to be required, and (y) the Person subject to such disclosure obligations takes, at the Company’s request and expense, all reasonable steps to oppose or mitigate any such disclosure. The Company and its

 

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Affiliates may maintain additional policies concerning confidentiality and require any Member who is an employee or consultant to the Company or any of its Affiliates to execute additional confidentiality agreements, which upon execution thereof shall be binding upon such Member.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement.

 

MANAGING MEMBER
PBF ENERGY INC.
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

OTHER MEMBERS

[      ]

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to LLC Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

Adoption Agreement

This Adoption Agreement is executed by the undersigned pursuant to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF Energy Company LLC (the “ Company ”), dated as of December 12, 2012, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, a copy of which is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference (the “ Agreement ”). By the execution of this Adoption Agreement, the undersigned agrees as follows:

1. Acknowledgment . The undersigned acknowledges that he/she is acquiring [              ] Units of the Company as a [Series A-1/Series A-2/Series B/Series C] Member, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement (including the Exhibits thereto), as amended from time to time. Capitalized terms used herein without definition are defined in the Agreement and are used herein with the same meanings set forth therein.

2. Agreement . The undersigned hereby joins in, and agrees to be bound by, subject to, and enjoy the benefit of the applicable rights set forth in, the Agreement (including the Exhibits thereto), as amended from time to time, with the same force and effect as if he/she were originally a party thereto.

3. Notice . Any notice required or permitted by the Agreement shall be given to the undersigned at the address listed below.

EXECUTED AND DATED on this             day of                     , 20    .

 

[Name]

Notice Address:                                                                                  

   
   
Facsimile:                                                                                            


EXHIBIT B

Consent of Spouse

The undersigned, the spouse of                      , one of the Members of PBF Energy Company LLC (the “ Company ”) named in the Company’s Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time (the “ Agreement ”) acknowledges that I have read the Agreement and that I understand its contents. I hereby consent to and approve of the provisions of the Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, and agree that the Units held by my spouse and my interest in such Units are subject to such provisions. I agree that I will take no action at any time to hinder the operations of the Company.

Dated:                      , 20__

 

 

Name:                                                                                             

 

Address:                                                                                         

   


SCHEDULE 3.1(d)

IPO RECLASSIFICATION

 

Name:

   Number of Series A-1 Units:  

Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C.

     9,091,217.56   

Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P.

     1,629,014.08   

Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P.

     50,144.49   

Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V – A USS SMD L.P.

     190,427.14   

Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P.

     23,039.73   

FR PBF Holdings LLC

     2,715,208.71   

FR PBF Holdings II LLC

     8,268,634.29   

Exhibit 10.2

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (as amended from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 12, 2012, is hereby entered into by and among PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Energy ”), and each of the Members (as defined herein).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Members hold Units (as defined below) in Energy, which is treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, and certain Members hold warrants to acquire Units;

WHEREAS, the Corporation is the managing member of, and holds and will hold Units in, Energy;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Members agreeing to hold Units rather than transferring all of their Units in exchange for Class A Shares (as defined below), the Corporation expects to incur significantly lower tax liabilities on an ongoing basis with respect to the operations of Energy and its direct and indirect subsidiaries;

WHEREAS, the Units held by the Members, as of the date hereof or at any time in the future, are or will be exchangeable for Class A common stock (the “ Class A Shares ”) of the Corporation, as contemplated by the Exchange Agreement and Section 3.3 of the LLC Agreement;

WHEREAS, Energy and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), for each Taxable Year (as defined below) in which an exchange of Units for Class A Shares occurs, which election is intended to result or be deemed to result in an adjustment to the tax basis of the assets owned by Energy and such subsidiaries (solely with respect to the Corporation) at the time (such time, an “ Exchange Date ”) of a taxable exchange of Units for Class A Shares or any other taxable acquisition of Units by the Corporation (including in connection with the IPO) (each such exchange or acquisition, an “ Exchange ”) (such assets and any asset whose tax basis is determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the adjusted basis of any such asset, the “ Original Assets ”) by reason of such Exchange and the payments under this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the income, gain, loss, expense and other Tax (as defined below) items of (i) the Corporation, as a member of Energy (and in respect of each of Energy’s direct and indirect subsidiaries treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes), may be affected by the Basis Adjustment (as defined below) and (ii) the Corporation may be affected by the Imputed Interest (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, the parties to this Agreement desire to make certain arrangements with respect to the actual or deemed effect of the Basis Adjustment and the Imputed Interest on the liability for Taxes of the Corporation.


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

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

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

Advisory Firm ” means any “big four” accounting firm or any other law or accounting firm that is widely recognized as being expert in Tax matters and that is agreed to by the Board.

Advisory Firm Letter ” shall mean a letter from the Advisory Firm stating that the relevant schedule, notice or other information to be provided by the Corporation to the Exchanging Member and all supporting schedules and work papers were prepared in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and, to the extent not expressly provided in this Agreement, on a reasonable basis in light of the facts and law in existence on the date such schedule, notice or other information is delivered to the Exchanging Member.

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

Agreed Rate ” means LIBOR plus 50 basis points.

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble of this Agreement.

Amended Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.04(b) of this Agreement.

Amount Realized ” means, in respect of an Exchange by an Exchanging Member, the amount that is realized by the Exchanging Member on the Exchange, which shall be the sum of (i) the Market Value of the Class A Shares, the amount of cash and the amount or fair market value of other consideration received (or deemed received) by the Exchanging Member in the Exchange and (ii) the Share of Liabilities attributable to the Units Exchanged.

Available Cash ” means all cash and cash equivalents of the Corporation on hand, less (i) amounts paid for, or reserved for the payment of, taxes and corporate overhead expenses and (ii) the amount of cash reserves reasonably established in good faith by the Corporation to comply with applicable law.

Basis Adjustment ” means the adjustment to the tax basis of an Original Asset arising in respect of an Exchange under the principles of Section 732 of the Code (in a situation where, as a result of one or more Exchanges, Energy becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for tax purposes) or Sections 743(b) and 754 of the Code (in situations where, following an Exchange, Energy remains in existence as an entity for tax purposes) and, in each case, comparable sections of state, local and foreign Tax laws. Notwithstanding any other

 

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provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Exchange of one or more Units shall be determined without regard to any Pre-Exchange Transfer of such Units and as if any such Pre-Exchange Transfer had not occurred.

A “ Beneficial Owner ” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares: (i) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (ii) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “ Beneficially Own ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have correlative meanings.

Board ” means the board of directors of the Corporation.

Business Day ” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of New York shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

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

(i) any Person or Group (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise);

(ii) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person or Group (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities);

(iii) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Corporation (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of the Corporation, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization);

(iv) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation; or

(v) other than as expressly provided for in that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among the Corporation and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Corporation was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Corporation, then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such

 

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period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

Class A Shares ” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.

Code ” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.

Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Corporation ” is defined in the Preamble of this Agreement.

Corporation Return ” means the United States federal, state, local and/or foreign Tax Return, as applicable, of the Corporation filed with respect to Taxes of any Taxable Year.

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit ” for a Taxable Year means the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporation, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.

Default Rate ” means LIBOR plus 250 basis points.

Deferral Rate ” means LIBOR plus 150 basis points.

Determination ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or similar provision of state, local and foreign Tax law, as applicable, or any other event (including the execution of an IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for Tax.

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

Early Termination Notice ” is defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.

Early Termination Payment ” is defined in Section 4.03(b) of this Agreement.

Early Termination Rate ” means LIBOR plus 100 basis points.

Early Termination Schedule ” is defined in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.

Exchange ” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement, and “ Exchanged ” and “ Exchanging ” shall have correlative meanings.

 

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Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Agreement ” means the Exchange Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among the Corporation and the PBF LLC Unitholders (as defined therein), as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

Exchange Basis Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.02 of this Agreement.

Exchange Date ” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.

Exchange Payment ” is defined in Section 5.01 of this Agreement.

Exchanging Member ” means a Member that Exchanges some or all of its Units.

Excluded Entity ” means any of the following: (i) Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (ii) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC, FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (iii) the Corporation and any Persons of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by the Corporation; and (iv) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

Expert ” is defined in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.

Group ” means “group,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

Hypothetical Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or Energy, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on Energy and allocable to the Corporation) using the same methods, elections, conventions and similar practices used on the relevant Corporation Return, but using the Non-Stepped Up Tax Basis instead of the Tax basis reflecting the Basis Adjustments of the Original Assets and excluding any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest.

Imputed Interest ” shall mean any interest imputed under Section 1272, 1274 or 483 or other provision of the Code and any similar provision of state, local and foreign Tax law with respect to the Corporation’s payment obligations under this Agreement.

Interest Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement.

IPO ” means the initial public offering of Class A Shares by the Corporation.

IPO Date ” means the date on which the Corporation contributes to Energy the net proceeds received by the Corporation in connection with the IPO.

 

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IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

LIBOR ” means for each month (or portion thereof) during any period, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum reported, on the date two days prior to the first day of such month, on the Telerate Page 3750 (or if such screen shall cease to be publicly available, as reported on Reuters Screen page “LIBO” or by any other publicly available source of such market rate) for London interbank offered rates for United States dollar deposits for such month (or portion thereof).

LLC Agreement ” means, with respect to Energy, the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Energy, dated on or about the date hereof, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

Market Value ” shall mean the closing price of the Class A Shares on the applicable Exchange Date on the national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which such Class A Shares are then traded or listed, as reported by the Wall Street Journal; provided that if the closing price is not reported by the Wall Street Journal for the applicable Exchange Date, then the Market Value shall mean the closing price of the Class A Shares on the Business Day immediately preceding such Exchange Date on the national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which such Class A Shares are then traded or listed, as reported by the Wall Street Journal; provided further , that if the Class A Shares are not then listed on a National Securities Exchange or Interdealer Quotation System, “Market Value” shall mean the cash consideration paid for Class A Shares, or the fair market value of the other property delivered for Class A Shares, as determined by the Board in good faith.

Material Objection Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02 of this Agreement.

Members ” means the parties hereto, other than the Corporation and Energy, and each other Person who from time to time executes a Joinder Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, including, if applicable, holders of Series B Units in their capacity as such.

Net Tax Benefit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement.

Non-Stepped Up Tax Basis ” means, with respect to any asset at any time, the Tax basis that such asset would have had at such time if no Basis Adjustment had been made.

Objection Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a) of this Agreement.

Original Assets ” is defined in the Recitals of this Agreement.

Original Members ” means the members of Energy on the date of, but immediately preceding, the IPO.

Payment Date ” means any date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

Post-Exercise Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement.

Pre-Exchange Transfer ” means any transfer (including upon the death of a Member) of one or more Units that occurs prior to an Exchange of such Units.

Realized Tax Benefit ” means, for a Taxable Year and for all Taxes collectively, the net excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the “actual” liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or Energy, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on Energy and allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year), such “actual” liability to be computed with the adjustments described in this Agreement. If all or a portion of the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or Energy, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on Energy and allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year) for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination.

Realized Tax Detriment ” means, for a Taxable Year and for all Taxes collectively, the net excess, if any, of the “actual” liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or Energy, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on Energy and allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year), such “actual” liability to be computed with the adjustments described in this Agreement, over the Hypothetical Tax Liability for such Taxable Year. If all or a portion of the actual liability for Taxes of the Corporation (or Energy, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on Energy and allocable to the Corporation for such Taxable Year) for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination.

Reconciliation Dispute ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.

Reconciliation Procedures ” shall mean those procedures set forth in Section 7.09 of this Agreement of this Agreement.

Schedule ” means any Exchange Basis Schedule or Tax Benefit Schedule and the Early Termination Schedule.

Senior Obligations ” is defined in Section 5.01 of this Agreement.

Share of Liabilities ” means, as to any Unit at the time of an Exchange, the aggregate amount of the liabilities of Energy, for purposes of Section 752 and Section 1001 of the Code, at the time of the Exchange.

 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person,

(i) any corporation, association, or other business entity (other than a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of stock or similar interests 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

(ii) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or similar entity of which (x) more than 50% 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 (y) such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity.

Tax Benefit Payment ” is defined in Section 3.01(b) of this Agreement.

Tax Benefit Schedule ” is defined in Section 2.03 of this Agreement.

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

Taxable Year ” means a taxable year of the Corporation as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code or comparable section of state, local or foreign Tax law, as applicable (and, therefore, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than 12 months for which a Tax Return is prepared), ending on or after the IPO Date.

Taxes ” means any and all United States federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits, whether as an exclusive or on an alternative basis, and any interest related to such Tax.

Taxing Authority ” shall mean any domestic, foreign, federal, national, state, county or municipal or other local government, any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body exercising any taxing authority or any other authority exercising Tax regulatory authority.

Treasury Regulations ” means the final, temporary and proposed regulations under the Code promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant taxable period.

Units ” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the LLC Agreement (and shall include, without limitation, the Reclassified Series B Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement)).

 

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Valuation Assumptions ” shall mean, as of an Early Termination Date, the assumptions that (a) in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Date, the Corporation will have taxable income sufficient to fully use the deductions arising from any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest during such Taxable Year; (b) the federal income tax rates and state, local and foreign income tax rates that will be in effect for each such Taxable Year will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Date; (c) any loss carryovers generated by any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest and available as of the date of the Early Termination Schedule will be used by the Corporation on a pro rata basis from the date of the Early Termination Schedule through the scheduled expiration date of such loss carryovers; (d) any non-amortizable assets will be disposed of on the fifteenth anniversary of the earlier of the Basis Adjustment and the Early Termination Date; (e) if, at the Early Termination Date, there are outstanding noncompensatory warrants, such warrants shall be deemed exercised on a cashless basis; and (f) if, at the Early Termination Date, there are Units that have not been Exchanged, then each such Unit (including any Unit deemed received as a result of clause (e) above) shall be deemed to be Exchanged for the Market Value of the Class A Shares and the amount of cash that would be transferred if the Exchange occurred on the Early Termination Date. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a Change of Control, such assumptions shall not take into account any changes in the Corporation’s stand alone tax position that might result from the transaction giving rise to the Change of Control.

ARTICLE II. DETERMINATION OF CUMULATIVE REALIZED TAX BENEFIT

Section 2.01. Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest .

(a) Basis Adjustment . For purposes of this Agreement, as a result of an Exchange, Energy shall be deemed to be entitled to a Basis Adjustment for each Original Asset with respect to the Corporation, the amount of which Basis Adjustment shall generally be the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of (x) the Amount Realized by the Exchanging Member in the Exchange, to the extent attributable to such Original Asset, plus (y) the amount of payments made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Exchange, to the extent attributable to such Original Asset, over (ii) the Corporation’s share of Energy’s Tax basis for such Original Asset immediately after the Exchange, attributable to the Units Exchanged, determined as if (x) Energy remains in existence as an entity for tax purposes and (y) Energy had not made the election provided by Section 754 of the Code. For purposes of this Agreement, in computing the effect of the Basis Adjustment on the Tax liability of the Corporation, the actual basis adjustment to each Original Asset under Section 732 or Section 743(b) of the Code shall be recovered by the Corporation in accordance with its actual recovery for purposes of the applicable Tax.

(b) Imputed Interest . For the avoidance of doubt, payments made under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest.

(c) Treatment of Noncompensatory Warrants; Series B Units . The parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that any Exchange by a Member of a Unit acquired through the exercise of a noncompensatory warrant (a “ Post-Exercise Exchange ”) may result in a Basis Adjustment, in which case such Member shall be entitled to a Tax Benefit Payment in a manner consistent with the rights of other Series A-1 Members and Series A-2 Members Unit holders under this Agreement. In furtherance of the preceding sentence, the methodology

 

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applied in determining Basis Adjustments and any other calculations or work product pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Exchange Basis Schedules, Tax Benefit Schedules, and Tax Benefit Payments) shall be consistent with Proposed Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1 and 1.721-1 (published under REG-103580-02, 68 F.R. 2930-2941 (Jan. 22, 2003), as amended) in order to preserve the right of a holder of a noncompensatory warrant to receive a Tax Benefit Payment by virtue of a Post-Exercise Exchange in a manner consistent with the rights of other Series A-1 Members and Series A-2 Members Unit holders. The parties to this Agreement further acknowledge and agree that the holders of Series B Units are entitled to the benefits of this Agreement on account of an Exchange of Reclassified Units deemed owned by the holders of Series B Units in accordance with Section 3.3 of the LLC Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and adjusted in the appropriate manner so that the fundamental results described in this Section 2.01(c) are achieved. The Corporation shall deliver to each Member a schedule on an annual basis setting forth the aforementioned Basis Adjustments, together with reasonable supporting documentation, and such schedule shall be subject to Section 2.04 below.

Section 2.02. Exchange Basis Schedule . Within 45 calendar days after the filing of the United States federal income tax return of the Corporation for each Taxable Year, the Corporation shall deliver to each Exchanging Member a schedule (an “ Exchange Basis Schedule ”) that shows, in reasonable detail, for purposes of Taxes, (i) the actual unadjusted Tax basis of the Original Assets as of each applicable Exchange Date, (ii) the Basis Adjustment with respect to the Original Assets as a result of the Exchanges effected in such Taxable Year, calculated in the aggregate, (iii) the period or periods, if any, over which the Original Assets are amortizable and/or depreciable and (iv) the period or periods, if any, over which each Basis Adjustment is amortizable and/or depreciable (which, for non-amortizable assets shall be based on the Valuation Assumptions).

Section 2.03. Tax Benefit Schedule . Within 45 calendar days after the filing of the United States federal income tax return of the Corporation, the Corporation shall provide to each Exchanging Member a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year (a “ Tax Benefit Schedule ”). The Schedule will become final as provided in Section 2.04(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.04(b) (subject to the procedures set forth therein).

Section 2.04. Procedures, Amendments .

(a) Procedure . Every time the Corporation delivers to an Exchanging Member an Exchange Basis Schedule, a Tax Benefit Schedule or other applicable Schedule under this Agreement, including any Amended Schedule delivered pursuant to Section 2.04(b), but excluding any Early Termination Schedule or amended Early Termination Schedule, the Corporation shall also (i) deliver to the Exchanging Member schedules and work papers providing reasonable detail regarding the preparation of the Schedule and an Advisory Firm Letter supporting such Schedule and (ii) allow the Exchanging Member reasonable access at no cost to the appropriate representatives at the Corporation and the Advisory Firm in connection with a review of such Schedule. The applicable Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties unless the Exchanging Member, within 30 calendar days after receiving such Schedule or amendment thereto, provides the Corporation with notice of a material objection to such

 

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Schedule (“ Objection Notice ”) made in good faith. If the parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such notice within 30 calendar days of receipt by the Corporation of an Objection Notice, if with respect to an Exchange Basis Schedule or a Tax Benefit Schedule, the Corporation and the Exchanging Member shall employ the reconciliation procedures as described in Section 7.09 of this Agreement (the “ Reconciliation Procedures ”).

(b) Amended Schedule . The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporation (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct material inaccuracies in the Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was provided to the Exchanging Member, (iii) to comply with the Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a material change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other tax item to such Taxable Year, (v) to reflect a material change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Tax Return filed for such Taxable Year, or (vi) to adjust the Exchange Basis Schedule to take into account payments made pursuant to this Agreement (such Schedule, an “ Amended Schedule ”). The Corporation shall provide any Amended Schedule to the Exchanging Member within 30 calendar days of the occurrence of an event referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) of the preceding sentence, and any such Amended Schedule shall be subject to approval procedures similar to those described in Section 2.04(a).

ARTICLE III. TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

Section 3.01. Payments .

(a) Payments . Within five (5) Business Days of a Tax Benefit Schedule that was delivered to an Exchanging Member becoming final in accordance with Section 2.04(a), the Corporation shall pay to such Exchanging Member for such Taxable Year the Tax Benefit Payment determined pursuant to Section 3.01(b). Each such Tax Benefit Payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account of the Exchanging Member previously designated by such Member to the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of estimated tax payments, including, without limitation, estimated federal income tax payments.

(b) A “ Tax Benefit Payment ” means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of the Net Tax Benefit and the Interest Amount. The “ Net Tax Benefit ” for each Taxable Year shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year over the total amount of payments previously made under this Section 3.01, excluding payments attributable to the Interest Amount; provided , however , that for the avoidance of doubt, no Member shall be required to return any portion of any previously made Tax Benefit Payment. The “ Interest Amount ” for a given Taxable Year shall equal the interest on the Net Tax Benefit for such Taxable Year calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the Corporation Return with respect to Taxes for the most recently ended Taxable Year until the Payment Date. The Net Tax Benefit and the Interest Amount shall be determined separately with respect to each separate Exchange, on a Unit-by-Unit basis by reference to the Amount Realized by the Exchanging Member on the Exchange of a Unit and the resulting Basis Adjustment to the Corporation.

 

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(c) If on any Payment Date the Corporation does not have sufficient Available Cash to pay the Tax Benefit Payment that is due on such Payment Date as specified in Section 3.01(a), the Corporation may elect by written notice to the affected Members to defer payment of such Tax Benefit Payment that is in excess of the Available Cash for a period of time not to exceed two (2) years. If the Corporation elects to defer payment of any amount pursuant to this Section 3.01(c), interest shall accrue on such amount at the Deferral Rate from the Payment Date specified in Section 3.01(a) until such amount is paid. While any amounts are deferred pursuant to this Section 3.01(c), the Corporation shall be required, within ninety (90) calendar days of obtaining Available Cash, to make payments to Exchanging Members with respect to such deferred amounts to the extent of such Available Cash. Upon a Change of Control, any amounts deferred pursuant to this Section 3.01(c) (including interest) shall become due, and no further amounts may be deferred pursuant to this Section 3.01(c).

(d) The Corporation shall use good faith efforts to ensure that it has sufficient Available Cash to make all payments due under this Agreement without regard to Section 3.01(c).

Section 3.02. No Duplicative Payments . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, it is intended that the provisions of this Agreement will not result in duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) required under this Agreement. It is also intended that the provisions of this Agreement will result in 85% of the Corporation’s Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit, and the Interest Amount thereon, being paid to the Members pursuant to this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in the appropriate manner so that these fundamental results are achieved.

Section 3.03. Pro Rata Payments . For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that (a) the Corporation’s deductions with respect to any Basis Adjustment is limited in a particular Taxable Year or (b) the Corporation lacks sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations to make all Tax Benefit Payments due in a particular taxable year, the limitation on the deduction, or the Tax Benefit Payments that may be made, as the case may be, shall be taken into account or made for the Exchanging Member in the same proportion as Tax Benefit Payments would have been made absent the limitations in clauses (a) and (b) of this paragraph, as applicable.

ARTICLE IV. TERMINATION

Section 4.01. Early Termination; Breach of Agreement; Change of Control .

(a) The Corporation may terminate this Agreement with respect to all of the Units held (or previously held and Exchanged) by all Members at any time by paying to the Members the Early Termination Payment; provided , however , that this Agreement shall only terminate upon the receipt of the Early Termination Payment by all Members, and provided further that the Corporation may withdraw any notice to execute its termination rights under this Section 4.01(a) prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid. Upon payment of the Early Termination Payments by the Corporation, neither the Members nor the

 

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Corporation shall have any further payment obligations under this Agreement, other than for any (i) Tax Benefit Payment agreed to by the Corporation and the Member as due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (ii) Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of the Early Termination Notice (except to the extent that the amount described in this clause (ii) is included in the Early Termination Payment). For the avoidance of doubt, if an Exchange occurs after the Corporation makes the Early Termination Payments with respect to all Members, the Corporation shall have no obligations under this Agreement with respect to such Exchange, and its only obligations under this Agreement in such case shall be its obligations to all Members under Section 4.03(a).

(b) In the event of a failure by the Corporation for 30 days after receipt of written notice by one or more of the Members to comply with any of its material obligations under this Agreement, whether as a result of failure to make any payment when due, failure to honor any other material obligation required hereunder or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this Agreement in a case commenced under the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, then all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such failure and shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of a breach, (ii) any Tax Benefit Payment agreed to by the Corporation and any Member as due and payable but unpaid as of the date of a breach, and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payment due for the Taxable Year ending with or including the date of a breach. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporation fails to comply as provided in the prior sentence, the Members shall be entitled to elect to receive the amounts set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above or to seek specific performance of the terms hereof. The parties agree that the failure to make any payment due pursuant to this Agreement within ninety (90) calendar days of the date such payment is due (subject to the Corporation’s rights under Section 3.01(c)) shall be deemed to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement, and that it will not be considered to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement to make a payment due pursuant to this Agreement within ninety (90) calendar days of the date such payment is due.

(c) In the event of a Change of Control, then all obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated pursuant to this Article IV as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the closing date of the Change of Control and shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the effective date of a Change of Control, (ii) any Tax Benefit Payment agreed to by the relevant parties as due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (iii) any Tax Benefit Payment due for any Taxable Year ending prior to, with or including the effective date of a Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Early Termination Payment shall be calculated utilizing the Valuation Assumptions and by substituting in each case the terms “the closing date of a Change of Control” for an “Early Termination Date.”

(d) The Corporation, Energy and each of the Members hereby acknowledge that, as of the date of this Agreement, the aggregate value of the Tax Benefit Payments cannot reasonably be ascertained for United States federal income tax or other applicable Tax purposes.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments in respect of any Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) exceed the percentage, set forth in the applicable Election of Exchange (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), of the Amount Realized for the Units Exchanged with respect to such Exchange. If no such percentage is provided in the applicable Election of Exchange, the previous sentence shall not apply.

Section 4.02. Early Termination Notice . If the Corporation chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section 4.01(a) above, the Corporation shall deliver to each present or former Member (and to any holder of any noncompensatory warrant(s) to acquire Unit(s)) notice of such intention to exercise such right (“ Early Termination Notice ”) and a schedule (the “ Early Termination Schedule ”) specifying the Corporation’s intention to exercise such right and showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment for that Person. The Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on all applicable parties unless the Member (or holder of noncompensatory warrant(s) to acquire Unit(s)), within 30 calendar days after receiving the Early Termination Schedule, provides the Corporation with notice of a material objection to such Schedule made in good faith (“ Material Objection Notice ”). If the applicable parties, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such notice within 30 calendar days after receipt by the Corporation of the Material Objection Notice, the Corporation and the Member shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures as described in Section 7.09 of this Agreement.

Section 4.03. Payment upon Early Termination .

(a) Within five (5) Business Days after agreement between the Member (or holder of noncompensatory warrant(s) to acquire Unit(s), as applicable) and the Corporation of the Early Termination Schedule, the Corporation shall pay to the Member (or holder of noncompensatory warrant(s) to acquire Unit(s), as applicable) an amount equal to the Early Termination Payment. Such payment shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account designated by the Member.

(b) The “ Early Termination Payment ” as of the date of the delivery of an Early Termination Schedule shall equal, with respect to any Member, the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate as of such date, of all Tax Benefit Payments that would be required to be paid by the Corporation to the Member beginning from the Early Termination Date and assuming that the Valuation Assumptions are applied.

 

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ARTICLE V. SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

Section 5.01. Subordination . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Tax Benefit Payment or Early Termination Payment required to be made by the Corporation to the Members under this Agreement (an “ Exchange Payment ”) shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries (“ Senior Obligations ”) and shall rank pari passu with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporation that are not Senior Obligations.

Section 5.02. Late Payments by the Corporation . The amount of all or any portion of any Exchange Payment not made to any Member when due (subject to the Corporation’s rights under Section 3.01(c)) under the terms of this Agreement shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate and commencing from the date on which such Exchange Payment was due and payable. The Corporation shall not effect any repurchases or redemptions of its capital stock at a time when it shall have failed to make any Exchange Payment otherwise due and payable other than (a) repurchases of capital stock deemed to occur (i) upon the exercise of options or warrants if such capital stock represents all or a portion of the exercise price thereof and (ii) in connection with the withholding of a portion of the capital stock granted or awarded to any recipients to pay for the taxes payable by such recipients upon such grant or award (or the vesting thereof), and (b) repurchases or redemptions of any capital stock held by any director, officer, employee or consultant of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to any equity incentive plan or other employee benefit plan or agreement approved by the Board.

ARTICLE VI. NO DISPUTES; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

Section 6.01. Original Member Participation in the Corporation’s and Energy’s Tax Matters . Except as otherwise provided herein, the Corporation shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all Tax matters concerning the Corporation and Energy, including without limitation the preparation, filing or amending of any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall notify the applicable Original Members of, and keep the applicable Original Members reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any audit of the Corporation and Energy by a Taxing Authority the outcome of which is reasonably expected to affect the applicable Original Members’ rights and obligations under this Agreement, and shall provide to the applicable Original Members reasonable opportunity to provide information and other input to the Corporation, Energy and their respective advisors concerning the conduct of any such portion of such audit; provided , however , that the Corporation and Energy shall not be required to take any action that is inconsistent with any provision of the LLC Agreement or applicable law.

Section 6.02. Consistency . Except upon the written advice of an Advisory Firm, and except for items that are explicitly described as “deemed” or in similar manner by the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation and the Exchanging Member agree to report and cause to be reported for all purposes, including federal, state, local and foreign Tax purposes and financial reporting purposes, all Tax-related items (including without limitation the Basis Adjustment and

 

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each Tax Benefit Payment) in a manner consistent with that specified by the Corporation in any Schedule required to be provided by or on behalf of the Corporation under this Agreement. Any dispute concerning such advice shall be subject to the terms of Section 7.09; provided , however , that only an Original Member shall have the right to object to such advice pursuant to this Section 6.02. In the event that an Advisory Firm is replaced with another firm acceptable to the Corporation and the Exchanging Member, such replacement Advisory Firm shall be required to perform its services under this Agreement using procedures and methodologies consistent with the previous Advisory Firm, unless otherwise required by law or the Corporation and the Exchanging Member agree to the use of other procedures and methodologies.

Section 6.03. Cooperation . The Exchanging Member shall (a) furnish to the Corporation in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporation may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement (including whether an exchange of units is taxable or tax-free), preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any audit, examination or controversy with any Taxing Authority, (b) make itself available to the Corporation and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporation or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (a) above, and (c) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter, and the Corporation shall reimburse the Exchanging Member for any reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section.

ARTICLE VII. MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.01. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given and received (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or by facsimile upon confirmation of transmission by the sender’s fax machine if sent during normal business hours on a Business Day (or otherwise on the next Business Day) or (b) on the first Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

if to the Corporation, to:

PBF Energy Inc.

