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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

OR

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number: 001-33549

 

 

Tiptree Financial Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   38-3754322

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

780 Third Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, New York   10017
(Address of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(212) 446-1410

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Care Investment Trust Inc.

(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   ¨     No   x

(Explanatory Note: Until August 8, 2013, the registrant was a voluntary filer and not subject to the filing requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although not subject to these filing requirements prior to August 8, 2013, Tiptree Financial Inc. has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes   x     No   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.)    Yes   ¨     No   x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of August 13, 2013, there were 10,246,020 shares, par value $0.001, of the registrant’s Class A common stock outstanding, and 31,147,371 shares, par value $0.001, of the registrant’s Class B common stock outstanding.

 

 

 


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INDEX

 

Part I Financial Information

  

Item 1. Financial Statements

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

     1   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

     2   

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity

     3   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     4   

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     5   

Item  2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     19   

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     29   

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     29   

Part II Other Information

  

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     30   

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     30   

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     30   

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

     30   

Item 5. Other Information

     30   

Item 6. Exhibits

     31   

Signatures

     32   

EX-31.1

  

EX-31.2

  

EX-32.1

  

EX-32.2

  

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EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT

  

EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT

  

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Part I — Financial Information

ITEM 1. Financial Statements.

Tiptree Financial Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(dollars in thousands — except share and per share data)

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     (Unaudited)        

Assets:

    

Real estate:

    

Land

   $ 6,440     $ 10,620  

Buildings and improvements

     36,417       116,222  

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (968 )     (8,015 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate, net

     41,889       118,827  

Cash and cash equivalents

     69,002       46,428  

Investment in loans

     22,360       5,553  

Note receivable from related party

     3,346       —    

Investments in partially-owned entities

     2,493       2,491  

Identified intangible assets — leases in place, net

     834       6,316  

Other assets

     3,059       6,182  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 142,983     $ 185,797  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Mortgage notes payable

   $ 33,376     $ 95,232  

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     1,743       1,833  

Accrued expenses payable to related party

     1,647       86  

Other liabilities

     644       609  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     37,410       97,760  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

    

Stockholders’ Equity

    

Preferred stock: $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common stock: $0.001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized 10,246,020 and 10,226,250 shares issued and outstanding, respectively

     11       11  

Non-controlling interest

     5,183       —    

Additional paid-in capital

     84,216       84,147  

Retained earnings

     16,163       3,879  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     105,573       88,037  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 142,983     $ 185,797  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Tiptree Financial Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands — except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2013
    Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2012
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2013
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2012
 

Revenue

        

Rental income

   $ 1,094     $ 413     $ 1,916     $ 825  

Reimbursable income

     38       43       77       85  

Income from investments in loans

     573       182       886       364  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Revenue

     1,705       638       2,879       1,274  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses

        

Base services fees to related party

     120       133       238       245  

Incentive fee to related party

     1,537       —         1,537       —    

Marketing, general and administrative (including stock-based compensation of $71, $36, $140 and $105, respectively)

     1,635       898       3,167       2,070  

Reimbursed property expenses

     38       43       77       85  

Depreciation and amortization

     324       157       602       279  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Expenses

     3,654       1,231       5,621       2,679  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other (Income) Expense

        

Income from investments in partially-owned entities, net

     (85 )     (81 )     (169 )     (162 )

Unrealized loss on derivative instruments

     —         420       —         —    

Realized gain on derivative instruments, net

     —         (86 )     —         (86 )

Interest income

     (12 )     (19 )     (23 )     (40 )

Interest expense including amortization of deferred financing costs

     369       206       661       401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     (2,221 )     (1,033 )     (3,211 )     (1,518 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

        

Gain on sale of Bickford Portfolio, net

     15,463       —         15,463       —    

Income from discontinued operations, net

     806       794       1,647       1,573  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations, net

     16,269       794       17,110       1,573  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,048     $ (239 )   $ 13,899     $ 55  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     16       —         16       —    

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     14,032       (239 )     13,883       55  

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders per share of common stock

        

(Loss) from continuing operations, basic

   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (0.15 )

Discontinued operations, net, basic

   $ 1.59     $ 0.08     $ 1.67     $ 0.16  

Net income (loss), basic

   $ 1.37     $ (0.02 )   $ 1.36     $ 0.01  

(Loss) from continuing operations, diluted

   $ (0.22 )   $ (0.10 )   $ (0.31 )   $ (0.15 )

Discontinued operations, net, diluted

   $ 1.59     $ 0.08     $ 1.67     $ 0.16  

Net income (loss), diluted

   $ 1.37     $ (0.02 )   $ 1.36     $ 0.01  

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

     10,243,951       10,224,845       10,242,733       10,200,141  

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

     10,258,141       10,224,845       10,258,633       10,214,265  

Dividends declared per common share

   $ 0.155     $ 0.270     $ 0.155     $ 0.270  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

     Common Stock     Additional
Paid-in
    Retained     Non-controlling         
     Shares     $     Capital     Earnings     interest      Total  

Balance at December 31, 2012

     10,226,250     $ 11      $ 84,147     $ 3,879       —        $ 88,037  

Stock-based compensation to directors for services

     4,360                30       —         —          30  

Stock-based compensation to employees

     15,712                41       —         —          41  

Dividends

     —         —         —         (1,599 )     —          (1,599 )

Repurchased shares

     (302 )              (2 )     —         —          (2 )

Net changes in non-controlling interest

     —         —         —         —         5,167        5,167  

Net income

     —         —         —         13,883       16        13,899  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2013

     10,246,020     $ 11      $ 84,216     $ 16,163     $ 5,183      $ 105,573  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

* Less than $500

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands)

 

     For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2013
    For the Six
Months Ended
June 30, 2012
 

Cash Flow From Operating Activities

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 13,899     $ 55  

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

    

Increase in deferred rent receivable

     (624 )     (799 )

(Income) or loss from investments in partially-owned entities

     (169 )     (162 )

Distribution of income from partially-owned entities

     167       162  

Amortization of above-market leases

     104       104  

Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs

     27       134  

Accretion of mortgage note discount

     20        —     

Amortization of mortgage note premium

     (75 )     (74 )

Stock-based compensation

     140       105  

Non-cash interest from investments in loans

     (111     —     

Depreciation and amortization on real estate and fixed assets, including intangible assets

     2,235       1,976  

Gain on sale of Bickford Portfolio, net

     (15,463 )     —     

Gain on derivative instruments

     —         (86 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Other assets

     (638 )     (71 )

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (59 )     (891 )

Other liabilities including payable to related parties

     1,560       (1,345 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     1,013       (892 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow From Investing Activities

    

Fixed asset purchases

     (7 )     (23 )

Change in non-controlling interest

     (19     —     

Proceeds from derivative transactions

     —         86  

Proceeds from sale of Bickford Portfolio

     44,021        —     

Investment in real estate

     (13     —     

Proceeds from loan repayments

     562       173  

Funding of notes receivable from related party

     (3,346     —     

Investment in loans

     (17,258 )     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

     23,940       236  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow From Financing Activities

    

Principal payments under mortgage notes payable

     (740 )     (15,805 )

Borrowings under mortgage notes payable

     —         15,680  

Financing costs

     (38 )     (625 )

Repurchases of common stock

     (2 )     (72 )

Dividends paid

     (1,599 )     (2,788 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (2,379 )     (3,610 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     22,574       (4,266 )

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     46,428       52,306  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 69,002     $ 48,040  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 3,544     $ 3,139  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for taxes

   $ 38     $ 227  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash financing and investing activities

    

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed by consolidation of Care Cal JV LLC

    

Land, building, and improvements

   $ (23,024 )   $ —    

Other assets acquired

   $ (183 )   $ —    

Mortgage notes payable assumed

   $ 18,056     $ —    

Other liabilities assumed

     3       —     

Liabilities extinguished by sale of Bickford Portfolio

    

Mortgage note payable

   $ (78,818 )   $ —    

Mortgage note premium

   $ (299 )   $ —    

Stock-based payments

   $ 30     $ 375  

Accrued expenses for financing costs

   $ —       $ 53  

See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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Tiptree Financial Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

June 30, 2013

Note 1 Organization

As of June 30, 2013, Tiptree Financial Inc., formerly known as Care Investment Trust Inc., (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, “we”, “us” or “our”) is an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests in healthcare facilities including assisted-living, independent living, memory care, skilled nursing and other healthcare and seniors-related real estate assets in the United States of America (the “U.S.”). The Company was incorporated in Maryland in March 2007 and completed its initial public offering on June 22, 2007. We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2007. To maintain our tax status as a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders.

As of June 30, 2013, we maintained a geographically-diversified investment portfolio consisting of approximately $41.9 million (63%) in wholly-owned and majority-owned real estate, approximately $2.5 million (4%) in an unconsolidated joint venture that owns real estate, and approximately $22.4 million (33%) in a loan investment. As of June 30, 2013, our portfolio of assets consisted of wholly-owned real estate of senior housing facilities, including assisted living, independent living and memory care facilities, as well as real estate joint-ventures of senior housing facilities, including an assisted / independent living facility and senior apartments, and a loan investment secured by skilled nursing facilities, as well as collateral relating to assisted living facilities and a multifamily property. Our wholly-owned senior housing facilities are leased, under triple-net leases, which require the tenants to pay all property-related expenses. As of June 30, 2013, we operated in only one reportable segment.

On August 13, 2010, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. (“TFP”) acquired control of the Company (the “2010 Transaction”). As part of the 2010 Transaction, we entered into a hybrid management structure whereby senior management was internalized and we entered into a services agreement with TREIT Management, LLC (“TREIT” or “Advisor”) for certain advisory and support services (the “Services Agreement”).

Current Event — Reorganization

On July 1, 2013, we completed a combination with TFP pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2013 (the “Contribution Agreement”), among us, TFP and Tiptree Operating Company, LLC (the “Operating Subsidiary”). Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, we contributed substantially all of our assets to the Operating Subsidiary in exchange for 10,289,192 common units in the Operating Subsidiary (representing an approximately 25% interest in Operating Subsidiary), and TFP contributed substantially all of its assets (excluding shares of our Class A Common Stock owned by TFP) to Operating Subsidiary in exchange for 31,147,371 common units in the Operating Subsidiary (representing an approximately 75% interest in Operating Subsidiary) and 31,147,371 shares of our newly classified Class B Common Stock (the “Contribution Transactions”).

TREIT became an indirect subsidiary of the Company in connection with the Contribution Transactions. The Services Agreement was assigned by the Company to its subsidiary Care Investment Trust LLC on July 1, 2013 in connection with the Contribution Transactions. The Services Agreement remains in full effect.

On July 1, 2013, immediately prior to closing the Contribution Transactions, we filed our Fourth Articles of Amendment and Restatement with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation in order to, among other things, (i) change our name from “Care Investment Trust Inc.” to “Tiptree Financial Inc.”, (ii) rename our common stock as “Class A Common Stock”, with no change to the economic or voting rights of such stock, (iii) reclassify 50,000,000 authorized and unissued shares of our common stock as Class B Common Stock, and (iv) remove certain provisions related to our qualification as a REIT.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we have become a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries will hold and manage the assets of and operate the businesses we operated prior to the Contribution Transactions and those contributed by TFP on a consolidated basis. Through our operating subsidiary, Tiptree Operating Company, LLC, our primary focus is on four sectors of financial services: insurance and insurance services, real estate, asset management and specialty finance (including corporate, consumer and tax-exempt credit). The financial information in this Quarterly Report presents our financial results prior to the completion of the Contribution Transactions and are not indicative of our financial results following the Contribution Transactions. See Note 14 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for subsequent events disclosure.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we expect that we will not qualify to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes and would become a taxable corporation effective January 1, 2013 due to the nature of the assets and the businesses contributed by TFP. As a REIT, the Company was generally not subject to United States, or U.S., federal corporate income tax on its taxable income distributed to stockholders. However, even as a REIT, the Company was subject to U.S. federal income and excise taxes in various situations, such as on the Company’s undistributed income. The Company’s failure to qualify as a REIT will be retroactive to January 1, 2013 and the Company will be subject to U.S. federal income and applicable state and local tax at regular corporate rates. As of the date of this filing, the Company is in the process of determining the effect on the financial statements of the change in tax status as of July 1, 2013 retroactive to January 1, 2013, which will be recognized in the condensed consolidated financial statements in the third quarter of 2013. The estimated amount of tax as a result of the Contribution Transactions and not qualifying to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes is approximately $3.5 million. Additionally, the Company estimates that the existing net operating losses (“NOLs”) of approximately $9.6 million will be carried forward, which may be subject to limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. If we are not taxed as a REIT, we will not be subject to the 90% distribution requirement and our Board of Directors, or the Board, may then determine to distribute less of its taxable income than it would if we were taxed as a REIT.

Note 2 Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited. In our opinion, all estimates and adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows have been made. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 has been derived from the audited consolidated balance sheet as of that date. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U. S. (“GAAP”) have been omitted in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X and the instructions to Form 10-Q. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year ending December 31, 2013.

Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries, which are wholly-owned or controlled by us. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP, which requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Accounting Standards Codification Topic (“ASC”) 810 Consolidation (“ASC 810”), requires a company to identify investments in other entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights (“variable interest entities” or “VIEs”) and to determine which business enterprise is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. A VIE is broadly defined as an entity where either the equity investors as a group, if any, do not have a controlling financial interest or the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support. The Company consolidates investments in VIEs when it is determined that the Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE at either the date the Company became involved with the VIE or upon the occurrence of a reconsideration event. The Company concluded that its partially-owned entity is not a VIE.

As discussed in Notes 3 and 8, effective as of February 1, 2013, we acquired a 75% interest in a newly formed limited liability company (“Care Cal JV LLC”) whose subsidiaries own two senior housing apartment buildings located in New York (the “Calamar Properties”). The Calamar Properties are encumbered by two separate loans from Liberty Bank (the “Calamar Loans”). The Company accounts for this business combination under the acquisition method in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations (“ASC 805”) and consolidates the financial statements for the Calamar Properties in accordance with ASC 810.

 

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Comprehensive Income

We have no items of other comprehensive income, and accordingly net income (loss) is equal to comprehensive income (loss) for all periods presented.

Segment Reporting

ASC 280 Segment Reporting establishes standards for the way that public entities report information about operating segments in the financial statements. As of June 30, 2013 we are a REIT focused on originating and acquiring healthcare-related real estate and commercial mortgage debt and currently operate in only one reportable segment.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

We consider all highly liquid investments of sufficient credit quality with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Included in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is approximately $69.0 million and $46.4 million, respectively, deposited with one major financial institution.

Real Estate and Identified Intangible Assets

Real estate and identified intangible assets are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Betterments, major renewals and certain costs directly related to the improvement and leasing of real estate are capitalized. Maintenance and repairs are charged to operations as incurred. Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis over the assets’ estimated useful lives, which range from 9 to 40 years. Amortization is provided on a straight-line basis over the life of the in-place leases.

Upon the acquisition of real estate, we assess the fair value of acquired assets (including land, buildings and improvements, personal property and identified intangible assets such as above and below market leases, acquired in-place leases and customer relationships) and acquired liabilities in accordance with ASC 805, and ASC 350 Intangibles — Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), and we allocate purchase price based on these assessments. We assess fair value based on estimated cash flow projections that utilize appropriate discount and capitalization rates and available market information. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, leases in place, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property. Other intangible assets acquired include amounts for in-place lease values that are based on the Company’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each property and the respective tenant’s lease. Factors considered include estimates of carrying costs during hypothetical expected lease-up periods and market conditions. In estimating carrying costs, the Company includes estimates of lost rents at estimated market rates during the hypothetical expected lease-up periods, which are dependent on local market conditions and expected trends.

We review the carrying value of our real estate assets and intangibles for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable in accordance with ASC 360, Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets , (“ASC 360”). If such reviews indicate that the asset is impaired, the asset’s carrying amount is written down to its fair value. An impairment loss is measured based on the excess of the carrying amount over the fair value. We determine fair value by using a discounted cash flow model and appropriate discount and capitalization rates. Estimates of future cash flows are based on a number of factors including the historical operating results, leases in place, known trends, and market/economic conditions that may affect the property. The evaluation of anticipated cash flows is subjective and is based, in part, on assumptions regarding future occupancy, rental rates and capital requirements that could differ materially from actual results. If our anticipated holding periods change or estimated cash flows decline based on market conditions or otherwise, an impairment loss may be recognized. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. There were no impairments of our wholly-owned and majority-owned real estate investments and intangibles for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Investments in Loans

We account for our investment in loans in accordance with ASC 948 Financial Services — Mortgage Banking (“ASC 948”). Under ASC 948, loans expected to be held for the foreseeable future or to maturity should be held at amortized cost, and all other loans should be held at lower of cost or market (“LOCOM”), measured on an individual basis. In accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), the Company includes nonperformance risk in calculating fair value adjustments. As specified in ASC 820, the framework for measuring fair value is based on observable inputs of market data.

We periodically review our loans held for investment for impairment. Impairment losses are taken for impaired loans based on the fair value of collateral and a recoverability analysis on an individual loan basis. The fair value of the collateral may be determined by an evaluation of operating cash flow from the property during the projected holding period, and/or estimated sales value computed by applying an expected capitalization rate to the current net operating income of the specific property, less selling costs. Whichever method is used, other factors considered relate to geographic trends and project diversification, the size of the portfolio and current economic conditions. When it is probable that we will be unable to collect all amounts contractually due, the loan would be considered impaired.

Interest income is generally recognized using the effective interest method or on a basis approximating a level rate of return over the term of the loan. Nonaccrual loans are those on which the accrual of interest has been suspended. Loans are placed on nonaccrual status and considered nonperforming when full payment of principal and interest is in doubt, or when principal or interest is 90 days or more past due or if cash collateral, if any, is insufficient to cover principal and interest. Interest accrued but not collected at the date a loan is placed on nonaccrual status is reversed against interest income. In addition, the amortization of net deferred loan fees is suspended. Interest income on nonaccrual loans may be recognized only to the extent it is received in cash. However, where there is doubt regarding the ultimate collectability of loan principal, cash receipts on such nonaccrual loans are applied to reduce the carrying value of such loans. Nonaccrual loans may be returned to accrual status when repayment is reasonably assured and there has been demonstrated performance under the terms of the loan or, if applicable, the restructured terms of such loan. The Company did not have any loans on non-accrual status as of June 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.

As discussed in Note 4, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we have one loan investment that is secured by skilled nursing facilities, as well as collateral relating to assisted living facilities and a multifamily property, all of which are located in Louisiana. The loan investment was previously syndicated to three lenders (including the Company), each of which owned an approximately one-third interest in the loan at December 31, 2012. On March 1, 2013, we purchased all of the remaining interest in the syndicated loan that we did not previously own.

Our intent is to hold the loan to maturity and as such it is carried on the June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 balance sheets at its respective amortized cost basis, net of principal payments received.

Investments in Partially-Owned Entities

We invest in common equity and preferred equity interests that allow us to participate in a percentage of the underlying property’s cash flows from operations and proceeds from a sale or refinancing. At the inception of the investment, we must determine whether such investment should be accounted for as a loan, joint venture or as real estate. Investments in partially-owned entities where we exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies of the subsidiary, but do not control the subsidiary, are reported under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method of accounting, the Company’s share of the investee’s earnings or loss is included in the Company’s operating results.

As discussed in Note 5, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we held one investment accounted for under the equity method.

 

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We assess whether there are indicators that the value of our partially owned entities may be impaired. An investment’s value is impaired if we determine that a decline in the value of the investment below its carrying value is other than temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss shall be measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over the estimated value of the investment. For the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we did not recognize any impairment on investments in partially owned entities.

Rental Revenue

We recognize rental revenue in accordance with ASC 840 Leases (“ASC 840”). ASC 840 requires that revenue be recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable term of the lease unless another systematic and rational basis is more representative of the time pattern in which the use benefit is derived from the leased property. Renewal options in leases with rental terms that are higher than those in the primary term are excluded from the calculation of straight line rent if the renewals are not reasonably assured. We commence rental revenue recognition when the tenant takes control of the leased space. The Company recognizes lease termination payments as a component of rental revenue in the period received, provided that there are no further obligations under the lease. Amortization expense of above-market leases reduces rental income on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable term of the lease. Taxes, insurance and reserves collected from tenants are separately shown as reimbursable income and corresponding payments are included in reimbursed property expenses.

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs represent commitment fees, legal and other third party costs associated with obtaining such financing. These costs are amortized over the terms of the respective financing agreements and the amortization of such costs is reflected in interest expense. Unamortized deferred financing costs are expensed when the associated debt is refinanced or repaid before maturity. Costs incurred in seeking financing transactions that do not close are expensed in the period in which it is determined that the financing will not close.

Stock-based Compensation Plans

We have two stock-based compensation plans. We recognize compensation cost for stock-based compensation ratably over the service period of the award for employees, board members and non-employees. Compensation cost recorded for employees (including awards to non-employee directors) is measured based on the estimated fair value of the award on the grant date, and such amount is charged to compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Compensation cost recorded for our non-employees is adjusted in each subsequent reporting period based on the fair value of the award at the end of the reporting period until such time as the award has vested and the service being provided, if required, is substantially completed or, under certain circumstances, likely to be completed, whichever occurs first.

Derivative Instruments

We account for derivative instruments in accordance with ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). In the normal course of business, we may use a variety of derivative instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risk. We will require that hedging derivative instruments be effective in reducing the interest rate risk exposure they are designated to hedge. This effectiveness is essential for qualifying for hedge accounting. Some derivative instruments may be associated with an anticipated transaction. In those cases, hedge effectiveness criteria also require that it be probable that the underlying transaction will occur. Instruments that meet these hedging criteria, to the extent we elect to utilize hedge accounting, will be formally designated as hedges at the inception of the derivative contract.

To determine the fair value of derivative instruments, we may use a variety of methods and assumptions that are based on market conditions and risks existing at each balance sheet date including standard market conventions and techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis, option-pricing models, replacement cost, and termination cost. All methods of assessing fair value result in a general approximation of fair value, and such value may never actually be realized.

Unrealized gain or loss on the change in the value of a derivative instrument for which hedge accounting is elected, to the extent that it is determined to be an effective hedge, is included in other comprehensive income. Realized gain or loss on a derivative instrument, as well as the unrealized gain or loss on a derivative instrument for which hedge accounting is not elected, or the portion of such derivative instrument which is not an effective hedge, will be included in net income (loss) from operations.

We may use a variety of commonly used derivative products that are considered “plain vanilla” derivatives. These derivatives typically include interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors. Similarly, we may also become a party to the sale or “short” of U.S. Treasury securities in anticipation of entering into a fixed rate mortgage of approximately equal duration. We expressly prohibit the use of unconventional derivative instruments and using derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Further, we have a policy of only entering into contracts with major financial institutions based upon their credit ratings and other factors; therefore, we do not anticipate nonperformance by any of our counterparties.

Income Taxes

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet certain organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will then be subject to Federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and we will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes for four years following the year during which qualification is lost unless the Internal Revenue Service grants us relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect our net income and net cash available for distributions to stockholders. Despite our current REIT qualification, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we expect that the Company will not qualify to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes effective January 1, 2013. If the Company is not taxed as a REIT, the Company will not be subject to the 90% distribution requirement and the Board may then determine to distribute less of its taxable income than it would if the Company were taxed as a REIT.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities, if any, are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases, as well as operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to Federal income tax on taxable income that we distribute to our stockholders and, therefore, the inclusion of Federal deferred tax assets and liabilities in our financial statements may not be applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to certain limitations, net operating losses (“NOLs”) incurred by the Company can be treated as a carryforward for up to 20 years and utilized to reduce our taxable income in future years, thereby reducing the amount of taxable income which we are required to distribute to our stockholders in order to maintain our REIT status.

In assessing the potential realization of deferred tax assets, if any, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences reverse and/or NOL carryforwards are available. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax assets and liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As there is no assurance that the Company will generate taxable income in future periods, management does not believe that it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the benefits of these temporary differences and NOL carryforwards and therefore established a full valuation allowance at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

 

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We account for uncertain tax positions in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — An Interpretation (“ASC 740”) of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. ASC 740 requires that the financial statements reflect expected future tax consequences of such positions presuming the taxing authorities’ full knowledge of the position and all relevant facts, but without considering time values. We evaluate uncertainties of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in our tax returns based on the probability of whether it is more likely than not that those positions would be sustained upon audit by applicable tax authorities, based on technical merit for open tax years. We assessed the Company’s tax positions for open federal, state and local tax years from 2009 through 2013. The Company does not have any uncertain tax positions as of June 30, 2013 that would not be sustained on its technical merits on a more likely than not basis. Our policy is, if necessary, to account for interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of our income tax provision.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) excludes dilution and is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock where such exercise or conversion would result in a lower earnings per share amount.

In accordance with ASC 260 Earnings Per Share, regarding the determination of whether instruments granted in share-based payments transactions are participation securities, we have applied the two-class method of computing basic EPS. This guidance clarifies that outstanding unvested share-based payment awards that contain rights to non-forfeitable dividends or dividend equivalent payments participate in undistributed earnings with common stockholders and are considered participating securities. The Company’s excess of distributions over earnings relating to participating securities are shown as a reduction in net income (increase in net loss) available to common stockholders in the Company’s computation of EPS. The Company does not reallocate undistributed earnings to the participating securities and the common shares in the diluted earnings per share calculation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Significant estimates are made for the valuation of real estate and related intangibles, valuation of financial instruments, impairment assessments and fair value assessments with respect to purchase price allocations. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

Real estate triple-net leases and financial instruments, primarily consisting of cash, mortgage loan investments and interest receivable, potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk. We may place our cash investments in excess of insured amounts with high-quality financial institutions. We perform ongoing analysis of credit risk concentrations in our real estate and loan investment portfolios by evaluating exposure to various markets, underlying property types, investment structure, term, sponsors, tenant mix and other credit metrics. Our triple-net leases rely on our underlying tenants. The collateral securing our loan investment is real estate properties located in the U.S.

In addition, we are required to disclose fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the financial statements, for which it is practical to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon the application of discount rates to estimated future cash flows based on market yields or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts we could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

Reclassification

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued changes to the accounting for obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. These changes require an entity to measure such obligations for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date as the sum of (i) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors, and (ii) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. An entity will also be required to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as other information about those obligations. Examples of obligations subject to these requirements are debt arrangements and settled litigation and judicial rulings. These changes become effective on January 1, 2014. Management has determined that the adoption of these changes will not have an impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02 Comprehensive Income: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This update addresses the disclosure issue left open at the deferral under ASU 2011-12. This update requires the provision of information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated OCI by component. In addition, it requires presentation, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated OCI by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, a cross-reference must be provided to other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This update is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. Management has determined that the adoption of these changes will not have an impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Note 3 — Investments in Real Estate

In September 2011, we acquired three assisted living and memory care facilities located in Virginia from affiliates of Greenfield Senior Living, Inc., a privately-held owner and operator of senior housing facilities (“Greenfield”). The aggregate purchase price for the three properties was $20.8 million, of which approximately $15.5 million was funded with the proceeds of a first mortgage bridge loan (the “Bridge Loan”) with KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”) (see Note 8), and the balance with cash on hand. Concurrent with the acquisition, the properties were leased to three wholly-owned affiliates of Greenfield, which are responsible for operating each of the properties pursuant to a triple net master lease (the “Greenfield Master Lease”). The initial term of the Greenfield Master Lease is 12 years with two extension options of ten years each. Rent payments during the first year are approximately $1.7 million, with rental increases of 2.75% per annum during the initial term of the lease. At the end of the initial term, Greenfield, subject to certain conditions, holds a one-time purchase option that provides the right to acquire all three of the properties at the then fair market value. Greenfield has guaranteed the obligations of the tenants under the Greenfield Master Lease.

The Greenfield real estate assets, including personal property, consist of the following at each period end (in millions):

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Land

   $ 5.6     $ 5.6  

Buildings and improvements

     14.2       14.2  

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (0.7 )     (0.5 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate, net

   $ 19.1     $ 19.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

On June 24, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Care YBE Subsidiary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Care YBE”), entered into the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with NHI-Bickford Re, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Buyer”), relating to the purchase and sale of 100% of the membership interests of Care YBE. Care YBE owns the fourteen senior living facilities, described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Bickford Senior Living Portfolio (the “Bickford Portfolio”), which the Company acquired in two separate sale-leaseback transactions occurring in June and September of 2008, respectively, from an affiliate of the Buyer. The Bickford Portfolio, developed and managed by affiliates of the Buyer, contains 643 units with six properties located in Iowa, five in Illinois, two in Nebraska and one in Indiana. Additionally, the lessee of the Bickford properties is an affiliate of Buyer.

On June 28, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its membership interests in Care YBE to the Buyer. See Note 7 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for discontinued operations disclosure.

 

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In February 2013, we acquired a 75% interest in a newly formed Limited Liability Company (“Care Cal JV LLC”), which through two subsidiaries owns the Calamar Properties. Affiliates of Calamar Enterprises, Inc. (“Calamar”), a full service real estate organization with construction, development, management, and finance and investment divisions, developed the properties and own a 25% interest in Care Cal JV LLC. Simultaneously with the acquisition, we entered into a management agreement with a term of ten years with affiliates of Calamar for the management of the properties. Care receives a preference on interim cash flows and sales proceeds and Calamar’s management fee is subordinate to such payments. The aggregate purchase price for the two properties was $23.3 million, of which $18.4 million was funded through the assumption of the Calamar Loans with Liberty Bank (see Note 8) and the balance with cash on hand. A joint venture agreement provides that the properties may be marketed for sale after a seven-year lockout subject to additional provisions. For the six months ended June 30, 2013, revenue and net income from this acquisition were approximately $1.0 million and approximately $0.1 million, respectively.

We completed our assessment of the allocation of the fair value of the real estate acquired from Calamar (including land, buildings, and equipment) in accordance with ASC 805 Business Combinations. The allocation of the purchase price to the fair values of the real estate acquired is as follows (in millions):

 

Land

   $ 0.8  

Buildings and improvements

     22.2  
  

 

 

 

Total real estate

   $ 23.0  
  

 

 

 

The Calamar real estate assets, including personal property, consist of the following at period end (in millions):

 

     June 30, 2013  

Land

   $ 0.8  

Buildings and improvements

     22.2  

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (0.3 )
  

 

 

 

Total real estate, net

   $ 22.7  
  

 

 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, revenues from the Calamar, and Greenfield tenants accounted for approximately 66% and 69% of total revenue. For each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, revenues from the Greenfield tenants accounted for approximately 71% of total revenue.

Calamar Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below summarizes the combined results of operations of the Company and Calamar (see Note 2). The pro forma financial information is presented for informational purposes only and is neither indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisitions had taken place at the beginning of the comparable prior annual reporting period as presented, nor is it necessarily indicative of the Company’s future consolidated operating results:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Revenues

   $ 1.8      $ 1.2      $ 3.1      $ 2.5   

Net (loss)

   $ (2.1   $ (1.1   $ (3.3   $ (1.5

Note 4 — Investments in Loans

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we have one loan investment which is secured by skilled nursing facilities, as well as collateral relating to assisted living facilities and a multifamily property. The ten properties that provide collateral for the loan are located in Louisiana. The loan investment was previously syndicated to three lenders (including the Company), each of which owned an approximately one-third interest in the loan at December 31, 2012. In March 2013, we purchased the remaining approximately two-thirds interest (with a principal outstanding balance of approximately $21.8 million on the date of acquisition) for approximately $17.3 million.

The loan has a five year term with a maturity date of November 1, 2016, a 25-year amortization schedule and a limited cash sweep. The interest rate on the loan is London Interbank Offered Rate (“Libor”) plus 6.00% in year one through year three, Libor plus 8.00% in year four and Libor plus 10.00% in year five.

Pursuant to ASC 310 Receivables , in conjunction with a restructuring of the loan in November 2011 we recognize interest income at the effective interest rate based on Libor in effect at the inception of the restructured loan and are using a weighted average spread of 7.21%. Accordingly, cash interest will be less than effective interest during the first three years of the loan and cash interest will be greater than effective interest during the last two years of the loan. One month Libor was 0.19% and 0.21% at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Our cost basis in the loan at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was approximately $22.2 million and $5.6 million, respectively.

 

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Note 5 — Investments in Partially Owned Entities

The following table summarizes the Company’s investments in partially-owned entities at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions):

 

Investment

   June 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  

Senior Management Concepts Senior Living Portfolio

   $ 2.5      $ 2.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2.5      $ 2.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Management Concepts Senior Living Portfolio

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we owned a 100% preferred equity interest and 10% common equity interest in an independent and assisted living facility located in Utah and operated by Senior Management Concepts, LLC (“SMC”), a privately held owner and operator of senior housing facilities. The private pay facility contains 119 units of which, following renovations that converted certain independent living units into assisted living units, 93 are assisted living and 26 are independent living. The property is subject to a lease that expires in 2022.

We acquired our preferred and common equity interest in the SMC property in December 2007. At the time of our initial investment, we entered into an agreement with SMC that provides for payments to us of an annual cumulative preferred return of 15.0% on our investment. In addition, we are to receive a common equity return payable for up to ten years equal to 10.0% of budgeted free cash flow after payment of debt service and the preferred return as such amounts were determined prior to closing, as well as 10% of the net proceeds from a sale of the property. Subject to certain conditions being met, our preferred equity interest in the property is subject to redemption at par. If our preferred equity interest is redeemed, we have the right to put our common equity interest to SMC within 30 days after notice at fair market value as determined by a third-party appraiser. In addition, we have an option to put our preferred equity interest to SMC at par any time beginning on January 1, 2016, along with our common equity interest at fair market value as determined by a third-party appraiser.

The summarized financial information as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, for the Company’s unconsolidated joint venture in SMC is as follows (in millions):

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Assets

   $ 10.3     $ 10.8  

Liabilities

     15.1       14.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

   $ (4.8 )   $ (4.1 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2013     2012     2013     2012  

Revenues

   $ 0.8      $ 0.8      $ 1.6      $ 1.7   

Expenses

     1.0        0.9        1.9        1.8   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (0.2   $ (0.1   $ (0.3   $ (0.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Note 6 — Identified Intangible Assets — leases in-place, net

The following table summarizes the Company’s identified intangible assets at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions):

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  

Leases in-place — including above market leases of $2.7

   $ 1.0     $ 7.7  

Accumulated amortization

     (0.2 )     (1.4 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 0.8     $ 6.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company amortizes these intangible assets over the terms of the underlying leases on a straight-line basis. Amortization expense for each of the next five years is expected to be approximately $0.1 million per annum and the amortization for above-market leases, which reduces rental income, is expected to be approximately $0.2 million per annum for each of the next five years. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio on June 28, 2013, the above market leases only relate to Greenfield as of June 30, 2013.

Note 7 — Dispositions, Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations

On June 28, 2013, we sold 100% of the membership interests in Care YBE, which owns the Bickford Portfolio, to an affiliate of National Health Investors Inc. for net cash of $44.0 million and a net gain of approximately $15.5 million, which is classified as a gain on sale from discontinued operations. Care YBE is also the borrower under the Bickford Loans, which had an outstanding principal balance of approximately $78.8 million as of June 28, 2013 and which remains an obligation of Care YBE subsequent to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio.

We have reclassified the income and expenses attributable to the Bickford Portfolio, sold prior to June 30, 2013, to discontinued operations. The following presents the impact on the results of continuing operations for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2013      2012      2013      2012  

Revenues:

           

Rental income

   $ 2,901       $ 3,030       $ 5,920       $ 6,060   

Reimbursable income

     328         311         655         619   

Expenses:

           

Reimbursed property expenses

     223         316         550         625   

Interest expense including amortization of deferred financing costs

     1,304         1,357         2,627         2,710   

Marketing, general and administrative

     43         —           43         —     

Depreciation and amortization

     853         874         1,708         1,771   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations, net

   $ 806       $ 794       $ 1,647       $ 1,573   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 8 — Borrowings under Mortgage Notes Payable

The following table summarizes the Company’s outstanding mortgage notes as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in millions):

 

     Interest
Rate
    Date of
Mortgage Note
   Maturity Date    June 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Red Mortgage Capital, Inc (12 properties) (1)

     6.85 %   June 2008    July 2015    $ —        $ 72.0  

Red Mortgage Capital, Inc (2 properties) (1)

     7.17 %   September 2008    July 2015      —          7.3  

KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc. (3 properties) (2)

     4.76 %   April 2012    May 2022      15.4       15.5  

Liberty Bank (1 property) (3)(5)

     4.50 %   January 2013    February 2020      7.6       —     

Liberty Bank (1 property) (3)(5)

     4.00 %   July 2012    August 2019      10.5       —     
  

 

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Subtotal

           $ 33.5     $ 94.8  

Unamortized premium (4)

             —          0.4  

Unamortized discount (5)

             (0.2 )     —     
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

           $ 33.3     $ 95.2  
          

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) On June 24, 2013, the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Care YBE Subsidiary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Care YBE”), entered into the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with NHI-Bickford Re, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Buyer”), relating to the purchase and sale of 100% of the membership interests of Care YBE. Care YBE owns the fourteen senior living facilities, described in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission as the Bickford Senior Living Portfolio (the “Bickford Portfolio”), which the Company acquired in two separate sale-leaseback transactions occurring in June and September of 2008, respectively, from an affiliate of the Buyer. The Bickford Portfolio, developed and managed by affiliates of the Buyer, contains 643 units with six properties located in Iowa, five in Illinois, two in Nebraska and one in Indiana. Additionally, the lessee of the Bickford properties is an affiliate of Buyer. On June 28, 2013, we sold 100% of the membership interests in Care YBE, which owns the Bickford Portfolio, to an affiliate of National Health Investors Inc. for approximately $122.8 million, subject to certain allocations, credits and adjustments as described in the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement. Care YBE is also the borrower under the Bickford Loans, which had an outstanding principal balance of approximately $78.8 million as of June 28, 2013 and which remains an obligation of Care YBE subsequent to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio. See Note 3 and Note 7 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure relating to the sale.

 

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(2) On September 20, 2011, in connection with our acquisition of the Greenfield properties, the Company entered into the Bridge Loan with KeyBank in the principal amount of approximately $15.5 million (see Note 3). The Bridge Loan bore interest at a floating rate per annum equal to Libor plus 400 basis points, with no Libor floor, and provided for monthly interest and principal payments commencing on October 1, 2011. The Bridge Loan was scheduled to mature on June 20, 2012. On April 24, 2012, Care refinanced the Bridge Loan for the Greenfield properties by entering into three separate non-recourse loans (each a “Greenfield Loan” and collectively the “Greenfield Loans”) with KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc. (“KeyCorp”) for an aggregate amount of approximately $15.7 million. The Greenfield Loans bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.76%, amortize over a 30-year period, provide for monthly interest and principal payments commencing on June 1, 2012 and mature on May 1, 2022. The Greenfield Loans are secured by separate cross-collateralized, cross-defaulted first priority deeds of trust on each of the Greenfield properties. The Greenfield Loans are non-recourse to the Company except for certain non-recourse carveouts (customary for transactions of this type), as provided in the related guaranty agreements for each Greenfield Loan. Each Greenfield Loan contains typical representations and covenants for loans of this type. A breach of the representations or covenants could result in a default under each of the Greenfield Loans, which would result in all amounts owing under each of the Greenfield Loans to become immediately due and payable since all of the Greenfield Loans are cross-defaulted. In June 2012, KeyCorp sold each of the Greenfield Loans to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) under Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (“CME”) Program. As of June 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with respect to all financial covenants related to the Greenfield Loans.
(3) Effective February 1, 2013, in connection with our acquisition of a 75% interest in Care Cal JV LLC, whose subsidiaries own the Calamar Properties, the properties are encumbered by two separate loans from Liberty Bank (the “Calamar Loans”) with an aggregate debt balance of approximately $18.0 million (the “Calamar Loans”). One loan had a principal balance of approximately $7.7 million at the time of acquisition and amortizes over 30 years, with a fixed interest rate of 4.5% through maturity in February 2020. The second loan had a principal balance of approximately $10.6 million at the time of acquisition and also amortizes over 30 years, with a fixed interest rate of 4.0% through maturity in August 2019. The Calamar loans are secured by separate first priority deeds of trust on each of the properties. The Calamar loans are non-recourse to the Company except for certain non-recourse carveouts (customary for transactions of this type), as provided in the related guaranty agreements for each Calamar loan. Each Calamar loan contains typical representations and covenants for loans of this type. A breach of the representations or covenants could result in a default under each of the Calamar Loans, which would result in all amounts owing under the applicable Calamar loan to become immediately due and payable.
(4) As a result of the utilization of push-down accounting in connection with the 2010 Transaction, the Red Mortgage Capital mortgage notes payable were recorded at their then fair value of approximately $82.1 million, an increase of approximately $0.8 million over the combined amortized loan balances of approximately $81.3 million at August 13, 2010. The premium is amortized over the remaining term of such loans. As a result of the sale of the Bickford Portfolio on June 28, 2013, the remaining $0.3 million premium was written off and included in the calculation of the gain on sale of the Bickford Portfolio.
(5) As a result of the assumption of the Calamar Loans in connection with the acquisition of the Calamar Properties, the Liberty Bank mortgage notes payable were recorded at their then fair value of approximately $18.1 million, a decrease of approximately $0.3 million over the combined loan balances of approximately $18.4 million at February 1, 2013. The discount is amortized over the remaining term of such loans.

On February 1, 2012, we became party to the short sale of a $15.5 million 2.00% U.S. Treasury Note due November 15, 2021 (the “10-Year U.S. Treasury Note”). We entered into this transaction in conjunction with its application to Freddie Mac for a ten-year fixed rate mortgage to be secured by the Greenfield properties in order to limit its interest rate exposure. As of March 31, 2012, we maintained this position and recorded an unrealized gain of approximately $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, we closed the aforementioned short position upon rate locking the Freddie Mac mortgage on April 18, 2012, whereby the approximately $0.4 million unrealized gain was reversed and a net gain of approximately $0.1 million was realized. Tiptree acted as agent, through its prime broker, for us with respect to this transaction and assigned to us all of its rights and obligations related to this transaction (see Note 10).

Note 9 — Related Party Transactions

Services Agreement with TREIT Management LLC

Pursuant to the Services Agreement, TREIT provided certain advisory and support services related to Care’s business. For such services, Care (i) paid TREIT a monthly base services fee in arrears of one-twelfth of 0.5% of the Company’s Equity (as defined in the Services Agreement) as adjusted to account for Equity Offerings (as defined in the Services Agreement); (ii) provides TREIT with office space and certain office-related services (as provided in the Services Agreement and subject to a cost sharing agreement between Care and TREIT); and (iii) pays, to the extent earned, a quarterly incentive fee equal to the lesser of (a) 15% of Care’s adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) Plus Gain/(Loss) on Sale (as defined in the Services Agreement) and (b) the amount by which Care’s AFFO Plus Gain /(Loss) on Sale exceeds an amount equal to Adjusted Equity multiplied by the Hurdle Rate (as defined in the Services Agreement). Prior to July 1, 2013 twenty percent (20%) of any such incentive fee was paid in shares of common stock of Care, unless a greater percentage was requested by TREIT and approved by an independent committee of directors. Following assignment of the Services Agreement in connection with the Contribution Transactions, all of the incentive fee will be paid only in cash. On November 9, 2011, Care entered into an amendment to the Services Agreement that clarified the basis upon which the Company calculates the quarterly incentive fee. The initial term of the Services Agreement extends until December 31, 2013. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, the Services Agreement will be automatically renewed for one-year periods following such date unless either party elects not to renew. If the Company elects to terminate without cause, or elects not to renew the Services Agreement, a Termination Fee (as defined in the Services Agreement) shall be payable by Care to TREIT. Such termination fee is not fixed and determinable.

 

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we incurred approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in base service fee expense to TREIT. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, we incurred approximately $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in base service fee expense to TREIT. In addition, during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, the Company incurred an incentive fee payable to TREIT of approximately $1.5 million which is payable in cash. For the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2013, TREIT’s reimbursement to the Company for certain office related services was approximately $10,000 and $17,000, respectively. At June 30, 2013, accrued expenses payable to TREIT of approximately $78,000 for the outstanding base service fee was offset by the reimbursement due to us.

Other Transactions with Related Parties

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, TFP owns a warrant (the “2008 Warrant”) to purchase 652,500 shares of the Company’s common stock at $11.33 per share under the Manager Equity Plan adopted by the Company on June 21, 2007 (the “Manager Equity Plan”). The warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on September 30, 2018.

Additionally, at June 30, 2013, we held notes receivable totaling approximately $3.3 million with NACAL, LLC and RECAL, LLC, each entity an affiliate of Calamar.

On July 1, 2013, we closed the Contribution Transactions with TFP pursuant to which both we and TFP contributed substantially all of our respective assets and liabilities to a newly-formed limited liability company in order to form a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries will hold and manage the assets of and operate the businesses we operated prior to the Contribution Transactions and those contributed by TFP on a consolidated basis. Through our operating subsidiary, Tiptree Operating Company, LLC, our primary focus is on four sectors of financial services: insurance and insurance services, real estate, asset management and specialty finance (including corporate, consumer and tax-exempt credit). See Note 1 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further description of the Contribution Transactions. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 the total expenses related to the Contribution Transactions totaled $0.3 million.

Note 10 — Fair Value Measurements

The Company has established processes for determining fair value measurements. Fair value is based on quoted market prices, where available. If listed prices or quotes are not available, then-fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use inputs that are market-based or independently-sourced market parameters.

An asset or liability’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The three levels of valuation hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 — inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

Level 2 — inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument.

Level 3 — inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

The following describes the valuation methodologies used for the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value, as well as the general classification of such pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Real estate —  The estimated fair value of tangible and intangible assets and liabilities recorded in connection with real estate properties acquired are based on Level 3 inputs. We estimated fair values utilizing income and market valuation techniques. The Company may estimate fair values using market information such as recent sales data for similar assets, income capitalization, or discounted cash flow models. Capitalization rates and discount rates utilized in these models are estimated by management based upon rates that management believes to be within a reasonable range of current market rates for the respective properties based upon an analysis of factors such as property and tenant quality, geographical location and local supply and demand observations.

Investment in loans —  The estimated fair value of loans is determined utilizing either internal modeling using Level 3 inputs or third party appraisals. The methodology used to value the loans is based on collateral performance, credit risk, interest rate spread movements, and market data. Loans of the type which the Company invests are infrequently traded and market quotes are not widely available and disseminated.

U.S. Treasury Short-Position — The estimated fair value of our position in a 10-Year U.S. Treasury Note is based on market quoted prices and is a Level 1 input. For the purposes of determining fair value we obtain market quotes from at least two independent sources.

ASC 820 requires disclosure of the amounts of significant transfers among levels of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for the transfers. In addition, ASC 820 requires entities to separately disclose, in their roll-forward reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements, changes attributable to transfers in and/or out of Level 3 and the reasons for those transfers. Significant transfers into a level must be disclosed separately from transfers out of a level. We had no transfers among levels for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Recurring Fair Value Measurement

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we had no assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2012, we maintained a short-position on the 10-Year US Treasury Note maturing on November 15, 2021 and recorded an unrealized gain of approximately $0.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. During the three months ended June 30, 2012, the position was closed whereby the approximately $0.4 million unrealized gain was reversed and an approximately $0.1 gain was realized (see Note 8).

We are required to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the statement of financial position. We have not designated any derivative instruments as hedging instruments. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, we did not have any derivative instruments outstanding.

 

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Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the following gains and losses associated with the aforementioned 2012 10-Year US Treasury Note short-position:

 

(in millions)

 

Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

Location of (Gain) Loss
Recognized in Income on

Derivative

  Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2013
    Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2012
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2013
    Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2012
 

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note (short sale)

  Unrealized loss on derivative instruments   $ —        $ 0.4     $ —        $ —     

10-Year U.S. Treasury Note (short sale)

  Realized gain on derivative instruments   $ —        $ (0.1 )   $ —        $ (0.1

Estimates of other assets and liabilities in financial statements

We are required to disclose fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the financial statements, for which it is practical to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon the application of discount rates to estimated future cash flows based on market yields or other appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts we could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

In addition to the amounts reflected in the condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value as provided above, cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accrued interest receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities reasonably approximate their fair values due to the short maturities of these items. The fair value of the debt was calculated by determining the present value of the agreed upon interest and principal payments at a discount rate reflective of financing terms currently available in the market for collateral with the similar credit and quality characteristics (based on Level 2 measurements). As of June 30, 2013, the combined fair value of the Calamar Loans was approximately $17.7 million. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the combined fair value of the Greenfield Loans was approximately $15.5 million and $15.6 million, respectively. We determined that the fair value of our loan investment, computed based on the weighted average fair value of the remaining approximately two-thirds interest in the loan investment that we purchased on March 1, 2013, was approximately $31.4 million at June 30, 2013 and approximately $8.0 million at December 31, 2012. As of June 30, 2013, the combined fair value of the notes receivable with NACAL, LLC and RECAL LLC, was approximately $2.6 million.

Note 11 Stockholders’ Equity

As of June 30, 2013, our authorized capital stock consisted of 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value and 250,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding and 10,246,020 and 10,226,250 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding, respectively.

As of June 30, 2013, TFP owned a warrant (the “2008 Warrant”) to purchase 652,500 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.33 per share. The 2008 Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on September 30, 2018.

As of June 30, 2013, 156,974 common shares remain available for future issuances under the Equity Plan and 134,629 shares (which is net of 652,500 shares that are reserved for potential issuance upon conversion of the 2008 Warrant) remain available for future issuances under the Manager Equity Plan.

On March 21, 2013, our Board declared cash dividends of $0.135 per share of common stock with respect to the fourth quarter of 2012 that was paid on April 18, 2013 to stockholders of record as of April 4, 2013.

On May 9, 2013, our Board declared cash dividends of $0.02 per share of common stock with respect to the first quarter of 2013 that was paid on June 6, 2013 to stockholders of record as of May 23, 2013.

Equity Plan

In June 2007, we adopted the Equity Plan, as amended in December 2011, which provides for the issuance of equity-based awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock awards and other awards based on our common stock that may be made by us to our directors and executive officers, employees and to our advisors and consultants who are providing services to us as of the date of the grant of the award. Shares of common stock issued to our independent directors in respect to their annual retainer fees are issued under this plan.

The Equity Plan will automatically expire on the 10th anniversary of the date it was adopted. Our Board of Directors may terminate, amend, modify or suspend the Equity Plan at any time, subject to stockholder approval in the case of certain amendments as required by law, regulation or stock exchange.

We reserved 700,000 common shares for future issuances under the Equity Plan. As of June 30, 2013, 156,974 common shares remain available for future issuance.

Shares Issued to Officers and Employees:

On January 3, 2013, we issued 15,712 shares of common stock (net of all applicable tax withholding) with a combined aggregate fair value of approximately $117,840 to our employees as part of the annual vesting of one-third of the 2011 Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) grants.

In conjunction with the resignation of Joseph B. Sacks as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, effective January 31, 2013, pursuant to a stock repurchase agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Sacks, on January 30, 2013, the Company repurchased 302 shares of its common stock owned by Mr. Sacks at fair market value of $7.50 per common share. The repurchased shares are available for future issuance.

Shares Issued to Directors for Board Fees:

During the first six months of 2013, we issued 4,360 shares of immediately vested common stock with a combined aggregate fair value of approximately $30,000 to our independent directors as part of their annual retainer for the first and second quarters of 2013. The shares paid to our directors were issued under the Equity Plan. Each independent director receives an annual base retainer of $50,000, payable quarterly in arrears, of which 70% is paid in cash and 30% in shares of Care common stock. Shares granted as part of the annual retainer vest immediately and are included in general and administrative expense.

 

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Restricted Stock Units (RSUs):

On January 3, 2012 and December 31, 2012, the Company issued 100,153 and 33,600 RSUs, which vest ratably over three years (subject to certain vesting requirements), to certain of its officers and employees as part of bonus compensation. The fair value on the grant date of December 30, 2011 and December 31, 2012 was approximately $0.7 million and $0.3 million based on a share price of $6.50 and $7.50, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, dividend equivalent distributions were made to the holders of the unvested RSUs of approximately $2,000 and $12,000.

In conjunction with the resignation of Joseph B. Sacks as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, effective January 31, 2013, 4,358 restricted stock units were forfeited that were previously granted to him during his employment. The restricted stock units are available for future issuance under the Equity Plan.

Long-Term Equity Incentive Programs:

On May 12, 2008, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved a three-year performance share plan (the “Performance Share Plan”). Under the Performance Share Plan, a participant is granted a number of performance shares or units, the settlement of which will depend on the Company’s achievement of certain pre-determined financial goals at the end of the three year performance period. Any shares received in settlement of the performance award were to be issued out of the Company’s Equity Plan. The Committee established threshold, target and maximum levels of performance. If the Company met the threshold level of performance, a participant earned 50% of the performance share grant, if it met the target level of performance, a participant earned 100% of the performance share grant and if it achieved the maximum level of performance, a participant earned 200% of the performance share grant. As of June 30, 2013, there were no unvested performance share awards outstanding.

A summary of Care’s nonvested shares and the changes during the periods then ended is as follows:

 

     Grants
to
Directors (1)
    Grants to Employees
and Non-Employees (1)
    Total Grants     Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value (2)
 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     —         100,153       100,153     $ 6.50  

Granted

     12,823       33,600       46,423     $ 7.44  

Vested

     (12,823 )     —          (12,823   $ 7.27  

Forfeited

     —          (30,769 )     (30,769 )   $ 6.50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balance at December 31, 2012

     —          102,984       102,984     $ 6.83  

Granted

     4,360       —          4,360     $ 6.87  

Vested

     (4,360 )     (23,126 )     (27,486 )   $ 7.40  

Forfeited

     —          (4,728 )     (4,728 )   $ 7.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Balance at June 30, 2013

     —          75,130       75,130     $ 6.59  

 

(1) Grants include RSUs and common stock issuances.
(2) Weighted average grant-date fair value is based on the Company’s share price on the date of the grant.

As of June 30, 2013, there was approximately $0.4 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock units. This cost is expected to be recognized over a period of three years from the date of the respective grant.

Manager Equity Plan

In June 2007, the Company adopted the Manager Equity Plan, which provides for the issuance of equity-based awards, including stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, unrestricted stock awards and other awards based on our common stock that may be made by us to our Advisor. Our Advisor may make awards to its employees and employees of its affiliates which are in the form of or based on the shares of our common stock acquired by our Advisor under the Manager Equity Plan, in which case our Advisor will make all determinations concerning the eligible employees of our Manager and its affiliates who may receive awards, which form the awards will take, and the terms and conditions of the awards.

 

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Note 12 Income (Loss) per Share (in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Net income (loss) per share of common stock

        

Net income (loss) per share, basic

   $ 1.37     $ (0.03 )   $ 1.36     $ 0.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per share, diluted

   $ 1.37     $ (0.03 )   $ 1.36     $ 0.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Numerator:

        

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,048     $ (239 )   $ 13,899     $ 55  

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     (16 )     —          (16 )     —     

Less: Allocation to participating securities

     (12 )     (27 )     (12 )     (27 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders, basic and diluted

   $ 14,020     $ (266 )   $ 13,871     $ 28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

        

Weighted average common shares outstanding, basic

     10,243,951       10,224,845       10,242,733       10,200,141  

Shares underlying RSU grants

     14,190       —          15,900       14,124  

Shares underlying the Cambridge warrant

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding, diluted

     10,258,141       10,224,845       10,258,633       10,214,265  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For each of the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, diluted income per share includes the effect of 75,130 remaining unvested and unforfeited RSUs. The RSUs are participating securities.

For the six month period ended June 30, 2012, diluted income per share includes the effect of 69,384 remaining unvested RSUs which were granted to certain officers and employees on December 30, 2011. For the three month period ended June 30, 2012, diluted loss per share excludes the effect of these awards as they were anti-dilutive. The RSUs are participating securities.

All periods above exclude the dilutive effect of the 2008 Warrant convertible into 652,500 shares because the exercise price was more than the average market price during such periods.

Note 13 Commitments and Contingencies

The table below summarizes our remaining contractual obligations as of June 30, 2013.

 

Amounts in millions

   2013      2014      2015      2016      2017      Thereafter      Total  

Mortgage notes payable and related interest

   $ 1.0      $ 2.1      $ 2.1      $ 2.1      $ 2.1      $ 34.9      $ 44.3  

Base Service Fee Obligations (1)

     0.2        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.0        0.2  

Operating Lease Obligations (2)

     0.1        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        0.2        1.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1.3      $ 2.3      $ 2.3      $ 2.3      $ 2.3      $ 35.1      $ 45.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) TREIT base service fee, subject to increase or decrease based on changes in stockholders’ equity. The termination fee payable to TREIT in the event of non-renewal of the Services Agreement by the Company is not fixed and determinable and is therefore not included in the table.
(2) Minimum rental obligations for Company office lease.

For the three and six month periods ending June 30, 2013 and 2012, rent expense for the Company’s office lease was approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Litigation

The Company is not presently involved in any material litigation or, to our knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us or our investments, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the costs, if any, incurred by us related to litigation will not materially affect our financial position, operating results or liquidity.

 

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Note 14 Subsequent Events

Dividend Declaration

On August 8, 2013, our Board declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share of Class A Common Stock with respect to the second quarter of 2013 that will be paid on September 5, 2013 to holder of record of Class A Common Stock on August 22, 2013.

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)

On August 8, 2013, the Company issued an aggregate of 19,310 RSUs, which vest ratably over three years (subject to certain vesting requirements), to certain of its officers and employees as part of bonus compensation. The fair value on the grant date of August 8, 2013 was approximately $0.1 million based on a share price of $7.00.

Contribution Transactions

On July 1, 2013, we closed the Contribution Transactions with TFP pursuant to which both we and TFP contributed substantially all of our respective assets and liabilities to a newly-formed limited liability company in order to form a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries will hold and manage the assets of and operate the businesses we operated prior to the Contribution Transactions and those contributed by TFP on a consolidated basis. Through our operating subsidiary, Tiptree Operating Company, LLC, our primary focus is on four sectors of financial services: insurance and insurance services, real estate, asset management and specialty finance (including corporate, consumer and tax-exempt credit). See “Note 1” for further description of the Contribution Transactions.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we expect that the Company will not qualify to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes effective January 1, 2013. The estimated amount of tax as a result of the Contribution Transactions and not qualifying to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes is approximately $3.5 million. Additionally, the Company estimates that the existing net operating losses (“NOLs”) of approximately $9.6 million will be carried forward, which may be subject to limitations under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information presented below gives effect to the Contribution Transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2013 and January 1, 2012, respectively. It is derived from unaudited financial information of TFP. Because Care Investment Trust Inc. was majority owned by TFP prior to the Contribution Transactions, the Contribution Transactions are considered a business combination of companies under common control and will be accounted for in a manner similar to a pooling-of-interests.

We have prepared the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information based on available information, using assumptions that we believe are reasonable. This information is being provided for informational purposes only. They do not purport to represent our actual financial position or results of operations had the Contribution Transactions occurred on the dates specified, nor do they project our results of operations or financial position for any future period or date.

 

     Pro forma  
(in millions)    January 1, 2013  to
June 30, 2013
    January 1, 2012  to
June 30, 2012
 

Revenues

   $ 64.1      $ 51.0   

Income (loss) from continuing operations

   $ (3.9   $ 9.3   

Net income

   $ 6.6      $ 11.5   

Net income attributable to common stockholders

   $ 1.3      $ 3.4   

Net income per share, basic

     0.12        0.34   

Net income per share, diluted

     0.12        0.33   

Acquisitions

On August 2, 2013 we entered into definitive purchase agreements (the “Purchase Agreements”) to acquire two assisted living and memory care facilities located in New York for an aggregate purchase price of $21.3 million, subject to amendment as described in the Purchase Agreements. Concurrent with the acquisition, the properties will be leased to an affiliate of Premier Senior Living Group LLC (“Premier”), a privately-held owner and operator of senior housing facilities, which will be responsible for operating each of the properties pursuant to a triple net master lease (the “Premier Master Lease”). The initial term of the Premier Master Lease will be 12 years with two renewal options of five years each. Rent payments during the first year will be approximately $1.7 million, representing an initial lease rate of approximately 8.1%, with annual rental increases of 2.75% during the initial term of the lease. Premier will guarantee the obligations of the tenants under the Premier Master Lease.

 

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward-Looking Information

Our disclosure and analysis in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the documents that are incorporated by reference herein contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not statements of historical fact. These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future events, including, among other things, discussion and analysis of our future financial condition, results of operations and funds from operations (“FFO”) and adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”), our strategic plans and objectives, cost management, occupancy and leasing rates and trends, liquidity and ability to refinance our indebtedness as it matures, anticipated capital expenditures (and access to capital) required to complete projects, amounts of anticipated cash distributions to our stockholders in the future and other matters. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, are difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecast in the forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, are forward-looking by their nature:

 

 

our business and financing strategy;

 

 

our ability to acquire investments on attractive terms;

 

 

our ability to pay down, refinance, restructure and/or extend our indebtedness as it becomes due;

 

 

our understanding of our competition;

 

 

our projected operating results;

 

 

market trends;

 

 

completion of any pending real estate transactions;

 

 

projected capital expenditures; and

 

 

the impact of technology on our operations and business.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent uncertainty and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Except as otherwise may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or actual operating results. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to:

 

 

risks and uncertainties related to the current market environment, the national and local economies, and the real estate industry in general and in our specific markets, which may have a negative effect on the following, among other things:

 

   

the financial condition and performance of our tenants, borrowers, operators, corporate customers, joint-venture partners, lenders and/or institutions that hold our cash balances, which may expose us to increased risks of default by these parties;

 

   

our ability to obtain equity or debt financing on attractive terms or at all, which may adversely impact our ability to pursue acquisition opportunities and refinance existing debt and our future interest expense; and

 

   

the value of our real estate investments, which may limit our ability to divest our assets at attractive prices or obtain or maintain debt financing secured by our properties or on an unsecured basis.

 

 

general volatility of the securities markets in which we invest and the market price of our common stock;

 

 

changes in our business or investment strategy;

 

 

changes in healthcare laws and regulations;

 

 

availability, terms and deployment of capital;

 

 

our ability to pay distributions and the amount of such distributions;

 

 

our dependence upon key personnel whose continued service is not guaranteed and our ability to identify, hire and retain highly qualified executives in the future;

 

 

changes in our industry, interest rates, the debt securities markets, the general economy or the commercial finance and real estate markets specifically;

 

 

the degree and nature of our competition;

 

 

the risks associated with the Company’s investments in joint ventures and unconsolidated entities, including its lack of sole decision-making authority and its reliance on its joint venture partners’ financial condition and continued cooperation;

 

 

increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on our investments;

 

 

potential environmental contingencies, and other liabilities;

 

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loss of our status as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) which is expected to occur effective as of January 1, 2013;

 

 

increased prepayments or extensions of the mortgages and other loans underlying our mortgage portfolio;

 

 

actual and potential conflicts of interest with Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. (“Tiptree”), TREIT Management LLC (“TREIT” or “Advisor”), their respective affiliates and their related persons and entities;

 

 

increased prepayments or extensions of the mortgages and other loans underlying our loan investment portfolio;

 

 

the extent of future or pending healthcare reform and regulation;

 

 

changes in governmental regulations, tax rates and similar matters;

 

 

legislative and regulatory changes;

 

 

the adequacy of our cash reserves and working capital;

 

 

the timing of cash flows, if any, from our investments;

 

 

the availability of appropriate acquisition targets and our ability to close on such acquisitions; and

 

 

the risks associated with failure to integrate acquisitions successfully.

This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is only a summary of some of the most important factors to us and is not intended to be exhaustive. New factors may also emerge from time to time that could materially and adversely affect us.

The following should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included herein. This “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) contains certain non-GAAP financial measures. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and supporting schedules for reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

Overview

As of June 30, 2013, Tiptree Financial Inc., formerly known as Care Investment Trust Inc., (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” unless otherwise indicated or except where the context otherwise requires, “we”, “us” or “our”) was an equity real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invested in healthcare facilities including assisted-living, independent living, memory care, skilled nursing and other healthcare and seniors-related real estate assets in the United States of America (the “U.S.”). The Company was incorporated in Maryland in March 2007 and completed its initial public offering on June 22, 2007. We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2007. To maintain our tax status as a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders.

As of June 30, 2013, we maintained a geographically-diversified investment portfolio consisting of approximately $41.9 million (63%) in wholly-owned and majority-owned real estate, approximately $2.5 million (4%) in an unconsolidated joint venture that owns real estate, and approximately $22.4 million (33%) in a loan investment. As of June 30, 2013, our portfolio of assets consisted of wholly-owned real estate of senior housing facilities, including assisted living, independent living and memory care facilities, as well as real estate joint-ventures of senior housing facilities, including an assisted / independent living facility and senior apartments, and a loan investment secured by skilled nursing facilities, as well as collateral relating to assisted living facilities and a multifamily property. Our wholly-owned senior housing facilities are leased, under triple-net leases, which require the tenants to pay all property-related expenses. As of June 30, 2013, we operated in only one reportable segment.

On August 13, 2010, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. (“TFP”) acquired control of the Company (the “2010 Transaction”). As part of the 2010 Transaction, we entered into a hybrid management structure whereby senior management was internalized and we entered into a services agreement with TREIT Management, LLC (“TREIT” or “Advisor”) for certain advisory and support services (the “Services Agreement”).

Current Event — Reorganization

On July 1, 2013, we completed a combination with TFP pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2013 (the “Contribution Agreement”), among us, TFP and Tiptree Operating Company, LLC (the “Operating Subsidiary”). Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, we contributed substantially all of our assets to the Operating Subsidiary in exchange for 10,289,192 common units in the Operating Subsidiary (representing an approximately 25% interest in Operating Subsidiary), and TFP contributed substantially all of its assets to Operating Subsidiary in exchange for 31,147,371 common units in the Operating Subsidiary (representing an approximately 75% interest in Operating Subsidiary) and 31,147,371 shares of our newly classified Class B Common Stock (the “Contribution Transactions”).

TREIT became an indirect subsidiary of the Company in connection with the Contribution Transactions. The Services Agreement was assigned by TFI to its subsidiary Care Investment Trust LLC on July 1, 2013 in connection with the Contribution Transactions. The Services Agreement remains in full effect.

Immediately prior to closing the Contribution Transactions, we filed our Fourth Articles of Amendment and Restatement with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation in order to, among other things, (i) change the company name from “Care Investment Trust Inc.” to “Tiptree Financial Inc.”, (ii) rename our common stock as “Class A Common Stock”, with no change to the economic or voting rights of such stock, (iii) reclassify 50,000,000 authorized and unissued shares of our common stock as Class B Common Stock, and (iv) remove certain provisions related to our qualification as a REIT.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we have become a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries will hold and manage the assets of and operate the businesses we operated prior to the Contribution Transactions and those contributed by TFP on a consolidated basis. Through our operating subsidiary, Tiptree Operating Company, LLC, our primary focus is on four sectors of financial services: insurance and insurance services, real estate, asset management and specialty finance (including corporate, consumer and tax-exempt credit). The financial information in this Quarterly Report presents our financial results prior to the completion of the Contribution Transactions and are not indicative of our financial results following the Contribution Transactions.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we expect that we will not qualify to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes and would become a taxable corporation effective January 1, 2013 due to the nature of the assets and the businesses contributed by TFP. If we are not taxed as a REIT, we will not be subject to the 90% distribution requirement and our board of directors, or the Board, may then determine to distribute less of its taxable income than it would if we were taxed as a REIT.

 

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Transactions in 2013 and 2012

In April 2012, Care refinanced the Bridge Loan for the Greenfield properties, consisting of three assisted living and memory care fecilities located in Virginia, by entering into three separate non-recourse loans (each a “Greenfield Loan” and collectively the “Greenfield Loans”) with KeyCorp Real Estate Capital Markets, Inc. (“KeyCorp”) for an aggregate amount of approximately $15.7 million.

The Greenfield Loans bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.76%, amortize over a 30-year period, provide for monthly interest and principal payments commencing on June 1, 2012 and mature on May 1, 2022. The Greenfield Loans are secured by separate cross-collateralized, cross-defaulted first priority deeds of trust on each of the Greenfield properties. The Greenfield Loans are non-recourse to the Company except for certain non-recourse carveouts (customary for transactions of this type), as provided in the related guaranty agreements for each Greenfield Loan.

Each Greenfield Loan contains typical representations and covenants for loans of this type. A breach of the representations or covenants could result in a default under each of the Greenfield Loans, which would result in all amounts owing under each of the Greenfield Loans to become immediately due and payable since all of the Greenfield Loans are cross-defaulted. In June 2012, KeyCorp sold each of the Greenfield Loans to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) under Freddie Mac’s Capital Markets Execution (“CME”) Program.

Effective as of February 1, 2013, we acquired a 75% interest in a newly formed Limited Liability Company (“Care Cal JV LLC”) whose subsidiaries own two senior housing apartment buildings located in New York containing an aggregate 202 units. Affiliates of Calamar Enterprises, Inc. (“Calamar”), a full service real estate organization with construction, development, management, and finance and investment divisions, developed the properties and own a 25% interest in Care Cal JV LLC. Simultaneously with the acquisition, we entered into a management agreement with a term of ten years with affiliates of Calamar for the management of the properties. A joint venture agreement provides that the properties may be marketed for sale after a seven year lockout subject to additional provisions. The properties were developed by Calamar within the last 5 years and are approximately 97% occupied as of March 31, 2013.