One Sylvan Way

Parsippany, NJ 07054

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (973) 455-7562

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

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038

Attention: Todd E. Lenson

Facsimile: (212) 806-7793

 

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if to Energy, to:

PBF Energy Company LLC

One Sylvan Way

Parsippany, NJ 07054

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (973) 455-7562

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

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038

Attention: Todd E. Lenson

Facsimile: (212) 806-7793

If to the Exchanging Member, to:

The address and facsimile number set forth in the records of Energy.

Any party may change its address or fax number by giving the other party written notice of its new address or fax number in the manner set forth above.

Section 7.02. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 7.03. Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the LLC Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, and the exhibits and schedules referenced herein and therein, constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 7.04. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 7.05. Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in

 

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good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 7.06. Successors; Assignment; Amendments; Waivers .

(a) No Member may assign this Agreement to any person without the prior written consent of the Corporation; provided , however , that (i) to the extent Units are effectively transferred in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement, the transferring Member shall have the option to assign to the transferee of such Units the transferring Member’s rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, as long as such transferee has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such transfer, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and (ii) once an Exchange has occurred, any and all payments that may become payable to a Member pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Exchanged Units may be assigned to any Person or Persons, including a liquidating trust, as long as any such Person has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such assignment, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A; provided , further , however , that no such assignment or transfer shall relieve any party hereto of any of its obligations hereunder. If any Member proposes to assign any payment as described in clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence to any Person or Persons (other than to one of its Affiliates or Permitted Transferees), then the assigning Member shall give written notice to the Corporation at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed assignment setting forth the name of the proposed assignee, the price and the other material terms and conditions of such assignment, and the Corporation shall promptly deliver a copy of such notice to each of the other Members. Each of the other Members shall thereafter have the right exercisable by written notice to the assigning Member within ten (10) days after receipt of notice from the Corporation to participate in such assignment of payments at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as the assigning Member. The assigning Member shall not assign any such payment to such prospective assignee unless and until, simultaneously with such assignment, the prospective assignor shall purchase the payments from all Members who decide to sell pursuant to this paragraph.

For the avoidance of doubt, if a Person transfers Units (regardless of whether the transferee is a “ Permitted Transferee ” under the terms of the LLC Agreement) but does not assign to the transferee of such Units such Person’s rights, if any, under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such Person shall be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments, if any, due hereunder with respect to, including any Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Exchange of, such Units.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.06, no transferee described in clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 7.06(a) shall have the right to enforce the provisions of Section 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 or 6.02 of this Agreement, and no assignee described in clause (ii) of the first sentence of this Section 7.06(a) shall have any rights under this Agreement except for the right to enforce its right to receive payments under this Agreement.

 

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(b) No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by (i) the Corporation, (ii) each of the parties to this Agreement affected thereby who would be entitled to receive at least 50% of the Early Termination Payments payable to all parties hereunder if the Corporation had exercised its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any party pursuant to this Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange) and (iii) each of the Original Members affected thereby who would be entitled to receive at least 1% of the Early Termination Payments payable to all Original Members hereunder if the Corporation had exercised its right of early termination on the date of the most recent Exchange prior to such amendment (excluding, for purposes of this sentence, all payments made to any Original Member pursuant to this Agreement since the date of such most recent Exchange); provided , that no such amendment shall be effective if such amendment will have a disproportionate effect on the payments certain Members will or may receive under this Agreement unless all such Members disproportionately affected consent in writing to such amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

(c) All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, permitted assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement. The Corporation shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation or its Subsidiaries, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event an Original Member transfers his Units to a Permitted Transferee (as defined in the LLC Agreement), excluding any other Original Member, such Original Member shall have the right, on behalf of such transferee, to enforce the provisions of Sections 2.04, 4.02 or 6.01 with respect to such transferred Units.

Section 7.07. Titles and Subtitles . The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

Section 7.08. Resolution of Disputes .

(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim which is not governed by Section 7.09 arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) shall be finally settled by arbitration. The arbitration shall take place in Wilmington, Delaware and be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”) then in effect (except as they may be modified by mutual agreement of the Corporation, Energy and each of the affected Members). The arbitration shall be conducted by (i) a single arbitrator if the total amount in controversy is less than $5,000,000 (exclusive of interest and expenses) and (ii) a panel of three arbitrators if the total amount in controversy is $5,000,000 or more or an unspecified or non-monetary amount. The arbitrator(s) shall be neutral, impartial and independent arbitrators appointed by the AAA, at least one of whom must

 

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be a retired judge or a senior partner at one of the nationally recognized Delaware-based law firms. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets. The costs of the arbitration shall be borne by the Corporation. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the parties hereto may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each party hereto (i) expressly consents to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section 7.08 to any such action or proceeding and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate.

(c) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE OR ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT, IN EACH CASE, SITTING IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 7.08 , OR ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING ANCILLARY TO AN ARBITRATION OR CONTEMPLATED ARBITRATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT. Such ancillary judicial proceedings include any suit, action or proceeding to compel arbitration, to obtain temporary or preliminary judicial relief in aid of arbitration, or to confirm an arbitration award. The parties acknowledge that the forum designated by this paragraph (c) have a reasonable relation to this Agreement, and to the parties’ relationship with one another.

(d) The parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such ancillary suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph of this Section 7.08 and such parties agree not to plead or claim the same, and agree that service of process upon such party in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 7.01 .

Section 7.09. Reconciliation . In the event that the Corporation and the Exchanging Member are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to the matters governed by Sections 2.01(c), 2.04, 4.02 and 6.02 within the relevant period designated in this Agreement (“ Reconciliation Dispute ”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to a nationally recognized expert (the “ Expert ”) in the particular area of disagreement mutually acceptable to both parties. The Expert shall be a partner in a nationally recognized accounting firm or a law firm (other than the Advisory Firm), and the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert shall not, have any material relationship with either the Corporation or the Exchanging Member or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the parties are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, the Expert shall be appointed by the AAA. The Expert shall resolve any matter relating to the Exchange Basis Schedule or an amendment thereto or the Early

 

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Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within 30 calendar days and shall resolve any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Schedule or an amendment thereto within 15 calendar days or as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, in each case after the matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, the undisputed amount shall be paid on such date and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporation, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The costs and expenses relating to the engagement of such Expert or amending any Tax Return shall be borne by the Corporation except as provided in the next sentence. The Corporation and each Exchanging Member shall bear their own costs and expenses of such proceeding, unless an Exchanging Member has a prevailing position that is more than 10% of the payment at issue, in which case the Corporation shall reimburse such Exchanging Member for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of this Section 7.09 shall be decided by the Expert. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.09 shall be binding on the Corporation and the Exchanging Member and may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.

Section 7.10. Withholding . The Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporation is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporation, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Exchanging Member.

Section 7.11. Admission of the Corporation into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets .

(a) If the Corporation becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income tax return pursuant to Sections 1501 et seq. of the Code or any corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign law, then: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

(b) If any entity that is obligated to make an Exchange Payment hereunder transfers one or more assets to a corporation with which such entity does not file a consolidated tax return pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code, such entity, for purposes of calculating the amount of any Exchange Payment (e.g., calculating the gross income of the entity and determining the Realized Tax Benefit of such entity) due hereunder, shall be treated as having disposed of such asset in a fully taxable transaction on the date of such contribution. The consideration deemed to be received by such entity shall be equal to the fair market value of the contributed asset, plus (i) the amount of debt to which such asset is subject, in the case of a contribution of an encumbered asset or (ii) the amount of debt allocated to such asset, in the case of a contribution of a partnership interest.

 

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Section 7.12. Confidentiality . Each Member and assignee acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporation is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporation and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporation and its Affiliates and successors, concerning Energy and its Affiliates and successors or the other Members, learned by the Member heretofore or hereafter. This Section 7.12 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of such Member in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community and (ii) the disclosure of information to the extent necessary for a Member to prepare and file his or her Tax returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding the same from any taxing authority or to prosecute or defend any action, proceeding or audit by any taxing authority with respect to such returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Member and assignee (and each employee, representative or other agent of such Member or assignee, as applicable) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Corporation, Energy, the Members and their Affiliates, and any of their transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to the Members relating to such tax treatment and tax structure.

If a Member or assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 7.12, the Corporation shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section 7.12 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or the other Members and the accounts and funds managed by the Corporation and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

Section 7.13. LLC Agreement . This Agreement shall be treated as part of the partnership agreement of Energy as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations.

Section 7.14. Partnerships . The Corporation hereby agrees that, to the extent it acquires a general partnership interest, managing member interest or similar interest in any Person after the date hereof, it shall cause such Person to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement and such Person shall be treated as a “partnership” for all purposes of this Agreement.

Section 7.15. Independent Nature of Members’ Rights and Obligations . The obligations of each Member hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Member, and no Member shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Member under hereunder. The decision of each Member to enter into to this Agreement has been made by such Member independently of any other Member. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Member pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Members as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of

 

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entity, or create a presumption that the Members are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby and the Corporation acknowledges that the Members are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Corporation will not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation, Energy and each Member have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PBF ENERGY INC.
By:     
 

Name:

Title:

PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

By its Managing Member, PBF Energy Inc.

By:    
 

Name:

Title:

MEMBERS:

 

Each Member set forth on Annex A hereto

By:    
 

Name:

Title:

[Signature Page to Tax Receivable Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

[ FORM FOR PURCHASES FROM MEMBERS ]

JOINDER

This JOINDER (this “ Joinder ”) to the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of                       , 20      , by and between PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Energy ”), and                      (“ Permitted Transferee ”).

WHEREAS, Permitted Transferee has acquired (the “ Acquisition ”) [                  ] Units in Energy and corresponding shares of Class B common stock of the Corporation (collectively, “ Interests ” and, together with all other Interests hereinafter acquired by Permitted Transferee from Transferor and its Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement), the “ Acquired Interests ,” as set forth on Schedule A attached hereto) 1 from                      (“ Transferor ”); and

WHEREAS, Transferor, in connection with the Acquisition, has required Permitted Transferee to execute and deliver this Joinder pursuant to Section 7.06 of the Tax Receivable Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements contained herein, Permitted Transferee hereby agrees as follows:

Section 1.1. Definitions . To the extent capitalized words used in this Joinder are not defined in this Joinder, such words shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Section 1.2. Joinder . Permitted Transferee hereby acknowledges and agrees to become a “Member” (as defined in the Tax Receivable Agreement) for all purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, including but not limited to, being bound by Sections 7.12, 2.04, 4.02, 6.01 and 6.02 of the Tax Receivable Agreement, with respect to the Acquired Interests, and any other Interests Permitted Transferee acquires hereafter.

Section 1.3. Notice . All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder to Permitted Transferee shall be deemed to be sufficient if contained in a written instrument delivered in person or sent by facsimile (provided a copy is thereafter promptly delivered as provided in this Section 1.3) or nationally recognized overnight courier, addressed to Permitted Transferee at the address or facsimile number set forth on the signature page hereof or such other address or facsimile number as may hereafter be designated in writing by Permitted Transferee.

 

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[The schedule for certain non-Sponsor Unit holders will show zero Class B shares.]


Section 1.4. Governing Law . THIS JOINDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Joinder has been duly executed and delivered by Permitted Transferee as of the date first above written.

 

By:     
 

Name:

Title:

 

Address:

Exhibit 10.3

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 12, 2012 (and effective as set forth in Section 4.15 of this Agreement), among PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ PBF LLC ”), and the Persons from time to time party hereto (the “ PBF LLC Unitholders ”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for the exchange of certain Units for shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined herein), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and undertakings contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

SECTION 1.1 Definitions .

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the PBF LLC Agreement (as defined herein), and the following definitions shall be for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary, applied to the terms used in this Agreement.

Class A Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.

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

Disregarded Transfer ” means any one of the following, which has been or is occurring, or is otherwise satisfied, as of the date of a particular Exchange:

(i) an Exchange that is part of one or more Exchanges by a PBF LLC Unitholder and any related persons (within the meaning of Section 267(b) or 707(b)(1) of the Code) during any 30 calendar day period of equity interests in PBF LLC representing in the aggregate more than 2% of the total capital or profits of PBF LLC;

(ii) an Exchange that is in connection with a transfer by one or more PBF LLC Unitholders of equity interests in PBF LLC representing in the aggregate more than 50% of the total capital and profits of PBF LLC; or

(iii) the Exchange is permitted by the Corporation or PBF LLC, in the sole discretion of the Board or PBF LLC, as the case may be, in connection with other circumstances not described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, if the Corporation or PBF LLC determines, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and tax advisor, that PBF LLC would not be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code (or any successor or similar provision) as a result of such Exchange.


Election of Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.

Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

Exchange Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.

Exchange Rate ” means the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which a PBF LLC Unit is entitled to be Exchanged. On the date of this Agreement, the Exchange Rate shall be 1 for 1, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

IPO ” means the closing of the initial public offering and sale by the Corporation of shares of its Class A Common Stock.

PBF LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF LLC, dated on or about the date hereof, as such agreement may be amended from time to time.

PBF LLC Unit ” means (i) each of the Units (limited, in the case of the holders of Series B Units, to the Reclassified Units deemed owned on account of the ownership of Series B Units) now or hereafter held by any PBF LLC Unitholder and (ii) any other interest in PBF LLC that may be issued by PBF LLC in the future that is designated by the Corporation as a “PBF LLC Unit.”

Permitted Transferee ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity, including any governmental entity.

Requisite Holders ” means each PBF LLC Unitholder who, together with its Affiliates and Permitted Transferees, beneficially owns at least 1% of the then outstanding Series A Units (excluding any Series A Units held by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries).

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, as such agreement may be amended from time to time, among the Corporation, PBF LLC and the Members (as defined therein).

Unvested Units ” means, as of any date of determination, any PBF LLC Unit which is unvested.

 

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ARTICLE II

SECTION 2.1 Exchange of PBF LLC Units for Class A Common Stock .

(a) Each PBF LLC Unitholder shall be entitled at any time and from time to time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and the PBF LLC Agreement, to surrender PBF LLC Units (other than Unvested Units) to PBF LLC in exchange for the delivery to the exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock that is equal to the product of the number of PBF LLC Units surrendered multiplied by the Exchange Rate (such exchange, an “ Exchange ”); provided that, without the consent of PBF LLC and the Corporation, (i) a PBF LLC Unitholder shall not be entitled to Exchange PBF LLC Units more frequently than once per calendar quarter unless such Exchange (x) is a Disregarded Transfer, (y) represents all of the PBF LLC Units (other than Unvested Units) held by such PBF LLC Unitholder or (z) is in connection with the termination of employment or engagement by such PBF LLC Unitholder with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates, and (ii) each Exchange shall be for a minimum of the lesser of 1,000 PBF LLC Units or all of the PBF LLC Units (other than Unvested Units) held by such PBF LLC Unitholder.

(b) A PBF LLC Unitholder shall exercise its right to Exchange PBF LLC Units as set forth in Section 2.1(a) above by delivering to the Corporation and to PBF LLC a written election of exchange in respect of the PBF LLC Units to be Exchanged substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (an “ Election of Exchange ”), duly executed by such holder or such holder’s duly authorized representative, in each case delivered during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and of PBF LLC. An Election of Exchange, in the sole discretion of the applicable PBF LLC Unitholder, may specify that (i) the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the occurrence of any transaction or event, including the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering or otherwise) of shares of Class A Common Stock or any merger, consolidation or other business combination or (ii) the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement) in respect of the Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) are not to exceed a percentage of the amount realized for the Units Exchanged, in accordance with Section 4.01(e) of the Tax Receivable Agreement. Subject to Section 2.4(b) of this Agreement, an Exchange shall be deemed to have been effected on (i) the Business Day immediately following receipt of the applicable Election of Exchange or (ii) such later date specified in or pursuant to the applicable Election of Exchange (such date specified in clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, the “ Exchange Date ”), and as promptly as practicable following the applicable Exchange Date, PBF LLC shall deliver or cause to be delivered at the offices of the then-acting registrar and transfer agent of the Class A Common Stock or, if there is no then-acting registrar and transfer agent of the Class A Common Stock, at the principal executive offices of the Corporation, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable upon such Exchange, registered in the name of the relevant exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder (or its designee). To the extent the Class A Common Stock is settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, PBF LLC will, subject to Section 2.1(c) below, upon the written instruction of an exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder, use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the shares of Class A Common Stock deliverable to such exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder, through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder may withdraw or amend an Election of Exchange, in whole or in part, prior to the effectiveness of the Exchange, at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second

 

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Business Day immediately preceding the Exchange Date (or any such later time as may be required by applicable law) by delivery of a written notice of withdrawal to the Corporation and to PBF LLC, specifying (1) the number of PBF LLC Units being withdrawn, (2) the number of PBF LLC Units, if any, as to which the Election of Exchange remains in effect and (3) if the PBF LLC Unitholder so determines, a new Exchange Date or any other new or revised information permitted in an Election of Exchange. On the Exchange Date, all rights of the exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder as a holder of such PBF LLC Units shall cease and such PBF LLC Units shall automatically be extinguished, and such exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder shall be treated for all purposes as having become the record holder of such shares of Class A Common Stock on such date. The Corporation shall take such actions as may be required to ensure the performance by PBF LLC of its obligations under this Section 2.1(b) and the foregoing Section 2.1(a) , including the issuance and sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to or for the account of PBF LLC in exchange for the delivery to the Corporation of a number of PBF LLC Units that is equal to the number of PBF LLC Units surrendered by an exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder.

(c) PBF LLC, the Corporation and each exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder shall bear their own expenses in connection with the consummation of any Exchange, whether or not any such Exchange is ultimately consummated, except that the PBF LLC shall bear any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, any Exchange; provided , however , that if any shares of Class A Common Stock are to be delivered in a name other than that of the PBF LLC Unitholder that requested the Exchange, then such PBF LLC Unitholder and/or the person in whose name such shares are to be delivered shall pay to PBF LLC the amount of any transfer taxes, stamp taxes or duties, or other similar taxes in connection with, or arising by reason of, such Exchange or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of PBF LLC that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

(d) Each of the Corporation and PBF LLC covenants and agrees that, prior to taking or causing to be taken any action that would cause interests in PBF LLC to not meet the requirements of Treasury Regulation section 1.7704-1(h), including, without limitation, issuing any PBF LLC Units in a transaction required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, it will provide at least seven (7) Business Days advance written notice describing the proposed action in reasonable detail to the PBF LLC Unitholders and provide each PBF LLC Unitholder with the opportunity to effect an Exchange of all such PBF LLC Unitholder’s PBF LLC Units in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Provided that the notice and opportunity to Exchange contemplated by the previous sentence has been provided the PBF LLC Unitholders, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Board of Directors of the Corporation or PBF LLC, as applicable, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and tax advisor, shall determine in good faith that interests in PBF LLC do not meet the requirements of Treasury Regulation section 1.7704-1(h), the Corporation or PBF LLC, as applicable, may impose such additional restrictions on Exchanges as the Corporation or PBF LLC, as applicable, may reasonably determine to be necessary or advisable so that PBF LLC is not treated as a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code; provided , however , that such additional restrictions shall not prohibit any Exchange that would constitute a Disregarded Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, other than with respect to a Disregarded Transfer, no Exchange shall be permitted (and, if attempted, shall be void ab initio ) if, in the good faith determination of the Corporation or of PBF LLC, such an Exchange would pose a material risk that PBF LLC would be a “publicly traded partnership” under Section 7704 of the Code.

 

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(e) For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a PBF LLC Unitholder shall not be entitled to Exchange PBF LLC Units to the extent the Corporation or PBF LLC reasonably determines in good faith that such Exchange (i) would be prohibited by applicable law or regulation or (ii) would not be permitted under any other agreement with the Corporation or its subsidiaries to which such PBF LLC Unitholder is then subject (including, without limitation, the PBF LLC Agreement) or any written policies of the Corporation or PBF LLC relating to insider trading then applicable to such PBF LLC Unitholder. For the avoidance of doubt, no Exchange shall be deemed to be prohibited by any law or regulation pertaining to the registration of securities if such securities have been so registered or if any exemption from such registration requirements is reasonably available.

SECTION 2.2 Adjustment . The Exchange Rate shall be adjusted accordingly if there is: (a) any subdivision (by any unit split, unit distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse unit split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Series A Units or Series C Units that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Class A Common Stock; or (b) any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend or distribution, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) of the Class A Common Stock that is not accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination of the Series A Units or Series C Units. If there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, then upon any subsequent Exchange, an exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Common Stock is converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, this Section 2.2 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to such security or other property. This Agreement shall apply to the Series A Units and Series C Units (including the PBF LLC Units) held by the PBF LLC Unitholders and their Permitted Transferees as of the date hereof, as well as any Series A Units and Series C Units (including PBF LLC Units) hereafter acquired by a PBF LLC Unitholder and his or her or its Permitted Transferees. This Agreement shall apply to, mutatis mutandis, and all references to “PBF LLC Units” shall be deemed to include, any security, securities or other property of PBF LLC which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of Series A Units or Series C Units by reason of any distribution or dividend, split, reverse split, combination, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, exchange (other than an Exchange) or other transaction.

 

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Consistent with the intent of the parties as otherwise reflected in this Section 2.2 , the Corporation shall, and shall cause PBF LLC to, take all actions necessary so that, at all times for as long as this Agreement is in effect the number of Series C Units outstanding equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding.

SECTION 2.3 Class A Common Stock to be Issued .

(a) The Corporation covenants and agrees to deliver shares of Class A Common Stock that have been registered under the Securities Act with respect to any Exchange to the extent that a registration statement is effective and available for such shares. In the event that any Exchange in accordance with this Agreement is to be effected at a time when any required registration has not become effective or otherwise is unavailable, upon the request and with the reasonable cooperation of the PBF LLC Unitholder requesting such Exchange, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly facilitate such Exchange pursuant to any reasonably available exemption from such registration requirements. The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which the outstanding Class A Common Stock may be listed or traded at the time of such delivery.

(b) The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon an Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be deliverable upon any such Exchange; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude PBF LLC from satisfying its obligations in respect of the Exchange of PBF LLC Units by delivery of Class A Common Stock which is held in the treasury of the Corporation or PBF LLC or any of their subsidiaries or by delivery of purchased shares of Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof).

(c) Prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Corporation and PBF LLC will take all such steps as may be required to cause to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3(d) or (e), as applicable, under the Exchange Act, and be exempt for purposes of Section 16(b) under the Exchange Act, any acquisitions or dispositions of equity securities of the Corporation (including derivative securities with respect thereto) and any securities which may be deemed to be equity securities or derivative securities of the Corporation for such purposes that result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, by each director or officer of the Corporation who may reasonably be expected to be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Corporation upon the registration of any class of equity security of the Corporation pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act (with the authorizing resolutions specifying the name of each such officer or director whose acquisition or disposition of securities is to be exempted and the number of securities that may be acquired and disposed of by each such person pursuant to this Agreement).

(d) If any Takeover Law (as defined below) or other similar law or regulation becomes or is deemed to become applicable to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, the Corporation or PBF LLC shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to render such law or regulation inapplicable to all of the foregoing.

 

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(e) Each of the Corporation and PBF LLC covenants that all Class A Common Stock issued upon an Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, will pass to the applicable exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder free and clear of any liens, security interests and other encumbrances other than any such liens, security interests or other encumbrances imposed by such exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder and will not be subject to any preemptive right of stockholders of the Corporation or to any right of first refusal or other right in favor of any person or entity.

(f) No Exchange shall impair the right of the exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder to receive any distributions payable on the PBF LLC Units so exchanged in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Exchange Date for such Exchange. For the avoidance of doubt, no exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of a single record date, distributions or dividends both on PBF LLC Units exchanged by such holder and on Class A Common Stock received by such holder in such Exchange.

SECTION 2.4 Withholding; Certification of Non-Foreign Status .

(a) If the Corporation or PBF LLC shall be required to withhold any amounts by reason of any Federal, State, local or foreign tax rules or regulations in respect of any Exchange, the Corporation or PBF LLC, as the case may be, shall be entitled to take such action as it deems appropriate in order to ensure compliance with such withholding requirements, including, without limitation, at its option withholding shares of Class A Common Stock with a fair market value equal to the minimum amount of any taxes which the Corporation or PBF LLC, as the case may be, may be required to withhold with respect to such Exchange. To the extent that amounts (or property) are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority, such withheld amounts (or property) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid (or delivered) to the appropriate PBF LLC Unitholder.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each of PBF LLC and the Corporation may, at its own discretion, require as a condition to the effectiveness of an Exchange that an exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder deliver to PBF LLC or the Corporation, as the case may be, a certification of non-foreign status in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(b). In the event PBF LLC or the Corporation has required delivery of such certification but an exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder is unable to do so, PBF LLC shall nevertheless deliver or cause to be delivered to the exchanging PBF LLC Unitholder the Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.1 of this Agreement, but subject to withholding as provided in Section 2.4(a) .

ARTICLE III

SECTION 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Corporation and of PBF LLC . Each of the Corporation and PBF LLC represents and warrants that (i) it is a corporation or limited liability company duly incorporated or formed and is existing in good standing under the

 

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laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) it has all requisite corporate or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and, in the case of the Corporation, to issue the Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (including without limitation, in the case of the Corporation, the issuance of the Class A Common Stock) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action on its part, including but not limited to all actions necessary to ensure that the acquisition of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the transactions contemplated hereby, to the fullest extent of the Corporation’s Board of Directors’ or PBF LLC’s power and authority and to the extent permitted by law, shall not be subject to any “moratorium,” “control share acquisition,” “business combination,” “fair price” or other form of “anti-takeover laws and regulations” of any jurisdiction that may purport to be applicable to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, “ Takeover Laws ”), (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, and (v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) result in a violation of its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents or (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or instrument to which it is a party, or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the it or by which any property or asset of it is bound or affected, except with respect to clauses (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations, that would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on it or its business, financial condition or results of operations.

SECTION 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the PBF LLC Unitholders . Each PBF LLC Unitholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants that (i) if it is not a natural person, that it is duly incorporated or formed and, the extent such concept exists in its jurisdiction of organization, is in good standing under the laws of such jurisdiction, (ii) it has all requisite legal capacity and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) if it is not a natural person, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other entity action on the part of such PBF LLC Unitholder, (iv) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such PBF LLC Unitholder enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, and (v) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such PBF LLC Unitholder and the consummation by such PBF LLC Unitholder of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) if it is not a natural person, result in a violation of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or other organizational documents of such PBF LLC Unitholder or (B) conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture or

 

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instrument to which such PBF LLC Unitholder is a party, or (C) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to such PBF LLC Unitholder, except with respect to clauses (B) or (C) for any conflicts, defaults, accelerations, terminations, cancellations or violations, that would not in any material respect result in the unenforceability against such PBF LLC Unitholder of this Agreement.

ARTICLE IV

SECTION 4.1 Additional PBF LLC Unitholders . To the extent a PBF LLC Unitholder validly transfers any or all of such holder’s PBF LLC Units to another person in a transaction in accordance with, and not in contravention of, the PBF LLC Agreement, then such transferee (each, a “ Permitted Transferee ”) shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement, in the form of Exhibit B hereto, whereupon such Permitted Transferee shall become a PBF LLC Unitholder hereunder; provided , however , that such Permitted Transferee shall be subject to any restrictions on Exchange that would have applied to the transferor. To the extent PBF LLC issues PBF LLC Units in the future (including, without limitation, PBF LLC Units issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and warrants to purchase Series A Units of PBF LLC), then the holder of such PBF LLC Units shall have the right to execute and deliver a joinder to this Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, whereupon such holder shall become a PBF LLC Unitholder hereunder.

SECTION 4.2 Addresses and Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person, by courier service, by fax, or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be as specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 4.2 ):

(a) If to the Corporation or to PBF LLC, to:

One Sylvan Way, 2nd floor

Parsippany, NJ 07054-3887

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (973) 455-7562

(b) If to any PBF LLC Unitholder, to the address and other contact information set forth in the records of PBF LLC from time to time.

SECTION 4.3 Further Action . The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

SECTION 4.4 Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all of the parties and their successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and permitted assigns, including, without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, any Permitted Transferee, provided that nothing

 

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herein shall be deemed to permit any assignment, transfer or other disposition of PBF LLC Units in violation of the terms of the PBF LLC Agreement or applicable law. This Agreement shall not be assignable by the Corporation or PBF LLC without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holders other than in connection with a Liquidation Event, and then only as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence. In the event the Corporation or PBF LLC or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person or entity and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any person or entity, then and in either case, as a condition to such consolidation, merger or transfer, proper provisions shall be made such that the successors and assigns of the Corporation or PBF LLC, as the case may be, will assume its obligations set forth in this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be enforceable against such successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon anyone other than the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

SECTION 4.5 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon a determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

SECTION 4.6 Integration . This Agreement, together with the PBF LLC Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings pertaining thereto.

SECTION 4.7 Amendment . The provisions of this Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified only by the affirmative vote or written consent of each of the Corporation, PBF LLC and the Requisite Holders; provided , however , that no such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification shall (i) materially alter or change any rights or obligations of any PBF LLC Unitholders in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other PBF LLC Unitholders, without the prior written consent of at least two-thirds (2/3) in interest of the PBF LLC Unitholders (based on the number of PBF LLC Units held by such holders) affected in such a different or prejudicial manner, or (ii) alter, supplement or amend the Exchange Rate as adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.2 hereof (or the adjustments provided therein) without the prior written consent of each affected PBF LLC Unitholder.

SECTION 4.8 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute waiver of any such breach of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

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SECTION 4.9 Arbitration; Submission to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial .

(a) Any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this arbitration provision) shall be finally settled by arbitration. The arbitration shall take place in Wilmington, Delaware and be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “ AAA ”) then in effect (except as they may be modified by mutual agreement of the Corporation, PBF LLC and the Requisite Holders). The arbitration shall be conducted by three neutral, impartial and independent arbitrators, who shall be appointed by the AAA, at least one of whom shall be a retired judge or a senior partner at one of the nationally recognized Delaware-based law firms. The arbitration award shall be final and binding on the parties. Judgment upon the award may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof or having jurisdiction over the relevant party or its assets. The costs of the arbitration shall be borne by the Corporation. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a), the parties hereto may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this paragraph (b), each party hereto (i) expressly consents to the application of paragraph (c) of this Section 4.9 to any such action or proceeding and (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate.

(c) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE OR ANY DELAWARE STATE COURT, IN EACH CASE, SITTING IN THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 4.9 , OR ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING ANCILLARY TO AN ARBITRATION OR CONTEMPLATED ARBITRATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT. Such ancillary judicial proceedings include any suit, action or proceeding to compel arbitration, to obtain temporary or preliminary judicial relief in aid of arbitration, or to confirm an arbitration award. The parties acknowledge that the forum designated by this paragraph (c) have a reasonable relation to this Agreement, and to the parties’ relationship with one another.

(d) The parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such ancillary suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to in the preceding paragraph of this Section 4.9 and such parties agree not to plead or claim the same, and agree that service of process upon such party in any such action, suit, demand or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in accordance with Section 4.2 .

SECTION 4.10 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which

 

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when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Copies of executed counterparts transmitted by telecopy, by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file or other electronic transmission service shall be considered original executed counterparts for purposes of this Section 4.10 .

SECTION 4.11 Tax Treatment . This Agreement shall be treated as part of the partnership agreement of PBF LLC as described in Section 761(c) of the Code and Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h) and 1.761-1(c) of the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

SECTION 4.12 Specific Performance . The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

SECTION 4.13 Independent Nature of PBF LLC Unitholders’ Rights and Obligations . The obligations of each PBF LLC Unitholder hereunder are several and not joint with the obligations of any other PBF LLC Unitholder, and no PBF LLC Unitholder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other PBF LLC Unitholder hereunder. The decision of each PBF LLC Unitholder to enter into to this Agreement has been made by such PBF LLC Unitholder independently of any other PBF LLC Unitholder. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any PBF LLC Unitholder pursuant hereto, shall be deemed to constitute an action of the PBF LLC Unitholders as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of entity, or create a presumption that the PBF LLC Unitholders are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby and the Corporation acknowledges that the PBF LLC Unitholders are not acting in concert or as a group, and the Corporation will not assert any such claim, with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 4.14 Applicable Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered, all as of the date first set forth above.

 

PBF ENERGY INC.
By:    
 

Name:

Title:

 

PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
By:    
 

Name:

Title:

 

[SIGNATURE BLOCKS FOR OTHER UNIT HOLDERS]

 

[Signature Page to Exchange Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF]

ELECTION OF EXCHANGE

PBF Energy Inc.

One Sylvan Way, 2nd floor

Parsippany, NJ 07054-3887

Attention: General Counsel

PBF Energy Company LLC

One Sylvan Way, 2nd floor

Parsippany, NJ 07054-3887

Attention: General Counsel

Reference is hereby made to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (as amended, the “ Exchange Agreement ”), among PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation, PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the Persons from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Exchange Agreement.

The undersigned PBF LLC Unitholder hereby transfers to the Corporation, for the account of PBF LLC, the number of PBF LLC Units set forth below in Exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued in its name as set forth below, as set forth in the Exchange Agreement. [The foregoing transfers shall be effective as of                          / conditioned upon the following:                                               .] 1 [Pursuant to Section 4.01(e) of the Tax Receivable Agreement, the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement) in respect of this Exchange (other than amounts accounted for as interest under the Code) shall not to exceed          % of the Amount Realized (as defined under the Tax Receivable Agreement) for the Units Exchanged. For the avoidance of doubt, if no percentage is specified in the previous sentence, there shall be no limitation under the previous sentence on the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments in respect of this Exchange.] 2

 

Legal Name of PBF LLC Unitholder:        
Address:      
       

 

 

1  

PBF LLC Unitholder to insert any description of Effective Date and/or contingency.

2  

PBF LLC Unitholder to insert as appropriate.

 

Exhibit A-1


Number of PBF LLC Units to be Exchanged:        

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that (i) the undersigned has full legal capacity to execute and deliver this Election of Exchange and to perform the undersigned’s obligations hereunder; (ii) this Election of Exchange has been duly executed and delivered by the undersigned and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the undersigned enforceable against it in accordance with the terms thereof or hereof, as the case may be, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and the availability of equitable remedies; (iii) the PBF LLC Units subject to this Election of Exchange are being transferred free and clear of any pledge, lien, security interest, encumbrance, equities or claim; and (iv) no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of any third party or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the undersigned or the PBF LLC Units subject to this Election of Exchange is required to be obtained by the undersigned for the transfer of such PBF LLC Units.

The undersigned hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints any officer of the Corporation or PBF LLC as the attorney of the undersigned, with full power of substitution and resubstitution in the premises, to do any and all things and to take any and all actions that may be necessary to transfer to the Corporation, for the account of PBF LLC, the PBF LLC Units subject to this Election of Exchange and to deliver to the undersigned the shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered in Exchange therefor.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, by authority duly given, has caused this Election of Exchange to be executed and delivered by the undersigned or by its duly authorized attorney.

 

Name:    

Dated:

   

 

Exhibit A-2


EXHIBIT B

[FORM OF]

JOINDER AGREEMENT

This Joinder Agreement (“ Joinder Agreement ”) is a joinder to the Exchange Agreement, dated as of December 12, 2012 (as amended, the “ Exchange Agreement ”), among PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ PBF LLC ”), and the Persons from time to time party thereto. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have their meanings given to them in the Exchange Agreement. This Joinder Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Delaware. In the event of any conflict between this Joinder Agreement and the Exchange Agreement, the terms of this Joinder Agreement shall control.

The undersigned hereby joins and enters into the Exchange Agreement having acquired PBF LLC Units in PBF LLC. By signing and returning this Joinder Agreement to the Corporation and to PBF LLC, the undersigned (i) accepts and agrees to be bound by and subject to all of the terms and conditions of and agreements of a PBF LLC Unitholder contained in the Exchange Agreement, with all attendant rights, duties and obligations of a PBF LLC Unitholder thereunder and (ii) makes each of the representations and warranties of a PBF LLC Unitholder set forth in Section 3.2 of the Exchange Agreement as fully as if such representations and warranties were set forth herein. The parties to the Exchange Agreement shall treat the execution and delivery hereof by the undersigned as the execution and delivery of the Exchange Agreement by the undersigned and, upon receipt of this Joinder Agreement by the Corporation and by PBF LLC, the signature of the undersigned set forth below shall constitute a counterpart signature to the signature page of the Exchange Agreement.

Name: _____________________________________________________________

 

Address for Notices       With copies to:
         
         
         

Attention:                                                                                  

       

 

Exhibit B-1

Exhibit 10.4

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

OF

PBF ENERGY INC.

Dated as of December 12, 2012


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1   

SECTION 1.1. Definitions

     1   

SECTION 1.2. Construction

     3   

ARTICLE II CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

     3   

SECTION 2.1. Board of Directors

     3   

SECTION 2.2. Agreement to Vote

     5   

ARTICLE III INFORMATION; VCOC

     5   

SECTION 3.1. Access

     5   

SECTION 3.2. Certain Reports

     6   

SECTION 3.3. VCOC

     6   

SECTION 3.4. Confidentiality

     6   

ARTICLE IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

     7   

SECTION 4.1. Termination

     7   

SECTION 4.2. Notices

     7   

SECTION 4.3. Amendment; Waiver

     8   

SECTION 4.4. Further Assurances

     8   

SECTION 4.5. Assignment

     9   

SECTION 4.6. Third Parties

     9   

SECTION 4.7. Governing Law

     9   

SECTION 4.8. Jurisdiction

     9   

SECTION 4.9. Specific Performance

     9   

SECTION 4.10. Entire Agreement

     9   

SECTION 4.11. Severability

     9   

SECTION 4.12. No Waiver

     10   

SECTION 4.13. Table of Contents, Headings and Captions

     10   

SECTION 4.14. Grant of Consent

     10   

SECTION 4.15. Counterparts

     10   

SECTION 4.16. Effectiveness

     10   

SECTION 4.17. No Recourse

     10   

 

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STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

OF

PBF ENERGY INC.

This STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 12, 2012, is entered into by and among PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Company ”), a Delaware corporation, and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (together with their Restricted Transferees, the “ Investor Parties ”).

RECITALS :

WHEREAS, the Company is currently contemplating an underwritten initial public offering (the “ IPO ”) of shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), following which the Company will be the sole managing member of PBF Energy Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ PBF LLC ”);

WHEREAS, the Investor Parties are holders of Series A-1 Units of PBF LLC, and as part of the transactions contemplated by the IPO, will enter into an exchange agreement pursuant to which the Investor Parties will have the right to indirectly exchange Series A-1 Units of PBF LLC for shares of Class A Common Stock from time to time as contemplated by the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF LLC; and

WHEREAS, the Investor Parties, in their capacity as holders of Series A-1 Units of PBF LLC, as part of the transactions contemplated by the IPO, will receive shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Class B Common Stock ”), entitling them to voting power at the Company at a level that is consistent with their overall equity ownership of PBF LLC.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.1.  Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, an “affiliate” as defined in Rule 405 of the regulations promulgated under the Securities Act.

Affiliated Investor ” means, with respect to any Investor Party, any investment fund or holding company that is directly or indirectly managed or advised by the primary manager or advisor of such Investor Party or any of its Affiliates or any other Person who or which is otherwise an Affiliate of such Investor Party (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries).


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

Authorized Recipients ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

beneficially own ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.

Blackstone Group ” shall mean the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Blackstone Group” and their respective Restricted Transferees and permitted assigns.

Board ” shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

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

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

Closing Date ” shall mean the date of completion of the IPO.

Confidential Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

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

Director ” shall mean any member of the Board.

First Reserve Group ” shall mean the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “First Reserve Group” and their respective Restricted Transferees and permitted assigns.

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

IPO ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, joint stock company, business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any nature whatsoever.

Qualified Investor Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Representatives ” shall mean, with respect to any Qualified Investor Party, such Qualified Investor Party’s and its Affiliates’ respective directors, managers, officers, partners, members, principals, employees, professional advisors and agents.

Restricted Transferee ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, an Affiliated Investor of such Person, who or which agrees to become party to, and to be bound to the same extent as its transferor by the terms of, this Agreement.

 

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Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.

Sponsor Group ” shall mean the Blackstone Group or the First Reserve Group.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

VCOC Investor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

SECTION 1.2.  Construction . Whenever the context requires, the gender of all words used in this Agreement includes the masculine, feminine and neuter forms and the singular form of words shall include the plural and vice versa. All references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted. Any percentage set forth herein shall be deemed to be automatically adjusted without any action on the part of any party hereto to take into account any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date of this Agreement so that the rights provided to the Investors shall continue to apply to the same extent such rights would have applied absent such stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.

ARTICLE II

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

SECTION 2.1.  Board of Directors .

(a) Effective as of the Closing Date, the Board shall be comprised of nine Directors, of whom (i) three (3) shall be designees of the Blackstone Group, (ii) three (3) shall be designees of the First Reserve Group, and (iii) the remaining three (3) shall be Thomas D. O’Malley, Jefferson Allen and Dennis Houston. The three designees of the Blackstone Group shall initially be Spencer Abraham, Martin J. Brand and David I. Foley, and the three designees

 

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of the First Reserve Group shall initially be Timothy H. Day, Neil A. Wizel and an additional designee to be determined by the First Reserve Group. After the Closing Date, the Board shall include the applicable designees referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, and such other individuals as shall be nominated and elected to the Board from time to time by the Board or the Company stockholders consistent herewith and with applicable law.

(b) Board Designation Rights.

(i) Following the Closing Date, (i) the Blackstone Group shall have the right (but not the obligation) pursuant to this Agreement to nominate to the Board, (x) three (3) Directors, for so long as the Blackstone Group collectively beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (y) two (2) Directors, for so long as the Blackstone Group collectively beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 15% or more, but less than 25%, of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; and (z) one (1) Director, for so long as the Blackstone Group collectively beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 7.5% or more, but less than 15%, of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

(ii) Following the Closing Date, (i) the First Reserve Group shall have the right (but not the obligation) pursuant to this Agreement to nominate to the Board, (x) three (3) Directors, for so long as the First Reserve Group collectively beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 25% or more of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; (y) two (2) Directors, for so long as the First Reserve Group collectively beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 15% or more, but less than 25%, of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; and (z) one (1) Director, for so long as the First Reserve Group collectively beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 7.5% or more, but less than 15%, of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

(c) In the event that any Sponsor Group has nominated fewer than the total number of designees that such Sponsor Group shall be entitled to nominate pursuant to Section 2.1(b), then such Sponsor Group shall have the right, at any time, to nominate such additional designee(s) to which it is entitled, in which case, the Directors shall take all necessary corporate action to (x) increase the size of the Board as required to enable such Sponsor Group to so nominate such additional designees, and (y) designate such additional designees nominated by such Sponsor Group to fill such newly created vacancies.

(d) For so long as any Sponsor Group is entitled to designate any person to the Board pursuant to Section 2.1, the size of the Board shall not be greater than nine members (other than as contemplated by Section 2.1(c) or to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law or listing standards).

 

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(e) Any Director designated by a Sponsor Group pursuant to Section 2.1 may be removed (with or without cause) from time to time and at any time by the applicable Sponsor Group upon notice to the Company. Any replacement nominee may only be nominated by the Sponsor Group who nominated the Director so removed.

(f) In the event that a Director designated by Sponsor Group pursuant to this Section 2.1 serves simultaneously on the board of directors (or similar governing body) of any company (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) that is engaged primarily in the crude oil refining business in North America (a “ Competing Business ”), unless the Board otherwise requests or the Director resigns from such board of directors of the Competing Business, such Director shall promptly resign from the Board or such party shall take all action necessary to remove such Director.

(g) In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal of any Director designated by a Sponsor Group pursuant to this Section 2.1, subject to the designation rights in Section 2.1(b), the remaining Directors and the Company shall cause the vacancy created thereby to be filled by a new designee of the Sponsor Group who designated such Director as soon as possible, and the Company hereby agrees to take, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.

(h) The Company agrees to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 and to use its best efforts to cause the election of each such designee to the Board, including nominating such individuals to be elected as Directors as provided herein.

SECTION 2.2.  Agreement to Vote . Each Investor Party agrees to vote, and to cause each of its applicable Restricted Transferees to vote, in person or by proxy, or to act by written consent (if applicable) with respect to, all shares of Series A Common Stock and Series B Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company having the right to vote for the election of Directors beneficially owned by it to cause the election of the designees of each Sponsor Group for so long as such Sponsor Group has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2.1 and to take all other steps within such Person’s power to ensure that the composition of the Board is as set forth in Section 2.1.

ARTICLE III

INFORMATION; VCOC

SECTION 3.1.  Access . Subject to applicable law, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, permit each Investor Party who, individually or with such Person’s Affiliates and Affiliated Investors, beneficially owns at least 7.5% of the voting power of all shares of the Company’s capital stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors and has a designee serving on the Board (a “ Qualified Investor Party ”) and its designated representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to review the books and records of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used its best efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Qualified Investor Party without the loss of any such privilege.

 

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SECTION 3.2.  Certain Reports . Subject to applicable law, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Qualified Investor Party, at its request, copies of operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are provided to the Board or the board of directors of the Company’s Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used its best efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Qualified Investor Party without the loss of any such privilege.

SECTION 3.3.  VCOC . With respect to each Sponsor Group and, at the request of a Sponsor Group, each Affiliate thereof that indirectly has an interest in the Company, in each case that is intended to qualify as a “venture capital operating company” as defined in 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 (each, a “ VCOC Investor ”), the Company shall, and shall cause PBF LLC to, execute a side letter with each VCOC Investor in the form attached hereto as Annex A and each VCOC Investor shall have the supplemental rights and obligations provided in such side letter.

SECTION 3.4.  Confidentiality . Each Qualified Investor Party agrees to, and to instruct and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Authorized Recipients who have been provided with Confidential Information by the Qualified Investor Party to, (i) hold in confidence and not disclose to any other Persons any confidential information of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries provided in accordance with Sections 3.1 and 3.2 (the “ Confidential Information ”), and (ii) not use such Confidential Information for any purpose other than in connection with its investment in the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Confidential Information shall not include any information that (i) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of an unauthorized disclosure by a Qualified Investor Party or its Authorized Recipients, (ii) is or becomes available to a Qualified Investor Party or any of its Authorized Recipients on a non-confidential basis from a third party source, which source, to the knowledge of such Qualified Investor Party or its Authorized Recipients, is not bound by a legal duty of confidentiality to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of such Confidential Information or (iii) is independently developed by a Qualified Investor Party or its Authorized Recipients. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Qualified Investor Party may disclose Confidential Information to (x) any of its Representatives and (y) any other member of the Sponsor Group of which it is a member (the Persons in clause (x) and (y), collectively, “ Authorized Recipients ”). Each Qualified Investor Party shall be responsible for any breach of this Section 3.4 by any of its Authorized Recipients. If a Qualified Investor Party or any of its Authorized Representatives is required or requested by law, regulation or legal or judicial process to disclose any Confidential Information, or disclosure of Confidential Information is requested by any governmental authority having authority over such Qualified Investor Party or Authorized Recipient, such Qualified Investor Party or Authorized Recipient, as the case may be, may disclose only such portion of such Confidential Information as may be required or requested without liability hereunder; provided that such Person (x) provides prior written notice (to the extent reasonably practicable) to the Company stating the basis upon which the disclosure is asserted to be required and (y) takes, at the Company’s request and expense, all reasonable steps to oppose or mitigate any such disclosure.

 

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ARTICLE IV

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 4.1.  Termination . This Agreement shall terminate on such date that no Sponsor Group is entitled to designate any person to the Board pursuant to Section 2.1.

SECTION 4.2.  Notices (a) All notices, requests or consents provided for or required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if personally delivered, faxed and confirmed, or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or nationally recognized overnight delivery service with proof of receipt maintained, at the following addresses (or any other address that any such party may designate by written notice to the other parties):

 

  (i) if to the Company:

PBF Energy Inc.

One Sylvan Way, 2nd floor

Parsippany, NJ 07054-3887

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (973) 455-7562

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

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

180 Maiden Lane

New York, New York 10038

Attention: Todd Lenson

Facsimile: (212) 806-7793

 

  (ii) if to the Blackstone Group:

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

Attention: David I. Foley

Facsimile: (646) 253-8921

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

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York

Attention: William E. Curbow

Fax: (212) 455-2502

 

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  (iii) if to the First Reserve Group:

c/o First Reserve Corporation

One Lafayette Place

Greenwich, CT 06830

Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (203) 661-6729

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

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York

Attention: William E. Curbow

Fax: (212) 455-2502

Any such notice shall, if delivered personally, be deemed received upon delivery; shall, if delivered by fax, be deemed received on the date of receipt of the confirmation of transmission, if such transmission was made prior to 5:00 p.m., local time, on a business day or if after such time, on the next business day; shall, if delivered by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, be deemed received the first business day after being sent; and shall, if delivered by mail, be deemed received upon the actual receipt thereof.

(b) Whenever any notice is required to be given by law or this Agreement, a written waiver thereof, signed by the Person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.

SECTION 4.3.  Amendment; Waiver . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Company and each of the Sponsor Groups then party hereto (with the consent of the Sponsor Groups being determined in accordance with Section 4.14). No waiver by any party of any of the provisions hereof will be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the party so waiving. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.

SECTION 4.4.  Further Assurances . The parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof. The Company shall not directly or indirectly take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, any Investor Party being deprived of the rights contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 4.5.  Assignment . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors, Restricted Transferees and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided , however , that each Sponsor Group shall be entitled to assign, in whole or in part, to any of its Restricted Transferees without such prior written consent any of its rights hereunder.

SECTION 4.6.  Third Parties . This Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.

SECTION 4.7.  Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

SECTION 4.8.  Jurisdiction . In any judicial proceeding involving any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties unconditionally accepts the non-exclusive jurisdiction and venue of any United States District Court located in the State of Delaware, or of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed. In any such judicial proceeding, the parties agree that in addition to any method for the service of process permitted or required by such courts, to the fullest extent permitted by law, service of process may be made by delivery provided pursuant to the directions in Section 4.2. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 4.9.  Specific Performance . Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond.

SECTION 4.10.  Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than those expressly set forth herein and therein. This Agreement supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

SECTION 4.11.  Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.

 

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SECTION 4.12.  No Waiver . Neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

SECTION 4.13.  Table of Contents, Headings and Captions . The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.

SECTION 4.14.  Grant of Consent . Any vote, consent or approval of a Sponsor Group hereunder shall be deemed to be given with respect to all members of a Sponsor Group if such vote, consent or approval is given by members of such Sponsor Group having record ownership of a majority of the shares of Common Stock over which all members of such Sponsor Group have record ownership.

SECTION 4.15.  Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement (or amendment, as applicable).

SECTION 4.16.  Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing Date.

SECTION 4.17.  No Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or cause of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto and no past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, stockholder, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stockholders’ Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

PBF ENERGY INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
INVESTOR PARTIES:
BLACKSTONE GROUP
[                                         ]
FIRST RESERVE GROUP
[                                         ]

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

Exhibit 10.5

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement is dated as of December 12, 2012 (this “Agreement”) and is between PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [ Name of director/officer ] (“Indemnitee”).

WITNESSETH :

WHEREAS , the Company believes that, in order to attract and retain highly competent persons to serve as directors or in other capacities, including as officers, it must provide such persons with adequate protection through indemnification against the risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their services to and activities on behalf of the Company;

WHEREAS , the Company desires and has requested Indemnitee to serve as a [director] [officer] of the Company and, in order to induce the Indemnitee to serve as a [director] [officer] of the Company, the Company is willing to grant the Indemnitee the indemnification provided for herein. Indemnitee is willing to so serve on the basis that such indemnification be provided;

WHEREAS , the obligations of the Company hereunder will be guaranteed by PBF Energy Company LLC; and

WHEREAS , the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and the advancement of expenses.

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of Indemnitee’s service to the Company and the covenants and agreements set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Indemnification .

To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and other applicable law:

(a) The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is made or is threatened to be made a party to, or is otherwise involved in, as a witness or otherwise, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Company or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether formal or informal, including appeals, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or has agreed to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, fiduciary, partner or manager or similar capacity) of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in any such capacity.

(b) The indemnification provided by this Section 1 shall be from and against all loss and liability suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including any appeals.


Section 2. Advance Payment of Expenses . To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by Indemnitee in appearing at, participating in or defending any action, suit or proceeding or in connection with an enforcement action as contemplated by Section 3(e), shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding within 30 days after receipt by the Company of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay any amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled under this Agreement to be indemnified by the Company in respect thereof. No other form of undertaking shall be required of Indemnitee other than the execution of this Agreement. This Section 2 shall be subject to Section 3(b) and shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 6.

Section 3. Procedure for Indemnification: Notification and Defense of Claim .

(a) Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding, Indemnitee shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company hereunder, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof. The failure to promptly notify the Company of the commencement of the action, suit or proceeding, or of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, will not relieve the Company from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee hereunder, except to the extent the Company is actually and materially prejudiced in its defense of such action, suit or proceeding as a result of such failure. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request therefor including such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to enable the Company to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.

(b) With respect to any action, suit or proceeding of which the Company is so notified as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall, subject to the last two sentences of this paragraph, be entitled to assume the defense of such action, suit or proceeding, with counsel reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written notice of its election to do so. After delivery of such notice, approval of such counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any subsequently incurred fees of separate counsel engaged by Indemnitee with respect to the same action, suit or proceeding unless the employment of separate counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized in writing by the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Indemnitee, based on the advice of his or her counsel, shall have reasonably concluded (with written notice being given to the Company setting forth the basis for such conclusion) that, in the conduct of any such defense, there is or is reasonably likely to be a conflict of interest or position between the Company and Indemnitee with respect to a significant issue, then the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume such defense. In addition, the Company will not be entitled, without the written consent of Indemnitee, to assume the defense of any claim brought by or in the right of the Company.

 

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(c) To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Company’s assumption of the defense of an action, suit or proceeding in accordance with paragraph (b) above will constitute an irrevocable acknowledgement by the Company that any loss and liability suffered by Indemnitee and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement by or for the account of Indemnitee incurred in connection therewith are indemnifiable by the Company under Section 1 of this Agreement.

(d) The determination whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall be made promptly and in any event within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 3(a). If the Company determines that Indemnitee is entitled to such indemnification or, as contemplated by paragraph (c) above, the Company has acknowledged such entitlement, the Company will make payment to Indemnitee of the indemnifiable amount within such 30 day period. If the Company is not deemed to have so acknowledged such entitlement or the Company’s determination of whether to grant Indemnitee’s indemnification request shall not have been made within such 30 day period, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, subject to Section 6, nonetheless be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under the DGCL.

(e) In the event that (i) the Company determines in accordance with this Section 3 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) the Company denies a request for indemnification, in whole or in part, or fails to respond or make a determination of entitlement to indemnification within 30 days following receipt of a request for indemnification as described above, (iii) payment of indemnification is not made within such 30 day period, (iv) advancement of expenses is not timely made in accordance with Section 2, or (v) the Company or any other person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, the Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in any court of competent jurisdiction of his or her entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of expenses. Indemnitee’s expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with successfully establishing Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of expenses, in whole or in part, in any such proceeding or otherwise shall also be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

(f) Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement upon submission of a request therefor in accordance with Section 2 or Section 3 of this Agreement, as the case may be. The Company shall have the burden of proof in overcoming such presumption, and such presumption shall be used as a basis for a determination of entitlement to indemnification and advancement of expenses unless the Company overcomes such presumption by clear and convincing evidence.

 

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Section 4. Insurance and Subrogation .

(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to purchase and maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies with A.M. Best ratings of “A” or better, providing Indemnitee with coverage for any liability asserted against, and incurred by, Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or has agreed to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, fiduciary, partner or manager or similar capacity) of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or arising out of Indemnitee’s status as such, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify Indemnitee against such liability under the provisions of this Agreement. Such insurance policies shall have coverage terms and policy limits at least as favorable to Indemnitee as the insurance coverage provided to any other director or officer of the Company. If the Company has such insurance in effect at the time the Company receives from Indemnitee any notice of the commencement of an action, suit or proceeding, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the policy. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policy.

(b) Subject to Section 9(b), in the event of any payment by the Company under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee with respect to any insurance policy. Indemnitee shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights in accordance with the terms of such insurance policy. The Company shall pay or reimburse all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such subrogation.

(c) Subject to Section 9(b), the Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder (including, but not limited to, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, and ERISA excise taxes or penalties) if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under this Agreement or any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

Section 5. Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) The term “action, suit or proceeding” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, the investigation, preparation, prosecution, defense, settlement, arbitration and appeal of, and the giving of testimony in, any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit, arbitration, alternative dispute mechanism or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative.

 

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(b) The term “by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or has agreed to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent (which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, fiduciary, partner or manager or similar capacity) of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any actual or alleged act or omission to act.

(c) The term “expenses” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect costs of any type or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, appeal bonds, other out of pocket costs and reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which Indemnitee is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party), actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with either the investigation, defense or appeal of an action, suit or proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement or otherwise incurred in connection with a claim that is indemnifiable hereunder.

(d) The term “judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, all direct and indirect payments of any type or nature whatsoever, as well as any penalties or excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan.

Section 6. Limitation on Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this Agreement:

(a) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee . Prior to a change of control, to indemnify or advance expenses to Indemnitee with respect to an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof), however denominated, initiated by Indemnitee, other than (i) an action, suit or proceeding brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Agreement (which shall be governed by the provisions of Section 6(b) of this Agreement) and (ii) an action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) that was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Company, it being understood and agreed that such authorization or consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed in connection with any compulsory counterclaim brought by Indemnitee in response to an action, suit or proceeding otherwise indemnifiable under this Agreement.

(b) Action for Indemnification . To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to any action, suit or proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, unless Indemnitee is successful in such action, suit or proceeding in establishing Indemnitee’s right, in whole or in part, to indemnification or advancement of expenses hereunder (in which case such indemnification or advancement shall be to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL), or unless and to the extent that the court in such action, suit or proceeding shall determine that, despite Indemnitee’s failure to establish their right to indemnification, Indemnitee is entitled to indemnity for such expenses; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6(b) is intended to limit the Company’s obligations with respect to the advancement of expenses to Indemnitee in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding instituted by Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, as provided in Section 2 hereof.

 

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(c) Section 16(b) Matters . To indemnify Indemnitee on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for disgorgement of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

(d) Fraud or Willful Misconduct . To indemnify Indemnitee on account of conduct by Indemnitee where such conduct has been determined by a final (not interlocutory) judgment or other adjudication of a court or arbitration or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as to which there is no further right or option of appeal or the time within which an appeal must be filed has expired without such filing to have been knowingly fraudulent or constitute willful misconduct.

(e) Prohibited by Law . To indemnify Indemnitee in any circumstance where such indemnification has been determined by a final (not interlocutory) judgment or other adjudication of a court or arbitration or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as to which there is no further right or option of appeal or the time within which an appeal must be filed has expired without such filing to be prohibited by law.

Section 7. Certain Settlement Provisions; No Adverse Settlement . The Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit or proceeding without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnitee, effect any settlement of any action, suit or proceeding which the Indemnitee is or could have been a party unless such settlement solely involves the payment of money and includes a complete and unconditional release of the Indemnitee from all liability on all claims that are the subject matter of such action, suit or proceeding. Neither the Company nor the Indemnitee shall unreasonably withhold, condition or delay its or his or her consent to any proposed settlement; provided, that the Indemnitee may withhold consent to any settlement that does not provide a complete and unconditional release of the Indemnitee. In no event shall the Indemnitee be required to waive, prejudice or limit attorney-client privilege or work-product protection or other applicable privilege or protection. The Company shall not seek, nor shall it agree to, consent to, support or agree not to contest any settlement or other resolution of any action, suit or proceeding, or settlement or other resolution of any other claim, action, proceeding, demand, investigation or other matter that has the actual or purported effect of extinguishing, limiting or impairing the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder, including, without limitation, the entry of any bar order or other order, decree or stipulation, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 78u-4 (the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act), or any similar foreign, federal or state statute, regulation, rule or law.

Section 8. Savings Clause . If any provision or provisions (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (brought in the right of the Company or otherwise), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative and whether formal or informal, including appeals, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was or has agreed to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or while serving as a director or officer of the Company, is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent

 

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(which, for purposes hereof, shall include a trustee, fiduciary, partner or manager or similar capacity) of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of any action alleged to have been taken or omitted in such capacity, from and against all loss and liability suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, including any appeals, to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated.

Section 9. Contribution/Jointly Indemnifiable Claims .