Care receives a preference on interim cash flows and sales proceeds and Calamar’s management fee is subordinate to such payments. The aggregate purchase price of the properties acquired was $23.3 million. In connection with the transaction, Care received a right of first offer to acquire four additional senior communities owned by Calamar.

The properties are encumbered by two separate loans from Liberty Bank with an aggregate debt balance of approximately $18.3 million (the “Calamar Loans”). One loan had a principal balance of approximately $7.7 million at the time of acquisition and amortizes over 30 years, with a fixed interest rate of 4.5% through maturity in February 2020. The second loan had a principal balance of approximately $10.6 million at the time of acquisition and also amortizes over 30 years, with a fixed interest rate of 4.0% through maturity in August 2019.

The Calamar Loans are secured by separate first priority deeds of trust on each of the properties. The Calamar Loans are non-recourse to the Company except for certain non-recourse carveouts (customary for transactions of this type), as provided in the related guaranty agreements for each Calamar Loan. Each Calamar Loan contains typical representations and covenants for loans of this type. A breach of the representations or covenants could result in a default under each of the Calamar Loans, which would result in all amounts owing under the applicable Calamar Loan to become immediately due and payable.

On March 1, 2013, we purchased all of the remaining interest (with a principal outstanding balance of approximately $21.8 million on the date of acquisition) in the syndicated loan in which we held an approximately one-third interest for approximately $17.3 million. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further description of the loan investment.

On June 28, 2013, we sold 100% of the membership interests in Care YBE Subsidiary LLC (“Care YBE”), which owns the 14 independent living, assisted living and memory care facilities operated by Bickford (the “Bickford Portfolio”), which the Company acquired in two separate sale-leaseback transactions in June and September of 2008, respectively (see Note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements). The membership interests in Care YBE were sold to an affiliate of National Health Investors Inc. for approximately $122.8 million, subject to certain allocations, credits and adjustments as described in the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement. Care YBE is also the borrower under the Bickford Loans, which had an outstanding principal balance of approximately $78.8 million as of June 28, 2013 and which remains an obligation of Care YBE subsequent to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies

A summary of our critical accounting policies is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” There have been no significant changes to those policies during the quarter ended June 30, 2013.

Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 2013 and the three months ended June 30, 2012

Revenue

During the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized approximately $1.1 million of rental revenue and approximately $38,000 of reimbursable income on our Greenfield properties (the “Greenfield Portfolio”) and our Calamar properties (the “Calamar Portfolio”), as compared with approximately $0.4 million of rental revenue and approximately $43,000 of reimbursable income related solely to the Greenfield Portfolio for the comparable period in 2012. The increase in rental revenue during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 is primarily due to our acquisition in February 2013 of the Calamar Portfolio from which we recognized three months of income during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and which had no impact on the comparable quarter in 2012. Reimbursable income includes real estate taxes and certain other escrows that we collect on behalf of our Greenfield Portfolio and that are used to pay such expenses as they come due. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the rental revenue and reimbursable income related to the Bickford Portfolio for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within Income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

We earned interest income on our remaining loan investment of approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase of approximately $0.4 million in income during the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012 is primarily due to the increase in the outstanding principal balance as a result of our purchase of the remaining approximately two-thirds interest in the loan investment in March 2013 which we did not already own. We recognized interest income for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 at an effective interest rate based on London Interbank Offered Rate (“Libor”) in effect at the inception of the restructured loan and using a weighted average spread of 7.21% and 7.20%, respectively.

Expenses

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded base service fee and incentive fee expense for certain advisory and support services pursuant to the Services Agreement of approximately $0.1 million and $1.5 million, respectively, as compared with approximately $0.1 million and $0, respectively, for the comparable period in 2012. The increase in incentive fee expense during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 is primarily the result of the gain recognized by the Company from the sale of the Bickford Portfolio.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses (“G&A”), which includes fees for professional services, such as audit, legal and investor relations; directors & officers (“D&O”) insurance; general overhead costs for the Company; and employee salaries and benefits, as well as fees paid to our directors, were approximately $1.6 million and $0.9 million for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in G&A during the second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to the comparable period in 2012, is primarily due to our acquisition in February 2013 of the Calamar Portfolio from which we incurred three months of operating expenses of approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2013; an increase in legal expenses of approximately $0.1 million related tolegal fees arising from the consummation of the Contribution Transactions with Tiptree; deal-related legal fees from the pursuit of potential transactions in our pipeline; an increase of $0.2 million related to employee bonus accruals; and a decrease in offsets to state taxes from refunds of approximately $0.1 million.

Reimbursed property expenses include real estate taxes and other reserves that we collect and disburse on behalf of our tenants in our wholly owned properties. Reimbursable expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 were approximately $38,000 as compared to approximately $43,000 during the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Reimbursable income recognized from our Greenfield Portfolio offset such reimbursable expenses. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the reimbursable expenses related to the Bickford Portfolio for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within Income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to approximately $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to approximately $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2012. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 included amounts related to the Greenfield Portfolio. The increase in depreciation and amortization during the second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to the comparable period in 2012, is primarily due to the depreciation and amortization related to the properties in the Calamar Portfolio acquired in February 2013. Also included in depreciation and amortization were expenses related to the fixtures, furniture and equipment located in the Company’s corporate headquarters. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the depreciation and amortization related to the Bickford Portfolio (including the amortization of the in-place leases related to these properties) for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within Income from discontinued operations (see “income from discontinued operations” below).

Income or loss from investments in partially-owned entities

For the three month period ended June 30, 2013, income from partially-owned entities amounted to approximately $0.1 million as compared with income of approximately $0.1 million for the comparable period in 2012. For each of the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized our share of equity income in our SMC investment of $0.1 million.

Interest Expense

We incurred interest expense of approximately $0.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 and $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Interest expense for both of these periods includes the interest incurred on the mortgage debt secured by the Greenfield Portfolio. The increase in interest expense during the second quarter of fiscal 2013, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012, is primarily due to interest expense of approximately $0.2 million which was incurred during the second quarter of 2013 from the mortgage debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Calamar Portfolio in February 2013. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the interest expense related to the Bickford Portfolio for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

Income from discontinued operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2013, discontinued operations, net, totaled approximately $16.3 million as compared to $0.8 million for the comparable period in 2012. Discontinued operations, net, included a gain on sale of Bickford portfolio, net, of approximately $15.5 million for the three month period ended June 30,

 

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2013 related to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio during that quarter. As a result of the Company’s sale of the Bickford Portfolio during the second quarter of 2013, rental revenue and reimbursable income along with associated expense items related to the Bickford Portfolio for the three month period ended June 30, 2013 has been reclassified within income from discontinued operations, as well as for the comparative period in 2012.

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the six months ended June 30, 2012

Revenue

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized approximately $1.9 million of rental revenue and approximately $77,000 of reimbursable income on the Greenfield Portfolio and the Calamar Portfolio, as compared with approximately $0.8 million of rental revenue and approximately $85,000 of reimbursable income related solely to the Greenfield Portfolio for the comparable period in 2012. The increase in rental revenue during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 is primarily due to our acquisition in February 2013 of the Calamar Portfolio from which we recognized five months of income during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and which had no impact on the comparable period in 2012. Reimbursable income includes real estate taxes and certain other escrows that we collect on behalf of our Greenfield Portfolio and that are used to pay such expenses as they come due. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the rental revenue and reimbursable income related to the Bickford Portfolio for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within Income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

We earned interest income on our remaining loan investment of approximately $0.9 million and $0.4 million for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase of approximately $0.5 million in income during the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012 is primarily due to the increase in the outstanding principal balance as a result of our purchase of the remaining approximately two-thirds interest in the loan investment in March 2013 which we did not already own. We recognized interest income for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 at an effective interest rate based on London Interbank Offered Rate (“Libor”) in effect at the inception of the restructured loan and using a weighted average spread of 7.21% and 7.20%, respectively.

Expenses

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, we recorded base service fee and incentive fee expense for certain advisory and support services pursuant to the Services Agreement of approximately $0.2 million and $1.5 million, respectively, as compared with approximately $0.2 million and $0, respectively, for the comparable period in 2012. The increase in incentive fee expense during the six month period ended June 30, 2013 is primarily the result of the gain recognized by the Company from the sale of the Bickford Portfolio.

Marketing, general and administrative expenses (“G&A”), which includes fees for professional services, such as audit, legal and investor relations; directors & officers (“D&O”) insurance; general overhead costs for the Company; and employee salaries and benefits, as well as fees paid to our directors, were approximately $3.2 million and $2.1 million for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The increase in G&A during the first six months of fiscal 2013, as compared to the comparable period in 2012, is primarily due to our acquisition in February 2013 of the Calamar Portfolio from which we incurred five months of operating expenses of approximately $0.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2013; an increase in legal expenses of approximately $0.4 million related to legal fees arising from the consummation of the Contribution Transactions with Tiptree; deal-related legal fees from the pursuit of potential transactions in our pipeline, an increase of $0.1 million related to employee bonus accruals and a decrease in offsets to state taxes from refunds of approximately $0.1 million.

Reimbursed property expenses include real estate taxes and other reserves that we collect and disburse on behalf of our tenants in our wholly owned properties. Reimbursable expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 were approximately $77,000 as compared to approximately $85,000 during the six month period ended June 30, 2012. Reimbursable income recognized from our Greenfield Portfolio offset such reimbursable expenses. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the reimbursable expenses related to the Bickford Portfolio for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses amounted to approximately $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to approximately $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2012. Depreciation and amortization expense for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 included amounts related to the Greenfield Portfolio. The increase in depreciation and amortization during the first six months of fiscal 2013, as compared to the comparable period in 2012, is primarily due to the depreciation and amortization related to the properties in the Calamar Portfolio acquired in February 2013. Also included in depreciation and amortization were expenses related to the fixtures, furniture and equipment located in the Company’s corporate headquarters. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the depreciation and amortization related to the Bickford Portfolio (including the amortization of the in-place leases related to these properties) for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within Income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

Income or loss from investments in partially-owned entities

For the six month period ended June 30, 2013, income from partially-owned entities amounted to approximately $0.2 million as compared with income of approximately $0.2 million for the comparable period in 2012. For each of the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we recognized our share of equity income in our SMC investment of $0.2 million.

Interest Expense

We incurred interest expense of approximately $0.7 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Interest expense for both of these periods includes the interest incurred on the mortgage debt secured by the Greenfield Portfolio. The increase in interest expense during the first six months of fiscal 2013, as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012, is primarily due to interest expense of approximately $0.3 million which was incurred during the six months ended June 30, 2013 from the mortgage debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Calamar Portfolio in February 2013. Due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio in June 2013, the interest expense related to the Bickford Portfolio for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 have been reclassified within Income from discontinued operations (see “Income from discontinued operations” below).

Income from discontinued operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, discontinued operations, net, totaled approximately $17.1 million as compared to $1.6 million for the comparable period in 2012. Discontinued operations, net, included a gain on sale of Bickford Portfolio, net, of approximately $15.5 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 related to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio during the second quarter of 2013. As a result of the Company’s intent to sell the Bickford Portfolio during the second quarter of 2013, rental revenue and reimbursable income along with associated expense items related to the Bickford Portfolio for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 has been reclassified within income from discontinued operations, as well as for the comparative period in 2012.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet short and long-term cash needs. Prior to the closing of the Contribution Transactions on July 1, 2013, Care’s principal then-current cash needs were: (i) to fund operating expenses, including potential expenditures for repairs and maintenance of properties and debt service on outstanding mortgage loan obligations; (ii) to distribute 90% of its REIT taxable income to stockholders in order to maintain its REIT status and (iii) to fund other general ongoing business

 

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needs, including employee compensation expense, D&O insurance, administrative expenses, as well as property acquisitions and investments. As of June 30, 2013 our primary sources of liquidity were current working capital, rental income from real estate properties, distributions from its interest in a partially-owned entity that holds real estate, interest and principal payments on its loan investment and interest income earned from our available cash balances.

Following the closing of the Contribution Transactions on July 1, 2013, we are a holding company that conducts all of its operations through its subsidiaries. Dividends and distributions from its subsidiaries and investments are the principal source of cash to pay professional fees (including advisory services, legal and accounting fees), office rent, insurance costs, and certain support services. Our current source of liquidity is cash, cash equivalents and investments and distributions from operating subsidiaries. We intend to opportunistically acquire majority control of new businesses both in its existing financial services sectors and complimentary sectors. Accordingly, we expect that our cash needs will change over time and may need to seek additional sources of cash to fund acquisitions or additional investments in its existing businesses. These additional sources of cash may take the form of debt or equity and may be at the parent, subsidiary or asset level.

The ability of our subsidiaries to generate sufficient net income and cash flows to make upstream cash distributions will be subject to numerous business and other factors, including restrictions contained in its subsidiaries’ financing agreements, regulatory restrictions, availability of sufficient funds at such subsidiaries, general economic and business conditions, tax considerations, strategic plans, financial results and other factors such as target capital ratios and ratio levels anticipated by rating agencies to maintain or improve current ratings. Based on current levels of operations, management believes that our consolidated cash, cash equivalents and investments on hand will be adequate to fund our operational and capital requirements for at least the next twelve months.

Sources of cash and cash equivalents, cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities, investing activities and financing activities are discussed below.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents were approximately $69.0 million at June 30, 2013 as compared with approximately $48.0 million at June 30, 2012, an increase of approximately $21.0 million during the period. The increase in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2013 versus June 30, 2012 was primarily due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio, which generated net cash of approximately $43.2 million, offset by the acquisition of the remaining approximately two-thirds interest in the syndicated loan in which we previously owned a one-third interest during the first quarter of 2013, which resulted in a use of cash of approximately $17.3 million. We also declared and paid approximately $4.4 million in dividends during the period between June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013.

Cash from Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was approximately $1.1 million as compared with approximately $0.9 million used in operating activities for the comparable period in 2012, a change of approximately $2.0 million during the period. The change was primarily attributable to an approximately $2.9 million net change in other liabilities, including payables related to the base management fee and the incentive fee, in the six months ended June 30, 2013 versus the comparable period in 2012, which was primarily attributable to the cash incentive fee paid to TREIT for the fourth quarter of 2011, which was settled during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Cash from Investing Activities

Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was approximately $23.9 million as compared with approximately $0.2 million provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2012, a change of approximately $23.7 million during the period. The change is primarily due to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio during the second quarter of 2013 which generated net proceeds of approximately $44.0 million, offset primarily by the acquisition during the first quarter of 2013 of the remaining approximately two-thirds interest in the syndicated loan in which we previously owned a one-third interest which resulted in a use of cash of approximately $17.3 million.

Cash from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was approximately $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared with approximately $3.6 million used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2012, a change of approximately $1.2 million during the period. The change is primarily due to the reduction in dividends paid during the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the prior year period in 2012.

Debt

On June 26, 2008, in connection with the acquisition of the initial 12 properties from affiliates of Bickford Senior Living Group LLC (“Bickford”), we entered into a mortgage loan with Red Mortgage Capital, Inc. (“Red Capital”) in the principal amount of approximately $74.6 million (the “June Bickford Loan”). The June Bickford Loan had a fixed interest rate of 6.845% and required a fixed monthly debt service payment of approximately $0.5 million for principal and interest, until maturity in July 2015, at which time the then-outstanding balance of approximately $69.6 million would have been due and payable. In addition, the June Bickford Loan required monthly escrow payments to be made for taxes and reserves, which were reimbursed by the tenants of these properties. The June Bickford Loan was collateralized by the 12 properties.

On September 30, 2008, we acquired two additional properties from Bickford and entered into a second mortgage loan with Red Capital in the principal amount of approximately $7.6 million (the “September Bickford Loan” and, together with the June Bickford Loan, the “Bickford Loans”). The September Bickford Loan had a fixed interest rate of 7.17% and required a fixed monthly debt service payment of approximately $52,000 for principal and interest until maturity in July 2015, when the then-outstanding balance of approximately $7.1 million would have been due and payable. In addition, the September Bickford Loan required monthly escrow payments to be made for taxes and reserves, which were reimbursed by the tenants of these properties. The September Bickford Loan was collateralized by the two properties.

On June 28, 2013, we sold 100% of the membership interests in Care YBE, which owns the Bickford Portfolio, to an affiliate of National Health Investors Inc. for approximately $122.8 million, subject to certain allocations, credits and adjustments as described in the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement. Care YBE is also the borrower under the Bickford Loans, which had an outstanding principal balance of approximately $78.8 million as of June 28, 2013 and which remains an obligation of Care YBE subsequent to the sale of the Bickford Portfolio.

 

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On September 20, 2011, we entered into the Bridge Loan with KeyBank in the principal amount of approximately $15.5 million for the purpose of financing the purchase price for the Greenfield Portfolio. The Bridge Loan bore interest at a floating interest rate equal to Libor plus 4.00% with no Libor floor, and provided for monthly interest and principal payments commencing on October 1, 2011. On April 24, 2012 Care refinanced the Bridge Loan for the Greenfield Portfolio by entering into the Greenfield Loans with KeyCorp for an aggregate amount of approximately $15.7 million. The Greenfield Loans bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.76%, amortize over a 30-year period, provide for monthly interest and principal payments commencing on June 1, 2012 and mature on May 1, 2022. The Greenfield Loans are secured by separate cross-collateralized, cross-defaulted first priority deeds of trust on each of the Greenfield properties. The Greenfield Loans are non-recourse to the Company except for certain non-recourse carveouts (customary for transactions of this type), as provided in the related guaranty agreements for each Greenfield Loan. Each Greenfield Loan contains typical representations and covenants for loans of this type. A breach of the representations or covenants could result in a default under each of the Greenfield Loans, which would result in all amounts owing under each of the Greenfield Loans to become immediately due and payable. In June 2012, KeyCorp sold each of the Greenfield Loans to Federal Freddie Mac under Freddie Mac’s CME Program.

Effective February 1, 2013, we acquired a 75% interest in a newly formed Limited Liability Company (“Care Cal JV LLC”) whose subsidiaries own two senior housing apartment buildings located in New York. The properties are encumbered by the Calamar Loans from Liberty Bank with an aggregate debt balance of approximately $18.3 million. One loan had a principal balance of approximately $7.7 million at the time of acquisition and amortizes over 30 years, with a fixed interest rate of 4.5% through maturity in February 2020. The second loan had a principal balance of approximately $10.6 million at the time of acquisition and also amortizes over 30 years, with a fixed interest rate of 4.0% through maturity in August 2019. The Calamar Loans were recorded at their then fair value of approximately $18.1 million, a decrease of approximately $0.3 million over the combined loan balances of approximately $18.4 million at February 1, 2013. As of June 30, 2013, approximately $0.0 million of discount remains to be amortized over the remaining term of the two mortgage loans.

The Calamar Loans are secured by separate first priority deeds of trust on each of the properties. The Calamar Loans are non-recourse to the Company except for certain non-recourse carveouts (customary for transactions of this type), as provided in the related guaranty agreements for each Calamar Loan. Each Calamar Loan contains typical representations and covenants for loans of this type. A breach of the representations or covenants could result in a default under each of the Calamar Loans, which would result in all amounts owing under the applicable Calamar Loan to become immediately due and payable.

The Company leases its corporate office space with monthly rental payments approximating $20,000. The lease expires March 7, 2019.

Per the terms of the Services Agreement, the Company: (i) paid TREIT a monthly base services fee in arrears of one-twelfth of 0.5% of the Company’s Equity (as defined in the Services Agreement) as adjusted to account for Equity Offerings (as defined in the Services Agreement); (ii) provides TREIT with office space and certain office-related services (as provided in the Services Agreement and subject to a cost sharing agreement between Care and TREIT); and (iii) pays, to the extent earned, a quarterly incentive fee equal to the lesser of (a) 15% of Care’s adjusted funds from operations (“AFFO”) Plus Gain/(Loss) on Sale (as defined in the Services Agreement) and (b) the amount by which Care’s AFFO Plus Gain /(Loss) on Sale exceeds an amount equal to Adjusted Equity multiplied by the Hurdle Rate (as defined in the Services Agreement). Twenty percent (20%) of any such incentive fee were paid in shares of common stock of Care, unless a greater percentage was requested by TREIT and approved by an independent committee of directors. Following assignment of the Services Agreement in connection with the Contribution Transactions, all of the incentive fee will be paid only in cash. On November 9, 2011, Care entered into an amendment to the Services Agreement that clarified the basis upon which the Company calculates the quarterly incentive fee. The initial term of the Services Agreement extends until December 31, 2013. Unless terminated earlier in accordance with its terms, the Services Agreement will be automatically renewed for one-year periods following such date unless either party elects not to renew. If the Company elects to terminate without cause, or elects not to renew the Services Agreement, a Termination Fee (as defined in the Services Agreement) shall be payable by Care to TREIT. Such termination fee is not fixed and determinable.

Equity

As of June 30, 2013, we had 10,246,020 shares of common stock and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, we issued 4,360 and 4,428 shares of immediately vested common stock with a combined aggregate fair value of approximately $15,000 and $15,000 to our independent directors as part of their annual retainer for the first and second quarters of 2013 and the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, respectively. The shares paid to our directors were issued under the equity plan, which was adopted in June 2007 (the “Equity Plan”). Each independent director receives an annual base retainer of $50,000, payable quarterly in arrears, of which 70% is paid in cash and 30% in shares of Care common stock. Shares granted as part of the annual retainer vest immediately and are included in general and administrative expense.

On January 3, 2013, we issued 15,712 immediately vested shares of common stock (net of all applicable tax withholding) with a combined aggregate fair value of approximately $117,840 to our employees as part of the annual vesting of one-third of the 2011 restricted stock units (“RSUs”) grants.

On March 30, 2012, the Company issued 49,573 common shares to TREIT in conjunction with its quarterly incentive fee due under the Services Agreement for the fourth quarter of 2011. These shares were issued under the Manager Equity Plan, which was adopted in June 2007 (the “Manager Equity Plan”).

In December 2011, we granted 100,153 RSUs to certain officers and employees at a grant date fair value of approximately $0.7 million which were issued in January 2012.

In conjunction with the resignation of Joseph B. Sacks as the Company’s Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, effective January 31, 2013, 4,358 restricted stock units were forfeited that were previously granted to him during his employment. The restricted stock units are available for future issuance under the Equity Plan. In addition, pursuant to a stock repurchase agreement by and between the Company and Mr. Sacks, on January 30, 2013, the Company repurchased 302 shares of its common stock owned by Mr. Sacks at fair market value of $7.50 per common share. The repurchased shares are available for future issuance.

In conjunction with the resignation of Steven M. Sherwyn as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective June 23, 2012, 30,769 restricted stock units were forfeited that were previously granted during his employment. The restricted stock units are available for future issuance under the Equity Plan. In addition, on June 25, 2012, the Company repurchased from Mr. Sherwyn 10,000 shares of our common stock at fair market value of $7.15 per common share. The repurchased shares are available for future issuance.

TFP owns a warrant (the “2008 Warrant”) to purchase 652,500 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.33 per share. The 2008 Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires on September 30, 2018.

As of June 30, 2013, 156,974 common shares remain available for future issuances under the Equity Plan and 134,629 shares (which is net of 652,500 shares that are reserved for potential issuance upon conversion of the 2008 Warrant) remain available for future issuances under the Manager Equity Plan.

Distributions

We were required to distribute 90% of our REIT taxable income (excluding the deduction for dividends paid and capital gains) on an annual basis in order to qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes.

On May 9, 2013, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share of common stock with respect to the first quarter of 2013, which was paid on June 6, 2013 to stockholders of record as of May 23, 2013.

On March 21, 2013, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.135 per share of common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, which was paid on April 18, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 4, 2013. For tax purposes, this will be treated as a 2013 distribution.

On April 3, 2012, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.135 per share of common stock for the quarter ended December 31, 2011, which was paid on May 1, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 17, 2012. For tax purposes, this was treated as a 2012 distribution.

On May 10, 2012, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.135 per share of common stock for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, which was paid to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 24, 2012.

On August 9, 2012, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.135 per share of common stock with respect to the second quarter of 2012, which was paid on September 6, 2012 to stockholders of record as of August 23, 2012.

As a result of the Contribution Transactions, we expect that we will not qualify to be taxed as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes effective January 1, 2013. If we are not taxed as a REIT, we will not be subject to the 90% distribution requirement and the Board may then determine to distribute less of its taxable income than it would if we were taxed as a REIT.

 

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Subsequent Events

Dividend Declaration

On August 8, 2013, our Board declared a cash dividend of $0.02 per share of Class A Common Stock with respect to the second quarter of 2013 that will be paid on September 5, 2013 to holder of record of Class A Common Stock on August 22, 2013.

Contribution Transactions

On July 1, 2013, we closed the Contribution Transactions with TFP pursuant to which both we and TFP contributed substantially all of our respective assets and liabilities to a newly-formed limited liability company in order to form a diversified holding company whose subsidiaries will hold and manage the assets of and operate the businesses we operated prior to the Contribution Transactions and those contributed by TFP on a consolidated basis. Through our operating subsidiary, Tiptree Operating Company, LLC, our primary focus is on four sectors of financial services: insurance and insurance services, real estate, asset management and specialty finance (including corporate, consumer and tax-exempt credit). See “Note 1” for further description of the Contribution Transactions. See the section titled “Overview” in this MD&A and Note 14 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a further description of the Contribution Transactions.

Contractual Obligations

The table below summarizes our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2013 (in millions):

 

     Payments due by Period  

Contractual Obligations

   Total      Less than
1 year
     1-3 years      3-5 years      More than
5 years
 

Mortgage notes payable and related interest

   $ 44.2      $ 2.1      $ 4.1      $ 4.1      $ 33.8  

Base service fee obligations (1)

     0.2        0.2        —          —          —    

Operating lease obligations (2)

     1.4        0.2        0.5        0.5        0.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 45.8      $ 2.5      $ 4.6      $ 4.6      $ 34.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) TREIT base service fee, subject to increase or decrease based on changes in stockholders’ equity. The termination fee payable to TREIT in the event of non-renewal of the Services Agreement by the Company is not fixed and determinable and is therefore not included in the table.
(2) Minimum rental obligations for Company office lease.

On July 1, 2013, the Services Agreement with TREIT pursuant to which TREIT will provide certain advisory services related to Care’s business was assigned to Care Investment Trust LLC, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. For such services, the Company will pay TREIT a monthly base services fee in arrears of one-twelfth of 0.5% of the Company’s Equity (as defined in the Services Agreement). The initial term of the Services Agreement shall expire on December 31, 2013 and will renew automatically each year thereafter for an additional one-year period unless the Company or TREIT elects not to renew. Following the Contribution Transaction, fees under the Services Agreement will no longer be disclosable contractual commitments.

For a discussion of our debt, see “Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt.”

Impact of Inflation

Inflation may affect us in the future by changing the underlying value of our real estate or by impacting our cost of financing our operations. Our revenues are generated primarily from long-term investments. Inflation has remained relatively low during recent periods. There can be no assurance that future Medicare, Medicaid or private pay rate increases will be sufficient to offset future inflation increases. Certain of our leases require increases in rental income based upon annual rent escalation clauses.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2013, none of our off-balance sheet arrangements had or are reasonably likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital resources or capital expenditures. We maintain an interest in one unconsolidated joint venture. See Note 5 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more information regarding our interest in the unconsolidated joint venture. Our risk of loss associated with this investment is limited to our investment in this joint venture.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued changes to the accounting for obligations resulting from joint and several liability arrangements. These changes require an entity to measure such obligations for which the total amount of the obligation is fixed at the reporting date as the sum of (i) the amount the reporting entity agreed to pay on the basis of its arrangement among its co-obligors, and (ii) any additional amount the reporting entity expects to pay on behalf of its co-obligors. An entity will also be required to disclose the nature and amount of the obligation as well as other information about those obligations. Examples of obligations subject to these requirements are debt arrangements and settled litigation and judicial rulings. These changes become effective on January 1, 2014. Management has determined that the adoption of these changes will not have an impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-02 Comprehensive Income: Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This update addresses the disclosure issue left open at the deferral under ASU 2011-12. This update requires the provision of information about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated OCI by component. In addition, it requires presentation, either on the face of the statement where net income is presented or in the notes, significant amounts reclassified out of accumulated OCI by the respective line items of net income but only if the amount reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified to net income in its entirety in the same reporting period. For other amounts that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income, a cross-reference must be provided to other disclosures required under U.S. GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This update is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. Management has determined that the adoption of these changes will not have an impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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Related Party Transactions

We have relationships with certain of our affiliates and other related parties whereby those persons or entities receive income from us, including the following:

 

   

On November 4, 2010, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with TREIT pursuant to which TREIT provides certain advisory services related to the Company’s business. On November 9, 2011, we entered into an amendment to the Services Agreement that clarified the basis upon which the Company calculates the quarterly incentive fee.

 

   

TFP owns the 2008 Warrant to purchase 652,500 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.33 per share. The 2008 Warrant is immediately exercisable and expires in September 30, 2018.

 

   

On July 1, 2013, the Contribution Transactions (described above in “Item 2 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”) were completed.

 

   

At June 30, 2013, we held notes receivable totaling approximately $3.3 million with NACAL, LLC and RECAL, LLC, each entity an affiliate of Calamar.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations

Funds From Operations, or FFO, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is a widely recognized measure of REIT performance. We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not compute FFO in accordance with the NAREIT definition, or that interpret the NAREIT definition differently.

The revised White Paper on FFO, approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT in April 2002, defines FFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus real estate related depreciation and amortization and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

Adjusted Funds from Operations

Adjusted Funds From Operations, or AFFO, is a non-GAAP financial measure. We calculate AFFO as net income (loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (losses) from debt restructuring and gains (losses) from sales of property, the effects of straight lining lease revenue, plus the expenses associated with depreciation and amortization on real estate assets, certain transaction expenses associated with real estate acquisitions, non-cash equity compensation expenses, and excess cash distributions from the Company’s equity method investments and one-time events pursuant to changes in GAAP and other non-cash charges. Proportionate adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures will also be taken when calculating the Company’s AFFO.

We believe that FFO and AFFO provide additional measures of our core operating performance by eliminating the impact of certain non-cash and capitalized expenses and facilitating a comparison of our financial results to those of other comparable REITs with fewer or no non-cash charges and comparison of our own operating results from period to period. The Company uses FFO and AFFO in this way and also uses AFFO as one performance metric in the Company’s executive compensation program as well as a variation of AFFO in calculating the Incentive Fee payable to its advisor, TREIT (as adjusted pursuant to the Services Agreement). Additionally, the Company believes that its investors also use FFO and AFFO to evaluate and compare the performance of the Company and its peers, and as such, the Company believes that the disclosure of FFO and AFFO is useful to (and expected by) its investors.

However, the Company cautions that neither FFO nor AFFO represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and they should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP), or an indication of our cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP), as a measure of our liquidity, or an indication of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. In addition, our methodology for calculating FFO and/or AFFO may differ from the methodologies employed by other REITs to calculate the same or similar supplemental performance measures, and accordingly, our reported FFO and/or AFFO may not be comparable to the FFO and AFFO reported by other REITs.

 

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The following is a reconciliation of FFO and AFFO to net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP performance measure, for the six month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively (in thousands, except share and per share data):

 

     For the three months ended
June 30, 2013
    For the three months ended
June 30, 2012
 
     FFO     AFFO     FFO     AFFO  

Net income (loss)

   $ 14,048     $ 14,048     $ (239 )   $ (239 )

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     (16     (16 )     —         —    

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders

     14,032       14,032       (239 )     (239 )

Adjustments:

        

Depreciation and amortization on owned properties

     1,161       1,161       975       975  

Stock-based compensation

     —         71       —         36  

Amortization of above-market leases

     —         52       —         52  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     —         13       —         67  

Transaction costs

     —         356       —         233  

Gain on sale of properties, net

     (15,463 )     (15,463 )     —         —    

Straight-line effect of lease revenue

     —         (312 )     —         (399 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO and AFFO

   $ (270 )   $ (90 )   $ 736     $ 1,145  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO and AFFO per share basic

   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.07     $ 0.11  

FFO and AFFO per share diluted

   $ (0.03 )   $ (0.01 )   $ 0.07     $ 0.11  

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

     10,243,951       10,243,951       10,224,845       10,224,845  

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (1)(2)

     10,243,951       10,243,951       10,239,979       10,239,979  

 

(1) The diluted FFO and AFFO per share calculations exclude the dilutive effect of the 2008 Warrant convertible into 652,500 (adjusted for our three-for-two stock split September 2010) common shares for the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 because the exercise price was more than the average market price.
(2) The diluted FFO and AFFO per common share calculations for the three months ended June 30, 2013 exclude the effect of 75,130 remaining unvested and unforfeited RSUs as they were anti-dilutive.

 

     For the six months ended
June 30, 2013
    For the six months ended
June 30, 2012
 
     FFO     AFFO     FFO      AFFO  

Net income (loss)

   $ 13,899     $ 13,899     $ 55      $ 55  

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

     (16 )     (16 )     —          —    

Net income (loss) allocated to common stockholders

     13,883        13,883       55        55  

Adjustments:

         

Depreciation and amortization on owned properties

     2,235       2,235       1,943        1,943  

Stock-based compensation

     —         241       —          105  

Amortization of above-market leases

     —         104       —          104  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     —         26       —          134  

Transaction costs

     —         832       —          233  

Other non-cash

     —         —         —          79  

Straight-line effect of lease revenue

     —         (624 )     —          (799 )

Gain on sale of properties, net

     (15,463 )     (15,463     —          —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

FFO and AFFO

   $ 655     $ 1,234     $ 1,998      $ 1,854  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

FFO and AFFO per share basic

   $ 0.06     $ 0.12     $ 0.20      $ 0.18  

FFO and AFFO per share diluted

   $ 0.06     $ 0.12     $ 0.20      $ 0.18  

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic

     10,242,733       10,242,733       10,200,141        10,200,141  

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted (1)(2)

     10,258,633       10,258,633       10,214,265        10,214,265  

 

(1) The diluted FFO and AFFO per share calculations exclude the dilutive effect of the 2008 Warrant convertible into 652,500 (adjusted for our three-for-two stock split September 2010) common shares for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 because the exercise price was more than the average market price.
(2) The diluted FFO and AFFO per common share calculations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 include the effect of 75,130 and 69,384 remaining unvested and unforfeited RSUs, respectively, adjusted for shares repurchased under the treasury stock method.

 

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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures.

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no matter how well a control system is designed and operated, it can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover failures within our Company to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended June 30, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Part II. Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

In an action entitled Carol B. Curran et al., on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated v. AGL Life Assurance Company, et al, Case No. 2009CV907, plaintiffs filed a class action in August 2009 in the District Court of Boulder County, Colorado against Philadelphia Financial’s subsidiaries Philadelphia Financial Life Assurance Company, Philadelphia Financial Distribution Company and Joseph A. Fillip, Jr., Philadelphia Financial’s Executive Vice President and General Counsel (the “AGL Defendants”), and other parties. Plaintiffs asserted various claims under Colorado statutory and common law, including state securities act claims, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, civil conspiracy, and fraudulent omission.

On March 15, 2013, the court granted its preliminary approval to a class settlement of the proceeding. On May 28, 2013, the court held a final hearing to approve the settlement. On May 29, 2013, the court adopted the proposed order approving the settlement and dismissing the case. The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (from whom TFP acquired Philadelphia Financial) has indemnified Philadelphia Financial in connection with this litigation.

Other than as described above, the Company is not presently involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is there any material litigation threatened against us or our investments, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes the costs, if any, incurred by us related to litigation will not materially affect our financial position, operating results or liquidity.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not Applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 

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ITEM 6. Exhibits

 

  (a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

No.

   Description
  10.1    Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreements, dated as of July 1, 2013, among the Registrant, Tiptree Asset Management, LLC and Geoffrey Kauffman (filed herewith).
  10.2    Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2013 among Care Investment Trust Inc., Care YBE Subsidiary, LLC and NHI — Bickford Re, LLC (filed herewith).
  10.3    Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2011, among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company (filed herewith).
  10.4    Administrative Services Agreement by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, LLC effective July 14, 2012 (filed herewith).
  10.5    Senior Note Purchase Agreement by and among Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, LLC, as the Issuer and Fiscal Agent, RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., as Noteholder, RGA Reinsurance Company, as Collateral Agent, PFASC Holdings, LLC and Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc., dated as July 13, 2012 (filed herewith).
  10.6    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2012, among Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tricadia Holdings, L.P. and Tiptree Operating Company, LLC (as assignee of Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.) (filed herewith).
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document*
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

 

* Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three month period ended June 30, 2013, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

 

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

    TIPTREE FINANCIAL INC.
Date: August 13, 2013     By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

      Geoffrey Kauffman
      President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 13, 2013     By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

      Julia Wyatt
      Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

  10.1    Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreements, dated as of July 1, 2013, among the Registrant, Tiptree Asset Management, LLC and Geoffrey Kauffman (filed herewith).
  10.2    Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 24, 2013 among Care Investment Trust Inc., Care YBE Subsidiary, LLC and NHI — Bickford Re, LLC (filed herewith).
  10.3    Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2011, among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company and Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company (filed herewith).
  10.4    Administrative Services Agreement by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, LLC effective July 14, 2012 (filed herewith).
  10.5    Senior Note Purchase Agreement by and among Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, LLC, as the Issuer and Fiscal Agent, RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., as Noteholder, RGA Reinsurance Company, as Collateral Agent, PFASC Holdings, LLC and Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc., dated as July 13, 2012 (filed herewith).
  10.6    Transition Services Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2012, among Tiptree Asset Management Company , LLC, Tricadia Holdings, L.P. and Tiptree Operating Company, LLC (as assignee of Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.) (filed herewith).
  31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
  31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
  32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
  32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document*
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document*
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document*
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document*
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document*

 

* Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity (unaudited) for the three month period ended June 30, 2013, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the three month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited).

 

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Exhibit 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of July 1, 2013, by and among Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Employer”), and Geoffrey Kauffman, an individual (“Executive”).

ARTICLE 1

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Executive and Employer are parties to that certain Executive Employment Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2012 (the “June 30, 2012 Employment Agreement”), whereby Employer has employed Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC (“TCM”), which has provided Executive to Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. (“Tiptree LP”) as its President and Chief Executive Officer;

WHEREAS, on December 31, 2012, Tiptree LP, the parent company of Employer; Tiptree Financial Inc., a subsidiary of Tiptree LP (then known as Care Investment Trust Inc.) (“Tiptree Inc.”) and Tiptree Operating Company, LLC, an entity owned by Tiptree LP and Tiptree Inc. (“Operating Subsidiary”) entered into a Contribution Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Contribution Agreement, dated as of February 14, 2013, the “Contribution Agreement”) whereby substantially all of the operating assets and liabilities of Tiptree LP and Tiptree Inc. were contributed to Operating Subsidiary, in exchange for membership interests of Operating Subsidiary;

WHEREAS, Tiptree Inc. is the managing member of Operating Subsidiary;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the above-discussed contributions, TCM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Employer, which is a majority-owned subsidiary of Operating Subsidiary;

WHEREAS, following the transactions accomplished by the Contribution Agreement, Employer desires to continue to employ Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of TCM, which shall provide Executive to Operating Subsidiary as Operating Subsidiary’s President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to that certain Management Agreement between TCM and Operating Subsidiary (as assignee of Tiptree LP), dated June 12, 2007, as amended as of June 30, 2012;

WHEREAS, Employer and Operating Subsidiary also desire to provide Executive as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tiptree Inc.; and

WHEREAS, Executive and Employer hereby desire to amend and restate the June 30, 2012 Employment Agreement in connection with the transactions accomplished by the Contribution Agreement and Executive’s positions with Tiptree Inc. and Operating Subsidiary.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and promises contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:


ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

2.1 For the purposes of this Executive Employment Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or referred to in this Article 2.

(a) “Agreement” – this Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement, including any and all exhibits and schedules hereto, as may be amended from time to time with the written agreement of all parties hereto

(b) “Basic Compensation” – all compensation and benefits as described in Section 4.1 below

(c) “Board of Directors” – the Board of Directors of Tiptree Inc.

(d) “Committee” – a committee consisting of any or all members of the Board of Directors, as well as any others deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors

(e) “Company” – Employer and all of its parent, subsidiary, and affiliated entities, including Tiptree LP, Tiptree Inc., Operating Subsidiary and any affiliate of Tiptree LP, Tiptree Inc. or Operating Subsidiary

(f) “Confidential Information” – includes any and all data and information of, or relating to, the business or affairs of the Company, its affiliates, and/or the directors, officers, employees, investors, customers, or clients of all of them, as addressed in Article 6 below, including, without limitation, the following (whether written or unwritten): trade secrets, inventions, proposals, product development, marketing, risk management, business and trading strategies, projections, strategic planning, licensing arrangements, customers, clients, investors, financial information, information pertaining to the Company’s marketing techniques, business plans, methods of doing business, operations, customer and vendor identifies and agreements, any and all customer/client lists, prospective customer/client lists, any information relating to Company employees, and any other information not generally known among the public in general and the Company’s competitors in the financial services and real estate holding company industry

(g) “Effective Date” – the date as of which the June 30, 2012 Employment Agreement was executed by Executive (June 30, 2012)

(h) “Employer” – Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC

(i) “Employment Period” – the period during which Executive is employed by Employer and ending on the Date of Termination (as defined in Section 5.1 below)

 

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(j) “Incentive Compensation” – all compensation as described in Section 4.2 below

(k) “Intellectual Property” – any trademarks, copyrights, patents now or hereafter owned, and trade secrets, including, but not limited to, formulas, compilations, programs, devices, methods, techniques, processes, designs, strategies, concepts, algorithms, models, databases, software, systems, technical know-how, operating instructions or marketing plans of the Company

(l) “Original Employment Letter ” – that certain Employment Letter, dated November 21, 2008, between Executive and Tricadia

(m) “Start Date” – the date of the outset of Executive’s employment hereunder

(n) Tricadia ” – Tricadia Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership

 

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ARTICLE 3

EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND DUTIES

3.1 Employment .

(a) Employer hereby employs Executive, and Executive hereby accepts employment by Employer, in the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of TCM, which shall provide Executive to Operating Subsidiary as Operating Subsidiary’s President and Chief Executive Officer, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Operating Subsidiary shall also provide Executive to Tiptree Inc. as Tiptree Inc.’s President and Chief Executive Officer, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

(b) Executive shall be based at Employer’s principal headquarters located in New York, New York.

(c) Executive shall report to the Executive Chairman of Tiptree Inc. (“Executive Chairman”).

(d) As of the Effective Date, (i) the Original Employment Letter has been terminated and has no further force or effect; (ii) Executive shall no longer be an employee of Tricadia or any of its subsidiaries, and (iii) Executive is not owed any amounts by Tricadia or any other party pursuant to the Original Employment Letter or any other document, including, without limitation, wages, bonuses, or any other compensation or benefits or payments or form of remuneration of any kind or nature, except for (A) amounts relating to Executive’s incentive compensation for the period January 1, 2012 through the date of this Agreement in the amount of $750,000, which shall be paid to Executive by Tricadia within 30 days after the Effective Date, and (B) amounts, if any, relating to Executive’s ownership of limited partnership units of Tricadia. For the avoidance of doubt, neither Tiptree LP, Tiptree Inc., Operating Subsidiary nor any of their subsidiaries, including Employer, is liable for any amounts due to Executive pursuant to the previous sentence.

3.2 Term . There shall be no definite term of employment. Nothing specified herein shall be construed to alter the at-will nature of the employment, and thus, Executive or Employer may terminate Executive’s employment at any time and for any reason or for no reason. Termination by Employer shall require the approval of the Board of Directors with Executive abstaining if he is a member of the Board of Directors at such time. Executive shall be entitled to Termination Pay in the event of certain terminations described in Article 5 hereunder.

3.3 Duties .

(a) Executive shall be responsible for the operations and other general management of the affairs of the Company and perform the responsibilities that are customary for a President and Chief Executive Officer of a financial services and real estate holding company that primarily focuses on the acquisition of equity interests in

 

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financial services and specialty finance businesses and interests in real estate, real estate-related securities, and other credit securities, including, without limitation, in his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tiptree Inc., the managing member of Operating Subsidiary, evaluating Operating Subsidiary’s strategic opportunities; conducting and overseeing due diligence with respect to potential acquisition or merger candidates; overseeing the management of Operating Subsidiary’s portfolio of real estate interests, real-estate related securities, and other credit securities; and overseeing Operating Subsidiary’s operational and administrative activities.

(b) Executive shall act as the principal executive officer for purposes of executing all reports and financial statement certifications required to be filed by Tiptree Inc. pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

(c) Executive shall have such other duties and responsibilities consistent with his position as may be assigned or delegated to him by (i) the Executive Chairman or such other similar position as Tiptree Inc. or Operating Subsidiary may, in its sole discretion, identify (the “Designated Tiptree Executive”) and/or (ii) the Board of Directors.

(d) Executive shall (i) devote substantially all of his business time, attention, skill, and energy to the business of the Company and to the performance of his duties hereunder; (ii) use his best efforts to promote the success of the Company’s business; (iii) be employed full-time with Employer exclusively; and (iv) cooperate with the reasonable and lawful directives of the Board of Directors and the Designated Tiptree Executive in the advancement of the best interests of the Company.

(e) Executive shall not engage in any other activity that conflicts with his duties hereunder, provided, however, that Executive may engage in the activities listed on Exhibit A hereto, which Employer has approved as activities which do not materially interfere with or materially conflict with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder. If at any time during Executive’s employment, he wishes to undertake any additional similar activities (including, without limitation, not-for-profit activities such as serving on corporate, civic, or charitable boards or committees), Executive must receive prior written approval from the Designated Tiptree Executive, and such activities must be added to Exhibit A. Executive understands and agrees, however, that at any time during his employment hereunder, Employer may, in its discretion, require that Executive remove himself from any activity listed on Exhibit A if Employer deems that Executive’s participation in such activity interferes in any way with his ability to perform his duties for the Company.

(f) Executive shall not cause the Company to enter into any contract binding the Company to any monetary obligation in excess of $10,000 or significant non-monetary obligation without the express written approval of the Designated Tiptree Executive (which approval may be by e-mail).

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obligations hereunder will not: (A) violate any judgment, writ, injunction, or order of any court, arbitrator, or governmental agency applicable to Executive; or (B) conflict with, result in the breach of any provisions of or the termination of, or constitute a default under, any agreement to which Executive is a party or by which Executive is or may be bound.

 

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ARTICLE 4

COMPENSATION

4.1 Basic Compensation . Executive shall be entitled to the following basic compensation (the “Basic Compensation”):

(a) Salary . Executive shall be paid a minimum annual base salary of Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00), less applicable payroll and tax deductions and subject to adjustment as provided below (the “Base Salary”), which will be payable in equal periodic installments according to Employer’s customary payroll practices, but no less frequently than monthly. To the extent Executive’s employment commences or terminates on a date other than the 1st or the 15th of the relevant month, Executive’s Base Salary for such period shall be prorated for the days worked in such period. The Base Salary shall be reviewed by the Board of Directors or a Committee no less frequently than annually, and any increase of the Base Salary shall be made in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors or a duly authorized Committee thereof.

(b) Benefits . Executive may, during the Employment Period, participate in such pension, profit sharing, bonus, retirement, incentives, life insurance, hospitalization, health and welfare, medical, major medical, disability, and all other employee benefit plans, programs, and arrangements maintained by Employer in which employees of Employer may participate as in effect from time to time, to the extent Executive is eligible under the terms of those plans and pursuant to such policies as Employer may prescribe from time to time (collectively, the “Benefits”).

4.2 Incentive Compensation . Executive shall be entitled to the following incentive compensation (the “Incentive Compensation”):

(a) Annual Cash Bonus . Subject to this Section 4.2(a) and Article 5, in connection with each calendar year during which Executive is employed hereunder on December 31 of such year up through and including December 31, 2015, Executive shall be eligible to receive an annual cash bonus based on the Company’s performance, which bonus shall be equal to five percent (5%) of Operating Subsidiary’s annual pre-tax net income (before consideration of Executive’s bonus but after all other expenses), if any, computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as applied in the United States (“GAAP Net Income”), as reduced by any Prior Losses (as defined below) and as adjusted for any events or accounting principles that result in a significant deviation between the GAAP Net Income and the financial performance of Operating Subsidiary as determined by Tiptree Inc.’s Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) in its sole discretion (which adjustments shall be consistently applied and reflect in all material respects the methodology used by Tiptree LP in calculating its “Economic Return” prior to the Effective Date only with respect to assets held by the Company on the Effective Date). In connection with each calendar year thereafter during which Executive is employed hereunder on December 31 of such year, Executive shall be eligible for an annual cash bonus based on the Company’s performance, which bonus shall have a target, as determined by Tiptree Inc.’s Board of Directors (or a Committee

 

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thereof) in its sole discretion, based on a percentage of Tiptree’s annual net income or other financial metrics. “Prior Losses” shall mean all annual pre-tax net losses of Operating Subsidiary (calculated in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 4.2(a)) following the Effective Date to the extent that each such loss has not been previously deducted from a calculation of annual pre-tax net income used in determining Executive’s annual cash bonus for a year following the year in which such loss occurred. For the year ended December 31, 2012, Executive’s annual cash bonus pursuant to this Section 4.2(a), if any, shall be prorated based on the number of days between the Effective Date and the end of the year. Subject to the provisions of Article 5 below regarding Termination Pay, to be eligible to receive the annual cash bonus for any performance period, Executive must otherwise be actively employed with Employer for the entirety of that performance period as well as at the time that the bonus is paid. All such cash bonuses shall be paid within thirty (30) days following the completion of Tiptree Inc.’s (as managing member of Operating Subsidiary) accounting for the applicable year.

(b) Other Incentives . Executive shall be eligible to participate in any stock option, restricted stock, equity compensation, or other long-term incentive plan of Tiptree Inc. pursuant to the terms and conditions of such plan in effect from time to time. Executive’s participation in such plan shall be determined by Tiptree Inc.’s Board of Directors or a Committee in its sole discretion.

4.3 Expense Reimbursement . The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for all ordinary and necessary business expenses incurred by him in the course of performing his duties under this Agreement, consistent with the Company’s policy for payment and reimbursement of executive employees’ expenses and according to such guidelines as may be adopted from time to time. Any reimbursements under this paragraph shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was incurred.

ARTICLE 5

TERMINATION

5.1 Events of Termination . The Employment Period, the Basic Compensation under Section 4.1 above, the Incentive Compensation under Section 4.2 above, and any and all other rights of Executive under this Agreement or otherwise as an employee of Employer or as a director on the Board of Directors shall terminate (except as otherwise provided in this Article 5):

(a) upon the death of Executive;

(b) upon the disability of Executive (as defined in Section 5.2) immediately upon notice from either party to the other;

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(d) upon resignation of Executive for any reason; or

(e) upon the mutual agreement between Executive and Employer that Executive’s employment shall terminate.

The date the Employment Period ends under this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of this Article 5 is hereinafter referred to as the “Date of Termination.”

5.2 Definition of Disability . For purposes of termination under this Article 5, “Disability” means a physical or mental illness or injury suffered by Executive, (a) which causes Executive to be unable to, or to have failed to, perform the material and essential functions and responsibilities of his position as set forth in this Agreement for more than ninety (90) days in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months; or (b) with respect to which a physician selected by Employer, and reasonably acceptable to Executive or his representative or guardian, advises Employer that Executive’s physical or mental condition will render Executive unable to perform Executive’s services required hereunder for more than ninety (90) days in any period of twelve (12) consecutive months. Executive agrees that should he be unable to perform, or be deemed unable to perform, the material and essential functions and responsibilities of his position as set forth in this Agreement for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, Employer may designate another person to act as interim President and Chief Executive Officer until Executive is able to return to work, unless Executive meets the definition of “Disability” as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 5.2, in which case the Employment Period, the Basic Compensation under Section 4.1, the Incentive Compensation under Section 4.2, and any and all other rights of Executive under this Agreement or otherwise as an employee of Employer or as a director on the Board of Directors shall terminate immediately upon notice from either party to the other.

5.3 Definition of for “Cause” . For purposes of Section 5.5, the phrase for “Cause” shall mean only the occurrence of any of the following events or actions:

(a) Executive’s indictment for, conviction of, or entrance of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony under federal or state law; or

(b) Executive’s violation of Employer’s policies and procedures, which has a materially adverse effect on the business or reputation of the Company, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or

(c) fraudulent conduct by Executive in connection with the business affairs of the Company; or

(d) theft, embezzlement, or criminal misappropriation of Company funds by Executive; or

(e) Executive’s refusal to materially perform his Executive duties hereunder, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or

 

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(f) Executive’s misconduct, which has, or would have if generally known, a materially adverse effect on the business or reputation of Employer, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or

(g) Executive’s material breach of any provision or obligation under this Agreement, which, if curable, is not cured by Executive within ten (10) business days after written notice to Executive of same; or

(h) if Employer or any of its affiliates is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), Executive is ineligible pursuant to Section 203 of the Advisers Act to serve as an investment adviser or as a person associated with an investment adviser or has been the subject of any legal or disciplinary event that must be disclosed in Item 9 of Part 2A of the registrant’s Form ADV or is an ineligible person under Section 9 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

5.4 Definition of for “Good Reason. For purposes of Section 5.5, the phrase for “Good Reason” shall mean only, and without Executive’s prior written consent, either (i) a reduction by the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) of Executive’s Basic Compensation, or (ii) for calendar years after 2015, a determination by the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) to set a target bonus for the ensuing year that is (A) for 2016, less than five percent (5%) of Operating Subsidiary’s annual net income for 2016, and, for 2017 and thereafter, less than the prior year’s target bonus amount or formula, and (B) more likely than not, in the reasonable determination of the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof), to result in Executive’s annual cash bonus for such year being either (x) less than the average of his annual cash bonuses over the previous three calendar years or (y) less than 80% of his cash bonus for the preceding calendar year; provided, however, that Executive has first notified the Board of Directors, in writing, that he objects to the reduction of his Basic Compensation or new target bonus, within fifteen (15) days of said reduction or setting of the new target bonus, and has given the Board of Directors the opportunity to cure (if curable) during the fifteen (15)-day period immediately following written notification from Executive.

5.5 Termination Pay . Effective upon the Date of Termination, Employer will be obligated to pay Executive (or, in the event of his death, his designated beneficiary as defined below) only such compensation as provided for in this Section 5.5, and in lieu of all other amounts and in settlement and complete release of all claims Executive may have against Employer. For purposes of this Section 5.5, Executive’s designated beneficiary will be such individual beneficiary or trust as Executive may designate from time to time by written notice that is provided to Employer prior to the death of Executive. If Executive fails to give written notice to Employer of such a beneficiary, the beneficiary shall be Executive’s estate. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Employer shall have no duty, in any circumstances, to attempt to open an estate on behalf of Executive, to determine whether any beneficiary designated by Executive is alive or to ascertain the address of any such beneficiary, to determine the existence of any trust, to determine whether any person or entity purporting to act as

 

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Executive’s personal representative (or the trustee of a trust established by Executive) is duly authorized to act in that capacity, or to locate or attempt to locate any beneficiary, personal representative, or trustee.

(a) Termination by Mutual Agreement, by Employer for Cause, by Executive Without Good Reason, or Due to the Death or Disability of Executive . Upon termination of Executive’s employment with Employer by mutual agreement, by Employer for Cause, by Executive without Good Reason, or due to the death or Disability of Executive, Employer shall provide Executive the following payments and benefits: (i) his earned but unpaid Base Salary up through the Date of Termination; (ii) any unreimbursed business expenses properly and reasonably incurred prior to the Date of Termination (so long as the applicable documentation reflecting such business expenses is submitted by Executive to Employer within ten (10) business days after the Date of Termination); and (iii) any rights or benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of any employee benefit plan, program, or arrangement (subject to any contrary terms of the plan regarding the timing of payments or reimbursements). Clauses (i) through (iii) of this Section 5.5 are referred to collectively as the “Accrued Amounts.”

(b) Termination by Employer without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason . If Employer terminates Executive’s employment under this Agreement without Cause or if Executive terminates his employment under this Agreement for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(i) the Accrued Amounts;

(ii) his earned but unpaid Incentive Compensation with respect to any performance period that ends in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the Date of Termination occurs, in accordance with Section 4.2(a) of this Agreement; and

(iii) as severance pay, a payment or payments in an amount equal to (A) the total Base Salary paid to Executive over the two preceding calendar years; plus (B) the total Incentive Compensation (if any) paid to Executive over the two preceding calendar years; provided that if Executive’s employment is terminated before December 31, 2014, by Employer without Cause, the Base Salary and Incentive Compensation amounts used for the calculation of the severance pay shall include compensation paid to Executive by Tricadia pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the Original Employment Letter with respect to 2010 and 2011 (if terminated in 2012), 2011 and the portion of 2012 prior to the Effective Date (if terminated in 2013), or the portion of 2012 prior to the Effective Date (if terminated in 2014), as applicable.

Executive shall receive his severance pay in three equal installments over two (2) years beginning on the first payroll date coincident with or following sixty (60) days after Executive’s termination of employment with such first installment representing 1/3 of the total amount of such severance pay, and the two (2) remaining 1/3 installments being paid on each of the following two (2) anniversaries of the first installment.

 

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Provided, however, that any payments under this Section 5.5 shall be made only if Executive (1) signs, and does not revoke, if applicable, a confidential separation agreement and release of claims (the “Separation Agreement”) in a form satisfactory to the Company within 60 days of the Date of Termination; and (2) complies with the restrictions set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of this Agreement. For avoidance of doubt, if Executive violates any of the restrictions set forth in Articles 6 and 7 of this Agreement, no additional severance payments shall be made, and Executive shall also be required to repay to Employer any severance payments that have been paid up to the point of the breach or threatened breach. Furthermore, it is expressly understood that any Separation Agreement signed by Executive shall not release Executive from his obligations under Articles 6 and 7 hereunder, which survive termination of this Agreement.

5.6 Notice and Board Resignations . If Executive terminates his employment hereunder without Good Reason, notwithstanding the at-will nature of Executive’s employment hereunder, Executive shall provide Employer with sixty (60) days’ written notice of his intention to terminate his employment with Employer. During any such period of required notice, Executive will continue to be an employee and will continue to be entitled to receive Basic Compensation for the period of time that he actually performs his duties pursuant to this Agreement. Executive’s fiduciary duties and other obligations as an employee of Employer will continue, and Executive will cooperate in the transition of his responsibilities. Employer shall, however, have the right, in its sole discretion, to direct that Executive no longer come in to work or to shorten the notice period. If Employer shortens the required notice period Executive has provided, Employer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to not pay Executive for any remaining period of notice. Executive’s eligibility to participate in any incentive compensation plan during any period of notice shall be determined by the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable plan. If Executive’s employment with Employer is terminated for any reason (other than due to his death), he agrees to resign immediately from the Board of Directors and the boards of directors of any subsidiaries or affiliated entities of the Company, as applicable, and provide corresponding letters of resignation.

5.7 IRC Section 409A Compliance . To the extent required for compliance with IRC Section 409A, for all purposes of this Agreement, the term “Date of Termination” shall mean “separation from service” within the meaning of IRC Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

5.8 Tax Matters .

(a) For purposes of this Agreement, all references herein to the “IRC” are references to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Reference to a section of the IRC includes all rulings, regulations, notices, announcements, decisions, orders, and other pronouncements that are issued by the United States Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service, or the precedents of, or applicable to, a court of competent jurisdiction authorized by this Agreement to determine issues arising under this Agreement that are lawful and pertinent to the interpretation, application, or effectiveness of such section.

 

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(b) Withholding . Employer 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.

(c) Section 409A .

(i) Full Compliance . It is the intent of the parties that all compensation and benefits payable or provided to Executive (whether under this Agreement or otherwise) shall fully comply with the requirements of IRC Section 409A, and Employer and Executive agree that they shall cooperate in good faith so that Executive does not incur any tax (including interest and/or penalties) under IRC Section 409A.

(ii) Separate Payments. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, each and every payment made under this Agreement shall be treated as a separate payment and not as a series of payments.

(iii) Specified Employee. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is a “specified employee” (determined in accordance with IRC Section 409A and Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(2)) as of the Date of Termination, and if any payment, benefit, or entitlement provided for in this Agreement or otherwise both (A) constitutes a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of IRC Section 409A (“Nonqualified Deferred Compensation”) and (B) cannot be paid or provided in a manner otherwise provided herein or otherwise without subjecting Executive to additional tax, interest, and/or penalties under IRC Section 409A, then any such payment, benefit, or entitlement that is payable during the first six (6) months following the Date of Termination shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump sum cash payment to be made on the earlier of (1) Executive’s death or (2) the first business day of the seventh (7th) calendar month immediately following the month in which the Date of Termination occurs.

(iv) Expense Reimbursements . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, (A) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or the provision of any in-kind benefit (as defined in IRC Section 409A) to Executive during any calendar year will not affect the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement or provided as in-kind benefits to Executive in any other calendar year, (B) the reimbursements for expenses for which Executive is entitled shall be made on or before the last day of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the applicable expense is incurred, and (C) the right to payment or reimbursement or in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit.

 

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(v) Reimbursement of Expenses in Connection with a Separation from Service. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, any payment or benefit paid or provided under this Agreement or otherwise paid or provided due to a “separation from service” (as such term is described and used in IRC Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) that is exempt from IRC Section 409A pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v) shall be paid or provided to Executive only to the extent the expenses are not incurred or the benefits are not provided beyond the last day of the second taxable year of Executive following the taxable year of Executive in which the separation from service occurs; provided, however that Employer reimburses such expenses no later than the last day of the third taxable year following the taxable year of Executive in which the separation from service occurs.

(vi) Involuntary Separation Due to Good Reason. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Executive may terminate his employment for Good Reason in accordance with Section 5.4 above only if such termination of employment complies with IRC Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. It is the intent of the parties that the definition of “Good Reason” and the separation-from-service procedures specified in Article 5 fully comply with IRC Section 409A.

ARTICLE 6

NONDISCLOSURE COVENANT; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

6.1 Acknowledgement by Executive . Executive acknowledges that (a) during the Employment Period and as a part of his employment, Executive will be afforded access to Confidential Information; (b) public disclosure of such Confidential Information could have an adverse effect on the Company and its business; (c) because Executive possesses substantial technical expertise and skill with respect to the Company’s business, the Company desires to obtain exclusive ownership of all Intellectual Property developed or conceived by Executive during the Employment Period, and the Company will be at a substantial competitive disadvantage if it fails to acquire exclusive ownership of such Intellectual Property; and (d) the provisions of this Article 6 are reasonable and necessary to prevent the improper use or disclosure of Confidential Information and to provide the Company with exclusive ownership of all Intellectual Property developed or conceived by Executive during the Employment Period.

6.2 Agreements of Executive . In consideration of this Agreement, Executive covenants as follows:

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) During and following the Employment Period, Executive shall hold in confidence and shall not, directly or indirectly, communicate, divulge, or disclose to any person (other than in the regular course of the Company’s business) or use for Executive’s or any other person’s benefit, except with the

 

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specific prior written consent of the Company or except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, Confidential Information of the Company.

(ii) Any trade secrets of the Company shall be entitled to all of the protections and benefits under any applicable law. If any information that the Company deems to be a trade secret is found by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction not to be a trade secret for purposes of this Agreement, such information shall, nevertheless, be considered Confidential Information for purposes of this Agreement. Executive hereby waives any requirement that the Company submit proof of the economic value of any trade secret or post a bond or other security.

(iii) None of the foregoing obligations and restrictions regarding Confidential Information applies to the disclosure and/or use of Confidential Information:

(A) that which may be required or necessary in connection with his work as an employee of Employer;

(B) subject to Section 6.3, when Executive is required to divulge such Confidential Information by a court of law, by any governmental agency having supervisory authority over the business of the Company, or by any administrative or legislative body (including a Committee thereof) with jurisdiction to order him to divulge, disclose, or make accessible such information;

(C) when otherwise Confidential Information becomes generally known to the public or trade without Executive’s violation of this Section 6.2(a);

(D) when Executive divulges Confidential Information to his spouse, attorney, and/or his personal tax and financial advisors as reasonably necessary or appropriate to advance Executive’s tax planning (each an “Exempt Person”), so long as each such Exempt Person agrees not to disclose or use any trade secrets or proprietary or Confidential Information of the Company.

(iv) Executive shall not remove from the Company’s premises (except to the extent such removal is for purposes of the performance of Executive’s duties at home or while traveling, or except as otherwise specifically authorized by the Company, or except what would be reasonable and appropriate behavior for the President and Chief Executive Officer of Employer, Operating Subsidiary or Tiptree Inc.) any document, record, notebook, plan, model, component, device, or computer software or code, whether embodied in a disk or in any other form (collectively, the “Proprietary Items”). Executive recognizes that, as between the

 

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Company and Executive, all of the Proprietary Items, whether or not developed by Executive, are the exclusive property of the Company. Upon termination of Executive’s employment under this Agreement by either party, or upon the reasonable request of Employer during the Employment Period, Executive will return to the Company all of the Proprietary Items in Executive’s possession or subject to Executive’s control, and Executive shall not retain any copies, abstracts, sketches, or other physical embodiment of any of the Proprietary Items.

(b) Intellectual Property . All Intellectual Property shall belong exclusively to the Company. Executive acknowledges that all of Executive’s Company-related writing, works of authorship, and other Intellectual Property are works made for hire and the property of the Company, including any copyrights, patents, or other intellectual property rights pertaining thereto. If it is determined that any such works are not works made for hire, Executive hereby assigns to the Company all of Executive’s right, title, and interest, including all rights of copyright, patent, and other intellectual property rights, to or in such Intellectual Property. Executive covenants that he shall promptly:

(i) disclose to the Company in writing any Intellectual Property;

(ii) assign to the Company or to a party designated by the Company, at the Company’s request and without additional compensation, all of Executive’s right to the Intellectual Property for the United States and all foreign jurisdictions;

(iii) execute and deliver to the Company such applications, assignments, and other documents as the Company may reasonably request in order to apply for and obtain patents or other registrations with respect to any Intellectual Property in the United States and any foreign jurisdictions;

(iv) sign all other papers necessary to carry out the above obligations; and

(v) give testimony and render any other assistance in support of the Company’s rights to any Intellectual Property.

6.3 Confidentiality Despite Disputes or Controversies . Executive recognizes that should a dispute or controversy arising from or relating to this Agreement be submitted for adjudication to any court, arbitration panel, or other third party, the preservation of the secrecy of Confidential Information may be jeopardized. All pleadings, documents, testimony, and records relating to any such adjudication shall be maintained in secrecy and shall be available for inspection by the Company, Executive, and their respective attorneys and experts, who shall agree, in advance and in writing, to receive and maintain all such information in secrecy, except as may be limited by them in writing.

 

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ARTICLE 7

NON-INTERFERENCE

7.1 Acknowledgements by Executive . Executive acknowledges that: (a) the services to be performed by him under this Agreement are of a special, unique, unusual, extraordinary, and intellectual character; (b) the Company competes with other businesses that are or could be located in any part of the United States or elsewhere in the world; and (c) the provisions of this Article 7 are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s business.

7.2 Covenants of Executive . In consideration of this Agreement, Executive covenants that he shall not, directly or indirectly, engage in any of the following activities:

(a) Non-Competition. During the Employment Period, and for a period of one (1) year following the termination of Executive’s employment with Employer for any reason (the “Non-Competition Period”), Executive shall not engage in, participate in, carry on, own, or manage, directly or indirectly, either for himself or as a partner, stockholder, officer, director, employee, agent, independent contractor, representative, co-venturer, or consultant (whether compensated or not) of/with any person, partnership, corporation, or other enterprise that is a Competing Business in any jurisdiction in which the Company conducts business. For purposes of this Section 7.2, “Competing Business” means (i) any investment adviser or investment manager whose investment products or services include permanent capital vehicles (e.g., BDCs, REITs or MLPs), private investment funds (e.g., hedge funds or other privately placed investment vehicles), CLOs, CDOs or separately managed accounts, and which makes or recommends making investments in interests in debt or equity interests, real estate interests or real-estate related securities, structured products, derivatives, or other financial instruments; (ii) any company that designs, distributes and/or underwrites private placement life and annuity products or such other life and/or annuity products that any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company designs, distributes and/or underwrites or is in the process of designing, distributing or underwriting during the employ of Executive with Employer; or (iii) any other business entity that competes or competed with the Company or any affiliate of the Company during the Non-Competition Period or while Executive was employed with the Company.

(b) Non-Solicitation of Clients. Whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, Executive shall not, for a period of one (1) year following the termination of Executive’s employment with Employer for any reason, directly or indirectly solicit, service, or interfere with clients of, or investors in, the Company or the Company’s products or managed entities, or attempt to cause or influence any such person or entity to reduce the level of business it does with the Company, whether or not Executive had personal contact with such person or entity during and by reason of Executive’s employment with Employer.

(c) Non-Solicitation of Employees. Whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any other person or entity, Executive shall not, at any time during the Employment Period and for a period of one (1) year thereafter (the “Non-Solicit Period”), directly or indirectly solicit, hire, recruit, encourage, induce, or attempt to induce any employee of the Company to terminate his/her employment with the Company, or otherwise directly or indirectly employ or engage such person as an employee, independent contractor, consultant, or otherwise.

 

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(d) If any covenant in this Section 7.2 is held to be unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable, that should not affect the remainder of such covenants, which shall be given full effect. If any of the covenants, or any part thereof, in this Section 7.2 are held to be unenforceable due to the scope, duration, or geographic area set forth therein, the parties agree that the court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction as set forth in Section 8.1 shall determine the scope, duration and/or geographic area that is reasonable, and such covenant, in that modified form, shall be effective, binding, and enforceable against Executive.