(a) In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnification provided for herein is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part, it is agreed that, in such event, the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, contribute to the payment of all of Indemnitee’s loss and liability suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement reasonably incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any action, suit or proceeding, including any appeals, in an amount that is just and equitable in the circumstances; provided, that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such contribution shall not be required where such holding by the court is due to any limitation on indemnification set forth in Section 4(c), 6 or 7 hereof.

(b) Given that certain jointly indemnifiable claims may arise due to the service of the Indemnitee as a director and/or officer of the Company at the request of the Indemnitee-related entities, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the Indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses in connection with any such jointly indemnifiable claim, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, irrespective of any right of recovery the Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-related entities. Under no circumstance shall the Company be entitled to any right of subrogation or contribution by the Indemnitee-related entities and no right of advancement or recovery the Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-related entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Company hereunder. In the event that any of the Indemnitee-related entities shall make any payment to the Indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to any jointly indemnifiable claim, the Indemnitee-related entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee against the Company, and Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the Indemnitee-related entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. The Company and Indemnitee agree that each of the Indemnitee-related entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 9(b), entitled to enforce this Section 9(b) as though each such Indemnitee-related entity were a party to this Agreement. For purposes of this Section 9(b), the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(i) The term “Indemnitee-related entities” means any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Company or any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint

 

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venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise Indemnitee has agreed, on behalf of the Company or at the Company’s request, to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent and which service is covered by the indemnity described in this Agreement) from whom an Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Company may also have an indemnification or advancement obligation (other than as a result of obligations under an insurance policy).

(ii) The term “jointly indemnifiable claims” shall be broadly construed and shall include, without limitation, any action, suit or proceeding for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification or advancement of expenses from both the Indemnitee-related entities and the Company pursuant to the DGCL, any agreement or the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or comparable organizational documents of the Company or the Indemnitee-related entities, as applicable.

Section 10. Change in Control .

(a) The Company agrees that if there is a change in control of the Company, then with respect to all matters thereafter arising concerning the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Agreement, any other agreement or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect, the Company shall seek legal advice only from outside counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In addition, upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 3(a), a determination, if required by the DGCL, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto shall be made by such outside counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors of the Company, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees of the outside counsel referred to above and to indemnify fully such counsel against any and all expenses (including attorney’s fees), claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

For purposes of this Section 10, the following definitions shall apply:

(i) A “change in control” shall be deemed to occur upon the earliest to occur after the date of this Agreement of any of the following: (i) any person (as defined below) (together with its Affiliates (as defined below)) (other than (1) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), (2) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (3) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (4) any corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the equityholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Voting Securities, or (5) any person that is an equityholder of the Company or its Subsidiaries on the business day immediately prior to the date that the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company first issues its Voting Securities in an underwritten primary or secondary public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), is or becomes the “beneficial owner”, directly or indirectly, of Voting Securities representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then outstanding

 

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Voting Securities; (ii) a merger or consolidation of the Company with any person, other than (A) a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving or parent entity) 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Voting Securities or the voting securities of such surviving or parent entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or (B) a merger or consolidation in which no person (together with its Affiliates) (other than (1) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (2) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (3) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to an offering of such securities, (4) any corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the equityholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Voting Securities, or (5) any person that is an equityholder of the Company or its Subsidiaries on the business day immediately prior to the date that the Company or any direct or indirect parent of the Company first issues its Voting Securities in an underwritten primary or secondary public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) acquired 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (iii) a complete liquidation of the Company or a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s consolidated assets (or any transaction having a similar effect).

For purposes of this Section 10(b)(i) and elsewhere in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(A) “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time.

(B) “person” shall have the meaning as set forth in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act; provided, however, that person shall exclude (i) the Company, (ii) any trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company, and (iii) any corporation owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company.

(C) “beneficial owner” shall have the meaning given to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act; provided, however, that beneficial owner shall exclude any person otherwise becoming a beneficial owner by reason of the stockholders of the Company approving a merger of the Company with another entity.

(D) “Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.

(E) “Subsidiaries” shall mean, with respect to any person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that person or a combination thereof, or (ii) if a limited liability

 

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company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by any person or one or more Subsidiaries of that person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a person or persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such person or persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or Control the managing director or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

(F) “Control” (including its correlative meanings, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a person.

(G) “Voting Securities” means any securities of the Company which vote generally in the election of directors.

Section 11. Form and Delivery of Communications . All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand, upon receipt by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier, one day after deposit with such courier and with written verification of receipt or (d) sent by email or facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received. Notice to the Company shall be directed to PBF Energy Inc., Attention: General Counsel, One Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054, email: jeffrey.dill@pbfenergy.com; facsimile: (973) 455-7562; confirmation number: (973) 455-7576. Notice to Indemnitee shall be given to the address set forth on the Indemnitee’s signature page hereto. Either party may change the address for notices by providing written notice to the other.

Section 12. Nonexclusivity . The provisions for indemnification and advancement of expenses set forth in this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights which Indemnitee may have under any provision of applicable law, in any court in which a proceeding is brought, under the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company (or other organizational documents of any predecessor or parent of the Company) other agreements or otherwise, and Indemnitee’s rights hereunder shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of Indemnitee. No amendment or alteration of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or any other agreement shall adversely affect the rights provided to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

Section 13. No Construction as Employment Agreement . Nothing contained herein shall be construed as giving Indemnitee any right to be retained as a director of the Company or in the employ of the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification and advancement of expenses provided under this Agreement shall continue as to the Indemnitee even though he may have ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or of any other enterprise at the Company’s request.

 

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Section 14. Severability; Interpretation of Agreement . The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood that the parties hereto intend this Agreement to be interpreted and enforced so as to provide indemnification to Indemnitee to the fullest extent now or hereafter permitted by the DGCL. In the event any provision hereof conflicts with the DGCL or any other applicable law, such provision shall be deemed modified, consistent with the aforementioned intent, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict.

Section 15. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the documents expressly referred to herein constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the matters covered hereby, and any other prior or contemporaneous oral or written understandings or agreements with respect to the matters covered hereby are expressly superseded by this Agreement.

Section 16. Modification and Waiver . No supplement, modification, waiver or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement may not be terminated by the Company without Indemnitee’s prior written consent.

Section 17. Successor and Assigns . All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, spouses, executors, administrators and personal and legal representatives. The Company shall require and cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of such Indemnitor, by written agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

Section 18. Service of Process and Venue . The Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) appoint, to the extent such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, irrevocably The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801 as its agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal process in connection with any such action or proceeding against such party with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (iv) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (v) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

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Section 19. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware. If a court of competent jurisdiction shall make a final determination that the provisions of the law of any state other than Delaware govern indemnification by the Company of Indemnitee, then the indemnification provided under this Agreement shall in all instances be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted under such law, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary.

Section 20. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument, notwithstanding that both parties are not signatories to the original or same counterpart.

Section 21. Specific Performance, Etc . The parties recognize that if any provision of this Agreement is violated by the Company, the Indemnitee may be without an adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in the event of any such violation, the Indemnitee shall be entitled, if the Indemnitee so elects, to institute proceedings, either in law or at equity, to obtain damages, to enforce specific performance, to enjoin such violation, or to obtain any relief or any combination of the foregoing as the Indemnitee may elect to pursue.

Section 22. Headings . The section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

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This Indemnification Agreement has been duly executed and delivered to be effective as of the date stated above.

 

PBF ENERGY INC.

By:  

   
  Name:
  Title:

INDEMNITEE:

 

Name:

Address:

 

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GUARANTEE

With reference to the Indemnification Agreement effective as of December 12, 2012 (the “ Agreement ”), by and between PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the individual listed on the signature block thereto (“ Indemnitee ”), as such Agreement may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the undersigned (the “ Guarantor ”), hereby guarantees, and agrees to be jointly, severally and unconditionally liable for, all of the obligations of the Company under the Agreement. The Guarantor acknowledges that the provision of this Guarantee is a material basis on which the Indemnitee has entered into the Agreement. The obligations of the Guarantor hereunder is both as a guarantor and a surety, and Indemnitee shall not be required to look to or pursue remedies against the Company before looking to and pursuing remedies against the Guarantor.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Guarantee as of the 12th day of December 2012.

 

PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

By:

   
  Name:
  Title:

Exhibit 10.6

PBF ENERGY INC.

2012 Equity Incentive Plan


1.

  Purpose      3   

2.

  Definitions      3   

3.

  Administration of Plan      8   

4.

  Awards      9   

5.

  Options      9   

6.

  Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)      11   

7.

  Performance-Based Awards      12   

8.

  Other Awards      13   

9.

  Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations and Conditions      14   

10.

  Transfers; Leaves of Absence; Separation from Service      16   

11.

  Adjustments and Other Corporate Events      16   

12.

  Amendment and Termination of Plan and Awards      17   

13.

  Governing Law; Foreign Awards      18   

14.

  Conformity to Section 409A      18   

15.

  Withholding Taxes      18   

16.

  Effective Date      19   

17.

  Miscellaneous      19   

 

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PBF ENERGY INC.

2012 Equity Incentive Plan

1. Purpose.

The PBF Energy Inc. 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, as it may be amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”) is designed to:

(a) promote the long term financial interests and growth of PBF Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and its subsidiaries and Affiliates (as defined below) by attracting and retaining management and other personnel with the training, experience and ability to enable them to make a substantial contribution to the success of the Company;

(b) motivate management and other personnel by means of growth-related incentives to achieve long range goals; and

(c) further the alignment of interests of Grantees (as defined below) with those of the stockholders of the Company, including through opportunities for increased equity, or equity-based ownership, in the Company.

2. Definitions.

As used in the Plan, and unless otherwise specified in an applicable Award Agreement (as defined below), the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, (i) any other Person directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person; or (ii) any entity in which the Company has a significant equity interest, as determined by the Committee.

(b) “ Award ” means an award made to a Grantee pursuant to the Plan and described in Section 4 hereof.

(c) “ Award Agreement ” means a written or electronic agreement or documents between the Company and a Grantee that sets forth the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to an Award.

(d) “ Beneficial Owner ” means a “beneficial owner,” as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule thereto).

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

(f) “ Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or obligated by federal law or executive order to be closed.

 

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(g) “ Cause ” means the definition of “Cause” used in the Grantee’s then-effective employment agreement or other service-related agreement with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), or, if the Grantee does not have an employment agreement or other service-related agreement with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), or if such term is not defined therein, then Cause shall mean: (A) the commission of an act of gross negligence, willful misconduct, breach of fiduciary duty, fraud, theft or embezzlement on the part of the Grantee, in any case that adversely affects or may reasonably be expected to adversely affect the business or reputation of the Company, its subsidiaries, or any Affiliate; (B) the conviction or indictment of the Grantee, or a plea of nolo contendere by the Grantee, to any felony or any crime involving moral turpitude; or (C) the continued failure or refusal to perform the duties of the Grantee’s position for which they are employed if such failure to perform is not cured by the Grantee within thirty (30) days after notice.

(h) “ Change in Control ” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) any Person or Group (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise);

(ii) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person or Group (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities);

(iii) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of the Company (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of the Company, immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization);

(iv) the complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company; or

(v) other than as expressly provided for in the Stockholders Agreement, during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new Directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the Directors of the Company, then still in office, who were either Directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any Director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

 

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(i) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto.

(j) “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board (or a subcommittee thereof) or such other committee of the Board (including, without limitation, the full Board) to which the Board has delegated the power to act under or pursuant to the provisions of the Plan.

(k) “ Director ” means a member of the Board or a member of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of a subsidiary of the Company.

(l) “ Effective Date ” means December 12, 2012, the date the stockholders of the Company approved the Plan.

(m) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto.

(n) “ Exercise Price ” means (i) in the case of Options, the price specified in the Grantee’s Award Agreement as the price-per-share at which such Share can be purchased pursuant to the Option or (ii) in the case of SARs, the price specified in the Grantee’s Award Agreement as the reference price-per-share of a Share used to calculate the amount payable to the Grantee.

(o) “ Excluded Entity ” means any of the following: (i) The Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone, Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (ii) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (iii) the Company and any Persons of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by the Company; and (iv) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

(p) “ Fair Market Value ” means (i) if Shares of the Company are traded on a national securities exchange on any specified date, the closing price at which one Share is traded on the stock exchange on which Shares are primarily traded, or (ii) if the Shares are not then traded on a stock exchange, the average of the closing representative bid and asked price of a Share as reported by the principal securities exchange or securities trading market on which the Shares are listed or approved for trading, but if no Shares were traded on such date, then on the last previous date on which a Share was so traded, or, (iii) if none of the above are applicable, Fair Market Value shall be determined at the discretion of the Committee; provided , however , such valuation method shall be in accordance with Section 409A, to the extent applicable. The Committee may adopt a different methodology for determining Fair Market Value if necessary or advisable to secure any intended favorable tax, legal or other treatment for the particular Award.

 

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(q) “ Good Reason ” means the definition of “Good Reason” used in the Grantees’s then-effective employment agreement or other service-related agreement with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), or if the Grantee does not have an employment agreement or other service-related agreement with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates) or such term is not defined therein, then Good Reason shall exist in the event of, without the Grantee’s consent: (i) an adverse, material and sustained diminution of the Grantee’s duties, (ii) the Company requiring a change in the location for performance of Grantees’s employment responsibilities hereunder to a location more than 50 miles from the Grantees’s current employment location (not including ordinary travel during the regular course of employment), or (iii) the failure of the Company or any of its Affiliates or subsidiaries to pay or cause to be paid the Grantee’s base salary or other compensation or fees when due; provided, that prior to the Grantee’s termination of employment or other separation from service for Good Reason, the Grantee must give written notice to the Company (or the Affiliate or subsidiary which employs him or to which he renders services) of any such event that constitutes Good Reason within twenty (20) days of the occurrence of such event and such event must remain uncorrected for thirty (30) days following receipt of such written notice; and provided further that any termination due to Good Reason must occur no later than sixty (60) days after the occurrence of the event giving rise to Good Reason.

(r) “ Grantee ” means the recipient of an Award or grant under the Plan, including any employee, Director, consultant or other service provider who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan, including any Person to whom one or more Awards have been made and remain outstanding.

(s) “ Group ” means “group,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(t) “ Incentive Stock Option ” means an option to purchase Shares under Section 5(d) of the Plan that is intended to qualify for special federal income tax treatment pursuant to Sections 421 and 422 of the Code, or pursuant to a successor provision of the Code, and which is so designated in the applicable Option Award Agreement. If an Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, and, if for any reason such Option (or portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

(u) “ Nonqualified Stock Option ” means an Option to purchase Shares that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(v) “ Option ” means an option to purchase Shares granted under Section 5 of the Plan. Options may either be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options. An Option shall only be an Incentive Stock Option if it is so designated in the applicable Award Agreement.

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(x) “ Performance Goal ” means one or more standards established by the Committee in connection with any qualified performance-based compensation, as described in Section 7 hereof. A Performance Goal shall be based upon one or more of the following criteria: (i) consolidated income before or after taxes (including income before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization); (ii) EBITDA; (iii) adjusted EBITDA; (iv) operating income; (v) net income; (vi) net income and/or earnings per Share; (vii) book value per Share; (viii) return on capital and/or equity; (ix) expense management; (x) return on investment; (xi) improvements in capital structure; (xii) profitability of an identifiable business unit or product; (xiii) maintenance or improvement of profit margins; (xiv) stock price; (xv) market share; (xvi) revenue or sales; (xvii) costs; (xviii) cash flow; (xix) working capital; (xx) multiple of invested capital; (xxi) total return; (xxii) environmental, health and safety; (xxiii) operating performance; (xxiv) commercial optimization or (xxv) except for Awards granted to any “covered employee” that are intended by the Company to be deductible by the Company under Section 162(m) of the Code and for which the provision of one or more of the aforementioned Performance Goals would be required to preserve deductibility of compensation in respect of such Award under Section 162(m), such other objective performance criteria as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The foregoing criteria may relate to the Company, one or more of its Affiliates or one or more of its or their divisions or units, or any combination of the foregoing, and may be applied on an absolute basis and/or be relative to one or more peer group companies or indices, or any combination thereof, all as the Committee shall determine. In addition, consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto), the Performance Goals may be calculated without regard to extraordinary items or accounting treatment that does not reflect performance criteria. To the extent intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, a Performance Goal shall be established by the Committee within the first 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the Performance Goal relates or prior to the expiration of 25% of the performance period as described in Section 7 (if earlier), and the attainment of the goal must be substantially uncertain at the time the Committee establishes the goal.

(y) “ Performance-Based Awards ” means Awards granted or transferred to a Grantee in accordance with Section 7 hereof.

(z) “ Person ” means any “person,” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(aa) “ Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code, as amended, and the regulations, rulings, notices or other guidance promulgated thereunder.

(bb) “ Share ” means a share of Class A common stock of the Company.

(cc) “ Stockholders’ Agreement ” means that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among the Company and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time).

(dd) “ Subsidiary ” means a subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code, as amended, and the regulations, rulings, notices or other guidance promulgated thereunder.

 

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(ee) “Stock Appreciation Right ” or “ SAR ” means a stock appreciation right granted pursuant to Section 6 the Plan.

3. Administration of Plan.

(a) Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof consisting solely of at least two individuals who are intended to qualify as “non-employee directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, “independent directors” within the meaning of the New York Stock Exchange listed company rules and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent any provisions or rules are applicable to the Company or the Plan; provided , however , that the Board may, in its sole discretion, take any action designated to the Committee under the Plan as it may deem necessary for the effective administration of the Plan.

(b) Powers and Duties of the Committee . Subject to Section 12, the Committee shall have full power and authority to administer and interpret the Plan, Awards granted under the Plan and each Award Agreement, including, without limitation, the power to (i) exercise all of the powers granted to it under the Plan, (ii) construe, interpret and implement the Plan and any Award Agreement, (iii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan, including rules governing its own operations, (iv) make all determinations necessary or advisable in administering the Plan, Awards and any Award Agreements, (v) correct any defect, supply any omission and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, Awards or any Award Agreement, (vi) amend the Plan, Awards and any Award Agreement to reflect changes in applicable law, (vii) determine from among those persons determined to be eligible for the Plan, the particular persons who will be Grantees, when such Awards shall be granted and the terms of such Awards, including setting forth provisions with regard to vesting, (viii) grant Awards under the Plan and determine the terms and conditions of such Awards, consistent with the express limitations of the Plan, (ix) delegate such powers and authority to such persons as it deems appropriate, provided that any such delegation is consistent with applicable law and any guidelines as may be established by the Board from time to time, and (x) waive any conditions under any Awards.

(c) Outside Advisors to the Committee . The Committee may employ counsel, consultants, accountants, appraisers, brokers or other persons at the expense of the Company. The Committee, the Company, and the officers or Directors of the Company shall be entitled to rely upon the advice, opinions or valuations of any such persons.

(d) Authority; Liability . All actions taken and all interpretations and determinations made by the Committee in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all Grantees, the Company and all other interested persons. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action, determination or interpretation made in good faith with respect to the Plan or the Awards, and all members of the Committee shall be fully protected by the Company with respect to any such action, determination or interpretation.

 

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4. Awards.

(a) General . From time to time, the Committee will determine the form, amounts, terms, conditions and limitations of Awards, consistent with the terms of this Plan. The form, amount, terms, conditions and limitations of each Award under the Plan shall be set forth in an Award Agreement, in a form approved by the Committee, consistent, however, with the terms of the Plan, which Award Agreement may contain, among other things, provisions dealing with the treatment of Awards in the event of the termination of employment or service (as applicable), disability or death of a Grantee. By accepting an Award, a Grantee thereby agrees that the Award shall be subject to all the terms and provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement.

(b) Forms of Award . An Award may be made by the Committee in the form of Options, SARs, Performance-Based Awards or Other Awards that the Committee determines are consistent with the Plan and the interests of the Company as described further in Section 8 below.

(c) Rights of Grantees . No Grantee (or other person having rights pursuant to an Award) shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to such Shares subject to an Award until the delivery of such Shares. Except as otherwise provided in Section 11(a), no adjustments shall be made for dividends or distributions on (whether ordinary or extraordinary, and whether in cash, Shares, other securities or other property), or other events relating to, Shares subject to an Award for which the record date is prior to the date such Shares are delivered.

(d) Clawback . The Committee may, in its sole discretion, specify in an Award that the Grantee’s rights, payments and benefits with respect to an Award shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment upon the occurrence of certain specified events, in addition to any otherwise applicable vesting or performance conditions of an Award. Such events may include, but shall not be limited to, termination of employment or services for cause, termination of the Grantee’s provision of services to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, breach of noncompetition, confidentiality or other restrictive covenants that may apply to the Grantee, or restatement of the Company’s financial statements to reflect adverse results from those previously released financial statements, as a consequence of errors, omissions, fraud, or misconduct. Without limiting the foregoing, all Awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.

5. Options.

(a) Grant . The Committee may grant Options in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine. The Award Agreement evidencing such Option shall include the option exercise period and the Exercise Price (which shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the Option is granted, other than in the case of Options granted in substitution of previously granted awards as described herein) and such other terms, conditions or restrictions on the grant or exercise of the Option as the

 

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Committee deems appropriate. At the time of grant, the Committee shall designate in writing in the applicable Award Agreement whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option, and any Option not so designated shall be a Nonqualified Stock Option. To the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the time the Option is granted) of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options granted under the Plan and any other plans of the Company are first exercisable by a Grantee during any calendar year shall exceed the maximum limit, if any, imposed from time to time under Section 422 of the Code, such Options or a portion thereof shall be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. No Incentive Stock Option may be granted to a person who is not eligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code.

(b) Term . In addition to other restrictions contained in the Plan, an Option described in this Section 5 may not be exercised more than ten (10) years after the date it is granted. If the term of an Option (other than an Incentive Stock Option) would expire during a period when trading in the Shares is prohibited or restricted by law or under the Company’s insider trading policy, and unless otherwise provided in an applicable Award Agreement, the term of the Option will be extended automatically to the 30th day after expiration of the prohibition or restriction to the extent such automatic extension would not cause the Option to become subject to Section 409A.

(c) Exercise . Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award Agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from time to time any part, of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. For purposes of Section 5 of the Plan, the exercise date of an Option shall be the later of the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company and, if applicable, the date payment is received by the Company pursuant to the following sentence. Unless the Committee otherwise provides in the applicable Award Agreement, the Exercise Price for the Shares as to which an Option is exercised shall be paid to the Company in full at the time of exercise at the election of the Grantee by one or a combination of the following: (i) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by check), (ii) by transferring Shares to the Company having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee (such as, for example, a requirement that such Shares have been held for six months if necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences), (iii) subject to such procedures as may be established by the Committee (A) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell part or all of the Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased and all applicable withholding taxes (subject to Section 15 hereof), or (B) on a “net exercise” basis, by directing the Company to withhold from delivery to the Grantee that number of whole Shares of the Company otherwise deliverable upon such exercise in an amount equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Shares being purchased and all applicable withholding taxes (subject to Section 15 hereof); or (iv) such other methods as the Committee may determine in its sole discretion. No Grantee shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to an Option until the Grantee has given written notice of exercise of the Option, the Grantee has paid in full for such Shares and, if applicable, the Grantee has satisfied any other conditions imposed by the Committee pursuant to the Plan.

 

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(d) Incentive Stock Options . Notwithstanding Sections 5(b) and 5(c), to the extent required under Section 422 of the Code, an Incentive Stock Option granted to an individual who, at the time the Option is granted, owns stock possessing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of his employer corporation, parent or Subsidiary, (i) shall have an Exercise Price not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day on which the Option is granted and (ii) by its terms, shall not be exercisable after the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant.

(e) Attestation . Wherever in this Plan or any Award Agreement a Grantee is permitted to pay the Exercise Price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise of an Option by delivering Shares, the Grantee may, subject to procedures satisfactory to the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such Shares, in which case the Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and shall withhold such number of Shares from the Shares acquired upon the exercise of the Option.

(f) Repricing of Options . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the repricing of an Option, once granted hereunder, is prohibited without prior approval of the Company’s stockholders. For this purpose, a “repricing” means any of the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following): (i) changing the terms of an Option to lower the Exercise Price; (ii) any other action that is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles; and (iii) repurchasing for cash or canceling an Option in exchange for another Award at a time when the Exercise Price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with an adjustment permitted under Section 11(a) below. Such cancellation and exchange would be considered a “repricing” regardless of whether it is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Grantee.

6. Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs).

(a) Grant . The Committee may grant SARs in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee may determine.

(b) Term . Outstanding exercisable SARs may be exercised in accordance with procedures established by the Committee (but, subject to the applicable Award Agreement, may not be exercised earlier than the initial exercise date of such SAR). The Committee may from time to time prescribe periods during which outstanding exercisable SARs shall not be exercisable; provided , that in no event shall a Stock Appreciation Right be exercisable more than ten (10) years after the date it is granted, and, provided further that, unless otherwise provided in an applicable Award Agreement, if the term of an SAR would expire during a period when trading in the Shares is prohibited or restricted by law or under the Company’s insider trading policy, the term of the SAR will be extended automatically to the 30th day after expiration of the prohibition or restriction to the extent such automatic extension would not cause the SAR to become subject to Section 409A.

 

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(c) Exercise . The Exercise Price per Share of an SAR shall be an amount determined by the Committee but in no event shall such amount be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the SAR is granted (other than in the case of an SAR granted in substitution of previously granted awards). Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, or as otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, and except as provided in Section 11(a), upon exercise of an outstanding exercisable SAR, each SAR shall entitle a Grantee upon exercise to an amount equal to (i) the excess of (a) the Fair Market Value of a Share (on the exercise date) over (b) the Exercise Price of such SAR multiplied by (ii) the number of SARs exercised, and payment to the Grantee shall be made in Shares (valued at such Fair Market Value) or in cash (or a combination of the two), as determined by the Committee. The Grantee shall be the beneficial owner and record holder of such Shares properly credited on such date of delivery. SARs may be exercised from time to time upon actual receipt by the Company of written notice of exercise stating the number of Shares with respect to which the SAR is being exercised. No fractional Shares will be issued in payment for SARs, but instead cash will be paid in lieu thereof.

(d) Repricing of SARs . Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the repricing of a SAR, once granted hereunder, is prohibited without prior approval of the Company’s stockholders. For this purpose, a “repricing” means any of the following (or any other action that has the same effect as any of the following): (i) changing the terms of a SAR to lower its Exercise Price; (ii) any other action that is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles; and (iii) repurchasing for cash or canceling a SAR in exchange for another Award at a time when its exercise price is greater than the Fair Market Value of the underlying Shares, unless the cancellation and exchange occurs in connection with an adjustment permitted under Section 11(a) below. Such cancellation and exchange would be considered a “repricing” regardless of whether it is treated as a “repricing” under generally accepted accounting principles and regardless of whether it is voluntary on the part of the Grantee.

7. Performance-Based Awards.

(a) Grant . The Company may grant to any Grantee Awards based on one or more Performance Goals (such Awards, “ Performance-Based Awards ”). Without limiting the application of Treasury regulation section 1.162-27(e)(2)(vi) as it may apply to any Options or SARs, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant Performance-Based Awards which are denominated in Shares, cash, by reference to Shares, or a combination thereof, which Awards may, but for the avoidance of doubt are not required to, be granted in a manner which is intended to be deductible by the Company under Section 162(m) of the Code (or any successor section thereto). Such Performance-Based Awards shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee shall determine. Performance-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine to whom and when Performance-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares or aggregate amount of cash to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Performance-Based Awards, whether such Performance-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof, dividend and dividend equivalent rights, and provisions ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued, to the extent applicable, shall be fully paid and non-assessable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, except for grants to newly-hired Grantees, Performance-Based Awards shall have a performance period of at least twelve months.

 

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(b) Satisfaction of Performance Goals . During any period when Section 162(m) of the Code is applicable to the Company and the Plan (after giving effect to Treasury regulation section 1.162(m)-27(f)), such Awards granted to employees under this Plan that are intended to qualify as qualified performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, including Performance-Based Awards, shall be paid, vested or otherwise deliverable solely on account of the attainment of one or more pre-established, objective Performance Goals established by the Committee prior to the earlier to occur of (i) 90 days after the commencement of the period of service to which the Performance Goal relates; and (ii) the lapse of 25% of the period of service (as scheduled in good faith at the time the goal is established), and in any event while the outcome is substantially uncertain. The Committee must certify in writing that applicable Performance Goals and any of the material terms thereof were, in fact, satisfied. For this purpose, approved minutes of the Committee meeting in which the certification is made shall be treated as such written certification in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The amount of the Performance-Based Award actually paid to a given Grantee may be less than the amount determined by the applicable performance goal formula, at the discretion of the Committee. Subject to the foregoing provisions, the terms, conditions and limitations applicable to any Awards intended to qualify as qualified performance-based compensation made pursuant to this Plan shall be determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event may dividends and dividend equivalents that may be applicable to Performance-Based Awards be paid until and to the extent such Award is earned and vested, upon satisfaction of applicable Performance Goals.

8. Other Awards.

The Committee may grant other types of equity-based or equity-related Awards (including Awards of Shares, Awards of restricted Shares and Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares) as well as cash-based Awards in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as the Committee shall determine, including without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to, one or more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares), alone or in addition to any other Awards granted under the Plan, upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives, or, in the case of an Other Award intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, Performance Goals. Such Awards may entail the transfer of actual Shares to Grantees, or payment in cash, or payment in cash in an amount based on the value of Shares, and may include, without limitation, Awards designed to comply with or take advantage of the applicable local laws of jurisdictions other than the United States. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine to whom and when cash or Other Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Awards, whether such Other Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable).

 

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9. Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations and Conditions.

(a) Shares Available Under the Plan . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(a), the total number of Shares which may be delivered pursuant to Awards granted under the Plan on or after the Effective Date will be 5,000,000. Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards may be authorized but unissued Shares or authorized and issued Shares held in the Company’s treasury or otherwise acquired for the purposes of the Plan. If, after the Effective Date, any Award is forfeited, expires unexercised or otherwise terminates or is canceled without the delivery of Shares, or Shares owned by a Grantee are tendered to pay the exercise price of any Award granted under the Plan, then the Shares covered by such forfeited, expired, terminated or canceled Award or which are equal to the number of Shares surrendered, withheld or tendered shall again become available for issuance pursuant to Awards granted or to be granted under this Plan. If an Award is settled for cash (in whole in part) or otherwise does not result in the delivery or issuance of all or a portion of the Shares subject to such Award (including in connection with the payment in Shares on the exercise of an SAR), such Shares shall to the extent of such cash settlement, immediately become available for new Awards. Except as provided in this Section 9 or under the terms of any applicable Award Agreement, there shall be no limit on the number or the value of Shares that may be subject to Awards to any individual under the Plan and there shall be no limit on the amount of cash, securities, other than Shares hereunder as adjusted as provided Section 11(a) hereof, or other property that may be delivered pursuant to any Award.