(e) Executive shall, while the covenant under this Section 7.2 is in effect, give notice to Employer, promptly upon accepting any other offer of employment, of the identity of Executive’s prospective employer. Employer may notify such employer that Executive is bound by this Agreement and, at Employer’s election, furnish such employer with a copy of this Agreement or portions thereof.

ARTICLE 8

GENERAL PROVISIONS

8.1 Injunctive Relief, Jurisdiction, Additional Remedy . Executive acknowledges that the injury that would be suffered by the Company as a result of a breach of the provisions of this Agreement (including, but not limited to, any provision of Articles 6 and 7) would cause irreparable harm to the Company and that an award of monetary damages to the Company for such a breach would be, in and of itself, an inadequate remedy. Consequently, Executive agrees that the Company shall be entitled to, in addition to any other rights it may have, (a) obtain an injunction and/or specific performance, as well as to pursue any other legal or equitable remedy necessary in order to compel compliance, before a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction, as necessary or appropriate, (b) restrain any breach or threatened breach, or (c) otherwise specifically enforce any provision of this Agreement, and the Company shall not be obligated to post bond or other security in seeking such relief. Without limiting the Company’s rights under this Article 8 or any other remedies of the Company, if Executive breaches any of the provisions of Articles 6 or 7, Employer shall have the right to both cease making any payments otherwise due to Executive under this Agreement, and to recoup certain payments and benefits, as may be set forth in this Agreement. Executive further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, shareholders, agents, employees and legal representatives from and against any losses, actions, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including legal fees and expenses) arising out of Executive’s breach of Articles 6 and 7.

8.2 Covenants of Articles 6 and 7 Are Essential and Independent Covenants .

(a) The covenants by Executive in Articles 6 and 7 are essential elements of this Agreement, and without Executive’s agreement to comply with such covenants, Employer would not have entered into this Agreement or employed or continued the employment of Executive. Employer and Executive have independently consulted their

 

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respective counsel and have been advised in all respects concerning the reasonableness and propriety of such covenants, with specific regard to the nature of the business conducted by Employer.

(b) Executive’s covenants in Articles 6 and 7 are independent covenants, and the existence of any claim by Executive against Employer under this Agreement or otherwise shall not excuse Executive’s breach of any covenants in Article 6 and 7.

(c) If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect as is necessary or appropriate to enforce the obligations of Executive in Articles 6 and 7.

8.3 Obligations Contingent on Performance . The obligations of Employer hereunder, including its obligation to make any payment and/or provide any benefits provided for herein, are contingent upon Executive’s performance of Executive’s obligations hereunder.

8.4 Waiver . The rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by either party in exercising any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege shall preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this Agreement can be discharged by one party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is given; and (c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement.

8.5 Regulatory Issues . Employer or one or more of its affiliated entities are or will be registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as a public company registered with the Securities and Exchange Act that files periodic reports pursuant to the Exchange Act. As an employee of Employer, Executive acknowledges that Executive will be subject to a Code of Ethics, a copy of which has been provided to Executive. Executive must execute and abide by the Code of Ethics and the restrictions and other information contained therein. Executive acknowledges that Executive is also required to be familiar with, and abide by, specific policies and procedures set forth in the Company’s compliance manual(s). A copy of each such policy and procedure governing Executive’s employment responsibilities in these areas will be provided to Executive or made available for Executive’s review. In addition, Executive shall be responsible for obtaining and keeping current any and all licenses reasonably deemed necessary by the Company for the conduct of Executive’s employment with Employer. Executive hereby represents that there are no outstanding, pending, or threatened legal or regulatory actions against Executive other than those described on Exhibit B attached hereto. Executive also represents that Executive has no relatives that work in the securities industry (except as disclosed on Exhibit B hereto). Please note that if Executive has a pecuniary or other beneficial interest with any other third party that is employed

 

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in the securities industry, Executive should include their name and relevant information in this schedule (e.g., nature of relationship, etc). The Company’s policy is that no employee may conduct securities transactions on behalf of client accounts with brokers who are related to the employee, but under certain circumstances may trade with the firm at which the relative or third party is employed. “Relatives” for this purpose include Executive’s spouse and any adult children, Executive’s parents, siblings, first cousins, and the parents and siblings of Executive’s spouse and Executive’s parents. The Company, in its sole discretion, may at any time modify or supplement its compliance policies and procedures.

8.6 Binding Effect and Assignment . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, and legal representatives, including any entity with which Employer may merge or consolidate or to which all or substantially all of its assets may be transferred, except that in the event of an asset sale or transfer, in no event would the liability be greater than the amount set forth in Section 5.5(b) regarding a termination of Executive without Cause or for Good Reason. The duties and covenants of Executive under this Agreement, being personal, may not be delegated or assigned by Executive. Employer may assign this Agreement to any of its affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, or successors.

8.7 Notices . All notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of receipt), provided that a copy is mailed by overnight delivery service, receipt requested, or (c) when received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other parties):

 

If to Employer:    Mr. Michael Barnes
   Executive Chairman
   Tiptree Financial Inc.
   780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor
   New York, New York 10017
With a copy to:    General Counsel
   Tiptree Financial Inc.
   780 Third Avenue21 st Floor
   New York, New York 10017
If to Executive:    To the address on file with the books and records of Employer

8.8 Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended orally, but only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto.

 

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8.9 Governing Law, Jurisdiction, and Mandatory Mediation . This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of laws principles, and Executive and Employer consent to personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of the State of New York in any proceeding concerning this Agreement. In the event that either party files, and is allowed by the courts to prosecute, a court action against the other, the parties in such action agree not to request, and hereby waive, any right to a trial by jury. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive and Employer agree that, prior to submitting a dispute under this Agreement to the courts, the parties shall submit, for a period of sixty (60) days, to voluntary mediation before a jointly selected neutral third party mediator under the auspices of JAMS, New York City, New York, Resolution Center (or any successor location), pursuant to the procedures of JAMS International Mediation Rules conducted in the State of New York. However, such mediation or obligation to mediate shall not suspend or otherwise delay any termination or other action of Employer or affect any other right of Employer, including the right to seek immediate injunctive relief under Article 8 of this Agreement.

8.10 Controlling Document . If any provision of any agreement, plan, program, policy, arrangement, or other written document between or relating to Employer and Executive conflicts with any provision of this Agreement, the provision of this Agreement shall control and prevail.

8.11 Section Headings, Construction . The headings of Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation. All references to “Article” or “Articles” or to “Section” or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Article(s) or Section(s) of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All words used in this Agreement will 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.

8.12 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid or unenforceable only in part or degree shall remain in full force and effect to the extent not held invalid or unenforceable.

8.13 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

    TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

    Name:   Julia Wyatt
    Title:   Chief Financial Officer
    EXECUTIVE:
   

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    GEOFFREY KAUFFMAN
Acknowledged and Agreed:
TIPTREE FINANCIAL INC.
By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

   
Name:   Julia Wyatt    
Title:   Chief Financial Officer    
TIPTREE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

   
Name:   Julia Wyatt    
Title:   Chief Financial Officer    

 

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Exhibit 10.2

Execution Copy

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

CARE INVESTMENT TRUST INC. (“Seller”)

And

NHI-BICKFORD RE, LLC (“Buyer”)

relating to the purchase and sale of 100% of the Membership Interests

of

CARE YBE SUBSIDIARY LLC (“Company”)


MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”), dated as of June 24, 2013 (the “ Effective Date ”), among CARE INVESTMENT TRUST INC., a Maryland corporation (“ Seller ”), CARE YBE SUBSIDIARY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Company ”), and NHI-BICKFORD RE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer ”).

WHEREAS, Seller is the record and beneficial owner of all of the issued and outstanding membership interests (“ Membership Interests ”) of the Company; and

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell the Membership Interests to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase the Membership Interests from Seller, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company is the owner of the real properties (“ Properties ” or “ Real Property ”) described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof and certain furniture, fixtures and equipment associated therewith (“ FFE ”), and the Properties (together with the FFE and the rental income derived from the “ Leases ” described on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof) are the only assets of the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company is the borrower under certain loans (collectively, the “ Fannie Loans ”) evidenced by (a) a $74,589,000 Multi-Family Note dated June 26, 2008, and (b) a $7,638,400 Multi-Family Note dated September 30, 2008 (collectively, the “ Fannie Notes ”) which Fannie Notes shall remain an obligation of the Company following the Closing Date; provided however that consummation of the transactions described in this Agreement requires the consent of Fannie Mae (“ Fannie ”) to the Acquisition (defined below) and resulting change of ownership of the Company, and each party’s obligation to close the transactions described herein is expressly subject to the consent of Fannie prior to the Closing Date; and

WHEREAS, after completion of the transaction described herein, Buyer shall be the sole Member of the Company and shall own 100% of all Membership Interests in the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the respective representations and warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

The Definitions applicable to this Agreement are set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto and made a part hereof.


ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1. Purchase and Sale of the Membership Interests . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, transfer, assign and convey to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, the Membership Interests, free and clear of all Liens. The purchase and sale of the Membership Interests is referred to in this Agreement as the “ Acquisition ”.

2.2. Seller Documents, Fannie Consent .

(a) Prior to Closing, Seller agrees to make available to Buyer all relevant documents, books, records, agreements, and information relating to the Company and/or the Properties that are in Seller’s possession or control and are reasonably requested by Buyer for inspection, audit and review, including, without limitation, the “ Seller Documents ” described on Schedule 2.2 hereof.

(b) In accordance with and pursuant to the requirements of the documents evidencing, governing and securing the Fannie Loans (the “ Fannie Loan Documents ”), Buyer intends to seek the consent of Fannie to the Acquisition with the Fannie Loans remaining in place. Buyer shall have until September 30, 2013 (the “ Fannie Consent Period ”) to obtain and deliver to Seller evidence that Fannie has consented to the Acquisition at Closing with the Fannie Loan Documents remaining in effect under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Fannie Loan Documents (the “ Fannie Consent ”). The Fannie Consent will be evidenced by an Assumption and Release Agreement in form mutually agreed to by Fannie, Buyer and Seller with respect to each of the Fannie Loans (collectively, the “Loan Assumption Agreements”), which Loan Assumption Agreements must include a release, from and after Closing, of all existing guarantors from any obligations and liabilities under any and all non-recourse carveout guaranties, environmental guaranties or other guaranties of any kind whatsoever executed by such existing guarantors in favor of Fannie (“ Releases ”). Prior to the Effective Date, Buyer has submitted formal applications to Fannie for the Fannie Consent (including the Releases). From and after the Effective Date, Buyer shall exercise commercially reasonable and diligent efforts to obtain such consents and to negotiate and agree upon the form of the Loan Assumption Agreements, and Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer with respect to Buyer’s efforts to obtain the Fannie Consent and to negotiate and agree upon the form of the Loan Assumption Agreements (including the Releases), but Seller shall not be obligated to spend money or incur any new liability or retain any existing liability in order to facilitate Buyer’s efforts to obtain the Fannie Consent or the Loan Assumption Agreements (including the Releases). Buyer shall keep Seller reasonably advised as to the status of Buyer’s efforts to obtain the Fannie Consent. Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer shall notify Seller on or before June 20, 2013 if Buyer does not reasonably expect to obtain the Fannie Consent prior to June 30, 2013. If, after the exercise of commercially reasonable and diligent efforts, Buyer fails to obtain the Fannie Consent and/or if Buyer, Seller and Fannie fail to agree upon and execute the Loan Assumption Agreements within the Fannie Consent Period, then Buyer or Seller shall each be entitled to terminate this Agreement by giving notice of termination to the other party at any time prior to the date the Fannie Consent is obtained, whereupon the Deposit (as hereinafter defined) shall be returned to Buyer, and neither party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder, except

 

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for those rights and obligations that are specifically identified as surviving the termination of this Agreement. Buyer shall be responsible for all costs associated with obtaining the Fannie Consent and the Loan Assumption Agreements (including the Releases), including, but not limited to, any consent fee imposed by Fannie and Fannie’s attorneys’ fees.

2.3. Closing Date . The closing of the Acquisition (the “ Closing ”) shall take place by mail or in person at such location as may be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller, at 10:00 a.m. on the later to occur of (i) June 30, 2013, or (ii) five (5) business days following the date Buyer, Seller and Fannie indicate that they have agreed upon the form of the Loan Assumption Agreements and are ready and willing to execute the same upon the satisfaction of all other conditions to Closing set forth in Article VIII, unless another time, date and/or place is agreed to in writing by the parties. The date upon which the Closing occurs is herein referred to as the “ Closing Date ”.

2.4. Consideration . The Purchase Price shall be $ 122,750,000.00 , subject to allocations, credits and adjustments described herein. The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:

(a) Buyer shall receive a credit for the total outstanding balance of all principal and accrued interest with respect to the Fannie Loans.

(b) If any Tenant shall have paid to the Company the rent due under such Tenant’s Lease for the month in which the Closing occurs, then Buyer shall receive a credit at Closing equal to the portion of such rent that is allocable to the period from and after the Closing Date. If any Tenant shall not have paid to the Company the rent due under such Tenant’s Lease for the month in which the Closing occurs, then the Purchase Price shall be increased by an amount equal to the portion of such rent that is allocable to the period preceding the Closing Date.

(c) Buyer shall pay the balance of the Purchase Price by in cash by wire transfer.

(d) Buyer has previously delivered to First American Title Insurance Company, as escrow agent (“ Escrow Agent ”), an earnest money deposit in the amount of $613,750.00 (“ Deposit ”) in connection with the March 14, 2013 letter of intent. Seller agrees to instruct Escrow Agent to return the Deposit to Buyer at Closing, unless Buyer elects to apply the same to the Purchase Price (in which event Buyer shall instruct Escrow Agent to deliver the Deposit to Seller at Closing). The parties have executed the April 2, 2013 escrow letter agreement (“ Escrow Agreement ”) which is incorporated herein by reference.

(e) In the event the Company or Seller holds any security deposits or escrow funds of the Tenant Parties pursuant to the terms of the Leases and such funds are held by the Company or Seller in an account that is a part of the Excluded Assets, then Seller shall transfer, or shall cause the Company to transfer, the balance of such security deposits or escrow funds to an account designated by Buyer at Closing. The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any security deposits or escrow funds held by Fannie or any servicer or agent with respect to the Fannie Loans.

 

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO THE COMPANY

The Company and Seller, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Buyer as follows:

3.1. Organization of the Company; Authorization and Enforceability .

(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. The Company is qualified to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which it is required by Law to be so qualified. The Company possesses the full limited liability company power and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party. The Company possesses the full limited liability company power and authority: (i) to own, hold and use its Assets in the manner in which such Assets are currently owned, held and used by the Company and in the manner in which the Company proposes to own, hold and use such Assets, and (ii) to conduct the Company Activities as such business is currently being conducted and as the Company proposes to conduct such Company Activities. The Company does not engage in any businesses other than the Company Activities.

(b) The Company does not have any Subsidiaries and does not own any securities of any corporation or any other interest in any Person. There is no other Person that may be deemed to be a predecessor of the Company.

(c) Schedule 3.1(c) sets forth, for the Company: (i) its exact legal name; (ii) its business form, jurisdiction and date of formation; (iii) its federal employer identification number; (iv) its headquarters address, telephone number and facsimile number; (v) its members, managers and officers, indicating all current title(s) of each individual; (vi) its registered agent and/or office in its jurisdiction of formation (if applicable); (vii) all foreign jurisdictions in which it is qualified or registered to do business, the date it so qualified or registered, and its registered agent and/or office in each such jurisdiction (if applicable); (viii) all fictitious, assumed or other names of any type that are registered or used by it or under which it has done business at any time since such Company’s date of formation; and (ix) any name changes, recapitalizations, mergers, reorganizations or similar events since its date of formation.

(d) Accurate and complete copies of the Company’s Organizational Documents, each as amended to date, have been delivered to Buyer.

3.2. Authority: Non-Contravention .

(a) The Company has the limited liability company right, power and authority to enter into, execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and each document to be executed at or prior to Closing in connection with this Agreement (“ Ancillary Agreement(s) ”) to which it is a party, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by the Company have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company. Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer, this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is a

 

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party constitute the legal, valid and binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

(b) Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which the Company is a party nor the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by the Company and Seller will,, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time or both): (i) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of (A) any of the Organizational Documents of the Company, or (B) any resolution adopted by the members, board or any committees thereof of Company; (ii) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Entity or other Person the right to challenge any of the transactions contemplated hereby or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Judgment to which the Company is subject, or to Seller’s Knowledge, any Law to which the Company is subject; (iii) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Entity the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Authorization that is held by the Company; (iv) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any provision of, any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound; or (v) based on actions or inaction of Seller or its Affiliates, result in the imposition or creation of any Lien upon or with respect to any Asset owned or used by the Company, except in each such case where such contravention, conflict, violation, breach, default or Lien would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company or the Company Activities or impair the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller makes no representations or warranties as to the effect of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and/or the consummation or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by the Company and Seller upon (i) any Authorizations held by the Tenants, Subtenants, Managers or any of their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “ Tenant Parties ”) or by the Company with respect to the Properties, (ii) the operations conducted by Tenant Parties at or within the Properties, or (iii) any Contracts to which the Tenant Parties are a party.

(c) Except with respect to the approval of Fannie as required by the Acquisition and the resulting change of control of the Company and except with respect to any filings that Seller may be required to make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, neither Seller nor the Company is or will be required to make any filing with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party or the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except in each such case where the failure to make any such filing, give any such notice or obtain any such Consent would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company or the Company Activities or impair materially the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller makes no representations or warranties as to whether any such filing, notice or Consent may be required in connection with (i) any Authorizations held by the Tenant Parties or by the Company with respect to the Properties, (ii) the operations conducted by Tenant Parties at or within the Properties, or (iii) any Contracts to which the Tenant Parties are a party.

 

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3.3. Membership Interests . The Membership Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights. All of the Membership Interests were issued in compliance with all applicable Laws. There are no outstanding options, warrants or other rights of any kind to acquire any additional membership interests of the Company or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, or which otherwise confer on the holder thereof any right to acquire, any additional membership interests of the Company, nor is the Company committed to issue any such option, warrant, right or security. There are no restrictions on the transfer of the Membership Interests of the Company except as may be imposed by the Fannie Loan Documents and/or applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company does not have, directly or indirectly, any equity interest in or control of any other corporation, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other entity.

3.4. Fannie Loans . The Company is currently the “ Borrower ” under the Fannie Loans, and Company and Seller make the following representations and warranties in connection therewith:

(a) Fannie is the lender to whom Company makes payments.

(b) There exists no default under the terms of the Notes and the Fannie Loans that has been caused by any act or omission of Seller or the Company; provided, however , that Seller makes no representations or warranties as to whether any act or omission of the Tenant Parties may have caused a default under the Fannie Loans or whether a default has occurred under the provisions of the Fannie Loan Documents relating to the condition and maintenance of the Properties. The Company has not received any written notice from Fannie claiming that a default has occurred under the Fannie Loan Documents

(c) The current aggregate principal balance of the Notes as of May 31, 2013 is $78,890,774.70. There are no delinquent interest amounts, penalties, expenses or any similar charges as of such date with respect to the Fannie Loans.

(d) The Fannie Loans are not cross-collateralized or cross-defaulted with any other debt owed by Seller (or its Affiliates) with Fannie; provided, however , that the Fannie Loans may be cross-collateralized and/or cross-defaulted with each other.

(e) Based solely upon recent statements received by the Company from Fannie or its servicer, Schedule 3.4 sets forth true and accurate balances as of May 31, 2013 with respect to any escrow, deposits and accounts held by Fannie with respect to the Fannie Loan for taxes, insurance, replacement reserves, and other funds as per the Fannie Loan Documents.

3.5. Excluded Assets . Schedule 3.5 contains a true, complete and accurate list of all of the Company’s “ Excluded Assets ” that shall be returned or distributed to Seller at or prior to Closing and the Company shall no longer own such Excluded Assets (e.g., bank accounts, other accounts, certificates of deposit, marketable securities, other investments, safe deposit boxes, lock boxes and safes).

 

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3.6. No Undisclosed Liabilities . To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has no significant liabilities, debts, obligations or commitments of any nature whatsoever, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, secured or unsecured, matured or unmatured or otherwise (“ Liabilities ”), except for the obligations of the Company under the Fannie Loan Documents, the Leases and the Permitted Encumbrances (the “ Assumed Liabilities ”). For purposes of this Agreement, “ Excluded Liabilities ” shall mean any Liability incurred in or related to the operation of the business of the Company or the Company Activities prior to the Closing Date other than (i) the Assumed Liabilities, (ii) Liabilities incurred in connection with, or by virtue of, the operations conducted by Tenant Parties at or within the Properties, (iii) Liabilities incurred by virtue of the Company’s ownership of the Properties, and (iv) any Contracts to which the Tenant Parties are a party. Prior to the Closing Date, all Excluded Liabilities, if any, shall be conveyed to Seller and the Company shall no longer have any obligation with respect to any such Excluded Liability following the acquisition of the Membership Interests by the Buyer.

3.7. Rents and Receivables . The Company has no rents, income or receivables other than the rents contractually owed under the Leases.

3.8. Taxes . Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 3.8 :

(a) The Company has at all times during its existence been treated as a disregarded entity for federal income Tax purposes.

(b) All Tax Returns required to have been filed by the Company have been duly and timely filed (or, if due between the date hereof and the Closing Date, will be duly and timely filed), and each such Tax Return correctly and completely reflects the Company’s liability for Taxes and all other information required to be reported thereon. All Taxes owed by the Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely paid (or, if due between the date hereof and the Closing Date, will be duly and timely paid). The Company has adequately provided for in its books of account and related records, and has set aside sufficient cash reserves to cover, liabilities for all current Taxes not yet due and payable.

(c) There is no action or audit currently proposed, threatened or pending against, or with respect to, the Company in respect of any Taxes. The Company is not the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return, and the Company has not made any requests for such extensions. No claim has ever been made in writing by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction in which the Company did not file Tax Returns that the Company was required to file Tax Returns in such jurisdiction. There are no Liens with respect to Taxes on any of the Membership Interests of the Company or its Assets.

(d) The Company has withheld and timely paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid by the Company and has complied with all information reporting and backup withholding requirements, including maintenance of required records with respect thereto.

(e) There is no dispute or claim by a Taxing Authority concerning any liability for Taxes of the Company for which notice has been provided, or which is asserted or threatened, or which is otherwise known to the Company. Schedule 3.8(e) (i) lists all state and

 

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local income Tax Returns filed by the Company for taxable periods ended on or after the year ended 2010, (ii) indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and (iii) indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the subject of audit. The Company has not waived (or is subject to a waiver of) any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or has agreed to (or is subject to) any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency. The Company has not received any ruling from or entered into any closing agreement with any Taxing Authority that would be binding on Buyer.

(f) Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.

3.9. Compliance with Law .

(a) To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company and has complied with, and is not in violation of, any applicable Law to which the Company or the Company’s Activities is or has been subject, except where the failure to comply with any Law would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company or the Company Activities or impair materially the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller makes no representations or warranties as to whether any act or omission of the Tenant Parties may have caused a violation of Law with respect to the Properties or the operation thereof.

(b) Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates has received notice regarding any violation of, conflict with, or failure to comply with, any Law with respect to the Properties.

3.10. Authorizations .

(a) The Company owns, holds or lawfully uses in the operation of its business all Authorizations that are necessary for it to conduct its business and the Company Activities as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted. To Seller’s Knowledge, such Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect and none of such Authorizations has been withdrawn, revoked, suspended, cancelled, subject to integrity review, or other regulatory action, nor is any such withdrawal revocation, suspension, cancellation, integrity review, or other action pending threatened in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller makes no such representations or warranties as to any Authorizations that are necessary or useful in order for the Tenant Parties to operate their businesses within or at the Properties.

(b) To Seller’s Knowledge, no event has occurred and no circumstances exist that (with or without the passage of time or the giving of notice or both) would reasonably be expected to result in a violation of, conflict with, failure on the part of the Company to comply with the terms of, or the revocation, withdrawal, termination, cancellation, suspension or modification of any Authorization held by the Company; provided, however , that Seller makes no such representations or warranties as to any Authorizations held by the Tenant Parties in connection with the operation of their businesses within or at the Properties.

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termination, cancellation, suspension or modification of, any Authorization as it relates to the Company Activities. To Seller’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any Affiliate thereof is in default, and neither the Company nor any such Affiliate has received notice of any claim of default, with respect to any Authorization held by the Company; provided , however , that Seller makes no such representations or warranties as to whether any default exists with respect to any Authorizations held by the Tenant Parties in connection with the operation of their businesses within or at the Properties.

(d) No Person other than the Company owns or has any proprietary, financial or other interest (direct or indirect) in any Authorization the Company owns or uses in the operation of its business or the Company Activities as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted; provided, however, that the Tenant Parties may own or have an interest in Authorizations that are necessary or useful in connection with the operation of their businesses within or at the Properties.

3.11. Assets .

(a) The Company owns no Assets other than its interest in the Properties, the FFE and the Leases.

(b) Seller and its Affiliates (other than the Company) do not have any interest in the Company’s Assets (other than the indirect interest in the Company’s Assets held by the Seller and certain of its Affiliates by virtue of Seller’s ownership of the Membership Interests).

3.12. Real Property .

(a) The Properties described on Exhibit A constitute all of the real property owned by the Company. The Company owns fee simple to the Real Property, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.

(b) The Properties are leased to the “ Tenants ” as described in the “ Leases ” described on Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(c) Other than the Leases, the Permitted Encumbrances and the Fannie Loan Documents, the Company has not entered into any leases, subleases, licenses, concessions, rights of first refusal, right of first offer to purchase, or other agreements, written or oral, granting to any party the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Real Property. Other than the Company or as described in the Leases, the Permitted Encumbrances and the Fannie Loan Documents, the Company is not aware of any parties in possession, entitled to assert or that have asserted any right to possession of any portion of the Real Property. Seller has made available to Buyer a correct and complete copy of each Lease, together with all amendments, modifications, and extensions thereof.

(d) The Company has not received notice from any Governmental Entity having the power of eminent domain over the Real Property that such Governmental Entity has commenced or intends to exercise the power of eminent domain or a similar power with respect to all or any part of the Real Property. The Company has not received notice from any Governmental Entity of any pending or threatened condemnation, fire, health, safety, building,

 

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zoning or other land use regulatory proceedings, lawsuits or administrative actions relating to any portion of the Real Property. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates has received notice of any pending or threatened special assessment proceedings affecting any portion of the Real Property. The Company has not received notice from any Governmental Entity or third party alleging that the Real Property or its present uses and operations of the Real Property fail to comply with any Laws, covenants, conditions, restrictions, easements, disposition agreements and similar matters. Neither the Seller nor the Company nor its Affiliates have received any written notice or other written communication from any Governmental Entity that remains uncured regarding any actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of, or failure to comply with any Law affecting the Real Property or the use or operation thereof.

(e) Neither the Seller nor the Company has received any written notice of any pending or threatened plans to modify or realign any adjacent street or highway or any eminent domain proceeding that would result in the taking of any portion of any such property or that would adversely affect the current use, enjoyment or value of any such property.

(f) Neither Seller nor the Company has received any written notice of any pending or threatened public improvements which will result in special assessments or taxes against the Real Property.

(g) The Company has not entered into any outstanding agreements, options, rights of first offer or refusal, or other present, conditional or contingent rights in favor of any Person to acquire all or any portion of the Real Property.

3.13. [INTENTIONALLY DELETED].

3.14. Absence of Certain Changes or Events Since the Balance Sheet Date . There has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, prospects or results of operations of the Company; provided, however, that Seller makes no representation or warranty as to whether there has occurred any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, prospects or results of operations of the Tenant Parties or the Properties.

3.15. Material Contracts . The Company is not a party to any Material Contract other than (i) the Fannie Loan Documents, (ii) the Permitted Encumbrances (to the extent the Company is a party thereto), (iii) the Leases and any ancillary documents related thereto, and (iv) any Contract listed on Schedule 3.15 . Neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of Seller, any other party thereto is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any obligation, covenant, condition or other term contained in any Material Contract; provided, however, that Seller makes no representations or warranties as to whether any act or omission of the Tenant Parties may have caused a default under any Material Contract or whether a default has occurred under the provisions of any Material Contract relating to the condition and maintenance of the Properties. The Company has not given or received notice to or from any Person relating to any such alleged or potential default under a Material Contract that has not been cured.

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any third party creditor that the Seller’s Membership Interests has been pledged, mortgaged, sold, conveyed, assigned or liened, or that a charging order has been issued against the Seller’s Membership Interests.

3.17. Regulatory Matters .

(a) No Governmental Entity has notified Seller, the Company or any Affiliate, and Seller, the Company and their Affiliates have no Knowledge that the conduct of the Company Activities was or is in violation of any applicable Law or the subject of any investigation.

(b) Neither Seller, the Company, its Affiliates, nor any of its or their officers, directors or employees has intentionally and knowingly made an untrue statement of a material fact to any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or the Company’s Activities (whether in any submission to such Governmental Entity or otherwise), or failed to disclose a material fact required to be disclosed by the Company to any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or the Company Activities. Neither Seller, the Company, its Affiliates nor any employee has received nor is aware of any basis for the issuance of any notice to such effect.

3.18. Litigation .

(a) There is no known Proceeding (i) pending or threatened against or affecting the Company, or to the Company’s Knowledge, the Properties or the Assets, or (ii) that challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin or otherwise delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To Seller’s Knowledge, no event has occurred or agreement, contract or circumstances exist that may give rise or serve as a basis for any such Proceeding. There is no Proceeding against any current or former officer, member, manager or employee of the Company or its Affiliates with respect to which the Company has or is reasonably likely to have an indemnification obligation.

(b) There is no unsatisfied judgment, penalty or award against or affecting the Company or any of its Properties or Assets. To Seller’s Knowledge, there is no Order to which the Company or any of its Properties or Assets are subject.

3.19. Employee Benefits . The Company is not a party nor has or may in the future have any liability, for the benefit of any present or former members, managers, employees, contractors or consultants of the Company (collectively, “ Company Benefit Plans ”). The Company does not have any intent or commitment to create, modify or terminate any Company Benefit Plan.

3.20. Labor and Employment Matters . The Company has never had any employees.

3.21. Environmental .

(a) Neither Seller nor the Company has received notice of any pending or threatened Environmental Actions against the Company.

 

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(b) The Company has not entered into any judgment, decree, order or other similar requirement of or agreement with any Governmental Entity under any Environmental Laws.

(c) The Company has not expressly assumed responsibility for or agreed to indemnify or hold harmless any Person for any liability or obligation, arising under or relating to Environmental Laws.

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3.23. Books and Records . At the Closing, all of the books and records of the Company will be in the possession of the Company. At the Closing, Seller will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer or its designee all of the minute books of the Company.

3.24. Absence of Certain Business Practices . Neither Seller, the Company, its Affiliates nor any officer, director, employee, agent or other representative of the Company or any Person acting on their behalf have, in connection with the Company Activities, made, directly or indirectly, any bribes, kickbacks, or political contributions to obtain or retain business either within the United States or abroad, to obtain favorable treatment in securing business or to obtain special concessions, or to pay for favorable treatment for business secured or for special concessions already obtained; provided, however , that Seller makes no such representations or warranties as to whether any Tenant Parties have taken any such actions in connection with the operation of their businesses within or at the Properties.

3.25. Certain Business Relationships With Affiliates . No Affiliate of the Company or Seller (a) has any claim or cause of action against any of the Company, (b) owes any money to the Company or (c) is a party to any Contract with the Company that will remain in effect after the Closing.

3.26. Brokers or Finders . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or the Company.

3.27. Completeness of Disclosure . No representation or warranty made by Seller, the Company or any officer of the Company in this Agreement or any certificate delivered to Buyer pursuant hereto (a) Knowingly contains any untrue statement of any fact; or (b) intentionally omits to state any fact that is necessary to make the statements made, in the context in which made, not false or misleading in substantial respect.

3.28. Business Purpose . The Company has no business activity or purpose, and has never had any business activity or purpose, other than the ownership and leasing of the Properties shown on Exhibit A and Exhibit B .

3.29. No Representation or Warranty by Seller; As-Is Sale . Buyer acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Seller has not made and does not make any warranty or representation regarding the truth, accuracy or completeness of the Seller Documents (including without limitation all surveys, environmental reports, zoning reports, engineering reports or other similar reports prepared by third parties) or the source(s) thereof. Buyer further

 

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acknowledges that some if not all of the Seller Documents were prepared by third parties other than Seller. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, Seller expressly disclaims any and all liability for representations or warranties, express or implied, statements of fact and other matters contained in such information, or for omissions from the Seller Documents, or in any other written or oral communications transmitted or made available to Buyer. Except with respect to those matters that are the subject of the representations of Seller contained herein, (i) Buyer shall rely solely upon its own investigation with respect to the Company and the Properties, including, without limitation, the Properties’ physical, environmental or economic condition, compliance or lack of compliance with any Authorization or Law or any other attribute or matter relating thereto and (ii) Buyer is accepting the Membership Interests and the Properties “as-is, where-is, with all faults.” Seller has not undertaken any independent investigation as to the truth, accuracy or completeness of the Seller Documents and is providing the Seller Documents solely as an accommodation to Buyer. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, except for any matters that are the subject of the representations, covenants or obligations of Seller contained in this Agreement or in the Seller’s Closing Documents, Buyer is not relying on (and Seller and each of its Affiliates do hereby disclaim and renounce) any representations or warranties of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether oral or written, express, implied, statutory or otherwise, from Seller or its Affiliates. The provisions of this Section 3.29 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and shall survive the Closing.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES PERTAINING TO THE SELLER

Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

4.1. Enforceability; Authority . Assuming due authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. Upon the execution and delivery of each other agreement to be executed or delivered by Seller at the Closing (collectively, the “ Seller Closing Documents ”), and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyer of each of the Seller Closing Documents to which Buyer is a party , each of the Seller Closing Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (x) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (y) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. Seller has the right, power, authority and legal capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Seller Closing Documents and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Seller Closing Documents.

4.2. Conflict . Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Seller Closing Documents nor the consummation or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by Seller will, directly or indirectly (with or without notice or lapse of time): (a) breach or give any Governmental Entity or other Person the right to challenge any of the transactions contemplated hereby or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under

 

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any Order to which Seller may be subject or, to Seller’s Knowledge, any Law to which Seller may be subject; (b) based on actions or inaction of Seller or its Affiliates, result in the imposition or creation of any Lien upon or with respect to the Membership Interests of Seller; (c) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any Contract of Seller in a manner that would adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the ability of Buyer to acquire the Membership Interests free and clear of all Liens, or the ability of Buyer to receive the benefit of its bargain hereunder; or (d) contravene, conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Entity or other Person the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify, any Authorization that is held by such Seller that otherwise relates to the Membership Interests, except in each such case where such contravention, conflict, violation, breach, default or Lien would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company or the Company Activities or impair materially the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller makes no representations or warranties as to the effect of the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and/or the consummation or performance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by the Seller upon (i) any Authorizations held by the Tenant Parties or by the Company with respect to the Properties, (ii) the operations conducted by Tenant Parties at or within the Properties, or (iii) any Contracts to which the Tenant Parties are a party.

4.3. Consents . Except for the Fannie Consent and such other notices and Consents as have been given or obtained prior to the date hereof, Seller is not required to give any notice to or obtain any Consent from any Person in connection with Seller’s execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the Seller Closing Documents, the consummation of the contemplated transactions or the performance of such Seller’s obligations under this Agreement and the Seller Closing Documents, except where the failure to give any such notice or obtain any such Consent would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect upon the Company or the Company Activities or impair materially the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller makes no representations or warranties as to whether any such notice or Consent may be required in connection with (a) any Authorizations held by the Tenant Parties or by the Company with respect to the Properties, (b) the operations conducted by Tenant Parties at or within the Properties, or (c) any Contracts to which the Tenant Parties are a party.

4.4. Legal Proceedings . There are no pending or to Seller’s Knowledge threatened Proceedings by or against Seller (a) that relate to or may affect any of the Membership Interests of Seller; or (b) that challenge, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, the contemplated transactions, and there are no known facts or circumstances that could form the basis for the successful institution and prosecution of any such Proceeding.

4.5. Brokers or Finders . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Seller or the Company.

 

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4.6. Ownership of Membership Interests . Seller has good and marketable title to the Membership Interests owned by Seller, free and clear of all Liens. Seller has not pledged, assigned, conveyed, mortgaged, or granted a security interest or lien in, the Membership Interests to any third party. Seller owns 100% of the Membership Interests. Seller owns and has always owned 100% of the outstanding equity of the Company, and the Company has never had any other owner of any membership interests, equity interests, rights of first refusal, options or warrants to purchase units or any similar type of equity ownership in the Company. The Membership Interests to be conveyed to Buyer constitute all of the membership interests and other interests in the Company (owned by Seller or otherwise). Seller has not granted a currently effective power of attorney or proxy to any Person with respect to all or any part of the Membership Interests owned by Seller. Except for this Agreement, Seller is not a party to or bound by any agreement, undertaking or commitment to sell, transfer, assign, exchange, purchase or otherwise acquire any membership interests of the Company. Upon transfer of the Membership Interests to the Buyer, the Buyer will receive valid title to the Membership Interests, free and clear of any Liens (other than any Liens that attach as a result of the Buyer’s ownership thereof).

4.7. Completeness of Disclosure . No representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement or any certificate delivered to Buyer pursuant hereto (a) Knowingly contains any untrue statement of any fact; or (b) intentionally omits to state any fact that is necessary to make the statements made, in the context in which made, not false or misleading in any respect.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:

5.1. Organization and Good Standing . Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite limited liability company power to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted.

5.2. Authority and Enforceability . Buyer has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Acquisition. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Acquisition have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Seller, constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the availability of injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.

5.3. No Conflicts; Authorizations .

(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer does not, and the consummation of the Acquisition by Buyer will not, (i) violate the provisions of any of the Organizational Documents of Buyer, (ii) violate any Contract to which Buyer is a party, (iii) to

 

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the knowledge of Buyer, violate any Law of any Governmental Entity applicable to Buyer on the date hereof, or (iv) to the knowledge of Buyer, result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the assets owned or used by Buyer, except in each such case where such violation or Lien would not reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the Acquisition.

(b) No Authorization or Order of, registration, declaration or filing with, or notices to any Governmental Entity is required by Buyer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Acquisition, except for such Authorizations, Orders, registrations, declarations, filings and notices the failure to obtain or make, which would not reasonably be expected to impair materially the ability of Buyer to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the Acquisition.

5.4. Availability of Funds . Assuming approval of the continuation of the Fannie Loan with the Company following the Closing, Buyer has cash available or has existing borrowing facilities that together are sufficient to enable it to consummate the Acquisition.

5.5. Brokers or Finders . No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS OF SELLER

6.1. Conduct of Business . During the period from the date of this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Closing, except with the prior written consent of Buyer, Seller shall cause the Company to:

(a) maintain its limited liability company existence, pay its debts and Taxes when due, pay or perform other obligations when due, and carry on its business in the usual, regular and ordinary course in a manner consistent with past practice;

(b) maintain its books and records in accordance with past practice;

(c) promptly notify Buyer of any event or occurrence of which Seller or the Company becomes aware that is not in the ordinary course of business;

6.2. Negative Covenants . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement or with the prior written consent of the Buyer, Company will not (and Seller and its Affiliates will not, with respect to the Company), without the prior written consent of Buyer:

(a) adopt or propose any amendment to the Organizational Documents of the Company;

(b) issue or authorize for issuance any ownership interests or other security, or make any change in any issued and outstanding ownership interests or other security, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any ownership interests, equity interest or other security;

 

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(c) (i) modify or increase the compensation (including bonus opportunities) or benefits payable or to become payable by the Company to any of its current or former directors, employees, contractors or consultants, (ii) grant any severance or termination pay, or (iii) enter into any employment, consulting, severance or termination agreement or arrangement with any of its current or former directors, key employees, contractors or consultants;

(d) establish, adopt or enter into any Company Benefit Plan or any collective bargaining, thrift, compensation or other plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or arrangement for the benefit of any current or former directors, employees, contractors or consultants of the Company;

(e) sell, lease, transfer or assign any Property or Asset of the Company;

(f) assume, incur or guarantee any Indebtedness, or modify the terms of any existing Indebtedness (except as contemplated by Section 2.2);

(g) mortgage, pledge or permit to become subject to Liens (other than Permitted Liens) any Property or Asset of the Company;

(h) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person;

(i) cancel any debts or waive any claims or rights of substantial value;

(j) (i) amend, modify or terminate, or waive, release or assign any rights under, any Material Contract, (ii) enter into any Contract which, if in effect on the date hereof, would have been required to be a Material Contract, or (iii) otherwise take any action or engage in any transaction that is material to the Company;

(k) make any filings or registrations, with any Governmental Entity, except routine filings and registrations made in the ordinary course of business;

(l) be party to (i) any merger, acquisition, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution or similar transaction involving the Company or (ii) any purchase or sale of all or any substantial portion of the Assets or ownership interests or other securities of the Company or any of the Properties;

(m) make any changes in its accounting methods, principles or practices;

(n) make any material election relating to Taxes (except such that are consistent with past practice), take any action that would cause the Company to no longer be treated as a disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, or settle or compromise any material Liabilities for Taxes;

 

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(o) make any change in material Tax accounting or reporting methods, except as may have been required as a result of a change of Law;

(p) take any action or omit to do any act which action or omission will cause it to breach any obligation contained in this Agreement or cause any representation or warranty of Seller or the Company not to be true and correct as of the Closing Date;

(q) take any actions outside the ordinary course of business; or

(r) agree or otherwise commit, whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing.

6.3. Access to Information . Seller shall, and shall cause the Company to, afford to Buyer’s officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents (“ Representatives ”) free and full access to and the right to inspect, during normal business hours, all of the Real Property, properties, Assets, records, Contracts and other documents related to the Company and shall permit them to consult with the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and agents for the purpose of making such investigation of the Company as Buyer shall desire to make. Seller shall furnish to Buyer all such documents and copies of documents and records and information with respect to the Company and copies of any working papers relating thereto as Buyer may request, all to the extent the foregoing items are within the possession or control of Seller or the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller shall permit Buyer and its Representatives to conduct environmental due diligence, investigations and examinations of the Company and the Real Property, including the collecting and analysis of samples of indoor or outdoor air, surface water, groundwater or surface or subsurface soils, provided that (i) Buyer must give Seller and Manager reasonable prior telephone or written notice of any and all inspections or tests, and with respect to any intrusive inspection or test (i.e., core sampling) must obtain Seller’s prior written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned), and (ii) Buyer shall not interfere with the operations of the Tenant Parties. Buyer shall bear the cost of all inspections or tests and shall indemnify and hold Seller and the Company harmless from and against all claims, damages, injuries, accidents, losses and expenses relating to the activities of Buyer and its Representatives pursuant to this Section 6.3.

6.4. Intercompany Arrangements; Indebtedness: Release of Liens .

(a) Prior to the Closing, Seller shall, in consultation with Buyer, settle all accounts that are unpaid as of the Closing Date between the Company, on the one hand, and Seller or any Affiliate of the Company or Seller, on the other.

(b) Prior to the Closing, except for obligations of the Company with respect to the Leases, the Permitted Encumbrances and the Fannie Loans, Seller shall extinguish (i) all Indebtedness of the Company, and (ii) all guarantees by the Company of any Indebtedness of Seller or any Affiliate of the Company or Seller.

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(d) Neither Seller nor the Company shall be subject to any intercompany agreements (including service and referral agreements and any other Contracts) or any contracts with related entities, on the Closing Date, and all such agreements and contracts shall be terminated, evidenced in a manner satisfactory to the Buyer.

6.5. Confidentiality . From and after the Closing, Seller will, and will cause its Affiliates, to hold, and will use its reasonable best efforts to cause their respective Representatives to hold, in confidence any and all information, whether written or oral, concerning the Company, except to the extent that Seller can show that such information (a) is in the public domain through no act of Seller taken after the Closing or (b) is lawfully acquired by Seller after the Closing from sources that are not prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation; provided, however, that Seller and its Affiliates shall be entitled to disclose such information to the extent reasonably necessary to enforce Seller’s rights under this Agreement or perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Seller’s Closing Documents or under applicable Law or to perform any other legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation of Seller. If Seller or any of their Representatives are compelled to disclose any such information by judicial or administrative process or by other requirements of Law, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing and shall disclose only that portion of such information that Seller is advised by its counsel in writing is legally required to be disclosed; provided that Seller shall exercise their reasonable best efforts to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded such information.

6.6. [INTENTIONALLY DELETED] .

6.7. Notification of Certain Matters . Seller and the Company shall give prompt notice to Buyer of (a) any fact, event or circumstance known to it that individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, has had or is reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, prospects or results of operations of the Company, or that would cause or constitute a breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein, (b) any fact, event or circumstance known to it that individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, has had or is reasonably likely to result in the failure of any condition precedent to Buyer’s obligations, (c) any notice or other communication from any third party alleging that the consent of such third party is or may be required in connection with the Acquisition, (d) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Entity in connection with the Acquisition, or (e) any Proceedings commenced relating to the Company that, if pending on the date of this Agreement, would have been required to have been disclosed pursuant to Section 3.18; provided, however, that (i) the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall not limit or otherwise affect any remedies available to Buyer or prevent or cure any misrepresentations, breach of warranty or breach of covenant, and (ii) disclosure by Seller shall not be deemed to amend or supplement any Schedule or constitute an exception to any representation or warranty.

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their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates and other agents and Representatives (including any investment banking, legal or accounting firm retained by it or any of them and any individual member or employee of the foregoing) (each, an “ Agent ”) not to: (a) initiate, solicit or seek, directly or indirectly, any inquiries or the making or implementation of any proposal or offer (including any proposal or offer to its stockholders or any of them) with respect to a merger, acquisition, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, equity investment or similar transaction involving, or any purchase of all or any substantial portion of the assets or any ownership interests of, the Company (any such proposal or offer being hereinafter referred to as a “ Proposal ”); (b) engage in any negotiations concerning, or provide any confidential information or data to, or have any substantive discussions with, any person relating to a Proposal; (c) otherwise cooperate in any effort or attempt to make, implement or accept a Proposal; or (d) enter into Contract with any Person relating to a Proposal. Seller shall notify Buyer immediately if any inquiries, proposals or offers related to a Proposal are received by, any confidential information or data is requested from, or any negotiations or discussions related to a Proposal are sought to be initiated or continued with, Seller or the Company or any of their respective directors, officers, employees and Affiliates or, to its knowledge, any other Agent. Seller and the Company shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, immediately cease and terminate any discussion, negotiation or other activity with any third party heretofore conducted by Seller, the Company, any of their respective Affiliates and any Agent of the foregoing with respect to any Proposal.

6.10. Release . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements or any other document or agreement contemplated hereby and thereby to the contrary, Seller, on behalf of Seller and their respective successors and assigns and Affiliates, as of the Closing, hereby releases and forever discharges the Company for and from any Losses that Seller ever had, now has, or hereafter can, shall or may have against the Company, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from the beginning of time through the Closing Date.

ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS OF BUYER AND SELLER

7.1. Regulatory Approvals . Buyer shall promptly apply for, and take all reasonably necessary actions to obtain or make, as applicable, all Authorizations, Orders, declarations and filings with, and notices to, any Governmental Entity or other Person required to be obtained or made by Buyer and/or the Tenant Parties for the consummation of the Acquisition and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Seller shall cooperate with and promptly furnish information (to the extent such information is within the possession or control of Seller) to Buyer necessary in connection with any requirements imposed upon Buyer and/or the Tenant Parties in connection with the consummation of the Acquisition. Buyer shall be responsible for all filing and other similar fees payable in connection with such filings, and for any local counsel fees.

(a) Buyer and Seller shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain promptly any clearance required under any applicable Laws for the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and Seller shall keep the other apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from any other Governmental Entities and shall comply promptly with any such

 

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inquiry or request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) Buyer shall not be required to (A) consent to the divestiture, license or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) of any of its or its Affiliates’ assets or (B) consent to any other structural or conduct remedy or enter into any settlement or agree to any Order regarding antitrust matters respecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) Buyer and its Affiliates shall have no obligation to contest, administratively or in court, any ruling, order or other action of any Governmental Entity or any other Person respecting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that that each of Buyer and Seller shall both promptly respond to any Governmental Entity to any request for additional information.

(b) Buyer and Seller shall instruct their respective counsel to cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate and expedite the identification and resolution of any issues arising under applicable Laws at the earliest practicable dates. Such commercially reasonable efforts and cooperation include counsel’s undertaking (i) to keep each other appropriately informed of communications from and to personnel of the reviewing Governmental Entity, and (ii) to confer with each other regarding appropriate contacts with and response to personnel of such Governmental Entity.

7.2. Public Announcements . Buyer and Seller shall each be permitted to issue any press release or otherwise make any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that Buyer and Seller shall consult with each other before issuing, and give each other a reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. Both Buyer and Seller may make internal announcements regarding the Acquisition to their respective employees.

7.3. Tax Matters .

(a) Allocation of Taxes Between Buyer and Seller; Preparation of Tax Returns .

(i) The Seller shall bear the burden of Taxes arising out of the operations of the Company or the ownership of the Assets with respect to transactions or periods (or portions thereof) ending on or prior to the Closing Date, and Buyer shall bear the burden of Taxes arising out of the operations of the Company or the ownership of the Assets with respect to transactions or periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Closing Date. Neither the Company nor the Buyer shall bear the burden of any Taxes arising out of the operations of Seller’s Affiliates (other than the Company).

(ii) Except as provided in (iii) below, in the case of Taxes of the Company for a taxable period of the Company that includes, but does not end on, the Closing Date, the allocation of such Taxes between the Buyer and Seller shall be made on the basis of an interim closing of the books as of the end of the Closing Date.

(iii) In the case of any Taxes of the Company that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a taxable period that includes, but does not end on, the Closing Date (e.g., ad valorem property taxes), the portion of such Tax which relates to the portion of such taxable period ending on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be the

 

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amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire taxable period.

(iv) All Tax Returns of the Company for taxable periods that include the Closing Date shall be prepared in accordance with the Company’s past practices unless otherwise required by Law.

(b) Cooperation in Filing Tax Returns . Buyer and Seller shall, and shall each cause its subsidiaries and Affiliates to, provide to the other such cooperation and information, as and to the extent reasonably requested, in connection with the filing of any Tax Return of the Company, or in any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes of the Company.

(c) Carryovers, Refunds, and Related Matters .

(i) Any refund of Taxes (including any interest thereon) that relates to the Company and that is attributable to a period after the Closing Date shall be the property of the Company, as applicable, and shall be retained by the Company (or promptly paid by Seller to the Company if any such refund (or interest thereon) is received by Seller or any of their respective Affiliates).

(ii) If (A) after the Closing Date, the Company receives a refund of any Tax that is attributable to a period ending on or before the Closing Date, (B) the Tax was paid by (1) Seller on or after the Closing Date or (2) Seller or the Company prior to the Closing Date, then the Buyer or the Company, as the case may be, promptly shall pay or cause to be paid to Seller the amount of such refund together with any interest thereon, but net of any Taxes imposed on the Company with respect to the receipt of such refund.

(iii) In applying Section 7.3(c)(i) and Section 7.3(c)(ii), any refund of Taxes (including any interest thereon) for a taxable period that includes but does not end on the Closing Date shall be allocated between the period ending on or before the Closing Date and the period ending after the Closing Date in accordance with Section 7.3(a).

(d) Tax Treatment of the Buy-Sell of the Membership Interests . For federal income and applicable state income Tax purposes, Seller will be treated as selling the Assets of the Company and Buyer will be treated as buying the Assets of the Company.

7.4. Casualty . From the date hereof until the Closing Date, in the event that there is any damage to or loss of any of the Properties (whether by fire, theft, vandalism or other cause or casualty) that entitles the Tenant of such Property to terminate its Lease with respect to such Property pursuant to the terms of such Lease, Buyer, at its sole option, may elect to terminate this Agreement in its entirety. Notwithstanding, if Buyer does not elect to terminate this Agreement (or does not have the option to terminate this Agreement) following such damage or loss, any insurance proceeds with respect to the damage or loss shall be used and applied as required by the terms of the applicable Lease and the Fannie Loan Documents and may not be expended for any other purpose prior to Closing.

 

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7.5. Condemnation . From the date hereof until the Closing Date, in the event that there is any condemnation of any of the Properties, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of such condemnation proceeds received by the Company prior to the Closing Date (but not including any amounts belonging to the Tenants pursuant to the terms of the Leases) but the reduction shall be offset by any amounts received by Buyer for such condemnation; provided, however, in the event of any pending, threatened or contemplated condemnation or eminent domain proceeding which Buyer reasonably determines to have a material adverse impact on the business of the Company, Buyer at its sole option, may elect to terminate this Agreement in its entirety.

7.6. Title Work and Surveys; Title Policies; Environmental Inspections .

(a) Title Work . Seller furnished to Buyer certain existing title work (the “ Existing Title Work ”) on or before the execution of this Agreement. No material Liens have been placed on the Properties by the Company since the date of the most recent Existing Title Work with respect to each Property. Following execution of this Agreement, Buyer may obtain, at Buyer’s option and at Buyer’s expense, commitments from the title insurance company issuing the Existing Title Work (the “ Title Company ”) to issue (i) updates to the Existing Title Work or (ii) new policies of owner’s title insurance for any Properties (or portion thereof) as to which there is no Existing Title Work, together with legible copies of all exceptions to title referenced therein (the “ New Title Work ”). Buyer shall furnish Seller with copies of any material documents resulting from the New Title Work promptly following receipt of same.

(b) Surveys . Seller furnished to Buyer certain existing Surveys (the “ Existing Surveys ”) on or before the execution of this Agreement. Following execution of this Agreement, Buyer may obtain, at Buyer’s option and at Buyer’s expense, (i) updates to the Existing Surveys or (ii) current, as-built surveys for those Properties (or portions thereof) as to which there are no Existing Surveys (the “ New Surveys ”). The New Surveys shall contain the surveyor’s ALTA/ACSM certification to Buyer, Seller, the Company and the Title Company. Buyer shall furnish Seller with copies of any New Surveys promptly following receipt of such surveys.

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(d) Title Policy . At the Closing, Buyer may obtain, at Buyer’s option and at Buyer’s expense, a current ALTA Form Owner’s Policy of Title Insurance (the “ Title Policy ”) for the Real Property issued by the Title Company. Buyer shall pay all premiums, costs and expenses of the Title Policy.

(e) Environmental Inspections . Seller has provided Buyer with certain existing environmental reports (the “ Existing Environmental Reports ”) on or before the execution of this Agreement. Following the execution of this Agreement (the “ Environmental Inspection Period ”), Buyer and Buyer’s agents, representatives and contractors shall have the right to enter upon the Real Property for the purpose of conducting such tests, assessments, evaluations and investigations as Buyer may determine in its sole discretion, in order to evaluate and determine the current environmental condition of the Real Property, including without limitation, at Buyer’s cost and expense, Phase I or Phase II environmental assessments of any

 

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Real Property and updates of any existing Phase I or Phase II assessments in order to bring them current under AAI standards for CERCLA (the “ New Environmental Reports ”), all at Buyer’s cost and expense; provided, however, that any such tests or inspections shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.3 above.

7.7. Rule 3-05 or Rule 3-14 Audit . Seller acknowledges that under either Rule 3-05 or Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X, Buyer is required to provide certain information in connection with reports Buyer is required to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, Seller agrees to (a) allow Buyer and Buyer’s representatives, at Buyer’s sole cost and expense, to perform an audit of the Company’s operations of and at the Properties to the extent required under either Rule 3-05 or Rule 3-14 of Regulation S-X (hereinafter a “Rule 3-05 or 3-14 Audit”), (b) make available to Buyer and Buyer’s representatives for inspection and audit at the Company’s offices the Company’s books and records relating solely to the Company’s operations that are reasonably requested by Buyer for any full or partial years reasonably necessary to complete the Rule 3-05 or 3-14 Audit, and (c) sign the management representation letter to be provided by the Buyer’s independent auditors. In connection with the foregoing, Buyer shall give Seller no less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice of Buyer’s plans to inspect and audit such books and records. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor Seller shall be required to (a) prepare or compile any materials, (b) incur any third party costs or expenses in connection with the Rule 3-05 or 3-14 Audit, (c) provide any books, records or materials that could reasonably be expected to be books, records or materials in the possession or control of the Tenant Parties, (d) provide any books, records or materials that are not within the possession or control of the Company or Seller, or (d) make any representations or warranties with respect to such information beyond a customary management representation letter signed by the Company reasonably requested by any accounting firm engaged by the Buyer to deliver its auditors report with respect to the Rule 3-05 or Rule 3-14 Audit. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing accounting and financial materials to be provided by the Company does not include any information or materials related to the period prior to the acquisition of the Properties by the Company and is to be limited solely to information regarding the Properties after they were placed into operation by the Company. Seller acknowledges that the Rule 3-05 or Rule 3-14 Audit may require Buyer to perform a Rule 3-05 or 3-14 Audit both after the Effective Date and after the Closing and Seller agrees that Seller’s obligations under this Section 7.7 shall survive the Closing for a period of one year following the Closing Date. Any Rule 3-05 or 3-14 Audit shall be completed as soon as reasonably possible and Buyer and Buyer’s representatives shall use commercially reasonable best efforts not to interfere with Seller’s or the Company’s ability to conduct its business. Upon written request by Seller, copies of all Rule 3-05 or 3-14 Audits shall be promptly provided to Seller at no cost to Seller.

7.8. Further Assurances . Subject to the terms of this Agreement, each of Buyer and Seller shall execute such documents and other instruments and take such further actions as may be reasonably required to carry out the provisions hereof and consummate the Acquisition.

ARTICLE VIII

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

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preliminary or permanent injunction or other Law or Order in effect preventing the consummation of the Acquisition. No Law shall have been enacted or shall be deemed applicable to the Acquisition which makes the consummation of the Acquisition illegal.

8.2. Conditions to Obligation of Buyer . The obligation of Buyer to consummate the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Buyer in its sole discretion) of the following further conditions:

(a) Each representation and warranty of the Company and the Seller contained in this Agreement (i) shall have been true and correct in all respects (in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality) or in all material respects (in the case of representations and warranties not qualified by materiality) as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality) or in all material respects (as in the case of representations and warranties not qualified by materiality) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, in each case except for those representations and warranties which address matters only as of an earlier date (which representations shall have been true and correct in all respects (in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality) or in all material respects (as in the case of representations and warranties not qualified by materiality) as of such particular date) and Buyer shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date signed on behalf of Seller to such effect.

(b) Seller and the Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied by Seller and/or the Company or its Affiliates at or prior to the Closing Date. Buyer shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date signed on behalf of Seller and the Company to such effect.

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(e) There shall have been no material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, prospects or results of operations of the Company.

(f) No Proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court or other Governmental Entity (i) seeking to prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) seeking to impose any material limitation on the right of Buyer to own the Membership Interests and to control the Company or (iii) seeking to restrain or prohibit Buyer’s ownership or operation (or that of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) of all or any material portion of the Properties, business or assets of the Company, or compel Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to dispose of or hold separate all or any material portion of the business or assets of the Company, or of Buyer or its Affiliates. No such Order shall be in effect.

(g) Buyer shall have received a written opinion from legal counsel to Seller, addressed to Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

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(h) (i) All statutory and regulatory consents and approvals which are required under the Laws shall have been obtained; and (ii) all consents and approvals of third parties to the Contracts set forth on Schedule 8.2(h) shall have been obtained shall be in full force and effect and shall not be subject to any condition that has not been satisfied.

(i) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer evidence, satisfactory to Buyer and in recordable form, of the release of all Liens (if any) with respect to the property and assets of the Company (other than the Permitted Encumbrances and the Liens securing the Fannie Loans).

(j) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a properly executed and acknowledged certificate of non-foreign status as described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.11445-2(b)(2).

(k) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer duly signed withdrawals of the Member(s) and resignations, effective as of the Closing, of all managers of the Company as managers (and, if requested by Buyer prior to Closing, of officers of their positions as officers).

(l) Full execution and delivery of all closing and conveyance documents including, without limitation, the following:

(1) Assignment of Membership Interest

(2) Termination of Option Agreement dated Jun 10, 2011 between Seller, EBY Realty Group, L.L.C., Great Plains Assisted Living, L.L.C., and Bickford Senior Living Group, L.L.C.

(3) Termination of Pledge Agreement dated June 26, 2008, as amended and the release of all liens and UCCs in connection therewith.

(4) Certificates of good standing of the Company from the state of Company’s organization as well as from each state where it is qualified to do business.

(m) The Fannie Consent (including the Releases) shall have been obtained and the same shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to Seller and the Loan Assumption Agreements shall be fully executed and delivered by all parties thereto.

8.3. Conditions to Obligation of Seller . The obligation of Seller to consummate the Acquisition is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Seller in its sole discretion) of the following further conditions:

(a) Each representation and warranty of Buyer contained in this Agreement (i) shall have been true and correct in all respects (in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality) or in all material respects (in the case of representations and warranties not qualified by materiality) as of the date of this Agreement and (ii) shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality) or in all material respects (in the case of representations and warranties not qualified by materiality) as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made on the Closing Date, except for those

 

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representations and warranties which address matters only as of an earlier date (which representations shall have been true and correct in all respects (in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality) or in all material respects (in the case of representations and warranties not qualified by materiality) as of such particular date) and Seller shall have received a certificate dated the Closing Date signed on behalf of Buyer to such effect.

(b) Buyer shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all obligations and covenants required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Buyer at or prior to the Closing Date, and Seller shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Buyer by an authorized officer of Buyer to such effect.

(c) No Proceeding shall be pending or threatened before any court or other Governmental Entity or other Person wherein an unfavorable Order would (i) prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (ii) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be rescinded following consummation. No such Order shall be in effect.

(d) The Fannie Consent (including the Releases) shall have been obtained and the same shall be in form reasonably satisfactory to Seller and the Loan Assumption Agreements shall be fully executed and delivered by all parties thereto.

(e) Delivery by Buyer of the balance of the Purchase Price in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(b) above.

ARTICLE IX

TERMINATION

9.1. Termination .

(a) This Agreement may be terminated and the Acquisition abandoned at any time prior to the Closing:

(i) by mutual written consent of Buyer and Seller;

(ii) by Buyer or Seller if:

(A) the Closing does not occur on or before September 30, 2013, provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.1(a)(ii)(A) shall not be available to any party whose breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date; or

(B) a Governmental Entity shall have issued an Order or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Acquisition, which Order or other action is final and non-appealable;

 

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(iii) by Buyer if:

(A) any condition to the obligations of Buyer hereunder becomes incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by Buyer of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such condition is not waived by Buyer; or

(B) there has been a breach by Seller of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, or any representation or warranty of Seller shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(a) or Section 8.2(b) would not be satisfied.

(iv) by Seller if:

(A) any condition to the obligations of Seller hereunder becomes incapable of fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by Seller of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement, and such condition is not waived by Seller; or

(B) there has been a breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any representation or warranty of Buyer shall have become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth in Section 8.3(a) or Section 8.3(b) would not be satisfied.

(b) The party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii), (a)(iii) or (a)(iv) shall give written notice of such termination to the other party hereto.

9.2. Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1, this Agreement shall immediately become null and void and, other than in the case of fraud or willful misrepresentation, there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Buyer or Seller or their respective officers, directors, managers, stockholders, members or Affiliates, except as set forth in Section 9.3; provided that the provisions of Section 6.5 (Confidentiality), Section 7.2 (Public Announcements) and Section 9.3 (Remedies) and Article XI of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement.

9.3. Remedies . Any party terminating this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1 shall have the right to recover damages sustained by such party as a result of any breach by the other party of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or fraud or willful misrepresentation; provided, however, that the party seeking relief is not in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement under circumstances which would have permitted the other party to terminate the Agreement under Section 9.1. Upon any termination of this Agreement other than a termination pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(iv)(B), the Buyer and Seller shall direct the Escrow Agent to return the Deposit to Buyer within three (3) Business Days of such termination. Upon any termination of this

 

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Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(iii)(B), Seller shall reimburse Buyer for all actual out of pocket costs for third party reports, reasonable legal fees and other reasonable and customary due diligence and transaction costs incurred by Buyer or its Affiliates in connection with this transaction.

ARTICLE X

INDEMNIFICATION

10.1. Survival .

(a) All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, or in any Schedule, certificate or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year.

(b) The covenants and agreements which by their terms do not contemplate performance after the Closing Date shall not survive the Closing. The covenants and agreements which by their terms contemplate performance after the Closing Date shall survive the Closing according to the terms of such covenant (or if no specific term is stated, for the period of one (1) year).

(c) The obligation to pay or otherwise satisfy any Excluded Liability or the obligation to pay Taxes allocable to the party in question pursuant to Section 7.3(a) shall survive indefinitely.

(d) The period for which a representation or warranty, covenant or agreement survives the Closing is referred to herein as the “Applicable Survival Period.” In the event a Notice of Claim for indemnification under Section 10.2 is given within the Applicable Survival Period, the representation or warranty, covenant or agreement that is the subject of such indemnification claim (whether or not formal legal action shall have been commenced based upon such claim) shall survive with respect to such claim until such claim is finally resolved. The Indemnitor shall indemnify the Indemnitee for all Losses (subject to the limitations set forth herein, if applicable) that the Indemnitee may incur in respect of such claim, regardless of when incurred.

10.2. Indemnification by Seller and the Company .

(a) Seller (and, prior to the Closing, the Company) shall indemnify and defend Buyer and its Affiliates (including, following the Closing, the Company) and their respective stockholders, members, managers, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns (the “ Buyer Indemnitees ”) against, and shall hold them harmless from, any and all losses, damages, claims (including third party claims), charges, interest, penalties, Taxes, diminution in value, costs and expenses (including legal, consultant, accounting and other professional fees, costs of sampling, testing, investigation, removal, treatment and remediation of contamination and fees and costs incurred in enforcing rights under this Section 10.2) (collectively, “ Losses ”) resulting from, arising out of, or incurred by any Buyer Indemnitee in connection with, or otherwise with respect to:

(i) the failure of any representation and warranty or other statement by Seller or the Company contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement executed by Seller or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to be true and correct in all respects as of the date of this Agreement or as of the Closing Date;

 

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(ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of Seller or the Company contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement executed by Seller or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or

(iii) any fees, expenses or other payments incurred or owed by Seller or the Company to any agent, broker, investment banker or other firm or person retained or employed by it in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(iv) any failure to pay or otherwise satisfy any Excluded Liability;

provided that this Section 10.2 shall not apply with respect to any Loss relating to Taxes to the extent that indemnification payments for such Loss have been made pursuant to Section 10.7. Any and all Losses hereunder shall bear interest from the date incurred until paid at the rate of 8% per annum.

10.3. Indemnification Procedures for Third Party Claims .

(a) In the event that Buyer (“ Indemnitee ” for purposes of this Section) receives notice of the assertion of any claim or the commencement of any Proceeding by a third party in respect of which indemnity may be sought under the provisions of this Article X (“ Third Party Claim ”), the Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Indemnitor in writing (“ Notice of Claim ”) of such Third Party Claim. Failure or delay in notifying the Indemnitor will not relieve the Indemnitor of any liability it may have to the Indemnitee, except and only to the extent that such failure or delay causes actual harm to the Indemnitor with respect to such Third Party Claim. The Notice of Claim shall set forth the amount, if known, or, if not known, an estimate of the foreseeable maximum amount of claimed Losses (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Losses) and a description of the basis for such Third Party Claim.

(b) Subject to the further provisions of this Section 10.3, the Indemnitor will have ten (10) days (or less if the nature of the Third Party Claim requires) from the date on which the Indemnitor received the Notice of Claim to notify the Indemnitee that the Indemnitor will assume the defense or prosecution of such Third Party Claim and any litigation resulting therefrom with counsel of its choice (reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee) and at its sole cost and expense (a “ Third Party Defense ”); provided, however, that if the Indemnitor assumes the Third Party Defense in accordance with the foregoing, Indemnitor shall nonetheless have the right to discontinue such Third Party Defense if Indemnitor later in good faith determines that such Third Party Claim is not within the scope of its indemnity obligation hereunder and provides Indemnitee with written notice of such determination and a reasonably detailed explanation setting forth the basis of its conclusion. Any Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such Third Party Defense and to participate therein, but the fees

 

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and expenses of such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Indemnitor unless the applicable Third Party Claim is properly within the scope of Indemnitor’s indemnity obligation under Sections 10.1 and 10.2 above and (a) the Indemnitor shall have failed, within the time after having been notified by the Indemnitee of the existence of the Third Party Claim as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph (b), to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, (c) the Indemnitor shall have improperly discontinued its Third Party Defense pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or (d) the employment of such counsel at Indemnitor’s cost has been specifically authorized in writing by the Indemnitor, which authorization shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(c) The Indemnitor will not be entitled to assume the Third Party Defense if:

(i) the Third Party Claim seeks, in addition to or in lieu of monetary damages, any injunctive or other equitable relief;

(ii) the Third Party Claim relates to or arises in connection with any criminal proceeding, action, indictment, allegation or investigation;

(iii) the Third Party Claim relates to or arises in connection with any Environmental Action or actions with respect to intellectual property;

(iv) under applicable standards of professional conduct, a conflict on any significant issue exists between the Indemnitee and the Indemnitor in respect of the Third Party Claim;

(v) the Indemnitee reasonably believes an adverse determination with respect to the Third Party Claim would be detrimental to or injure the Indemnitee’s reputation or future business prospects;

(vi) the Indemnitor has failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or defend such Third Party Claim; or

(vii) the Indemnitor fails to provide reasonable assurance to the Indemnitee of its financial capacity to prosecute the Third Party Defense and provide indemnification in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

(d) If by reason of the Third Party Claim a Lien, attachment, garnishment or execution is placed upon any of the property or assets of the Indemnitee, the Indemnitor, if it desires to exercise its right to assume such Third Party Defense, must furnish a satisfactory indemnity bond or other security satisfactory to the Indemnitee, in its sole but reasonable discretion, to obtain the prompt release of such Lien, attachment, garnishment or execution.

(e) If the Indemnitor assumes a Third Party Defense and unless and until Indemnitor elects to discontinue such Third Party Defense, it will take all steps necessary in the defense, prosecution, or settlement of such claim or litigation and will hold all Indemnitees harmless from and against all Losses caused by or arising out of such Third Party Claim to the extent such Third Party Claim is properly within the scope of the Indemnitor’s indemnity obligations under this Article X. The Indemnitor will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement except with the written consent of the Indemnitee (which consent shall

 

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not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that the consent of the Indemnitee shall not be required if all of the following conditions are met: (i) the terms of the judgment or proposed settlement include as an unconditional term thereof the giving to the Indemnitees by the third party of a release of the Indemnitees from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim, (ii) there is no finding or admission of (a) any violation of Law by the Indemnitees (or any Affiliate thereof), (b) any violation of the rights of any Person and (c) no effect on any other Proceeding or claims of a similar nature that may be made against the Indemnitees (or any Affiliate thereof), and (iii) the sole form of relief is monetary damages which are paid in full by the Indemnitor. The Indemnitor shall conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently, and the Indemnitee will provide reasonable cooperation in the defense of the Third Party Claim. The Indemnitee will not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnitee shall have the right to pay or settle any such Third Party Claim, provided that in such event it shall waive any right to indemnity therefor by the Indemnitor for such claim unless the Indemnitor shall have consented to such payment or settlement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and agreed to indemnify Indemnitee therefor. If the Indemnitor is not reasonably conducting the Third Party Defense in good faith and Indemnitee gives notice of such failure to Indemnitor and the same continues for beyond a reasonable period of time for Indemnitor to cure such behavior, the Indemnitee shall have the right to consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnitor and the Indemnitor shall reimburse the Indemnitee promptly for all Losses incurred in connection with such judgment or settlement to the extent the applicable Third Party Claim is properly within the scope of Indemnitor’s indemnity obligations under this Article X.

(f) In the event that (i) an Indemnitee gives Notice of Claim to the Indemnitor and the Indemnitor fails or elects not to assume a Third Party Defense which the Indemnitor had the right to assume under this Section 10.3, (ii) the Indemnitor is not entitled to assume the Third Party Defense pursuant to this Section 10.3, or (iii) the Indemnitor assumes such Third Party Defense but later elects to discontinue such Third Party Defense, the Indemnitee shall have the right, with counsel of its choice, to defend, conduct and control the Third Party Defense, at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnitor (in the event such Third Party Defense is properly within the scope of Indemnitor’s indemnity obligations under this Article X). In each case, the Indemnitee shall conduct the Third Party Defense actively and diligently, and the Indemnitor will provide reasonable cooperation in the Third Party Defense. The Indemnitee shall have the right to consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim on such terms as it may deem appropriate; provided, however, that the amount of any settlement made or entry of any judgment consented to by the Indemnitee without the consent of the Indemnitor shall not be determinative of the validity of the claim, except with the consent of the Indemnitor (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Notwithstanding Section 11.6 hereof, in connection with any Third Party Claim, the Indemnitor hereby consents to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of any court in which a Proceeding in respect of a Third Party Claim is brought against any Indemnitee for purposes of any claim that the Indemnitee may have under this Article X with respect to such Proceeding or the matters alleged therein and agrees that process may be served on the Indemnitor with respect to such a claim anywhere in the world. If the Indemnitor does not elect to assume a Third Party Defense which it has the right to assume hereunder, the Indemnitee shall have no obligation to do so.

 

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(g) Each party to this Agreement shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate and to cause its employees to cooperate with and assist the Indemnitee or the Indemnitor, as the case may be, in connection with any Third Party Defense, including attending conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals and furnishing records, information and testimony, as may reasonably be requested; provided that each party shall use its best efforts, in respect of any Third Party Claim of which it has assumed the defense, to preserve the confidentiality of all confidential information and the attorney-client and work-product privileges.

10.4. Indemnification Procedures for Non-Third Party Claims . In the event of a claim for which the Indemnitees are entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Article X that does not involve a Third Party Claim being asserted against it, the Indemnitee shall send a Notice of Claim to the Indemnitor. The Notice of Claim shall set forth the amount, if known, or, if not known, an estimate of the foreseeable maximum amount of claimed Losses (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Losses) and a description of the basis for such claim. The Indemnitor will have thirty (30) days from receipt of such Notice of Claim to provide written notice to Indemnitee that it disputes the claim. If Indemnitor does not dispute the claim and if the amount of the Losses is known and not disputed, the amount of such Losses will be immediately due and payable from Indemnitor to Indemnitee.

10.5. [INTENTIONALLY DELETED] .

10.6. No Contribution . Seller acknowledges and agrees that, upon and following the Closing, the Company shall not have any liability or obligation to indemnify, save or hold harmless or otherwise pay, reimburse or make Seller whole for or on account of any indemnification or other claims made by any Buyer Indemnitee hereunder. Seller shall have no right of contribution against the Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to any such indemnification or other claim.

10.7. Tax Indemnification . From and after the Closing Date, Seller shall be responsible for, shall pay or cause to be paid, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Tax Indemnitee against, and reimburse such Tax Indemnitee for any Taxes that are an obligation of Seller pursuant to Section 7.3(a).

10.8. Procedures Relating to Indemnification of Tax Claims .

(a) If any Taxing Authority or other Person asserts a Tax Claim, then the party hereto first receiving notice of such Tax Claim promptly shall provide written notice of such Tax Claim to the other party hereto; provided that the failure of Buyer to give such prompt notice to Seller of any such Tax Claim shall not relieve Seller of any of its obligations under this Section 10.8 unless Seller is prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall specify in reasonable detail the basis for such Tax Claim and shall include a copy of any relevant correspondence received from the Taxing Authority or other Person.

 

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(b) Seller shall have the right to defend or prosecute, at its sole cost, expense and risk, only those Tax Claims with respect to Taxes for which it is responsible as set forth in Section 10.7. In order to defend or prosecute any such Tax Claim, Seller shall notify Buyer that it elects to defend or prosecute such Tax Claim (“ Election Notice ”) within thirty (30) days after (i) the date on which Seller received notice of any such Tax Claim from Buyer (with respect to Tax Claims as to which Buyer first received notice from a Taxing Authority or any other Person), or (ii) the date on which Seller delivered to Buyer notice of any such Tax Claim (with respect to Tax Claims as to which Seller first received notice from a Taxing Authority or any other Person). With respect to any Tax Clam as to which Seller has provided an Election Notice to Buyer, Seller shall defend or prosecute such Tax Claim by all appropriate proceedings, which proceedings shall be defended or prosecuted diligently by Seller to a Final Determination; provided that Seller shall not, without the prior written consent of Buyer, enter into any compromise or settlement of such Tax Claim that would result in any Tax detriment to any Tax Indemnitee. Seller shall inform Buyer of all material developments and events relating to such Tax Claim (including providing to Buyer copies of all written materials relating to such Tax Claim), and Buyer or its authorized representatives shall be entitled, at the expense of Buyer, to attend, but not participate in or control, all conferences, meetings and proceedings relating to such Tax Claim.

(c) If, with respect to any Tax Claim, Seller fails to deliver an Election Notice to Buyer within the period provided in Section 10.8(b) or fails diligently to defend or prosecute such Tax Claim to a Final Determination, then Buyer shall at any time thereafter have the right (but not the obligation) to defend or prosecute such Tax Claim, and the reasonable costs of such defense or prosecution shall become a part of the Tax Claim.

10.9. Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments . Except as otherwise required by applicable Law, the parties shall treat any indemnification payment made hereunder as an adjustment to Purchase Price.

10.10. Other Rights and Remedies Not Affected . The indemnification rights of the parties under this Article X are independent of and in addition to such rights and remedies as the parties may have at Law or in equity or otherwise for any misrepresentation, breach of warranty or failure to fulfill any agreement or covenant hereunder on the part of any party hereto, including the right to seek specific performance, rescission or restitution, none of which rights or remedies shall be affected or diminished hereby.

ARTICLE XI

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1. Notices . Any notice, request, demand, waiver, consent, approval or other communication that is required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (a) on the date established by the sender as having been delivered personally, (b) on the date delivered by a private courier as established by the sender by evidence obtained from the courier, (c) on the date sent by facsimile, with confirmation of transmission, if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, if not, then on the next business day, or (d) on the fifth day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications, to be valid, must be addressed as follows:

If to Buyer, to:

NHI-Bickford RE, LLC

13795 S. Murlen Road, Suite 301

Olathe, Kansas 66062

Attn: Brian Heinrichs

Facsimile: (913) 782-4851

And

NHI-Bickford RE, LLC

Attn: John M. Brittingham

Harwell Howard Hyne Gabbert & Manner, P.C.

333 Commerce Street, Suite 1500

Nashville, Tennessee 37201

Facsimile: (615) 251-1059

 

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With a required copy to:

Jay T. Shadwick

11040 Oakmont

Overland Park, Kansas 66210

Facsimile: (913) 498-3538

If to Seller, to:

Care Investment Trust Inc.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attn: Torey Riso, Jr.

Facsimile: (212) 446-1409

With a required copy to:

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

The Tower at Peabody Place

100 Peabody Place, Suite 900

Memphis, TN 38103

Attn: John A. Good

Facsimile: (888) 543-4644

or to such other address or to the attention of such Person or Persons as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party (or in the case of counsel, to such other readily ascertainable business address as such counsel may hereafter maintain); provided, however, that any notice sent by facsimile shall also be sent contemporaneously by private courier. If more than one method for sending notice as set forth above is used, the earliest notice date established as set forth above shall control.

 

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11.2. Amendments and Waivers .

(a) Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

(b) No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

(c) To the maximum extent permitted by Law, (i) no waiver that may be given by a party shall be applicable except in the specific instance for which it was given and (ii) no notice to or demand on one party shall be deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such party or the right of the party giving such notice or demand to take further action without notice or demand.

11.3. Expenses . Seller and Buyer shall bear their own costs and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including all legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting and all other fees and expenses of third parties, whether or not the Acquisition is consummated.

11.4. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided that, without such consent, Buyer may transfer or assign, in whole or in part or from time to time, to one or more of its Affiliates, any of its rights or obligations hereunder, but no such transfer or assignment will relieve Buyer of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

11.5. Governing Law . This Agreement and the Exhibits and Schedules hereto shall be governed by and interpreted and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Kansas, without giving effect to any choice of Law or conflict of Laws rules or provisions (whether of the State of Kansas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Kansas.

11.6. Consent to Jurisdiction . Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) Kansas, and (b) the United States District Court for Kansas for the purposes of any Proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. Each party agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party’s respective address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Proceeding in Kansas with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 11.6. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Proceeding arising out of this Agreement or

 

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any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in Kansas, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF SUCH PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR THEREOF.

11.7. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and either party hereto may execute any such counterpart, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and both of which counterparts taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by the other party hereto. The parties agree that the delivery of this Agreement may be effected by means of an exchange of facsimile signatures with original copies to follow by mail or courier service.

11.8. Third Party Beneficiaries . No provision of this Agreement is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder; except that in the case of Article X hereof, the other Indemnitees and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, are intended third party beneficiaries of such sections and shall have the right to enforce such sections in their own names.

11.9. Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the documents, instruments and other agreements specifically referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the Acquisition. All Schedules referred to herein are intended to be and hereby are specifically made a part of this Agreement. Any and all previous agreements and understandings between or among the parties regarding the subject matter hereof, whether written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement.

11.10. Captions . All captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, do not form a part of this Agreement and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

11.11. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without invalidating or rendering unenforceable the remaining provisions hereof, and any such invalidity or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

11.12. Specific Performance . Buyer and Seller each agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by them in accordance with the terms hereof and that each party shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at Law or equity.

 

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11.13. Interpretation .

(a) The meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term and vice versa, and words denoting either gender shall include both genders as the context requires. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

(b) The terms “hereof”, “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(c) When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article, Section, paragraph, Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(d) The word “include”, “includes”, and “including” when used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, unless otherwise specified.

(e) A reference to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall include such party’s predecessors, successors and permitted assigns.

(f) Reference to any Law means such Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(g) The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. Any rule of construction or interpretation otherwise requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any party by virtue of the authorship of this Agreement shall not apply to the construction and interpretation hereof.

(h) All accounting terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

      CARE INVESTMENTS TRUST INC.
      By:  

/s/ Torey Riso

      Name:   Salvatore (“Torey”) V. Riso, Jr.
      Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Witness:  

/s/ Danielle DePalma

     
      NHI-BICKFORD RE, LLC
      By: NHI PROPCO, LLC , its managing member
      By:  

/s/ J. Justin Hutchens

        Name: J. Justin Hutchens
        Title:   President
Witness:  

/s/ Kristin S. Gaines

     
      CARE YBE SUBSIDIARY LLC
      By:  

/s/ Torey Riso

      Name:   Salvatore (“Torey”) V. Riso, Jr.
      Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
Witness:  

/s/ Danielle DePalma

     

 

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Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION COPY

CONFIDENTIAL

 

 

MASTER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY,

AND

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY

DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 22, 2011

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I.

 

DEFINITIONS

     2   

Section 1.01.

 

Definitions

     2   

ARTICLE II.

 

TRANSFER AND ACQUISITION OF ASSETS

     19   

Section 2.01.

 

Consideration

     19   

Section 2.02.

 

Acquisition of Transferred Assets and Assumption of Assumed Liabilities

     21   

Section 2.03.

 

Payments on Closing Date

     21   

Section 2.04.

 

Place and Date of Closing

     21   

Section 2.05.

 

Other Transactions to be Effected at the Closing

     21   

ARTICLE III.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

     22   

Section 3.01.

 

Organization, Standing and Authority

     22   

Section 3.02.

 

Authorization; Binding Effect

     23   

Section 3.03.

 

No Conflict or Violation, Etc.

     23   

Section 3.04.

 

Financial Information; Books and Records

     24   

Section 3.05.

 

Absence of Certain Changes

     25   

Section 3.06.

 

Transferred Assets

     27   

Section 3.07.

 

Litigation; Orders

     11   

Section 3.08.

 

Compliance with Laws

     27   

Section 3.09.

 

Separate Accounts

     27   

Section 3.10.

 

Licenses and Permits

     29   

Section 3.11.

 

General Tax Representations

     29   

Section 3.12.

 

Product Tax Representations

     30   

Section 3.13.

 

Regulatory Filings

     30   

Section 3.14.

 

Ceded Reinsurance

     31   

Section 3.15.

 

Privacy Matters

     31   

Section 3.16.

 

Material Contracts

     32   

Section 3.17.

 

Technology and Intellectual Property

     33   

Section 3.18.

 

Brokers

     34   

Section 3.19.

 

Employee Benefit Plans

     34   

Section 3.20.

 

Labor Matters

     34   

Section 3.21.

 

Sufficiency of Assets

     35   

Section 3.22.

 

Undisclosed Liabilities

     35   

Section 3.23.

 

Sales and Marketing

     36   

Section 3.24.

 

Reserves

     36   

Section 3.25.

 

Benefits Under Administered Contracts; Underwriting; Etc.

     37   

Section 3.26.

 

Actuarial Modeling

     37   

 

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ARTICLE IV.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

     38   

Section 4.01.

 

Organization, Standing and Authority

     38   

Section 4.02.

 

Authorization; Binding Effect

     38   

Section 4.03.

 

No Conflict or Violation, Etc.

     39   

Section 4.04.

 

Financial Ability to Perform

     40   

Section 4.05.

 

Litigation; Orders

     40   

Section 4.06.

 

Permits

     40   

Section 4.07.

 

Ratings

     40   

Section 4.08.

 

Brokers

     40   

ARTICLE V.

 

COVENANTS

     41   

Section 5.01.

 

Conduct of Business

     41   

Section 5.02.

 

Access to Information; Confidentiality

     42   

Section 5.03.

 

Reasonable Best Efforts

     42   

Section 5.04.

 

Approvals and Filings; Consents

     43   

Section 5.05.

 

Notification

     44   

Section 5.06.

 

Further Assurances

     45   

Section 5.07.

 

Expenses

     45   

Section 5.08.

 

Transitional Matters

     45   

Section 5.09.

 

Offers to Subject Employees

     45   

Section 5.10.

 

Subsequently Identified Contracts

     51   

Section 5.11.

 

Investment Management

     51   

Section 5.12.

 

Certain Schedules to Exhibits

     52   

ARTICLE VI.

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

     52   

Section 6.01.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

     52   

Section 6.02.

 

Secretary’s Certificate

     53   

Section 6.03.

 

Other Agreements

     53   

Section 6.04.

 

Governmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals

     53   

Section 6.05.

 

No Injunctions or Restraints

     53   

Section 6.06.

 

No Seller Material Adverse Effect

     54   

Section 6.07.

 

Threshold Closing Asset Value

     54   

ARTICLE VII.

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS

     54   

Section 7.01.

 

Representations, Warranties and Covenants

     54   

Section 7.02.

 

Secretary’s Certificate

     55   

Section 7.03.

 

Other Agreements

     55   

Section 7.04.

 

Governmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals

     55   

Section 7.05.

 

No Injunctions or Restraints

     55   

Section 7.06.

  No Purchaser Material Adverse Effect      55   

 

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ARTICLE VIII.

 

FURTHER AGREEMENTS

     55   

Section 8.01.

 

Post-Closing Access to Books and Records, Confidentiality

     55   

Section 8.02.

 

Use of Names

     57   

Section 8.03.

 

Non-Solicitation; Non-Hire

     57   

Section 8.04.

 

Non-Competition

     58   

Section 8.05.

 

Blue Pencil; Remedies

     59   

Section 8.06.

 

Confidentiality

     59   

ARTICLE IX.

 

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

     61   

Section 9.01.

 

Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants

     61   

ARTICLE X.

 

INDEMNIFICATION

     62   

Section 10.01.

 

Obligation to Indemnify

     62   

Section 10.02.

 

Indemnification Procedures

     64   

ARTICLE XI.

 

TAX MATTERS

     68   

Section 11.01.

 

Tax Indemnification

     68   

Section 11.02.

 

Tax Indemnity Procedures

     70   

Section 11.03.

 

Miscellaneous Tax Matters

     70   

ARTICLE XII.

 

TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

     74   

Section 12.01.

 

Termination of Agreement

     74   

Section 12.02.

 

Effect of Termination

     75   

Section 12.03.

 

Termination Fee

     76   

ARTICLE XIII.

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     76   

Section 13.01.

 

Publicity

     76   

Section 13.02.

 

Currency

     77   

Section 13.03.

 

Notices

     77   

Section 13.04.

 

Entire Agreement; Severability

     78   

Section 13.05.

 

Waivers and Amendments; Non-Contractual Remedies; Preservation of Remedies

     78   

Section 13.06.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process

     79   

Section 13.07.

 

Binding Effect; Assignment

     80   

Section 13.08.

 

Interpretation

     80   

Section 13.09.

 

No Third Party Beneficiaries

     80   

Section 13.10.

 

Counterparts

     81   

 

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Section 13.11.

 

Exhibits and Schedules

     81   

Section 13.12.

 

Headings

     81   

Section 13.13.

 

Certain Limitations

     81   

 

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EXHIBITS     
Exhibit A      Form of Administrative Services Agreement
Exhibit B      Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement
Exhibit C      Form of Bill of Sale
Exhibit D      Summary of Terms of General Account COLI Services Agreement
Exhibit E      Form of Broker-Dealer Agreement
Exhibit F      Form of Patent License Agreement
Exhibit G      Form of Software License Agreement
Exhibit H      Form of Transition Services Agreement
Exhibit I      Summary of Terms of Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement

 

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SCHEDULES       
Schedule 1.01(a)        Assigned and Assumed Contracts
Schedule 1.01(b)        Assumed Liabilities
Schedule 1.01(c)        BOLI/COLI Contracts
Schedule 1.01(d)        Excluded Assets
Schedule 1.01(e)        GAC Contracts
Schedule 1.01(f)        General Account COLI Contracts
Schedule 1.01(g)        HNW Contracts
Schedule 1.01(h)(i)        Sellers’ Knowledge
Schedule 1.01(h)(ii)        Purchaser’s Knowledge
Schedule 1.01(i)        Opening Asset Value and Relative Contract Value
Schedule 1.01 (j)        Reserve Methodologies
Schedule 1.01(k)        Transferred Assets
Schedule 3.01        Organization, Standing and Authority
Schedule 3.03        No Conflict; Necessary Consents
Schedule 3.04(a)        Financial Information
Schedule 3.05        Absence of Certain Changes
Schedule 3.06        Liens
Schedule 3.07        Litigation; Orders
Schedule 3.08        Compliance with Laws
Schedule 3.09        Separate Accounts
Schedule 3.10        Licenses and Permits
Schedule 3.11        Taxes
Schedule 3.12        Product Tax

 

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Schedule 3.13        Regulatory Filings
Schedule 3.14        Ceded Reinsurance Agreements
Schedule 3.15        Privacy Matters
Schedule 3.16        Material Contracts
Schedule 3.17(a)        Technology and Intellectual Property
Schedule 3.17(c)        Transferred IP Contracts
Schedule 3.17(d)        Business Software
Schedule 3.17(e)        Enterprise Contracts
Schedule 3.19(a)        Benefit Plans
Schedule 3.19(c)        Compensation and Benefits Events
Schedule 3.20(a)        Subject Employees
Schedule 3.20(b)        Labor and Union Events
Schedule 3.21        Sufficiency of Assets
Schedule 3.22        Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 3.23(b)        Sales and Marketing
Schedule 3.25(a)        Benefits Under Administered Contracts
Schedule 3.25(b)(i)        Underwriting
Schedule 3.25(b)(ii)        Pipeline Policies
Schedule 3.25(c)        Administered Contract Administration
Schedule 4.03        No Conflict; Necessary Consents
Schedule 4.06        Permits
Schedule 5.01(a)        Conduct of Business
Schedule 5.01(b)(i)        Purchaser Nominee I
Schedule 5.01 (b)(ii)        Seller Nominee I

 

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Schedule 5.09(c)        Long-Term Incentive Compensation
Schedule 5.09(f)        Monetary Severance Benefits
Schedule 6.04        Governmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals
Schedule 7.04        Governmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals
Schedule 8.02(b)        Use of Names

 

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MASTER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT

This MASTER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 22, 2011, is entered into by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, a Connecticut domiciled stock life insurance company (“ HLIC ”), Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, a Connecticut domiciled stock life insurance company (“ HLAC ” and, together with HLIC, “ Sellers ”) and Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, a Delaware corporation (“ Purchaser ”).

RECITALS

A. Sellers and certain of their Affiliates conduct the Business.

B. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Sellers and certain of their Affiliates desire to sell, and Purchaser and certain of its Affiliates desire to acquire, certain assets and liabilities related to the Business.

C. In order to effectuate the foregoing, it is contemplated that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement:

(a) HLIC, HLAC and Purchaser will enter into the Administrative Services Agreement, providing for, among other things, (i) the provision by Purchaser of administrative services with respect to the Administered Contracts issued by HLIC or HLAC and (ii) the servicing by Purchaser of the Separate Accounts of HLIC and HLAC;

(b) An Affiliate of Sellers and Purchaser will enter into the Transition Services Agreement, providing for, among other things, the provision by an Affiliate of Sellers to Purchaser and certain of its Affiliates of certain services for a transition period following the Closing Date;

(c) Sellers and the other Affiliates of Sellers that are parties thereto will execute and deliver to Purchaser the Bill of Sale, providing for, among other things, the transfer to Purchaser of the Transferred Assets;

(d) Sellers, the Affiliates of Sellers that are parties thereto and Purchaser will enter into the Assignment and Assumption Agreement providing for, among other things, the assignment of the Assigned and Assumed Contracts by Sellers and their Affiliates to Purchaser and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Purchaser;

(e) Sellers, the Affiliates of Sellers that are parties thereto and Purchaser will enter into the License Agreements, providing for, among other things, a license to Purchaser and certain of its Affiliates to use certain intellectual property in connection with the operation by Purchaser and its Affiliates of the Business;

(f) HLIC and Purchaser will enter into the General Account COLI Services Agreement providing for, among other things, the provision by Purchaser of administrative services with respect to the General Account COLI Contracts of HLIC;

 

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(g) The Affiliates of Sellers that are parties thereto and Purchaser will execute and deliver the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement; and

(h) Sellers and Purchaser will execute and deliver, and cause their Affiliates to execute and deliver, such other agreements, instruments and documents as are described herein.

D. Purchaser desires to offer employment to the Subject Employees.

E. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Philadelphia Financial Life Assurance Company, a Pennsylvania corporation (“ PFLAC ”), is delivering to Sellers a letter under which PFLAC agrees to cause Purchaser to pay any Termination Fee that becomes payable by Purchaser under this Agreement, including by supplying Purchaser with funds necessary to make such payment or making such payment directly on Purchaser’s behalf.

Accordingly, in consideration of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01. Definitions . The following terms have the respective meanings set forth below throughout this Agreement:

Accrued Bonus Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(f)(i).

Acquired Business ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.04(c).

Action ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07.

Administered Contracts ” means, collectively, the BOLI/COLI Contracts, the GAC Contracts and the HNW Contracts.

Administrative Services Agreement ” means an administrative services agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A ; except that what is designated as “Schedule F” thereto shall be agreed to prior to the Closing in accordance with Section 5.12.

Administration Fee ” has the meaning given such term in the Administrative Services Agreement.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, at the time in question, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person. For purposes of the foregoing, “control,” including the terms “controlling,” “controlled by” and “under common control with,” 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 the ownership of voting securities, by contract, as trustee or executor or otherwise.

 

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Aggregate Asset Value ” means the aggregate book value of the assets, excluding mortality contingency reserves, held in the Separate Accounts for the benefit of the Administered Contracts (by case) on a given date.

Aggregate Opening Asset Value ” means the aggregate of the Opening Asset Values.

Aggregate Closing Asset Value ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).

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

Allocation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(f)(i).

Ancillary Agreements ” means the Administrative Services Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement, the License Agreements, the Transfer Documents, the Broker-Dealer Agreement, the General Account COLI Services Agreement, the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement and any other document that by its terms expressly constitutes an Ancillary Agreement.

Applicable Asset Acquisition ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(f).

Applicable Law ” means any domestic or foreign federal, state or local statute, law, ordinance, code or common law or any rules, regulations, administrative interpretations (including SEC “no-action” letters), or orders issued by any Governmental Entity pursuant to any of the foregoing, and any order, writ, injunction, directive, judgment or decree applicable to a Person or any such Person’s business, subsidiaries, properties, assets, officers, directors, employees or agents.

Applicable SAP ” means statutory accounting practices prescribed or permitted by (i) with respect to HLIC and HLAC, the Commissioner of the Connecticut Insurance Department, and (ii) with respect to any other insurance company, statutory accounting principles prescribed or permitted by the applicable insurance regulatory authority of such insurance company’s jurisdiction of domicile.

Applicable Territory ” means the United States of America and its territories.

Assigned and Assumed Contracts ” means the Contracts listed in Schedule 1.01(a).

Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” means an assignment and assumption agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

 

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Assumed Liabilities ” means the Liabilities of Sellers or their Affiliates set forth in Schedule 1.01(b).

Baseline Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(a).

Benefit Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a).

Bank Withdrawal ” means that portion of the noticed withdrawals referenced in Schedule 5.01(a) that have not yet been effected as of the date hereof, but that Sellers are expecting to be effected in the future (totaling an additional $130 million to be realized by the Contractholder from such future withdrawals).

Bill of Sale ” means a bill of sale substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

BOLI/COLI Contracts ” means as to each Seller, (a) the variable life insurance Contracts issued by such Seller and listed on Schedule 1.01(c) (by case) (as revised or deemed revised in accordance with Section 5.10(a)) under the issuing Seller’s name and that are in-force at the Effective Time, (b) all BOLI/COLI Policies issued by such Seller that were issued or underwritten at the direction of HLPP after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, including the BOLI/COLI Pipeline Policies, to the extent in-force at the Effective Time and (c) all BOLI/COLI Policies issued by HLIC pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, including in the cases of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), all supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates, LOUs, stable value confirms, ancillary agreements and offering documents (to the extent such offering documents have been incorporated by reference into the relevant BOLI/COLI Contract) in connection therewith, but excluding, except as contemplated by the following sentence, any such Contract as to which such Seller has received, as of the date hereof, actual notice of surrender by the contractholder of such Contract. BOLI/COLI Contracts also includes all such life insurance Contracts that otherwise would be eligible for inclusion herein, but that have lapsed prior to the Effective Time or as to which such Seller has received, as of the date hereof, actual notice of surrender by the contractholder of such Contract if and when such Contract is reinstated pursuant to reinstatement procedures contained in such life insurance Contract, which are listed on Schedule 1.01(c) under the relevant Seller’s name.

BOLI/COLI Pipeline Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25(b).

BOLI/COLI Policies ” means variable life insurance policies, whether or not registered with the SEC, issued through one or more of an insurer’s separate accounts under which employees or former employees of a bank, corporation or other corporate entity are the insureds and such bank, corporation, trust (for the express purpose of procuring such policies) or other corporate entity (for the express purpose of procuring such policies) is the policyowner or a beneficiary and where such employer procures such policies in a broad-based program with respect to its employees (for example BOLI/COLI policies of the types sold within the scope of HLPP’s past practice) and not where such policies are individually procured by the employer, including, key man

 

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policies, policies procured for normal business purposes, such as to collateralize loans, policies backing a buy-sell redemption or similar arrangement, split-dollar policies or policies related to estate planning or similar arrangements.

Books and Records ” means, with respect to a business, the originals or copies of all records, including customer lists, contract and policy forms, enrollment and application forms, certificates, Contractholder and insureds’ information, claim records, sales records, underwriting records, administrative, pricing underwriting, claims, handling and reserving manuals, corporate and accounting and other records (including the books of account and other records), Tax records, disclosure and other documents and filings required under Applicable Law, financial records, and compliance records, including any database, magnetic or optical media (to the extent not subject to licensing restrictions) and any other form of recorded, computer generated or stored information or process, in each case, in the possession or control of a Person or any of its Affiliates and relating primarily to the operation of the relevant business and only to the extent related to the operation of the relevant business.

Broker-Dealer Agreement ” means the agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E , except that the parties acknowledge that the agreement remains subject to modification pursuant to Section 5.12.

Business ” means the business of marketing, selling, underwriting, issuing, delivering, canceling and administering the Administered Contracts, including through HLPP.

Business Books and Records ” means the Books and Records (other than any Excluded Books and Records) in the possession or control of any of Sellers or any of their Affiliates to the extent relating to the Business.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, a day on which banking institutions in Hartford, Connecticut or New York City, New York are permitted or obligated by law to be closed or a day on which the New York Stock Exchange is closed for trading.

Business Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property Rights used in connection with the Business.

Business Projections ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26.

Business Software ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(d).

Cash Equivalents ” means, as of any particular date, money market funds, marketable obligations issued or guaranteed by the United States government, certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances and other similar liquid investments, in each case, with a maturity date of not more than 90 days from the date on which any such instrument is transferred pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the face amount of which on the date of transfer will be counted as equivalent to cash for purposes of satisfying the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents required to be transferred pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Ceded Reinsurance Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.14.

Change of Control of Purchaser ” means (a) any transaction after which any “person” (as such term is used in Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”)) other than Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 or Rule 16a-1)(a)(2) promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of Purchaser or its successor representing 50% or more of (1) the outstanding shares of common stock of Purchaser or its successor or (2) the combined voting power of Purchaser’s or its successor’s then outstanding securities; (b) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of Purchaser’s or its successor’s assets (or consummation of any transaction having similar effect); or (c) the dissolution or liquidation of Purchaser or its successor.

Claim Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(a).

Closing ” means the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Closing Date ” means (a) the first Business Day of the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which the last of the conditions to Closing set forth in this Agreement (other than those conditions the satisfaction or waiver of which can only occur on the Closing Date) is satisfied or waived in writing; provided that, in the event such conditions are satisfied or waived in the last three Business Days of a calendar month, then the Closing Date shall be the first Business Day of the second following calendar month, or (b) such other day to which the parties may agree in writing.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

Comparable Position ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(b).

Confidentiality Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

Consumer Privacy Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15.

Contract ” means any contract, agreement, arrangement, instrument, undertaking, indenture, commitment loan, note or other legally binding obligation, in each case whether written or oral and whether express or implied.

Contractholder ” means the owner of an Administered Contract.

 

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Descriptive Materials ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.13.

Early Termination Date ” means the date of the earliest of the following to occur: (i) the transfer of the Administered Contracts from the administrative system used by Sellers prior to Closing, (ii) the consummation of a Change of Control of Purchaser, (iii) the assignment and novation of the Administrative Services Agreement, and (iv) with respect to any Administered Contract, the exchange of such Administered Contract for a Contract issued by an insurance company that is not an Affiliate of Sellers.

Effective Hire Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(a).

Effective Time ” means 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the Closing Date.

End Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.01(b).

ERISA ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19(a).

Excluded Assets ” means (i) the IT Assets other than the Transferred IT Assets, (ii) except as contemplated by the Patent License Agreement, title to any patents or patent applications and the inventions, know-how, or Trade Secrets covered by such patents or patent applications, (iii) any Intellectual Property Right other than the Transferred Intellectual Property, (iv) any owned real property or rights to use or occupy leased real property other than the lease for the New Jersey Facility, as such lease may be amended as described in Schedule 5.01(a), (v) any cash or Cash Equivalents, investment assets or investment income thereon, (vi) except as contemplated by the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, any reinsurance receivables or other accounts receivable, (vii) all Contracts other than the Assigned and Assumed Contracts, (viii) the Benefit Plans, (ix) all commercial insurance where Sellers or the Affiliates of Sellers are the insured and rights thereunder, (x) all third party rights and claims of Sellers or their Affiliates to the extent related to periods prior to the Effective Time or to the extent related to the Excluded Assets, (xi) the Excluded Books and Records, (xii) the assets used or held for use primarily in the business of the group benefits division of Sellers and their Affiliates, (xiii) except as contemplated by Section 2.4 of the Administrative Services Agreement, any Intellectual Property Rights containing the name “Hartford,” “HLPP,” the design for the Hartford stag or any variation of the foregoing, and (xiv) the assets set forth on Schedule 1.01(d).

Excluded Books and Records ” means any Books and Records (i) that relate primarily to the Excluded Assets, (ii) that contain information that is subject to an attorney-client or other legal privilege or that is subject to any obligation of confidentiality or privacy, (iii) that consist of a Tax Return or other Tax materials or information unless such Tax Return or Tax materials or information relates solely to the Business (excluding the Retained Business) or (iv) subject to the rights granted to Purchaser or its Affiliates in the Administrative Services Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, to the extent related to the Retained Business.

 

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Excluded Liabilities ” means all Liabilities of Sellers and their Affiliates, whether incurred or arising before, on or after the Effective Time, other than the Assumed Liabilities, Purchaser Product Tax Liabilities, Liabilities expressly allocated to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates under the Transaction Agreements, Liabilities with respect to which Sellers have a right to indemnification against Purchaser or any of its Affiliates under the Transaction Agreements.

Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date of determination, (i) in the case of securities (other than Short-Term Treasuries) listed on an exchange or in an over-the-counter market, the closing price on such exchange or market (or the average of the closing bid and asked prices if there is no closing price) plus all accrued but unpaid interest on such securities through the last Business Day preceding such date of determination if such amount is not already reflected in such closing price (or such bid and asked prices) and (ii) in the case of cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Treasuries, the face amount thereof.

Fund ” means any collective investment vehicle, including any Registered Fund, in which a Separate Account or a division thereof invests.

Fund Managers ” means the advisers to the Funds in which the Separate Accounts invest.

GAAP ” means United States generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States at the time of determination, consistently applied.

GAAP Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

GAC Agreements ” means group annuity Contracts issued or underwritten at the direction of HLPP.

GAC Contracts ” means as to each Seller, (a) the group annuity Contracts issued by such Seller and listed on Schedule 1.01(e) (by case) (as revised or deemed revised in accordance with Section 5.10(b))under the issuing Seller’s name and that are in-force at the Effective Time, (b) all GAC Agreements issued by such Seller after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, including the GAC Pipeline Agreements, to the extent in-force at the Effective Time and (c) any GAC Agreement issued by HLIC after the Effective Time pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, including in the cases of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), all supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates, LOUs, stable value confirms, ancillary agreements and offering documents (to the extent such offering documents have been incorporated by reference into the relevant GAC Contract) in connection therewith, but excluding, any such Contract as to which such Seller has received, as of the date hereof, actual notice of surrender by the contractholder of such Contract.

GAC Pipeline Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25(b).

General Account ” means, with respect to any Seller, the general account of such Seller.

 

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General Account COLI Contracts ” means, as to each Seller, the life insurance contracts issued by such Seller and listed on Schedule 1.01(f) under such Seller’s name and that are in-force at the Effective Time.

General Account COLI Services Agreement ” means a services agreement with respect to the General Account COLI Contracts having terms and conditions substantially as set forth in the summary of terms attached hereto as Exhibit D and otherwise completed in accordance with Section 5.12.

General Account Liabilities ” has the meaning given to such term in the Administrative Services Agreement.

Governmental Entity ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03.

HIMCO ” means Hartford Investment Management Company, a Delaware corporation.

HLAC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

HLIC ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

HLPP ” means Hartford Life Private Placement, LLC.

HNW Contracts ” means as to each Seller, (a) the life insurance and annuity Contracts issued by such Seller and listed on Schedule 1.01(g) (by case) (as revised or deemed revised in accordance with Section 5.10(c)) under the issuing Seller’s name and that are in-force at the Effective Time, (b) all HNW Policies issued by such Seller after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, including the HNW Pipeline Policies, to the extent in-force at the Effective Time and (c) any HNW Policy issued by HLIC after the Effective Time pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement, including in the cases of each of clauses (a), (b) and (c), all supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates, LOUs, stable value confirms, ancillary agreements and offering documents (to the extent such offering documents have been incorporated by reference into the relevant HNW Contract) in connection therewith, but excluding, except as contemplated by the following sentence, any such Contract as to which such Seller has received, as of the date hereof, actual notice of surrender by the contractholder of such Contract. HNW Contracts also includes all such Contracts that have lapsed prior to the Effective Time or as to which such Seller has received, as of the date hereof, actual notice of surrender by the contractholder of such Contract and that otherwise would be eligible for inclusion herein, subject to reinstatement pursuant to reinstatement procedures contained in such Contracts, which are listed on Schedule 1.01(g) under the relevant Seller’s name.

HNW Pipeline Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.25(b).

HNW Policies ” means variable life insurance policies and annuity Contracts issued in a private placement to qualified Persons that are issued or underwritten at the direction of HLPP.

 

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IM Period ” means the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the date that is the 10 th anniversary of the Effective Time.

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(a).

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(a).

Insurance Liabilities ” means the General Account Liabilities and the Separate Account Liabilities of HLIC and HLAC.

Intellectual Property Rights ” means (i) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, collective marks, d/b/a’s, Internet domain names, logos, symbols, trade dress, assumed names, fictitious names, trade names, and other indicia of source or origin, all applications and registrations for the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals of same; (ii) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, and all patents, registrations, invention disclosures and applications therefor, including divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part and renewal applications, and including renewals, extensions and reissues; (iii) Trade Secrets; (iv) copyrightable works of authorship (including computer software, firmware and middleware), whether or not published, and copyrights therein and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals, extensions, restorations and reversions thereof; (v) rights of publicity and privacy; and (vi) copies and tangible embodiments of any of the foregoing, in whatever form or medium.

Interacted ” means marketed, sold, negotiated, serviced, administered, managed, advised or otherwise interacted with Contractholders, SV Providers or Fund Managers.

Interacting Employee ” means each employee or other Person employed, supervised or controlled by a Seller or its Affiliate that since January 1, 2008 has Interacted.

Investment Agreements ” means each of the agreements of Sellers or Affiliates of Sellers with the Funds, the Fund Managers, the Managed Account Managers and/or the SV Providers that relate to the Administered Contracts subject to the Administrative Services Agreement.

Investment Company Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

IP Contracts ” means all Contracts concerning Intellectual Property Rights or IT Assets to which any Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party.

IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service.

IT Assets ” means computers, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines, and all other information technology equipment, and all associated documentation.

 

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Knowledge ” or any similar phrase means, as to any Seller, the actual knowledge, following reasonable inquiry, of any of the Persons listed in Schedule 1.01(h)(i) and, as to Purchaser, the actual knowledge, following reasonable inquiry, of any of the Persons listed in Schedule 1.01(h)(ii). For this purpose, “reasonable inquiry” means, with respect to each such Person, (i) review of files and other information in such Person’s possession, custody or control that such person reasonably considered relevant and/or (ii) inquiry of subordinates of such Person who have responsibilities pertinent to such inquiry and access to information in the possession, custody or control of the relevant party and responsive thereto.

Liability ” means any and all liabilities, obligations, debts and commitments of any kind, character or description, whether known or unknown, asserted or not asserted, absolute or contingent, fixed or unfixed, matured or unmatured, accrued or unaccrued, disputed or undisputed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, joint or several, due or to become due, vested or unvested, executory, determined, determinable or otherwise, whenever or however incurred or arising (including whether arising out of any contract or tort based on negligence or strict liability) and whether or not the same would be required by GAAP or Applicable SAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.

License Agreements ” means the Software License Agreement and Patent License Agreement.

Lien ” means any pledge, claim, lien, charge, mortgage, encumbrance, security interest of any nature, option, right of first refusal, warrant, restriction, community property interest, condition, conditional sale or other title retention agreement, covenant, easement, equitable interest, exception, reservation, building use restriction, right of way, servitude, statutory lien, or variance of any kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, alienation, or receipt of income.

Losses ” means any and all losses, liabilities, lost profits, claims, demands, charges, Taxes, fines, costs, Actions, payments, judgments, settlements, assessments, deficiencies, diminution of value, expenses (including reasonable expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and others and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the investigation, preparation, defense, settlement or ongoing monitoring of any of the same or in asserting, preserving or enforcing rights under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) or damages, including interest and penalties with respect thereto, whether or not involving a Third Party Claim, but excluding (i) any of the foregoing to the extent they are not direct damages or reasonably foreseeable, and (ii) punitive damages; provided that the foregoing exclusions shall not limit any right to indemnification with respect to damages recovered by third parties against an Indemnified Party in connection with a Third Party Claim.

Managed Account Managers ” means the investment managers to the managed Separate Accounts, or to managed divisions thereof.

Material Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16.

 

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Model ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.26.

Neutral Auditor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(f)(ii).

New Business Amount ” means the amount of premium received by Sellers upon issuance with respect to Administered Contracts that are not in-force on the date hereof and are in-force on the Closing Date and included under the Administrative Services Agreement.

New Jersey Facility ” means that portion of the office space occupied by HLPP that is leased by Hartford Fire Insurance Company and located at 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, New Jersey 07932.

New York Courts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.06(b).

Notice Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

Opening Asset Value ” means the portion of the Aggregate Asset Value as of October 31, 2011 attributable to a given Administered Contract (by case) as so indicated and set forth next to such Administered Contract (by case) on Schedule 1.01(i) .

Order ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.07.

Patent License Agreement ” means a license agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

Pending Withdrawal ” means a withdrawal, partial or complete surrender, or partial or complete exchange from, of, or in respect of a given Administered Contract (by case) that has not been effected as of the Closing Date, but with respect to which Sellers have received, on or prior to the Closing Date, written notice from the relevant Contractholder affirmatively requesting such action and which request has not been rescinded on or prior to the Closing Date. For this purpose, “Pending Withdrawal” shall not include(a) the Bank Withdrawal or (b) notification for an exchange of an Administered Contract (by case) for (i) new BOLI/COLI Policies, GAC Agreements or HNW Policies issued by HLIC or HLAC to the extent such new policies or agreements become included as an Administered Contract or (ii) products of Purchaser or its Affiliates.

Pending Withdrawal Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(e).

Permits ” means all licenses, permits, orders, approvals and non- disapprovals, registrations, authorizations, franchises, certificates, notices, qualifications and similar filings with any Governmental Entity under any Applicable Law.

Permitted Liens .” as to any asset, means (i) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (ii) mechanic’s, materialman’s, carrier’s, repairer’s and other similar Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business or that are not yet due and payable, (iii) Liens that may be deemed to arise by virtue of this Agreement or any Ancillary

 

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Agreement, (iv) statutory Liens in favor of a landlord in connection with a real property lease for the property owned by such landlord, (v) Liens arising under the terms of any Assigned and Assumed Contract with respect to those Contracts, and (vi) other Liens that arose in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2010 and that do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value or materially interfere with the present or reasonably contemplated use of such asset in the Business.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, joint venture, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Entity, governmental, judicial or regulatory body, business unit, division or other entity.

PF Group ” means Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc.

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

Pre-Authorized Assignment ” means an assignment by Purchaser or its Affiliates of Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ rights, duties, obligations and liabilities under the agreement in question that either (a) is a collateral assignment to RGA or its Affiliates securing the financing of Purchaser as contemplated as of the Closing Date (but not the exercise of any rights under such collateral assignment, which shall be governed by subpart (b) of this definition) or (b) is part of RGA’s or its Affiliate’s exercise of rights as lender in connection with such financing and is paired with a simultaneous (i) assignment to and assumption by RGA (if duly licensed) or a duly licensed Affiliate of RGA of (or, in the case of the Broker-Dealer Agreement, a duly authorized third party identified by RGA or its Affiliate that is reasonably acceptable to Sellers pursuant to an arrangement that otherwise complies with Applicable Law) Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ rights, duties, obligations and liabilities under the agreement in question arising from and after the date of such assignment and assumption and (ii) an assignment to and assumption by the same entity (or in the case of the Broker-Dealer Agreement, such third party entity) of Purchaser’s and its Affiliates’ rights, duties, obligations and liabilities under each other Transaction Agreement arising from and after the date of such assignment and assumption.

Producer Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.23(b).

Producers ” means all insurance agents, brokers, broker-dealers, third party administrators, intermediaries and other Persons to the extent such Persons market, administer or sell the Administered Contracts, other than Interacting Employees.

Product Tax Action ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(c)(i).

Product Tax Failure ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a)(ii).

Product Tax Loss ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a)(iv).

Product Tax Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.12.

 

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PTF Query ” means an inquiry, commencement of an investigation or request for information submitted by a Contractholder, Governmental Entity or auditor with respect to any actual, alleged or potential Product Tax Failure.

Purchase Price ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

Purchaser ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Purchaser Benefit Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(d).

Purchaser Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(a).

Purchaser Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a).

Purchaser Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Purchaser Nominee I ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

Purchaser Parties ” means, collectively, Purchaser and any of its Affiliates that is a party to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Purchaser Product Tax Failure ” means any Product Tax Failure first occurring or experienced after the Closing Date to the extent caused by a breach by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Purchaser Product Tax Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b)(ii).

Purchaser’s Accrued Bonus Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(f)(i).

Registered Fund ” shall mean any collective investment vehicle registered with the SEC as an investment company under the Investment Company Act, in which a Separate Account or a division thereof invests.

Registered Separate Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

Relative Contract Value ” means, with respect to each Administered Contract (by case), the percentage obtained by dividing Opening Asset Value for such Administered Contract (by case) by Aggregate Opening Asset Value, as so indicated and set forth next to such Administered Contract on Schedule 1.01(i) .

Representatives ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.

 

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Reserve Methodologies ” means the methodologies and assumptions set forth in Schedule 1.01(j).

Restricted Business ” means the business of designing, issuing, administering, marketing or selling BOLI/COLI Policies, whether or not such policies are registered with the SEC, and whether or not such policies are issued by any Seller or by any of its Affiliates; provided that Restricted Business does not include the business of designing, issuing, administering, marketing or selling any policies of the type currently or previously sold through the wealth management segment of any Affiliates of Sellers (other than HLPP) or the business of HIMCO.

Restricted Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.03(a).

Retained Business ” means all rights and obligations of the issuing insurer under the Administered Contracts other than any of such rights or obligations as will be or have been assigned or delegated to Purchaser or its Affiliates pursuant to the Administrative Services Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

RGA ” means Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, a Missouri corporation.

Scheduled Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a).

SEC ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

Securities Act ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.09.

Seller Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.06(b).

Seller Entity ” has the meanings set forth in Section 8.03(a).

Seller Financial Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

Seller Indemnified Expenses ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(d).

Seller Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(b).

Seller Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, results of operations, financial condition, properties, assets or liabilities of the Business (excluding any effects on the Retained Business to the extent not constituting an effect on the remainder of the Business), taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of any Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, but excluding, in the case of clause (a), any material adverse effect resulting from (i) a change in general economic, regulatory, political or market conditions, including (x) changes in the prices of securities traded on the equity or bond markets or

 

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derivatives whose trading and pricing characteristics are directly or indirectly affected by such equity or bond markets and (y) changes in prevailing interest rates, (ii) matters affecting the Restricted Business generally, (iii) changes in GAAP, Applicable SAP or Applicable Law, (iv) the compliance by Sellers with Section 5.01 of this Agreement or the disclosure to the public of the sale of the Business to Purchaser contemplated hereby, and (v) any action taken by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or Representatives, to the extent that any such effect described in the preceding clauses (i) through (iii) does not materially and disproportionately affect the Business relative to other participants in the Restricted Business.

Seller Nominee I ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

Seller Party ” means, collectively, Sellers and any Affiliate of Sellers that is a party to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.

Sellers ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Separate Account Liabilities ” has the meaning given to such term in the Administrative Services Agreement.

Separate Accounts ” means, as to each Seller, the separate accounts of such Seller utilized in connection with such Seller’s portion of the Business, in each case as identified in Schedule 3.09.

Short-Term Treasuries ” means U.S. Treasury obligations having a remaining term to maturity of less than 90 days.

Software License Agreement ” means a license agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G .

Statutory Statements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.04(a).

Subject Employees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(a).

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person on a given date, any other Person of which a majority of the voting power of the outstanding equity securities or equity interests is owned directly or indirectly by such Person.

SV Provider ” means the counterparty to any stable value agreement into which a Seller has entered on behalf of a Separate Account or a division thereof.

Tax ” means all federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, imposts, payments in lieu, levies and governmental fees or other assessments or charges, whether imposed directly or payable by reason of transferee liability, by contract, as a successor, by operation of Law or Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law) or otherwise, including any income tax or franchise tax, any alternative or add-on minimum taxes, any gross income, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem , value added, transfer, profits, license, payroll, premium,

 

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single business, margin, inventory, capital stock, bulk, production, recording, registration, mortgage, stamp, real estate excise, employment, withholding, payroll, social security, unemployment, excise, guaranty fund assessments and similar contributions or payments to a solvency or insolvency fund or pool, severance, stamp, occupation, real property, personal property, intangible property, environmental or windfall profit tax, estimated taxes, custom duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment (together with any interest or penalty, addition to Tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto).

Tax Authority ” means any Governmental Entity whose function includes the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax.

Tax Return ” means any federal, state, local or foreign (including any other governmental subdivision) return, report, election, declaration, or statement and other forms and documents filed or required to be filed with respect to any Tax (including all exhibits, elections, declarations, schedules or attachments thereto, and any amendment thereof), any information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of estimated Tax, and where permitted or required, combined, consolidated or unitary returns for any group of entities that includes any Seller, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates.

Termination Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.03(a).

Third Party Claim ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02(b).

Tier One Action Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

Tier One Material Contract ” means any Material Contract that is a stable value agreement, investment management agreement, participation agreement, wholesaling agreement, underwriting agreement, selling agreement, fund distribution agreement, revenue sharing agreement or marketing support agreement.

Tier One Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

Tier Two Material Contract ” means any Material Contract other than a Tier One Material Contract.

Trade Secrets ” means trade secrets as defined by Applicable Law.

Transaction Agreements ” means, collectively, this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

Transfer Documents ” means the Bill of Sale, the Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and such other documents and instruments as Purchaser or Sellers may reasonably request in order to effect the transfer of the Transferred Assets to Purchaser, the assignment of the Assigned and Assumed Contracts to Purchaser and the assumption of the Assumed Liabilities by Purchaser.

 

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Transfer Taxes ” means any real property transfer, sales, use, value added, stamp, documentary, recording, conveyance, stock transfer, intangible property transfer, personal property transfer, gross receipts, excise, registration, duty, securities transactions or similar fees or Taxes or governmental charges (together with any interest or penalty, addition to Tax or additional amount imposed with respect thereto) as levied by any Tax Authority in connection with the sale or purchase of the Transferred Assets and the Business, and including any payments made in lieu of any such Taxes or governmental charges, which become payable in connection with such transactions, but excluding any filing fees or other payments made in connection with obtaining Permits from Governmental Entities in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

Transferred Assets ” means the Business Books and Records, the assets specified in Schedule 1.01(k), the Transferred IT Assets, the Transferred Intellectual Property and, with the exception of any Excluded Assets, all other tangible personal property owned by any Seller Entity and either used or held for use primarily in the Business or located at the New Jersey Facility.

Transferred Employees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(a).

Transferred Intellectual Property ” means all Business Intellectual Property (other than any Business Intellectual Property included in subparts (i), (ii) or (iv)-(xiv) of the definition of Excluded Assets) (i) owned (or jointly owned with third parties) by Sellers or their Affiliates and (ii) relating primarily to the Business.

Transferred IP Contracts ” means all IP Contracts concerning the Business Intellectual Property or Transferred IT Assets, in each case primarily relating to the Business, excluding any Contracts that apply generally on an enterprise-wide basis to the businesses of Sellers and their respective Affiliates.

Transferred IT Assets ” means all IT Assets owned by Sellers or their Affiliates and that are either used primarily in the Business or located at the New Jersey Facility, but in any event excluding any IT Asset included in subparts (ii)-(xiv) of the definition of Excluded Assets.

Transition Services Agreement ” means a transition services agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit H ; except that what is designated as “Schedule 2.1” thereto shall be agreed to prior to the Closing in accordance with Section 5.12.

Treasury Regulations ” means the final regulations promulgated under the Code.

Unvested Awards ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.09(c).

Withdrawal ” means a withdrawal, partial or complete surrender, or partial or complete exchange from, of, or in respect of a given Administered Contract (by case) that has been effected during the period after October 31, 2011 and prior to Closing. For this purpose, “Withdrawal” (a) shall not include (i) the Bank Withdrawal or (ii) the

 

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exchange of an Administered Contract (by case) for (A) new BOLI/COLI Policies, GAC Agreements or HNW Policies issued by HLIC or HLAC to the extent such new policies or agreements have become included as an Administered Contract as of the Closing Date or (B) products of Purchaser or its Affiliates and (b) shall, following the Pending Withdrawal Date, include a Pending Withdrawal that is included as a Withdrawal on the Pending Withdrawal Date pursuant to Section 2.01(e).

Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement ” means a services agreement with respect to certain services provided by Sellers’ “Woodbury” and “UIT” locations having terms and conditions substantially as set forth in the summary of terms attached hereto as Exhibit I and otherwise completed in accordance with Section 5.12.

ARTICLE II.

TRANSFER AND ACQUISITION OF ASSETS

Section 2.01. Consideration .

(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser shall pay or cause an Affiliate to pay to HLIC or its designee an aggregate amount equal to (i) One Hundred Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($117,500,000) (the “ Baseline Amount ”) less (ii) the aggregate amount of the Unvested Awards (as updated on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date pursuant to Section 5.09(c)) less (iii) the Accrued Bonus Amount (the “ Purchase Price ”). The Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.01(b).

(b) If Aggregate Closing Asset Value is less than 97.5 percent (97.5%) of Aggregate Opening Asset Value, then the Purchase Price shall be adjusted by reducing the Baseline Amount by an amount (so long as amount is a positive number) derived as follows: (i) subtract from one a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the Aggregate Closing Asset Value, and the denominator of which shall be the Aggregate Opening Asset Value; (ii) multiply the resulting difference in clause (i) by 100; (iii) multiply the resulting product in clause (ii) by Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000); and (iv) subtract Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) from the resulting product in clause (iii). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Baseline Amount, in any event, shall not be reduced pursuant to this Section 2.01(b) by an amount to exceed Nineteen Million Dollars ($19,000,000). The Baseline Amount shall not be reduced if, on the Closing Date, Aggregate Closing Asset Value is greater than or equal to 97.5 percent (97.5%) of Aggregate Opening Asset Value. For the avoidance of doubt, the calculation described in this Section 2.01(b) can never result in a Baseline Amount greater than One Hundred Seventeen Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($117,500,000).

 

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(c) “ Aggregate Closing Asset Value ” means an amount equal to Aggregate Opening Asset Value reduced by a percentage equal to the aggregate of the Relative Contract Values of Administered Contracts (by case) on the date hereof that have experienced a Withdrawal and increased by the New Business Amount provided, that, for purposes of such definition, in the event a given Administered Contract (by case) experiences only a partial Withdrawal, then (i) the Relative Contract Values included in such reduction with respect to such partial Withdrawal shall be prorated to reflect only that portion of such Administered Contract (by case) subject to such partial Withdrawal, (ii) any such proration shall be determined by reference to the Aggregate Asset Value attributable to such Administered Contract (by case) and such partial Withdrawal as of the time of such partial Withdrawal, (iii) the time of such partial Withdrawal shall be deemed to be the month end closest to the date effected or, in the event not effected by the Closing Date, the month end on or prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) the Relative Contract Value with respect to such Administered Contract (by case) shall be reduced for future application of this definition by the amount included in the above reduction with respect to such partial Withdrawal.

(d) Sellers, on one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, shall each pay 50% of any and all Transfer Taxes and Sellers and Purchaser shall cooperate in good faith in the preparation of any applicable Tax Returns or other Tax filings or reports.

(e) At Closing, Purchaser shall deposit into escrow that portion of the Purchase Price, if any, that would not have been paid to Sellers as a result of the adjustments described in Section 2.01(b) if any Pending Withdrawal had been effected on or before the Closing Date (and therefore constituted a Withdrawal). Such escrow shall be with a third party escrow agent reasonably acceptable to Sellers and Purchaser and pursuant to an escrow agreement in form reasonably acceptable to Sellers and Purchaser that is designed to effect this Section 2.01(e) and is executed and delivered at Closing with Sellers, Purchaser and such escrow agent as a party. Promptly following the date that is 180 days following the Closing Date (the “ Pending Withdrawal Date ”), in the event any amounts were deposited into escrow pursuant to the foregoing sentence, then the parties shall recalculate the Purchase Price by including as a Withdrawal any Pending Withdrawal that has not been rescinded in writing on or before the Pending Withdrawal Date by the Contractholder(s) that initiated such Pending Withdrawal. Any such recalculation shall be limited to the effect of such Pending Withdrawal treatment. Promptly following any such recalculation, Sellers and Purchaser shall instruct the escrow agent to release to Purchaser the amount, if any, of any reduction in the Purchase Price as a result of such recalculation and to release any remaining amounts in the escrow to Sellers.

(f) Once the Bank Withdrawal has been effected, Sellers and Purchaser shall amend Schedule 1.01(i) to delete the Aggregate Asset Values associated with the Bank Withdrawal from the Opening Asset Values and recalculate and restate the resulting Relative Contract Values as a result thereof as of October 31, 2011.

 

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Section 2.02. Acquisition of Transferred Assets and Assumption of Assumed Liabilities . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, on the Closing Date and as of the Effective Time each Seller shall sell, assign and transfer to Purchaser or its Affiliate (as contemplated by Section 2.05) all of its right, title and interest in, and cause each of its Affiliates to sell, assign and transfer to Purchaser or its Affiliate (as contemplated by Section 2.05) all of its right, title and interest in, the Transferred Assets and the Assigned and Assumed Contracts, and Purchaser shall assume the Assumed Liabilities pursuant to the Transfer Documents. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) the delivery of the Business Books and Records is subject to the terms of the Transition Services Agreement and the Administrative Services Agreement and (ii) each Seller shall be entitled to keep the originals of all Business Books and Records from and after the Effective Time (the delivery of Business Books and Records involving the delivery of copies).

Section 2.03. Payments on Closing Date . Subject to Section 2.01(e), at the Closing, (a) Purchaser shall pay or cause to be paid to HLIC or its designee an amount in cash equal to the Purchase Price and (b) Sellers shall pay to Purchaser the Administration Fee that would otherwise be due under the Administrative Services Agreement with respect to the month in which Closing occurs, but calculated by Sellers based upon Sellers’ results of the Business for the second calendar month prior to Closing rather than the immediately preceding month (in lieu of any other Administration Fee with respect to the month in which Closing occurs). All cash payments required under this Section 2.03 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars to such account as may be designated by HLIC (with respect to payments to HLIC) or to Purchaser (with respect to payments to Purchaser) at least five Business Days prior to the Closing.

Section 2.04. Place and Date of Closing . The Closing shall take place at the offices of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, 40 th Floor, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the Closing Date or such other time or place as the parties may mutually agree. The Closing shall be deemed effective as of the Effective Time.

Section 2.05. Other Transactions to be Effected at the Closing . At the Closing:

(a) HLIC shall execute and deliver to Purchaser: (i) the Administrative Services Agreement; (ii) the Transfer Documents to be delivered by HLIC at Closing; (iii) the Broker-Dealer Agreement; (iv) an affidavit dated as of the Closing Date certifying that HLIC is not a foreign person in a form that satisfies the requirements of section 1445 of the Code and is reasonably acceptable to Purchaser; (v) the General Account COLI Services Agreement; and (vi) such other agreements, instruments and documents as are required by this Agreement to be delivered by HLIC at the Closing;

 

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(b) HLAC shall execute and deliver to Purchaser: (i) the Administrative Services Agreement; (ii) the Transfer Documents to be delivered by HLAC at Closing; (iii) the Broker-Dealer Agreement; (iv) an affidavit dated as of the Closing Date certifying that HLIC is not a foreign person in a form that satisfies the requirements of section 1445 of the Code and is reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, and (v) such other agreements, instruments and documents as are required by this Agreement to be delivered by HLAC at the Closing;

(c) Sellers shall cause their Affiliates that are parties thereto to execute and deliver to Purchaser: (i) the Transition Services Agreement; (ii) the Administrative Services Agreement; (iii) the License Agreements; (iv) the General Account COLI Services Agreement; (v) the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement; and (vi) the Transfer Documents to be executed and delivered by such Affiliates at Closing;

(d) Purchaser shall execute and deliver to each Seller (i) the Administrative Services Agreement; (ii) the Transfer Documents to which Purchaser is a party; (iii) the Transition Services Agreement, (iv) the General Account COLI Services Agreement; (v) the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement; and (vi) such other agreements, instruments and documents as are required by this Agreement to be delivered by Purchaser at the Closing;

(e) Purchaser shall and shall cause its Affiliates that are parties thereto, to execute and deliver to Sellers: (i) the Broker-Dealer Agreement and (ii) the License Agreements; and

(f) Sellers shall deliver to Purchaser the Business Books and Records in the manner contemplated by the Transition Services Agreement.

ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

Each Seller hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

Section 3.01. Organization, Standing and Authority . Each Seller Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets, to carry on its business as now conducted and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.01, each Seller Party and each of its respective Affiliates engaged in the Business is duly qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in all material respects in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operations of its assets makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where such failure to be so qualified has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.02. Authorization; Binding Effect . Each Seller Party has all the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Agreements to be executed by it. The execution and delivery by each such Seller Party of the Transaction Agreements to be executed by it, and the performance by such Seller Party of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action or other action on its part. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Seller Party that is a party hereto and, subject to the due execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Seller Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Applicable Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). As of the Closing Date, each Ancillary Agreement executed and delivered by each Seller Party that is a party thereto shall have been duly executed and delivered by such Seller Party to the extent such Person is a party thereto and, subject to the due execution and delivery of such agreements by the other parties thereto, each Ancillary Agreement to be executed by such Seller Party is or when executed will be a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Applicable Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 3.03. No Conflict or Violation, Etc. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.03, the execution, delivery and performance by each Seller Party of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party do not and, with respect to the Transaction Agreements to be executed and delivered after the date hereof, will not, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and compliance with the provisions thereof will not, (i) violate, contravene or conflict with any of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or By- laws (or other organizational documents) of such Seller Party or with any resolutions adopted by the board of directors or stockholders of such Seller Party, (ii) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration or prepayment of any obligation or loss of a benefit under, require the consent of any Person under, result in the alteration of any rights or obligations under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any property or asset of such Seller Party under any Contract or Permit to which such Seller Party is a party or by which such Seller Party or any of its properties or assets is bound or affected, or (iii) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene, conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under any Applicable Law applicable to such Seller Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective properties or assets, except, in the case of clause (ii), for any such items that have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect. No consent, approval, order, registration or authorization of, or

 

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declaration or filing with, or notice to, any court or federal, state or local government, administrative, regulatory or other governmental authority, commission or agency (including any industry or other self-regulatory body and any Tax Authority), or arbitral tribunal, domestic or foreign (a “ Governmental Entity ”), or any other Person, is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to such Seller Party or any of its Affiliates in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreements to which such Seller Party is a party or the consummation by such Seller Party of the transactions contemplated thereby, except for (x) the approvals, filings or notices required under the insurance laws of the jurisdictions set forth opposite such Seller Party’s name in Schedule 3.03, (y) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices as are set forth in Schedule 3.03 and (z) such items the failure of which to be obtained has not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.04. Financial Information; Books and Records .

(a) The unaudited pro forma financial information of each of HLIC and HLAC (or HLIC’s and HLAC’s combined, as applicable) contained in Schedule 3.04(a) sets forth (i) selected admitted statutory assets and statutory liabilities as of December 31, 2008, as of December 31, 2009, as of December 31, 2010 and as of June 30, 2011 and a selected statement of statutory income for the annual periods ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010, in each case calculated in accordance with Applicable SAP (the “ Statutory Statements ”) and (ii) selected assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2008, as of December 31, 2009 and as of December 31, 2010 and a selected statement of income for the annual periods ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2009, and December 31, 2010 in each case calculated in accordance with GAAP (the “ GAAP Statements ” and, together with the Statutory Statements, the “ Seller Financial Statements ”). The Statutory Statements have been prepared in accordance with Applicable SAP, consistently applied throughout all such periods, the GAAP Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout all such periods, and the Seller Financial Statements fairly present, in all material respects, such selected assets, liabilities and income as of the dates and for the periods thereof. The Seller Financial Statements were prepared using and are consistent with the Business Books and Records.

(b) The books of account contained within the Business Books and Records are true, complete and correct in all material respects, and in all material respects maintained in accordance with sound business practices and Applicable Law. The Business Books and Records are in material compliance with any and all record keeping maintenance requirements in the Administered Contracts (other than to the extent related to the Retained Business).

(c) No Seller nor any of their Affiliates has, since January 1, 2008, caused any third-party appraiser or consultant to prepare any actuarial appraisal exclusively relating to the Business or otherwise primarily related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.05. Absence of Certain Changes . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.05, since December 31, 2010 (or, in the case of clause (o), since January 1, 2011) and through the date hereof, such Seller and each of its Affiliates engaged in the Business has conducted the Business only in the ordinary course, and from such date through the date hereof, has not, with respect to the Business:

(a) made any change (other than in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice, if any, or as required by changes in Applicable SAP or Applicable Law) in (i) any pricing, investment (including derivative transactions), accounting, financial reporting, underwriting or claims administration policies, practices or principles, (ii) any method of calculating any bad debt contingency or other reserve for accounting, financial reporting or Tax purposes or (iii) the fiscal year;

(b) made or determined to make any addition or reduction (other than in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice, if any, or as required by changes in Applicable SAP or Applicable Law) to such Seller’s reserves with respect to the Administered Contracts other than as a result of new business produced in the ordinary course of business;

(c) made any material changes, modifications or amendments to, or terminated, any Tier One Material Contracts, or made any changes, modifications or amendments to, or terminated, any Tier Two Material Contracts (other than Ceded Reinsurance Agreements) in a manner materially adverse to the Business;

(d) made any material change in the actuarial or reserving, practices or principles of such Seller, except as may be required to conform to changes in GAAP, Applicable SAP or Applicable Law;

(e) made any changes, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, if any, in the terms or policies with respect to, the appointment of an Interacting Employee or Producer or the payment of commissions, bonuses or sales incentives to any Interacting Employees or Producer;

(f) made any acquisition (including by way of bulk reinsurance, merger, consolidation or acquisition of a controlling interest in stock or substantially all assets) of any Person;

(g) disposed of or failed to keep in effect any rights in, to, or for the use of any of the material Transferred Assets;

(h) made any changes in policies or practices relating to selling practices, cancellations, discounts or other terms of sale or accounting therefor other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(i) other than in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice, if any, forgiven, cancelled, compromised, waived or released any debts, claims or rights with value in excess of $1,000,000;

 

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(j) adopted or entered into a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of such Seller;

(k) settled any Action or groups or series of related Actions, except for any single, group or series of related Actions, as the case may be, involving money damages to individual policyholders or Contractholders in an amount less than $1,000,000;

(l) suffered any strike or other material union organizing effort, union representation, petition, strike, slowdown, stoppage or lockout or other labor dispute or problem involving Subject Employees nor any pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened Actions involving Subject Employees in connection with their employment, termination, wages, compensation, benefits or status as employees related to the Business;

(m) (i) increased the compensation or commissions provided to or for the Subject Employees, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, if any, or as required by Applicable Law, (ii) other than amendments, terminations or modifications applicable generally to employees of Sellers and their Affiliates, amended, terminated or otherwise modified the terms of any Benefit Plan as it relates to Subject Employees, except as required by Applicable Law, or (iii) transferred, or experienced any loss, movement or transfer of a material number of Subject Employees to Affiliates of such Seller not engaged in the Business, provided that, to the extent incorporated into Section 5.01, Sellers have notified Purchaser of any non-material loss, movement or transfer of Employees to Affiliates of such Seller not engaged in the Business within five (5) Business Days of such loss, movement or transfer;

(n) (i) prepared or filed any Tax Return that is materially inconsistent with past practice or taken any position, made any election, or adopted any method that is materially inconsistent with positions taken, elections made or methods used in preparing or filing similar Tax Returns in prior periods (including changing any practices, positions, or elections regarding how the reserves relating to the Administered Contracts are calculated, determined or maintained for Tax purposes), (ii) made, materially changed, or rescinded any election relating to Taxes, (iii) settled or compromised any material Action or controversy relating to Taxes or a Product Tax Failure, or (iv) made any material change to any method, policy or practice of Tax accounting or methods of reporting income or deductions for Tax purposes or changed the basis for determining or computing any reserves;

(o) taken any action or omitted to take any action that would result in the occurrence of any of the foregoing; or

(p) been subject to a Seller Material Adverse Effect or to an event, occurrence, development or circumstance that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Seller Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.06. Transferred Assets . Such Seller or an Affiliate of such Seller is in possession of and has good and marketable title to or a valid and binding leasehold interest in all of the Transferred Assets to be transferred by such Seller or such Affiliate hereunder, free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens disclosed in Schedule 3.06 and (ii) Permitted Liens. THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS THAT ARE TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OR ANY THIRD-PARTY COMPUTER SOFTWARE LICENSED BY SELLERS OR THEIR AFFILIATES ARE BEING CONVEYED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” “WITH ALL FAULTS” BASIS AND WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OPERABILITY, CAPACITY OR CONDITION.