(b) Assumption or Substitution of Previous Awards . Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards of a company acquired by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of its subsidiaries combines. Any Shares (i) delivered by the Company, (ii) with respect to which Awards are made hereunder and (iii) with respect to which the Company (or any Affiliate) becomes obligated to make Awards, in each case through the assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding Awards previously granted by an acquired entity or an entity with which the Company or any of its subsidiaries combines, shall not count against the Shares available to be delivered pursuant to Awards under this Plan. In addition, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or with which the Company or any of its subsidiaries combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by shareholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for issuance; provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination.

(c) Shares Available for Incentive Stock Options . Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(a), no more than 5,000,000 Shares that can be delivered under the Plan shall be deliverable pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

 

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(d) Shares Available Per Individual . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(a), the maximum number of Shares with respect to which Options or SARs may be granted to an individual Grantee in any fiscal year of the Company shall be 1,500,000.

(e) Performance-Based Award Limitation . Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11(a), (i) the maximum number of Shares that may be delivered in respect of Performance-Based Awards denominated in Shares to any individual Grantee for a single fiscal year during an applicable performance period (or with respect to each single fiscal year in the event a performance period extends beyond a single fiscal year) shall be 750,000, or in the event such Performance-Based Award is paid in cash, other securities, other Awards or other property, no more than the Fair Market Value of such Shares on the last day of the performance period to which such Award relates; and (ii) the maximum amount that can be paid to any individual Grantee for a single fiscal year during an applicable performance period (or with respect to each single fiscal year in the event a performance period extends beyond a single fiscal year) pursuant to a Performance-Based or Other Award denominated in cash shall be $10,000,000.

(f) Expiration of Plan . No Awards shall be granted under the Plan beyond ten (10) years after the Effective Date of the Plan, but the terms of Awards made on or before the expiration of the Plan may extend beyond such expiration date. At the time an Award is made or amended or the terms or conditions of an Award are changed in accordance with the terms of the Plan or the Award Agreement, the Committee may provide for limitations or conditions on such Award.

(g) Anti-alienation . No Awards shall, prior to vesting and delivery thereof to the Grantee, be in any manner liable for or subject to the debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements, or torts of the Grantee.

(h) Nontransferability of Awards . Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an Award shall not be transferable or assignable by the Grantee other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Award exercisable after the death of a Grantee may be exercised by his legatees, personal representative, or distributees. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no exercise of any Award may be made during a Grantee’s lifetime by anyone other than the Grantee, except by a legal representative appointed for or by the Grantee; provided, however, that, subject to such limits as the Committee may establish, the Committee, in its discretion, may allow the Grantee to transfer an Award for no consideration to, or for the benefit of, an “immediate family member” (to be defined by the Committee) or to a bona fide trust for the exclusive benefit of such immediate family member, or a partnership or limited liability company in which immediate family members are the only partners or members. Any sale, exchange, transfer, assignment, pledge, hypothecation, fractionalization, hedge or other disposition in violation of this Section 9(h) shall be void, and shall not be recognized by the Company. All of the terms and conditions of this Plan and the applicable Award Agreements shall be binding upon any permitted successors and assigns.

 

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(i) No Effect on other Benefits . Absent express provisions to the contrary, any Award under this Plan shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement or severance plan of the Company or its Affiliates and shall not affect any benefits under any other benefit plan of any kind now or subsequently in effect under which the availability or amount of benefits is related to the level of compensation.

(j) Notice of Disposition of Shares . If any Grantee shall make any disposition of Shares delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option under the circumstances described under Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to certain disqualifying dispositions), such Grantee shall timely notify the Company of such disposition.

10. Transfers; Leaves of Absence; Separation from Service.

For purposes of the Plan and any Award Agreement, unless the Committee determines otherwise: (i) a transfer of a Grantee’s employment without an intervening period of separation among the Company and any of its Affiliates shall not be deemed a termination of employment, and (ii) a Grantee who is awarded in writing a leave of absence or who is entitled to a statutory leave of absence shall be deemed to have remained in the employ of the Company (and any of its Affiliates) during such leave of absence. In the case of an Award subject to Section 409A, no termination of employment or the other provision of service shall be deemed a termination from employment unless it is a “separation from service” under Section 409A.

11. Adjustments and Other Corporate Events.

(a) Generally . In the event of any equity split, spin off, equity distribution or dividend (other than regular cash dividends or distributions), equity combination, reclassification, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, merger, consolidation or similar event that the Committee determines in its sole discretion affects the capitalization of the Company (and without liability to any Person), the Committee shall adjust appropriately (i) the number and kind of Shares (or other securities) subject to the Plan, as set forth in Section 9 hereof, and available for or covered by Awards and (ii) Share prices related to outstanding Awards, and make such other revisions or substitutions to outstanding Awards, in each case, as it deems, in good faith, are equitably required (including, without limitation, to the Exercise Price of Options and SARs) to prevent dilution or enlargement of rights granted hereunder; provided that any adjustment will be in accordance with Section 409A, to the extent applicable, so as not to cause a modification or deemed new grant of award.

(b) Upon Change in Control .

(i) Unless otherwise provided for by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement or otherwise determined at any time by the Committee in its sole discretion, upon a termination of employment or service of a Grantee within twenty four (24) months of the occurrence of a Change in Control that occurs while the Grantee was still employed by, or in the service of, the Company and/or any of its Affiliates (A) by the Company or any of its Affiliates other than for Cause or (B) by the Grantee for Good Reason, all of the Grantee’s Awards which have not at such time become vested, delivered, or exercisable, or otherwise remain subject to lapse restrictions, shall immediately become vested, delivered and exercisable or no longer subject to lapse restrictions, as may be applicable.

 

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(ii) In the event of a Change in Control after the Effective Date of the Plan, the Committee may (subject to Section 14), in its sole discretion, either (alone or in combination): (A) cancel such Awards for fair consideration (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee) which, in the case of Options and SARs shall equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Options or SARs (or, if no consideration is paid in any such transaction, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options or SARs) over the aggregate Exercise Price of such Options or SARs; (B) provide for the assumption of such Awards or the issuance of substitute Awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable terms of any affected Awards previously granted hereunder, including any applicable vesting conditions or (C) provide that for a period of at least 15 days prior to the Change in Control, such Awards shall be exercisable as to all Shares subject thereto, and that upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, such Awards shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. For the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to clause (A) above, the Committee may cancel Options and SARs for no consideration if the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options or SARs is less than or equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of such Options or exercise price of such SARs.

12. Amendment and Termination of Plan and Awards.

(a) Amendment of Awards . The Committee shall have the authority to make such amendments to any outstanding Awards as are consistent with this Plan provided that no such action shall modify any Award in a manner adverse in any material respect to the Grantee without the Grantee’s consent except as such modification is provided for or contemplated in the terms of the Award or this Plan (including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to Section 11 hereof).

(b) Amendment, Suspension or Termination of Plan . The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan except that no such action, other than an action under Section 11 hereof, may be taken which would, without stockholder approval to the extent required by law, or to the extent necessary to comply with the performance-based compensation section under Section 162(m) of the Code as described in Section 12(c) below, increase the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan, decrease the price of outstanding Awards (subject to the limitations of Sections 5(f) and 6(d) hereunder), change the requirements relating to the Committee as set forth in Section 3 hereof, or extend the term of the Plan.

(c) Section 162(m) . Unless otherwise determined by the Board, stockholder approval of any suspension, discontinuance, revision or amendment shall be obtained only to the extent necessary to comply with any applicable law, rule, or regulation; provided , however , if and to the extent the Board determines that it is appropriate for Awards to constitute performance-based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, no amendment that would require stockholder approval in order for amounts paid pursuant to the

 

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Plan to constitute performance based compensation within the meaning of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code shall be effective without the approval of the stockholders of the Company as required by Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations thereunder, and, if and to the extent the Committee determines it is appropriate for the Plan to comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code, no amendment that would require stockholder approval under Section 422 of the Code shall be effective without the approval of the stockholders of the Company.

13. Governing Law; Foreign Awards.

(a) Law . This Plan shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the principal of conflict of laws.

(b) Foreign Awards . The Committee may make Awards to employees, non-employee members of the Board, consultants, or other persons having a relationship with the Company or any of its Affiliates who are subject to the laws of jurisdictions other than those of the United States, which Awards may have terms and conditions that differ from the terms thereof as provided elsewhere in the Plan for the purpose of complying with non-US laws or otherwise as deemed to be necessary or desirable by the Committee.

14. Conformity to Section 409A.

It is intended that all Awards under this Plan and any Award Agreement either be exempt from or avoid taxation under Section 409A. All Options or other similar Awards that are granted with an Exercise Price shall be granted with an exercise price such that the Award would not constitute deferred compensation under Section 409A or shall otherwise be structured to avoid taxation under Section 409A. Any ambiguity in this Plan and any Award Agreement shall be interpreted to comply with Section 409A. To the extent applicable, as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee with and upon advice of counsel, (a) each amount or benefit payable pursuant to this Plan and any Award Agreement shall be deemed a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A and (b) in the event the equity interests of the Company are publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise and the Grantee is a “specified employee” (as determined under the Company’s administrative procedure for such determinations, in accordance with Section 409A) at the time of the Grantee’s termination of employment, any payments under this Plan or any Award Agreement that are deemed to be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A shall not be paid or begin payment until the earlier of the Grantee’s death and the first day following the six (6) month anniversary of the Grantee’s date of termination of employment. The Committee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the provisions of this Section 14 in good faith; provided that neither the Company, the Board, the Committee nor any of the Company’s employees, Directors or representatives shall have any liability to Grantees with respect to this Section 14.

15. Withholding Taxes.

If the Company and/or any Affiliate shall be required to withhold any amounts by reason of any Federal, State, local or foreign tax rules or regulations in respect of any Award (including, without limitation, FICA tax), the Company and/or any Affiliate shall be entitled to take such action as it deems appropriate in order to ensure compliance with such withholding

 

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requirements. The Company or any of its Affiliates shall have the right, at its option, to (i) require the Grantee (or the Grantee’s permitted transferee under Section 9(h), as applicable) to pay or provide for payment of the amount of any taxes which the Company or any of its Affiliates may be required to withhold with respect to such Award, (ii) deduct or withhold (or cause to be deducted or withheld) from any amount otherwise payable (whether related to the Award or otherwise) to the Grantee (or the Grantee’s transferee, as applicable and where otherwise permitted under the Plan) the amount of any taxes which the Company or any of its Affiliates may be required to withhold with respect to such Award, or (iii) if the Committee determines, to withhold Shares with a Fair Market Value of the minimum amount of any taxes which the Company or any of its Affiliates may be required to withhold with respect to such Award, or (iv) enter into with the Grantee any such other suitable arrangements approved by the Committee. In no event will Shares be withheld at Fair Market Value in excess of the minimum statutory withholding rate. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Fair Market Value for this purpose shall be determined as of the date on which the amount of tax to be withheld is determined (and the Company may cause any fractional Share to be settled in cash).

16. Effective Date.

(a) Shareholder approval will be obtained prior to initial public offering and in conjunction with Board approval. Upon such shareholder approval, the Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date.

17. Miscellaneous.

(a) ERISA . This Plan is not subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(b) No Right of Employment or Service . Nothing contained herein, in an Award Agreement or in an Award shall confer on any employee, Director or consultant any right to be continued in the employ or service of the Company and/or any Affiliates, constitute any contract or agreement of employment or other service or affect an employee’s status as an at-will employee, nor shall anything contained herein, in any Award Agreement or an Award affect any rights which the Company and/or its Affiliates may have to change a person’s compensation or other benefits or terminate such person’s employment or association with the Company and/or its Affiliates for any reason (with or without cause, with or without compensation) at any time.

(c) Certificates . All certificates, if any, evidencing Shares or other securities of the Company delivered under the Plan pursuant to any Award or the exercise thereof shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission or other applicable governmental authority, any stock exchange or market upon which such securities are then listed, admitted or quoted, as applicable, and any applicable Federal, state or any other applicable laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions.

 

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(d) Funding . Unless the Committee determines otherwise, no benefit or promise under the Plan shall be secured by any specific assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates, nor shall any assets of the Company or any of its Affiliates be designated as attributable or allocated to the satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under the Plan.

(e) Non-Uniform Determinations . The Committee’s determinations under the Plan need not be uniform and may be made by it selectively among persons who receive or are eligible to receive Awards (whether or not such persons are similarly situated). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Committee shall be entitled, among other things, to make non-uniform and selective determinations, and to enter into non-uniform and selective Award Agreements, as to the persons to receive Awards under the Plan and the terms and provisions of Awards under the Plan.

(f) Section Headings; Construction . The section headings contained herein are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended to define or limit the contents of the sections. All words used in this Plan shall be construed to be of such gender or number, as the circumstances require. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.

(g) Severability; Entire Agreement . In the event any provision of the Plan or any Award Agreement shall be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan and such Award Agreement and such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision shall be deemed modified as if such provision had not been included.

(h) Survival of Terms; Conflicts . The provisions of the Plan shall survive the termination of the Plan to the extent consistent with, or necessary to carry out, the purposes thereof. Each Award Agreement remains subject to the terms of the Plan, however, in the event of any conflict between specific provisions of the Plan and an Award Agreement, the Plan shall control, except where the terms of the Award Agreement are more restrictive than the terms of the Plan.

(i) Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Plan and any Award Agreement hereunder shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of the AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of Delaware as provided for under Section 13(a) hereof. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

December 12, 2012

 

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Exhibit 10.7

Second Amended and Restated

Employment Agreement

between

PBF Investments LLC

and

Thomas D. O’Malley


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of December 17, 2012 is by and between PBF Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and Thomas D. O’Malley (“ Executive ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Energy Company LLC;

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of January 1, 2011 (as amended, the “ Prior Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire to amend the Prior Agreement in certain respects;

WHEREAS , the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to accept such continued employment upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire that effective on and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall replace and supersede the Prior Agreement and that the Prior Agreement shall be of no force and effect.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment/Location . Subject to the provisions of Section 8, Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on December 17, 2012 (the “ Start Date ”) and shall continue under this Agreement until December 17, 2013 (the “ Stated Term ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , that the Stated Term automatically shall be renewed by successive one-year periods (each, a “ Renewal Period ”) unless either party notifies the other party at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then applicable Stated Term that the Stated Term shall not be renewed beyond the expiration of such then applicable Stated Term (the “ Non-Renewal Notice ”). The Stated Term including any Renewal Period may also be terminated prior to the expiration thereof in accordance with Section 8; provided that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder. The term “ Employment Term ” means the period from the Start Date until the expiration or termination of the Stated Term (including any applicable Renewal Period) pursuant to this Section 1. Executive’s office location is the Company’s West Palm Beach, Florida office and that will be his office during the term of this Agreement.


2. Position .

(a) At the start of the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and its direct and indirect parents (including PBF Energy Inc.), subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ PBF Companies ”) as his primary occupation. Executive shall also serve in such positions for the PBF Companies as determined by the Board of Directors of PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Board ”), provided however, the only compensation paid to Executive shall be through this Agreement. In such positions, Executive shall have such duties and authority that are customary for those positions of companies of the size, type and nature of the Company. Executive acknowledges that during the Employment Term, he may spend a significant amount of his time traveling for purposes of Company business. Executive acknowledges that as an exempt member of management he will neither be paid for any overtime or excess time for hours exceeding the regular working hours per week nor for additional time for weekend work. The base salary of Executive as set forth in this Agreement covers the remuneration of any extra hours or weekend work.

(b) Executive shall devote an appropriate amount of time and energy to the business and affairs of the PBF Companies and shall not be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage, unless the Company consents to Executive’s involvement in such business activity in writing. In addition, this restriction shall not be construed as preventing Executive from investing his assets in a form or manner that will not require Executive’s services in the operation of any of the companies in which such investments are made. Executive may also serve on boards of directors and other positions with non-profit and for-profit organizations as to which the Board may from time to time consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, so long as such service does not materially interfere with Executive’s obligations hereunder or violate Sections 9 and 10 hereof. The Board has already consented to Executive serving as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College and as an advisor to Swiss investment company Sofa AG.

3. Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $1,500,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board. Executive’s annual rate of base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Base Salary .”

4. Annual Bonus . With respect to each calendar year of the Company ending during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “ Annual Bonus ”) in accordance with the cash incentive compensation plan of the PBF Companies on the same basis as those awards are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. The cash incentive compensation plan and any amounts thereunder to be paid to Executive shall be determined in the discretion of the Board. Any Annual Bonus earned in respect of a calendar year shall be paid in a cash lump sum no later than March 15 of the following calendar year.

 

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5. Incentive Programs . Executive has the option of investing in the PBF Companies and the terms of any such investment are set forth in separate agreements between Executive and applicable PBF Companies. Executive shall also be entitled to grants of equity-based compensation (“ Equity Awards ”) under any incentive compensation program that may be adopted by the Board on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. Any such grants shall be made at the discretion of the Board and the terms of such grants shall be set forth in the Long Term Incentive plan documents.

6. Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans (which term does not include bonus or incentive compensation plans) in which employees of the Company are eligible to participate (other than any severance pay plan generally offered to all employees of the Company) as in effect from time to time (collectively “ Employee Benefits ”), on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company.

7. Business Expenses .

During the Employment Term, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company policy following presentation by Executive of proof of such expenses. Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement for business travel using his personal aircraft owned through 936MP LLC. This aircraft, a G450, will operate under charter through Executive Jet Management, a part 13S operator managing the aircraft. The charter rate will be the lowest rate this aircraft is chartered to third parties. Executive may include his spouse and other family members or friends on such flights provided Executive pays the then prevailing first class air fare for extra passengers traveling between the same locations. In the event Executive is required to travel for Company business purposes, Executive’s spouse may accompany Executive without additional expense. Executive’s flight crew and their spouses may travel without additional charge if approved by Executive. All other business travel accommodations shall be first class. The Company shall reimburse reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties promptly, but in any case no later than the earlier of (i) the end of the year following the year in which such expenses are incurred or (ii) 30 days from expense report submission.

8. Termination . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or by Executive at any time and for any reason. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term or any annual non-renewal, the Employment Term shall automatically terminate. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign as of the date of such termination and, to the extent applicable, from any boards (and committees thereof) of the PBF Companies or any of their affiliates. If the Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, such termination shall be effective immediately. Executive shall give 30 days’ written notice to the Company in accordance with Section 12(g) hereof in the event Executive intends to terminate his employment without Good Reason. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 12(h)), the provisions of this Section 8 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

 

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(a) Termination For Cause; Without Good Reason; Non-Renewal by Executive . Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company for Cause or (y) by Executive without Good Reason, including due to Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) accrued, but unpaid Base Salary, earned through the date of termination;

(ii) any Annual Bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination for any previously completed fiscal year; and

(iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with this Agreement prior to the date of Executive’s termination; and

(iv) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled pursuant to the terms governing such Employee Benefits; and

(v) the right to exercise any vested Equity Awards in accordance with the terms set forth in any Long Term Incentive plan documents;

(collectively, the “Accrued Rights”) and, following such termination of Executive’s employment and payment by the Company of the Accrued Rights, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Sections 5 and 6 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program. Amounts payable under (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the year of Executive’s termination of employment.

(b) Disability or Death . Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine months in any twenty-four consecutive month period to perform Executive’s duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as “ Disability ”). Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability by such physician made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either death or Disability, Executive or Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

 

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(ii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination occurs, calculated as the total amount of such target Annual Bonus for the full year multiplied by the number of months or partial months of Executive’s employment during the year of Executive’s termination divided by 12, payable pursuant to Section 4 as if Executive’s employment had not terminated; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release (as hereinafter defined) within the time period specified in Section 12(h); and

(iii) a cash lump sum payment equal to the greater of (A) one-half of Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of Executive’s termination, or (B) one-half of the aggregate amount of Base Salary that Executive would have received had the Employment Term continued until the end date specified in Section 1 hereof, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s death or termination on account of Disability; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release within the time period specified in Section 12(h).

(iv) Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(b), neither Executive nor Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall have any further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

(c) Termination In Other Circumstances . If Executive’s employment is terminated at any time (x) during the Employment Term (other than 6 months’ prior to or within one year subsequent to the consummation of a Change in Control) (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, or (II) for Good Reason by Executive or (y) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 1.5 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided, however, that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release; and

(iii) continuation for a period of 1 year and 6 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 1 year and 6 month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

 

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Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(c), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

Executive may retire in July of 2016 or anytime thereafter and receive the same benefits set forth above in Sections 8(c)(i), (ii) and (iii). Executive shall not be entitled to any such retirement benefits prior to July 2016.

(d) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 8, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(i) “ Cause ” shall mean (A) Executive’s continued willful failure to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of a disability) for a period of 30 days following written notice by the Company to Executive of such failure, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (C) Executive’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Executive’s duties hereunder, including fraud or dishonesty against the Company, or any of its affiliates, or any act or omission which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company, or any of its affiliates, other than an act or omission that was committed or omitted by Executive in the good faith belief that it was in the best interest of the Company, (D) a breach of Section 12(i) hereof, or (E) Executive’s breach of the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this Agreement.

(ii) “ Change in Control ” shall mean (A) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of PBF Energy Inc.’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise); (B) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of PBF Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities); (C) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of PBF Energy Inc. (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc., immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization); (D) the complete liquidation or dissolution of PBF Energy Inc.; or (E)

 

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other than as expressly provided for in that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among PBF Energy Inc. and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of PBF Energy Inc. then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

(iii) “ Excluded Entity ” shall mean any of the following: (A) The Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone, Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (B) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (C) PBF Energy Inc. and any entities of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by PBF Energy Inc.; and (D) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

(iv) “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without Executive’s consent, (A) the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus, if any, when due hereunder, (B) any adverse, substantial and sustained diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities by the Company from those described in Section 2 hereof, (C) the Company requiring a change in the location for performance of Executive’s employment responsibilities hereunder to a location more than 50 miles from the Company’s office location in West Palm Beach, Florida (not including ordinary travel during the regular course of employment) or (D) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the Agreement; provided , that the events described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 20 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) on the 90th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

(v) “ target Annual Bonus ” shall mean that level of Annual Bonus achieved at one times the Base Salary.

 

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(e) Change in Control . In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment 6 months’ prior to, or within one year subsequent to the consummation of, a Change in Control (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, (II) for Good Reason by Executive, or (III) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided , however , that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release;

(iii) immediate vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Equity Awards, warrants and Series B Units; and

(iv) continuation for a period of 2 years and 11 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 2-year and 11-month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

(v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payments or benefits provided for in Section 8(e) or otherwise is or would be, if not for this Section 8(e)(v), subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then the payments or benefits provided to the Executive shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and only to the extent necessary so a reduction in the total payments under this Section 8(e) would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes as well as any Excise Tax) than if the Executive received the entire amount of such payment. If there is a reduction of the payments or benefits, such reduction shall occur as mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive. Any determination required under this Section 8(e)(v) shall be made in writing by the independent public accountant of the Company (the “ Accountants ”), at the expense of the Company, and whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the Company and the Executive. For purposes of making any calculation required by this Section 8(e)(v), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.

 

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Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(e), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

9. Restrictive Covenants .

(a) Non-Competition . Executive shall not, at any time beginning on the Start Date and ending on the date that is six months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason (such period, the “ Non-Compete Period ”), be a more than 5% shareholder, director, officer or employee of any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business that engages in a business which competes directly with the Business (as defined below).

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Non-Compete Period, Executive shall not directly recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any senior executive employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates in order to be hired by Executive in a business which competes directly with the Business; provided, however, that general solicitation or advertising for employment by Executive shall not be prohibited by this Section 9(b).

(c) Non-Disparagement . During Executive’s employment and at any time following his termination, Executive agrees not to disparage, either orally or in writing, in any material respect the Company or any of their affiliates.

(d) Reformation . In the event the terms of this Section 9 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(e) Business . As used in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, the term “ Business ” shall mean the crude oil refining business in the specific geographic areas in which the Company’s oil refining operations primarily conduct business at the date of Executive’s termination.

(f) Change in Control . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Section 9 shall be null and void upon a Change in Control.

10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information .

(a) Protection of Confidential Information . All items of information, documents (including electronically stored documents like email), and materials pertaining to the business and operations of the Company that are not made public by the Company through authorized means will be considered confidential (hereafter, “ Confidential Information ”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, business referral source lists, internal cost and pricing data and analysis, marketing plans and strategies, personnel files

 

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and evaluations, financial and accounting data, operational and other business affairs and methods, contracts, technical data, know-how, trade secrets, computer software and other proprietary and intellectual property, and plans and strategies for future developments relating to any of the foregoing. Except in connection with the faithful performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or as permitted pursuant to Section 10(c), Executive shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Confidential Information. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company or any of its successors.

(b) Return of Confidential Information . Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive upon the request of the Company will promptly either destroy or deliver to the Company any and all Confidential Information in Executive’s possession and any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes of the Company.

(c) No Prohibition . Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from (i) disclosing information and documents when required by law, subpoena or court order (provided Executive gives reasonable notice thereof and makes reasonably available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and assists such counsel, at the Company’s expense, in resisting or otherwise responding to such order or process), (ii) disclosing information and documents to his attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice, (iii) disclosing the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement to any potential new employer, (iv) retaining, at any time, his personal correspondence, his personal rolodex or outlook contacts and documents related to his own personal benefits, entitlements and obligations, or (v) disclosing or retaining information that, through no act of Executive in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company, is generally available to the public, is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or is available from other sources.

11. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that remedies at law available to the Company for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Sections 9 or 10 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

12. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

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(b) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters herein (including, without limitation, Executive’s compensation, benefits and severance) and supersedes all prior agreements (including, without limitation, the Predecessor Agreement which shall be of no force and effect upon this Agreement becoming effective), understandings, memoranda, term sheets, conversations and negotiations. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(c) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(d) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(e) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company with Executive’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to a person or entity that is a successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity as applicable.

(f) Successors; Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devises and legatees of Executive.

(g) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or five days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

If to the Company:    PBF Investments LLC
   222 Lakeview Avenue, Suite 1510
   West Palm Beach, FL 33401
If to Executive:   

 

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(h) Release . As a condition of receipt of the benefits described in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii) and 8(e)(ii), as applicable, Executive must execute the full and complete release of the PBF Companies and certain related entities or persons thereof in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”) from any and all claims which Executive may then have for whatever reason or cause in connection with Executive’s employment and the termination thereof (other than those obligations specifically set out in this Agreement, any indemnification agreement, the indemnification provisions in the Company’s governing documents, and the obligations of the Company and such related entities to the extent that the documents providing for such obligations specifically provide that the obligations are in addition to obligations under this Agreement), and deliver the Release to the Company on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release, and Executive shall not revoke the same within the seven-day period following its execution.

(i) Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Agreement or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 hereof, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 12(a) hereof. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

(j) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that (i) he has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or policy or government or court order to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

(k) Cooperation . Executive shall provide his reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder. The Company shall provide Executive with a reasonable stipend of not less than $2,000.00 per day and shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of Executive’s cooperation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this provision shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

 

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(l) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(m) Indemnification, Insurance and Related Matters . During the Employment Term and for so long as there exists potential for liability thereafter with regard to the Executive’s activities during the Employment Term on behalf of the PBF Companies (regardless of whether as an employee, officer, or member of the Board or in any other capacity on behalf of the PBF Companies), the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Executive on terms and conditions no less favorable than any of the PBF Companies provides at any time during the Employment Term or afterwards to its other executive officers and members of the Board. During the Employment Term and for six (6) years thereafter, the Executive shall be entitled, at the Company’s expense, to the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that any of the PBF Companies provides generally to its other executive officers and members of the Board, as may be amended from time to time, provided that such insurance coverage following the Employment Term shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Executive than those in effect at the expiration or termination of the Employment Term. The rights provided by this Section 12(m) shall be in addition to any other rights to which Executive may be entitled under any of the organizational documents of any of the PBF Companies, any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of equity interests or securities of any of the PBF Companies, as a matter of law or otherwise.

(n) Section 409A .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no payments contemplated by this Agreement will be paid during the six-month period following the Executive’s termination of employment if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time or times contemplated by this Agreement would cause the Executive to incur an additional tax under Section 409A (in which case such amounts shall be paid at the time or times indicated in this Section 12(n)). If the payment of any amounts are delayed as a result of the previous sentence, (i) the Company will create a U.S. irrevocable grantor trust with the funds to be held for the benefit of the Executive, known as a “rabbi trust” and contribute to it any amounts subject to the delay as soon as is practicable, and (ii) on the first business day following the earlier of Executive’s death or the end of the six-month period, the Company will pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the amounts that would have otherwise been previously paid to Executive under this Agreement during such six-month period, plus accrued interest on such amounts at a rate of 4.5% per annum for the period beginning on the date of Executive’s termination of employment through the payment date. Thereafter, payments will resume in accordance with this Agreement.

(ii) It is the intent of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Section 409A. Accordingly, the parties intend that this Agreement be interpreted and operated consistent with such requirements of Section 409A to avoid application of penalty taxes under Section 409A to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that following the Start Date the Company or Executive reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits payable under this Agreement

 

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may be subject to Section 409A, the Company and Executive shall work together to attempt to reach mutual agreement to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies or procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to (x) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement or (y) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, provided however, without Executive’s consent the economic benefit to Executive may not be diminished, reduced or delayed, and the Company is not required to take any action under this sentence other than that specially provided herein, and provided, further that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto. In addition, the Executive may (but shall not be entitled to) become the beneficiary of a separate indemnity agreement with the Company related to certain liabilities for taxes, including those arising under Section 409A.

(iii) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(iv) such that any reimbursements or in-kind benefits will be deemed payable at a specified time or on a fixed schedule relative to a permissible payment event. Specifically, (A) the amounts reimbursed and in-kind benefits under this Agreement, other than with respect to medical benefits provided under Sections 6 and 8, during Executive’s taxable year may not affect the amounts reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, (B) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and (C) the right to reimbursement or an in-kind benefit is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

(o) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC       EXECUTIVE
By:             By:      
   Name:          Name: Thomas D. O’Malley
   Title          Title: Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors


EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

This Agreement and Release (“ Release ”) is entered into between you, the undersigned employee, and PBF INVESTMENTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Employment Agreement between you and the Company dated as of [December              ], 2012 (as subsequently amended, the “ Employment Agreement ”). You have [              ] days to consider this Release, which you agree is a reasonable amount of time. While you may sign this Release prior to the expiration of this [              ] day period, you are not to sign it prior to              , 20          .

1. Definitions .

(a) “ Released Parties ” means the Company, PBF Energy Company LLC, PBF Energy Inc. and their past, present and future parents, subsidiaries, divisions, successors, predecessors, employee benefit plans and affiliated or related companies, and also each of the foregoing entities’ past, present and future owners, officers, directors, stockholders, investors, partners, managers, principals, members, committees, administrators, sponsors, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, employees, agents, assigns, representatives and attorneys, in their personal and representative capacities. Each of the Released Parties is an intended beneficiary of this Release.

(b) “ Claims ” means all theories of recovery of whatever nature, whether known or unknown, recognized by the law or equity of any jurisdiction. It includes but is not limited to any and all actions, causes of action, lawsuits, claims, complaints, petitions, charges, demands, liabilities, indebtedness, losses, damages, rights and judgments in which you have had or may have an interest. It also includes but is not limited to any claim for wages, benefits or other compensation; provided, however that nothing in this Release will affect your entitlement to benefits pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan (as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) sponsored by the Company in which you are a participant. The term Claims also includes but is not limited to claims asserted by you or on your behalf by some other person, entity or government agency.

2. Consideration . The Company agrees to pay you the consideration set forth in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii), and/or 8(e)(ii), as applicable, of the Employment Agreement. The Company will make the payment(s) to you on the sixtieth (60) day following the date of your termination of employment, provided that you sign this Release (and return it to the Company) on or prior to the [21st][45th] day following the date your employment terminates and you are given an execution version of this Release and do not revoke this Release within the seven (7) day period following its execution. You acknowledge that any payment that the Company makes to you under this Release is in addition to anything else of value to which you are entitled and that the Company is not otherwise obligated to make such payment to you.

 

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3. Release of Claims .

(a) You, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, beneficiaries, and assigns, unconditionally release and forever discharge the Released Parties from, and waive, any and all Claims that you have or may have against any of the Released Parties arising from your employment with the Company, the termination thereof, and any other acts or omissions occurring on or before the date you sign this Release.

(b) The release set forth in Paragraph 3(a) includes, but is not limited to, any and all Claims under (i) the common law (tort, contract or other) of any jurisdiction; (ii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any other federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, employee orders and regulations prohibiting discrimination or retaliation upon the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or other unlawful factor; (iii) the National Labor Relations Act; (iv) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; (v) the Family and Medical Leave Act; (vi) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (vii) the Equal Pay Act; (viii) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (ix) any other federal, state or local law.

(c) In furtherance of this Release, you represent that as of the date you entered into this Release neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf has brought any Claims against any of the Released Parties in or before any court, administrative agency or arbitral authority and you hereby waive any relief available to you, including, without limitation, monetary damages, attorney’s fees and costs, equitable relief and reinstatement, under any Claims waived pursuant to this Release.

4. Acknowledgment . You acknowledge that, by entering into this Release, the Company does not admit to any wrongdoing in connection with your employment or termination, and that this Release is intended as a compromise of any Claims you have or may have against the Released Parties. You further acknowledge that you have carefully read this Release and understand its final and binding effect, have had a reasonable amount of time to consider it, have had the opportunity to seek the advice of legal counsel of your choosing, and are entering this Release voluntarily. In addition, you hereby certify your understanding that you may revoke the Release by providing written notice thereof to the Company within seven (7) days following execution of the Release and that, upon such revocation, this Release will not have any further legal effect.

5. Applicable Law . This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

6. Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of the Employment Agreement or this Release or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in

 

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accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 5 of this Release. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

7. Severability . Each part, term, or provision of this Release is severable from the others. Notwithstanding any possible future finding by a duly constituted authority that a particular part, term, or provision is invalid, void, or unenforceable, this Release has been made with the clear intention that the validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms and provisions shall not be affected thereby. If any part, term, or provision is so found invalid, void or unenforceable, the applicability of any such part, term or provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC       EMPLOYEE
By:             By:      
   Name:          Name: Thomas D. O’Malley
   Title          Title: Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors

Exhibit 10.8

Amended and Restated

Employment Agreement

between

PBF Investments LLC

and

Thomas J. Nimbley


AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of December 17, 2012 is by and between PBF Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and Thomas J. Nimbley (“ Executive ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Energy Company LLC;

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive are parties to that certain Employment Agreement effective as of April 1, 2010 (as amended, the “ Prior Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire to amend the Prior Agreement in certain respects;

WHEREAS , the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to accept such continued employment upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire that effective on and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall replace and supersede the Prior Agreement and that the Prior Agreement shall be of no force and effect.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 8, Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on December 17, 2012 (the “ Start Date ”) and shall continue under this Agreement until December 17, 2013 (the “ Stated Term ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , that the Stated Term automatically shall be renewed by successive one-year periods (each, a “ Renewal Period ”) unless either party notifies the other party at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then applicable Stated Term that the Stated Term shall not be renewed beyond the expiration of such then applicable Stated Term (the “ Non-Renewal Notice ”). The Stated Term including any Renewal Period may also be terminated prior to the expiration thereof in accordance with Section 8; provided that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder. The term “ Employment Term ” means the period from the Start Date until the expiration or termination of the Stated Term (including any applicable Renewal Period) pursuant to this Section 1.


2. Position .

(a) At the start of the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and its direct and indirect parents (including PBF Energy Inc.), subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ PBF Companies ”) as his primary occupation. Executive shall also serve in such positions for the PBF Companies as determined by the Board of Directors of PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Board ”), provided however, the only compensation paid to Executive shall be through this Agreement. In such positions, Executive shall have such duties and authority that are customary for those positions of companies of the size, type and nature of the Company. Executive acknowledges that during the Employment Term, he may spend a significant amount of his time traveling for purposes of Company business. Executive acknowledges that as an exempt member of management he will neither be paid for any overtime or excess time for hours exceeding the regular working hours per week nor for additional time for weekend work. The base salary of Executive as set forth in this Agreement covers the remuneration of any extra hours or weekend work.

(b) Executive shall devote an appropriate amount of time and energy to the business and affairs of the PBF Companies and shall not be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage, unless the Company consents to Executive’s involvement in such business activity in writing. In addition, this restriction shall not be construed as preventing Executive from investing his assets in a form or manner that will not require Executive’s services in the operation of any of the companies in which such investments are made. Executive may also serve on boards of directors and other positions with non-profit and for-profit organizations as to which the Board may from time to time consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, so long as such service does not materially interfere with Executive’s obligations hereunder or violate Sections 9 and 10 hereof.

3. Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $750,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board. Executive’s annual rate of base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Base Salary .”

4. Annual Bonus . With respect to each calendar year of the Company ending during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “ Annual Bonus ”) in accordance with the cash incentive compensation plan of the PBF Companies on the same basis as those awards are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. The cash incentive compensation plan and any amounts thereunder to be paid to Executive shall be determined in the discretion of the Board. Any Annual Bonus earned in respect of a calendar year shall be paid in a cash lump sum no later than March 15 of the following calendar year.

5. Incentive Programs . Executive has the option of investing in the PBF Companies and the terms of any such investment are set forth in separate agreements between Executive and applicable PBF Companies. Executive shall also be entitled to grants of equity-

 

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based compensation (“ Equity Awards ”) under any incentive compensation program that may be adopted by the Board on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. Any such grants shall be made at the discretion of the Board and the terms of such grants shall be set forth in the Long Term Incentive plan documents.

6. Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans (which term does not include bonus or incentive compensation plans) in which employees of the Company are eligible to participate (other than any severance pay plan generally offered to all employees of the Company) as in effect from time to time (collectively “ Employee Benefits ”), on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company.

7. Business Expenses .

During the Employment Term, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company policy following presentation by Executive of proof of such expenses. All business travel accommodations shall be first class. The Company shall reimburse reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties promptly, but in any case no later than the end of the year following the year in which such expenses are incurred.

8. Termination . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or by Executive at any time and for any reason. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term or any annual non-renewal, the Employment Term shall automatically terminate. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign as of the date of such termination and, to the extent applicable, from any boards (and committees thereof) of the PBF Companies or any of their affiliates. If the Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, such termination shall be effective immediately. Executive shall give 30 days’ written notice to the Company in accordance with Section 12(g) hereof in the event Executive intends to terminate his employment without Good Reason. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 12(h)), the provisions of this Section 8 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(a) Termination For Cause; Without Good Reason; Non-Renewal by Executive. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company for Cause or (y) by Executive without Good Reason, including due to Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) accrued, but unpaid Base Salary, earned through the date of termination;

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(iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with this Agreement prior to the date of Executive’s termination; and

(iv) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled pursuant to the terms governing such Employee Benefits; and

(v) the right to exercise any vested Equity Awards in accordance with the terms set forth in any Long Term Incentive plan documents;

(collectively, the “Accrued Rights”) and, following such termination of Executive’s employment and payment by the Company of the Accrued Rights, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Sections 5 and 6 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program. Amounts payable under (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the year of Executive’s termination of employment.

(b) Disability or Death . Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine months in any twenty-four consecutive month period to perform Executive’s duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as “ Disability ”). Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability by such physician made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either death or Disability, Executive or Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination occurs, calculated as the total amount of such target Annual Bonus for the full year multiplied by the number of months or partial months of Executive’s employment during the year of Executive’s termination divided by 12, payable pursuant to Section 4 as if Executive’s employment had not terminated; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release (as hereinafter defined) within the time period specified in Section 12(h); and

(iii) a cash lump sum payment equal to the greater of (A) one-half of Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of Executive’s termination, or (B) one-half of the aggregate amount of Base Salary that Executive would have received had the

 

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Employment Term continued until the end date specified in Section 1 hereof, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s death or termination on account of Disability; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release within the time period specified in Section 12(h).

(iv) Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(b), neither Executive nor Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall have any further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

(c) Termination In Other Circumstances . If Executive’s employment is terminated at any time (x) during the Employment Term (other than 6 months’ prior to or within one year subsequent to the consummation of a Change in Control) (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, or (II) for Good Reason by Executive or (y) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 1.5 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided, however, that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release; and

(iii) continuation for a period of 1 year and 6 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 1 year and 6 month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(c), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

 

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(d) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 8, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(i) “ Cause ” shall mean (A) Executive’s continued willful failure to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of a disability) for a period of 30 days following written notice by the Company to Executive of such failure, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (C) Executive’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Executive’s duties hereunder, including fraud or dishonesty against the Company, or any of its affiliates, or any act or omission which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company, or any of its affiliates, other than an act or omission that was committed or omitted by Executive in the good faith belief that it was in the best interest of the Company, (D) a breach of Section 12(i) hereof, or (E) Executive’s breach of the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this Agreement.

(ii) “ Change in Control ” shall mean (A) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of PBF Energy Inc.’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise); (B) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of PBF Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities); (C) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of PBF Energy Inc. (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc., immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization); (D) the complete liquidation or dissolution of PBF Energy Inc.; or (E) other than as expressly provided for in that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among PBF Energy Inc. and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of PBF Energy Inc. then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

(iii) “ Excluded Entity ” shall mean any of the following: (A) The Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone

 

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Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone, Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (B) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (C) PBF Energy Inc. and any entities of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by PBF Energy Inc.; and (D) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

(iv) “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without Executive’s consent, (A) the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus, if any, when due hereunder, (B) any adverse, substantial and sustained diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities by the Company from those described in Section 2 hereof, (C) the Company requiring a change in the location for performance of Executive’s employment responsibilities hereunder to a location more than 50 miles from the Company’s office location in Parsippany, NJ (not including ordinary travel during the regular course of employment) or (D) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the Agreement; provided , that the events described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 20 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) on the 90th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

(v) “ target Annual Bonus ” shall mean that level of Annual Bonus achieved at one times the Base Salary.

(e) Change in Control . In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment 6 months’ prior to, or within one year subsequent to the consummation of, a Change in Control (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, (II) for Good Reason by Executive, or (III) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided , however , that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release;

 

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(iii) immediate vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Equity Awards, warrants and Series B Units; and

(iv) continuation for a period of 2 years and 11 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 2-year and 11-month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

(v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payments or benefits provided for in Section 8(e) or otherwise is or would be, if not for this Section 8(e)(v), subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then the payments or benefits provided to the Executive shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and only to the extent necessary so a reduction in the total payments under this Section 8(e) would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes as well as any Excise Tax) than if the Executive received the entire amount of such payment. If there is a reduction of the payments or benefits, such reduction shall occur as mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive. Any determination required under this Section 8(e)(v) shall be made in writing by the independent public accountant of the Company (the “ Accountants ”), at the expense of the Company, and whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the Company and the Executive. For purposes of making any calculation required by this Section 8(e)(v), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(e), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

9. Restrictive Covenants .

(a) Non-Competition . Executive shall not, at any time beginning on the Start Date and ending on the date that is six months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason (such period, the “ Non-Compete Period ”), be a more than 5% shareholder, director, officer or employee of any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business that engages in a business which competes directly with the Business (as defined below).

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to be hired by Executive in a business which competes directly with the Business; provided, however, that general solicitation or advertising for employment by Executive shall not be prohibited by this Section 9(b).

(c) Non-Disparagement . During Executive’s employment and at any time following his termination, Executive agrees not to disparage, either orally or in writing, in any material respect the Company or any of their affiliates.

(d) Reformation . In the event the terms of this Section 9 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(e) Business . As used in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, the term “ Business ” shall mean the crude oil refining business in the specific geographic areas in which the Company’s oil refining operations primarily conduct business at the date of Executive’s termination.

(f) Change in Control . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Section 9 shall be null and void upon a Change in Control.

10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information .

(a) Protection of Confidential Information . All items of information, documents (including electronically stored documents like email), and materials pertaining to the business and operations of the Company that are not made public by the Company through authorized means will be considered confidential (hereafter, “ Confidential Information ”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, business referral source lists, internal cost and pricing data and analysis, marketing plans and strategies, personnel files and evaluations, financial and accounting data, operational and other business affairs and methods, contracts, technical data, know-how, trade secrets, computer software and other proprietary and intellectual property, and plans and strategies for future developments relating to any of the foregoing. Except in connection with the faithful performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or as permitted pursuant to Section 10(c), Executive shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Confidential Information. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company or any of its successors.

(b) Return of Confidential Information . Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive upon the request of the Company will promptly either destroy or deliver to the Company any and all Confidential Information in Executive’s possession and any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes of the Company.

 

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(c) No Prohibition . Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from (i) disclosing information and documents when required by law, subpoena or court order (provided Executive gives reasonable notice thereof and makes reasonably available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and assists such counsel, at the Company’s expense, in resisting or otherwise responding to such order or process), (ii) disclosing information and documents to his attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice, (iii) disclosing the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement to any potential new employer, (iv) retaining, at any time, his personal correspondence, his personal rolodex or outlook contacts and documents related to his own personal benefits, entitlements and obligations, or (v) disclosing or retaining information that, through no act of Executive in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company, is generally available to the public, is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or is available from other sources.

11. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that remedies at law available to the Company for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Sections 9 or 10 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

12. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters herein (including, without limitation, Executive’s compensation, benefits and severance) and supersedes all prior agreements (including, without limitation, the Predecessor Agreement which shall be of no force and effect upon this Agreement becoming effective), understandings, memoranda, term sheets, conversations and negotiations. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(c) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(e) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company with Executive’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to a person or entity that is a successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity as applicable.

(f) Successors; Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devises and legatees of Executive.

(g) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or five days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

If to the Company:

   PBF Investments LLC
   c/o PBF Energy
   1 Sylvan Way, 2nd Floor
   Parsippany, NJ 07054

If to Executive:

  

(h) Release . As a condition of receipt of the benefits described in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii) and 8(e)(ii), as applicable, Executive must execute the full and complete release of the PBF Companies and certain related entities or persons thereof in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”) from any and all claims which Executive may then have for whatever reason or cause in connection with Executive’s employment and the termination thereof (other than those obligations specifically set out in this Agreement, any indemnification agreement, the indemnification provisions in the Company’s governing documents, and the obligations of the Company and such related entities to the extent that the documents providing for such obligations specifically provide that the obligations are in addition to obligations under this Agreement), and deliver the Release to the Company on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release, and Executive shall not revoke the same within the seven-day period following its execution.

 

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(i) Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Agreement or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 hereof, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 12(a) hereof. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

(j) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that (i) he has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or policy or government or court order to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

(k) Cooperation . Executive shall provide his reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder. The Company shall provide Executive with a reasonable stipend of not less than $2,000.00 per day and shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of Executive’s cooperation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this provision shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(l) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(m) Indemnification, Insurance and Related Matters . During the Employment Term and for so long as there exists potential for liability thereafter with regard to the Executive’s activities during the Employment Term on behalf of the PBF Companies (regardless of whether as an employee, officer, or member of the Board or in any other capacity on behalf of the PBF Companies), the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Executive on terms and conditions no less favorable than any of the PBF Companies provides at any time during the Employment Term or afterwards to its other executive officers and members of the Board. During the Employment Term and for six (6) years thereafter, the Executive shall be entitled, at the Company’s expense, to the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that any of the PBF Companies provides generally to its other executive officers and members of the Board, as may be amended from time to time, provided that such insurance coverage following the Employment Term shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to

 

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the Executive than those in effect at the expiration or termination of the Employment Term. The rights provided by this Section 12(m) shall be in addition to any other rights to which Executive may be entitled under any of the organizational documents of any of the PBF Companies, any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of equity interests or securities of any of the PBF Companies, as a matter of law or otherwise.

(n) Section 409A .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no payments contemplated by this Agreement will be paid during the six-month period following the Executive’s termination of employment if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time or times contemplated by this Agreement would cause the Executive to incur an additional tax under Section 409A (in which case such amounts shall be paid at the time or times indicated in this Section 12(n)). If the payment of any amounts are delayed as a result of the previous sentence, (i) the Company will create a U.S. irrevocable grantor trust with the funds to be held for the benefit of the Executive, known as a “rabbi trust” and contribute to it any amounts subject to the delay as soon as is practicable, and (ii) on the first business day following the earlier of Executive’s death or the end of the six-month period, the Company will pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the amounts that would have otherwise been previously paid to Executive under this Agreement during such six-month period, plus accrued interest on such amounts at a rate of 4.5% per annum for the period beginning on the date of Executive’s termination of employment through the payment date. Thereafter, payments will resume in accordance with this Agreement.

(ii) It is the intent of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Section 409A. Accordingly, the parties intend that this Agreement be interpreted and operated consistent with such requirements of Section 409A to avoid application of penalty taxes under Section 409A to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that following the Start Date the Company or Executive reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits payable under this Agreement may be subject to Section 409A, the Company and Executive shall work together to attempt to reach mutual agreement to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies or procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to (x) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement or (y) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, provided however, without Executive’s consent the economic benefit to Executive may not be diminished, reduced or delayed, and the Company is not required to take any action under this sentence other than that specially provided herein, and provided, further that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto. In addition, the Executive may (but shall not be entitled to) become the beneficiary of a separate indemnity agreement with the Company related to certain liabilities for taxes, including those arising under Section 409A.

 

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(iii) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(iv) such that any reimbursements or in-kind benefits will be deemed payable at a specified time or on a fixed schedule relative to a permissible payment event. Specifically, (A) the amounts reimbursed and in-kind benefits under this Agreement, other than with respect to medical benefits provided under Sections 6 and 8, during Executive’s taxable year may not affect the amounts reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, (B) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and (C) the right to reimbursement or an in-kind benefit is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

(o) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC     EXECUTIVE

By:

       

By:

   
  Name:       Name: Thomas J. Nimbley
  Title       Title: Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

This Agreement and Release (“ Release ”) is entered into between you, the undersigned employee, and PBF INVESTMENTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Employment Agreement between you and the Company dated as of [December              ], 2012 (as subsequently amended, the “ Employment Agreement ”). You have [              ] days to consider this Release, which you agree is a reasonable amount of time. While you may sign this Release prior to the expiration of this [              ] day period, you are not to sign it prior to              , 20              .

1. Definitions .

(a) “ Released Parties ” means the Company, PBF Energy Company LLC, PBF Energy Inc. and their past, present and future parents, subsidiaries, divisions, successors, predecessors, employee benefit plans and affiliated or related companies, and also each of the foregoing entities’ past, present and future owners, officers, directors, stockholders, investors, partners, managers, principals, members, committees, administrators, sponsors, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, employees, agents, assigns, representatives and attorneys, in their personal and representative capacities. Each of the Released Parties is an intended beneficiary of this Release.

(b) “ Claims ” means all theories of recovery of whatever nature, whether known or unknown, recognized by the law or equity of any jurisdiction. It includes but is not limited to any and all actions, causes of action, lawsuits, claims, complaints, petitions, charges, demands, liabilities, indebtedness, losses, damages, rights and judgments in which you have had or may have an interest. It also includes but is not limited to any claim for wages, benefits or other compensation; provided, however that nothing in this Release will affect your entitlement to benefits pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan (as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) sponsored by the Company in which you are a participant. The term Claims also includes but is not limited to claims asserted by you or on your behalf by some other person, entity or government agency.

2. Consideration . The Company agrees to pay you the consideration set forth in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii), and/or 8(e)(ii), as applicable, of the Employment Agreement. The Company will make the payment(s) to you on the sixtieth (60) day following the date of your termination of employment, provided that you sign this Release (and return it to the Company) on or prior to the [21st][45th] day following the date your employment terminates and you are given an execution version of this Release and do not revoke this Release within the seven (7) day period following its execution. You acknowledge that any payment that the Company makes to you under this Release is in addition to anything else of value to which you are entitled and that the Company is not otherwise obligated to make such payment to you.

3. Release of Claims .

(a) You, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, beneficiaries, and assigns, unconditionally release and forever

 

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discharge the Released Parties from, and waive, any and all Claims that you have or may have against any of the Released Parties arising from your employment with the Company, the termination thereof, and any other acts or omissions occurring on or before the date you sign this Release.

(b) The release set forth in Paragraph 3(a) includes, but is not limited to, any and all Claims under (i) the common law (tort, contract or other) of any jurisdiction; (ii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any other federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, employee orders and regulations prohibiting discrimination or retaliation upon the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or other unlawful factor; (iii) the National Labor Relations Act; (iv) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; (v) the Family and Medical Leave Act; (vi) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (vii) the Equal Pay Act; (viii) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (ix) any other federal, state or local law.

(c) In furtherance of this Release, you represent that as of the date you entered into this Release neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf has brought any Claims against any of the Released Parties in or before any court, administrative agency or arbitral authority and you hereby waive any relief available to you, including, without limitation, monetary damages, attorney’s fees and costs, equitable relief and reinstatement, under any Claims waived pursuant to this Release.

4. Acknowledgment . You acknowledge that, by entering into this Release, the Company does not admit to any wrongdoing in connection with your employment or termination, and that this Release is intended as a compromise of any Claims you have or may have against the Released Parties. You further acknowledge that you have carefully read this Release and understand its final and binding effect, have had a reasonable amount of time to consider it, have had the opportunity to seek the advice of legal counsel of your choosing, and are entering this Release voluntarily. In addition, you hereby certify your understanding that you may revoke the Release by providing written notice thereof to the Company within seven (7) days following execution of the Release and that, upon such revocation, this Release will not have any further legal effect.

5. Applicable Law . This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

6. Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of the Employment Agreement or this Release or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 5 of this Release. The AAA shall

 

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provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

7. Severability . Each part, term, or provision of this Release is severable from the others. Notwithstanding any possible future finding by a duly constituted authority that a particular part, term, or provision is invalid, void, or unenforceable, this Release has been made with the clear intention that the validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms and provisions shall not be affected thereby. If any part, term, or provision is so found invalid, void or unenforceable, the applicability of any such part, term or provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC     EMPLOYEE

By:

       

By:

   
  Name:       Name: Thomas J. Nimbley
  Title       Title: Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 10.9

Second Amended and Restated

Employment Agreement

between

PBF Investments LLC

and

Matthew C. Lucey


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of December 17, 2012 is by and between PBF Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and Matthew C. Lucey (“ Executive ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Energy Company LLC;

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of April 1, 2010 (as amended, the “ Prior Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire to amend the Prior Agreement in certain respects;

WHEREAS , the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to accept such continued employment upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire that effective on and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall replace and supersede the Prior Agreement and that the Prior Agreement shall be of no force and effect.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 8, Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on December 17, 2012 (the “ Start Date ”) and shall continue under this Agreement until December 17, 2013 (the “ Stated Term ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , that the Stated Term automatically shall be renewed by successive one-year periods (each, a “ Renewal Period ”) unless either party notifies the other party at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then applicable Stated Term that the Stated Term shall not be renewed beyond the expiration of such then applicable Stated Term (the “ Non-Renewal Notice ”). The Stated Term including any Renewal Period may also be terminated prior to the expiration thereof in accordance with Section 8; provided that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder. The term “ Employment Term ” means the period from the Start Date until the expiration or termination of the Stated Term (including any applicable Renewal Period) pursuant to this Section 1.


2. Position .

(a) At the start of the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its direct and indirect parents (including PBF Energy Inc.), subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ PBF Companies ”) as his primary occupation. Executive shall also serve in such positions for the PBF Companies as determined by the Board of Directors of PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Board ”), provided however, the only compensation paid to Executive shall be through this Agreement. In such positions, Executive shall have such duties and authority that are customary for those positions of companies of the size, type and nature of the Company. Executive acknowledges that during the Employment Term, he may spend a significant amount of his time traveling for purposes of Company business. Executive acknowledges that as an exempt member of management he will neither be paid for any overtime or excess time for hours exceeding the regular working hours per week nor for additional time for weekend work. The base salary of Executive as set forth in this Agreement covers the remuneration of any extra hours or weekend work.

(b) Executive shall devote an appropriate amount of time and energy to the business and affairs of the PBF Companies and shall not be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage, unless the Company consents to Executive’s involvement in such business activity in writing. In addition, this restriction shall not be construed as preventing Executive from investing his assets in a form or manner that will not require Executive’s services in the operation of any of the companies in which such investments are made. Executive may also serve on boards of directors and other positions with non-profit and for-profit organizations as to which the Board may from time to time consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, so long as such service does not materially interfere with Executive’s obligations hereunder or violate Sections 9 and 10 hereof.

3. Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $450,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board. Executive’s annual rate of base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Base Salary .”

4. Annual Bonus . With respect to each calendar year of the Company ending during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “ Annual Bonus ”) in accordance with the cash incentive compensation plan of the PBF Companies on the same basis as those awards are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. The cash incentive compensation plan and any amounts thereunder to be paid to Executive shall be determined in the discretion of the Board. Any Annual Bonus earned in respect of a calendar year shall be paid in a cash lump sum no later than March 15 of the following calendar year.

5. Incentive Programs . Executive has the option of investing in the PBF Companies and the terms of any such investment are set forth in separate agreements between Executive and applicable PBF Companies. Executive shall also be entitled to grants of equity-

 

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based compensation (“ Equity Awards ”) under any incentive compensation program that may be adopted by the Board on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. Any such grants shall be made at the discretion of the Board and the terms of such grants shall be set forth in the Long Term Incentive plan documents.

6. Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans (which term does not include bonus or incentive compensation plans) in which employees of the Company are eligible to participate (other than any severance pay plan generally offered to all employees of the Company) as in effect from time to time (collectively “ Employee Benefits ”), on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company.

7. Business Expenses .

During the Employment Term, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company policy following presentation by Executive of proof of such expenses. All business travel accommodations shall be first class. The Company shall reimburse reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties promptly, but in any case no later than the end of the year following the year in which such expenses are incurred.

8. Termination . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or by Executive at any time and for any reason. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term or any annual non-renewal, the Employment Term shall automatically terminate. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign as of the date of such termination and, to the extent applicable, from any boards (and committees thereof) of the PBF Companies or any of their affiliates. If the Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, such termination shall be effective immediately. Executive shall give 30 days’ written notice to the Company in accordance with Section 12(g) hereof in the event Executive intends to terminate his employment without Good Reason. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 12(h)), the provisions of this Section 8 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(a) Termination For Cause; Without Good Reason; Non-Renewal by Executive . Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company for Cause or (y) by Executive without Good Reason, including due to Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) accrued, but unpaid Base Salary, earned through the date of termination;

(ii) any Annual Bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination for any previously completed fiscal year; and

 

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(iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with this Agreement prior to the date of Executive’s termination; and

(iv) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled pursuant to the terms governing such Employee Benefits; and

(v) the right to exercise any vested Equity Awards in accordance with the terms set forth in any Long Term Incentive plan documents;

(collectively, the “Accrued Rights”) and, following such termination of Executive’s employment and payment by the Company of the Accrued Rights, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Sections 5 and 6 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program. Amounts payable under (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the year of Executive’s termination of employment.

(b) Disability or Death . Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine months in any twenty-four consecutive month period to perform Executive’s duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as “ Disability ”). Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability by such physician made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either death or Disability, Executive or Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination occurs, calculated as the total amount of such target Annual Bonus for the full year multiplied by the number of months or partial months of Executive’s employment during the year of Executive’s termination divided by 12, payable pursuant to Section 4 as if Executive’s employment had not terminated; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release (as hereinafter defined) within the time period specified in Section 12(h); and

 

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(iii) a cash lump sum payment equal to the greater of (A) one-half of Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of Executive’s termination, or (B) one-half of the aggregate amount of Base Salary that Executive would have received had the Employment Term continued until the end date specified in Section 1 hereof, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s death or termination on account of Disability; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release within the time period specified in Section 12(h).

(iv) Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(b), neither Executive nor Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall have any further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

(c) Termination In Other Circumstances . If Executive’s employment is terminated at any time (x) during the Employment Term (other than 6 months’ prior to or within one year subsequent to the consummation of a Change in Control) (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, or (II) for Good Reason by Executive or (y) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 1.5 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided, however, that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release; and

(iii) continuation for a period of 1 year and 6 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 1 year and 6 month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(c), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

 

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(d) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 8, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(i) “ Cause ” shall mean (A) Executive’s continued willful failure to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of a disability) for a period of 30 days following written notice by the Company to Executive of such failure, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (C) Executive’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Executive’s duties hereunder, including fraud or dishonesty against the Company, or any of its affiliates, or any act or omission which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company, or any of its affiliates, other than an act or omission that was committed or omitted by Executive in the good faith belief that it was in the best interest of the Company, (D) a breach of Section 12(i) hereof, or (E) Executive’s breach of the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this Agreement.