Section 3.07. Litigation; Orders . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.07, there is no material civil, criminal or administrative claim, demand, action, litigation, suit, proceeding, arbitration, examination, investigation or inquiry (each, an “ Action ”) pending or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, threatened against such Seller or any of its Affiliates engaged in the Business and with respect to the Business, or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, any Producer with respect to the Business. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.07, since January 1, 2008, there is no material judgment, decree, award, settlement, injunction or order (whether temporary, preliminary, or permanent) of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator (each, an “ Order ”) that has been entered, issued, made or rendered against such Seller or any of its Affiliates engaged in the Business or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, against any Producer, in each case with respect to the Business, and there is no Order currently affecting the Business.

Section 3.08. Compliance with Laws . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.08, such Seller and each of its Affiliates engaged in the Business is, and at all times since January 1, 2008 has been, conducting the Business in compliance with all Applicable Law and with all of the terms and requirements of each Order to which it or any of its assets is or has been subject, in each case in all material respects. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.08, since January 1, 2008, such Seller has not, and no Affiliate of such Seller that is engaged in the Business has, received any written notice of any actual or alleged violation of or failure to comply in any material respect with Applicable Law or any Order with respect to the Business.

Section 3.09. Separate Accounts . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.09: (i) each of such Sellers’ Separate Accounts is duly and validly established and maintained under the laws of its state of domicile; (ii) the portion of the assets of each such Separate Account equal to the reserves and other contract liabilities of such Separate Account is not chargeable with liabilities arising out of any other business such Seller may conduct as provided in Conn. Statute 38a-433; (iii) each such Separate Account is and, at all times since January 1, 2008, has been operated and maintained in compliance with all Applicable Law in all material respects; (iv) each such Separate Account at all times during its existence has been either excluded from the definition of investment company pursuant to sections 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) or 3(c)(11) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “ Investment Company Act ”) or duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”) as an investment company under the Investment

 

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Company Act (any separate account required to be so registered, a “ Registered Separate Account ”), and each such registration is in full force and effect; (v) the Registered Separate Accounts set forth in Schedule 3.09 are all of the Registered Separate Accounts of the Business; (vi) each Registered Separate Account has been operated since January 1, 2008 and is currently operating in compliance in all material respects with the Investment Company Act and with applicable regulations, rules, releases and orders of the SEC, has filed all reports and amendments of its registration statement required to be filed under Applicable Law and has been granted all exemptive relief necessary for the Business; (vii) interests in each Registered Separate Account or the life insurance or annuity contracts through which such interests are issued have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”) and any other applicable state securities laws; (viii) all advertising and marketing materials related to each Separate Account that were required to be filed by such Seller or its Affiliates or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, by any other Producer, with any Governmental Entity have been timely filed therewith and any changes recommended by a Governmental Entity related to such advertising and marketing material were responded to appropriately and resolved to the satisfaction of such Governmental Entity; (ix) no examinations, investigations, inspections or formal or informal inquiries, including periodic regulatory examinations of the Separate Accounts’ affairs and condition, civil investigative demands and market conduct examinations by any Governmental Entity have been conducted since January 1, 2008 or are being conducted; and (x) since January 1, 2008, no written notice has been received from and no Action is pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened by any Governmental Entity which has jurisdiction over any Separate Account (A) with respect to any alleged material violation by Sellers or their respective Affiliates (in each case to the extent relating to the Business) of any Applicable Law or (B) with respect to any alleged failure to have, or any threatened revocation of, any material Permits required in connection with the operation of any Separate Account.

 

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Section 3.10. Licenses and Permits . Schedule 3.10 lists all jurisdictions in which such Seller and each of its Affiliates involved in the Business is licensed to issue, underwrite, market, distribute and sell the Administered Contracts and otherwise operate the Business. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, (a) such Seller has been duly authorized by the relevant state insurance regulatory authorities to issue the Administered Contracts that it is currently writing in the respective states in which it conducts the Business, and was duly authorized to issue the Administered Contracts that it is not currently writing at the time such Administered Contracts were issued in the respective states in which it then conducted the Business and (b) such Seller and each of its Affiliates involved in the Business has all other material Permits necessary to conduct the Business in the manner and in the areas in which such Business is presently being conducted by it and each of its Affiliates, and all such Permits are valid and in full force and effect in all material respects. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, threatened suits or proceedings with respect to the cancellation, suspension, withdrawal, revocation, restriction, material amendment or nonrenewal of any such material Permit. To the Knowledge of such Seller, no event has occurred that, (whether with notice or lapse of time or both) would reasonably be expected to result in a suspension, revocation, restriction, amendment or nonrenewal of any such Permit.

Section 3.11. General Tax Representations . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11:

(a) (i) All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of such Seller with respect to the Transferred Assets, the Administered Contracts, or the operation or activities of the Business have been filed within the time and manner required by Applicable Law, (ii) all such Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all material respects, and (iii) all material amounts required to be shown as due on such Tax Returns, or amounts of Taxes otherwise due with respect to such Seller, the Transferred Assets, the Administered Contracts, or the operation or activities of the Business, have been fully and timely paid in the manner prescribed by Applicable Law.

(b) Such Seller has not waived or extended (and no other Person has waived or extended) any period of limitation in respect of Taxes relating to the Transferred Assets, the Administered Contracts or the operation or activities of the Business which waiver is currently in effect, and there are no requests or demands to extend or waive any such period of limitation.

(c) There are no liens for Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) upon the Transferred Assets or the Business. There is no Action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit, claim, remediation process, or administrative or judicial action now in process, pending or threatened by any Governmental Entity or Tax Authority with respect to Taxes related to the Transferred Assets, the Tax treatment of the Administered Contracts, or the operation or activities of the Business.

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(e) Such Seller has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relating to the collection and withholding of Taxes with respect to the Transferred Assets, the Administered Contracts and the Business (including all information reporting and record keeping requirements) and have duly and timely paid over to the appropriate Tax Authority all material amounts of such Taxes, including all such Taxes with respect to amounts paid or owing to any employee (including with respect to any salaries, wages and other compensation), independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, non-U.S. person, or other third party.

Section 3.12. Product Tax Representations . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.12:

(a) Such Seller’s Administered Contracts that are life insurance contracts or policies qualify as “life insurance contracts” for Tax purposes.

(b) Except for GAC Contracts and other Administered Contracts sold under annuity contract forms that were issued to a Person that was not a “natural person” (within the meaning prescribed in section 72(u) of the Code) and that do not otherwise qualify within the exceptions set forth in section 72(u) of the Code or the “grandfathering” rules thereunder, such Seller’s GAC Contracts and any other Administered Contracts that are annuity contracts qualify as annuities for Tax purposes.

(c) Such Seller is the owner of the assets held in the respective Separate Accounts or subaccounts thereof that support such Seller’s respective Administered Contracts, including but not limited to for federal income tax purposes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to Seller’s Knowledge, no owner of an Administered Contract has engaged in activities that would result in such owner being deemed to be the owner of any assets held in any Separate Account supporting such owner’s Administered Contract.

(d) None of the Administered Contracts issued, assumed, reinsured, modified, exchanged or sold by such Seller is a “modified endowment contract” within the meaning of section 7702A of the Code, except for Administered Contracts that such Seller is administering as modified endowment contracts and with respect to which such Seller has notified the holder or owner, before the date hereof, that the contract constitutes a “modified endowment contract”. Seller has previously provided Purchaser with a listing indicating those Administered Contracts that Seller is administering as modified endowment contracts.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, including Sections 3.08 and 3.25, except as contained in the Product Tax Representations, Sellers make no representations or warranties in this Agreement relating to the Tax treatment of the Administered Contracts.

Section 3.13. Regulatory Filings . Such Seller has made available for inspection by Purchaser all material reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings and submissions made by such Seller or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Business with any Governmental Entity, and material reports on financial examination, market conduct

 

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reports and other reports issued by any such Governmental Entity, in each case to the extent related to the Business since January 1, 2008. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, each Seller, in all material respects, has timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings, applications or submissions required to be filed by or on behalf of Seller or any of its Affiliates with any Governmental Entity in connection with the Business since January 1, 2008 and all such reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings, or submissions were true, complete and correct in all material respects when filed. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, such Seller and each of its Affiliates is acting in compliance in all material respects with all such reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings, applications and submissions, and, to the Knowledge of such Seller, all required approvals of Governmental Entities in respect thereof are in full force and effect in all material respects. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, (i) all such reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings, applications and submissions were in compliance in all material respects with Applicable Law when filed or as amended or supplemented and there were no material omissions therefrom, and (ii) no material deficiencies have been asserted by any Governmental Entity in writing to such Seller or its Affiliate with respect to such reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings, applications or submissions that have not been satisfied. Each Administered Contract form as well as any related ancillary documents, including electronic application forms, and other agreements of insurance and reinsurance, prospectuses and other selling or disclosure material and rate or rule marketed, filed or otherwise utilized by such Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection with the Business the use or issuance of which requires filing or approval under Applicable Law, has, in all material respects, been appropriately filed and, if required, approved by the applicable Governmental Entities in each jurisdiction requiring such filing or approval.

Section 3.14. Ceded Reinsurance . Schedule 3.14 sets forth a true, complete and correct list of (a) all reinsurance or coinsurance treaties and agreements in force as of the date of this Agreement to which such Seller or any of its Affiliates is a ceding party and that relate to the Business, or (b) any such treaty or agreement that is terminated or expired but under which such Seller or one of its Affiliates may continue to receive benefits that relate to the Business (collectively, the “ Ceded Reinsurance Agreements ”), and for each such treaty or agreement described in (a) or (b), Schedule 3.14 sets forth the effective date of each Ceded Reinsurance Agreement, the termination date of each Ceded Reinsurance Agreement that has a definite termination date and a complete and correct list of the Administered Contracts reinsured under each Ceded Reinsurance Agreement.

Section 3.15. Privacy Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15, with respect to the Business, each Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, and its own formally adopted policies, in each case, applicable to its collection, use, disclosure, maintenance, security and transmission of personal, private, health or financial information about individual policyholders, customers, consumers or benefits recipients (“ Consumer Privacy Information ”). As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 3.15, such Seller (a) is not prohibited by any Applicable Laws concerning privacy or such Seller’s formally adopted privacy policies from providing Purchaser with the Consumer Privacy Information that has been, or is currently contemplated to be, provided to Purchaser, on or after the date hereof, in connection with

 

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the transactions and provision of services contemplated hereby, and (b) has not experienced any breach of security affecting Consumer Privacy Information as a result of which there has been, or reasonably may be expected to result in, unauthorized access to Consumer Privacy Information.

Section 3.16. Material Contracts . Schedule 3.16 sets forth a true, complete and correct list, as of the date hereof, of each material Contract (other than the Transaction Agreements, Permits, the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements, any IP Contracts, the Transferred IP Contracts, the Benefit Plans, the Producer Agreements and the Administered Contracts) to which such Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party and that:

(a) is an agreement with a third party vendor that relates primarily to the Business and involves payment by, on behalf of or to Sellers or their Affiliates of more than $1,000,000 in any twelve-month period;

(b) (i) is a stable value or investment management agreement relating to the Business or (ii) involves payment by, on behalf of or to any Seller or its Affiliates of more than $1,000,000 in any twelve-month period and is a participation, wholesaling, underwriting, selling, fund distribution, revenue sharing, or marketing support agreement relating primarily to the Business; or

(c) contain any material restriction on the ability of such Seller or any of its Affiliates to compete with any Person with respect to the Business, to engage in the Business, to amend or alter the terms, features, benefits or available options of any Administered Contract or to solicit specified customers or prospective customers for the purchase, renewal or lapse of the Administered Contracts or to alter or change their existing elections or options under the specified products;

(such Contracts, together with the Assigned and Assumed Contracts, the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements, Transferred IP Contracts and Producer Agreements, the “ Material Contracts ”).

True, complete and correct copies of each Material Contract have been made available to Purchaser. Each such Material Contract is in full force and effect and is the valid and binding obligation of Seller or its applicable Affiliate party thereto and, to the Knowledge of Sellers, each other party thereto, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Applicable Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Except as set forth in Schedule 3.16, none of such Seller nor any of its Affiliates has received written notice of its violation or breach of or default under any such Material Contract in any material respect nor, to the Knowledge of such Seller, is any other Person (or, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, will be) in violation or breach of or default under any such Material Contract in any material respect. Such Seller and each of its Affiliates have properly performed all of their obligations under each Material Contract in all material respects.

 

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Section 3.17. Technology and Intellectual Property .

(a) Schedule 3.17(a) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all patents and patent applications, Internet domain names, trademarks and service marks, and trademark, service mark and copyright registrations and applications included in the Business Intellectual Property (excluding any applications or software that is subject to “shrink-wrap” or “click-wrap” license agreements and excluding any of such items containing “Hartford,” “HLPP,” the design for the Hartford stag or any variations of the foregoing) (collectively, the “ Scheduled Intellectual Property ”), in each case, indicating, if applicable, the extent to which such Scheduled Intellectual Property constitutes Transferred Intellectual Property. Any registrations for the Transferred Intellectual Property are validly issued and enforceable in accordance with their terms. The Transferred Intellectual Property is not subject to any outstanding order, judgment, decree or agreement adversely affecting Sellers’ use thereof or rights thereto. Sellers have sufficient rights to use the Transferred Intellectual Property as currently used in connection with the Business as currently conducted.

(b) The operation of the Business as currently conducted and the products sold and services provided by such Seller or any of its Affiliates in connection therewith (including the use in the Business of the Business Intellectual Property and the Business Software), do not and have not, to the Knowledge of such Seller, since January 1, 2008, infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated or conflicted with the Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person. Since January 1, 2008, Sellers have not received any written notice of litigation, opposition, cancellation, proceeding, objection or claim pending, asserted or threatened concerning the ownership, validity, registerability, enforceability, infringement, misappropriation, violation or use of, or licensed right to use, any Transferred Intellectual Property. Since January 1, 2008, Sellers have not received any written notice that Sellers are infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person with respect to any Transferred Intellectual Property or any rights licensed pursuant to the Transferred IP Contracts. Such Seller and its Affiliates have taken all reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality and value of all Trade Secrets that are Business Intellectual Property, and to the Knowledge of such Seller, such Trade Secrets have not been used, disclosed to or discovered by any Person except pursuant to valid and appropriate non-disclosure and/or license agreements, which have not been breached.

(c) Schedule 3.17(c) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Transferred IP Contracts (excluding any applications or software that is subject to “shrink-wrap” or “click-wrap” license agreements).

(d) Such Seller and its Affiliates have implemented reasonable backup, security and disaster recovery technology and procedures that are consistent with industry practices. Such Seller or an Affiliate of such Seller possesses source code for each version of software included in the Software License Agreement (collectively, the “ Business Software ”). Schedule 3.17(d) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of all Business Software.

 

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(e) Schedule 3.17(e) sets forth a list of material enterprise software used in the conduct of the Business. Such software are used by such Seller and/or its Affiliates pursuant to enterprise-wide Contracts with third-party vendors.

Section 3.18. Brokers . No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Seller or any of its Affiliates.

Section 3.19. Employee Benefit Plans .

(a) All material benefit and compensation plans, contracts, policies or arrangements for the benefit of the Subject Employees and/or their dependents, including “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), and deferred compensation, employment, severance, change in control, retention, termination, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, stock based, incentive, profit sharing, pension, welfare, fringe benefit and bonus plans, agreements, arrangements and/or policies (the “ Benefit Plans ”) are set forth in Schedule 3.19(a). True, complete and correct copies of all Benefit Plans set forth in Schedule 3.19(a) and all amendments thereto have been provided to Purchaser.

(b) Each Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance with its terms and the requirements of all Applicable Law. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Benefit Plan that constitutes a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of section 409A of the Code complies in form and operation with section 409A of the Code.

(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.19(c), neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby could (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any Subject Employee, (ii) increase any compensation or benefits otherwise payable to any Subject Employee or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such compensation or benefits. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount paid or payable to any Subject Employee in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (either solely as a result thereof or as a result of any other event) could be an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of section 280G of the Code.

Section 3.20. Labor Matters .

(a) Schedule 3.20(a) contains a list of all Persons actively employed by Sellers or any of their Affiliates whose duties relate primarily or exclusively to the Business (the “ Subject Employees ”) as of November 16, 2011 and correctly reflects, respectively: (i) their dates of employment; (ii) their positions; (iii) their salaries; (iv) their latest annual incentive compensation; (v) any other compensation payable to them (including housing allowances, compensation payable pursuant to bonus, deferred

 

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compensation or commission arrangements or other compensation); (vi) their accrued vacation/paid time off for calendar year 2011; and (vii) any visas that are held by them and that relate to or are useful in connection with the Business. The employment of each of the Subject Employees is terminable at will.

(b) The Subject Employees are not, and have never been, members of a bargaining unit covered by a collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement with any labor organization to which such Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.20(b) none of Sellers or any of their Affiliates (in each case to the extent relating to the Business) are, or since January 1, 2008 have been, the subject of any union organizing effort, representation petition, strike, slowdown, stoppage or lockout or other labor dispute or problem involving the Subject Employees, nor has any labor union or other collective bargaining representative been certified as the exclusive bargaining representative of any Subject Employee.

(c) There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, threatened Actions relating to the Subject Employees in connection with their employment, termination, wages, compensation, benefits, or status as employees. Seller and each of its Affiliates engaged in, or previously engaged in, the Business is, and at all times since January 1, 2008 has been, conducting the Business in compliance with all labor, employment and immigration Applicable Laws.

Section 3.21. Sufficiency of Assets . The Transferred Assets, the rights granted under the Administrative Services Agreement, the services to be provided to Purchaser and its Affiliates under the Transition Services Agreement, the rights granted to Purchaser and its Affiliates under the License Agreements, the rights granted under the Broker-Dealer Agreement, and the rights granted to Purchaser or its Affiliates under the Assigned and Assumed Contracts, comprise all of the assets, rights and services that are reasonably required for the conduct of the Business by Purchaser and its Affiliates as of the Closing as now being conducted by Sellers and their Affiliates, except as set forth on Schedule 3.21.

Section 3.22. Undisclosed Liabilities . Except for (i) Liabilities set forth in Schedule 3.22, (ii) Insurance Liabilities and (iii) Liabilities reflected, accrued or reserved against in the Statutory Statements as of December 31, 2010 or the GAAP Statements as of December 31, 2010, or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, if any, by such Seller since December 31, 2010, such Seller and its Affiliates have no Liabilities related to the Business required by GAAP or Applicable SAP to be provided for or reserved against on a balance sheet. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Liability arises as a result of a matter of a type that is addressed by another section of this Article III, the existence of such Liability shall not be deemed to constitute an inaccuracy in the representations and warranties contained in this Section 3.22 unless it also constitutes an inaccuracy in the representations and warranties contained in such other section of this Article III.

 

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Section 3.23. Sales and Marketing .

(a) Since January 1, 2008, Seller and its Affiliates have used commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with industry practice and the applicable standards of any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction, to establish and maintain a compliance program that by its terms is reasonably designed to provide that, to the extent related to the Business: (1) each Interacting Employee and each Producer, at the time such Interacting Employee or such Producer Interacted for such Seller or such relevant Affiliate, to the extent required by Applicable Law or Order, was duly and appropriately appointed by such Seller or such relevant Affiliate and was duly and appropriately licensed or registered for the type of business Interacted by such Interacting Employee or Producer, in each case, in the particular jurisdiction in which such Interacting Employee or Producer, marketed such business; (2) no such Interacting Employee or Producer violated, in any material respect, the terms or provisions of any Applicable Law or Order applicable to any sales or marketing aspect of the Administered Contracts including with respect to churning, suitability, conservation, surrender, investment or allocation of funds, market timing, late trading, replacement, fictitious bids or quotes; (3) no such Interacting Employee has materially breached the terms of any agency or broker contract with or for the benefit of such Seller or any relevant Affiliates of such Seller; and (4) all compensation paid to each such Producer was paid in accordance with Applicable Law.

(b) The names of all Producers with respect to the Business and the primary engagement agreements with all Producers with respect to the Business (collectively, the “ Producer Agreements ”) are listed on Schedule 3.23(b).

(c) No Producer currently has binding authority on behalf of such Seller or any of its Affiliates.

Section 3.24. Reserves . The policy reserves of such Seller for payment of benefits, losses, claims, expenses and similar purposes (including claims litigation) under all in force presently issued Administered Contracts and reflected in, or included with, the Statutory Statements were (i) computed on the basis of generally accepted actuarial standards consistently applied and were fairly stated, in accordance with sound actuarial principles, (ii) computed on the basis of actuarial assumptions which produced reserves at least as great as those called for in any Administered Contract provision as to reserve basis and method and (iii) in compliance with all requirements of Applicable Law and Orders; provided , however , that it is acknowledged and agreed that Sellers make no express or implied representation or warranty in this Agreement (including in this Section 3.24) as to the future experience or profitability arising from the Business or that the reserves have been or will be adequate or sufficient for the purposes for which they were established. The admitted assets of such Seller allocated to the in force Administered Contracts are in an amount at least equal to the minimum amounts required by Applicable Law and Orders. In addition, such Seller has made available to Purchaser copies of all work papers used as the basis for establishing such reserves for such Seller for the periods presented in the Statutory Statements.

 

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Section 3.25. Benefits Under Administered Contracts; Underwriting; Etc .

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.25(a), all benefits claimed by, or paid, payable, or credited to, any Person under any Administered Contract have in all material respects been paid or credited (or provision as required under Applicable SAP for payment thereof has been made) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Administered Contract under which they arose and such payments, credits or provisions were not materially delinquent and were paid or credited (or will be paid or credited) without fines or penalties (excluding interest), except for any such claim for benefits for which there is a reasonable basis to contest payment.

(b) Schedule 3.25(b)(i) sets forth a true, complete and correct list of the case numbers of all of the Administered Contracts that have been issued on or prior to the date hereof. Sellers have made available to Purchaser true, complete and correct copies of (i) all Administered Contracts corresponding to such case numbers, including all material supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates and ancillary agreements relating thereto, and (ii) the private placement memoranda and other similar offering documents for all such Administered Contracts, including all material supplements, amendments, exhibits and appendices thereto (to the extent such offering documents have been incorporated by reference into the relevant Administered Contract). Schedule 3.25(b)(ii) sets forth a true, complete and correct list as of the date hereof identifying in reasonable detail each BOLI/COLI Policy to be issued or underwritten at the direction of HLPP that each Seller currently believes that there is a possibility of issuing after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (such Seller’s “ BOLI/COLI Pipeline Policies ”), each GAC Agreement that each Seller currently believes that there is a possibility of issuing after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (such Seller’s “ GAC Pipeline Agreements ”), and each HNW Policy that each Seller currently believes that there is a possibility of issuing after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time (such Seller’s “ HNW Pipeline Policies ”).

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 3.25(c), since January 1, 2008, all Administered Contracts have been, in all material respects, administered and operated in accordance with the applicable rates and rules and in a manner consistent with their terms, Applicable Law and Orders and, to the extent the following materials have been approved by Seller, with their relevant prospectuses, statements of additional information, other selling, advertising, marketing or disclosure materials.

Section 3.26. Actuarial Modeling .

(a) Sellers have provided Purchaser with the data and projections concerning the Business set forth on Schedule 3.26(a) (the “ Business Projections ”), which were produced using an actuarial model delivered to Purchaser on October 12, 2011 with respect to the Business (the “ Model ”), and which data and projections were based upon the historical data and the assumed Administered Contract terms, assumptions, methodologies and calculations embedded in the Model.

 

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(b) (i) Schedule 3.26(b)(i) sets forth, certain of the material actuarial assumptions used by Sellers and embedded in the Model, (ii) Schedule 3.26(b)(ii) sets forth certain of the material pricing terms assumed by Sellers with respect to selected large cases (by Aggregate Asset Value as of the date hereof) of the Administered Contracts and embedded in the Model and (iii) Schedule 3.26(b)(iii) contains a memorandum from an employee of Sellers or their Affiliates who is qualified actuary describing generally how the Model produces the Business Projections.

(c) The data used to produce the Business Projections (i) was compiled from the Books and Records of the Business, (ii) pertain only to the Business and include no other business of the Sellers, HLPP or any other Affiliate of the Sellers, (iii) do not include any business or projected business other than Business in existence as of the date of this Agreement, (iv) was generated from the same underlying sources and systems used to prepare the Seller Financial Statements and (v) to the Knowledge of Sellers, is, in the aggregate, accurate and complete in all material respects and does not, in the aggregate, contain any errors, omissions, discrepancies or changes that would materially and negatively affect the Business Projections.

(d) The methodologies and calculations embedded in the Model were based upon informed judgment and are consistent with sound actuarial methodologies; provided , however , that it is acknowledged and agreed that Sellers make no express or implied representation or warranty in this Agreement (including in this Section 3.26) as to the future experience or profitability arising from the Business or that the Business Projections are accurate.

ARTICLE IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to each Seller, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing, as follows:

Section 4.01. Organization, Standing and Authority . Each Purchaser Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets, to carry on its business as now conducted and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 4.02. Authorization; Binding Effect . Each Purchaser Party has all the requisite corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Agreements to be executed by it. The execution and delivery by each such Purchaser Party of the Transaction Agreements to be executed by it, and the performance by such Purchaser Party of its obligations thereunder, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action or other action on its part. This Agreement

 

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has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and, subject to the due execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Applicable Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). As of the Closing Date, each Ancillary Agreement executed and delivered by each Purchaser Party that is a party thereto shall have been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser Party to the extent such Person is a party thereto and, subject to the due execution and delivery of such agreements by the other parties thereto, each Ancillary Agreement executed by such Purchaser Party is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except to the extent enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Applicable Laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 4.03. No Conflict or Violation, Etc. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.03, the execution, delivery and performance by each Purchaser Party of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party do not, and the consummation by it of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and compliance with the provisions thereof will not, (i) violate, contravene or conflict with any of the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws (or other organizational documents) of such Purchaser Party or with any resolutions adopted by the board of directors or stockholders of such Purchaser Party, (ii) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, conflict with, result in a breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration or prepayment of any obligation or loss of a benefit under, require the consent of any Person under, result in the alteration of any rights or obligations under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any property or asset of such Purchaser Party under, any Contract or Permit to which such Purchaser Party is a party or by which such Purchaser Party or any of its properties or assets is bound or affected, except, in the case of clause (ii), for any such items that have not had and would not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, or (iii) subject to the matters referred to in the next sentence, contravene, conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or a default under any Applicable Law applicable to such Purchaser Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their respective properties or assets. No consent, approval, order, registration or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity or any other Person, is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to such Purchaser Party or any of its Affiliates in connection with the execution and delivery of the Transaction Agreements to which such Purchaser Party is a party or the consummation by such Purchaser Party of the transactions contemplated thereby, except for (x) the approvals, filings or notices required under the insurance laws of the jurisdictions set forth opposite such Purchaser Party’s name in Schedule 4.03, (y) such other consents, approvals, authorizations, declarations, filings or notices as are set forth in Schedule 4.03, and (z) such items the failure of which to be obtained have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.04. Financial Ability to Perform . Purchaser will have at the Closing cash available in an aggregate amount sufficient to make the payments contemplated to be made by Purchaser hereby (including the Purchase Price), and to pay the fees and expenses of Purchaser related to the transactions contemplated hereby and otherwise for any Purchaser Party that is a party to any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 4.05. Litigation; Orders . As of the date hereof, there is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser or any of its Affiliates that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would be reasonably likely to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, there is no Order that has been entered, issued, made or rendered against Purchaser or any of its Affiliates having or that would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.06. Permits . Assuming the receipt of consents, approvals, authorizations or declarations or the making of such filings or notices contemplated by Schedule 4.03, Purchaser or one of its Affiliates has or will have, prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to the Administrative Services Agreement, the date on which Purchaser is to begin providing services thereunder, all Permits necessary to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement and conduct the Business. Assuming the receipt of consents, approvals, authorizations or declarations or making of such filing or notices contemplated by Schedule 4.06, all such Permits are or will be prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to the Administrative Services Agreement, the date on which Purchaser is to begin providing services thereunder, valid and in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.06, as of the date hereof, no violations exist in respect of any such Permit in effect as of the date hereof and no investigation or proceedings is pending or, to the Knowledge of Purchaser, threatened, that would be reasonably likely to result in the suspension, revocation or material limitation or restriction of any such Permit.

Section 4.07. Ratings . To the Knowledge of Purchaser, no basis exists that is reasonably expected to cause the claims-paying ability, financial strength or other ratings of A.M. Best Company, Inc. or any other rating agency of Purchaser or its Affiliates to decrease from such ratings as they exist as of the date hereof.

Section 4.08. Brokers . Except for Evercore Partners, Inc., the fees and expenses of which will be paid by Purchaser, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.

 

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ARTICLE V.

COVENANTS

Section 5.01. Conduct of Business .

(a) Except (i) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) with the prior written consent of Purchaser (and Purchaser shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following its receipt of a written request from Seller for Purchaser’s consent, either provide such written consent or advise Sellers in writing that it will not grant such written consent), (iii) as required by Applicable Law or (iv) as set forth on Schedule 5.01(a), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, each Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, carry on the Business only in the ordinary course of business in a manner consistent with past practice, if any, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact the Business and its and its Affiliates’ relationships with customers, suppliers (including Fund Managers, Managed Account Managers and SV Providers), Producers and employees of the Business and reinsurers under the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements, and shall not, with respect to the Business, but subject to Section 5.01(b), take any action or omit to take any action, as applicable, set forth in Section 3.05(a)-(o); provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Sellers will be permitted to take actions described in clause (iii) of Section 3.05(n) without the prior written consent of Purchaser to the extent that such actions are reasonably necessary to address or settle, compromise, remediate or correct an actual or alleged Product Tax Failure.

(b) If Sellers propose to take any of the actions described in Section 3.05(c) with respect to a Tier One Material Contract, Sellers shall provide the Person identified on Schedule 5.01 (b)(i) or any replacement Person identified in a notice from Purchaser to Seller (such Person, the “ Purchaser Nominee I ”) at least five Business Days prior written notice of such proposed action (a “ Tier One Notice ”), unless a Subject Employee with the job title “Director and Assistant Actuary” (or his or her designee in the event not reasonably available) reasonably determines in good faith that such action must be undertaken on an urgent basis and that five Business Days’ notice would not be practicable, in which case Sellers shall provide such Tier One Notice to Purchaser Nominee I as far in advance of such proposed action as a Subject Employee with the job title “Director and Assistant Actuary” (or his or her designee in the event not reasonably available) reasonably determines is practicable. Notices to Purchaser Nominee I shall be given at the email address set forth on Schedule 5.01(b)(i) or at such other email address identified in a replacement notice from Purchaser to Sellers. Each Tier One Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken, the estimated date on which the action is proposed to be taken (the “ Tier One Action Date ”) and, if delivered less than five Business Days prior to such date, the reason why Sellers are unable to provide at least five Business Days’ notice. If Purchaser Nominee I does not notify the Person identified on Schedule 5.01 (b)(ii) or any replacement Person identified in a notice from Sellers to Purchaser (such Person, the “ Seller Nominee I ”) of Purchaser’s express refusal to consent to the taking of the proposed action described in the Tier One Notice prior to the Tier One Action Date, Purchaser will be deemed to have consented to the taking of

 

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such action. Notices to Seller Nominee I shall be given at the email address set forth on Schedule 5.01 (b)(ii) or at such other email address identified in a replacement notice from Sellers.

Section 5.02. Access to Information; Confidentiality . Each Seller shall afford, and shall cause its Affiliates to afford, to Purchaser and its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers and employees, and counsel, financial advisors, accountants, actuaries, lenders and other representatives and agents (“ Representatives ”), reasonable access during normal business hours and subject to all site-based rules governing the conduct of business visitors during the period prior to the Closing Date to all of the Administered Contracts and to the Business Books and Records, personnel, accountants and other advisors of such Seller and its Affiliates, in each case to the extent related to the Business, and during such period, shall furnish as promptly as reasonably practicable to Purchaser and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives such information concerning such Seller’s and its Affiliates’ conduct of the Business as Purchaser and its Affiliates may from time to time reasonably request; provided that in no event shall such Seller or its Affiliates be required to provide access to any (i) Tax Returns that are filed by a Seller or its Affiliates on a combined, consolidated, unitary or other Tax group basis or any portions thereof, except to the extent such Tax Returns or portions thereof relate solely to the Business (excluding the Retained Business) or (ii) Administered Contracts or Books and Records to the extent that they contain information that is subject to an attorney-client or other legal privilege or subject to any obligation of confidentiality or privacy. Any access by Purchaser and its Affiliates to such Administered Contracts, Business Books and Records, personnel, accountants and other advisors or review of information concerning the conduct of the Business shall be conducted by Purchaser and its Affiliates (A) in compliance with Applicable Law, (B) in compliance with applicable antitrust standards, (C) without causing or facilitating the disclosure of any Trade Secrets of third parties or any Trade Secrets of any Seller or of any of its Affiliates unrelated to the Business or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (D) without any unreasonable interference with the normal operations and employee and customer relations of each Seller and its Affiliates, and without initiating, contacting or engaging in discussion with any Contractholder. Purchaser agrees that it shall hold, and shall cause its Affiliates and each of its and their respective directors, officers and employees and Representatives to hold, any information obtained in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, applicable state and federal privacy requirements and with the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, dated July 26, 2011, between HLIC and PFLAC (the “ Confidentiality Agreement ”).

Section 5.03. Reasonable Best Efforts .

(a) Except as otherwise specifically set forth herein, each of the parties agrees to use its reasonable best efforts (and cause its Affiliates to use their reasonable best efforts) to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate in good faith with the other parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner reasonably practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing: (i) Purchaser shall promptly notify the Sellers if any portion of the financing to be provided to Purchaser to fund any portion of the Purchase Price becomes or is reasonably expected to become unavailable; (ii) Purchaser shall use reasonable commercial efforts to enforce any rights Purchaser or its Affiliates may have under the documents pertaining to such financing; (iii) Purchaser shall advise and update Sellers, in a level of detail reasonably satisfactory to the Sellers, with respect to the status of the financing; and (iv) Purchaser shall use reasonable commercial efforts to conclude such financing, including by entering into definitive documentation with respect to such financing on customary, commercially reasonable terms.

Section 5.04. Approvals and Filings; Consents .

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, Sellers and Purchaser shall make and cause their respective Affiliates to make all filings with and notifications to all Governmental Entities (including under state and foreign insurance laws) that are reasonably necessary under the Transaction Agreements and Applicable Law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements. In addition, Sellers and Purchaser shall each use their reasonable best efforts, and shall cooperate in good faith with each other, (i) to comply as promptly as practicable with all requirements of Governmental Entities applicable to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and (ii) to obtain as promptly as practicable all Permits necessary or advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Sellers and Purchaser shall use their reasonable best efforts to provide such information and communications to Governmental Entities as such Governmental Entities may reasonably request.

(b) Each of the parties hereto shall notify the other parties in writing and keep them advised as to the status of all applications to, and proceedings before, Governmental Entities in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, each party shall provide the other party with a reasonable opportunity to comment on the filings required to be made pursuant to Section 5.04(a).

(c) Each Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts, with Purchaser’s cooperation, to negotiate and obtain any waivers, permits, consents, transition software licenses or sublicenses with respect to any third party Contracts, including licenses or service agreements with Sellers or its Affiliates, or to obtain commercially reasonable substitutes, required for (i) the transfer, assignment or conveyance to Purchaser of the Assigned and Assumed Contracts and (ii) the provision of services to Purchaser or its Affiliate pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement. Any expenses associated with obtaining such waivers, permits, consents, transition software licenses or sublicenses or commercially reasonable substitutes shall, in the case of clause (i), be shared equally by Sellers and Purchaser and, in the case of clause (ii), be borne solely by Sellers; provided that the cost of any transition software licenses shall be borne solely by Purchaser, and provided further that, in the event that and to the extent that Sellers are unable to obtain

 

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prior to the Closing Date any such required waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses of any Person (other than a Governmental Entity) that is a party to such Contract, (A) Sellers shall use their reasonable best efforts in cooperation with Purchaser (x) provide or cause to be provided to Purchaser or its Affiliate the benefits of any such Contract (to or by the relevant Seller), (y) cooperate in good faith in any arrangement reasonable and lawful, designed to provide such benefits to Purchaser or its Affiliate and (z) to the extent reasonably requested, enforce for the account of Purchaser or its Affiliate any rights of Sellers or the Business arising from such Contracts which Purchaser directs to be taken. To the extent that the foregoing relates to an Assigned and Assumed Contract which shall not be assignable by reason of a failure to obtain a consent of a third party, Sellers shall continue for a period ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date to use their reasonable best efforts to obtain any such consent in the event such consent has not been obtained prior thereto. If any Assigned and Assumed Contract shall become assignable (without material conditions) subsequent to the Closing Date, Sellers shall promptly assign all of their rights and obligations thereunder in accordance with the provisions of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and this Agreement to Purchaser without payment of further consideration and Purchaser shall cause Purchaser, without payment of further consideration, to assume such rights and obligations and Sellers shall be relieved of their obligations (other than as set forth in the Assignment and Assumption Agreement and other than Excluded Liabilities) thereunder accruing from and after the date of such assignment and assumption.

(d) Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts, with each Seller’s cooperation and subject to each Seller’s reasonable direction and consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) with respect to any communication, to negotiate and obtain any waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses with respect to any third party Contracts, including licenses or service agreements, with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, or to obtain commercially reasonable substitutes, required for the provision of services to Sellers or their Affiliates pursuant to any Ancillary Agreement. Any expenses associated with obtaining such waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses or commercially reasonable substitutes shall be borne solely by Purchaser; provided that, in the event that and to the extent that Purchaser is unable to obtain prior to the Closing Date any such required waivers, permits, consents or sublicenses of any Person (other than a Governmental Entity) that is a party to such Contract, (A) Purchaser shall use its reasonable best efforts in cooperation with Sellers, and subject to each Seller’s reasonable direction and consent (which may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) with respect to any communication, to (x) provide or cause to be provided to Sellers the benefits of any such Contract (to or by Purchaser or its Affiliate), (y) cooperate in good faith in any arrangement reasonable and lawful, designed to provide such benefits to Sellers and (z) to the extent reasonably requested, enforce for the account of Sellers any rights of Purchaser or its Affiliate arising from such Contracts which Sellers direct in writing to be taken.

Section 5.05. Notification . From the date hereof until the Closing Date, each Seller shall notify Purchaser and Purchaser shall notify Sellers in writing and keep them advised as to (i) any litigation or administrative proceeding pending and known to it or, to its Knowledge, threatened that challenges or seeks to restrain or enjoin the consummation

 

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of any of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) the occurrence of any event that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect or a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. From the date hereof until the Closing Date, each Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing promptly upon receipt by such Seller of any written notice of termination or full or partial surrender of any Administered Contract or any threat by any Contractholder to terminate or surrender, in full or in part, any Administered Contract of which threat such Seller has actual knowledge and which threat such Seller reasonably expects to result in imminent full or partial surrender or termination of the Administered Contract.

Section 5.06. Further Assurances . On and after the Closing Date, each Seller and Purchaser shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, take all reasonably appropriate action and execute any additional documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind which may be reasonably necessary to carry out any of the provisions of this Agreement or consummate any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. In particular, to the extent a Governmental Entity requires the parties to amend any of the Ancillary Agreements, the parties hereto shall (and shall cause their respective Affiliates to) enter into additional Ancillary Agreements to restore the rights of the parties to those originally intended.

Section 5.07. Expenses . Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement shall bear their respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and performance of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including all fees and expenses of Representatives; provided that (a) Purchaser shall bear the cost of obtaining required insurance regulatory approvals, consents and orders for the implementation of the Administrative Services Agreement from any state or jurisdiction the laws of which require Purchaser to obtain such approval, consent or order and (b) each Seller shall bear the cost of obtaining required approvals, consents and orders for the implementation of the Administrative Services Agreement to which it is a party from any state or jurisdiction the laws of which require such Seller to obtain such approval, consent or order.

Section 5.08. Transitional Matters . Promptly after the date hereof, HLIC, HLAC and Purchaser shall establish a transition services management team, consisting of one manager from each of HLIC, HLAC and Purchaser each of whom is familiar with the Business. The purpose of such transition services management team shall be to coordinate transition activities between the date hereof and the Closing Date. HLIC, HLAC and Purchaser shall cause such transition services management team to be subject to confidentiality and other restrictions necessary or appropriate to ensure compliance with any antitrust or other requirements of Applicable Law.

Section 5.09. Offers to Subject Employees .

(a) No later than the earlier of (i) 60 days after the date hereof and (ii) ten Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser shall make offers of employment in a Comparable Position to each of the Subject Employees, which offer of employment

 

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shall (A) be for the employment of such Subject Employee by Purchaser to commence as of the Effective Time (the “ Effective Hire Date ”) and (B) expire five Business Days prior to the Closing Date. Subject Employees who timely accept the employment offer contemplated by this Section 5.09(a) are referred to herein as the “ Transferred Employees .” Each Seller shall cause all Transferred Employees to be terminated from employment with such Seller or its Affiliates and Purchaser shall cause all Transferred Employees to become employees of Purchaser on the Effective Hire Date. During the period between the date hereof and the Effective Hire Date, the Subject Employees shall remain employees of Sellers or their Affiliates, as applicable. Sellers shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, terminate such Subject Employees other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, and shall promptly inform Purchaser of any such termination.

(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, a “ Comparable Position ” is defined as a position that, as of the date the position is offered, carries with it, for a period of 12 months immediately following the Effective Hire Date, Compensation equal to or greater than the Compensation offered by the previous position held by the Subject Employee with such Seller or its Affiliate; and with the same or similar duties of the previous position held by the Subject Employee with such Seller or its Affiliate; and which is located within a 50-mile radius of the previous position’s location. For the purposes of this Section, “Compensation” means a base salary equal to or greater than the Subject Employee’s base salary immediately prior to the Effective Hire Date plus an amount equal to or greater than 100% of the Subject Employee’s target bonus (the annual bonus determined as a percentage of annual base salary, based on the target bonus funding percentage established under the applicable bonus plan, policy or program for the calendar year in which the Effective Hire Date occurs).

(c) Purchaser shall make to each of the Transferred Employees set forth on Schedule 5.09(c) cash payments on the dates and in the amounts set forth on Schedule 5.09(c) (as updated in the manner described below), representing the value of unvested restricted stock units held by the Transferred Employees on the date of this Agreement and as updated through the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date (the “ Unvested Awards ”), provided that either (i) the Transferred Employee is employed by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the relevant vesting date, or (ii), with respect to Unvested Awards with vesting dates on or prior to March 1, 2012, the Transferred Employee’s employment was terminated by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates prior to the relevant vesting date for a reason other than for cause, and provided, further, that no payment will be required in any case to be made by Purchaser with respect to any Unvested Awards that vest on or prior to the Closing Date. In the event Purchaser is not obligated to make a scheduled cash payment to a Transferred Employee pursuant to this Section 5.09(c) because such Transferred Employee is not employed by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the relevant vesting date (and, in the case of a Transferred Employee whose employment with Purchaser or any of its Affiliates terminates on or before the relevant vesting date, because such termination was either voluntary or for cause), Purchaser shall return such amounts to Sellers within 15 days of the relevant payment date. Sellers shall update Schedule 5.09(c) following the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the

 

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Closing Date so that such schedule reflects the outstanding amounts to be paid based on the closing price of the common stock of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. on such date.

(d) For a period of 12 months following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts to provide the Transferred Employees with each of medical (other than retiree medical), dental, life and disability insurance, flexible spending account and Code section 401(k) plan benefits pursuant to plans, agreements and arrangements of Purchaser and its Affiliates (the “ Purchaser Benefit Plans ”) each of which is substantially comparable to the benefits provided to the Transferred Employees under equivalent benefit plans of Sellers and their Affiliates immediately prior to the date hereof but shall be obligated only to provide Purchaser Benefit Plans that are substantially comparable in the aggregate to employee benefits provided by Sellers and their Affiliates. Purchaser shall have no obligation to provide or cause to be provided to the Transferred Employees a defined benefit pension, postretirement medical, postretirement life, or excess savings or pension plans and the absence of such plans shall not be considered when determining whether Purchaser has met its obligation to provide employee benefits that are substantially comparable in the aggregate. The aggregate cost to a Transferred Employee to participate in the Purchaser Benefit Plans prior to the first renewal of such plans after the Closing Date shall not be greater than the aggregate cost to the Transferred Employee to participate in the comparable plans offered by such Seller or its Affiliates immediately prior to the date hereof. For a period of 12 months following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide to each Transferred Employee a 1.5% floor contribution plus a matching contribution of 50% on the first 6% of employee deferrals to the Code section 401(k) plan included in the Purchaser Benefit Plans. For a period of 12 months following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall also make an enhanced contribution on behalf of each Transferred Employee to the Code section 401(k) plan included in the Purchaser Benefit Plans ranging from 2.5% to 7.75% below and 3.75% to 11.625% above the Social Security wage base of total compensation based on the participant’s age, in accordance with the schedule contained in The Hartford Retirement Plan for U.S. Employees subject to annual discrimination testing to ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements. Purchaser shall make commercially reasonable efforts to waive, or cause to be waived, any pre-existing condition limitations, exclusions, actively-at-work requirements, evidence of insurability requirements and waiting periods under the Purchaser Benefit Plans in which Transferred Employees (and their eligible dependents) shall be eligible to participate from and after the Closing Date, except to the extent that such pre-existing condition limitations, exclusions, actively-at-work requirements, evidence of insurability requirements and waiting periods were not or would not have been satisfied or waived under the comparable Benefit Plan immediately prior to the Closing Date. Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to recognize, or cause to be recognized, the dollar amount of all coinsurance, deductibles and similar expenses incurred by each Transferred Employee (and his or her eligible dependents) during the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs for purposes of satisfying such year’s deductible and coinsurance limitations under the Purchaser Benefit Plans in which they participate from and after the Closing Date, subject to such Transferred Employee’s provision of relevant information or documentation confirming the amount of such co-insurance, deductibles and similar expenses. Purchaser shall credit

 

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each Transferred Employee with the service of such Transferred Employee with Seller or its Affiliates up to the Effective Hire Date, to the extent such service is recorded in such Seller’s or its Affiliates’ books as of the Closing Date, to the same extent as if such service had been performed for Purchaser or any of its Affiliates for purposes of determining such Transferred Employee’s eligibility for, vesting in, and entitlements under all employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements, including but not limited to vacation and sick days, severance and 401(k) plans, as applicable. Transferred Employees shall be eligible for long term incentive awards, but service time with such Seller or its Affiliates shall not be applied to the Transferred Employee’s eligibility or vesting under any long term incentive plan provided by Purchaser or its Affiliates.

(e) During the 12 months immediately following the Closing Date, each Transferred Employee shall be eligible to earn vacation, sick and paid time off days that such Transferred Employee would have been eligible to earn under plans of Sellers and its Affiliates during the calendar year in which the Closing takes place, less any such paid time off days that such Transferred Employee used prior to the Effective Hire Date or was paid for pursuant to this Section 5.09(e). Such vacation, sick and paid time off days shall accrue during such 12 month period at the same rate as they would have accrued under plans of Sellers and its Affiliates during the calendar year in which the Closing takes place. On the Closing Date, Sellers shall pay in cash to all Transferred Employees all accrued but unused vacation, sick leave and paid time off benefits, and Purchaser and its Affiliates shall not assume, and Sellers will be solely responsible for, any and all such Liabilities. Purchaser and its Affiliates shall credit all Transferred Employees with unpaid time off equal to the number of days (full and partial) for which Transferred Employees were paid pursuant to the preceding sentence. All such unpaid time off credits must be used in the calendar year in which the Closing occurs and will be forfeited on the last day of such year. For all purposes other than the foregoing, including but not limited to benefits, such days shall be treated as paid time off.

(f) For a period of 12 months immediately following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall provide to the Transferred Employees the severance benefits set forth on Schedule 5.09(f).

(i) The amount of each Transferred Employee’s annual incentive bonus through the Closing Date shall be accrued based on the target bonus established by the applicable Seller or Affiliate of Sellers that employed such Transferred Employee under the applicable bonus plan, policy or program for the calendar year in which the Effective Hire Date occurs (net of any amounts previously paid by Seller pursuant to (v) below, the “ Accrued Bonus Amount ”). During the 12-month comparability period immediately following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall accrue each Transferred Employee’s annual incentive bonus at the bonus target set forth in such Transferred Employee’s offer letter (“ Purchaser’s Accrued Bonus Amount ”).

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bonus equal to the sum of such Transferred Employee’s Accrued Bonus Amount and the Purchaser’s Accrued Bonus Amount for the number of days between the Closing Date and the end of the calendar year.

(iii) For the calendar year after the year in which the Closing Date occurs, provided that the Transferred Employee has not voluntarily terminated his or her employment with Purchaser or its Affiliates or been terminated for cause prior to the applicable bonus payout date, Purchaser shall pay each Transferred Employee an annual bonus equal to the sum of the Purchaser’s Accrued Bonus Amount for the period of time that the calendar year fell within the comparability period plus such additional amount that Purchaser in its discretion deems appropriate for the period of the calendar year after the end of the comparability period.

(iv) If a Transferred Employee voluntarily terminates his or her employment with Purchaser or its Affiliates or is terminated for cause prior to a bonus payout date, the Transferred Employee will not be eligible to receive a bonus award on that bonus payout date. If a Transferred Employee’s employment with Purchaser or its Affiliates is involuntarily terminated for reasons other than cause prior to a bonus payout date for a calendar year that includes part of the comparability period, the Transferred Employee’s bonus award will be prorated for the period of time during the calendar year that the Transferred Employee remained an employee of Purchaser or its Affiliates, except if the involuntary termination occurs in the same calendar year as the Closing Date, in which case the Transferred Employee’s bonus award will be prorated for the period of time during the calendar year that the Transferred Employee remained an employee of such Seller or its Affiliates, on the one hand, or Purchaser or its Affiliates, on the other hand.

(v) In the event the Closing occurs after March 15, 2012, on March 15, 2012, such Seller or its Affiliates shall pay each Transferred Employee a bonus for calendar year 2011 to be determined by such Seller in its discretion under the terms of such Seller’s or its Affiliate’s applicable bonus plans. If the Closing occurs between March 16, 2012, and December 31, 2012, Sections 5.09(f)(i), (ii) and (iii) above will apply to the Transferred Employees’ annual incentive bonuses to be paid in 2013 and 2014 for calendar years 2012 and 2013, respectively.

(g) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement or in any of the Ancillary Agreements:

(i) Such Seller shall assume sole liability for all salary, commissions and other compensation and benefits of any kind due any Subject Employee on account of employment by such Seller or its Affiliates before the Effective Hire Date;

(ii) Purchaser shall assume sole liability for all salary, commissions and other compensation and benefits of any kind earned on and after the Effective Hire Date by any Transferred Employee;

 

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(iii) Such Seller shall be solely responsible for all severance obligations under Seller’s severance plans to Subject Employees who do not timely accept an offer of a Comparable Position made by Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.09(a);

(iv) Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all severance obligations to Subject Employees who are not offered a Comparable Position by Purchaser pursuant to Section 5.09(a) and shall reimburse such Seller or its Affiliates for any notice and severance pay or benefits provided by such Seller or its Affiliates to such Subject Employee;

(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither Purchaser nor its Affiliates shall assume any obligations under, or Liabilities with respect to, or receive any right or interest in any trust relating to, any assets of, or any insurance, administration or other contracts pertaining to any of Seller’s Benefit Plans;

(vi) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, such Seller shall be solely responsible for all claims, suits, actions or litigation arising from or in connection with the employment of any Transferred Employee prior to the Effective Hire Date; and

(vii) Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, Purchaser shall be solely responsible for all claims, suits, actions or litigation arising from or in connection with the employment of any Transferred Employee on or after the Effective Hire Date or the offer of employment by Purchaser to any Subject Employee, other than as set forth above in Section 5.09(g)(iii).

(h) Except as otherwise provided in clauses (a) – (f) of this Section 5.09, nothing herein is intended to limit the right of Purchaser (x) to terminate the employment of any Transferred Employee at any time, (y) to change or terminate any incentive compensation or employee benefit plan or arrangement at any time and in any manner or (z) to change or modify the terms or conditions of employment for any of their employees.

(i) Purchaser shall be responsible for providing the continuation of group health coverage required under section 4980B(f) of the Code to any Transferred Employees (and such Transferred Employees’ qualified beneficiaries) whose “qualifying event” within the meaning of section 4980B(f) of the Code occurs after the Closing Date. Sellers shall be responsible for providing the continuation of group health coverage required under section 4980B(f) of the Code to any Subject Employees or former employees of any Seller or its, or their, Affiliates who are not Transferred Employees (and such Subject Employees’ or former employees’ qualified beneficiaries) whose “qualifying event” within the meaning of section 4980B(f) of the Code occurs before, on or after the Closing Date.

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upon any other person any rights or remedies of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Section 5.09 and no provision of this Section 5.09 will create any third party beneficiary rights in any Subject Employee in respect of continued employment (or resumed employment) or service or any other matter.

Section 5.10. Subsequently Identified Contracts .

(a) If, after the date hereof, Sellers identify any BOLI/COLI Policies issued or underwritten at the direction of HLPP (or any related supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates and ancillary agreements in connection therewith) that were issued prior to and are in- force as of the date hereof but were not set forth on Schedule 1.01(c), Sellers shall notify Purchaser in writing of such BOLI/COLI Policies and Purchaser will have the option to consent (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) to include such BOLI/COLI Policy as an Administered Contract, and upon any such consent Schedule 1.01(c) will be deemed to have been revised to include such accepted Contracts or BOLI/COLI Policies. At Closing, the parties hereto shall update Schedule 1.01(c) for items of the type described in clause (b) of the definition of BOLI/COLI Contracts.

(b) If, after the date hereof, Sellers identify any GAC Agreements (or any related supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates and ancillary agreements in connection therewith) that were issued prior to and are in-force as of the date hereof but were not set forth on Schedule 1.01(e), Sellers shall notify Purchaser of such GAC Agreements and Purchaser will have the option to consent (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) to include such GAC Agreements as an Administered Contract, and upon any such consent Schedule 1.01(e) will be deemed to have been revised to include such GAC Agreements. At Closing, the parties hereto shall update Schedule 1.01(e) for items of the type described in clause (b) of the definition of GAC Agreements.

(c) If, after the date hereof, Sellers identify any HNW Policies (or any related supplements, endorsements, enhancement letters, riders, applications, enrollment forms, certificates and ancillary agreements in connection therewith) that were issued prior to and are in-force as of the date hereof but were not set forth on Schedule 1.01(g), Sellers shall notify Purchaser of such HNW Policies and Purchaser will have the option to consent (such consent not to be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed) to include such HNW Policies as an Administered Contract, and upon any such consent Schedule 1.01(g) will be deemed to have been revised to include such HNW Policies. At Closing, the parties hereto shall update Schedule 1.01(g) for items of the type described in clause (b) of the definition of HNW Contracts.

Section 5.11. Investment Management .

Subject to Applicable Law, until the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date, Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, encourage any Contractholder to move its assets out of any portfolio managed by HIMCO, including the division known as the “HIMCO Division”.

 

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Section 5.12. Certain Term Sheet and Schedules to Exhibits

Purchaser and Sellers shall each use their reasonable best efforts and shall cooperate with each other and negotiate in good faith and consistent with the intent of the parties set forth below to finalize, as soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, (a) what is designated as “Schedule F” to the Administrative Services Agreement, (b) what is designated as “Schedule 2.01” to the Transition Services Agreement, (c) the General Account COLI Services Agreement, (d) the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement and (e) any modifications with respect to the Broker Dealer Agreement necessary for the agreement to comply with Applicable Law. The intent of the parties in finalizing what is designated as “Schedule F” to the Administrative Services Agreement would be to include on such schedule a fair and accurate description of those services historically conducted in connection with the Business (whether by the Subject Employees or otherwise) in the same scope as historically conducted. The intent of the parties in finalizing what is designated as “Schedule 2.01” to the Transition Services Agreement would be (i) to move the services described in the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement Term Sheet to the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement, (ii) populate the “Duration” column with Purchaser’s requested duration for services for which Purchaser desires a shorter duration than the duration of the Transition Services Agreement and (iii) populate the “Annual Cost” column, upon specific request by Purchaser or Sellers, with an amount intended to reflect the Costs (as defined in the Transition Services Agreement) of the Services. The intent of the parties in completing each of the General Account COLI Services Agreement and the Woodbury/UIT Services Agreement is reflected in the respective term sheets.

ARTICLE VI.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER

The obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Purchaser to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

Section 6.01. Representations, Warranties and Covenants . (a) (i) The representations and warranties of Sellers contained in Sections 3.01 (Organization, Standing and Authority), 3.02 (Authorization; Binding Effect), 3.03 (No Conflict or Violation, Etc.) and 3.18 (Brokers) shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except, in each case, that any such representations and warranties that are given as of a particular date contained therein and relate solely to a particular date or period shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date or period and (ii) the other representations and warranties of Sellers contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitations as to materiality or “Seller Material Adverse Effect” contained therein) on and as of the date of

 

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this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except, in each case, that any such representations and warranties that are given as of a particular date and relate solely to a particular date or period shall be true and correct as of such date or period, except, in the case of this clause (ii) only, where the failure to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in, or be reasonably expected to result in, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each Seller shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date (or otherwise cured any noncompliance).

(c) On the Closing Date, each Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by an executive officer of such Seller, as to the matters set forth in this Section 6.01.

Section 6.02. Secretary’s Certificate . Each Seller shall have delivered to Purchaser a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of such Seller, dated as of the Closing Date, as to the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such Seller authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the agreements to which it is a party, as to the status and signature of each of its officers who executed and delivered the agreements to which it is a party and any other document delivered by it in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as to its organizational documents and good standing.

Section 6.03. Other Agreements . The Ancillary Agreements to which any Seller or any of its respective Affiliates is a party shall have been duly executed and delivered by such Seller or such Affiliate as the case may be on the Closing Date and each of such agreements and instruments shall be in full force and effect with respect to such Seller or such Affiliate on the Closing Date.

Section 6.04. Governmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals . All filings required to be made prior to the Closing Date with, and all Permits required to be obtained prior to the Closing Date from, Governmental Entities in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Ancillary Agreement shall have been made or obtained and shall be in full force and effect, specifically including those described in Schedule 6.04.

Section 6.05. No Injunctions or Restraints . No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, other order or decree or other legal restraint or prohibition shall be pending, threatened or issued by any Governmental Entity that prevents or enjoins or which would reasonably be expected to prevent or enjoin the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Ancillary Agreement.

 

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Section 6.06. No Seller Material Adverse Effect . Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any change, event, circumstance or development that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Seller Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.07. Threshold Closing Asset Value . On the Closing Date, Aggregate Closing Asset Value shall be not less than 88 percent (88%) of Aggregate Opening Asset Value.

ARTICLE VII.

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF SELLERS

The obligations of Sellers under this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by Sellers to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

Section 7.01. Representations, Warranties and Covenants .

(a) (i) The representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in Sections 4.01 (Organization, Standing and Authority), 4.02 (Authorization; Binding Effect), 4.03 (No Conflict or Violation, Etc.) and 4.07 (Brokers) shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except, in each case, that any such representations and warranties that are given as of a particular date contained therein and relate solely to a particular date or period shall be true and correct in all respects as of such date or period and (ii) the other representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (without giving effect to any limitations as to materiality or “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” contained therein) on and as of the date of this Agreement and on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as though made on and as of the Closing Date, except, in each case, that any such representations and warranties that are given as of a particular date and relate solely to a particular date or period shall be true and correct as of such date or period, except, in the case of this clause (ii) only, where the failure to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in, or be reasonably expected to result in, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Purchaser shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all covenants and agreements required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date (or otherwise cured any noncompliance). In particular, Purchaser shall have paid to HLIC or its designee the Purchase Price.

(c) On the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have delivered to each Seller a certificate dated as of the Closing Date and signed by an executive officer of Purchaser as to the matters set forth in this Section 7.01.

 

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Section 7.02. Secretary’s Certificate . Purchaser shall have delivered to each Seller a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of Purchaser, dated as of the Closing Date, as to the resolutions of the Board of Directors of Purchaser authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the agreements to which it is a party, as to the status and signature of each of its officers who executed and delivered the agreements to which it is a party and any other document delivered by it in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and as to its organizational documents and good standing.

Section 7.03. Other Agreements . The Ancillary Agreements to which Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is a party shall have been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser or such Affiliate, as the case may be, on the Closing Date and each of such agreements and instruments shall be in full force and effect with respect to Purchaser or such Affiliate on the Closing Date.

Section 7.04. Governmental and Regulatory Consents and Approvals . All filings required to be made prior to the Closing Date with, and all Permits required to be obtained prior to the Closing Date from, Governmental Entities in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Ancillary Agreement shall have been made or obtained and shall be in full force and effect, specifically including those described in Schedule 7.04.

Section 7.05. No Injunctions or Restraints . No temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction, other order or decree or any other legal restraint or prohibition shall be pending, threatened or issued by any Governmental Entity that prevents or enjoins or which is reasonably likely to prevent or enjoin the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 7.06. No Purchaser Material Adverse Effect . Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any change, event, circumstance or development that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect.

ARTICLE VIII.

FURTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 8.01. Post-Closing Access to Books and Records. Confidentiality .

(a) Following the Closing Date and during the applicable document retention period, Purchaser shall afford, and shall cause its Affiliates to afford, to each Seller and any of its Affiliates, and their respective Representatives, during normal business hours and subject to all site-based rules governing the conduct of business visitors, the right to examine and make copies of the Books and Records of Purchaser and its Affiliates (whether prepared before or after the Closing) to the extent relating to the Business (and in the possession or control of Purchaser or any of its Affiliates) and

 

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reasonable access to relevant personnel, auditors, accountants and other advisors of Purchaser and any of its Affiliates for any reasonable business purpose, including (i) the preparation of financial statements, (ii) the presentation of filings and submissions to regulatory authorities and other Governmental Entities, (iii) responding to regulatory inquiries or other regulatory purposes, (iv) the preparation of Tax Returns or in connection with any Action with a Governmental Entity or any Third Party Claim with respect to any Tax matter relating to the Transferred Assets, the Business or the Administered Contracts; provided that, subject to Section 11.03(c)(iv), Purchaser and its Affiliates will not be required to provide any Tax Return or any other Tax information unless such Tax Return or Tax information relates solely to the Business, and (v) the investigation, arbitration, litigation and final disposition of any claims which may have been or may be made against such Seller or such Affiliates in connection with the Business or which such Seller or such Affiliates may make with respect to the Business; provided , further , that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of the Business. Each Seller and its Affiliates shall have the right to duplicate, at their own cost, all Books and Records referred to in this Section 8.01(a) and shall reimburse Purchaser for all reasonable cost and expenses (including costs incurred to redact unrelated information contained in such Books and Records) incurred in connection with permitting such access pursuant to this Section 8.01(a).

(b) Following the Closing Date and during the applicable document retention period, Sellers shall afford, and shall cause their Affiliates to afford, to Purchaser, and their Representatives and Affiliates, during normal business hours and subject to all site-based rules governing the conduct of business visitors, the right to examine and make copies of the Business Books and Records and reasonable access to relevant personnel, auditors, accountants and other advisors of Sellers and their Affiliates for any reasonable business purpose, including (i) the preparation of financial statements, (ii) the preparation of filings and submissions to regulatory authorities and other Governmental Entities, (iii) responding to regulatory inquiries or other regulatory purposes, (iv) the preparation of Tax Returns, in connection with any Action with a Governmental Entity or any Third Party Claim with respect to any Tax matter relating to the Transferred Assets, the Business or the Administered Contracts the making of any Tax elections, or to the extent needed so as to permit Purchaser and its Affiliates to comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements with respect to Tax matters; provided that, subject to Section 11.03(c)(iv), such Seller and its Affiliates will not be required to provide any Tax Return or any other Tax information unless such Tax Return or Tax information relates solely to the Business (excluding the Retained Business), (v) the investigation, arbitration, litigation and final disposition of claims which may have been or may be made against Purchaser or such Affiliates in connection with the Business or which Purchaser or such Affiliates may make with respect to the Business, and (vi) complying with their obligations and enforcing their rights under the Administrative Services Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements; provided that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of the business of Sellers and their Affiliates. Purchaser and its Affiliates shall have the right to duplicate, at their own cost, all Books and Records referred to in this Section 8.01(b) and shall reimburse Sellers for all reasonable costs and expenses (including costs incurred to redact unrelated information contained in such Books and Records) incurred in connection with permitting such access pursuant to this Section 8.01(b).

 

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Section 8.02. Use of Names .

(a) All of any Seller’s or its Affiliates’ rights to the names and marks included in the Transferred Intellectual Property shall be transferred to Purchaser on the Closing Date, and none of Purchaser, nor any of its Affiliates shall acquire any rights to any other names and marks used by any Seller or its Affiliates.

(b) Notwithstanding any inference contained herein or prior course of conduct to the contrary, except as expressly provided in the Administrative Services Agreement, in no event shall Purchaser or any of its Affiliates have any right to use, nor shall Purchaser or any of its Affiliates use, any of the names, acronyms, registered or unregistered trademarks, trade names, service marks, Internet domain names or URLs, and applications and registrations therefor, that are owned by any Seller or any of its Affiliates, including and set forth in Schedule 8.02(b), or any other name, term or identification that is likely to cause confusion due to its similarity to any of the foregoing.

(c) Purchaser, and each Seller acknowledge and agree that, in addition to any other available remedies, at law or otherwise, such Seller shall be entitled to seek an injunction issued by a court of competent jurisdiction restraining and enjoining any violation of this Section 8.02.

Section 8.03. Non-Solicitation; Non-Hire .

(a) During the period starting on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is the second anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Restricted Period ”), no Seller shall, and each Seller shall cause its Affiliates (each of Sellers and their entity Affiliates, a “ Seller Entity ”) not to, directly or indirectly employ or attempt to employ any managerial, technical or professional Transferred Employee without the prior written consent of Purchaser; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict any Seller Entity from soliciting through general advertisements, solicitations or other general circulation materials or through third party recruiter, employment agency, search firm or similar contacts (provided that such recruiters and similar Persons have not been advised to contact Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ agents or employees) or offering employment to or employing any person who responds to such methods of solicitation. This restriction shall not apply to any Transferred Employees who have been terminated by Purchaser or its Affiliates due to a reduction in force, position elimination or redundancy.

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contacts (provided that such recruiters and similar Persons have not been advised to contact Sellers’ or their Affiliates’ agents or employees) or offering employment to or employing any person who responds to such methods of solicitation. This restriction shall not apply to employees who have been terminated by Sellers or their Affiliates due to a reduction in force, position elimination or redundancy.

Section 8.04. Non-Competition .

(a) During the Restricted Period, each Seller shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, engage in any Restricted Business in the Applicable Territory, provided , however , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to the conduct by either Seller or its Affiliates of any Restricted Business in the Applicable Territory to the extent related to any new life insurance or annuity contract issued after the date hereof that becomes an “Administered Contract” hereunder and under the Administrative Services Agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in Section 8.04(a), (i) any Seller Entity may, subject to Section 8.04(c), acquire (whether by way of merger or stock or asset acquisition or otherwise) or own any Person that engages in the Restricted Business, (ii) nothing in this Agreement precludes the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements or the Administrative Services Agreement (including Sellers’ rights to engage in the business of being an insurer with respect to the Retained Business and exercising rights with respect to the Administered Contracts so long as such activity is not inconsistent with the Administrative Services Agreement or any other Transaction Agreement (excluding this Section 8.04)) and (iii) no Seller Entity (including any Seller) shall be bound by or subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 8.04 following any direct or indirect sale of such Seller Entity (whether as an entity or as a group, whether by way of merger or stock or asset acquisition, spin-off or otherwise, including as a result of an indirect change of control) to any Person that is not, as of the date of such sale, an Affiliate of Sellers’ ultimate parent company as of the Closing Date.