(ii) “ Change in Control ” shall mean (A) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of PBF Energy Inc.’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise); (B) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of PBF Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities); (C) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of PBF Energy Inc. (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc., immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization); (D) the complete liquidation or dissolution of PBF Energy Inc.; or (E) other than as expressly provided for in that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among PBF Energy Inc. and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of PBF Energy Inc. then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

(iii) “ Excluded Entity ” shall mean any of the following: (A) The Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone

 

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Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone, Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (B) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (C) PBF Energy Inc. and any entities of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by PBF Energy Inc.; and (D) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

(iv) “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without Executive’s consent, (A) the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus, if any, when due hereunder, (B) any adverse, substantial and sustained diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities by the Company from those described in Section 2 hereof, (C) the Company requiring a change in the location for performance of Executive’s employment responsibilities hereunder to a location more than 50 miles from the Company’s office location in Parsippany, NJ (not including ordinary travel during the regular course of employment) or (D) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the Agreement; provided , that the events described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 20 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) on the 90th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

(v) “ target Annual Bonus ” shall mean that level of Annual Bonus achieved at one times the Base Salary.

(e) Change in Control . In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment 6 months’ prior to, or within one year subsequent to the consummation of, a Change in Control (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, (II) for Good Reason by Executive, or (III) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided , however , that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release;

 

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(iii) immediate vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Equity Awards, warrants and Series B Units; and

(iv) continuation for a period of 2 years and 11 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 2-year and 11-month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

(v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payments or benefits provided for in Section 8(e) or otherwise is or would be, if not for this Section 8(e)(v), subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then the payments or benefits provided to the Executive shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and only to the extent necessary so a reduction in the total payments under this Section 8(e) would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes as well as any Excise Tax) than if the Executive received the entire amount of such payment. If there is a reduction of the payments or benefits, such reduction shall occur as mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive. Any determination required under this Section 8(e)(v) shall be made in writing by the independent public accountant of the Company (the “ Accountants ”), at the expense of the Company, and whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the Company and the Executive. For purposes of making any calculation required by this Section 8(e)(v), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(e), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

9. Restrictive Covenants .

(a) Non-Competition . Executive shall not, at any time beginning on the Start Date and ending on the date that is six months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason (such period, the “ Non-Compete Period ”), be a more than 5% shareholder, director, officer or employee of any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business that engages in a business which competes directly with the Business (as defined below).

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Non-Compete Period, Executive shall not directly recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any senior executive employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates in order to be hired by Executive in a business which competes directly with the Business; provided, however, that general solicitation or advertising for employment by Executive shall not be prohibited by this Section 9(b).

 

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(c) Non-Disparagement . During Executive’s employment and at any time following his termination, Executive agrees not to disparage, either orally or in writing, in any material respect the Company or any of their affiliates.

(d) Reformation . In the event the terms of this Section 9 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(e) Business . As used in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, the term “ Business ” shall mean the crude oil refining business in the specific geographic areas in which the Company’s oil refining operations primarily conduct business at the date of Executive’s termination.

(f) Change in Control . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Section 9 shall be null and void upon a Change in Control.

10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information .

(a) Protection of Confidential Information . All items of information, documents (including electronically stored documents like email), and materials pertaining to the business and operations of the Company that are not made public by the Company through authorized means will be considered confidential (hereafter, “ Confidential Information ”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, business referral source lists, internal cost and pricing data and analysis, marketing plans and strategies, personnel files and evaluations, financial and accounting data, operational and other business affairs and methods, contracts, technical data, know-how, trade secrets, computer software and other proprietary and intellectual property, and plans and strategies for future developments relating to any of the foregoing. Except in connection with the faithful performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or as permitted pursuant to Section 10(c), Executive shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Confidential Information. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company or any of its successors.

(b) Return of Confidential Information . Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive upon the request of the Company will promptly either destroy or deliver to the Company any and all Confidential Information in Executive’s possession and any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes of the Company.

 

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(c) No Prohibition . Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from (i) disclosing information and documents when required by law, subpoena or court order (provided Executive gives reasonable notice thereof and makes reasonably available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and assists such counsel, at the Company’s expense, in resisting or otherwise responding to such order or process), (ii) disclosing information and documents to his attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice, (iii) disclosing the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement to any potential new employer, (iv) retaining, at any time, his personal correspondence, his personal rolodex or outlook contacts and documents related to his own personal benefits, entitlements and obligations, or (v) disclosing or retaining information that, through no act of Executive in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company, is generally available to the public, is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or is available from other sources.

11. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that remedies at law available to the Company for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Sections 9 or 10 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

12. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters herein (including, without limitation, Executive’s compensation, benefits and severance) and supersedes all prior agreements (including, without limitation, the Predecessor Agreement which shall be of no force and effect upon this Agreement becoming effective), understandings, memoranda, term sheets, conversations and negotiations. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(c) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(e) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company with Executive’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to a person or entity that is a successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity as applicable.

(f) Successors; Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devises and legatees of Executive.

(g) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or five days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

If to the Company:    PBF Investments LLC
   c/o PBF Energy
   1 Sylvan Way, 2nd Floor
   Parsippany, NJ 07054
If to Executive:   

(h) Release . As a condition of receipt of the benefits described in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii) and 8(e)(ii), as applicable, Executive must execute the full and complete release of the PBF Companies and certain related entities or persons thereof in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”) from any and all claims which Executive may then have for whatever reason or cause in connection with Executive’s employment and the termination thereof (other than those obligations specifically set out in this Agreement, any indemnification agreement, the indemnification provisions in the Company’s governing documents, and the obligations of the Company and such related entities to the extent that the documents providing for such obligations specifically provide that the obligations are in addition to obligations under this Agreement), and deliver the Release to the Company on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release, and Executive shall not revoke the same within the seven-day period following its execution.

 

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(i) Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Agreement or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 hereof, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 12(a) hereof. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

(j) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that (i) he has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or policy or government or court order to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

(k) Cooperation . Executive shall provide his reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder. The Company shall provide Executive with a reasonable stipend of not less than $2,000.00 per day and shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of Executive’s cooperation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this provision shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(l) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(m) Indemnification, Insurance and Related Matters . During the Employment Term and for so long as there exists potential for liability thereafter with regard to the Executive’s activities during the Employment Term on behalf of the PBF Companies (regardless of whether as an employee, officer, or member of the Board or in any other capacity on behalf of the PBF Companies), the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Executive on terms and conditions no less favorable than any of the PBF Companies provides at any time during the Employment Term or afterwards to its other executive officers and members of the Board. During the Employment Term and for six (6) years thereafter, the Executive shall be entitled, at the Company’s expense, to the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that any of the PBF Companies provides generally to its other executive officers and members of the Board, as may be amended from time to time, provided that such insurance coverage following the Employment Term shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to

 

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the Executive than those in effect at the expiration or termination of the Employment Term. The rights provided by this Section 12(m) shall be in addition to any other rights to which Executive may be entitled under any of the organizational documents of any of the PBF Companies, any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of equity interests or securities of any of the PBF Companies, as a matter of law or otherwise.

(n) Section 409A .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no payments contemplated by this Agreement will be paid during the six-month period following the Executive’s termination of employment if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time or times contemplated by this Agreement would cause the Executive to incur an additional tax under Section 409A (in which case such amounts shall be paid at the time or times indicated in this Section 12(n)). If the payment of any amounts are delayed as a result of the previous sentence, (i) the Company will create a U.S. irrevocable grantor trust with the funds to be held for the benefit of the Executive, known as a “rabbi trust” and contribute to it any amounts subject to the delay as soon as is practicable, and (ii) on the first business day following the earlier of Executive’s death or the end of the six-month period, the Company will pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the amounts that would have otherwise been previously paid to Executive under this Agreement during such six-month period, plus accrued interest on such amounts at a rate of 4.5% per annum for the period beginning on the date of Executive’s termination of employment through the payment date. Thereafter, payments will resume in accordance with this Agreement.

(ii) It is the intent of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Section 409A. Accordingly, the parties intend that this Agreement be interpreted and operated consistent with such requirements of Section 409A to avoid application of penalty taxes under Section 409A to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that following the Start Date the Company or Executive reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits payable under this Agreement may be subject to Section 409A, the Company and Executive shall work together to attempt to reach mutual agreement to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies or procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to (x) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement or (y) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, provided however, without Executive’s consent the economic benefit to Executive may not be diminished, reduced or delayed, and the Company is not required to take any action under this sentence other than that specially provided herein, and provided, further that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto. In addition, the Executive may (but shall not be entitled to) become the beneficiary of a separate indemnity agreement with the Company related to certain liabilities for taxes, including those arising under Section 409A.

 

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(iii) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(iv) such that any reimbursements or in-kind benefits will be deemed payable at a specified time or on a fixed schedule relative to a permissible payment event. Specifically, (A) the amounts reimbursed and in-kind benefits under this Agreement, other than with respect to medical benefits provided under Sections 6 and 8, during Executive’s taxable year may not affect the amounts reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, (B) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and (C) the right to reimbursement or an in-kind benefit is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

(o) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC

    EXECUTIVE
By:  

 

    By:  

 

  Name:       Name:   Matthew C. Lucey
  Title:       Title:   Senior Vice President,
          Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

This Agreement and Release (“ Release ”) is entered into between you, the undersigned employee, and PBF INVESTMENTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Employment Agreement between you and the Company dated as of [December      ], 2012 (as subsequently amended, the “ Employment Agreement ”). You have [          ] days to consider this Release, which you agree is a reasonable amount of time. While you may sign this Release prior to the expiration of this [          ] day period, you are not to sign it prior to                      , 20      .

1. Definitions .

(a) “ Released Parties ” means the Company, PBF Energy Company LLC, PBF Energy Inc. and their past, present and future parents, subsidiaries, divisions, successors, predecessors, employee benefit plans and affiliated or related companies, and also each of the foregoing entities’ past, present and future owners, officers, directors, stockholders, investors, partners, managers, principals, members, committees, administrators, sponsors, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, employees, agents, assigns, representatives and attorneys, in their personal and representative capacities. Each of the Released Parties is an intended beneficiary of this Release.

(b) “ Claims ” means all theories of recovery of whatever nature, whether known or unknown, recognized by the law or equity of any jurisdiction. It includes but is not limited to any and all actions, causes of action, lawsuits, claims, complaints, petitions, charges, demands, liabilities, indebtedness, losses, damages, rights and judgments in which you have had or may have an interest. It also includes but is not limited to any claim for wages, benefits or other compensation; provided, however that nothing in this Release will affect your entitlement to benefits pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan (as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) sponsored by the Company in which you are a participant. The term Claims also includes but is not limited to claims asserted by you or on your behalf by some other person, entity or government agency.

2. Consideration . The Company agrees to pay you the consideration set forth in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii), and/or 8(e)(ii), as applicable, of the Employment Agreement. The Company will make the payment(s) to you on the sixtieth (60) day following the date of your termination of employment, provided that you sign this Release (and return it to the Company) on or prior to the [21st][45th] day following the date your employment terminates and you are given an execution version of this Release and do not revoke this Release within the seven (7) day period following its execution. You acknowledge that any payment that the Company makes to you under this Release is in addition to anything else of value to which you are entitled and that the Company is not otherwise obligated to make such payment to you.

 

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3. Release of Claims .

(a) You, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, beneficiaries, and assigns, unconditionally release and forever discharge the Released Parties from, and waive, any and all Claims that you have or may have against any of the Released Parties arising from your employment with the Company, the termination thereof, and any other acts or omissions occurring on or before the date you sign this Release.

(b) The release set forth in Paragraph 3(a) includes, but is not limited to, any and all Claims under (i) the common law (tort, contract or other) of any jurisdiction; (ii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any other federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, employee orders and regulations prohibiting discrimination or retaliation upon the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or other unlawful factor; (iii) the National Labor Relations Act; (iv) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; (v) the Family and Medical Leave Act; (vi) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (vii) the Equal Pay Act; (viii) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (ix) any other federal, state or local law.

(c) In furtherance of this Release, you represent that as of the date you entered into this Release neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf has brought any Claims against any of the Released Parties in or before any court, administrative agency or arbitral authority and you hereby waive any relief available to you, including, without limitation, monetary damages, attorney’s fees and costs, equitable relief and reinstatement, under any Claims waived pursuant to this Release.

4. Acknowledgment . You acknowledge that, by entering into this Release, the Company does not admit to any wrongdoing in connection with your employment or termination, and that this Release is intended as a compromise of any Claims you have or may have against the Released Parties. You further acknowledge that you have carefully read this Release and understand its final and binding effect, have had a reasonable amount of time to consider it, have had the opportunity to seek the advice of legal counsel of your choosing, and are entering this Release voluntarily. In addition, you hereby certify your understanding that you may revoke the Release by providing written notice thereof to the Company within seven (7) days following execution of the Release and that, upon such revocation, this Release will not have any further legal effect.

5. Applicable Law . This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

6. Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of the Employment Agreement or this Release or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 5 of this Release. The AAA shall

 

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provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

7. Severability . Each part, term, or provision of this Release is severable from the others. Notwithstanding any possible future finding by a duly constituted authority that a particular part, term, or provision is invalid, void, or unenforceable, this Release has been made with the clear intention that the validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms and provisions shall not be affected thereby. If any part, term, or provision is so found invalid, void or unenforceable, the applicability of any such part, term or provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC

    EMPLOYEE
By:  

 

    By:  

 

  Name:       Name:   Matthew C. Lucey
  Title       Title:   Senior Vice President,
          Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 10.10

Second Amended and Restated

Employment Agreement

between

PBF Investments LLC

and

Donald F. Lucey


SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of December 17, 2012 is by and between PBF Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and Donald F. Lucey (“ Executive ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Energy Company LLC;

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement effective as of April 1, 2010 (as amended, the “ Prior Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire to amend the Prior Agreement in certain respects;

WHEREAS , the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to accept such continued employment upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire that effective on and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall replace and supersede the Prior Agreement and that the Prior Agreement shall be of no force and effect.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 8, Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on December 17, 2012 (the “ Start Date ”) and shall continue under this Agreement until December 17, 2013 (the “ Stated Term ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , that the Stated Term automatically shall be renewed by successive one-year periods (each, a “ Renewal Period ”) unless either party notifies the other party at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then applicable Stated Term that the Stated Term shall not be renewed beyond the expiration of such then applicable Stated Term (the “ Non-Renewal Notice ”). The Stated Term including any Renewal Period may also be terminated prior to the expiration thereof in accordance with Section 8; provided that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder. The term “ Employment Term ” means the period from the Start Date until the expiration or termination of the Stated Term (including any applicable Renewal Period) pursuant to this Section 1.


2. Position .

(a) At the start of the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations of the Company and its direct and indirect parents (including PBF Energy Inc.), subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ PBF Companies ”) as his primary occupation. Executive shall also serve in such positions for the PBF Companies as determined by the Board of Directors of PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Board ”), provided however, the only compensation paid to Executive shall be through this Agreement. In such positions, Executive shall have such duties and authority that are customary for those positions of companies of the size, type and nature of the Company. Executive acknowledges that during the Employment Term, he may spend a significant amount of his time traveling for purposes of Company business. Executive acknowledges that as an exempt member of management he will neither be paid for any overtime or excess time for hours exceeding the regular working hours per week nor for additional time for weekend work. The base salary of Executive as set forth in this Agreement covers the remuneration of any extra hours or weekend work.

(b) Executive shall devote an appropriate amount of time and energy to the business and affairs of the PBF Companies and shall not be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage, unless the Company consents to Executive’s involvement in such business activity in writing. In addition, this restriction shall not be construed as preventing Executive from investing his assets in a form or manner that will not require Executive’s services in the operation of any of the companies in which such investments are made. Executive may also serve on boards of directors and other positions with non-profit and for-profit organizations as to which the Board may from time to time consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, so long as such service does not materially interfere with Executive’s obligations hereunder or violate Sections 9 and 10 hereof.

3. Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $625,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board. Executive’s annual rate of base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Base Salary .”

4. Annual Bonus . With respect to each calendar year of the Company ending during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “ Annual Bonus ”) in accordance with the cash incentive compensation plan of the PBF Companies on the same basis as those awards are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. The cash incentive compensation plan and any amounts thereunder to be paid to Executive shall be determined in the discretion of the Board. Any Annual Bonus earned in respect of a calendar year shall be paid in a cash lump sum no later than March 15 of the following calendar year.

5. Incentive Programs . Executive has the option of investing in the PBF Companies and the terms of any such investment are set forth in separate agreements between Executive and applicable PBF Companies. Executive shall also be entitled to grants of equity-

 

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based compensation (“ Equity Awards ”) under any incentive compensation program that may be adopted by the Board on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. Any such grants shall be made at the discretion of the Board and the terms of such grants shall be set forth in the Long Term Incentive plan documents.

6. Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans (which term does not include bonus or incentive compensation plans) in which employees of the Company are eligible to participate (other than any severance pay plan generally offered to all employees of the Company) as in effect from time to time (collectively “ Employee Benefits ”), on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company.

7. Business Expenses .

During the Employment Term, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company policy following presentation by Executive of proof of such expenses. All business travel accommodations shall be first class. The Company shall reimburse reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties promptly, but in any case no later than the end of the year following the year in which such expenses are incurred.

8. Termination . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or by Executive at any time and for any reason. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term or any annual non-renewal, the Employment Term shall automatically terminate. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign as of the date of such termination and, to the extent applicable, from any boards (and committees thereof) of the PBF Companies or any of their affiliates. If the Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, such termination shall be effective immediately. Executive shall give 30 days’ written notice to the Company in accordance with Section 12(g) hereof in the event Executive intends to terminate his employment without Good Reason. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 12(h)), the provisions of this Section 8 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(a) Termination For Cause; Without Good Reason; Non-Renewal by Executive. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company for Cause or (y) by Executive without Good Reason, including due to Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) accrued, but unpaid Base Salary, earned through the date of termination;

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(iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with this Agreement prior to the date of Executive’s termination; and

(iv) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled pursuant to the terms governing such Employee Benefits; and

(v) the right to exercise any vested Equity Awards in accordance with the terms set forth in any Long Term Incentive plan documents;

(collectively, the “Accrued Rights”) and, following such termination of Executive’s employment and payment by the Company of the Accrued Rights, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Sections 5 and 6 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program. Amounts payable under (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the year of Executive’s termination of employment.

(b) Disability or Death . Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine months in any twenty-four consecutive month period to perform Executive’s duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as “ Disability ”). Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability by such physician made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either death or Disability, Executive or Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination occurs, calculated as the total amount of such target Annual Bonus for the full year multiplied by the number of months or partial months of Executive’s employment during the year of Executive’s termination divided by 12, payable pursuant to Section 4 as if Executive’s employment had not terminated; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release (as hereinafter defined) within the time period specified in Section 12(h); and

 

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(iii) a cash lump sum payment equal to the greater of (A) one-half of Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of Executive’s termination, or (B) one-half of the aggregate amount of Base Salary that Executive would have received had the Employment Term continued until the end date specified in Section 1 hereof, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s death or termination on account of Disability; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release within the time period specified in Section 12(h).

(iv) Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(b), neither Executive nor Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall have any further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

(c) Termination In Other Circumstances . If Executive’s employment is terminated at any time (x) during the Employment Term (other than 6 months’ prior to or within one year subsequent to the consummation of a Change in Control) (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, or (II) for Good Reason by Executive or (y) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 1.5 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided, however, that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release; and

(iii) continuation for a period of 1 year and 6 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 1 year and 6 month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(c), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

 

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(d) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 8, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(i) “ Cause ” shall mean (A) Executive’s continued willful failure to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of a disability) for a period of 30 days following written notice by the Company to Executive of such failure, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (C) Executive’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Executive’s duties hereunder, including fraud or dishonesty against the Company, or any of its affiliates, or any act or omission which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company, or any of its affiliates, other than an act or omission that was committed or omitted by Executive in the good faith belief that it was in the best interest of the Company, (D) a breach of Section 12(i) hereof, or (E) Executive’s breach of the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this Agreement.

(ii) “ Change in Control ” shall mean (A) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of PBF Energy Inc.’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise); (B) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of PBF Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities); (C) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of PBF Energy Inc. (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc., immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization); (D) the complete liquidation or dissolution of PBF Energy Inc.; or (E) other than as expressly provided for in that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among PBF Energy Inc. and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of PBF Energy Inc. then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

(iii) “ Excluded Entity ” shall mean any of the following: (A) The Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone

 

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Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone, Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (B) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (C) PBF Energy Inc. and any entities of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by PBF Energy Inc.; and (D) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

(iv) “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without Executive’s consent, (A) the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus, if any, when due hereunder, (B) any adverse, substantial and sustained diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities by the Company from those described in Section 2 hereof, (C) the Company requiring a change in the location for performance of Executive’s employment responsibilities hereunder to a location more than 50 miles from the Company’s office location in Parsippany, NJ (not including ordinary travel during the regular course of employment) or (D) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the Agreement; provided , that the events described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 20 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) on the 90th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

(v) “ target Annual Bonus ” shall mean that level of Annual Bonus achieved at one times the Base Salary.

(e) Change in Control . In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment 6 months’ prior to, or within one year subsequent to the consummation of, a Change in Control (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, (II) for Good Reason by Executive, or (III) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided , however , that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release;

 

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(iii) immediate vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Equity Awards, warrants and Series B Units; and

(iv) continuation for a period of 2 years and 11 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 2-year and 11-month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

(v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payments or benefits provided for in Section 8(e) or otherwise is or would be, if not for this Section 8(e)(v), subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then the payments or benefits provided to the Executive shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and only to the extent necessary so a reduction in the total payments under this Section 8(e) would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes as well as any Excise Tax) than if the Executive received the entire amount of such payment. If there is a reduction of the payments or benefits, such reduction shall occur as mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive. Any determination required under this Section 8(e)(v) shall be made in writing by the independent public accountant of the Company (the “ Accountants ”), at the expense of the Company, and whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the Company and the Executive. For purposes of making any calculation required by this Section 8(e)(v), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(e), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

9. Restrictive Covenants .

(a) Non-Competition . Executive shall not, at any time beginning on the Start Date and ending on the date that is six months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason (such period, the “ Non-Compete Period ”), be a more than 5% shareholder, director, officer or employee of any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business that engages in a business which competes directly with the Business (as defined below).

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Non-Compete Period, Executive shall not directly recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any senior executive employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates in order to be hired by Executive in a business which competes directly with the Business; provided, however, that general solicitation or advertising for employment by Executive shall not be prohibited by this Section 9(b).

 

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(c) Non-Disparagement . During Executive’s employment and at any time following his termination, Executive agrees not to disparage, either orally or in writing, in any material respect the Company or any of their affiliates.

(d) Reformation . In the event the terms of this Section 9 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(e) Business . As used in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, the term “ Business ” shall mean the crude oil refining business in the specific geographic areas in which the Company’s oil refining operations primarily conduct business at the date of Executive’s termination.

(f) Change in Control . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Section 9 shall be null and void upon a Change in Control.

10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information .

(a) Protection of Confidential Information . All items of information, documents (including electronically stored documents like email), and materials pertaining to the business and operations of the Company that are not made public by the Company through authorized means will be considered confidential (hereafter, “ Confidential Information ”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, business referral source lists, internal cost and pricing data and analysis, marketing plans and strategies, personnel files and evaluations, financial and accounting data, operational and other business affairs and methods, contracts, technical data, know-how, trade secrets, computer software and other proprietary and intellectual property, and plans and strategies for future developments relating to any of the foregoing. Except in connection with the faithful performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or as permitted pursuant to Section 10(c), Executive shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Confidential Information. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company or any of its successors.

(b) Return of Confidential Information . Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive upon the request of the Company will promptly either destroy or deliver to the Company any and all Confidential Information in Executive’s possession and any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes of the Company.

 

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(c) No Prohibition . Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from (i) disclosing information and documents when required by law, subpoena or court order (provided Executive gives reasonable notice thereof and makes reasonably available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and assists such counsel, at the Company’s expense, in resisting or otherwise responding to such order or process), (ii) disclosing information and documents to his attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice, (iii) disclosing the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement to any potential new employer, (iv) retaining, at any time, his personal correspondence, his personal rolodex or outlook contacts and documents related to his own personal benefits, entitlements and obligations, or (v) disclosing or retaining information that, through no act of Executive in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company, is generally available to the public, is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or is available from other sources.

11. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that remedies at law available to the Company for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Sections 9 or 10 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

12. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters herein (including, without limitation, Executive’s compensation, benefits and severance) and supersedes all prior agreements (including, without limitation, the Predecessor Agreement which shall be of no force and effect upon this Agreement becoming effective), understandings, memoranda, term sheets, conversations and negotiations. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(c) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(e) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company with Executive’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to a person or entity that is a successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity as applicable.

(f) Successors; Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devises and legatees of Executive.

(g) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or five days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

  If to the Company:   

PBF Investments LLC

c/o PBF Energy

1 Sylvan Way, 2nd Floor

Parsippany, NJ 07054

  If to Executive:   

(h) Release . As a condition of receipt of the benefits described in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii) and 8(e)(ii), as applicable, Executive must execute the full and complete release of the PBF Companies and certain related entities or persons thereof in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”) from any and all claims which Executive may then have for whatever reason or cause in connection with Executive’s employment and the termination thereof (other than those obligations specifically set out in this Agreement, any indemnification agreement, the indemnification provisions in the Company’s governing documents, and the obligations of the Company and such related entities to the extent that the documents providing for such obligations specifically provide that the obligations are in addition to obligations under this Agreement), and deliver the Release to the Company on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release, and Executive shall not revoke the same within the seven-day period following its execution.

 

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(i) Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Agreement or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 hereof, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 12(a) hereof. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

(j) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that (i) he has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or policy or government or court order to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

(k) Cooperation . Executive shall provide his reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder. The Company shall provide Executive with a reasonable stipend of not less than $2,000.00 per day and shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of Executive’s cooperation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this provision shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(l) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(m) Indemnification, Insurance and Related Matters . During the Employment Term and for so long as there exists potential for liability thereafter with regard to the Executive’s activities during the Employment Term on behalf of the PBF Companies (regardless of whether as an employee, officer, or member of the Board or in any other capacity on behalf of the PBF Companies), the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Executive on terms and conditions no less favorable than any of the PBF Companies provides at any time during the Employment Term or afterwards to its other executive officers and members of the Board. During the Employment Term and for six (6) years thereafter, the Executive shall be entitled, at the Company’s expense, to the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that any of the PBF Companies provides generally to its other executive officers and members of the Board, as may be amended from time to time, provided that such insurance coverage following the Employment Term shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to

 

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the Executive than those in effect at the expiration or termination of the Employment Term. The rights provided by this Section 12(m) shall be in addition to any other rights to which Executive may be entitled under any of the organizational documents of any of the PBF Companies, any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of equity interests or securities of any of the PBF Companies, as a matter of law or otherwise.

(n) Section 409A .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no payments contemplated by this Agreement will be paid during the six-month period following the Executive’s termination of employment if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time or times contemplated by this Agreement would cause the Executive to incur an additional tax under Section 409A (in which case such amounts shall be paid at the time or times indicated in this Section 12(n)). If the payment of any amounts are delayed as a result of the previous sentence, (i) the Company will create a U.S. irrevocable grantor trust with the funds to be held for the benefit of the Executive, known as a “rabbi trust” and contribute to it any amounts subject to the delay as soon as is practicable, and (ii) on the first business day following the earlier of Executive’s death or the end of the six-month period, the Company will pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the amounts that would have otherwise been previously paid to Executive under this Agreement during such six-month period, plus accrued interest on such amounts at a rate of 4.5% per annum for the period beginning on the date of Executive’s termination of employment through the payment date. Thereafter, payments will resume in accordance with this Agreement.

(ii) It is the intent of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Section 409A. Accordingly, the parties intend that this Agreement be interpreted and operated consistent with such requirements of Section 409A to avoid application of penalty taxes under Section 409A to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that following the Start Date the Company or Executive reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits payable under this Agreement may be subject to Section 409A, the Company and Executive shall work together to attempt to reach mutual agreement to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies or procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to (x) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement or (y) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, provided however, without Executive’s consent the economic benefit to Executive may not be diminished, reduced or delayed, and the Company is not required to take any action under this sentence other than that specially provided herein, and provided, further that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto. In addition, the Executive may (but shall not be entitled to) become the beneficiary of a separate indemnity agreement with the Company related to certain liabilities for taxes, including those arising under Section 409A.

 

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(iii) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(iv) such that any reimbursements or in-kind benefits will be deemed payable at a specified time or on a fixed schedule relative to a permissible payment event. Specifically, (A) the amounts reimbursed and in-kind benefits under this Agreement, other than with respect to medical benefits provided under Sections 6 and 8, during Executive’s taxable year may not affect the amounts reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, (B) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and (C) the right to reimbursement or an in-kind benefit is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

(o) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC     EXECUTIVE

By:

        By:    
  Name:       Name: Donald F. Lucey
  Title      

Title:   Executive Vice President,

            Commercial Operations


EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

This Agreement and Release (“ Release ”) is entered into between you, the undersigned employee, and PBF INVESTMENTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Employment Agreement between you and the Company dated as of [December ___], 2012 (as subsequently amended, the “ Employment Agreement ”). You have [              ] days to consider this Release, which you agree is a reasonable amount of time. While you may sign this Release prior to the expiration of this [              ] day period, you are not to sign it prior to _____________, 20___.

1. Definitions .

(a) “ Released Parties ” means the Company, PBF Energy Company LLC, PBF Energy Inc. and their past, present and future parents, subsidiaries, divisions, successors, predecessors, employee benefit plans and affiliated or related companies, and also each of the foregoing entities’ past, present and future owners, officers, directors, stockholders, investors, partners, managers, principals, members, committees, administrators, sponsors, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, employees, agents, assigns, representatives and attorneys, in their personal and representative capacities. Each of the Released Parties is an intended beneficiary of this Release.