(c) If, during the period of 18 months following the Closing Date, any Seller Entity acquires (whether by way of merger or stock or asset acquisition or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any Person or business (an “ Acquired Business ”) and such Acquired Business derived more than 25% of its net earnings for its most recent fiscal year from the Restricted Business in the Applicable Territory, then Sellers shall, or shall cause the relevant Seller Entity to, sell, spin off or otherwise divest itself (or enter into an agreement to sell, spin off or otherwise divest itself) of the portion of the division, unit or Person related to the Acquired Business that engages in the Restricted Business within 12 months of the closing of the acquisition of such Acquired Business; provided . however , that Sellers shall provide notice to Purchaser of such acquisition promptly after closing and shall permit Purchaser the opportunity to participate in the process of such divestiture; provided , further , that the foregoing obligation to sell, spin off or otherwise divest an Acquired Business shall not apply to any acquisitions where the purchase price of the Acquired Business is equal to or greater than $750,000,000.

 

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Section 8.05. Blue Pencil; Remedies .

(a) The parties recognize that the laws and public policies of the various States of the United States of America may differ as to the validity and enforceability of covenants similar to those set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04. It is the intention of the parties that the provisions of Sections 8.03 and 8.04 be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and policies of each jurisdiction in which enforcement may be sought, and that the unenforceability (or the modification to conform to such laws or policies) of any provisions of Sections 8.03 and 8.04 will not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of the provisions of Sections 8.03 and 8.04. Accordingly, if at the time of enforcement of any provision of Sections 8.03 and 8.04, a court of competent jurisdiction holds that the restrictions stated herein are unreasonable under circumstances then existing, the parties hereto agree that the maximum period, scope or geographic area reasonable under such circumstances will be substituted for the stated period, scope or geographical area, and that such court will be allowed to revise the restrictions contained herein to cover the maximum period, scope and geographical area permitted by Applicable Law.

(b) Each party expressly acknowledges that the restrictive covenants set forth in Sections 8.03 and 8.04, including the geographic scope and duration of such covenants, are necessary in order to protect and maintain the proprietary interests and other legitimate business interests of Sellers or Purchaser, as the case may be, and their respective Affiliates, that, but for these covenants, the parties would not have entered into this Agreement, and that any violation thereof could result in irreparable injury to Sellers or Purchaser, as the case may be, and their respective Affiliates that would not be readily ascertainable or compensable in terms of money, and therefore each party and its Affiliates will be entitled to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief as well as damages, which rights will be cumulative and in addition to any other rights or remedies to which it may be entitled. Each party further agrees that if it is determined that it has intentionally in bad faith breached the terms of Section 8.03 or Section 8.04, the non-breaching party and its Affiliates will be entitled to recover from the breaching party all costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of its attempts to redress such breach or to enforce its rights and protect its legitimate interests. The provisions of Sections 8.03 and 8.04 constitute independent covenants that will not be affected by the performance or nonperformance of any other provision of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other document contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 8.06. Confidentiality .

(a) Sellers shall maintain the confidentiality of, and shall cause their Affiliates and Representatives to maintain the confidentiality of, all information obtained by Sellers or their Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.01(a) or Section 11.03, and all originals of Business Books and Records retained by Sellers pursuant to Section 2.02 (collectively, “ Purchaser Confidential Information ”), using procedures no less rigorous than those used to protect and preserve the confidentiality of their own similar proprietary information. The term “Purchaser Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is generally available to and

 

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known by the public other than by way of a wrongful disclosure by Sellers, their Affiliates or their Representatives or (ii) was or becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Sellers, their Affiliates or their Representatives, provided that to Sellers’ and its Affiliates’ knowledge such source is not and was not prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal, fiduciary or other obligation. In no event may Sellers or their Affiliates use less than a reasonable degree of care to protect and preserve the Purchaser Confidential Information, and Sellers shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, without Purchaser’s prior written consent: (A) transfer or disclose any Purchaser Confidential Information to any third party, other than Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the performance of Sellers’ or their Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or in connection with the Business or as required under Applicable Law; (B) use any of the Purchaser Confidential Information for any purpose other than the performance of Sellers’ or their Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or in connection with the Business or as required under Applicable Law; or (C) take any other action with respect to the Purchaser Confidential Information inconsistent with the confidential and proprietary nature of such information. Sellers hereby assume full responsibility for any breach of this Section 8.06(a) by any of their or their Affiliates’ Representatives. If Sellers or their Affiliates are requested or required to disclose any of the Purchaser Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, Sellers shall, if lawfully permitted to do so, provide prompt notice of such Applicable Law to Purchaser so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.06(a). If Purchaser chooses not to seek, or is not successful in obtaining, a protective order or other appropriate remedy and Sellers are, in the opinion of their counsel, compelled to disclose such Purchaser Confidential Information under pain of liability for contempt of court or other censure or liability, or if Purchaser waives compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.06(a) in writing, Sellers may disclose, without liability hereunder, such Purchaser Confidential Information in accordance with, but solely to the extent that such disclosure is, in the opinion of its counsel, necessary to comply with, Applicable Law or as otherwise contemplated by such waiver.

(b) Purchaser shall maintain the confidentiality of, and shall cause its Affiliates and Representatives to maintain the confidentiality of, all information obtained by Purchaser or its Affiliates pursuant to Section 5.02, Section 8.01(b) or Section 11.03 (collectively, “ Seller Confidential Information ”), using procedures no less rigorous than those used to protect and preserve the confidentiality of their own similar proprietary information. The term “Seller Confidential Information” does not include any information that: (i) at the time of disclosure or thereafter is generally available to and known by the public other than by way of a wrongful disclosure by Purchaser, its Affiliates or their Representatives or (ii) was or becomes available on a non-confidential basis from a source other than Purchaser, its Affiliates or its Representatives, provided that to Purchasers’ and its Affiliates’ knowledge, such source is not and was not prohibited from transmitting the information by a contractual, legal, fiduciary or other obligation. In no event may Purchaser or its Affiliates use less than a reasonable degree of care to protect and preserve the Seller Confidential Information, and Purchaser shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, without Sellers’ prior written consent:

 

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(A) transfer or disclose any Seller Confidential Information to any third party, other than Representatives who have a need to know such information in connection with the performance of Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or in connection with the Business or as required under Applicable Law; (B) use any of the Seller Confidential Information for any purpose other than the performance of Purchasers’ or its Affiliates’ obligations under this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements or in connection with the Business or as required under Applicable Law; or (C) take any other action with respect to the Seller Confidential Information inconsistent with the confidential and proprietary nature of such information. Purchaser hereby assumes full responsibility for any breach of this Section 8.06(b) by any of its or its Affiliates’ Representatives. If Purchaser or its Affiliates are requested or required to disclose any of the Seller Confidential Information pursuant to Applicable Law, Purchaser shall, if lawfully permitted to do so, provide prompt notice of such Applicable Law to Seller so that Sellers may seek an appropriate protective order or other appropriate remedy or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.06(b). If Sellers choose not to seek, or are not successful in obtaining, a protective order or other appropriate remedy and Purchaser is, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose such Seller Confidential Information under pain of liability for contempt of court or other censure or liability, or if Sellers waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 8.06(b) in writing, Purchaser may disclose, without liability hereunder, such Seller Confidential Information in accordance with, but solely to the extent that such disclosure is, in the opinion of its counsel, necessary to comply with, Applicable Law or as otherwise contemplated by such waiver.

ARTICLE IX.

SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Section 9.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants . All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and all covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be fully performed or complied with at or prior to the Closing Date shall survive the Closing solely for purposes of Sections 10.01(a), 10.01(b), 11.01(a) and 11.01(b) and shall terminate and expire at the close of business on the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date, except that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.01 (Organization, Standing and Authority), 3.02 (Authorization; Binding Effect), 3.03 (No Conflict or Violation, Etc.), and 3.18 (Brokers), 4.01 (Organization, Standing and Authority), 4.02 (Authorization; Binding Effect) and 4.07 (Brokers) shall survive indefinitely, (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.11 (General Tax Representations) and 3.19 (Employee Benefit Plans) shall survive until 60 days after the expiration of all applicable statutes of limitations, including extensions thereof under Applicable Law, (iii) the Product Tax Representations shall survive until the earlier of (x) the date that is the third anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) the Early Termination Date and (iv) the representations and warranties contained in the first sentence of Section 3.06(a) and clauses (a) (other than the last sentence thereof), (c) and (e) and the last sentence of clause (d) of Section 3.17 (Technology and Intellectual Property) shall survive until the third anniversary of the Closing. The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date shall survive until fully performed or complied with.

 

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ARTICLE X.

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 10.01. Obligation to Indemnify .

(a) From and after the Closing, and subject to the limitations set forth in Article IX and this Article X, each Seller shall, severally and not jointly, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser and its directors, officers and employees, Representatives and Affiliates and their heirs, successors and permitted assigns (the “ Purchaser Indemnified Parties ”) from, against and in respect of all Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against any of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties, to the extent resulting from, arising out of or relating to:

(i) any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties of such Seller contained in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.11 and 3.12, which are subject to the provisions of Article XI), determined without regard to any qualifications or references to “Seller Material Adverse Effect,” “material” or any other materiality qualifications or references contained in any specific representation or warranty other than as contained in Sections 3.05(p) or 3.26;

(ii) any breach, violation or non-fulfillment of any of the covenants and agreements of such Seller contained in this Agreement (other than any such covenants or agreements relating to Taxes, which are subject to the provisions of Article XI); or

(iii) any Excluded Liabilities.

The preceding clauses (i) through (iii) and 11.01(a)(i) through (iv) are subject to the following qualifications and limitations to the extent provided in such qualifications and limitations:

(A) Sellers shall have no liability under clause (i) of this Section 10.01(a) unless the aggregate of all Losses for which Sellers collectively would, but for this subclause (A), be liable exceeds $600,000, and then, only to the extent of any such excess; provided that the limitations to Sellers’ obligations to indemnify set forth in this subclause (A) shall not apply to Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to any breach or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.26;

(B) the maximum amount for which Sellers collectively shall be liable under clause (i) of this Section 10.01(a) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to 15% of the Purchase Price; provided that the limitations to Sellers’ obligations to indemnify set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A) and this subclause (B) shall not apply to Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to any breach or inaccuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.06 or 3.18;

 

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(C) no Purchaser Indemnified Party will have the right to bring a claim for indemnity under clauses (ii) or (iii) of Section 10.01(a) or under clauses (i) or (iii) of Section 11.01(a) to the extent such claim relates to an actual or alleged Product Tax Failure, including with respect to any breach or non-fulfillment of the covenants and agreements of Sellers contained in this Agreement relating to any actual or alleged Product Tax Failure; and

(D) the limitations on Sellers’ obligations to indemnify the Purchaser Indemnified Parties set forth in the preceding subclauses (A) through (C) shall not apply to Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to any claim involving fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Sellers or their Affiliates.

Sellers’ obligations under this Article X and Article XI are in addition to their respective obligations under the Administrative Services Agreement, provided that in no event shall the Purchaser Indemnified Parties be entitled to multiple recoveries for the same Loss.

(b) From and after the Closing, and subject to the limitations set forth in Article IX and this Article X, Purchaser shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless each Seller and its directors, officers and employees, Representatives and Affiliates and their heirs, successors and permitted assigns (the “ Seller Indemnified Parties ”) from, against and in respect of all Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against any of the Seller Indemnified Parties to the extent resulting from, arising out of or relating to:

(i) any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement, determined without regard to any qualifications or references to “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect,” “material” or any other materiality qualifications or references contained in any specific representation or warranty;

(ii) any breach, violation or non-fulfillment of any of the covenants and agreements of Purchaser contained in this Agreement (other than any such covenants or agreements relating to Taxes, which are subject to the provisions of Article XI); or

(iii) all Assumed Liabilities.

The preceding clauses (i) through (iii) and 11.01 (b)(i) through (ii) are subject to the following qualifications and limitations to the extent provided in such qualifications and limitations:

(A) Purchaser shall have no liability under clause (i) of this Section 10.01(b) unless the aggregate of all Losses relating thereto for which Purchaser would, but for this proviso, be liable exceeds $600,000, and then, only to the extent of any such excess;

 

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(B) the maximum amount for which Purchaser shall be liable under clause (i) of this Section 10.01(b) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to 15% of the Purchase Price ( provided that the limitations on Purchaser’s obligations to indemnify set forth in the immediately preceding subclause (A) and this subclause (B) shall not apply to any breach or inaccuracy of Sections 4.01, 4.02 or 4.07);

(C) no Seller Indemnified Party will have the right to bring a claim for indemnity under clause (ii) of Section 10.01(b) or under Section 11.01(b)(i) to the extent such claim relates to an actual or alleged Product Tax Failure, including with respect to any breach or non-fulfillment of the covenants and agreements of Purchaser contained in this Agreement relating to any actual or alleged Product Tax Failure; and

(D) the limitations on Purchaser’s obligations to indemnify the Seller Indemnified Parties set forth in the preceding subclauses (A) through (C) shall not apply to Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to any claim involving fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of Purchaser or its Affiliates.

Purchaser’s obligations under this Article X are in addition to its or its Affiliates’ obligations under the Administrative Services Agreement, provided that in no event shall the Seller Indemnified Parties be entitled to multiple recoveries for the same Loss.

(c) Except for any indemnification pursuant to Section 11.01 (b), payment of any return of premium or the costs and expenses to adjust the terms of any Administered Contract, including the increase of any benefits thereunder, resulting from or arising out of any actual or alleged Product Tax Failure shall not be the responsibility of Purchaser or its Affiliates (except for the responsibility to administer such amounts under the Ancillary Agreements), and unless otherwise prohibited by Applicable Law, such return of premium or the cost or expense of adjusting the terms of such Administered Contract shall be paid first out of the Separate Accounts with respect to which such affected Administered Contract participates, and, in the event such amounts are insufficient, then from the General Account.

Section 10.02. Indemnification Procedures .

(a) Subject to Section 10.02(d), a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party seeking indemnification under this Agreement (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall provide written notice to the party from which the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) of any claim or demand that it may have pursuant to this Article X or Article XI (a “ Claim Notice ”) as promptly as practicable after the Indemnified Party learns of such claim; provided , however , that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent such failure results in a lack of actual notice to the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party has been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Such Claim Notice shall (i) to the extent reasonably practicable contain a summary of the

 

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material facts underlying or related to such claim or demand then known by the Indemnified Party, including a reference to sections of this Agreement which form the basis for such claim or demand; (ii) attach copies of material written evidence thereof received from a third party to the date of such notice to the extent reasonably appropriate to enable the Indemnifying Party to assess the claim or demand; and (iii) to the extent reasonably practicable, set forth the estimated amount of the Losses that have been or reasonably may be sustained by an Indemnified Party. From and after the delivery of a Claim Notice with respect to a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in good faith to enable the Indemnifying Party to assess the claim and shall deliver copies of all relevant notices and documents (including court or similar papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to such claim or demand to the extent reasonably appropriate.

(b) (i) With respect to any Action (including any proposed or threatened claim, adjustment, or audit by a Tax Authority) instituted by a Person other than a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller Indemnified Party against the Indemnified Party for which the Indemnifying Party may be obligated to indemnify hereunder (a “ Third Party Claim ”), the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so elects, to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim. The Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days (or such lesser number of days set forth in the Claim Notice as may be required by any Governmental Entity, any court or arbitral proceedings or regulatory inquiry or investigation) from receipt of the Claim Notice with respect to a Third Party Claim (the “ Notice Period ”) to notify the Indemnified Party of its election to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim. If the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Notice Period that it elects to defend such Third Party Claim, it shall have the right to so defend, with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party that is reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, at its expense. Once the Indemnifying Party has duly assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in the defense thereof, including the opportunity to participate in any discussions or correspondence with any Governmental Entity, and to employ counsel separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood that the Indemnifying Party controls the defense. The Indemnified Party shall participate in any such defense at its own expense unless the Indemnified Party has assumed such defense in compliance with Section 10.02(b)(ii), in which case all such expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party after such notice in connection with such defense shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party. All of the parties hereto shall cooperate in good faith in the defense or prosecution of a Third Party Claim. Such cooperation shall include (A) the controlling party using its reasonable best efforts to take all comments and proposals made by the non-controlling party into account in connection with all actions or non-actions, as the case may be, with respect to any matters covered by this Section 10.02, (B) the retention and, upon the Indemnifying Party’s request, the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Third Party Claim, and (C) making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder; provided that such cooperation shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of such party. All out-of- pocket costs incurred or suffered by the Indemnified Party in connection with responding to, complying with or satisfying the Indemnified Party’s requests for cooperation shall be promptly reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party.

 

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(ii) In the event that (x) the Indemnifying Party elects not to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnified Party timely notice of its desire to so defend or otherwise, (y) the Indemnifying Party, after assuming the defense of a Third Party Claim, receives a written notice from the Indemnified Party to the effect that the Indemnifying Party has failed to conduct the defense of such Third Party Claim in a reasonably diligent manner and fails to correct any such failure within 30 Business Days following receipt of such notice, or (z) the Indemnified Party has available to it one or more defenses or counterclaims that are materially inconsistent with one or more of those that are available to the Indemnified Party with respect to such Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right but not the obligation to assume its own defense; it being understood that the Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification for such Third Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by the sole fact that it has assumed the defense of such Third Party Claim.

(iii) Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims effected without its written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Whether or not the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of judgment, admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, such Third Party Claim without the Indemnified Party’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless (A) there is no statement or admission of fault, culpability or failure to act by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party, (B) there is no imposition of a consent order, decree or injunction that would restrict the future activity of the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates and (C) the sole relief provided by the Indemnified Party is monetary damages and a full, unconditional and complete release is provided by each claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party and its Affiliates.

(c) After the Closing, the indemnities provided in this Agreement shall survive the Closing; provided , however , that the indemnities provided under Sections 10.01(a)(i), 10.01(b)(i), 11.01(a)(iii) and 11.01(a)(iv) shall terminate when the applicable representation or warranty terminates pursuant to Article IX except as to any item as to which the Person to be indemnified shall have, before the expiration of the applicable period, previously delivered a Claim Notice satisfying the content requirements of Section 10.02(a).

(d) Subject to Section 8.05(b) and the non-monetary remedies described in Section 13.05(b) and to the terms and provisions of the Ancillary Agreements, from and after the Closing, the indemnities provided in Sections 10.01(a), 10.01(b), 11.01(a) and 11.01(b) shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party at law or equity for breaches of representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement or in the certificates to

 

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be delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(c) and 7.01(c); provided , however , that the foregoing shall not preclude any party from seeking or obtaining any remedy available at law or equity with respect to any claim involving fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence.

(e) The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided under this Agreement shall (i) be net of any proceeds actually recovered by the Indemnified Party under insurance policies with respect to such Losses, net of any actual costs, expenses or premiums incurred in connection with securing or obtaining such proceeds, and the Indemnified Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect any such recovery that may be available to it; (ii) be reduced to take account of any Tax benefit actually realized by the Indemnified Party arising directly from the incurrence or payment of any such Losses; and (iii) be increased to take into account any Tax detriment actually incurred by the Indemnified Party arising from the incurrence of any such Losses or from the receipt of the indemnification payment. To the extent that an Indemnifying Party has paid the Indemnified Party for a Loss pursuant to this Article X or Article XI, the Indemnified Party shall thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts for a reasonable period to effect recovery from insurers or other third parties with respect to such Loss and, to the extent the Indemnified Party actually receives an amount in recovery from such insurers or third party attributable to such paid Loss (net of any appropriate premiums or cost of recovery), shall promptly remit such net amount to the Indemnifying Party.

(f) The parties agree that any indemnification payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated for Tax purposes as an adjustment to the consideration under Section 2.01 unless otherwise required by Applicable Law.

(g) The Seller Indemnified Parties and the Purchaser Indemnified Parties shall be intended third party beneficiaries of the indemnification obligations of Purchaser, on one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, respectively, in this Article X or Article XI.

(h) The Indemnified Party shall take, and shall cause its Affiliates to take, all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate any Losses upon and after becoming aware of any facts, matters, failures or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in any Losses that are indemnifiable hereunder; provided , however , that an Indemnified Party will not be required to take any action or step that is reasonably likely to result in a breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements.

(i) If the Indemnified Party receives any payment from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Losses and the Indemnified Party has the right to recover all or a part of such Losses from a third party based on the underlying claim asserted against the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party shall assign such of its rights to proceed against such third party for such Losses as are necessary to permit the Indemnifying Party to recover from such third party up to the amount of such indemnification payment.

 

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(j) Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 11.03, Sellers may take appropriate actions to remediate or reduce Losses (including through the defense of claims brought by Contractholders’) for which Sellers are liable and Sellers shall have the right to assert all available defenses against a Contractholder with respect to any claim brought against Sellers by a Contractholder or with respect to an Administered Contract.

(k) To the extent a Purchaser Indemnified Party has a claim for indemnification that could be brought under Sections 11.01(a)(ii) and 11.01(a)(iv), such Purchaser Indemnified Party shall have the right to bring a claim for indemnity under both such sections; provided , that such Purchaser Indemnified Party may not recover twice for the same Loss.

ARTICLE XI.

TAX MATTERS

Section 11.01. Tax Indemnification .

(a) From and after the Closing, each Seller shall, severally and not jointly, defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Purchaser Indemnified Parties from, against and in respect of all Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against any of the Purchaser Indemnified Parties, to the extent resulting from, arising out of or relating to:

(i) (A) Taxes imposed on or with respect to (x) any Seller or its Affiliates or (y) the assets of any Seller or its Affiliates, including all Taxes imposed on Seller or its Affiliates relating to or resulting from the operations or activities of the Retained Business or the income or gain from the Excluded Assets; (B) all Taxes for which any Seller or its Affiliates may be liable as a transferee or successor, by contract, by Applicable Law or otherwise; (C) Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Transferred Assets, the Administered Contracts, and the operation and activities of the Business for all taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date; or (D) any breach or non-performance by Sellers or any of their Affiliates of any of the covenants set forth in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements that relate to any Tax matter, in each of the cases of the preceding clauses (A) through (D), other than any Losses to the extent resulting from, arising out of or relating to Purchaser Product Tax Liabilities; provided that, Losses indemnifiable pursuant to this clause (i) shall not include lost profits (including lost profits that would otherwise be taken into account in determining Losses in respect of diminution of value) or similar damages;

(ii) (A) any actual or alleged failure of any Administered Contract, at any time on or after the issuance of such Administered Contract, to comply with any Tax law with which such Administered Contract was (x) designed to comply, (y) purported by Sellers or their Affiliates to comply or (z) purported by any Producer at any time on or prior to the Effective Time or at any time thereafter at the express direction of Sellers or their Affiliates to comply, including any such failures resulting from, relating to, or arising out of the design, structure or terms of such Administered

 

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Contract, the absence of any contractual provision the inclusion of which is necessary for such Administered Contract to comply with any such Tax law or the characterization of an Administered Contract as a “modified endowment contract” if such Administered Contract was not intended by the parties to such Administered Contract to qualify as such (any such actual or alleged failure hereinafter referred to as a “ Product Tax Failure ”) or (B) Seller Indemnified Expenses; provided that Losses indemnifiable under this clause (ii) shall not include (1) lost profits (including lost profits that would otherwise be taken into account in determining Losses in respect of diminution of value) or similar damages, (2) any increased overhead costs or (3) Losses in respect of Purchaser Product Tax Liabilities);

(iii) any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the representations and warranties of such Seller contained in Section 3.11 (General Tax Representations), determined without regard to any items set forth on Schedule 3.11 and without regard to any qualifications or references to “Seller Material Adverse Effect,” “material” or any other materiality qualifications or references contained in any specific representation or warranty;

(iv) any breach of or inaccuracy in any of the Product Tax Representations, determined without regard to any item set forth on Schedule 3.11 or any item set forth on Schedule 3.12 and without regard to any qualifications or references to “Seller Material Adverse Effect,” “material” or any other materiality qualifications or references contained in any specific representation or warranty (“ Product Tax Loss ”). provided , however , that the maximum amount for which Sellers shall be liable under this Section 11.01(a)(iv) shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to 50% of the Purchase Price;

The limitations on Sellers’ obligations to indemnify Purchaser set forth in subclauses (i) through (iv) of Section 11.01(a) shall not apply to Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to any claim involving fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Sellers or their Affiliates. In no event will this Agreement be interpreted in any manner that would provide a Purchaser Indemnified Party the right to multiple recoveries with respect to the same Loss.

(b) From and after the Closing, Purchaser shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Seller Indemnified Parties from, against and in respect of all Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, any of the Seller Indemnified Parties, to the extent resulting from, arising out of or relating to:

(i) (A) Taxes imposed on or with respect to the Transferred Assets, the Assigned and Assumed Contracts and the Assumed Liabilities for all taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Closing Date, not covered by Section 11.01(a)(ii) or Section 11.01(a)(iv); (B) except as provided in any Ancillary Agreement, any Taxes imposed with respect to Purchaser’s conduct of the operations and activities described in the Ancillary Agreements; or (C) any breach, violation or non-fulfillment of any of the covenants and agreements of Purchaser contained in this Agreement that relate to any Tax matter; provided that Losses indemnifiable pursuant to this clause (i) shall not include lost profits (including lost profits that would otherwise be taken into account in determining Losses in respect of diminution of value) or similar damages;

 

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(ii) (A) an actual or alleged Purchaser Product Tax Failure, or (B) any breach, violation or non-fulfillment of the covenants and agreements of Purchaser contained in this Agreement to the extent related to an actual or alleged Product Tax Failure; (collectively, (A) and (B), “ Purchaser Product Tax Liabilities ”); provided that Losses indemnifiable pursuant to this clause (ii) shall not include (1) lost profits (including lost profits that would otherwise be taken into account in determining Losses in respect of diminution of value) or similar damages or (2) any increased overhead costs or (3) Losses arising from Purchaser having caused a Product Tax Failure other than (y) with respect to an actual or alleged Purchaser Product Tax Failure or (z) to the extent attributable to a breach, violation or non-fulfillment of the covenants and agreements of Purchaser contained in Section 11.03 of this Agreement;

The limitations on Purchaser’s obligation to indemnify Sellers set forth in subclauses (i) and (ii) of Section 11.01(b) shall not apply to Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to any claim involving fraud, willful misconduct or gross negligence of Purchaser or its Affiliates. In no event will this Agreement be interpreted in any manner that would provide a Seller Indemnified Party the right to multiple recoveries with respect to a Purchaser Product Tax Liability.

Section 11.02. Tax Indemnity Procedures . All indemnification procedure matters relating to the indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 11.01(a) and 11.01(b) shall be governed by Section 10.02.

Section 11.03. Miscellaneous Tax Matters .

(a) Following the date hereof and for so long as Purchaser is obligated to administer any Administered Contract under the Administrative Services Agreement, Sellers shall use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Purchaser if any Seller or any Affiliate of any Seller receives, and Purchaser shall use reasonable efforts to promptly notify Sellers if Purchaser or any of its Affiliates receives, written notice (i) that a Product Tax Failure may have occurred with respect to any Administered Contract, (ii) that any Administered Contract is in breach of the Product Tax Representations, (iii) of a PTF Query, or (iv) relating to any matter that is reasonably expected to give rise to a claim for indemnity under this Agreement with respect to any matter related to Taxes, in each case including the receipt of any written request for information relating to any such matter. To the extent possible without waiver of any legal or other privilege or “work- product” doctrine, the parties shall keep each other reasonably informed and provide prompt updates with respect to such matters, including with respect to all responses provided with respect to the matters set forth in any such notice.

(b) Sellers shall (and shall cause their Affiliates to) timely file and prepare all Tax Returns relating to the Administered Contracts, the Transferred Assets and the Business that Sellers and their Affiliates are required to prepare and file under Applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of the Ancillary Agreements. Such Tax Returns

 

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shall be prepared in accordance with past practices and, to the extent such Tax Returns include an amount of Tax that Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is required to pay or for which Purchaser or any of its Affiliates is required to reimburse Sellers or its Affiliates under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or if such Tax Returns (or positions taken thereon) would be reasonably expected to adversely affect Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, Sellers shall (or shall cause) such Tax Returns to be submitted to Purchaser for review and comment no later than 20 days prior to the date such return is required to be filed. Sellers and their Affiliates shall cause all such Tax Returns to be true, complete and correct upon filing and thereafter, and Sellers shall, subject to the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement, pay all Taxes with respect to such Tax Returns within the time and in the manner prescribed by Applicable Law.

(c) Following the Closing Date and for so long as Purchaser is obligated to administer any Administered Contract under the Administrative Services Agreement:

(i) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.03(c) or with the written consent of Sellers and Purchaser, each of Purchaser and Sellers shall not and shall cause their respective Affiliates to not (A) notify any Contractholder, Governmental Entity or other third party of a Product Tax Failure or alleged Product Tax Failure; (B) take any action with respect to correcting, remediating or otherwise altering any Administered Contract in order to correct a Product Tax Failure or (C) with respect to a particular Administered Contract or group of Administered Contracts, voluntarily subject any Administered Contract to third party testing for purposes of determining whether there is a Product Tax Failure (collectively and individually, a “ Product Tax Action ”).

To the extent that (A) Purchaser or Sellers reasonably believe that a Product Tax Action is necessary for Sellers or their Affiliates or Purchaser or its Affiliates to comply with the Code as it relates to the Administered Contracts, (B) a PTF Query has been received by any party or its Affiliates, (C) the failure to take a Product Tax Action is reasonably likely to result in a party breaching its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or (D) Purchaser or its Affiliates, on the one hand, or Sellers or their Affiliates, on the other hand, have breached Section 11.03(c)(i)(A) and the non-breaching parties reasonably believe that a Product Tax Action should be taken with respect to the relevant actual or alleged Product Tax Failure, Purchaser or Sellers (as the case may be) shall use reasonable efforts to promptly notify the other party of the need to take such Product Tax Action with a description of the reasons for such Product Tax Action. In such event, (1) Sellers and Purchaser shall in good faith determine which party has the greater potential liability and/or Loss (based on reasonable estimates and present value) with respect thereto taking into account, among other items, (y) all indemnification obligations pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and (z) Losses that are lost profits, (2) the party with the greater potential liability as determined pursuant to clause (1) shall control such action if it so elects, (3) if the party with the greater potential liability as determined pursuant to clause (1) waives such right, then the other party shall control such Product Tax Action. The party that controls the Product Tax action shall reasonably address such Product Tax Action, which shall include the actions described in clause (iii)

 

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below; provided, however, that if the non-controlling party reasonably determines that the controlling party has failed reasonably to take any Product Tax Action described in this clause (ii), such party shall provide notice of such failure to the other party, and, if such party determines that such failure has not been reasonably corrected by the other party within 15 days after receiving such notice, may elect to take control of such Product Tax Action. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, controlling a Product Tax Action shall in no event give Purchaser the authority to bind Sellers with respect to the settlement, remediation or discharge of any Product Tax Action relating to the actual or alleged Product Tax Failure without Sellers’ consent (which may be withheld at Sellers’ sole discretion). In the event that Sellers control a Product Tax Action, Sellers shall have the authority to bind Purchaser with respect to the settlement, remediation or discharge of such actual or alleged Product Tax Failure only with Purchaser’s consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. In connection with any settlement, remediation or discharge of a Product Tax Failure, Sellers shall consider in good faith any adverse effect on Purchaser of such settlement, remediation or discharge.

If one party notifies the other party that the notifying party wishes to settle, remediate or discharge an actual or alleged Product Tax Failure that relates to a Product Tax Action and the notified party chooses not to settle, remediate or discharge (or not to consent to such settlement, remediation or discharge) at such time, the notified party shall indemnify the notifying party for the amount by which the notifying party’s ultimate liability with respect to such actual or alleged Product Tax Failure exceeds the amount for which the notifying party would have been liable in connection with such settlement, remediation and discharge at the time of the notifying party’s requested settlement, remediation or discharge if such item had been settled, remediated or discharged.

(ii) Sellers and Purchaser agree that, for purposes of clause (ii) above, the party controlling a Product Tax Action with respect to a PTF Query shall be required actively to respond to such inquiry in a reasonably prompt manner (but in no event after any deadline imposed with respect to a PTF Query by a Governmental Entity, regulator or under the terms of an LOU) during the pendency of such PTF Query (or any related additional or subsequent PTF Query).

(iii) Sellers and Purchaser agree that the limitations on Product Tax Actions set forth in this Section 11.03(c) shall have no further force or effect upon the parties upon the receipt of a Claim Notice with respect to any matter reasonably relating to such Claim Notice (or the matters set forth therein), and Sellers and Purchaser shall, to the extent provided in Section 10.02, be free to conduct the defense of, or prosecute, any Action with respect to such Claim Notice.

(iv) The party not controlling the taking of a Product Tax Action shall reasonably cooperate and cause its Affiliates to reasonably cooperate with the other party in the taking of such actions. To the extent a party does not control the taking of a Product Tax Action, such party may participate in all actions taken by the other party. Such participating party shall pay its own participation cost. The party controlling the taking of any such action shall, to the extent possible without waiver of

 

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any privilege or “work-product” doctrine, provide to the other party, for such party’s review and comments, copies of any related materials, documents or correspondence submitted to a Governmental Entity, copies of all reports and studies relating to the testing of any Administered Contracts for such Product Tax Failure and the copies of any memorandum or opinion prepared by counsel or other advisors with respect to such matter.

(d) Purchaser shall be liable for all expenses incurred by Purchaser or its Affiliates with respect to any voluntary investigation undertaken by Purchaser or its Affiliates to determine if an Administered Contract has experienced a Product Tax Failure and shall not seek reimbursement of such expenses from Sellers or its Affiliates, unless (i) (x) it is demonstrated that such Administered Contracts experienced a Product Tax Failure (other than a Purchaser Product Tax Failure) or (y) such expenses relate to the settlement, remediation or discharge of any Action in compliance with Section 11.03(c) relating to an alleged Product Tax Failure (other than a Purchaser Product Tax Failure) (including the entering into of any closing agreement with a Governmental Entity), (ii) such expenses resulted from actions taken by Purchaser or its Affiliates at the express direction or request of Sellers or their Affiliates, or to the extent that Sellers or their Affiliates consented to such expenses, in each case, except with respect to a Purchaser Product Tax Failure or (iii) such expenses relate to actions required to be taken under Section 11.03(e) (other than with respect to Purchaser Product Tax Failure) (clauses (i) through (iii) collectively, the “ Seller Indemnified Expenses ”).

(e) Each party hereto shall (i) except to the extent contrary with Applicable Law, comply with and cause its Affiliates to comply with the terms or requirements of any agreements entered into by Sellers or their Affiliates or by Purchaser or its Affiliates, as the case may be, that settle, compromise, remediate or correct any actual, proposed or alleged Product Tax Failure with respect to an Administered Contract to the extent such action by such party is not in breach of any covenant set forth in this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and (ii) comply with and cause its Affiliates to comply with any final determination of a Governmental Entity with appropriate jurisdiction relating to a Product Tax Failure of an Administered Contract; provided that a final determination shall include any determination that the relevant party fails to timely appeal.

(f) Purchaser and Sellers acknowledge and agree that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents constitute an overall transaction subject to sections 1060 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (the “ Applicable Asset Acquisition ”).

(i) Within thirty (30) days after the conclusion of Closing Date, Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to Sellers a statement (the “ Allocation ”), allocating the “aggregate deemed sale price” (as defined and determined under such Treasury Regulations) among the assets acquired or deemed acquired in the Applicable Asset Acquisition and making such other determinations contemplated by such provisions, all as required by such provisions. (For the avoidance of doubt, Sellers and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that the assets acquired or deemed acquired in the

 

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Applicable Asset Acquisition include the intangible capital asset represented by the excess of the “aggregate deemed sale price” over the aggregate value of the tangible and fixed-value intangible assets acquired or deemed acquired under this Agreement.) Sellers shall notify Purchaser of any disagreement with the proposed Allocation within ten (10) Business Days of Sellers’ receipt of such Allocation. Any dispute regarding the Allocation shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth below in Section 11.03(f)(ii). Sellers and Purchaser shall (x) be bound by the Allocation for purposes of determining any Taxes; (y) prepare and file, and cause their Affiliates to prepare and file, their Tax Returns on a basis consistent with the Allocation; and (z) take no position, and cause their Affiliates to take no position, inconsistent with the Allocation on any applicable Tax Return or in any proceeding before any Tax Authority or otherwise. In the event that the Allocation is disputed by any Tax Authority, the party receiving notice of the dispute shall promptly notify the other party hereto, and Sellers and Purchaser agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts to defend such Allocation in any audit, contest or similar proceeding. To the extent permissible under Applicable Law, Sellers and Purchaser will account for any adjustments made to the consideration payable under the Transaction Documents (including any indemnification payments) in a manner consistent with the Allocation.

(ii) If Sellers and Purchaser fail to agree on the Allocation, such matter may be referred by either Sellers or Purchaser to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP is not available, another independent certified public accounting firm of national standing and reputation mutually acceptable to Purchaser and such Seller, which firm shall not have a material relationship with Sellers or any of their Affiliates or Purchaser or any of its Affiliates (the “ Neutral Auditor ”) for binding arbitration. Within thirty (30) days of such referral, each of Sellers and Purchaser shall deliver to the Neutral Auditor copies of any schedules or documentation that may reasonably be required by the Neutral Auditor to make its determination, together with a memorandum setting forth such party’s position with respect to such arbitration. The Neutral Auditor shall render a determination consistent with the provisions of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements within thirty (30) days of its receipt of the last submission. The determination of the Neutral Auditor shall be final and binding on all parties. The costs incurred in retaining the Neutral Auditor shall be shared equally, fifty percent (50%) by Sellers and fifty percent (50%) by Purchaser.

ARTICLE XII.

TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING

Section 12.01. Termination of Agreement . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing:

(a) by Sellers or Purchaser in writing, if there shall be any order, injunction or decree of any Governmental Entity which prohibits or enjoins Sellers or Purchaser from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby, and such order, injunction or decree shall have become final and nonappealable;

 

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(b) by Sellers or Purchaser upon written notice to the other parties, if the Closing has not occurred on or prior to September 30, 2012 (subject to the first proviso below, the “ End Date ”); provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 12.01(b) will not be available to a party whose breach (or whose Affiliate’s breach) of any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;

(c) by Purchaser upon written notice to Sellers (i) if there has been a breach of one or more representations or warranties of a Seller contained herein which breach or breaches would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the failure of a condition contained in Article VI or (ii) if there has been any failure on the part of any Seller to comply with or perform any of its agreements, covenants or obligations hereunder in any material respect, and such breach or breaches or noncompliance or nonperformance are incapable of being cured or eliminated by the End Date and have not been waived by Purchaser or, if capable of being cured or eliminated, have not been (x) cured or eliminated by such Seller within thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by such Seller of written notice thereof from Purchaser specifying its intention to terminate this Agreement if such breach, noncompliance or nonperformance is not cured, or (y) waived by Purchaser on or before the Closing Date;

(d) by Sellers upon written notice to Purchaser (i) if there has been a breach of one or more representations or warranties of Purchaser contained herein which breach or breaches would result, individually or in the aggregate, in the failure of a condition contained in Article VII or (ii) if there has been any failure on the part of Purchaser to comply with or perform any of its agreements, covenants or obligations hereunder in any material respect, and such breach or breaches or noncompliance or nonperformance are incapable of being cured or eliminated by the End Date and have not been waived by Sellers or, if capable of being cured or eliminated, have not been (x) cured or eliminated by Purchaser within thirty (30) Business Days following receipt by Purchaser of written notice thereof from Sellers specifying their intention to terminate this Agreement if such breach, noncompliance or nonperformance is not cured, or (y) waived by Sellers on or before the Closing Date; or

(e) by mutual written consent of Sellers and Purchaser.

provided , that a party may not seek termination pursuant to Sections 12.01(a), 12.01(c) or 12.01(d) if it (or its Affiliate) is then in material breach of any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.

Section 12.02. Effect of Termination . If this Agreement is terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated as described above, this Agreement shall become null and void and of no further force and effect, except that (a) nothing in this Section 12.02 shall relieve either party from liability for fraud or Sellers from liability for any breach of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement occurring prior to such termination ( provided , that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Sellers shall not be liable to any Purchaser Indemnified Party for lost profits or similar damages prior to any Closing), (b) Sellers shall have the rights granted

 

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to Sellers pursuant to Section 12.03, and (c) the provisions of this Agreement relating to the obligations of the parties hereto to keep confidential and not to use certain information and data obtained from the other parties hereto, the provisions of this Article XII, and the provisions of Section 5.07 (Expenses), Section 13.01 (Publicity) and Section 13.06 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process), shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 12.03. Termination Fee .

(a) If this Agreement is terminated by Sellers or Purchaser pursuant to Section 12.01(a) or Section 12.01(b), or by Sellers pursuant to Section 12.01(d), in each case at a time when all of the conditions precedent set forth in Article VI have been satisfied (except for any such condition that by its nature is to be satisfied by actions to be taken at the Closing, those conditions that Purchaser’s breach of this Agreement have caused not to be satisfied and those conditions set forth in Section 6.04 that relate to an immaterial filing or Permit), then Purchaser shall, promptly following such termination, pay to Sellers by wire transfer of immediately available funds an aggregate amount equal to Five Million, Eight Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($5,875,000) (the “ Termination Fee ”). All payments required under this Section 12.03 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars to such account as may be designated by HLIC. Such payment, when properly paid to Sellers, shall be treated as full, fixed and exclusive damages (and not as a penalty) under Applicable Law.

(b) Prior to any Closing, in the absence of fraud, none of Purchaser, PF Group or PFLAC shall, either individually or in the aggregate, be subject to any liability to Sellers or their Affiliates in excess of the Termination Fee for any or all losses or damages relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including breaches by Purchaser, PF Group or PFLAC of any of their respective representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement. Prior to any Closing, in the absence of fraud, neither Sellers nor any of their respective Affiliates shall seek equitable relief to force Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be consummated at Closing.

ARTICLE XIII.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 13.01. Publicity . Except as may otherwise be required by Applicable Law or the requirements of any securities exchange, no press release or public announcement concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be made by any of the parties hereto without advance approval thereof, not to be unreasonably withheld, by Sellers and Purchaser. The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other in making any press release or public announcement.

 

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Section 13.02. Currency . Whenever the word “Dollars” or the “$” sign appear in this Agreement, they shall be construed to mean United States Dollars, and all transactions under this Agreement shall be in United States Dollars.

Section 13.03. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing (including by electronic transmission) and will be deemed to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United States return receipt requested, upon receipt; (b) if sent by reputable overnight air courier, two Business Days after mailing; (c) if sent by facsimile transmission, with a copy mailed on the same day in the manner provided in (a) or (b) above, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed by telephone; or (d) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, and shall be delivered as follows:

 

(i)      If to any Seller:
     Hartford Life Insurance Company
     200 Hopmeadow Street
     Simsbury, CT 06089
     Facsimile:   (860) 843-3528
     Attention:   Chief Financial Officer
     with a concurrent copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
     The Hartford
     One Hartford Plaza
     Hartford, CT 06155
     Facsimile:   (860) 547-6959
     Attention:   Director of Corporate Law
     and to:
     Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
     999 Peachtree Street, NE
     Atlanta, GA 30309
     Facsimile: (404) 853-8806
     Attention:   B. Scott Burton, Esq.
                        Bert Adams, Esq.

 

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(ii)      If to Purchaser:
     Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company
     1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor
     Philadelphia, PA 19103
     Facsimile:   (215) 977-7820
     Attention:   General Counsel
     with a concurrent copy (which will not constitute notice) to:
     Reinsurance Group of America
     1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway
     Chesterfield, MO 63017
     Facsimile:   (636) 736-8574
     Attention:   Scott Cochran

Any party may, by notice given in accordance with this Section 13.03 to the other parties, designate one or more alternative addresses or Persons for receipt of notices hereunder provided that notice of such a change shall be effective upon receipt; and provided further that, in no event shall notice (including copies thereof) be required to be delivered to more than three Persons with respect to Sellers, collectively, or with respect to Purchaser.

Section 13.04. Entire Agreement; Severability .

(a) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the Confidentiality Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby and thereby constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and such other agreements, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, statements, representations and warranties, written or oral, express or implied, among the parties and their respective Affiliates, Representatives and agents in respect of the subject matter hereof and thereof.

(b) If any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is held to be void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, (i) such holding shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement, including any other provision, paragraph, subparagraph, clause or subclause and (ii) the parties agree to attempt in good faith to reform such void or unenforceable provision to the extent necessary to render such provision enforceable and to carry out its original intent.

Section 13.05. Waivers and Amendments; Non-Contractual Remedies; Preservation of Remedies .

(a) This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by each of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay

 

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on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege.

(b) The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder will cause irreparable injury to the other party, for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the issuance of temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief by the New York Courts to compel performance of such party’s obligations, or to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement, and to the granting by the New York Courts of the remedy of specific performance of its obligations hereunder, in addition to any other rights or remedies available under this Agreement.

Section 13.06. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED, PERFORMED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ITS PRINCIPLES OR RULES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS THEREOF TO THE EXTENT SUCH PRINCIPLES OR RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

(b) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if such court does not have jurisdiction, the New York State Supreme Court in the borough of Manhattan (the “ New York Courts ”), in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the activities or the transactions contemplated hereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating hereto. The parties shall take such actions as are within their control to cause any matter contemplated hereby to be assigned to the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court. Each party agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding will be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Applicable Law.

(c) Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection or defense which it may now or hereafter have that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of the New York Courts or to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the activities or the transactions contemplated hereby in any New York Court. Each party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such New York Court.

 

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(d) Each party irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 13.03. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.

Section 13.07. Binding Effect; Assignment . This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. Except for a Pre-Authorized Assignment of this Agreement, neither this Agreement, nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder, may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and any such purported assignment or delegation that is not consented to shall be null and void.

Section 13.08. Interpretation .

(a) The parties intend that the terms of this Agreement shall, to the fullest extent possible, be interpreted and applied consistently with the terms of the Ancillary Agreements.

(b) In the event that an alternative dispute resolution procedure is provided for in any of the Ancillary Agreements or any other agreement contemplated hereby or thereby, and there is a dispute with respect to the construction or interpretation of such Ancillary Agreement, the dispute resolution procedure provided for in such Ancillary Agreement shall be the procedure that shall apply with respect to the resolution of such dispute.

(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,” “includes,” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The terms “transactions contemplated by this Agreement” and “transactions contemplated hereby” shall include the sale and purchase of the Transferred Assets, and the execution, delivery and performance by the parties thereto of the Ancillary Agreements and any other agreements contemplated hereby or thereby and the performance by each party thereto of its obligations thereunder. Whenever the singular is used herein, the same shall include the plural, and whenever the plural is used herein, the same shall include the singular, where appropriate. Any representation or warranty made with respect to any Administered Contract that is issued after the date hereof will be deemed to have been made with respect to such Administered Contract as of such date of issuance and, with respect to an Administered Contract that is issued after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time, also as of the Closing Date.

Section 13.09. No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided in Article X and Section 8.05(b), nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

 

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Section 13.10. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 13.11. Exhibits and Schedules . The Exhibits and the Schedules to this Agreement that are specifically referred to herein are a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses, subclauses, Exhibits and Schedules shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require. Any fact or item disclosed on any Schedule to this Agreement shall be deemed disclosed on any other Schedule to this Agreement to which it is readily apparent on its face that that such fact or item applies.

Section 13.12. Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only, and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 13.13. Certain Limitations . Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that no Seller nor any of their Affiliates, nor any Representative of any of them makes or has made, and neither Purchaser nor any of its Affiliates has relied on, any representation or warranty to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, oral or written, express or implied, other than as set forth in Article III. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, other than as expressly set forth in Article III, no such Person has made any representation or warranty to Purchaser or any of its Affiliates with respect to: (i) any evaluation materials regarding Sellers, their Affiliates or the Business, employees or other matters provided by or on behalf of Sellers to Purchaser or its Affiliates, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time (collectively, the “ Descriptive Materials ”); (ii) the information disclosed or made available to Purchaser or its Affiliates in the electronic data room set up by or on behalf of Sellers or otherwise in connection with Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ due diligence investigation of the Business; or (iii) any financial projection or forecast relating to the Business. With respect to the Descriptive Materials and any such projection or forecast delivered by or on behalf of Sellers to Purchaser or its Affiliates, except for and without limiting the representations in Article III and Purchaser’s reliance thereon or any claims arising under the terms of this Agreement, Purchaser acknowledges that: (A) there are uncertainties inherent in attempting to make such projections and forecasts; (B) it is familiar with such uncertainties; (C) it is not acting and has not acted in reliance on the Descriptive Materials or on any such projection or forecast so furnished to it; and (D) it shall have no claim against any such Person with respect to the Descriptive Materials or any such projection or forecast

 

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

 

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:   /s/ Mark M. Socha
  Name:   Mark M Socha
  Title:   VP
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Mark M. Socha

  Name:   Mark M. Socha
  Title:   VP
PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY
By:   /s/ John K. Hillman
  Name:   John K. Hillman
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to Master Transaction Agreement]

Exhibit 10.4

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

by and among

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY

HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY

and

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY

Effective: 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 14, 2012

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS      1   

Section 1.1.

   Definitions set forth in the Master Agreement      1   

Section 1.2.

   Defined Terms      1   
ARTICLE II AUTHORITY      7   

Section 2.1.

   Appointment      7   

Section 2.2.

   Provision of Administrative Services Subject to Transition Services Agreement      8   

Section 2.3.

   Retained Services      8   

Section 2.4.

   Trademark License      8   

ARTICLE III STANDARD FOR SERVICES; FACILITIES; SUBCONTRACTING; OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY; DEFENSES

     10   

Section 3.1.

   Standard for Services      10   

Section 3.2.

   Facilities and Personnel      11   

Section 3.3.

   Broker-Dealer Services      11   

Section 3.4.

   Independent Contractor      11   

Section 3.5.

   Subcontracting      11   

Section 3.6.

   Disaster Recovery      11   

Section 3.7.

   Permits      12   

Section 3.8.

   Insurance      13   

Section 3.9.

   Defenses of the Administrator      13   

Section 3.10.

   Relationship Manager      13   

Section 3.11.

   Abandonment      13   

Section 3.12.

   Document Retention; Information Security      13   
ARTICLE IV UNDERWRITING      14   

Section 4.1.

   Underwriting Obligations      14   
ARTICLE V AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTERED CONTRACTS AND SEPARATE ACCOUNTS      16   

Section 5.1.

   Administered Contracts      16   

Section 5.2.

   Management of Separate Accounts      16   

Section 5.3.

   Recommendations      18   

Section 5.4.

   Nonguaranteed Elements      18   

Section 5.5.

   Maintenance of Contracts      20   

Section 5.6.

   Maintenance of Separate Accounts      22   

Section 5.7.

   Maintenance of Investment Agreements      22   
ARTICLE VI [RESERVED]      23   
ARTICLE VII CLAIMS HANDLING      23   

Section 7.1.

   Claim Administration Services      23   

Section 7.2.

   Description of Claim Administration Services      23   

 

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ARTICLE VIII REGULATORY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS      24   

Section 8.1.

   Regulatory Complaints and Proceedings      24   

Section 8.2.

   Legal Proceedings      25   

Section 8.3.

   Notice to Administrator      25   
ARTICLE IX SEPARATE ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES      26   
ARTICLE X [RESERVED]      26   
ARTICLE XI NOTIFICATION TO CONTRACTHOLDERS      26   
ARTICLE XII MONTHLY PREMIUM TAX AND INSOLVENCY FUND ACCOUNTINGS      26   

Section 12.1.

   Monthly Accountings      26   

Section 12.2.

   Adjustments Regarding Monthly Accountings      26   
ARTICLE XIII CERTAIN ACTIONS BY THE COMPANIES      27   

Section 13.1.

   Filings      27   

Section 13.2.

   Governmental Inquiries      27   
ARTICLE XIV REGULATORY MATTERS, REPORTING AND AUDITS      27   

Section 14.1.

   Regulatory Compliance and Reporting      27   

Section 14.2.

   Reporting and Accountings      27   

Section 14.3.

   Additional Reports and Updates      28   

Section 14.4.

   Audits      28   
ARTICLE XV BOOKS AND RECORDS      29   
ARTICLE XVI COOPERATION      29   
ARTICLE XVII PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS      30   

Section 17.1.

   Customer Information      30   
ARTICLE XVIII CONSIDERATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES      31   

Section 18.1.

   Administration Fees      31   
ARTICLE XIX INDEMNIFICATION      31   

Section 19.1.

   Indemnification of the Companies      31   

Section 19.2.

   Indemnification of the Administrator      32   

Section 19.3.

   Indemnification Procedures      32   

Section 19.4.

   Sole Remedy      32   
ARTICLE XX DURATION; TERMINATION      33   

Section 20.1.

   Duration      33   

Section 20.2.

   Termination      33   

Section 20.3.

   Termination Payments      35   

 

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ARTICLE XXI ARBITRATION      36   

Section 21.1.

   Negotiation      36   

Section 21.2.

   Resolution of Damages      37   

Section 21.3.

   Composition of Panel      37   

Section 21.4.

   Appointment of Arbitrators      37   

Section 21.5.

   Failure of a Party to Appoint Arbitrator; Incapacity of Arbitrator      37   

Section 21.6.

   Choice of Forum      38   

Section 21.7.

   Procedure Governing Arbitration      38   

Section 21.8.

   Arbitration Award      38   

Section 21.9.

   Cost of Arbitration      38   

Section 21.10.

   Limit of Authority      38   

Section 21.11.

   Continued Provision of Administrative Services      39   
ARTICLE XXII GENERAL PROVISIONS      39   

Section 22.1.

   Headings      39   

Section 22.2.

   Schedules      39   

Section 22.3.

   Notices      39   

Section 22.4.

   Binding Effect; Assignment; Assignment of Administered Contracts      41   

Section 22.5.

   Counterparts      41   

Section 22.6.

   Currency      41   

Section 22.7.

   Waivers and Amendments; Non-Contractual Remedies; Preservation of Remedies      41   

Section 22.8.

   Governing Law      42   

Section 22.9.

   Entire Agreement; Severability      42   

Section 22.10.

   Parties to this Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries      42   

Section 22.11.

   Interpretation      42   

Section 22.12.

   No Fiduciary Duties      42   

Section 22.13.

   Survival      43   

 

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SCHEDULES

 

Schedule A    Disaster Recovery Plans
Schedule B    Hartford Brand Standards
Schedule C    Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks
Schedule D    Document Retention Policy
Schedule E    Information Security Requirements
Schedule F    Administrative Services
Schedule G    Insurance Requirements
Schedule H    Relationship Managers
Schedule I    Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology
Schedule J    Investment Agreements
Schedule K    Reserve Methodologies
Schedule L    Administration Fees
Schedule L-1    Initial Administrative Fee Payments

 

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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT

This ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 14, 2012 (the “ Effective Time ”), is entered into by and among HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut-domiciled stock life insurance company (“ HLIC ”), Hartford Life and Annuity INSURANCE Company, a Connecticut-domiciled stock life insurance company (“ HLAC ”) (each a “ Company ” and together the “ Companies ”), HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, a Connecticut domiciled stock property and casualty insurance company (“ Hartford Fire ” and together with HLIC and HLAC, each a “ Hartford Company ” and collectively the “ Hartford Companies ”), and PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “ Administrator ”).

RECITALS :

WHEREAS, the HLIC, HLAC and the Administrator have entered into a Master Transaction Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2011 (the “ Master Agreement ”), which provides for, among other things, the Companies and the Administrator to enter into this Agreement;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, HLIC has agreed to provide the Administrator and its Affiliates certain services in respect of the Administered Contracts and the Separate Accounts;

WHEREAS, the Companies wish to appoint the Administrator to provide certain administrative services with respect to the Administered Contracts, the Separate Accounts and the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements (the “ Administered Contracts and Accounts ”), and the Administrator desires to provide such administrative services;

WHEREAS, Hartford Fire desires to grant to the Administrator the License in accordance with Section 2.4 of this Agreement;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1. Definitions set forth in the Master Agreement . Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Master Agreement.

Section 1.2. Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Abandon ” or “ Abandonment ” means the actual intentional refusal by the Administrator to provide or perform any material element(s) of the Administrative Services in breach of its obligations under this Agreement.

 

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Administered Contracts and Accounts ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Administration Fees ” has the meaning set forth in Section 18.1 .

Administrative Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .

Administrator ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Administrator Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 19.2 .

Administrator’s Termination Payment ” means, as of the Termination Effective Time: (i) an amount equal to the greater of (x) the Companies’ Termination Payment (less any amount described in clause (iii) of the definition of Companies’ Termination Payment) multiplied by 1.25 and (y) the Fair Market Value multiplied by 1.25 plus (ii) any additional amount due to the Administrator pursuant to Section 20.3(e) minus (iii) the aggregate amount of lost profits or similar damages paid or payable by the Companies under Section 11.01(a)(iv) (Product Tax Losses) of the Master Agreement.

Agreed Remediation Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2(a) .

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

ARIAS ” means the AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Association.

Breach Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2(a) .

Claims ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

Claimants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) .

Closing Date DR Plans ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(b) .

Closing Date Document Retention Policy ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.12(a) .

COI ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements in this Agreement.

Companies’ Termination Payment ” means, as of the Termination Effective Time: (i) an amount equal to the Purchase Price multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall consist of the difference between 520 and the number of weeks that this Agreement has been in effect from the Effective Time of this Agreement through the Termination Effective Time, and the denominator of which shall be 520 plus (ii) any additional amount due to the Administrator pursuant to Section 20.3(e) minus (iii) the aggregate amount of lost profits or similar damages paid or payable by the Companies under Section 11.01(a)(iv) (Product Tax Losses) of the Master Agreement.

 

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

Company Actuary ” means an actuary who has been appointed by the board of directors of the applicable Company as responsible for the Nonguaranteed Elements certification in such Company’s statutory annual statements or a designee, who is also an actuary, of such individual.

Company Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 19.1 .

Contract Loans ” means as of any date, loans to Contractholders under the Administered Contracts.

Cure Plan Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2(a) .

Customer ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Customer Information in this Agreement.

Customer Information ” means all tangible and intangible information provided or disclosed hereunder about present or former contract holders, annuitants, or other beneficiaries (collectively, hereinafter “ Customers ”) or potential Customers of any party or its Affiliates, including, but not limited to, name, address, telephone number, email address, account or policy information, and any list, description, or other grouping of Customers or potential Customers, and any medical records or other medical information of such Customers or potential Customers and any other type of information deemed “nonpublic” and protected by privacy laws and any other Applicable Law.

Disaster Recovery Plans ” means the backup, business continuation and disaster recovery plans as set forth in Schedule A and as modified from time to time after the Closing to the extent the Administrator reasonably determines that such modifications are necessary in order for such plans to comply with Applicable Law.

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Fair Market Value ” means the price as of the Termination Effective Time, as determined by an actuarial firm reasonably acceptable to the Companies and the Administrator, that a willing buyer would pay the Companies for the right to provide Administrative Services under this Agreement and to receive compensation therefor as set forth in this Agreement, the Master Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements and taking into account the willing buyer’s assumption of obligations under this Agreement, the Master Agreement and any Ancillary Agreements, with neither such buyer nor the Companies being required to act, and with both such buyer and the Companies having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts.

Force Majeure ” means any acts or omissions of any civil or military authority, acts of God, war, hostilities, terrorism, fires, strikes or other labor disturbances, equipment failures, fluctuations or non-availability of electrical power or telecommunications equipment, or similar act, omission or occurrence beyond the party’s reasonable control.

 

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General Account Liabilities ” means, with respect to each Company, the following general account Liabilities of such Company: (a) all benefits, surrender amounts and other amounts payable (including any general account fixed options under the Administered Contracts) to Contractholders on or after the Effective Time under the terms of the Administered Contracts issued by such Company; (b) all premium Taxes due in respect of premiums paid on or after the Effective Time with respect to the Administered Contracts issued by such Company, net of premium Tax credits or offsets arising out of the assessments or charges described in clause (c) or any refund, credit or allowance relating to any such returned premiums; (c) with respect to the Administered Contracts issued by such Company, all assessments and similar charges in connection with participation by such Company in any guaranty association arising on account of insolvencies, rehabilitations or similar proceedings and related to periods on or after the Effective Time; (d) all Commissions earned on or after the Effective Time with respect to the Administered Contracts issued by such Company; (e) all unclaimed property Liabilities related to periods on or after the Effective Time under or relating to the Administered Contracts issued by such Company; (f) investment management expense payables, and (g) all premiums and other amounts payable on or after the Effective Time under the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements.

Global Confidentiality Agreement ” means that certain Global Confidentiality Agreement among the Hartford Companies and certain of their affiliates, and the Administrator and certain of its affiliates, dated as of the date hereof.

Hartford’s Brand Standards ” means those standards and guidelines with respect to the proper usage of the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks as may be amended by Hartford Fire from time to time, the current version of which is set forth on Schedule B .

Hartford Companies ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Hartford Fire ” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks ” means those names and marks set forth on Schedule C .

Information Security Program ” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.1(a) .

Insolvency Fund Monthly Assessments ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 .

Insolvency Termination Payment ” means, as of the Termination Effective Time, an amount equal to (i)  the greater of (x) the Companies’ Termination Payment (less any amount described in clause (iii) of the definition of Companies’ Termination Payment) and (y) the Fair Market Value plus (ii) any additional amount due to the Administrator pursuant to Section 20.3(e) minus (iii) the aggregate amount of lost profits or similar damages paid or payable by the Companies under Section 11.01(a)(iv) (Product Tax Losses) of the Master Agreement.

 

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Investment Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a) .

Legal Proceedings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a) .

License ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .

Managed Account Agreements ” means the agreements between the Companies or their Affiliates and Managed Account Managers with regard to the managed Separate Accounts or managed divisions thereof.

Master Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

MCR ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements in this Agreement.

Monthly Accountings ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 .

Monthly Premium Tax Accounting ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 .

Nonguaranteed Elements ” means any element within a policy, other than policy dividends, which affects policyholder costs or value, and which may be changed at the discretion of the writing company after issue, including, as examples, excess interest, mortality charges or expense charges or mortality and expense risk charges lower than those guaranteed in the policy, indeterminate premiums and participation rates for equity-indexed products and excluding elements that contractually follow a separate account or a defined index.

Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(a) .

Other Revenues ” means all expense reimbursement, indemnification, service or revenue sharing payments made to a Company or any of its Affiliates by any Fund, Fund Manager or Managed Account Manager and all Producer commission charge-backs, in each case to the extent attributable to Administered Contracts on or after the Effective Time.

Participation Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3 .

Permits ” means all licenses, permits, orders, approvals and non-disapprovals, registrations, authorizations, franchises, certificates, notices, qualifications and similar filings with any Governmental Entity under any Applicable Law.

Petitioning Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 21.4 .

Post-Closing Administered Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a) .

Proposed Remediation Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2(a) .

Qualified Actuary ” means, at the time in question, an actuary who meets the qualifications approved and as published from time to time by the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Actuaries and set forth in “ Qualification Standards for Actuaries Issuing Statements of Actuarial Opinion in the United Sates – Including Continuing Education Requirements (Effective January 1, 2008) ” and its successor editions.

 

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Reinsurance Recoveries ” means amounts actually collected from assuming reinsurers under the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements to the extent relating to General Account Liabilities arising at or after the Effective Time.

Relationship Manager ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10 .

Respondent ” has the meaning set forth in Section 21.4 .

Retained Services ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

Security Incident ” has the meaning set forth in Section 17.1(b) .

Separate Accounts ” means, with respect to each Company, the separate accounts of such Company utilized in connection with its portion of the Business, in each case as identified on Schedule 3.09 to the Master Agreement.

Separate Account Liabilities ” means those liabilities that are payable from the assets of the Separate Accounts under the Administered Contracts.

Separate Account Reserves ” means, as to each of the Companies, the separate account statutory reserves of such Company required to be maintained by such Company in its NAIC Annual Statement Separate Account Blank with respect to the Separate Account Liabilities.

Stable Value Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(a)(iv) .

Termination Effective Time ” means, in the case of a termination pursuant to Section 20.2 , 12:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the effective date of such termination.

The Hartford Document Retention Policy ” means the document retention policy attached as Schedule D hereto and as modified from time to time after the Closing to the extent the Administrator reasonably determines that such modifications are necessary in order for such policy to comply with Applicable Law.

The Hartford Information Security Requirements ” means the information security and data protection policies attached as Schedule E hereto and as modified from time to time after the Closing to the extent the Administrator reasonably determines that such modifications are necessary in order for such policies to comply with Applicable Law.

Tier I Nonguaranteed Elements ” means those Nonguaranteed Elements with respect to the Administered Contracts that are not Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements.

Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements ” means those Nonguaranteed Elements with respect to the Administered Contracts falling into the following categories: (i) cost of insurance (“ COI ”) charges; (ii) mortality contingency reserve (“ MCR ”) determination and experience analysis procedures (including, but not limited to, mortality retention charge, COI surcharges, target

 

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MCR levels, and experience credits ); (iii) general account interest crediting; (iv) interest rates paid on death proceeds; (v) premium based charges to cover the cost of state and local premium taxes and other state and local taxes (except that if there are instances where a charge is determined to not reflect the appropriate rate of taxation, an adjustment may be made to the MCR to reflect the difference between the actual charge and the appropriate charge); (vi) premium based charges which are used on some products to cover expenses associated with policy acquisition; and (vii) premium based charges and any experience credits under the Company’s methodology to cover the cost of federal DAC Taxes imposed under Section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code and related tax deductions due to the amortization of these tax costs.

Underwriting Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3 .

ARTICLE II

AUTHORITY

Section 2.1. Appointment . Subject to Sections 2.2 and 2.3 , each Company hereby appoints the Administrator, and the Administrator hereby accepts such appointment, to provide as an independent contractor of each Company, from and after the Closing Date, on the terms as set forth in this Agreement, all administrative services necessary or appropriate with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts (including those services set forth in this Agreement and on Schedule F ), including all tasks, activities, responsibilities and services (other than Retained Services) (i) performed in respect or in support of the Administered Contracts and Accounts by any of the Transferred Employees or any Subject Employees who were displaced as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Master Agreement; (ii) required to fulfill the obligations of each Company and its Affiliates with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts; (iii) described in any procedures manual and/or operations manual, if any, maintained by each Company, its Affiliates and their contractors and delivered to the Administrator to the extent applicable to the performance of the Administrative Services; or (iiii) reasonably related to the tasks, activities and services specifically described in this Agreement other than the Retained Services, but excluding in each case the Retained Services (the “ Administrative Services ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator shall not be required to perform an Administrative Service to the extent (but only to the extent) and for so long as the Administrator is reasonably unable to do so using the Transferred Assets (as supplemented with the assets and resources that the Administrator must obtain to replace the Excluded Assets), the rights granted to the Administrator hereunder, the services to be provided to the Administrator under the Transition Services Agreement, the services to be provided to the Administrator under the Separate Account Support Services Agreement, the rights granted to the Administrator under the License Agreements and the rights granted to Purchaser or its Affiliates under the Assigned and Assumed Contracts. If the Administrator is unable to perform any Administrative Service for any of the foregoing reasons, it shall notify the Relationship Manager for the Companies of its inability to perform and the reasons therefor. The parties’ Relationship Managers shall meet within five (5) days thereafter to discuss the Administrator’s inability to perform and potential, mutually agreeable, resolutions that would facilitate the provision of such Administrative Service. If the parties are unable to agree on a resolution, and if the applicable Company in good faith continues to dispute the fact that the Administrator is unable to perform the applicable Administrative Service due to the reasons described in the second sentence of this Section 2.1 ,

 

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then such Company shall be entitled to seek to resolve such dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 .

Section 2.2. Provision of Administrative Services Subject to Transition Services Agreement . The parties hereby agree that to the extent any Administrative Service is provided by either of the Companies or their Affiliates pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement, the Administrator shall have no obligation to provide such Administrative Service pursuant to this Agreement until such Company’s or such Affiliate’s obligation to provide such Administrative Service pursuant to the Transition Services Agreement has terminated in accordance with the terms thereof. Thereafter, the Administrator shall perform such Administrative Service.

Section 2.3. Retained Services . The parties hereby agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Company shall, for the term of this Agreement, continue to provide on its own behalf (i) those administrative services necessary or appropriate with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts that are reasonably determined by the Administrator to be required under Applicable Law to be performed by such Company (except that, if such Company reasonably disagrees with such determination by the Administrator, then the Relationship Managers shall meet to resolve such disagreement in good faith and, if they are unable to do so, either party shall be entitled to seek to resolve the dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 ); (ii) the preparation of accounting reports, Tax returns, guaranty fund reports, actuarial reports and other reports and certifications contemplated in Articles XII and XIII , in each instance based on information provided by the Administrator as contemplated therein; and (iii) any services expressly contemplated to be provided by either of the Companies hereunder (collectively, the “ Retained Services ”), in each case, in accordance with Applicable Law, and that the Administrator shall have no obligation to provide the Retained Services.

Section 2.4. Trademark License .

(a) Hartford Fire hereby grants to the Administrator a non-exclusive, limited, right to use the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks in the United States only to perform the Administrative Services pursuant to this Agreement, and the Administrator accepts such license, all subject to the terms and conditions herein (the “ License ”).