(b) “ Claims ” means all theories of recovery of whatever nature, whether known or unknown, recognized by the law or equity of any jurisdiction. It includes but is not limited to any and all actions, causes of action, lawsuits, claims, complaints, petitions, charges, demands, liabilities, indebtedness, losses, damages, rights and judgments in which you have had or may have an interest. It also includes but is not limited to any claim for wages, benefits or other compensation; provided, however that nothing in this Release will affect your entitlement to benefits pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan (as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) sponsored by the Company in which you are a participant. The term Claims also includes but is not limited to claims asserted by you or on your behalf by some other person, entity or government agency.

2. Consideration . The Company agrees to pay you the consideration set forth in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii), and/or 8(e)(ii), as applicable, of the Employment Agreement. The Company will make the payment(s) to you on the sixtieth (60) day following the date of your termination of employment, provided that you sign this Release (and return it to the Company) on or prior to the [21st][45th] day following the date your employment terminates and you are given an execution version of this Release and do not revoke this Release within the seven (7) day period following its execution. You acknowledge that any payment that the Company makes to you under this Release is in addition to anything else of value to which you are entitled and that the Company is not otherwise obligated to make such payment to you.

 

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3. Release of Claims .

(a) You, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, beneficiaries, and assigns, unconditionally release and forever discharge the Released Parties from, and waive, any and all Claims that you have or may have against any of the Released Parties arising from your employment with the Company, the termination thereof, and any other acts or omissions occurring on or before the date you sign this Release.

(b) The release set forth in Paragraph 3(a) includes, but is not limited to, any and all Claims under (i) the common law (tort, contract or other) of any jurisdiction; (ii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any other federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, employee orders and regulations prohibiting discrimination or retaliation upon the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or other unlawful factor; (iii) the National Labor Relations Act; (iv) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; (v) the Family and Medical Leave Act; (vi) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (vii) the Equal Pay Act; (viii) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (ix) any other federal, state or local law.

(c) In furtherance of this Release, you represent that as of the date you entered into this Release neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf has brought any Claims against any of the Released Parties in or before any court, administrative agency or arbitral authority and you hereby waive any relief available to you, including, without limitation, monetary damages, attorney’s fees and costs, equitable relief and reinstatement, under any Claims waived pursuant to this Release.

4. Acknowledgment . You acknowledge that, by entering into this Release, the Company does not admit to any wrongdoing in connection with your employment or termination, and that this Release is intended as a compromise of any Claims you have or may have against the Released Parties. You further acknowledge that you have carefully read this Release and understand its final and binding effect, have had a reasonable amount of time to consider it, have had the opportunity to seek the advice of legal counsel of your choosing, and are entering this Release voluntarily. In addition, you hereby certify your understanding that you may revoke the Release by providing written notice thereof to the Company within seven (7) days following execution of the Release and that, upon such revocation, this Release will not have any further legal effect.

5. Applicable Law . This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

6. Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of the Employment Agreement or this Release or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 5 of this Release. The AAA shall

 

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provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

7. Severability . Each part, term, or provision of this Release is severable from the others. Notwithstanding any possible future finding by a duly constituted authority that a particular part, term, or provision is invalid, void, or unenforceable, this Release has been made with the clear intention that the validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms and provisions shall not be affected thereby. If any part, term, or provision is so found invalid, void or unenforceable, the applicability of any such part, term or provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC     EMPLOYEE

By:

        By:    
  Name:       Name: Donald F. Lucey
  Title      

Title:   Executive Vice President,

            Commercial Operations

Exhibit 10.11

Amended and Restated

Employment Agreement

between

PBF Investments LLC

and

Michael D. Gayda


AMENDED AND RESTATED

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of December 17, 2012 is by and between PBF Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and Michael D. Gayda (“ Executive ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF Energy Company LLC;

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive are parties to that certain Employment Agreement effective as of April 1, 2010 (as amended, the “ Prior Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire to amend the Prior Agreement in certain respects;

WHEREAS , the Company desires to continue to employ the Executive and the Executive desires to accept such continued employment upon the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , the Company and Executive desire that effective on and after the date hereof, this Agreement shall replace and supersede the Prior Agreement and that the Prior Agreement shall be of no force and effect.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and of the respective covenants and agreements set forth below the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 8, Executive’s employment with the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall commence on December 17, 2012 (the “ Start Date ”) and shall continue under this Agreement until December 17, 2013 (the “ Stated Term ”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , that the Stated Term automatically shall be renewed by successive one-year periods (each, a “ Renewal Period ”) unless either party notifies the other party at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the then applicable Stated Term that the Stated Term shall not be renewed beyond the expiration of such then applicable Stated Term (the “ Non-Renewal Notice ”). The Stated Term including any Renewal Period may also be terminated prior to the expiration thereof in accordance with Section 8; provided that the provisions of Sections 9, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder. The term “ Employment Term ” means the period from the Start Date until the expiration or termination of the Stated Term (including any applicable Renewal Period) pursuant to this Section 1.


2. Position .

(a) At the start of the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the President of the Company and its direct and indirect parents (including PBF Energy Inc.), subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, the “ PBF Companies ”) as his primary occupation. Executive shall also serve in such positions for the PBF Companies as determined by the Board of Directors of PBF Energy Inc. (the “ Board ”), provided however, the only compensation paid to Executive shall be through this Agreement. In such positions, Executive shall have such duties and authority that are customary for those positions of companies of the size, type and nature of the Company. Executive acknowledges that during the Employment Term, he may spend a significant amount of his time traveling for purposes of Company business. Executive acknowledges that as an exempt member of management he will neither be paid for any overtime or excess time for hours exceeding the regular working hours per week nor for additional time for weekend work. The base salary of Executive as set forth in this Agreement covers the remuneration of any extra hours or weekend work.

(b) Executive shall devote an appropriate amount of time and energy to the business and affairs of the PBF Companies and shall not be engaged in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain, profit or other pecuniary advantage, unless the Company consents to Executive’s involvement in such business activity in writing. In addition, this restriction shall not be construed as preventing Executive from investing his assets in a form or manner that will not require Executive’s services in the operation of any of the companies in which such investments are made. Executive may also serve on boards of directors and other positions with non-profit and for-profit organizations as to which the Board may from time to time consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, so long as such service does not materially interfere with Executive’s obligations hereunder or violate Sections 9 and 10 hereof.

3. Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $675,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s base salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board. Executive’s annual rate of base salary, as in effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the “ Base Salary .”

4. Annual Bonus . With respect to each calendar year of the Company ending during the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “ Annual Bonus ”) in accordance with the cash incentive compensation plan of the PBF Companies on the same basis as those awards are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. The cash incentive compensation plan and any amounts thereunder to be paid to Executive shall be determined in the discretion of the Board. Any Annual Bonus earned in respect of a calendar year shall be paid in a cash lump sum no later than March 15 of the following calendar year.

5. Incentive Programs . Executive has the option of investing in the PBF Companies and the terms of any such investment are set forth in separate agreements between Executive and applicable PBF Companies. Executive shall also be entitled to grants of equity-

 

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based compensation (“ Equity Awards ”) under any incentive compensation program that may be adopted by the Board on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company. Any such grants shall be made at the discretion of the Board and the terms of such grants shall be set forth in the Long Term Incentive plan documents.

6. Employee Benefits . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any employee benefit plans (which term does not include bonus or incentive compensation plans) in which employees of the Company are eligible to participate (other than any severance pay plan generally offered to all employees of the Company) as in effect from time to time (collectively “ Employee Benefits ”), on the same basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives of the Company.

7. Business Expenses .

During the Employment Term, reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company policy following presentation by Executive of proof of such expenses. All business travel accommodations shall be first class. The Company shall reimburse reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties promptly, but in any case no later than the end of the year following the year in which such expenses are incurred.

8. Termination . The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company or by Executive at any time and for any reason. Upon any termination of Executive’s employment during the Employment Term or any annual non-renewal, the Employment Term shall automatically terminate. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign as of the date of such termination and, to the extent applicable, from any boards (and committees thereof) of the PBF Companies or any of their affiliates. If the Executive is terminated by the Company for Cause, such termination shall be effective immediately. Executive shall give 30 days’ written notice to the Company in accordance with Section 12(g) hereof in the event Executive intends to terminate his employment without Good Reason. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 12(h)), the provisions of this Section 8 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(a) Termination For Cause; Without Good Reason; Non-Renewal by Executive. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder (x) by the Company for Cause or (y) by Executive without Good Reason, including due to Executive’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) accrued, but unpaid Base Salary, earned through the date of termination;

(ii) any Annual Bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of termination for any previously completed fiscal year; and

 

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(iii) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with this Agreement prior to the date of Executive’s termination; and

(iv) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled pursuant to the terms governing such Employee Benefits; and

(v) the right to exercise any vested Equity Awards in accordance with the terms set forth in any Long Term Incentive plan documents;

(collectively, the “Accrued Rights”) and, following such termination of Executive’s employment and payment by the Company of the Accrued Rights, Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Sections 5 and 6 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program. Amounts payable under (i), (ii) and (iii) above shall be paid no later than March 15 of the calendar year immediately following the year of Executive’s termination of employment.

(b) Disability or Death . Executive’s employment hereunder shall terminate upon Executive’s death and may be terminated by the Company if Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine months in any twenty-four consecutive month period to perform Executive’s duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as “ Disability ”). Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability by such physician made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement. Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either death or Disability, Executive or Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a pro rata portion of Executive’s target Annual Bonus for the fiscal year in which Executive’s termination occurs, calculated as the total amount of such target Annual Bonus for the full year multiplied by the number of months or partial months of Executive’s employment during the year of Executive’s termination divided by 12, payable pursuant to Section 4 as if Executive’s employment had not terminated; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release (as hereinafter defined) within the time period specified in Section 12(h); and

(iii) a cash lump sum payment equal to the greater of (A) one-half of Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of Executive’s termination, or (B) one-half of the aggregate amount of Base Salary that Executive would have received had the

 

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Employment Term continued until the end date specified in Section 1 hereof, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s death or termination on account of Disability; provided, in the event of Executive’s termination on account of Disability, Executive has executed and delivered (and not revoked) the Release within the time period specified in Section 12(h).

(iv) Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(b), neither Executive nor Executive’s estate, as applicable, shall have any further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

(c) Termination In Other Circumstances . If Executive’s employment is terminated at any time (x) during the Employment Term (other than 6 months’ prior to or within one year subsequent to the consummation of a Change in Control) (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, or (II) for Good Reason by Executive or (y) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 1.5 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided, however, that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release; and

(iii) continuation for a period of 1 year and 6 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 1 year and 6 month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(c), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

 

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(d) Definitions . For purposes of this Section 8, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

(i) “ Cause ” shall mean (A) Executive’s continued willful failure to substantially perform his duties (other than as a result of a disability) for a period of 30 days following written notice by the Company to Executive of such failure, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to a crime constituting a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or a felony, (C) Executive’s willful malfeasance or willful misconduct in connection with Executive’s duties hereunder, including fraud or dishonesty against the Company, or any of its affiliates, or any act or omission which is materially injurious to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company, or any of its affiliates, other than an act or omission that was committed or omitted by Executive in the good faith belief that it was in the best interest of the Company, (D) a breach of Section 12(i) hereof, or (E) Executive’s breach of the provisions of Section 9 or 10 of this Agreement.

(ii) “ Change in Control ” shall mean (A) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of PBF Energy Inc.’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise); (B) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of PBF Energy Inc. and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (other than one or more of the Excluded Entities); (C) a merger, consolidation or reorganization of PBF Energy Inc. (other than (x) with or into, as applicable, any of the Excluded Entities or (y) in which the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc., immediately before such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own, directly or indirectly immediately following such merger, consolidation or reorganization, at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the corporation resulting from such merger, consolidation or reorganization); (D) the complete liquidation or dissolution of PBF Energy Inc.; or (E) other than as expressly provided for in that certain Stockholders’ Agreement by and among PBF Energy Inc. and the Investor Parties named therein (as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of PBF Energy Inc. then still in office, who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board then in office; provided that, any director appointed or elected to the Board to avoid or settle a threatened or actual proxy contest shall in no event be deemed to be an individual on the Incumbent Board.

(iii) “ Excluded Entity ” shall mean any of the following: (A) The Blackstone Group L.P. and any of its Affiliates including Blackstone PB Capital Partners V L.P., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V Subsidiary L.L.C., Blackstone PB Capital Partners V-AC L.P., Blackstone Family Investment Partnership V USS L.P., Blackstone

 

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Family Investment Partnership V-A USS SMD L.P., Blackstone Participation Partnership V USS L.P. and their respective general partners, Blackstone Group Management L.L.C., Blackstone, Blackstone Management Associates V USS L.L.C. and BCP V USS Side-by-Side GP L.L.C.; (B) First Reserve Management, L.P. and any of its Affiliates, including FR PBF Holdings LLC and FR PBF Holdings II LLC; (C) PBF Energy Inc. and any entities of which a majority of the voting power of its voting equity securities and equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by PBF Energy Inc.; and (D) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) sponsored or maintained by any of the foregoing.

(iv) “ Good Reason ” shall mean, without Executive’s consent, (A) the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus, if any, when due hereunder, (B) any adverse, substantial and sustained diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities by the Company from those described in Section 2 hereof, (C) the Company requiring a change in the location for performance of Executive’s employment responsibilities hereunder to a location more than 50 miles from the Company’s office location in Parsippany, NJ (not including ordinary travel during the regular course of employment) or (D) any other action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of the Agreement; provided , that the events described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) shall constitute Good Reason only if the Company fails to cure such event within 20 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Good Reason; provided, further, that Good Reason shall cease to exist for an event described in clauses (A), (B), (C) and (D) of this Section 8(d)(iv) on the 90th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Company written notice thereof prior to such date.

(v) “ target Annual Bonus ” shall mean that level of Annual Bonus achieved at one times the Base Salary.

(e) Change in Control . In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment 6 months’ prior to, or within one year subsequent to the consummation of, a Change in Control (I) without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) by the Company, (II) for Good Reason by Executive, or (III) due to the Company’s election not to renew the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Rights;

(ii) a cash lump sum payment equal to 2.99 times Executive’s Base Salary as in effect on the date of termination, payable on the 60th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; provided , however , that receipt of such amount will be subject to Executive executing and delivering (and not revoking) the Release on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release;

 

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(iii) immediate vesting and exercisability of any outstanding Equity Awards, warrants and Series B Units; and

(iv) continuation for a period of 2 years and 11 months of Executive’s and his dependent’s health (medical, dental and vision) benefits if Executive was enrolled in such benefits at the time of termination and otherwise remains eligible for such benefits and continues to pay the Executive’s portion of the monthly cost of such benefits, provided, that at the end of such 2-year and 11-month period of benefit continuation, as long as the Company will not be subject to any taxes, fines or penalties under applicable law as a result thereof, Executive shall then be entitled to the full period of benefits then allowed under COBRA at Executive’s sole expense.

(v) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that any payments or benefits provided for in Section 8(e) or otherwise is or would be, if not for this Section 8(e)(v), subject to excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code (the “ Excise Tax ”), then the payments or benefits provided to the Executive shall be reduced (but not below zero) if and only to the extent necessary so a reduction in the total payments under this Section 8(e) would result in the Executive retaining a larger amount, on an after-tax basis (taking into account federal, state and local income taxes as well as any Excise Tax) than if the Executive received the entire amount of such payment. If there is a reduction of the payments or benefits, such reduction shall occur as mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive. Any determination required under this Section 8(e)(v) shall be made in writing by the independent public accountant of the Company (the “ Accountants ”), at the expense of the Company, and whose determination shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes upon the Company and the Executive. For purposes of making any calculation required by this Section 8(e)(v), the Accountants may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good-faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.

Following such termination of Executive’s employment and, if required, payment of the amounts set forth in this Section 8(e), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement, except as set forth under provisions of this Agreement under which future benefits may be provided, under any other agreements as referenced above in Section 5 and any Long Term Incentive compensation program.

9. Restrictive Covenants .

(a) Non-Competition . Executive shall not, at any time beginning on the Start Date and ending on the date that is six months following Executive’s termination of employment for any reason (such period, the “ Non-Compete Period ”), be a more than 5% shareholder, director, officer or employee of any person, firm, corporation, partnership or business that engages in a business which competes directly with the Business (as defined below).

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Non-Compete Period, Executive shall not directly recruit or otherwise solicit or induce any senior executive employee of the Company to terminate his or her employment with the Company or any of the Company’s affiliates in order

 

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to be hired by Executive in a business which competes directly with the Business; provided, however, that general solicitation or advertising for employment by Executive shall not be prohibited by this Section 9(b).

(c) Non-Disparagement . During Executive’s employment and at any time following his termination, Executive agrees not to disparage, either orally or in writing, in any material respect the Company or any of their affiliates.

(d) Reformation . In the event the terms of this Section 9 shall be determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable by reason of its extending for too great a period of time or over too great a geographical area or by reason of its being too extensive in any other respect, it will be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time for which it may be enforceable, over the maximum geographical area as to which it may be enforceable, or to the maximum extent in all other respects as to which it may be enforceable, all as determined by such court in such action.

(e) Business . As used in Sections 9 and 10 hereof, the term “ Business ” shall mean the crude oil refining business in the specific geographic areas in which the Company’s oil refining operations primarily conduct business at the date of Executive’s termination.

(f) Change in Control . Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Section 9 shall be null and void upon a Change in Control.

10. Non-Disclosure of Confidential Information .

(a) Protection of Confidential Information . All items of information, documents (including electronically stored documents like email), and materials pertaining to the business and operations of the Company that are not made public by the Company through authorized means will be considered confidential (hereafter, “ Confidential Information ”). Confidential Information includes, but is not limited to, customer lists, business referral source lists, internal cost and pricing data and analysis, marketing plans and strategies, personnel files and evaluations, financial and accounting data, operational and other business affairs and methods, contracts, technical data, know-how, trade secrets, computer software and other proprietary and intellectual property, and plans and strategies for future developments relating to any of the foregoing. Except in connection with the faithful performance of Executive’s duties hereunder or as permitted pursuant to Section 10(c), Executive shall, in perpetuity, maintain in confidence and shall not directly, indirectly or otherwise, use, disseminate, disclose or publish, or use for his benefit or the benefit of any person, firm, corporation or other entity any Confidential Information, or deliver to any person, firm, corporation or other entity any document, record, notebook, computer program or similar repository of or containing any such Confidential Information. The parties hereby stipulate and agree that as between them the foregoing matters are important, material and confidential proprietary information and trade secrets and affect the successful conduct of the businesses of the Company or any of its successors.

(b) Return of Confidential Information . Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive upon the request of the Company will promptly either destroy or deliver to the Company any and all Confidential Information in Executive’s possession and any other documents concerning the customers, business plans, marketing strategies, products or processes of the Company.

 

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(c) No Prohibition . Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit Executive from (i) disclosing information and documents when required by law, subpoena or court order (provided Executive gives reasonable notice thereof and makes reasonably available to the Company and its counsel the documents and other information sought and assists such counsel, at the Company’s expense, in resisting or otherwise responding to such order or process), (ii) disclosing information and documents to his attorney or tax adviser for the purpose of securing legal or tax advice, (iii) disclosing the post-employment restrictions in this Agreement to any potential new employer, (iv) retaining, at any time, his personal correspondence, his personal rolodex or outlook contacts and documents related to his own personal benefits, entitlements and obligations, or (v) disclosing or retaining information that, through no act of Executive in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company, is generally available to the public, is in the public domain at the time of disclosure or is available from other sources.

11. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that remedies at law available to the Company for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Sections 9 or 10 would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.

12. Miscellaneous .

(a) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(b) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters herein (including, without limitation, Executive’s compensation, benefits and severance) and supersedes all prior agreements (including, without limitation, the Predecessor Agreement which shall be of no force and effect upon this Agreement becoming effective), understandings, memoranda, term sheets, conversations and negotiations. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(c) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(e) Assignment . This Agreement shall not be assignable by Executive. This Agreement may be assigned by the Company with Executive’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, to a person or entity that is a successor in interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity as applicable.

(f) Successors; Binding Agreement . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devises and legatees of Executive.

(g) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or five days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

 

If to the Company:    PBF Investments LLC
   c/o PBF Energy
   1 Sylvan Way, 2nd Floor
   Parsippany, NJ 07054
If to Executive:   

(h) Release . As a condition of receipt of the benefits described in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii) and 8(e)(ii), as applicable, Executive must execute the full and complete release of the PBF Companies and certain related entities or persons thereof in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Release ”) from any and all claims which Executive may then have for whatever reason or cause in connection with Executive’s employment and the termination thereof (other than those obligations specifically set out in this Agreement, any indemnification agreement, the indemnification provisions in the Company’s governing documents, and the obligations of the Company and such related entities to the extent that the documents providing for such obligations specifically provide that the obligations are in addition to obligations under this Agreement), and deliver the Release to the Company on or prior to the 21st day or the 45th day, as applicable, following the date on which his employment with the Company terminates and he is given an execution version of the Release, and Executive shall not revoke the same within the seven-day period following its execution.

 

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(i) Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of this Agreement or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 hereof, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“ AAA ”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 12(a) hereof. The AAA shall provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

(j) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that (i) he has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or policy or government or court order to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound.

(k) Cooperation . Executive shall provide his reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any appeal from any action or proceeding) that relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder. The Company shall provide Executive with a reasonable stipend of not less than $2,000.00 per day and shall reimburse Executive for reasonable expenses incurred as a result of Executive’s cooperation with the Company. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this provision shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

(l) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(m) Indemnification, Insurance and Related Matters . During the Employment Term and for so long as there exists potential for liability thereafter with regard to the Executive’s activities during the Employment Term on behalf of the PBF Companies (regardless of whether as an employee, officer, or member of the Board or in any other capacity on behalf of the PBF Companies), the Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Executive on terms and conditions no less favorable than any of the PBF Companies provides at any time during the Employment Term or afterwards to its other executive officers and members of the Board. During the Employment Term and for six (6) years thereafter, the Executive shall be entitled, at the Company’s expense, to the same directors’ and officers’ liability insurance coverage that any of the PBF Companies provides generally to its other executive officers and members of the Board, as may be amended from time to time, provided that such insurance coverage following the Employment Term shall be on terms and conditions no less favorable to

 

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the Executive than those in effect at the expiration or termination of the Employment Term. The rights provided by this Section 12(m) shall be in addition to any other rights to which Executive may be entitled under any of the organizational documents of any of the PBF Companies, any agreement, pursuant to any vote of the holders of equity interests or securities of any of the PBF Companies, as a matter of law or otherwise.

(n) Section 409A .

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no payments contemplated by this Agreement will be paid during the six-month period following the Executive’s termination of employment if the Company determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time or times contemplated by this Agreement would cause the Executive to incur an additional tax under Section 409A (in which case such amounts shall be paid at the time or times indicated in this Section 12(n)). If the payment of any amounts are delayed as a result of the previous sentence, (i) the Company will create a U.S. irrevocable grantor trust with the funds to be held for the benefit of the Executive, known as a “rabbi trust” and contribute to it any amounts subject to the delay as soon as is practicable, and (ii) on the first business day following the earlier of Executive’s death or the end of the six-month period, the Company will pay Executive a lump sum amount equal to the amounts that would have otherwise been previously paid to Executive under this Agreement during such six-month period, plus accrued interest on such amounts at a rate of 4.5% per annum for the period beginning on the date of Executive’s termination of employment through the payment date. Thereafter, payments will resume in accordance with this Agreement.

(ii) It is the intent of the Company that the provisions of this Agreement comply with Section 409A. Accordingly, the parties intend that this Agreement be interpreted and operated consistent with such requirements of Section 409A to avoid application of penalty taxes under Section 409A to the extent reasonably practicable. In the event that following the Start Date the Company or Executive reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits payable under this Agreement may be subject to Section 409A, the Company and Executive shall work together to attempt to reach mutual agreement to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies or procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to (x) exempt the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement or (y) comply with the requirements of Section 409A, provided however, without Executive’s consent the economic benefit to Executive may not be diminished, reduced or delayed, and the Company is not required to take any action under this sentence other than that specially provided herein, and provided, further that neither the Company nor any of its employees or representatives shall have any liability to Executive with respect thereto. In addition, the Executive may (but shall not be entitled to) become the beneficiary of a separate indemnity agreement with the Company related to certain liabilities for taxes, including those arising under Section 409A.

 

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(iii) All reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(l)(iv) such that any reimbursements or in-kind benefits will be deemed payable at a specified time or on a fixed schedule relative to a permissible payment event. Specifically, (A) the amounts reimbursed and in-kind benefits under this Agreement, other than with respect to medical benefits provided under Sections 6 and 8, during Executive’s taxable year may not affect the amounts reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided in any other taxable year, (B) the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred, and (C) the right to reimbursement or an in-kind benefit is not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit. For purposes of Section 409A, each payment made under this Agreement shall be designated as a “separate payment” within the meaning of Section 409A.

(o) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC     EXECUTIVE
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:       Name:   Michael D. Gayda
Title       Title:   President


EXHIBIT A

AGREEMENT AND RELEASE

This Agreement and Release (“ Release ”) is entered into between you, the undersigned employee, and PBF INVESTMENTS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), in connection with the Employment Agreement between you and the Company dated as of [December     ], 2012 (as subsequently amended, the “ Employment Agreement ”). You have [            ] days to consider this Release, which you agree is a reasonable amount of time. While you may sign this Release prior to the expiration of this [            ] day period, you are not to sign it prior to             , 20    .

1. Definitions .

(a) “ Released Parties ” means the Company, PBF Energy Company LLC, PBF Energy Inc. and their past, present and future parents, subsidiaries, divisions, successors, predecessors, employee benefit plans and affiliated or related companies, and also each of the foregoing entities’ past, present and future owners, officers, directors, stockholders, investors, partners, managers, principals, members, committees, administrators, sponsors, executors, trustees, fiduciaries, employees, agents, assigns, representatives and attorneys, in their personal and representative capacities. Each of the Released Parties is an intended beneficiary of this Release.

(b) “ Claims ” means all theories of recovery of whatever nature, whether known or unknown, recognized by the law or equity of any jurisdiction. It includes but is not limited to any and all actions, causes of action, lawsuits, claims, complaints, petitions, charges, demands, liabilities, indebtedness, losses, damages, rights and judgments in which you have had or may have an interest. It also includes but is not limited to any claim for wages, benefits or other compensation; provided, however that nothing in this Release will affect your entitlement to benefits pursuant to the terms of any employee benefit plan (as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended) sponsored by the Company in which you are a participant. The term Claims also includes but is not limited to claims asserted by you or on your behalf by some other person, entity or government agency.

2. Consideration . The Company agrees to pay you the consideration set forth in Sections 8(b)(ii), 8(b)(iii), 8(c)(ii), and/or 8(e)(ii), as applicable, of the Employment Agreement. The Company will make the payment(s) to you on the sixtieth (60) day following the date of your termination of employment, provided that you sign this Release (and return it to the Company) on or prior to the [21st][45th] day following the date your employment terminates and you are given an execution version of this Release and do not revoke this Release within the seven (7) day period following its execution. You acknowledge that any payment that the Company makes to you under this Release is in addition to anything else of value to which you are entitled and that the Company is not otherwise obligated to make such payment to you.

3. Release of Claims .

(a) You, on behalf of yourself and your heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, beneficiaries, and assigns, unconditionally release and forever

 

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discharge the Released Parties from, and waive, any and all Claims that you have or may have against any of the Released Parties arising from your employment with the Company, the termination thereof, and any other acts or omissions occurring on or before the date you sign this Release.

(b) The release set forth in Paragraph 3(a) includes, but is not limited to, any and all Claims under (i) the common law (tort, contract or other) of any jurisdiction; (ii) the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and any other federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, employee orders and regulations prohibiting discrimination or retaliation upon the basis of age, race, sex, national origin, religion, disability, or other unlawful factor; (iii) the National Labor Relations Act; (iv) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; (v) the Family and Medical Leave Act; (vi) the Fair Labor Standards Act; (vii) the Equal Pay Act; (viii) the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act; and (ix) any other federal, state or local law.

(c) In furtherance of this Release, you represent that as of the date you entered into this Release neither you nor anyone acting on your behalf has brought any Claims against any of the Released Parties in or before any court, administrative agency or arbitral authority and you hereby waive any relief available to you, including, without limitation, monetary damages, attorney’s fees and costs, equitable relief and reinstatement, under any Claims waived pursuant to this Release.

4. Acknowledgment . You acknowledge that, by entering into this Release, the Company does not admit to any wrongdoing in connection with your employment or termination, and that this Release is intended as a compromise of any Claims you have or may have against the Released Parties. You further acknowledge that you have carefully read this Release and understand its final and binding effect, have had a reasonable amount of time to consider it, have had the opportunity to seek the advice of legal counsel of your choosing, and are entering this Release voluntarily. In addition, you hereby certify your understanding that you may revoke the Release by providing written notice thereof to the Company within seven (7) days following execution of the Release and that, upon such revocation, this Release will not have any further legal effect.

5. Applicable Law . This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

6. Arbitration . Any dispute with regard to the enforcement of the Employment Agreement or this Release or any matter relating to the employment of Executive by the Company including but not limited to disputes relating to claims of employment discrimination, alleged torts or any violation of law other than the seeking of equitable relief in accordance with applicable law under Section 11 of the Employment Agreement, shall be exclusively resolved by a single experienced arbitrator licensed to practice law in the State of New York, selected in accordance with the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) rules and procedures, at an arbitration to be conducted in the State of New York pursuant to the National Rules for the Resolution of Employment Disputes rules of AAA with the arbitrator applying the substantive law of the State of New York as provided for under Section 5 of this Release. The AAA shall

 

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provide the parties hereto with lists for the selection of arbitrators composed entirely of arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators and who have prior experience in the arbitration of disputes between employers and senior executives. The determination of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and judgment therein may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction. Each party shall pay its own attorneys fees and disbursements and other costs of the arbitration.

7. Severability . Each part, term, or provision of this Release is severable from the others. Notwithstanding any possible future finding by a duly constituted authority that a particular part, term, or provision is invalid, void, or unenforceable, this Release has been made with the clear intention that the validity and enforceability of the remaining parts, terms and provisions shall not be affected thereby. If any part, term, or provision is so found invalid, void or unenforceable, the applicability of any such part, term or provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it or its application valid and enforceable.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year set forth below.

 

PBF INVESTMENTS LLC     EMPLOYEE
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:       Name:   Michael D. Gayda
Title       Title:   President