(b) The Administrator hereby acknowledges and agrees, now or hereafter, not to object to (i) the validity of the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks (including the goodwill associated with the same); (ii) the sole ownership (beneficially, legal or otherwise) thereof by Hartford Fire; (iii) the exclusive right of Hartford Fire to use and grant permission to use the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks and control the use thereof, or (iv) the validity of this License.

(c) The Administrator acknowledges and agrees that all goodwill and name and trademark recognition arising from the use, whether past, present or future, of the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks made by it in connection with the conduct of the Administrative Services shall inure solely to the benefit of Hartford Fire and its Affiliates.

 

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(d) The Administrator acknowledges and agrees to Hartford Fire’s right, title and interest in and to the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks. Except for the limited License granted herein, no other right, title or interest in the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks is created for the benefit of the Administrator.

(e) The Administrator will not claim any title or proprietary right to the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks or in any derivation, adaptation, or variation of the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks (or in any goodwill associated with any derivation, adaptation or variation of the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks) or any name, mark or indicia which is similar to or likely to be confused with the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks.

(f) The Administrator acknowledges and agrees that in using the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks it shall not represent in any way or in any medium that it has any right, title or interest in or to the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks or in any registration thereof which may be granted, or in any word or mark confusingly similar thereto, whether registered or not, other than the permission granted to it under this License. The Administrator shall not register or attempt to register in any manner including but not limited to, as a mark, domain name, or business name, the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks either alone or in combination with any other mark, word, symbol or the like in any country in the world or aid and abet anyone else in doing so; and the Administrator agrees that any use, application or registration in breach of this covenant will inure solely to the benefit of Hartford Fire and its Affiliates. The Administrator agrees to assign and does hereby assign all legal and equitable rights, title and interest in and to any such mark and/or applications and/or registrations to Hartford Fire.

(g) The Administrator shall not sublicense in any manner or form whatsoever, the Hartford Name or Hartford Licensed Marks to any other Person without first obtaining the written consent of Hartford Fire.

(h) The Administrator acknowledges Hartford Fire’s high standards of quality and use. The Administrator shall assure that the nature and quality of products and services that are marketed, advertised, sold or serviced using the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks will meet or exceed all applicable governmental and regulatory standards and requirements and comply with all requirements of The Hartford’s Brand Standards. The Administrator shall comply with all requirements regarding use of the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks, including The Hartford’s Brand Standards (a copy of which has been provided to Administrator) as such requirements may be modified from time to time by Hartford Fire and delivered to the Administrator; provided that such requirements and any modifications thereto must be generally and uniformly applicable to any third parties which have comparable rights with respect to the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks.

(i) The Administrator shall (i) use the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks as currently used by the Administrator as of the date hereof in Administrator’s performance of services and (ii) comply with any marking requests which Hartford Fire or the Companies may reasonably make (for example, that the phrases “Registered Trademark,” “Used under license from Hartford Fire Insurance Company” or “Philadelphia Financial Administration

 

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Services Company is the Third Party Administrator (TPA) for certain insurance policies issued by Hartford Life Insurance Company and Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company pursuant to an Administrative Services Agreement” be used as applicable).

(j) The Administrator shall furnish to the Hartford Companies or their authorized designee(s), at their request, samples of material bearing the Hartford Name and Hartford Licensed Marks. The Hartford Companies shall have reasonable rights to inspect the same for compliance with the provisions of this License.

ARTICLE III

STANDARD FOR SERVICES; FACILITIES; SUBCONTRACTING; OBLIGATIONS OF COMPANY; DEFENSES

Section 3.1. Standard for Services .

(a) The Administrator shall provide the Administrative Services in all material respects in accordance with (i) the terms of the applicable Administered Contracts and Ceded Reinsurance Agreements; (ii) usual and customary reasonable industry standards as in effect from time to time; (iii) Applicable Law; (iv) the terms of all Material Contracts applicable to the administration of the Business, to the extent in compliance with Applicable Law; and (v) in the case of Administrative Services provided to Contractholders, in accordance with the performance standards set forth in Schedule F hereto. Any errors in the data provided by the Administrator shall be corrected promptly following the discovery thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Administrator may at any time and from time to time seek the consent of the applicable Company in connection with the provision of Administrative Services if the Administrator reasonably determines that the circumstances relating to the provision of such services are not customary or routine. Such Company shall respond to any such request for consent promptly following its receipt of such request.

(b) Each Company represents and warrants that the timing requirements incorporated in the performance standards set forth on Schedule F are based upon and consistent with the timing of the performance of such actions by applicable Company or its Affiliates during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Closing Date. If such time frames are not so consistent, then the Administrator shall be entitled to adjust the timing of the performance of such actions so that they are based upon and consistent with the timing of the performance of such actions by the applicable Company or its Affiliates during the twelve (12) month period prior to the Closing Date, subject to the following sentences of this Section 3.1(b) . Before implementing the adjusted timing, the Administrator’s Relationship Manager shall notify the Companies’ Relationship Manager of the issue and the Relationship Managers shall meet within five (5) days thereafter to discuss the matter. Unless the Companies’ Relationship Manager in good faith disagrees with the Administrator’s position within ten (10) days after such meeting, the Administrator shall be entitled to implement the adjusted timing. If, however, the Companies’ Relationship Manager in good faith disagrees with the Administrator’s position, the Administrator shall be entitled to seek to resolve the dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 .

 

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Section 3.2. Facilities and Personnel . Except as may be permitted by the terms of any other agreement between the Administrator and the Companies, and their respective Affiliates, the Administrator shall at all times maintain sufficient facilities, trained personnel and equipment, software, systems and other resources of the kind necessary to perform the Administrative Services in accordance with the performance standards set forth herein.

Section 3.3. Broker-Dealer Services . The Administrator shall arrange for a Person appropriately registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer to provide any of the Administrative Services, to the extent that such Administrative Service may only be provided by a registered broker-dealer or a registered representative of such broker-dealer. The Hartford Companies shall, and shall cause the principal underwriter of the Administered Contracts to, grant any consents, appointments, approvals, assignments or authorizations reasonably necessary to permit such broker-dealer services to be provided by an appropriately licensed and registered broker-dealer (and the registered representatives of such broker-dealer) designated by the Administrator, whether prior to, in connection with or following a Pre-Authorized Assignment.

Section 3.4. Independent Contractor . For all purposes hereof, except as explicitly set forth herein, the Administrator shall at all times act as an independent contractor, and the Administrator and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and each Company and their Affiliates, on the other hand, shall not be deemed an agent, lawyer, employee, representative, joint venturer or fiduciary of one another, nor shall this Agreement or the Administrative Services or any activity or any transaction contemplated hereby be deemed to create any partnership or joint venture between the parties or among their Affiliates.

Section 3.5. Subcontracting . The Administrator may subcontract for the performance of any Administrative Service with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts to (i) any Person if the service to be sub-contracted is primarily a routine task or function generally considered ancillary to the Administrative Services that does not require the service provider to interact with any Customer or to have access to any Customer Information or Confidential Information of either Company or their Affiliates; (ii) an Affiliate of the Administrator; or (iii) any other Person with the prior written consent of the applicable Company, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that no such subcontracting shall relieve the Administrator from any of its obligations or liabilities hereunder, and the Administrator shall remain responsible for all obligations or liabilities of such subcontractor with respect to the providing of such service or services as if provided by the Administrator.

Section 3.6. Disaster Recovery .

(a) For as long as Administrative Services are provided hereunder, the Administrator shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, maintain and adhere to the Disaster Recovery Plans. As part of the Administrative Services, the Administrator shall implement the Disaster Recovery Plan(s) (or, if applicable, the Closing Date DR Plans) for the continuation of the Administrative Services, including recovery of any Customer Information (as defined in Article XVII ) and the Administrator’s operating environment and telecommunications infrastructure as necessary to provide the Administrative Services with no or minimal interruption or material degradation of service quality. Each Company shall be provided at least two (2) weeks’ notice of, and shall have the right to participate in, the Administrator’s testing of its Disaster Recovery Plan(s) (or, if applicable, the Closing Date DR Plans).

 

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(b) The Companies represent and warrant that the Disaster Recovery Plans set forth on Schedule A are the backup, business continuation and disaster recovery plans utilized by Hartford Life Private Placement, LLC as of the Closing Date (the “ Closing Date DR Plans ”). If the Disaster Recovery Plans set forth on Schedule A differ in any material respect from the Closing Date DR Plans, then the Administrator shall be entitled to implement the Closing Date DR Plans in lieu of the Disaster Recovery Plans set forth on Schedule A , subject to the following sentences of this Section 3.6(b) . Before implementing the Closing Date DR Plans, the Administrator’s Relationship Manager shall notify the Companies’ Relationship Manager of the issue and the Relationship Managers shall meet within five (5) days thereafter to discuss the matter. Unless the Companies’ Relationship Manager in good faith disagrees with the Administrator’s position within ten (10) days after such meeting, the Administrator shall be entitled to implement the Closing Date DR Plans in lieu of the Disaster Recovery Plans set forth on Schedule A . If, however, the Companies’ Relationship Manager in good faith disagrees with the Administrator’s position, the Administrator shall be entitled to seek to resolve the dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 . The Administrator’s exclusive remedy for the Companies’ breach of the representation and warranty set forth in the initial sentence of this Section 3.6(b) shall be the right to implement the Closing Date DR Plans going forward and, if applicable, to recover its reasonable and documented incremental costs incurred in implementing the Disaster Recovery Plans instead of the Closing Date DR Plans.

Section 3.7. Permits .

(a) The Administrator, or any permitted subcontractor of the Administrator, shall at all times maintain all Permits required in order to perform the Administrative Services in the manner required by this Agreement.

(b) Each Company at all times shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, obtain and maintain all necessary Permits from Governmental Entities that are required under Applicable Law for the conduct of the Business; provided that: (i) the Administrator shall reimburse the applicable Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Company and its Affiliates in complying with this Section 3.7(b) to the extent a Permit is required to be obtained and maintained exclusively in connection with the Business, or is required to be obtained and maintained as a result of changes in the conduct of the Business that are effected by the Administrator following the date of this Agreement (it being further agreed that if such Company is required to maintain a Permit to engage in activities unrelated to the Business, such reimbursement obligation will be limited to the additional cost (if any) required to amend such Permit to make it applicable to the Business), but excluding any such out-of-pocket costs and expenses arising out of capital or margin maintenance or requirements of such Company or its Affiliates; and (ii) neither such Company nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to take any action that it reasonably believes would be impermissible from a regulatory standpoint or would not be permitted by Applicable Law or would result in a breach of its obligations under any Contract.

 

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Section 3.8. Insurance . The Administrator shall maintain insurance in the amounts and with the terms and conditions set forth on Schedule G hereto.

Section 3.9. Defenses of the Administrator . The Administrator shall be excused from any failure to perform its obligations hereunder to the extent such failure is not due to any fault of the Administrator or any Subcontractor but rather, is due to a breach by either Company or any Affiliate of such Company of this Agreement or a breach by either Company or any of its Affiliates under the Master Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

Section 3.10. Relationship Manager . The Companies, acting jointly, and the Administrator shall each appoint a relationship manager (each, a “ Relationship Manager ”) to be its respective authorized representative empowered to act on its respective behalf in connection with the Administrative Services and any changes to the terms of this Agreement. The name of the initial Relationship Manager for each party, along with its relevant contact information, is set forth on Schedule H . Each party may replace its Relationship Manager with other employees or officers with comparable knowledge, expertise and decision-making authority by giving prior written notice to the other party from time to time. Each Relationship Manager shall have day-to-day responsibility for ensuring the provision of Administrative Services by the party that appointed such manager and for the smooth and efficient operation under this Agreement by such party. The Relationship Managers shall also meet on a monthly basis (or at such other times as may be mutually agreed by the parties), by conference call or by other means reasonably acceptable to the parties, to discuss performance in the administration of services hereunder and may establish a set of procedures, including frequency of meetings and reporting, and other reasonable structures for their cooperation and the cooperation of both parties in the execution of their obligations pursuant to this Agreement and shall otherwise meet as needed as described in this Agreement.

Section 3.11. Abandonment . The Administrator shall not Abandon the Administrative Services or the Agreement. If the Administrator breaches or threatens to breach the foregoing covenant, the Administrator agrees that the Companies will be irreparably harmed, and, without any additional findings of irreparable injury or harm or other considerations of public policy, the Companies shall be entitled to apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction compelling specific performance by the Administrator of its obligations under this Agreement without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. The Administrator further agrees not to oppose any such application for injunctive relief by the applicable Company except to require that such Company establish that the Administrator has committed an Abandonment.

Section 3.12. Document Retention; Information Security .

(a) In performing the Administrative Services and its obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator shall at all times comply with The Hartford Document Retention Policy to the extent applicable to the Administered Contracts and Accounts. The Companies represent and warrant that The Hartford Document Retention Policy attached as Schedule F hereto, to the extent it applies to the provision of the Administrative Services, is the Companies’ document retention policy as of the Closing Date (the “ Closing Date Document Retention Policy ”). If The Hartford Document Retention Policy, to the extent it would apply to the provision of the Administrative Services, differs in any material respect from the Closing Date

 

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Document Retention Policy, then the Administrator shall be entitled to implement the Closing Date Document Retention Policy in lieu of The Hartford Document Retention Policy, subject to the following sentences of this Section 3.12(a) . Before implementing the Closing Date Document Retention Policy, the Administrator’s Relationship Manager shall notify the Companies’ Relationship Manager of the issue and the Relationship Managers shall meet within five (5) days thereafter to discuss the matter. Unless the Companies’ Relationship Manager in good faith disagrees with the Administrator’s position within ten (10) days after such meeting, the Administrator shall be entitled to implement the Closing Date Document Retention Policy in lieu of The Hartford Document Retention Policy. If, however, the Companies’ Relationship Manager in good faith disagrees with the Administrator’s position, the Administrator shall be entitled to seek to resolve the dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 . The Administrator’s exclusive remedy for the Companies’ breach of the representation and warranty set forth in the second sentence of this Section 3.12(a) shall be the right to implement the Closing Date Document Retention Policy going forward and, if applicable, to recover its reasonable and documented incremental costs incurred in implementing The Hartford Document Retention Policy instead of the Closing Date Document Retention Policy.

(b) In performing the Administrative Services and its obligations under this Agreement, the Administrator shall at all times comply with The Hartford Information Security Requirements.

ARTICLE IV

UNDERWRITING

Section 4.1. Underwriting Obligations. From and after the Closing Date, the Administrator shall assume the obligations set forth below in this Article IV .

(a) The Administrator may issue Administered Contracts after the Closing Date (“ Post-Closing Administered Contracts ”) in the name of the applicable Company utilizing the same forms and the same offering documents in use for the Administered Contracts issued prior to the Closing Date, as such forms and offering documents may be amended from time to time; provided in each case that Post-Closing Administered Contracts may only be issued as required by and in accordance with the terms of in force Administered Contracts in effect as of the Closing Date. In addition, the Administrator may issue Post-Closing Administered Contracts in the name of the applicable Company as required to replace or remediate Administered Contracts in force prior to the Closing Date in order to comply with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Contractholder elects to convert or exchange a policy or certificate under its Administered Contract to another insurance policy or annuity contract as permitted by and in accordance with the terms of such Administered Contract, the Administrator will cooperate with the applicable Company as reasonably necessary to effectuate such exchange or conversion, and such other insurance policy or annuity contract shall not be administered under this Agreement. The Companies and their respective Affiliates shall not undertake efforts designed to target any or all Contractholders to (i) convert or exchange a policy or certificate under its Administered Contract for or to another insurance policy or annuity contract that is not administered under this Agreement; or (ii) surrender or terminate its Administered Contract or to take withdrawals or loans from its Administered Contract, either in whole or in part.

 

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(b) The Administrator may recommend to the Companies amendments to the products, benefits, forms and offering documents in use for the Administered Contracts, including recommending the introduction, closing, combination or substitution of investment options, including Funds, managed Separate Accounts and stable value options, and, at the direction of the applicable Company, the agreement of such Company not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, may make such amendments, introductions, closings, combinations or substitutions on behalf of such Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the applicable Company shall not be required to consent to any such amendment, introduction, closing, combination or substitution if it would (i) increase the cost of such Company or its Affiliates to support the Administered Contracts, increase the cost of such Company or its Affiliates under any Managed Account Agreement, Participation Agreement, Underwriting Agreement or Material Contract, or increase the cost of such Company or its Affiliates to perform the Retained Services unless, in each case, the Administrator shall have reimbursed such Company for all reasonably documented internal costs applied consistently and all reasonably incurred out-of-pocket costs; (ii) violate the terms of any Managed Account Agreement, Participation Agreement, Underwriting Agreement or Material Contract; or (iii) otherwise violate Applicable Law or cause such Company or its Affiliates to violate any of their fiduciary duties.

(c) The Administrator shall assume responsibility for (i) the provision of all applications and other Contractholder materials to agents and Persons seeking to apply for Post-Closing Administered Contracts; (ii) all underwriting necessary or appropriate with respect to such applicants; (iii) the processing of underwriting-related transactions; and (iv) the issuance of Post-Closing Administered Contracts. However, except with respect to employees of the Administrator or its Affiliates, the Administrator shall have no responsibility for the appointment of agents or registered representatives by or on behalf of the Companies or any of their respective Affiliates, or for the licensure or registration of such agents or registered representatives under Applicable Law or the rules of any self-regulatory organization, including but not limited to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

(d) The Administrator shall notify the applicable Company of all revisions to the Administered Contracts that are required by changes in Applicable Law that occur following the date of this Agreement or that are actually known by the Administrator’s Chief Compliance Officer (or equivalent position) to have been required by Applicable Law in effect prior to the date of this Agreement and, at the direction of such Company, shall prepare and provide to Contractholders all such revisions to the Administered Contracts to be made by such Company.

(e) To the extent (i) required by changes in Applicable Law that occur following the date of this Agreement, (ii) actually known by the Administrator’s Chief Compliance Office (or equivalent position) to be required by Applicable Law in effect prior to the date of this Agreement or (iii) required by the terms of the Administered Contracts in effect immediately prior to the date of this Agreement, the Administrator shall prepare conforming amendments to the Administered Contracts, and the Companies shall take all actions necessary to execute such amendments, provided only that such amendments have been prepared to the reasonable satisfaction of the applicable Company.

(f) The Administrator shall be entitled, in its discretion, to exercise any right of the Companies under the Administered Contracts to refuse additional premium payments. The Administrator shall notify the Companies of any such event.

 

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ARTICLE V

AGREEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO ADMINISTERED CONTRACTS AND SEPARATE ACCOUNTS

Section 5.1. Administered Contracts . Except as otherwise provided in Section 5.4 , neither Company, on its own initiative, shall change, and in any case shall not waive, the terms and conditions of any Administered Contract issued by such Company unless any such change or waiver affects solely the Retained Business (and in such case, the applicable Company shall give the Administrator prompt notice of such proposed change or waiver). With respect to any change required by reason of the requirement of any Governmental Entity or otherwise required by Applicable Law, the applicable Company shall, to the extent practicable, prior to the effectiveness of any such change, promptly notify the Administrator of such proposed change and afford the Administrator the opportunity, to the extent practicable, to object to such change under any formal and informal administrative procedures that may be available with respect to such Applicable Law or requirement of a Governmental Entity.

Section 5.2. Management of Separate Accounts .

(a) From and after the Closing Date, subject to Applicable Law, Section 5.15(c) of the Master Agreement, or other legal obligations (including the terms of the relevant Administered Contracts), and only in response to a specific request by a Contractowner, the Administrator may make changes in the Funds, the Separate Accounts and the managed Separate Accounts with the applicable Company’s prior written consent (which consent such Company shall grant unless such Company reasonably believes that such change would (i) increase the cost of such Company or its Affiliates to support the Separate Accounts or perform the Retained Services unless, in each case, the Administrator shall have reimbursed such Company for all reasonably documented internal costs applied consistently and all reasonably incurred out-of-pocket costs; or (i) violate Applicable Law, applicable fiduciary duties, the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology as then in effect or the terms of any Managed Account Agreement, Participation Agreement, Underwriting Agreement, or Material Contract), including:

 

  (i) substituting any Fund for any other Fund currently available for investment under any Administered Contract and making available to Contractholders new Funds for investment under Administered Contracts;

 

  (ii) making any other change in the Funds available for such investment, including making additional collective investment vehicles available for investment under the Administered Contracts;

 

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  (iii) changing the investment guidelines, adviser, sub-adviser (if any), investment advisory or sub-advisory agreement, including the management or sub-advisory fees thereunder, of any managed Separate Account;

 

  (iv) amending or replacing any stable value agreement between the applicable Company and the SV Providers with respect to the assets of Separate Accounts, as well as any related service agreements (each a “ Stable Value Agreement ”) held in an Separate Account;

 

  (v) establishing limited liability companies through which Separate Accounts may invest in Funds;

 

  (vi) establishing new Separate Accounts to be made available under the Administered Contracts, including both Separate Accounts that invest in Funds and managed Separate Accounts;

 

  (vii) closing any Separate Account to additional direct or indirect investment;

 

  (viii) combining, dividing or terminating any Separate Account available under the Administered Contracts;

 

  (ix) registering or de-registering any Separate Account under the 1940 Act; and

 

  (x) commencing, continuing or discontinuing operation of a Separate Account as a managed separate account.

Any such changes shall be made at the Administrator’s expense. If the Administrator makes a change in the Administered Contracts or the Separate Accounts in connection with the change of a Fund option as permitted above, the Administrator shall, at its own expense, prepare for signature by the applicable Company and transmit on behalf of such Company to the appropriate Governmental Entity any SEC exemptive application, no-action letter or other regulatory filing necessary to reflect or implement such change.

(b) The Administrator shall in all material respects administer all investments held by such Separate Accounts in accordance with usual and customary industry practice, Applicable Law, and the terms of the relevant Administered Contracts. Either Company may, upon reasonable advance notice, as it reasonably determines is required by Applicable Law, fiduciary duty, or other legal obligations (including the terms of the relevant Administered Contracts), terminate any such Separate Account or close it to additional direct or indirect investment (except that such termination shall not affect the rights of the Administrator set forth in Section 5.2(a) ).

(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to preclude or in any way restrict the Companies or their relevant Affiliates, in their sole discretion, from seeking to change the investment objective of, liquidate, merge, or otherwise terminate any Fund managed by an Affiliate of the applicable Company, or any series thereof, that is available for investment

 

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other than through the Separate Accounts; provided that in the event of (i) a material change to such Fund’s investment objective, (ii) an increase in advisory or other fees charged, (iii) the failure of a Fund to provide services documented in the contract with such Fund or (iv) the termination of such Fund, the Administrator may replace such Fund in accordance with Section 5.2(a) .

(d) During the term of this Agreement, the Administrator and its Affiliates will not take any action that causes or would be reasonably likely to cause any Administered Contract, other than any Registered Contract identified on Schedule 3.09 to the MTA, to be required to be registered with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Section 5.3. Recommendations . The Administrator shall be entitled to make recommendations to the Companies as to the exercise by the applicable Company of any right or remedy under (i) the Administered Contracts; (ii) the Stable Value Agreements; (iii) the participation agreements between such Company and the Funds in which assets of the applicable Separate Accounts are invested, as well as any related service agreements between such Company, the Funds and/or their Affiliates (each, a “ Participation Agreement ”); (iv) the Managed Account Agreements; (v) the underwriting agreements between such Company and the principal underwriters for the Administered Contracts (the “ Underwriting Agreements ”); and (vi) any other agreements related to the distribution of the Administered Contracts. Except in the case of recommendations pertaining to Nonguaranteed Elements (which shall be governed by Section 5.4 ), the applicable Company shall accept such recommendations and cooperate with the Administrator in the implementation thereof unless (A) such Company reasonably believes that the acceptance and implementation of such recommendation would (I) increase the cost of such Company or its Affiliates to support the Separate Accounts or perform the Retained Services unless, in each case, the Administrator shall have reimbursed such Company for all reasonably documented internal costs applied consistently and all reasonably incurred out-of-pocket costs or (II) violate Applicable Law, applicable fiduciary duties or the terms of any Managed Account Agreement, Participation Agreement, Underwriting Agreement or Material Contract; or (B) the President (or the Person holding the comparable position if the position of President no longer exists) of the Wealth Management Division of such Company (or the comparable successor division if the Wealth Management Division no longer exists) certifies to the Administrator in writing that such Company has in good faith and reasonably determined that such request would cause reputational harm to Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Section 5.4. Nonguaranteed Elements .

(a) From and after the Effective Time, the Companies shall establish the applicable Nonguaranteed Elements of their respective Administered Contracts in accordance with the methodology set forth in Schedule I (the “ Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology ”). Neither Company shall change the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology unless its Company Actuary determines that such change is required (i) by Applicable Law; (ii) by actuarial standards of practice then in effect; or (iii) in order for the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology to be consistent with a change to the non-guaranteed elements policy of such Company as adopted by the board of directors of such Company, provided that such policy (or changes thereto) adopted by such board of directors applies to the variable products of such

 

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Company generally and not solely to the Administered Contracts. If the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology is changed in accordance with the preceding sentence, the applicable Company shall promptly deliver to the Administrator the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology as so changed together with an explanation of the change prepared by its Company Actuary.

(b) The Administrator may recommend changes to the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology. Any such proposed changes must be in writing and include a description of the requested change, the rationale for such change, supporting documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company Actuary, and a certification by a Qualified Actuary engaged by the Administrator that such recommendation complies with Applicable Law and actuarial standards of practice then in effect. In such instance, the applicable Company shall consider the recommendations of the Administrator in determining whether and to what extent to so revise the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology. If the applicable Company rejects the recommended change, such Company shall so notify the Administrator of the rejection.

(c) The Administrator shall review all Nonguaranteed Elements under the Administered Contracts in a manner generally consistent with the Companies’ past practice with respect to such review or as reasonably requested by the Companies from time to time. The Administrator shall notify the Companies of its recommendations as to changes, if any, in the case of the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements, and its proposed changes, if any, in the case of Tier I Nonguaranteed Elements, and implement any changes to Nonguaranteed Elements under the Administered Contracts, as follows:

 

  (i) With respect to recommendations for the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements related to the MCR, provided that such recommendations are consistent with the MCR determination and experience analysis procedures in use by the Companies immediately prior to the Effective Time or under a revised procedure, agreed to, in writing, by the Companies, the Administrator shall notify the Companies at least five (5) days in advance of the proposed implementation date of the recommendations. If the Companies do not object by the close of the five (5) day notice period, the Administrator shall implement the recommended change.

 

  (ii) With respect to recommendations for the all other Nonguaranteed Elements under the Administered Contracts, the Administrator shall notify the Companies at least twenty (20) days in advance of the proposed implementation date of the recommendations, which notification shall be accompanied by a certification by a Qualified Actuary engaged by the Administrator that such proposed changes comply with (i) the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology then in effect; (ii) the terms of the Administered Contracts; (iii) Applicable Law; and (iv) actuarial standards of practice then in effect. If the Companies do not object within fifteen (15) days of their receipt of notice, the Administrator may implement the change. If, however, the Companies, in good faith, believe that the proposed changes in respect of the Tier I Nonguaranteed Elements do not comply with the requirements set forth in the preceding sentence, the Companies shall be entitled to seek to resolve the dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 .

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Companies may make changes to the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements with respect to the Administered Contracts provided that such changes comply with (i) the Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology then in effect; (ii) the terms of the Administered Contracts; (iii) Applicable Law; and (iv) actuarial standards of practice then in effect; and further provided that the applicable Company delivers to the Administrator a certificate from the Company Actuary that such change is necessary in order for such Company to maintain the benefit, expense and profit coverage (to the extent to be derived from the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements) on the applicable Administered Contracts at levels consistent with (and, in the case of profits, not unreasonably in excess of) the assumptions in effect immediately prior to the date of the Master Agreement with respect to such benefit, expense and profit coverage (to the extent to be derived from the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements). If such Company desires to make such changes to the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements, it shall so notify the Administrator of its intent to do so at least twenty (20) days in advance of the proposed implementation date of the proposed changes, which notification shall be accompanied by a certification by the Company Actuary or a Qualified Actuary engaged by the Company that such changes comply with the requirements set forth in the preceding sentence. If the Administrator does not object within seven (7) days of its receipt of the change request, it shall implement the change on behalf of the Companies. If, however, the Administrator in good faith believes that the proposed change does not comply with the requirements of the first sentence of this subsection (d), the Companies shall be entitled to seek to resolve the dispute pursuant to Section 21.1 and, if the dispute cannot be resolved pursuant to such Section, then pursuant to Sections 21.2 through 21.10 .

(e) In the event a dispute under this Section 5.4 is pending, the Companies shall have full authority to establish the Tier II Nonguaranteed Elements and the Administrator shall have full authority to establish the Tier I Nonguaranteed Elements, pending the outcome of the dispute.

(f) The Administrator shall provide to the Companies, within thirty (30) days following the end of each calendar year during the term hereunder: (i) a report listing all changes made to the Nonguaranteed Elements under the Administered Contracts during that calendar year; (ii) a certification by a Qualified Actuary engaged by the Administrator that such changes comply with the then current Nonguaranteed Elements Methodology; and (iii) documentation reasonably acceptable to the Company Actuary supporting such change.

Section 5.5. Maintenance of Contracts .

(a) Set forth on Schedule J are (i) each of the agreements with the Funds, the Fund Managers, the Managed Account Managers and the SV Providers that relate to the Administered Contracts (such agreements, any other such agreements which may be in effect as of the Effective Time, and any related service agreements between the Companies or any of their Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Fund, Fund Manager, SV Provider or Managed Account Manager, on the other hand, collectively, the “ Investment Agreements ”). Except as instructed by the Administrator, and subject to Section 5.5(d) , (i) each of the Companies shall use

 

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commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Administrator to continue in force the existing Investment Agreements to which it is a party, and shall cause its other Affiliates to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Administrator to continue in force the existing Investment Agreements to which such Affiliate is a party, in each case to the extent such agreements relate to the Administered Contracts; (ii) the Companies shall not, and shall cause their other Affiliates to not, agree to amend, modify or terminate, expand, or otherwise alter or waive compliance with any of the provisions of, any Investment Agreement (including with respect to any Fund option) in any manner, to the extent related to the Administered Contracts, without the Administrator’s prior written consent; (iii) the Companies shall, and shall cause their other Affiliates to, take all commercially reasonable action requested by the Administrator consistent with the terms of such Investment Agreements, including negotiation with relevant counterparties, to amend, modify, expand, or otherwise alter or waive compliance with any of the provisions of, such contracts in the manner reasonably requested by the Administrator; (iv) the Companies shall, and shall cause their other Affiliates to, use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce all of the Companies’ or such Affiliate’s (as the case may be) rights and remedies and timely perform all of the Companies’ or such Affiliate’s (as the case may be) obligations under such agreements; (v) the Companies shall not, and shall cause their other Affiliates to not, solicit or encourage Contract holders, directly or indirectly, to exchange, surrender or terminate, any Administered Contract for a replacement contract that would not be an Administered Contract under this Agreement; and (vii) the applicable Company shall provide the Administrator with prompt notice after one of the Companies or an Affiliate of such Company (as the case may be) becomes aware of any proposal by any such Fund, Fund Manager, Managed Account Manager and/or SV Provider to terminate any Investment Agreement or to amend or reduce any fees payable to such Company or such Affiliate (as the case may be) under any such Investment Agreement.

(b) The Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall cause their Affiliates to use commercially reasonable efforts to, cooperate with the Administrator to assist the Administrator in attempting to prevent surrenders or exchanges of Administered Contracts, including utilizing commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Administrator with respect to assisting in Contractholder servicing, communications and resolution of complaints, adding or replacing Managed Account Managers, SV Providers, Funds or Fund Managers for the Separate Accounts of the applicable Company, cooperating with agents or brokers or other intermediaries and taking such other actions in connection with the foregoing as the Administrator may reasonably request. Neither the Companies nor their Affiliates shall be required to take any action pursuant to this Section 5.5(b) if the applicable Company reasonably believes that the taking of such action would interfere or conflict with the business objectives of such Company or its Affiliates or would otherwise disadvantage such Company or its Affiliates in the pursuit of such other business objectives. The Companies agree that the rights of the Companies set forth in the immediately preceding sentence apply solely with respect to the obligations of the Companies set forth in this Section 5.5(b), and that the business objectives of the Companies or their Affiliates referred to in the immediately preceding sentence do not include any plans to undertake efforts designed to target any or all Contractholders to (i) convert or exchange a policy or certificate under its Administered Contract for or to another insurance policy or annuity contract that is not administered under this Agreement; or (ii) surrender or terminate its Administered Contract or to take withdrawals or loans from its Administered Contract, either in whole or in part.

 

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(c) Each Company shall reasonably cooperate with the Administrator to cause all appointments of Producers engaged by such Company or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Administered Contracts to remain in full force and effect subject to the terms of their appointment and any contracts related to such appointment. The Companies may not terminate any Producer who breaches the terms of such Producer’s contract without the Administrator’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) unless such breach constituted fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct or unless such Producer otherwise commits an act the President (or the Person holding the comparable position if the position of President no longer exists) of the Wealth Management Division of such Company (or the comparable successor division if the Wealth Management Division no longer exists) certifies to the Administrator in writing (in the applicable Company’s good faith reasonable determination) has caused or would likely cause reputational harm to the applicable Company or its Affiliates.

(d) The obligations of the Companies as set forth above in this Section 5.5 shall be subject to the following conditions: (i) the Administrator shall reimburse the applicable Company for all costs and expenses incurred by such Company and its Affiliates resulting from taking direction from the Administrator from time to time pursuant to this Section 5.5 , and (ii) neither such Company nor any of its Affiliates shall be required to take any action that it reasonably believes, after consultation with legal counsel, to be impermissible from a regulatory standpoint or otherwise to be in violation of Applicable Law or the terms of any Contract in any material respect.

Section 5.6. Maintenance of Separate Accounts .

(a) For each of the Administered Contracts issued by the Companies, the amount to be invested on a variable basis in accordance with the terms of such Administered Contract shall be held by the applicable Company in the applicable Separate Account of such Company, and all contributions with respect to such Administered Contract shall be deposited in such Separate Accounts to the extent required by such Administered Contract. From and after the Effective Time, each Company shall retain, control and own all assets held in its Separate Accounts and shall hold its Separate Account Reserves.

(b) During the term of this Agreement, each Company will continue to make its Separate Accounts (including managed Separate Accounts) available for investment under all of the applicable Company’s Administered Contracts that invested in such Separate Accounts immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as otherwise permitted or required under this Agreement.

Section 5.7. Maintenance of Investment Agreements . During the term of this Agreement, each Company or an appropriate Affiliate will maintain Investment Agreements with respect to each and every Fund available under any Administered Contract for investment through any Separate Account immediately prior to the Effective Time, except as otherwise permitted or required under this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

[ RESERVED ]

ARTICLE VII

CLAIMS HANDLING

Section 7.1. Claim Administration Services . From and after the Closing Date, subject to Section 2.3 , the Administrator shall acknowledge, consider, review, investigate, deny, settle, pay (in accordance with Section 6.1 ) or otherwise dispose of each claim for benefits and disbursements reported under each Administered Contract (each, a “ Claim ” and collectively the “ Claims ”).

Section 7.2. Description of Claim Administration Services . Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrator shall:

(a) provide claimants under the Administered Contracts and their authorized representatives (collectively, “ Claimants ”) with Claim forms and provide reasonable explanatory guidance to Claimants in connection therewith;

(b) establish, maintain and organize Claim files and maintain and organize other Claims-related records;

(c) review all Claims and determine whether the Claimant is eligible for benefits and if so, the nature and extent of such benefits;

(d) prepare and distribute to the appropriate recipients and Governmental Entities any reports relating to periods following the Closing Date as required by Applicable Law;

(e) respond to all written or oral Claims-related communications that the Administrator reasonably believes to require a response;

(f) maintain a complaint log with respect to the Administered Contracts in accordance with applicable requirements of Governmental Entities and provide a copy of such log, continuously updated through the last day of each month during the term of this Agreement, to the applicable Company on or before the twentieth (20 th ) Business Day of each month covering changes during the preceding month; and

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ARTICLE VIII

REGULATORY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Section 8.1. Regulatory Complaints and Proceedings .

(a) The Administrator shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 11.02 of the Master Agreement regarding Third Party Claims, respond to any Claims payment related complaints or inquiries made by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Administered Contracts (to the extent such complaints and inquiries relate to periods following the Closing Date) within the Governmental Entity’s requested time frame for response or, if no such time frame is provided, within the time frame as allowed by Applicable Law, and promptly provide a copy of such response to the applicable Company.

(b) The Administrator shall (i) promptly notify the applicable Company of any non-Claims payment related complaints or inquiries initiated by a Governmental Entity on or after the Closing Date with respect to the Administered Contracts, and of any proceedings (either Claims or non-Claims related) initiated by a Governmental Entity on or after the Closing Date, to the extent relating to the Administered Contracts; and (ii) to the extent such complaints, inquiries or proceedings relate to periods following the Closing Date, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law and to the extent not relating to the Retained Services, prepare and send to the Governmental Entity, with a copy to such Company, a response within the Governmental Entity’s requested time frame for response or, if no such time frame is provided, within the time frame as allowed by Applicable Law; provided , that, subject to meeting such time frames, the Administrator shall provide such response to such Company for its prior review and comment.

(c) The Administrator shall, subject to the procedures set forth in Section 10.02 of the Master Agreement regarding Third Party Claims, supervise and control the investigation, contest, defense and/or settlement of all complaints, inquiries and proceedings by Governmental Entities with respect to the Administered Contracts, to the extent such complaints, inquiries or proceedings relate to periods following the Closing Date, at its own cost and expense (except as described in the following sentence), and in the name of the applicable Company when necessary. If and to the extent that any such complaint, inquiry or proceeding relates to the Retained Business, the applicable Company shall pay on the Administrator’s behalf or reimburse the Administrator for all costs and expenses borne or to be borne by the Administrator as a result of performing its obligations under this Section 8.1(c) .

(d) The Administrator shall, at either of the Companies’ request, provide to such Company a report in a form mutually agreed by the parties summarizing the nature of any such complaints, inquiries or proceedings by Governmental Entities, to the extent relating to periods following the Closing Date, the alleged actions or omissions giving rise to such complaints, inquiries or proceedings and copies of any files or other documents that such Company may reasonably request in connection with its review of these matters.

 

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Section 8.2. Legal Proceedings .

(a) The Administrator shall notify the applicable Company promptly of any lawsuit, action, arbitration or other dispute resolution proceedings that are instituted or threatened with respect to any matter relating to the Administered Contracts to the extent known to the Administrator (“ Legal Proceedings ”), within such time as to permit timely response by such Company and in no event more than five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice thereof.

(b) The Administrator shall, subject to the procedures set forth in Section 10.02 of the Master Agreement regarding Third Party Claims, with respect to Legal Proceedings relating to periods following the Closing Date, supervise and control the investigation, contest, defense and/or settlement of all Legal Proceedings at its own cost and expense (except as described in the following sentence), and in the name of the applicable Company when necessary. If and to the extent that any Legal Proceeding relates to the Retained Business, the applicable Company shall either: (i) supervise and control the investigation, contest, defense and/or settlement of such Legal Proceeding at its own cost and expense or (ii) reimburse the Administrator for the Administrator’s reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such Legal Proceeding. If and to the extent that any Legal Proceeding relates to rights or obligations under the Administered Contracts other than the Retained Business, the Administrator shall either: (i) supervise and control the investigation, contest, defense and/or settlement of such Legal Proceeding at its own cost and expense or (ii) reimburse the applicable Company for the Company’s reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such Legal Proceeding. If and to the extent that the Companies, on the one hand, or the Administrator, on the other hand, incur a Loss proximately caused by the other, nothing in the preceding two sentences shall serve to limit any resulting liability for such a Loss.

(c) The Administrator shall keep the applicable Company fully informed of the progress of all Legal Proceedings handled by the Administrator in which such Company is named a party and, at such Company’s request, provide to such Company a report summarizing the nature of such Legal Proceedings, the alleged actions or omissions giving rise to such Legal Proceedings and copies of any files or other documents that such Company may reasonably request in connection with its review of these matters, in each case other than such files, documents and other information as would, in the judgment of counsel to the Administrator, lead to the loss or waiver of legal privilege.

Section 8.3. Notice to Administrator . Each of the Companies shall give prompt notice to the Administrator of any Legal Proceeding made or brought against such Company arising under or in connection with the Administered Contracts to the extent known to it and not made against or served on the Administrator or a Subcontractor as administrator hereunder within such time as to permit timely response by the Administrator, and in no event more than five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice thereof, and shall promptly furnish to the Administrator copies of all pleadings in connection therewith.

 

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ARTICLE IX

SEPARATE ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, from and after the Closing Date, subject to Section 2.3 , in addition to the services described in any Article of this Agreement, the services with respect to, or as a result of, the Separate Accounts shall include those services set forth on Schedule A hereto.

ARTICLE X

[ RESERVED ]

ARTICLE XI

NOTIFICATION TO CONTRACTHOLDERS

The Administrator shall send to applicable Contractholders a written notice prepared by the Administrator and reasonably acceptable to the applicable Company to the effect that the Administrator has been appointed by such Company to provide Administrative Services with respect to the Administered Contracts. The Administrator shall send such notice in a manner and at a time reasonably acceptable to such Company and the Administrator and in all events in accordance with Applicable Law. The Administrator may include such notice in a regularly scheduled mailing to Contractholders in lieu of a separate mailing. Such notices shall be prepared and delivered at Administrator’s expense.

ARTICLE XII

MONTHLY PREMIUM TAX AND INSOLVENCY FUND ACCOUNTINGS

Section 12.1. Monthly Accountings . From and after the Closing Date, within 20 Business Days after the end of each month that this Agreement is in effect, each Company shall submit to the Administrator a written statement of accounting in a form and containing such information to be agreed upon by the parties hereto (each, an “ Insolvency Fund Monthly Accounting ”) setting forth the insolvency fund amounts assessed against or payable by the applicable Company, to the extent that such assessments constitute such Company’s General Account Liabilities. In addition, within twenty (20) Business Days after the last day of each month that this Agreement is in effect, the Administrator shall submit to the applicable Company a written statement of accounting in a form and containing such information to be agreed upon by the parties hereto (each, a “ Monthly Premium Tax Accounting ,” and together with the Insolvency Fund Monthly Accountings, the “ Monthly Accountings ”) setting forth the estimated premium Taxes due with respect to the Administered Contracts as a result of premiums collected or annuitizations occurring during such month.

Section 12.2. Adjustments Regarding Monthly Accountings . In the event that subsequent data or calculations require revision of any of the Monthly Accountings, the required revision and appropriate payments thereunder shall be made within twenty (20) Business Days after the parties hereto mutually agree as to the appropriate revision.

 

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ARTICLE XIII

CERTAIN ACTIONS BY THE COMPANIES

Section 13.1. Filings . The Companies shall prepare and timely file any filings required to be made with any Governmental Entity that relate to the applicable Company generally and not exclusively to the Administered Contracts and Accounts, including filings with guaranty associations and filings and premium Tax returns with Taxing authorities. The Administrator shall, in a timely fashion in light of the dates such filings by the applicable Company are reasonably required, provide to such Company all information in the possession of the Administrator (in a form, and including such information, as agreed between the Companies and the Administrator) with respect to the Administered Contracts that may be reasonably required for such Company to prepare such filings and Tax returns.

Section 13.2. Governmental Inquiries . The Companies shall promptly notify the Administrator of all Legal Proceedings, complaints, inquiries and other proceedings by Governmental Entities, Contractholders or other Persons with respect to the Administered Contracts, to the extent such Legal Proceedings, complaints, inquiries or other proceedings relate to periods following the Effective Time.

ARTICLE XIV

REGULATORY MATTERS, REPORTING AND AUDITS

Section 14.1. Regulatory Compliance and Reporting . The Administrator shall provide to the applicable Company such information in the possession of the Administrator with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts (in a form, and including such information, as agreed between the Companies and the Administrator) as is reasonably required to satisfy all then current informational reporting, prior approval and any other requirements imposed by any Governmental Entity. Upon the reasonable request of the applicable Company, the Administrator shall timely prepare such reports and summaries, including statistical summaries and certifications, as are necessary or reasonably required to satisfy any requirements imposed by a Governmental Entity upon such Company relating to periods following the Closing Date with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts, in the possession of the Administrator (in a form, and including such information, as agreed between the Companies and the Administrator). All copies of records furnished in the ordinary course of business shall be furnished by the Administrator and any costs incurred in the provision of such copies shall be borne by the Administrator.

Section 14.2. Reporting and Accountings . The Administrator shall assume the reporting and accounting obligations set forth below in this Section 14.2 .

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reports and summaries (in a form, and including such information, as agreed between the Companies and the Administrator) of transactions following the Closing Date (and upon reasonable request of such Company, detailed supporting records) related to the Administered Contracts and Accounts as may be reasonably required for use in connection with the preparation of such Company’s statutory and GAAP financial statements, Tax returns and other required financial reports and to comply with the requirements of the regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over such Company, including all premiums received and all benefits paid.

(b) Without limitation of the periodic reporting requirements set forth in Schedule F attached hereto, the Administrator shall provide to the applicable Company information reasonably required by such Company relating to the reserves that such Company is required to report on its statutory and GAAP financial statements, Tax returns and other required financial reports in connection with the Administered Contracts and Accounts as of the quarter end.

(c) The Administrator shall calculate Tax, GAAP and statutory reserves with respect to the Administered Contracts in accordance with the methodologies used by the applicable Company as of the date of the Master Agreement (which are attached as Schedule K ). The applicable Company shall provide prompt notice of any changes in the reserve methodologies to be used by the Administrator in calculating statutory reserves for the Administered Contracts.

(d) Within thirty (30) Business Days after each calendar year end (or such longer time as may be agreed by the parties) that this Agreement is in effect, the Administrator shall provide to the applicable Company (a) an opinion of a Qualified Actuary reasonably acceptable to such Company (who shall be an employee of the Administrator or an Affiliate thereof or, at the Administrator’s option, an independent actuary), as to the adequacy of statutory reserves for the Administered Contracts, prepared according to accepted actuarial standards of practice, and as otherwise required for regulatory reporting purposes and (b) an analysis which reasonably supports such opinion.

Section 14.3. Additional Reports and Updates . For so long as this Agreement remains in effect, each party shall periodically furnish to the other such other reports and information as may be reasonably required by such other party for regulatory, Tax or similar purposes and reasonably acceptable to it.

Section 14.4. Audits . Each of the Companies may, not more often than annually (except for follow-up audits and/or audits required by law as described below), request an audit of the Administrative Services performed under this Agreement. Such audits must be conducted by personnel of the applicable Company or any of its Affiliates or, subject to the consent of the Administrator, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, a reputable independent auditor selected by such Company. The Administrator shall accommodate such periodic audits and shall provide each auditor access to its relevant books and records during normal business hours upon reasonable advance notice and shall cooperate with such auditors as is reasonably necessary for the auditors to conduct an audit and complete an audit report, subject to execution by any third party auditor of a confidentiality agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the parties. The applicable Company shall bear the expenses of any

 

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such audits, except for follow-up audits required as a result of prior audit findings of material audit deficiencies attributable to the Administrator’s operations or systems, in which case the Administrator shall bear the reasonable expenses of such follow-up audits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any access or audit is required by Applicable Law or by any Governmental Entity (including any inspection, inquiry or examination by a Governmental Entity): (i) the parties shall cooperate fully to provide necessary access and services related to any such audit within any time prescribed by the Applicable Law or the relevant Governmental Entity; and (ii) the maximum audit limits set forth above shall not apply.

ARTICLE XV

BOOKS AND RECORDS

The Administrator shall keep accurate and complete records, files and accounts of all transactions and matters with respect to the Administered Contracts and Accounts relating to the periods following the Closing Date and the administration thereof. Such books and records shall be maintained (i) in accordance with The Hartford Document Retention Policy (or, if applicable, the Closing Date Document Retention Policy), (ii) in accordance with Applicable Law, (iii) in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Administered Contracts, and (iv) in an accessible format. The parties to this Agreement, their designated representatives and authorized representatives of Governmental Entities may upon reasonable notice, inspect, at the offices of the Administrator or the applicable Company where such records are located, the papers and any and all other books or documents of the Administrator or the applicable Company reasonably relating to this Agreement, including the Administered Contracts, and shall have access to appropriate employees and representatives of the other party, in each case during normal business hours for such period as this Agreement is in effect or for as long thereafter as any rights or obligations of any party survives or the Administrator or the applicable Company reasonably need access to such records for regulatory, Tax or similar purposes. The information obtained shall be used only for purposes relating to the transactions and other performance contemplated under this Agreement.

ARTICLE XVI

COOPERATION

Each party hereto shall cooperate fully with the other in all reasonable respects in order to accomplish the objectives of this Agreement including making available to each their respective officers and employees for interviews and meetings with Governmental Entities and furnishing any additional assistance, information and documents as may be reasonably requested by a party from time to time.

 

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ARTICLE XVII

PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS

Section 17.1. Customer Information .

(a) In providing the Administrative Services, and in connection with maintaining, administering, handling and transferring the data of the Contractholders and other recipients of benefits under the Administered Contracts, the Administrator shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, comply with Applicable Law with respect to privacy or data security relative to Customer Information (as defined below), and shall implement and maintain an effective information security program (the “ Information Security Program ”) designed to protect Customer Information in compliance with all applicable privacy laws and other Applicable Law (i) to ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of Customer Information, (ii) to protect against any anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such Customer Information, and (iii) to protect against unauthorized access to or use of Customer Information which could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to the owner thereof or its Affiliates, or to Customers or potential Customers thereof. The Administrator shall permit the applicable Company and its agents and representatives, and any Governmental Entity to the extent required by Applicable Law, to audit the Administrator’s compliance herewith.

(b) If the Administrator discovers a security breach that has resulted or may reasonably result in unauthorized access to or disclosure of, or have a material adverse affect on, Customer Information or would require a breach notification to a Customer under Applicable Law (a “ Security Incident ”), the Administrator shall at its own expense, (i) immediately notify the applicable Company, (ii) promptly (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) investigate such Security Incident, (iii) promptly (and in any event within forty-eight (48) hours) take all measures reasonably necessary to restore the security of such Customer Information, consulting with such Company with respect to such measures, (iv) deliver any required or requested notifications or other communications to third parties with respect to such Security Incident in a timely manner, and (v) cooperate with such Company and any Governmental Authority investigating such Security Incident. The Administrator shall reimburse the applicable Company for all reasonable notification and related costs and expenses (including out-of-pocket expenses), if any, incurred by such Company arising out of or in connection with any such Security Incident. The parties shall in good faith seek to resolve disputes arising under this Section 17.1(b) on an expedited basis.

(c) Throughout the term of this Agreement, the Administrator shall maintain internal controls regarding its operations, security and policies consistent with those previously observed and maintained by the applicable Company, utilizing the audit control processes and associated analyses as previously utilized by such Company. The Administrator shall further run the control tests as prescribed by such audit control processes (with the same frequency and in the same manner as previously run by the applicable Company), certify the results of such tests and deliver such results to the applicable Company (in a form, and including such information, agreed between the Companies and the Administrator prior to the Closing Date). The Administrator shall promptly remediate any control deficiency revealed by such testing, and report to the applicable Company on its remediation plan (which is subject to review and approval by such Company) and progress against such plan until remediated.

 

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ARTICLE XVIII

CONSIDERATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES

Section 18.1. Administration Fees .

(a) In consideration for the provision of the Administrative Services, the Companies shall pay to the Administrator a monthly amount equal to the sum of (i) the monthly Net M&E Fees with respect to the Administered Contracts plus (ii) the monthly Policy Administration Fees with respect to the Administered Contracts plus (iii) the monthly Accounting/Woodbury Fees with respect to the Administered Contracts plus (iv) the monthly Net Policy Loan Spread with respect to the Administered Contracts for the immediately preceding month, all as described in the example set forth on Schedule L hereto, with such component line items being calculated in accordance with GAAP and in accordance with the historical calculation methodology of such amounts utilized with respect to such line items immediately prior to the Effective Time for each calendar month during the term of this Agreement (the “ Administration Fees ”).

(b) It is acknowledged by the parties that the Administration Fees for the first month hereunder have been paid pursuant to the Master Agreement.

(c) During the second through sixth months hereunder, the Administration Fees shall be paid by the Companies in advance in accordance with Schedule L-1 . For all periods following the end of the sixth month hereunder, the Administration Fees shall be paid by the Companies in arrears (notwithstanding the foregoing, the February 15, 2012 payment shall include the true-up calculation set forth in Schedule L-1 ). By way of example, the Administration Fees for the Administrative Services in the seventh month hereunder shall be paid in the eight month following the Companies’ receipt of notice as provided in (d) below.

(d) Administration Fees for a particular month shall be due and payable by the Companies to the Administrator within five (5) Business Days following notice by the Administrator to the Companies of the applicable Administration Fees for such month.

ARTICLE XIX

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 19.1. Indemnification of the Companies . The Administrator hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Hartford Companies and their directors, officers and employees and their Representatives and Affiliates (“ Company Indemnified Parties ”) from, against and in respect of all Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against any Company Indemnified Party resulting from or arising out of (a) any breach or nonfulfillment by the Administrator of, or any failure by the Administrator to perform, any of the material covenants, terms or conditions of, or any material duties or obligations, whether intentional or unintentional, under this Agreement, but excluding any Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against any Company Indemnified Party (including Losses imposed by a Governmental Entity) resulting from or arising out of the failure of the Administrator to hold any

 

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third party administrator license or insurance adjuster license that the Administrator did not hold as of the Effective Time unless the Administrator shall have failed to diligently pursue obtaining such license beginning on and after the Closing Date; (b) any fraud, theft or embezzlement by directors, officers, employees, agents or Subcontractors of Administrator during the term of this Agreement; (c) the administration by the Administrator of the Ceded Reinsurance Agreements; (d) misrepresentations by the Administrator or its Affiliates or Subcontractors or its or their employees or representatives to any Contractholder(s) regarding the Administered Contracts; and/or (e) any overpayment by the Administrator under a Administered Contract to a beneficiary or failure by the Administrator to timely execute stock-related purchases and sales under a Administered Contract, other than, in the case of (a), (c) and (e), any failure on the part of the Administrator caused by the action or inaction of a Hartford Company or any of its Affiliates except any action or inaction on the part of a Hartford Company or its Affiliates at the specific direction or specific request of Administrator or its Affiliates or with the specific approval of the Administrator or its Affiliates; provided that, the Administrator shall have no obligation to indemnify any Company Indemnified Party to the extent (i) such Person is also indemnified for such Loss under the Master Agreement or (ii) such Loss is related to any act or omission resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Hartford Companies.

Section 19.2. Indemnification of the Administrator . Each Hartford Company hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Administrator and its directors, officers and employees and its Representatives and Affiliates (“ Administrator Indemnified Parties ”) from, against and in respect of all Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by, or asserted against any Administrator Indemnified Party resulting from or arising out of (i) any breach or nonfulfillment by such Hartford Company of, or any failure by such Hartford Company to perform, any of the material covenants, terms or conditions of, or any material duties or obligations, whether intentional or unintentional, under this Agreement; (ii) any claim that the Administrator’s use of the Hartford Name and the Hartford Licensed Marks pursuant to this Agreement infringes any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights; and (iii) or caused by any fraud, theft or embezzlement by directors, officers, employees, agents of such Hartford Company during the term of this Agreement; other than, in the case of (i), any failure on the part of such Hartford Company caused by the action or inaction of Administrator or any of its Affiliates, except any action or inaction on the part of Administrator or its Affiliates taken at the specific direction of either of such Hartford Company or at the specific request or with the specific approval of either of such Hartford Company or its Affiliates; provided that, such Hartford Company shall have no obligation to indemnify any Administrator Indemnified Party to the extent (i) such Person is also indemnified for such Loss under the Master Agreement or (ii) such Loss is related to any act or omission resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrator.

Section 19.3. Indemnification Procedures . In the event that either a Hartford Company or the Administrator shall have a claim for indemnity against the other party under the terms of this Agreement, the parties shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 10.02 of the Master Agreement.

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expenses described in Sections 8.1(c) and 8.2(b) and except as expressly set forth in the Global Confidentiality Agreement and Sections 3.11 and 22.7(b) hereof , the indemnification rights provided for in this Article XIX shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the parties hereto for (a) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty made hereunder by a party hereto and (b) any breach or nonfulfillment by a party hereto, or any failure by a party hereto to perform, any of the covenants, terms or conditions of, or any of its duties or obligations under, this Agreement.

ARTICLE XX

DURATION; TERMINATION

Section 20.1. Duration . This Agreement shall commence on the Closing Date and continue with respect to each Administered Contract until no further Administrative Services in respect of such Administered Contract are required, unless this Agreement is earlier terminated under Section 20.2 .

Section 20.2. Termination . (a) This Agreement is subject to immediate termination at the option of the Companies (subject to the limitations set forth below in this Section 20.2(a) ), upon written notice to the Administrator, upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

  (i) A voluntary or involuntary proceeding is commenced in any jurisdiction by or against the Administrator for the purpose of conserving, rehabilitating or liquidating the Administrator;

 

  (ii) There is a material breach by the Administrator of any material term or condition of this Agreement;

 

  (iii) There exists a series of material breaches by the Administrator that are cured within the permissible periods, and/or a series of non-material or persistent breaches by the Administrator that in the aggregate have a material adverse impact on the Administrative Services or the applicable Company, and such pattern of performance by the Administrator continues for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days; or

 

  (iv) The Administrator Abandons this Agreement or the Administrative Services.

With respect to the matters set forth in Sections 20.2(a)(ii) through 20.2(a)(iv) , within thirty (30) days of receipt of written notice from the applicable Company as to the existence of an event or circumstance giving rise to such Company’s right to terminate (a “ Breach Notice ”), the Administrator shall notify such Company in writing (a “ Cure Plan Notice ”) as to whether it intends: (1) to cure, within ninety (90) days of its receipt of the Breach Notice, the breach or non-performance giving rise to the termination right; or (2) to submit to such Company, within sixty (60) days of the Administrator’s receipt of the Breach Notice, a remediation plan to cure such breach or non-performance (a “ Proposed Remediation Plan ”), which plan shall be reasonably acceptable to such Company, such acceptance not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (a Proposed Remediation Plan that is so acceptable to such Company, an “ Agreed

 

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Remediation Plan ”). In the case of a Proposed Remediation Plan, the Administrator shall cooperate with the applicable Company in good faith in order to develop an Agreed Remediation Plan, which cooperation shall include regular meetings of the parties’ Relationship Managers and such members of the senior management of the Administrator as such Company may reasonably request from time to time. The applicable Company may exercise its right of termination, effective immediately, if:

 

  (x) the Administrator fails to deliver the Cure Plan Notice within thirty (30) days following its receipt of the Breach Notice;

 

  (y) the Cure Plan Notice indicates that the Administrator intends to develop a Proposed Remediation Plan, and the Administrator fails to deliver such Proposed Remediation Plan within sixty (60) days of its receipt of the Breach Notice; or

 

  (z) the Administrator fails to cure the breach or non-performance within the later of (I) one hundred eighty (180) days following its receipt of the Breach Notice or (II) the deadline to cure such breach or non-performance as set forth in an Agreed Remediation Plan. If the Administrator has submitted a Proposed Remediation Plan but the parties have been unable to agree upon an Agreed Remediation Plan, then the Administrator must cure such breach or non-performance within one hundred eighty (180) days following its receipt of the Breach Notice.

Without limitation of the foregoing, the Administrator shall notify the applicable Company promptly upon becoming aware of the existence of an event or circumstance giving rise to such Company’s right to terminate this Agreement.

(b) The Administrator shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement effective immediately upon written notice to the Companies if (i) the Companies shall have failed to pay when due Administration Fees in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) and shall have failed to remit to the Administrator such aggregate amount within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Companies of written notice from the Administrator of such breach (provided, however, that the Administrator shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement if and for so long as the Companies dispute in good faith the amount claimed due by the Administrator) or (ii) either of the Companies directly or indirectly assigns its respective rights as insurer under all or a portion of the Administered Contracts under circumstances where (x) such Companies thereafter fail to continue to fulfill their obligations to pay Administration Fees under this Agreement in respect of such Administered Contracts and a person with the financial ability to do fails to assume such payment obligations from such Company, and (y) the Administration Fees thereafter received by Administrator under this Agreement are materially and negatively affected as a result.

(c) If a Force Majeure event occurs, the nonperforming party will be excused from performance for as long as such circumstances prevail and such party continues to use commercially reasonable efforts to recommence performance. Any party so delayed in its performance will immediately notify the other and describe at a reasonable level of detail the

 

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circumstances causing such delay. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Force Majeure prevents performance of the Administrative Services for more than ten (10) consecutive days, then the applicable Company may, at its option, suspend the Administrator’s right to perform the Administrative Services so affected by the Force Majeure event and procure such services from an alternate source until such time as the Administrator is able to resume performance of such Administrative Services, at which time the Administrative Services shall thereafter be performed by the Administrator pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with its terms. The applicable Company and the Administrator shall share equally in the transition costs relating to the alternate provision of the affected Administrative Services and the re-assumption of such Administrative Services by the Administrator, as well as the costs incurred with respect to such alternate provider. This Section 20.2(c) does not limit or otherwise affect the Administrator’s obligation to provide business continuity / disaster recovery services in accordance with Section 3.6 and Schedule A hereunder.

(d) This Agreement may be terminated at any time upon the mutual written consent of the parties hereto, which writing shall state the effective date of termination.

(e) If this Agreement is terminated under any of the provisions of Section 20.2(a) , the Companies shall select a third-party administrator to perform the services required by this Agreement (or shall perform such services itself). The Administrator shall bear all reasonably incurred transition costs associated with the transition of the performance of the services required under this Agreement to such replacement administrator and shall cooperate in the transfer of services and the books and records maintained by the Administrator pursuant to this Agreement (or, where appropriate, copies thereof) to such replacement administrator.

(f) Following any termination of this Agreement, the Administrator shall cooperate fully with the Companies in effecting promptly any necessary transfer of the Administrative Services and the transfer of all Books and Records maintained by the Administrator hereunder that pertain to such terminated and transferred Administrative Services to the applicable Company or its designee, so that such Company or its designee will be able to perform the Administrative Services that are being terminated without interruption. The Companies shall cooperate with the Administrator to allow the Administrator to complete the transfer of such Administrative Services as early as is commercially reasonable to do so. As part of the transition of such Administrative Services, the parties shall work together to develop a mutually-agreeable transition plan setting forth the respective tasks to be accomplished by each party in connection with the orderly transition of such Administrative Services and a schedule pursuant to which the tasks are to be completed. In addition following any such termination, the Administrator will cooperate with the applicable Company in connection with any regulatory or Tax audits relating to any period during which the Administrator was providing Administrative Services hereunder.

Section 20.3. Termination Payments .

(a) If this Agreement is terminated by the Companies pursuant to Section 20.2(a)(i) , then the Companies shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrator within thirty (30) days of the Termination Effective Time, an amount equal to the Insolvency Termination Payment.

 

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(b) If this Agreement is terminated by the Companies pursuant to Section 20.2(a)(ii) or (iii) , then the Companies shall pay or cause to be paid to the Administrator within thirty (30) days of the Termination Effective Time, an amount equal to the Companies’ Termination Payment, if any.

(c) If this Agreement is terminated by the Companies pursuant to Section 20.2(a)(iv) the Companies shall not owe the Administrator either the Companies’ Termination Payment or the Administrator’s Termination Payment.

(d) If this Agreement is terminated by the Administrator pursuant to Section 20.2(b) then the Companies shall pay the Administrator’s Termination Payment to the Administrator within thirty (30) days of the Termination Effective Time plus the amount of Administration Fees then due and unpaid.

(e) The parties agree that any amounts paid pursuant to Sections 20.3(a) through (d)  shall be treated for Tax purposes as an adjustment to the consideration payable by Purchaser under Section 2.01 of the Master Agreement, unless otherwise required by Applicable Law. In the event that any Taxes are actually imposed by any Tax Authority on any amounts paid pursuant to Sections 20.3(a) through (d)  the Companies shall pay to the Administrator any such Taxes, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any additional Taxes with respect to the related payment pursuant to this Section 20.3(e) . The Administrator shall cooperate with the Companies in good faith in challenging any proposed assessment of Taxes on any payments made pursuant to Sections 20.3(a) through (d)  or this Section 20.3(e) .

(f) The Administrator’s Termination Payment, the Companies’ Termination and the Insolvency Termination Payment, as the case may be, shall be in addition to any accrued and unpaid fees owed to Administrator by the Companies for Administrative Services provided by Administrator under this Agreement through the Termination Effective Time.

ARTICLE XXI

ARBITRATION

Section 21.1. Negotiation . As a condition to the parties’ right to arbitration under this Agreement, either party will give written notification to the other party of any dispute relating to or arising from this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the formation or breach thereof. Within fifteen (15) calendar days of notification, both parties must designate an officer of their respective companies to attempt to resolve the dispute. The officers will meet at a mutually agreeable location as soon as possible and as often as necessary to attempt to negotiate a resolution of the dispute. During the negotiation process, all reasonable requests made for information concerning the dispute will be promptly honored. The officers will mutually determine the format for discussions. If these officers are unable to resolve the dispute within thirty (30) days of their first meeting, the parties may agree in writing to extend the negotiation period for an additional thirty (30) calendar days. If the matter is not resolved within thirty (30) days of the first meeting or the additional thirty (30) calendar day period, if any, then either party may demand arbitration pursuant to Section 21.2 . The discussions and all information exchanged for the purposes of such discussions will be confidential and without prejudice.

 

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Section 21.2. Resolution of Damages . With the exception of the Companies’ right of specific performance under the Confidentiality Agreement and Sections 3.11 and 22.7(b) hereof, any unresolved dispute between the Companies and/or Hartford Fire on the one hand, and the Administrator on the other hand, arising out of the provisions of this Agreement, or concerning its interpretation or validity, whether arising before or after termination of this Agreement, shall be submitted to arbitration pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of ARIAS.

Section 21.3. Composition of Panel . Unless the parties agree upon a single arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of notice of intention to arbitrate, all disputes shall be submitted to an arbitration panel composed of two arbitrators and an umpire, chosen in accordance with Sections 21.4 and 21.5 .

Section 21.4. Appointment of Arbitrators . The party requesting arbitration (hereinafter referred to as the “ Petitioning Party ”) shall appoint an arbitrator and give written notice thereof to the other party (hereinafter referred to as the “ Respondent ”) together with its notice of intention to arbitrate. Unless a single arbitrator is agreed upon within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the notice of intention to arbitrate, the Respondent shall, within thirty (30) days after receiving such notice, also appoint an arbitrator and notify the Petitioning Party thereof in a like manner. If more than one of the Hartford Companies request arbitration against the Administrator, then such Hartford Companies shall jointly be considered the Petitioning Party and shall be entitled to appoint a single arbitrator. If the Administrator is the Petitioning Party and requests arbitration against more than one of the Hartford Companies, then such Hartford Companies shall jointly be considered the Respondent and shall appoint a single arbitrator. Before instituting a hearing, the two arbitrators so appointed shall choose an impartial umpire from candidates on the ARIAS-U.S. Certified Arbitrators List in effect at the time of commencement of the arbitration. If, within thirty (30) days after they are both appointed, the arbitrators fail to agree upon the appointment of an umpire, the umpire shall be selected pursuant to the rules of the ARIAS. The arbitrators shall be present or former executives or officers of life insurance or reinsurance companies who hold an ARIAS-U.S. Arbitration Certification and have at least ten (10) years of experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry. The arbitrators and umpire shall be disinterested or impartial individuals and not be under the control of either party, and shall have no financial interest in the outcome of the arbitration. Any arbitrator or proposed arbitrator who is or has acted as counsel on behalf of any Administrator adverse to a party in two or more arbitration or litigation matters will be deemed unqualified to serve as an umpire or arbitrator hereunder.

Section 21.5. Failure of a Party to Appoint Arbitrator; Incapacity of Arbitrator .

(a) If the Respondent fails to appoint an arbitrator within thirty (30) days after receiving a notice of intention to arbitrate, such arbitrator shall be selected pursuant to the rules of the ARIAS, and shall then, together with the arbitrator appointed by the Petitioning Party, choose an umpire as provided in Section 21.2 .

(b) Should any arbitrator become incapacitated during the term of the arbitration, (i) if it is before the final hearing, the appointing party may replace its nominee with another qualified candidate, or the two arbitrators may nominate a replacement umpire within thirty (30) days in accordance with Section 21.4 using candidates from the ARIAS-U.S. certified

 

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Arbitrators List in effect at the time of the commencement of the arbitration; or (ii) if it is during or after the hearing, but before the rendering of an award, the arbitrators and the Parties shall meet to discuss whether the third arbitrator is needed to render a complete and fair decision. In the absence of any agreement on the issue, the party which has lost its appointed arbitrator due to incapacity after the hearing but before a decision has been rendered, or either party in the event of incapacity of the umpire, shall have the right to petition the state or federal court within the State of New York for a new hearing with a replacement arbitrator. If such court orders a new hearing with a replacement arbitrator, such replacement shall be made within fifteen (15) days of obtaining an order from the court granting the request for a new hearing, and a re-hearing shall be made within thirty (30) days thereafter unless otherwise agreed by the newly constituted Arbitration Panel. The newly constituted Arbitration Panel will have the right to review all transcripts and documents from the first hearing.

Section 21.6. Choice of Forum . Any arbitration instituted pursuant to this Article XXI shall be held in New York, New York or such other place as the parties may mutually agree.

Section 21.7. Procedure Governing Arbitration . Each party participating in the arbitration shall have the obligation to produce those documents and as witnesses to the arbitration those of its employees as any other participating party reasonably requests providing always that the same witnesses and documents be obtainable and relevant to the issues before the arbitration and not be unduly burdensome or excessive. The parties may mutually agree as to pre-hearing discovery prior to the arbitration hearing and in the absence of agreement, upon the request of any party, pre-hearing discovery may be conducted as the panel shall determine in its sole discretion to be in the interest of fairness, full disclosure, and a prompt hearing, decision and award by the panel. The panel shall be the final judge of the procedures of the panel, the conduct of the arbitration of the rules of evidence, the rules of privilege and production and of excessiveness and relevancy of any witnesses and documents upon the petition of any participating party. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the panel shall have the authority to issue subpoenas and other orders to enforce its decisions.

Section 21.8. Arbitration Award . The arbitration panel shall render its decision within sixty (60) days after termination of the proceeding unless the parties consent to an extension, which decision shall be in writing, stating the reason therefor. The decision of the majority of the panel shall be final and binding on the parties to the proceeding except to the extent otherwise provided in the Federal Arbitration Act. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act.

Section 21.9. Cost of Arbitration . Unless otherwise allocated by the panel, each party shall bear the expense of its own arbitrator and its own witnesses and shall equally bear with the other parties the expense of the umpire and the arbitration.

Section 21.10. Limit of Authority . The arbitrators will have the power to set all procedural rules for the arbitration, including the discretion to make any order with respect to pleadings, discovery, depositions, scheduling, the hearing, reception of evidence and any other matter whatsoever relating to the conduct of the arbitration. The arbitrators will have the power to grant interim relief as it may deem appropriate. The arbitrators will have the power to award reasonable attorneys’ fees, pre- and post-hearing interest, and other forms of relief to either party

 

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to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, including fees and costs incurred in connection with the arbitration or any litigation commenced to stay or dismiss arbitration. The arbitrators shall have no authority to impose any punitive, exemplary or consequential damage awards on either of the parties hereto.

Section 21.11. Continued Provision of Administrative Services . The Administrator shall continue to provide the Administrative Services during the course of any dispute that arises under this Article (including any service whose inclusion as an Administrative Service is the subject of the dispute) until this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 20.2 .

ARTICLE XXII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 22.1. Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 22.2. Schedules . The Schedule to this Agreement that is specifically referred to herein is a part of this Agreement as if fully set forth herein. All references herein to Articles, Sections, subsections, paragraphs, subparagraphs, clauses and Schedules shall be deemed references to such parts of this Agreement, unless the context shall otherwise require.

Section 22.3. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given or made as follows: (a) if sent by registered or certified mail in the United States return receipt requested, upon receipt; (b) if sent by reputable overnight air courier, two (2) Business Days after mailing; (c) if sent by facsimile transmission, with a copy mailed on the same day in the manner provided in (a) or (b) above, when transmitted and receipt is confirmed by telephone; or (d) if otherwise actually personally delivered, when delivered, and shall be delivered as follows:

If to HLIC:

Hartford Life Insurance Company

200 Hopmeadow Street

Simsbury, CT 06089

Facsimile:    (860) 843-3528
Attention:    Chief Financial Officer

 

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If to HLAC:

Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company

200 Hopmeadow Street

Simsbury, CT 06089

Facsimile:    (860) 843-3528
Attention:    Chief Financial Officer

If to Hartford Fire:

Hartford Fire Insurance Company

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, CT 06155

Facsimile:    (860) 547-4721
Attention:    Chief Financial Officer

In each case and with respect to each Hartford Company, with a concurrent copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

The Hartford

One Hartford Plaza

Hartford, CT 06155

Facsimile:    (860) 547-6959
Attention:    Director of Corporate Law

If to the Administrator:

Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company

1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Facsimile:    (215) 977-7820
Attention:    General Counsel

In each case, with a concurrent copy (which will not constitute notice) to:

Reinsurance Group of America

1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Facsimile:    (636) 736-8574
Attention:    Scott Cochran

and:

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Geoffrey Kauffman

and:

 

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Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: General Counsel

Any party may, by notice given in accordance with this Section 22.3 to the other parties, designate another address or Person for receipt of notices hereunder provided that notice of such a change shall be effective upon receipt.

Section 22.4. Binding Effect; Assignment; Assignment of Administered Contracts.

(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives.

(b) Except for a Pre-Authorized Assignment, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned or delegated (except, with respect to delegations by the Administrator as permitted by Section 3.5 ), in whole or in part, by any party without the prior written consent of the other parties, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided that any such permitted assignee or delegee (including pursuant to a Pre-Authorized Assignment) shall agree to become a party to and bound by the Global Confidentiality Agreement.

Section 22.5. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 22.6. Currency . Whenever the word “Dollars” or the “$” sign appear in this Agreement, they shall be construed to mean United States Dollars, and all transactions under this Agreement shall be in United States Dollars.

Section 22.7. Waivers and Amendments; Non-Contractual Remedies; Preservation of Remedies .

(a) This Agreement may be amended, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms hereof may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by each of the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power or privilege, nor any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that any party may otherwise have at law or in equity.

(b) The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that the failure of any party to perform its agreements and covenants hereunder will cause irreparable injury to the other party, for which damages, even if available, will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, each party hereby consents to the issuance of temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief by the

 

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New York Courts to compel performance of such party’s obligations, or to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement, and to the granting by the New York Courts of the remedy of specific performance of its obligations hereunder, in addition to any other rights or remedies available under this Agreement.

Section 22.8. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed, performed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its principles or rules of conflict of laws thereof to the extent such principles or rules would require or permit the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 22.9. Entire Agreement; Severability . (a) This Agreement, the Master Agreement, the Global Confidentiality Agreement and the applicable Ancillary Agreements contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto.

(b) If any provision of this Agreement is held to be void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, (i) such holding shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement, including any other provision, paragraph or subparagraph, and (ii) the parties agree to attempt in good faith to reform such void or unenforceable provision to the extent necessary to render such provision enforceable and to carry out its original intent.

Section 22.10. Parties to this Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is an administrative services agreement solely between the Companies and the Administrator, and the performance of the obligations of each party under this Agreement shall be rendered solely to the other party. In no instance shall anyone other than the Companies or the Administrator (and their successors and permitted assigns) have any rights under this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, other than the parties hereto, their successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein.

Section 22.11. Interpretation . For purposes of this Agreement, the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,” “includes,” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Whenever the singular is used herein, the same shall include the plural, and whenever the plural is used herein, the same shall include the singular, where appropriate.

Section 22.12. No Fiduciary Duties . The parties acknowledge and agree that it is not the intent of the Administrator to assume, nor the intent of the Companies to impose upon Administrator, the legal status and duties of a fiduciary in respect of the Administrative Services to be provided by Administrator under this Agreement, except and only to the extent that such status and duties are expressly (and not by implication) imposed upon Administrator under Applicable Law. In the absence of such express imposition of fiduciary duties upon Administrator, the nature and scope of Administrator’s duties in respect of its performance of Administrative Services under this Agreement shall be exclusively governed by the express terms of this Agreement.

 

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Section 22.13. Survival .

(a) Article I, Article XVI, XVII, Article XVIII, Article XIX, Section 20.3, Article XXI and Article XXII shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

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

 

HARTFORD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Mark M. Socha

  Name: Mark M. Socha
  Title: Vice President
HARTFORD LIFE AND ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Mark M. Socha

  Name: Mark M. Socha
  Title: Vice President
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
By:  

/s/ Lisa M. Proch

  Name: Lisa M. Proch
  Title: Assistant Vice President
PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY
By:  

/s/ John K. Hillman

  Name: John K. Hillman
  Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 10.5

Execution Version

 

 

 

SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 13, 2012

among

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY,

as the Issuer and Fiscal Agent,

RGA WORLDWIDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.,

as Noteholder,

RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY,

as Collateral Agent,

PFASC HOLDINGS, LLC

(solely for purposes of Section 5.02 and Article VII of this Agreement)

and

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(solely for purposes of Section 5.03, Article VIII and Section 11.05 of this Agreement)

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I   

Definitions

     1   

SECTION 1.01.

 

Defined Terms.

     1   

SECTION 1.02.

 

Terms Generally.

     1   

SECTION 1.03.

 

Accounting Terms; GAAP.

     2   
ARTICLE II   

Noteholder Obligation

     2   

SECTION 2.01.

 

Obligation.

     2   
ARTICLE III   

The Notes

     2   

SECTION 3.01.

 

General.

     2   

SECTION 3.02.

 

Forms of Notes.

     2   

SECTION 3.03.

 

Legends.

     3   

SECTION 3.04.

 

Cancellation.

     4   

SECTION 3.05.

 

Exchange of Definitive Notes for Global Notes.

     5   

SECTION 3.06.

 

Scheduled Maturity Date.

     5   

SECTION 3.07.

 

Noteholder Representations, Acknowledgements and Agreements.

     5   

SECTION 3.08.

 

Transfer.

     5   

SECTION 3.09.

 

Registration, Transfer and Exchange.

     6   

SECTION 3.10.

 

Transfer or Exchange of Definitive Notes.

     7   

SECTION 3.11.

 

Fiscal Agent; Other Agents.

     7   

SECTION 3.12.

 

Resignation, Removal and Appointment of Successor.

     8   

SECTION 3.13.

 

Authentication.

     10   

SECTION 3.14.

 

Accounts of the Issuer.

     11   

SECTION 3.15.

 

Payment.

     12   

SECTION 3.16.

 

Interest.

     12   

SECTION 3.17.

 

Principal Repayment.

     13   

SECTION 3.18.

 

Taxes.

     15   

SECTION 3.19.

 

Conditions of Fiscal Agent’s Obligations.

     16   

SECTION 3.20.

 

Meetings and Amendments.

     18   
ARTICLE IV   

Collateral Agent

     20   

SECTION 4.01.

 

Appointment.

     20   

SECTION 4.02.

 

Obligations.

     20   

SECTION 4.03.

 

Agents.

     21   

SECTION 4.04.

 

Resignation, Removal and Appointment of Successor

     21   

SECTION 4.05.

 

Fees and Indemnity.

     22   

 

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ARTICLE V   

Representations and Warranties

     22   

SECTION 5.01.

 

Issuer’s Representations and Warranties.

     22   

SECTION 5.02.

 

Holding Company’s Representations and Warranties.

     25   

SECTION 5.03.

 

Parent’s Representations and Warranties.

     27   

SECTION 5.04.

 

Fiscal Agent’s Representations and Warranties.

     28   

SECTION 5.05.

 

Collateral Agent’s Representations and Warranties.

     28   
ARTICLE VI   

Covenants of the Issuer

     29   

SECTION 6.01.

 

Compliance with Laws.

     29   

SECTION 6.02.

 

Existence.

     29   

SECTION 6.03.

 

Business of the Issuer.

     29   

SECTION 6.04.

 

Transaction Documents.

     29   

SECTION 6.05.

 

Dividends.

     29   

SECTION 6.06.

 

Investments.

     30   

SECTION 6.07.

 

Liens.

     30   

SECTION 6.08.

 

Issuance of Securities.

     30   

SECTION 6.09.

 

Subsidiaries.

     30   

SECTION 6.10.

 

Indebtedness.

     30   

SECTION 6.11.

 

Books and Records; Inspection Rights.

     30   

SECTION 6.12.

 

Reporting Documents.

     30   

SECTION 6.13.

 

Material Agreements, Expenses or Expenditures.

     31   

SECTION 6.14.

 

Collections.

     31   

SECTION 6.15.

 

Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors.

     31   

SECTION 6.16.

 

Redemption; Recapitalization.

     31   

SECTION 6.17.

 

Constituent Documents.

     31   

SECTION 6.18.

 

Consultation.

     32   

SECTION 6.19.

 

Non-Consolidation.

     32   

SECTION 6.20.

 

Ratings.

     35   

SECTION 6.21.

 

Taxes.

     35   

SECTION 6.22.

 

Security Interest.

     36   

SECTION 6.23.

 

Appointment of Independent Director.

     36   

SECTION 6.24.

 

Insurance.

     36   
ARTICLE VII   

Covenants of the Holding Company

     36   

SECTION 7.01.

 

Compliance with Laws.

     36   

SECTION 7.02.

 

Existence.

     36   

SECTION 7.03.

 

Business Interference.

     36   

SECTION 7.04.

 

Obligations.

     37   

SECTION 7.05.

 

Dividends.

     37   

SECTION 7.06.

 

Issuer Constituent Documents.

     37   

SECTION 7.07.

 

Business of the Holding Company.

     37   

SECTION 7.08.

 

Liens.

     37   

SECTION 7.09.

 

Issuance of Securities.

     37   

 

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SECTION 7.10.

 

Indebtedness.

     37   

SECTION 7.11.

 

Redemption; Recapitalization.

     37   

SECTION 7.12.

 

Constituent Documents.

     37   

SECTION 7.13.

 

Non-Consolidation.

     38   

SECTION 7.14.

 

Taxes.

     40   

SECTION 7.15.

 

Security Interest.

     40   

SECTION 7.16.

 

Appointment of Independent Manager.

     40   

SECTION 7.17.

 

Tax Restructuring.

     41   
ARTICLE VIII   

Covenants of the Parent

     41   

SECTION 8.01.

 

Business Interference.

     41   

SECTION 8.02.

 

Obligations.

     41   

SECTION 8.03.

 

Redemption; Recapitalization.

     41   

SECTION 8.04.

 

Broker-Dealer Services Agreement.

     41   

SECTION 8.05.

 

Dividends.

     41   

SECTION 8.06.

 

Constituent Documents of the Issuer and the Holding Company.

     41   

SECTION 8.07.

 

Collections.

     42   

SECTION 8.08.

 

Tax Restructuring.

     42   
ARTICLE IX   

Conditions

     42   

SECTION 9.01.

 

Conditions Precedent.

     42   
ARTICLE X   

Events of Default

     43   

SECTION 10.01.

 

Events of Default

     43   

SECTION 10.02.

 

Remedies Upon an Event of Default.

     44   

SECTION 10.03.

 

Limitation of Suits.

     45   

SECTION 10.04.

 

Control by Noteholders.

     46   
ARTICLE XI   

Miscellaneous

     46   

SECTION 11.01.

 

Notices.

     46   

SECTION 11.02.

 

Waivers; Amendments.

     49   

SECTION 11.03.

 

Successors and Assigns.

     49   

SECTION 11.04.

 

Indemnity.

     49   

SECTION 11.05.

 

Assignment of Rights.

     50   

SECTION 11.06.

 

Survival.

     50   

SECTION 11.07.

 

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness.

     50   

SECTION 11.08.

 

Severability.

     50   

SECTION 11.09.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

     51   

SECTION 11.10.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.

     51   

SECTION 11.11.

 

Headings.

     51   

 

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SCHEDULES :

 

Schedule I – Defined Terms
Schedule II – Initial Noteholders and Original Issuance Amount
Schedule III – Collection Banks and Collection Accounts
Schedule IV – Insurance

EXHIBITS :

 

Exhibit A – Form of the Notes
Exhibit B – Amortization Schedule
Exhibit C – Cash Flow Projections
Exhibit D – Optional Repayment Schedule
Exhibit E – Reporting Documents
Exhibit F – Form of Annual Budget
Exhibit G-1 – Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP regarding corporate matters, enforceability and security interest matters
Exhibit G-2 – Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP regarding non-consolidation
Exhibit H – Transfer Certificate

 

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SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 13, 2012 (the “ Closing Date ”), by and among Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company (the “ Issuer ”), RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd., (the “ Noteholder ” and, together with any other person purchasing the Notes, the “ Noteholders ”), Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, in its capacity as fiscal agent, (the “ Fiscal Agent ”), RGA Reinsurance Company (the “ Collateral Agent ”), PFASC Holdings, LLC (the “ Holding Company ”) (solely for purposes of Section 5.02 and Article VII of this Agreement) and Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc. (the “ Parent ”) (solely for purposes of Section 5.03, Article VIII and Section 11.05 of this Agreement).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires financing through the issuance of senior notes on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Noteholders are willing to acquire the Notes;

WHEREAS, the Issuer desires to appoint Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company as Fiscal Agent hereunder;

WHEREAS, Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company is willing to accept such appointment pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Noteholders desire to appoint RGA Reinsurance Company to serve as Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Security Agreements pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, RGA Reinsurance Company is willing to serve as Collateral Agent hereunder and under the Security Agreements pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Security Agreements and the Control Agreements and the Collateral (as defined herein) will be pledged to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Noteholders pursuant to the terms of the Security Agreements and the Control Agreements.

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

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms . Certain capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined in the body of this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Schedule I hereof.

SECTION 1.02. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein or in Schedule I hereof shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of such defined terms. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such

 

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amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

SECTION 1.03. Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that if the Issuer notifies the Noteholders that the Issuer requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Fiscal Agent notifies the Issuer that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision shall have been amended in accordance herewith.

ARTICLE II

Noteholder Obligation

SECTION 2.01. Obligation . The Issuer hereby agrees to sell to the Noteholders, and each Noteholder, upon the basis of the representations and warranties contained herein, but subject to the conditions hereinafter stated in Section 9.01, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Issuer the respective principal amount of Notes set forth in Schedule II hereto opposite its name. Payment for the Notes shall be made to the Issuer in funds immediately available in New York City against delivery of such Notes for the respective accounts of the Noteholders at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Closing Date. All proceeds of the Notes shall be used to pay the purchase price under the Master Transaction Agreement.

ARTICLE III

The Notes

SECTION 3.01. General . This Agreement is made in respect of the senior notes issued by the Issuer on the Closing Date in the aggregate original principal amount of $100,000,000 (the “ Notes ”). To the extent not provided for herein, payments of principal, interest and any other amounts on the Notes shall constitute direct obligations of the Issuer.

SECTION 3.02. Forms of Notes .

(a) The Notes will be initially represented in definitive form registered in the name of the individual Noteholders or their nominees (“ Definitive Notes ”) and, solely under the circumstances set forth in Section 3.05 below, may be exchangeable for registered notes in global form (“ Global Notes ”), with such appropriate insertions, omissions, substitutions and other variations as are required or permitted by, and not inconsistent with, this Agreement.

 

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(b) The Notes shall be executed by manual or electronic (including by facsimile or in .pdf form) signature on behalf of the Issuer by any one Responsible Officer and if such officer shall have ceased, for any reason, to hold such office prior to the authentication and delivery of such Notes or did not hold such office on the date upon which the Issuer issued any such Note, the Notes shall nevertheless be valid. The Notes shall be substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto and (i) may also have such additional provisions, insertions, omissions, variations or substitutions as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, and (ii) may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements placed thereon as may be required to comply with this Agreement, any law or with any rules made pursuant thereto or with the rules of any securities exchange, insurance regulatory or other governmental agency or depositary therefor or as may, consistently herewith, be determined by the Responsible Officer executing such Notes, in each case as conclusively evidenced by such Responsible Officer’s execution of such Notes. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication by the Fiscal Agent. The Issuer shall notify the Fiscal Agent and the Collateral Agent immediately following any payment by the Issuer of principal on the Notes. The Collateral Agent shall notify the Noteholders and shall record in the schedule to each such Note (i) the Note Outstanding Amount on the Closing Date and (ii) in the event the Collateral Agent accepts the validity of the amount of any payment by the Issuer of principal on such Note, any reductions in the Note Outstanding Amount made in accordance with this Agreement.

SECTION 3.03. Legends .

(a) This Section 3.03 shall apply to all Definitive Notes.

(b) The Issuer shall execute and the Fiscal Agent shall, in accordance with this Article III, authenticate and deliver one or more Definitive Notes, which (i) shall be delivered to the Noteholders and (ii) shall bear legends substantially to the following effect:

THIS NOTE WILL BE OFFERED AND SOLD FOR INVESTMENT ONLY PURSUANT TO ANY EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”) IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE STATES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE OFFERING WILL BE MADE. THERE IS NO OBLIGATION ON THE PART OF ANY PERSON TO REGISTER THIS NOTE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE.

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, AND HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF ANY STATE. THIS NOTE HAS BEEN OFFERED AND SOLD PRIVATELY. IN ADDITION, THE ISSUER HEREOF HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED AS AN INVESTMENT COMPANY UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940, AS AMENDED (THE “INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT”).

THE NOTEHOLDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS SECURITY IS A “RESTRICTED SECURITY” THAT HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT AND AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER AND ITS AFFILIATES THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT TO A PERSON WHO IS AN “ACCREDITED INVESTOR” (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF PERSONS WHO ARE ACCREDITED INVESTORS IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 (AN “ACCREDITED

 

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INVESTOR”), AND ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES, ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFEREES OF THIS NOTE WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED AND/OR AGREED TO CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND AGREEMENTS AS SET FORTH IN THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY, AS THE ISSUER, RGA WORLDWIDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., AS NOTEHOLDER, PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY, AS FISCAL AGENT, RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY, AS COLLATERAL AGENT, PFASC HOLDINGS, LLC (SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 5.02 AND ARTICLE VII SET FORTH THEREIN) AND PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. (SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 5.03, ARTICLE VIII AND SECTION 11.05 SET FORTH THEREIN), DATED AS OF JULY 13, 2012.

THE ISSUER SHALL NOT REGISTER OR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER TO A NOTEHOLDER THAT WAS NOT AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR AT THE TIME OF SUCH PURPORTED TRANSFER. THIS NOTE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER EXCEPT UPON PRESENTATION BY THE TRANSFEREE OF A TRANSFER CERTIFICATE SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT H TO THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO THE TRANSFER AGENT AND THE ISSUER CERTIFYING THAT THE TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR AND THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH. THE ISSUER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RELY ON SUCH CERTIFICATE IN DETERMINING THAT THE TRANSFEREE IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR AT THE TIME OF THE TRANSFER, WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, THIS NOTE MAY IN ANY CASE BE TRANSFERRED TO RGA OR AN AFFILIATE OF RGA IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS WITHOUT BEING SUBJECT TO ANY SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTE OR IN THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (IT BEING ACKNOWLEDGED THAT ANY SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER TO A PARTY OTHER THAN RGA OR AN AFFILIATE OF RGA SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THIS NOTE AND IN THE SENIOR NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT).

EACH NOTEHOLDER IS DEEMED TO REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT (1) AT THE TIME IT ACQUIRES THIS NOTE, IT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR AND (2) IT WILL NOT SELL, PLEDGE OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS NOTE EXCEPT TO AN ENTITY THAT IS AN ACCREDITED INVESTOR IN A TRANSACTION THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OR ANY SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

SECTION 3.04. Cancellation . All Notes delivered to the Fiscal Agent (or any other agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.11(b) hereof) for payment, redemption or registration of transfer or exchange as provided in this Agreement or the Notes shall be marked “cancelled” and, if not already in the possession of the Fiscal Agent, forwarded to the Fiscal Agent. All such Notes shall be disposed of in accordance with the Fiscal Agent’s standard procedures by the Fiscal Agent, which if requested by the Issuer shall thereupon furnish certificates of such disposition to the Issuer.

 

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SECTION 3.05. Exchange of Definitive Notes for Global Notes . At the direction of the Required Noteholders, the Fiscal Agent shall exchange all Definitive Notes for Global Notes registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company or such other clearinghouse as selected by the Required Noteholders (the “ Clearing Agency ”). The Fiscal Agent shall make all appropriate and necessary arrangements and/or modifications with respect to this Agreement and the Notes which are required by the Clearing Agency for such exchange. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement or the Notes, a Definitive Note shall not be exchanged for a Global Note unless the Clearing Agency has notified the Issuer or Fiscal Agent that the Clearing Agency is willing and able to serve as depositary for such Global Note. Each Definitive Note shall be exchanged in whole and not in part. No service fees or other costs incurred by the Issuer shall be required to be reimbursed by the Noteholders for any registration of transfer or exchange, except that the Issuer may require payment by the Noteholders (pro rata among the Noteholders) of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange.

SECTION 3.06. Scheduled Maturity Date . The scheduled maturity date of the Notes shall be July 13, 2022 (the “ Scheduled Maturity Date ”).

SECTION 3.07. Noteholder Representations, Acknowledgements and Agreements . Each Noteholder, by its acceptance of a Note, shall be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and/or agreed to the following:

(a) It is an Accredited Investor.

(b) The Notes are “restricted securities” that have not been registered under the Securities Act. It is deemed to agree for the benefit of the Issuer that (i) the Notes may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred except to a Person whom the seller reasonably believes is an Accredited Investor, in a transaction that is not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act or the Investment Company Act and (ii) the Fiscal Agent shall not be obligated or requested to register or acknowledge any purported transfer to a Noteholder, as applicable, that was not an Accredited Investor at the time of such purported transfer.

(c) Any transfer of any interest in the Notes must be made in accordance with applicable securities law.

SECTION 3.08. Transfer . Any transfer of the Notes shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement (including this Section 3.08). In addition to the other restrictions set forth in this Agreement, in the event that any Noteholder, as applicable, shall sell or otherwise transfer the Notes or any part thereof to any Person (other than the Issuer), the following provisions shall apply:

(a) From and after the effective date of the transfer, such transferee Noteholder has the rights and obligations of the transferring Noteholder under this Agreement, and the transferring Noteholder shall, to the extent of the interest so transferred, be released from its obligations, and not be entitled to its rights, under this Agreement related to the Note Outstanding Amount so transferred (provided that such transfer shall not waive or otherwise affect any claim that the Issuer may have against the transferring Noteholder arising out of any act or omission of the transferring Noteholder that occurred prior to the transfer).

(b) In the event any Noteholder transfers, disposes, sells or hypothecates a portion of the Notes, such Noteholder may require the Issuer to issue a replacement note (the “ Replacement Note ”) to such Noteholder or transferee, as applicable, with a principal amount equal to the portion of the Notes transferred, disposed, sold or hypothecated by the Noteholder and such Replacement Note shall be identical to the Notes except that such Replacement Note shall have a different principal amount and first Scheduled Payment Date.

 

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(c) The Issuer will deliver executed or true and correct copies of each amendment, waiver or consent to each holder of the Outstanding Notes promptly following the date on which it is executed and delivered by, or receives the consent or approval of, the requisite holders of the Notes.

(d) In addition to the other requirements herein, the Transfer Agent and/or Issuer may request such additional documents and certifications as it may reasonably deem necessary in order to verify that a transfer of Notes is exempt from or not subject to registration under the Securities Act and other applicable securities laws and would not require the Issuer to register under the Investment Company Act. Either the Issuer or the Transfer Agent may deny any transfer of Notes if it reasonably determines that such transfer is subject to but not registered or exempt from registration under applicable securities laws or would require the Issuer to register under the Investment Company Act.

(e) The Issuer shall be entitled to require any Noteholder that is determined not to have been an Accredited Investor at the time of acquisition of such Note to sell such Note (within thirty (30) days after notice of the sale requirement is given) to a person that is an Accredited Investor in a transaction meeting the requirements of an exemption to the Securities Act. If such Noteholder fails to effect the sale within such 30-day period, the Issuer may cause its Note to be transferred in a commercially reasonable sale (conducted in accordance with Section 9-610, 9-611 and 9-627 of the Uniform Commercial Code (the “ UCC ”) as applied to securities that are sold on a recognized market) to a person that certifies to the Transfer Agent and the Issuer that such Person is an Accredited Investor, together with the other acknowledgments, representations and agreements made or deemed to be made by the Noteholders as required herein.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that any Noteholder transfers any Note to RGA or an Affiliate of RGA in compliance with applicable securities laws, such transfer shall not be subject to any transfer restrictions set forth in any such Note or in this Agreement, including any restrictions set forth in this Section 3.08; provided , that promptly following any such transfer to RGA or an Affiliate of RGA, a Responsible Officer of the transferring Noteholder shall provide to the Issuer a notice certifying that such transfer complied with all applicable securities laws.

SECTION 3.09. Registration, Transfer and Exchange .

(a) Subject to this Section 3.09(a), upon presentation for transfer or exchange of any Notes at the office of any Transfer Agent accompanied by a written instrument of transfer or exchange in the form approved by the Issuer (it being understood that, until notice to the contrary is given to the Noteholders and the Fiscal Agent, the Issuer shall be deemed to have approved the form of instrument of transfer or exchange, if any, attached to the Notes), executed by the related Noteholder, in person or by such Noteholder’s attorney thereunto duly authorized in writing, the Notes shall be transferred in accordance with this Agreement.

(b) Any notice required to be sent by the Issuer to any Noteholder pursuant to this Agreement may be sent by the Issuer to the Fiscal Agent (if other than the Issuer) and the Collateral Agent with a request that the Fiscal Agent and the Collateral Agent deliver such notice to the Noteholders, who shall deliver such notice to the relevant Noteholders in accordance with such notice; provided that such request is made, and such notice is delivered to the Fiscal Agent (if other than the Issuer) and the Collateral Agent, in a timely manner and, in no event later than five (5) Business Days prior to the date that such notice is required to be given to the Noteholder.

(c) No transfer shall be effected under this Agreement or the Notes until, and any transferee of a Note from a Noteholder shall succeed to the rights of such Noteholder only upon, registration of the transfer by the Fiscal Agent in the Register.

 

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SECTION 3.10. Transfer or Exchange of Definitive Notes .

(a) If a Noteholder wishes at any time to transfer or exchange a Definitive Note, such transfer or exchange (other than an exchange of Definitive Notes for Global Notes pursuant to Section 3.05) may be effected only in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.10(a). Upon the receipt by the Transfer Agent at its Corporate Office in the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, of the Note accompanied by a written and executed instrument of transfer as provided in Section 3.09(a), the Fiscal Agent shall register the transfer or exchange of such Note and, if applicable, exchange such Note for an equal principal amount of another Note, which replacement note shall contain the terms as specified in this Agreement.

(b) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Issuer at the Fiscal Agent’s or any Transfer Agent’s request shall execute and the Fiscal Agent (or an authenticating agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.13(b)) shall authenticate and deliver one or more Notes. Such Notes shall be deemed Replacement Notes. No service fees or other costs incurred by the Issuer shall be required to be reimbursed by the Noteholders for any registration of transfer or exchange, except that the Issuer may require payment by the Noteholders (pro rata among the Noteholders) of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange.

(c) All Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of any Note shall be the valid obligations of the Issuer, subject to the conditions contained in the Note, evidencing the same debt, and the applicable provisions of this Agreement shall apply equally thereto, as the Note surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(d) Any Transfer Agent appointed pursuant to Section 3.11(b) hereof shall provide to the Fiscal Agent such information with respect to the registration of transfer or exchange of any Notes as the Fiscal Agent may reasonably require in connection with the delivery by such Transfer Agent of such Notes upon their transfer or exchange.

(e) Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of Notes not bearing any legend, the Notes so issued shall not bear any legend. Upon the transfer, exchange or replacement of any Notes bearing a legend, the Notes so issued shall bear such legend, unless there is delivered to the Issuer such reasonably satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of independent counsel, as may be reasonably required by the Issuer that neither the legend nor the related restrictions on transfer set forth therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence to the Issuer, the Fiscal Agent, at the direction of the Issuer, shall authenticate and deliver Notes that do not bear any legend or may remove the legend, as the case may be.

SECTION 3.11. Fiscal Agent; Other Agents .

(a) The Issuer hereby appoints Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, acting through its corporate office at 1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 (together with the corporate office of any successor or successors of the Fiscal Agent as may be qualified

 

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and appointed from time to time in accordance with Section 3.12(c) hereof, (the “ Corporate Office ”), as fiscal agent of the Issuer in respect of the Notes upon the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company hereby accepts such appointment upon such terms and conditions. Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company, and any successor or successors of such fiscal agent qualified and appointed in accordance with Section 3.12(c) hereof, are herein called the “ Fiscal Agent ”. The Fiscal Agent shall have the powers and authority granted to and conferred upon it under this Agreement and the Notes and such further powers and authority to act on behalf of the Issuer as may be mutually agreed upon in writing by the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent. The Fiscal Agent shall keep a copy of this Agreement available for inspection during normal business hours at its Corporate Office. The Fiscal Agent shall also act as Transfer Agent. All of the terms and provisions with respect to such powers and authority contained in the Notes are subject to and governed by the terms and provisions hereof.

(b) The Issuer or the Required Noteholders may, at their discretion, appoint one or more agents (a “ Paying Agent ” or “ Paying Agents ”) for the payment, to the extent permitted in accordance with the Notes, of the principal of, any interest on and any other amounts owing under the Notes, and one or more agents (a “ Transfer Agent ” or “ Transfer Agents ”) for the registration of transfer or exchange of the Notes, at such place or places as the Issuer may determine; provided , however , that the Issuer shall at all times maintain a Paying Agent and Transfer Agent at corporate offices that are located in the United States; provided , further that upon the action of the Required Noteholders to appoint a Paying Agent or a Transfer Agent, the Issuer may no longer appoint such agents.

(c) The Issuer hereby initially appoints the Fiscal Agent, at its Corporate Office, as principal Paying Agent, Transfer Agent, authenticating agent and note registrar, and the Fiscal Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

(d) The Issuer shall promptly notify the Fiscal Agent of the name and address of any other Paying Agent or Transfer Agent appointed by it, and will notify the Fiscal Agent of the resignation or termination of any such Paying Agent or Transfer Agent. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.12 hereof, the Issuer may vary or terminate the appointment of any such Paying Agent or Transfer Agent at any time and from time to time upon giving not less than sixty (60) days’ notice to such Paying Agent or Transfer Agent, as the case may be, and to the Fiscal Agent. The Issuer shall cause notice of any resignation, termination or appointment of any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent and of any change in the office through which any such Person will act to be provided to the Noteholders.

(e) The Fiscal Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Issuer, shall maintain at the Fiscal Agent’s office the names and addresses of the Noteholders, including Noteholders who acquire a Note via transfer, and the principal amounts of the Notes registered in the names of each Noteholder (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive as to the identity of the Noteholders, and the Issuer, the Fiscal Agent and the Noteholders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Noteholder hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Transfers of Notes pursuant to Section 3.09 of this Agreement shall not be effective until recorded in the Register. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Issuer or any Noteholder at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

SECTION 3.12. Resignation, Removal and Appointment of Successor .

(a) The Issuer agrees, for the benefit of the Noteholders from time to time, that there shall at all times be a Fiscal Agent hereunder, and if the Fiscal Agent is an entity other than Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company or an Affiliate thereof, such entity shall be a

 

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bank or trust company organized and doing business under the laws of the United States or a State thereof, in good standing and having, either itself or through an Affiliate, an established place of business in the City of New York, and authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, until all the Notes authenticated and delivered hereunder (i) shall have been delivered to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation or (ii) have become payable and monies sufficient to pay the full principal of and any interest or any other amounts remaining unpaid on the Notes shall have been made available for payment and either paid or returned to the Noteholders as provided herein and in such Notes.

(b) Resignation and Removal . The Fiscal Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Issuer of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective, provided that such date shall not be less than sixty (60) days from the date on which such notice is given, unless the Issuer agrees to accept shorter notice. The Fiscal Agent hereunder may be replaced, removed or terminated at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Issuer or the Required Noteholders and specifying such replacement, removal or termination and the date when it shall become effective; provided , however that upon the action of the Required Noteholders to replace, remove or terminate a Fiscal Agent, the Issuer may no longer replace, remove or terminate such agents. Notwithstanding the dates of effectiveness of resignation, replacement, removal or termination, as the case may be, to be specified in accordance with the preceding sentences, such resignation, replacement, removal or termination shall take effect only upon the appointment by the Issuer, as hereinafter provided, of a successor Fiscal Agent, with such appointment approved by the Required Noteholders (unless the successor Fiscal Agent is an Affiliate of Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company). Upon its resignation, replacement, removal or termination the Fiscal Agent shall be entitled to payment by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.19(a) hereof of compensation for services rendered and to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder. If no successor Fiscal Agent shall have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within sixty (60) days after the mailing of such notice of resignation or the filing with the Fiscal Agent of such instrument of replacement, removal or termination, the resigning Fiscal Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Fiscal Agent with respect to the Notes, or any Noteholder who has been a bona fide holder of a Note or Notes for at least six (6) months may on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, petition any such court for the appointment of a successor Fiscal Agent. Such court may thereupon after such notice, if any, as it may deem proper and prescribe, appoint a successor Fiscal Agent.

(c) Successors . In case at any time the Fiscal Agent (or any Paying Agent if such Paying Agent is the only Paying Agent located in a place where, by the terms of the Notes or this Agreement, the Issuer is required to maintain a Paying Agent) shall resign, or shall be replaced, removed or terminated, or shall become incapable of acting, or shall be adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or shall file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors or consent to the appointment of a receiver of all or any substantial part of its property, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay or meet its debts as they severally mature, or if a receiver of it or of all or any substantial part of its property shall be appointed, or if an order of any court shall be entered approving any petition filed by or against it under the provisions of applicable receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar legislation, or if any public officer shall take charge or control of it or of its property or affairs, for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, a successor Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed by the Issuer or the Required Noteholders by an instrument in writing, filed with the successor Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and the predecessor Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be; provided , however that upon the action of the Required Noteholders to appoint a successor Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, the Issuer may no longer appoint such successor agents. Upon the appointment as aforesaid of a successor Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be, and acceptance by such successor of such appointment, the Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be, so succeeded shall cease to be Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the

 

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case may be, hereunder. If no successor Fiscal Agent or other Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall have been so appointed by the Issuer and shall have accepted appointment as hereinafter provided within forty-five (45) days after such resignation, replacement, removal, termination or disqualification, and, in the case of such other Paying Agent, if such other Paying Agent is the only Paying Agent located in a place where, by the terms of the Notes or this Agreement, the Issuer is required to maintain a Paying Agent, then the Noteholders who have been bona fide Noteholders for at least six (6) months (which Note, in the case of such other Paying Agent, is referred to in this sentence), on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated, or the Fiscal Agent, may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Fiscal Agent or Paying Agent, as the case may be. The Issuer shall give prompt written notice to each other Paying Agent of the appointment of a successor Fiscal Agent.

(d) Acknowledgement . Any successor Fiscal Agent appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to its predecessor and to the Issuer an instrument accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon such successor Fiscal Agent, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the authority, rights, powers, trusts, immunities, duties and obligations of such predecessor with like effect as if originally named as Fiscal Agent hereunder and all provisions hereof shall be binding on such successor Fiscal Agent, and such predecessor, upon payment of its compensation and reimbursement of its disbursements then unpaid, shall thereupon become obligated to transfer, deliver and pay over, and such successor Fiscal Agent shall be entitled to receive, all monies, securities, books, records or other property on deposit with or held by such predecessor as Fiscal Agent hereunder.

(e) Merger, Consolidation, etc . If at any time the Fiscal Agent is an entity other than Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company or an Affiliate thereof, then any bank or trust company into which the Fiscal Agent may be merged, or any bank or trust company resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Fiscal Agent shall be a party, or any bank or trust company to which the Fiscal Agent shall sell or otherwise transfer all or substantially all the corporate trust business of the Fiscal Agent, provided that it shall be qualified as aforesaid, shall be the successor Fiscal Agent under this Agreement without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

SECTION 3.13. Authentication .

(a) The Fiscal Agent is authorized, upon receipt of Notes executed on behalf of the Issuer for the purposes of the original issuance of Notes, to authenticate said Notes in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of $100,000,000 (unless otherwise agreed by the Required Noteholders by a notice to the Fiscal Agent), and to deliver said Notes in accordance with the written order or orders of the Issuer signed on its behalf by a Responsible Officer. The signatures of Responsible Officers on behalf of the Issuer may be manual or electronic (including by facsimile or in .pdf form) signatures of individuals and Notes bearing the manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were authorized to execute or authenticate such Notes at the time of such signature shall bind such party notwithstanding that such individuals have subsequently ceased to be authorized. Authentication by the Fiscal Agent shall only be provided by manual signature. All Notes shall be dated the date of their authentication. No Note shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose, unless there appears on such Note a certificate of authentication executed by the Fiscal Agent by manual signature, and such certificate upon any Note shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such Note has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder and shall bind the Fiscal Agent notwithstanding that the individual whose manual signature appears on such certificate has subsequently ceased to be authorized. Upon payment by the Issuer of any principal, the Fiscal Agent shall modify the applicable schedule to the Note to reflect such principal amount paid to the Noteholders.

 

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(b) The Fiscal Agent may, with the consent of the Issuer, appoint by an instrument or instruments in writing one or more agents for the authentication of the Notes and, with such consent, vary or terminate any such appointment upon written notice and approve any change in the office through which any authenticating agent acts. The Issuer (by written notice to the Fiscal Agent, if other than the Issuer, and the authenticating agent whose appointment is to be terminated) may also terminate any such appointment at any time. The Fiscal Agent hereby agrees to solicit written acceptances from the entities concerned (in form and substance satisfactory to the Issuer) of such appointments. In its acceptance of such appointment, each such authenticating agent shall agree to act as an authenticating agent pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No Note shall be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement or be valid or obligatory for any purpose unless it has been validly executed and authenticated in accordance with this Section 3.13(b).

SECTION 3.14. Accounts of the Issuer .

(a) The Issuer shall at all times maintain the Debt Service Coverage Account and the Working Capital Account. Assets in the Debt Service Coverage Account shall be held in a custody account established pursuant to the Debt Service Coverage Account Custody Agreement. All funds in the Debt Service Coverage Account and Working Capital Account may be only invested in Permitted Investments.

(b) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall have initially deposited in the Debt Service Coverage Account funds in an amount not less than $1,000,000. On each Scheduled Payment Date and at any other time that payments of principal, interest, fees, costs or other amounts are due under this Agreement or the Notes to the Noteholders, to the extent that payments of Accrued Interest, principal on the Notes and any such other amounts would cause the aggregate amount of funds in the Working Capital Account to fall below $2,000,000, the Issuer may use funds in the Debt Service Coverage Account to make payments of Accrued Interest, principal on the Notes and any other fees, costs or other amounts due to the Noteholders under this Agreement or the Notes. On any date on which the balance of the Debt Service Coverage Account exceeds the Debt Service Coverage Account Target Amount, the Issuer may withdraw from the Debt Service Coverage Account any amounts in excess of the Debt Service Coverage Account Target Amount and deposit such excess in the Working Capital Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in making any withdrawals pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 3.14(b), the Issuer may not reduce the balance of the Debt Service Coverage Account below the Debt Service Coverage Account Target Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, except as set forth in this Section 3.14(b), amounts held in the Debt Service Coverage Account may only be used to pay Accrued Interest, principal on the Notes and any other fees, costs or other amounts are due to the Noteholders under this Agreement or the Notes, and may not be used by the Issuer for any other purpose. Any funds deposited in the Debt Service Coverage Account (and any investment or interest income on such funds) may only be withdrawn pursuant to the terms of this Section 3.14(b), the Issuer Security Agreement and the Debt Service Coverage Account Custody Agreement.

(c) On the Closing Date, the Issuer shall have initially deposited in the Working Capital Account funds in an amount not less than $4,000,000. Unless otherwise prohibited pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents, the Issuer may withdraw funds from the Working Capital Account, including but not limited to, for the purpose of making payments of Accrued Interest, principal on the Notes and any other fees, costs or other amounts due under this Agreement or the Notes to the Noteholders. Any funds in the Working Capital Account in excess of the Working Capital Account Target Amount shall be applied by the Issuer to fund the Debt Service Coverage Account until the amount held in the Debt Service Coverage Account equals the Debt Service Coverage Account Target Amount. For this purpose, the Issuer shall calculate and submit to the Collateral Agent Issuer’s calculation of funds in the Working Capital Account that are in excess of the Working Capital Target

 

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Amount on each day that the Issuer receives fees or other compensation from any other party to the Acquisition Transaction Documents or any new deposits, in each case, in an amount greater than $50,000 (other than those deposits which result from the transfer of funds between the accounts of the Issuer) and the Issuer shall transfer any such excess over the Working Capital Target Amount to the Debt Service Coverage Account on the Business Day following such calculation. Any funds deposited in the Working Capital Account (and any investment or interest income on such funds) may only be withdrawn in compliance with this Section 3.14(c) and the Issuer Security Agreement.

SECTION 3.15. Payment .

(a) For so long as the Fiscal Agent is acting as a Paying Agent hereunder, the Issuer, shall provide to the Fiscal Agent (if other than the Issuer), in immediately available funds on or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York city time, on each date on which any payments on the Notes are scheduled to be paid, such amount, in U.S. dollars, as is necessary to make such payments, and the Issuer hereby authorizes and directs the Fiscal Agent to make or cause to be made, from funds so provided to it, payment of the principal of, any Accrued Interest on, and any other amounts due and owing on the Notes in the manner and at the times set forth herein and in the text of said Note; provided , that any payment of principal of, any Accrued Interest on, and any other amounts due and owing on the Notes may be made by wire transfer to the Noteholder in whose names such Notes are registered at the close of business on the day (whether or not a Business Day) immediately prior to the date on which such payment is scheduled to be paid on the Register maintained pursuant to Section 3.11(e) hereof. The Issuer shall pay any reasonable administrative costs in connection with making any such payments. The Fiscal Agent shall arrange directly with any other Paying Agent who may have been appointed by the Issuer pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(b) hereof for the payment from funds so paid by the Issuer of any payments on the Notes, in accordance with the Notes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer may provide funds directly to a Paying Agent for the payment of any scheduled payment, in accordance with the Notes, under an agreement with respect to such funds containing substantially the same terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3.15(a) and in Section 3.19(b) hereof; and the Fiscal Agent shall have no responsibility with respect to any funds so provided by the Issuer to any such Paying Agent.

(b) All payments or prepayments of any Note Outstanding Amount, and all payments of Accrued Interest, or any other amounts shall be made and applied pro rata across all outstanding Noteholders, based on the Note Outstanding Amount owned by each Noteholder.

SECTION 3.16. Interest . The Issuer agrees to pay interest on the Notes in the manner provided in this Agreement and in the Notes. Each interest payment shall be paid on each Scheduled Payment Date in immediately available funds to each Noteholder entitled thereto as set forth in the Register at the close of business on the day (whether or not a Business Day) immediately prior to the date on which such payment is scheduled to be paid (pro rata according to the portion of the Note Outstanding Amount held by the relevant Noteholders) in an amount equal to the sum of the following amounts for each day during the relevant day in the relevant Interest Accrual Period: the product of (i) the Note Outstanding Amount for the relevant day in the relevant Interest Accrual Period, multiplied by (ii) the percentage derived by dividing (A) the sum of (1) the Interest Rate and (2) upon the notification of the Fiscal Agent, the Required Noteholders or the Collateral Agent to the Issuer of the occurrence of and solely during the continuation of a Default Interest Rate Event, or as provided for in Section 3.17(d)(vii) (with respect to the Optional Redemption Price not paid on the applicable Optional Redemption Date only), the Default Rate, if any, by (B) 360 (the “ Accrued Interest ”). The Fiscal Agent agrees to calculate the amount of interest on the Notes in the manner provided in this Agreement and the Notes. No later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Scheduled Payment Date, the Fiscal Agent shall notify the Issuer (if other than the Fiscal Agent) and the Collateral Agent of the calculation and the amount of Accrued Interest to be paid on such Scheduled Payment Date. Any unpaid Accrued Interest on the Notes shall also

 

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be payable together with the payment of principal on the Notes at such times and on such terms as provided in this Agreement for the payment of principal (but only with respect to Accrued Interest relating to such principal payment).

SECTION 3.17. Principal Repayment .

(a) Scheduled Principal Repayment . On each Scheduled Payment Date, the Issuer shall pay an amount of principal on the Notes equal to the Original Issuance Amount multiplied by the percentage applicable to such Scheduled Payment Date as set forth in the amortization schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B (such payment, a “ Scheduled Principal Repayment ”); provided , however , that the Scheduled Principal Repayment cannot be greater than the Note Outstanding Amount as of such Scheduled Payment Date.

(b) Extraordinary Revenue . Upon the receipt of Extraordinary Revenue by the Issuer, the Issuer shall, on the second (2 nd ) Business Day immediately following receipt of such Extraordinary Revenue, pay an amount of principal and interest (such amount of principal and interest to be apportioned according to the amount of Extraordinary Revenue) equal to such payment of Extraordinary Revenue (each, an “ Extraordinary Revenue Payment Amount ”); provided , however , that such Extraordinary Revenue Payment Amount cannot be greater than the Note Outstanding Amount as of such date.

(c) Loan-to-Value Event .

(i) On or immediately prior to January 31 st of each calendar year and within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of a Material Adverse Event, the Issuer shall submit to the Fiscal Agent (if other than the Issuer) and the Noteholders cash flow projections of the Business substantially in the form of Exhibit C (the “ Cash Flow Projections ”). If, pursuant to the Cash Flow Projections, either (i) the Fifteen-Year Loan-to-Value Ratio exceeds seventy-five percent (75%) or (ii) the Loan-to-Value Ratio exceeds ninety percent (90%), then a loan-to-value event (“ Loan-to-Value Event ”) shall be deemed to have occurred on the date the Issuer submitted the Cash Flow Projections to the Fiscal Agent (if other than the Issuer) and the Noteholders. Upon the occurrence and continuation of a Loan-to-Value Event, the Issuer shall be required to make a Supplemental Principal Repayment on the Notes on the fifth (5 th ) Business Day immediately following the occurrence of such Loan-to-Value Event; provided , however , that the Supplemental Principal Repayment cannot be greater than the Note Outstanding Amount as of such date.

(ii) In the event any Noteholder or Collateral Agent (on behalf of any Noteholder) contests the validity of the Cash Flow Projections, such Noteholder or Collateral Agent, as applicable, shall provide the Issuer and any other Noteholders written notice of such determination (the “ Contested Cash Flow Projection ”), within ten (10) Business Days of the Noteholders’ receipt of such Cash Flow Projections. The Issuer, the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders agree to use good faith efforts to resolve any such contest; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 3.17(c)(ii) shall affect the obligation of the Issuer to pay the Supplemental Principal Repayment initially calculated pursuant to Section 3.17(c)(i). If the Issuer, the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders have not succeeded in negotiating a resolution of the contest, the Issuer, the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders shall seek assistance in such regard from a public accounting firm, other than any public accounting firm that serves as the independent auditor of the Issuer, the applicable Noteholder or any of their respective Affiliates (the “ Independent Expert ”) to resolve the Contested Cash Flow Projection and the amount of the principal repayment, if any, that should have been paid in excess of the amount calculated pursuant to Section 3.17(c)(i) (such amount, the “ Additional Principal Repayment ”). The

 

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Independent Expert shall determine the amount of the Additional Principal Repayment, if any, within twenty (20) calendar days upon receiving notice of such dispute. The determination of the Independent Expert shall be binding upon the Issuer, the Fiscal Agent and the Noteholders absent manifest error. The fees of the Independent Expert shall be shared equally by the Issuer, on the one hand, and the Noteholders, on the other hand (the Noteholders share shall in turn be apportioned among the Noteholders pro rata). Following the resolution of such contest pursuant to this Section 3.17(c) or otherwise, the Issuer shall pay principal on the Notes relating to such contested Loan-to-Value Event in an adjustment amount equal to the Additional Principal Repayment, if any.

(d) Optional Prepayment .

(i) On any Scheduled Payment Date following the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Closing Date, the Issuer may prepay all or any portion of the Note Outstanding Amount at the Optional Redemption Price. In addition to the Optional Redemption Price, on the Optional Redemption Date, the Issuer will pay the Noteholders any Accrued Interest on the principal subject to redemption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Note Outstanding Amount is less than or equal to $10,000,000 and the Issuer wishes to exercise its right to optionally prepay principal pursuant to this Section 3.17(d), the Issuer shall prepay the entire Note Outstanding Amount.

(ii) If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at the option of the Issuer in connection with an optional prepayment pursuant to this Section 3.17(d), the Notes shall be redeemed on a pro rata basis.

(iii) The Issuer shall provide to the Fiscal Agent (if other than the Issuer) and the Collateral Agent a written notice of redemption of any Notes pursuant to this Section 3.17(d), not less than thirty (30) days nor more than seventy-five (75) days prior to the Optional Redemption Date. In case of any redemption at the election of the Issuer of less than all of the Notes such notice shall specify the Note Outstanding Amount of the Notes to be redeemed.

(iv) All notices of redemption shall state (a) the Optional Redemption Date, (b) the Optional Redemption Price, (c) that, on the Optional Redemption Date, the Optional Redemption Price shall become due and payable upon each such Note or portion thereof to be redeemed, and, if applicable, that interest thereon shall cease to accrue on and after the Optional Redemption Date, (d) the place or places where each applicable Note is to be surrendered for payment of the Optional Redemption Price together with any unpaid Accrued Interest thereon to the Optional Redemption Date and (e) the CUSIP number or any other numbers used to identify such Notes. All notices shall be deemed to have been given upon the mailing by first class mail, postage prepaid, of such notices to each Noteholder and the Collateral Agent entitled thereto at such Noteholder’s registered address as recorded in the Register and the Collateral Agent’s address as specified in Section 11.01 of this Agreement.

(v) On or prior to any Optional Redemption Date, the Issuer shall deposit, with respect to any Notes called for redemption pursuant to this Section, with the relevant Paying Agent an amount of money sufficient to pay the Optional Redemption Price of, and (except if the Optional Redemption Date shall be a Scheduled Payment Date, unless otherwise specified in each Note) any unpaid Accrued Interest to the Optional Redemption Date on all such Notes or portions thereof which are to be redeemed on the Optional Redemption Date.

 

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(vi) The Notes to be redeemed shall, on the Optional Redemption Date, become due and payable at the Optional Redemption Price together with any unpaid Accrued Interest to the Optional Redemption Date on such Notes, and from and after such date (unless the Issuer shall default in the payment of the Optional Redemption Price and any unpaid Accrued Interest on such Notes to the Optional Redemption Date) such Notes shall cease to bear interest. Upon surrender of any Note for redemption, such Note shall be paid by the Issuer at the Optional Redemption Price, together with any unpaid Accrued Interest thereon to the Optional Redemption Date.

(vii) If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender of the applicable Note for redemption, the Optional Redemption Price, until paid, shall bear interest from the Optional Redemption Date at the rate specified in such Note plus the Default Rate. Upon surrender of any Note for partial redemption, the Issuer shall execute and the Fiscal Agent shall authenticate and deliver one or more new Notes of any authorized denomination representing an aggregate principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the applicable Note or Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Issuer shall fail to pay any portion of the Optional Redemption Price called for redemption pursuant to this Section 3.17(d), the Issuer shall be required to provide a new notice pursuant to Section 3.17(d)(iii) in order to effect the optional prepayment of such amount it failed to pay in accordance with the original notice.

SECTION 3.18. Taxes .

(a) If Taxes are imposed on any payment by the Issuer to a Noteholder pursuant to this Agreement and the Issuer is required by law to deduct or withhold any amount of such Taxes from such payment, the Issuer shall make such deduction or withholding, pay the full amount so deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority, provide the Noteholder with receipt or other evidence thereof and, in the case of Taxes other than Excluded Taxes, pay to the Noteholder the amount due on the Notes as if any such withholding or deduction for Taxes was not required.

(b) If, due to a change in law, regulation or practice of any relevant tax authority, the Issuer becomes liable to make deductions or withholdings with respect to amounts payable by it under this Agreement or the Transaction Documents, it shall notify the Fiscal Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders promptly after it becomes aware of such liability based on a good faith analysis of the change in law, regulation or practice of the relevant tax authority.

(c) The Issuer and each Noteholder shall treat the Notes as debt for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes.

(d) Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of the Issuer hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Issuer contained in this Section 3.18 shall survive the termination of the commitments and the payment in full of the Issuer’s obligations under this Agreement.

(e) The Issuer shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law Other Taxes.

(f) The Issuer shall indemnify each Noteholder, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Taxes other than Excluded Taxes (including Taxes other than Excluded Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Noteholder in connection with this Agreement or the Notes or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Noteholder hereunder or under the Notes, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Noteholder by the Issuer shall be conclusive absent apparent error.

 

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SECTION 3.19. Conditions of Fiscal Agent’s Obligations . The Fiscal Agent accepts its obligations herein set forth upon the terms and conditions hereof, including the following, to all of which the Issuer agrees and all of which are applicable to the Notes and the Noteholders from time to time thereof:

(a) Compensation and Indemnity . The Fiscal Agent shall be entitled to such compensation as shall be agreed upon by the Issuer for all services rendered by it hereunder, and the Issuer agrees promptly to pay such compensation and to reimburse the Fiscal Agent for the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by it in connection with or arising out of its appointment or services hereunder, or the issuance of the Notes. The Issuer also agrees to indemnify the Fiscal Agent for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, damages, claim, liability or expense, incurred without negligence or bad faith on their behalf, arising out of or in connection with its acting as Fiscal Agent or acting in its capacity as Transfer Agent hereunder, as well as the reasonable costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) of defending against any claim of liability in the premises so long as the Fiscal Agent has not acted negligently or in bad faith. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Issuer be liable to the Fiscal Agent for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Issuer has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action. The obligations of the Issuer under this Section 3.19(a) shall survive payment of all the Notes, the resignation or removal of the Fiscal Agent and the termination of this Agreement for any reason. The Fiscal Agent shall promptly notify the Issuer of any claim for which the Fiscal Agent may seek indemnity. The Issuer shall not be obligated to pay for any settlement of any such claim made without its consent.

(b) Agency . In acting under this Agreement and in connection with the Notes, the Fiscal Agent is acting solely as agent of the Issuer. Nothing set forth herein shall be deemed to render the parties as joint venturers or partners. The Fiscal Agent does not assume any responsibility for the correctness of the recitals in this Agreement or in the Notes (except for the correctness of the statement in its certificate of authentication thereon) and owes no duties, fiduciary or otherwise, to any other Person, and assumes no relationship of agency or trust or any fiduciary obligation for any Noteholder except that all funds held by the Fiscal Agent for the payment of principal of and any interest on the Notes, to the extent permitted under the Notes, shall be held in trust for Noteholders entitled thereto, as set forth herein and in the Notes; provided , however , that monies held in respect of the Notes remaining unclaimed at the end of two (2) years after such principal and such interest shall have become payable in accordance with the Notes (whether at the Scheduled Payment Date or otherwise) and monies sufficient therefor shall have been duly made available for payment shall, together with any interest made available for payment thereon, be repaid to the Issuer. Upon such repayment, the aforesaid trust with respect to the Notes shall terminate and all liability of the Fiscal Agent and Paying Agents with respect to such funds shall thereupon cease.

(c) Advice of Counsel . The Fiscal Agent and any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.11(b) hereof may consult with their respective counsel or other counsel satisfactory to them, and the opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered by them hereunder in good faith in reliance thereon.

 

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(d) Reliance . The Fiscal Agent and any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.11(b) hereof each shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken or thing suffered by it in reliance upon any Note, notice, direction, consent, certificate, affidavit, statement, or other paper or document believed by it, in good faith reliance thereon and in accordance therewith, to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper parties.

(e) Interest in Notes, etc . The Fiscal Agent, any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent appointed by the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.11(b) hereof and their respective officers, directors and employees may become the owners of, or acquire any interest in, any Note, with the same rights that they would have if they were not the Fiscal Agent, such other Paying Agent or Transfer Agent or such Person, and may engage or be interested in any financial or other transaction with, and perform the services for, the Issuer, and may act on, or as depositary, trustee or agent for, any committee or body of Noteholders or other obligations of the Issuer, as freely as if they were not the Fiscal Agent, such other Paying Agent or Transfer Agent or such Person.

(f) Certifications . Whenever in the administration of this Agreement the Fiscal Agent shall deem it desirable that a matter of fact be proved or established prior to taking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the Fiscal Agent (unless other evidence be herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of bad faith, willful misconduct or negligence on its part, rely upon a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer and delivered to the Fiscal Agent as to such matter of fact.

(g) No Implied Obligations . Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require the Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, to advance or expend its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties, or in the exercise of its rights and powers hereunder. The permissive right of the Fiscal Agent to take or refrain from taking any actions enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, may request that the Issuer deliver a certificate setting forth the names of individuals and/or titles of offices authorized to take specified actions pursuant to this Agreement. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, shall not be liable for any act, omission to act or sufferance to exist, unless the same constitutes negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, shall not be liable for any error of judgment made by it in the performance of its duties hereunder, unless the same constitutes negligence, willful misconduct or bad faith. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith unless the Fiscal Agent shall have been negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, shall have no obligation to monitor, or liability in respect of, the registration or exemption therefrom of the Notes under any federal or state securities laws. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, shall not be obligated to take any legal action hereunder which might in its judgment involve any expense or liability, unless it shall have been furnished with indemnity satisfactory to it. The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement.

(h) Force Majeure . The Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, and any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action.

(i) Limitation of Loss . Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Fiscal Agent, acting in such capacity, or any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Fiscal Agent and any Paying Agent or Transfer Agent, as the case may be, has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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SECTION 3.20. Meetings and Amendments .

(a) Calling of Meeting, Notice and Quorum . A meeting of Noteholders may be called at any time and from time to time to make, give or take any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action provided by this Agreement or the Notes to be made, given or taken by Noteholders or to modify, amend or supplement the terms of the Notes or this Agreement as hereinafter provided. The Fiscal Agent may at any time call a meeting of Noteholders for any such purpose to be held at such time and at such place as determined by the Required Noteholders. Notice of every meeting of Noteholders, setting forth the time and the place of such meeting and in general terms the action proposed to be taken at such meeting, shall be given, not less than thirty (30) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for the meeting; provided , that, in the case of any meeting to be reconvened after adjournment for lack of a quorum, such notice shall be so given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for such meeting. In case at any time the Issuer or the holders of at least ten percent (10%) in aggregate principal amount of the Note Outstanding Amount shall have requested the Fiscal Agent to call a meeting of the Noteholders for any such purpose, by written request setting forth in reasonable detail the action proposed to be taken at the meeting, the Fiscal Agent shall call such meeting for such purposes by giving notice thereof.

To be entitled to vote at any meeting of Noteholders, a Person shall be a holder of Notes or a Person duly appointed by an instrument in writing as proxy for such Noteholder. The Persons entitled to vote a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall constitute a quorum. The Fiscal Agent may make such reasonable and customary regulations consistent herewith as it shall deem advisable for any meeting of Noteholders with respect to the proof of the appointment of proxies in respect of Noteholders, the record date for determining the Persons in whose names such Notes are registered on the Register who are entitled to vote at such meeting (which date shall be designated by the Fiscal Agent and set forth in the notice calling such meeting herein above referred to and which shall be not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting; provided that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to render ineffective any action taken by holders of the requisite principal amount of Outstanding Notes on the date such action is taken), the adjournment and chairmanship of such meeting, the appointment and duties of inspectors of votes, the submission and examination of proxies, certificates and other evidence of the right to vote, and such other matters concerning the conduct of the meeting as it shall deem appropriate.

(b) Approval . (i) At any meeting of Noteholders duly called and held as specified above, upon the affirmative vote, in person or by proxy thereunto duly authorized in writing, of the Required Noteholders, or (ii) with the written consent of the Required Noteholders, in each case (i) or (ii) the Issuer and the Fiscal Agent may modify, amend or supplement the terms of the Notes or this Agreement in any way, and the Noteholders may make, take or give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver (including waiver of future compliance or past failure to perform) or other action provided by this Agreement or the Notes to be made, given or taken by Noteholders; provided , however , that no such action, modification, amendment or supplement, however effected, may, without the consent of each Noteholder affected thereby, (A) change the Scheduled Payment Date of the principal of or any installment of interest on any Note, (B) reduce the principal amount of any Note or the interest rate thereon, (C) change the currency in which, or the required place at which, payment with

 

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respect to interest or principal in respect of the Notes is payable, (D) impair the right of any Noteholder to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment, if such payment is permitted under the Notes, on or with respect the Notes, (E) reduce the above-stated percentage of the principal amount of Outstanding Notes, the vote or consent of the Required Noteholders of which is necessary to modify, amend or supplement this Agreement or the terms and conditions of the Notes or to make, take or give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver (including waiver of any future compliance or past failure to perform) or other action provided hereby or thereby to be made, taken or given, (F) reduce the percentage in aggregate principal amount of Outstanding Notes that constitutes the quorum required at any meeting of Noteholders at which a resolution is adopted, (G) amend or modify the definition of “Outstanding” set forth in Section 3.20(d) of this Agreement or (H) change the restrictions on payment set forth in the Notes in a manner adverse to any Noteholder.

The Issuer and the Fiscal Agent may, without the vote or consent of any Noteholder, amend this Agreement or the Notes for the purpose of (1) adding to the covenants of the Issuer for the benefit of the Noteholders, (2) surrendering any right or power conferred upon the Issuer, (3) securing the Notes and (4) modifying the restrictions on, and procedures for, resale and other transfers of the Notes to the extent required by any change in applicable law or regulation, or the interpretation thereof, or in practices relating to the resale or transfer of restricted notes generally.

It shall not be necessary for the vote or consent of the Required Noteholders to approve the particular form of any proposed modification, amendment, supplement, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action, but it shall be sufficient if such vote or consent shall approve the substance thereof.

If any amendment or supplement is to be entered into without the consent of the Required Noteholders, the Fiscal Agent may request and shall be entitled to receive an opinion of counsel, at the expense of the party requesting such amendment or supplement, to the effect that all conditions contained herein with respect to any amendment or supplement entered into hereunder have been satisfied or waived and that such amendment or supplement is authorized or permitted by this Agreement. The Fiscal Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, enter into any such amendment or supplement which affects the Fiscal Agent’s own rights, duties or immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.

(c) Binding Nature of Amendments, Notices, Notations, etc . Any instrument given by or on behalf of any Noteholder in connection with any consent to or vote for any such modification, amendment, supplement, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action shall be irrevocable once given and shall be conclusive and binding on all subsequent Noteholders or any Note issued directly or indirectly in exchange or substitution therefor or in lieu thereof. Any such modification, amendment, supplement, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action taken, made or given in accordance with Section 11.02 hereof shall be conclusive and binding on all Noteholders, whether or not they have given such consent or cast such vote or were present at any meeting, and whether or not notation of such modification, amendment, supplement, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action is made upon the Notes. Notice of any modification or amendment of, supplement to, or request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action with respect to the Notes or this Agreement (other than for purposes of curing any ambiguity or of curing, correcting or supplementing any defective provision hereof or thereof) shall be given to each Noteholder affected thereby by the Fiscal Agent, in all cases as provided in the Notes; provided , however , that any failure to provide such notice with respect to any action taken in accordance with this Agreement shall not affect the validity thereof.

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may bear a notation in the form approved by the Fiscal Agent and the Issuer as to any matter provided for in such modification, amendment, supplement, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action. New Notes modified to conform, in the opinion of the Issuer, to any such modification, amendment, supplement, request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action taken, made or given in accordance with Section 11.02 hereof may be prepared by the Issuer, authenticated by the Fiscal Agent and delivered in exchange for Outstanding Notes.

(d) “Outstanding” Defined . For purposes of the provisions of this Agreement and the Notes, any Note authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall, as of any date of determination, be deemed to be “ Outstanding ”, except:

(i) Notes theretofore cancelled by the Fiscal Agent or delivered to the Fiscal Agent for cancellation;

(ii) Notes, or any portion thereof, which have or has become payable, to the extent permitted under the Notes, at the Scheduled Payment Date or otherwise, and with respect to which, in each case, monies sufficient to pay the principal thereof and any Accrued Interest shall have been paid;

(iii) Notes, or any portion thereof, in lieu of or in substitution for which other Notes shall have been authenticated and delivered pursuant to this Agreement; and

(iv) any Notes held by any Affiliate of the Issuer.

ARTICLE IV

Collateral Agent

SECTION 4.01. Appointment . Each of the Noteholders hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its agent and authorizes the Collateral Agent to (i) take such actions on its behalf, including execution of those Transaction Documents to which it is a party, upon the direction of the Required Noteholders, (ii) exercise such powers as are delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms of those Transaction Documents to which it is a party, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and (iii) take or give any request, demand, authorization, direction, notice, consent, waiver (including waiver of future compliance or past failure to perform) or take any other action upon the direction of the Required Noteholders.

SECTION 4.02. Obligations . The entity serving as the Collateral Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Noteholder and may exercise the same as though it were not the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in those Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Collateral Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by those Transaction Documents to which it is a party to which the Collateral Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Noteholders, and (c) except as expressly set forth in those Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the Collateral Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Issuer that is communicated to or obtained by the entity serving as Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Noteholders or in the

 

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absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Collateral Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Event of Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Collateral Agent by any Noteholder, and the Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with those Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection with those Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in those Transaction Documents to which it is a party, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of those Transaction Documents to which it is a party or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral or the existence of the Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Collateral Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Collateral Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Noteholders), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 4.03. Agents . The Collateral Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Collateral Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with this Agreement provided for herein as well as activities as Collateral Agent.

SECTION 4.04. Resignation, Removal and Appointment of Successor

(a) Resignation and Removal . The Collateral Agent may at any time resign by giving written notice to the Issuer and the Noteholders of such intention on its part, specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective, provided that such date shall not be less than sixty (60) days from the date on which such notice is given, unless the Required Noteholders agree to accept shorter notice. The Collateral Agent hereunder may be replaced, removed or terminated at any time by the filing with it of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Required Noteholders and specifying such replacement, removal or termination and the date when it shall become effective. Notwithstanding the dates of effectiveness of resignation, replacement, removal or termination, as the case may be, to be specified in accordance with the preceding sentences, such resignation, replacement, removal or termination shall take effect only upon the appointment by the Required Noteholders, of a successor Collateral Agent. Upon its resignation, replacement, removal or termination the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to payment by the Issuer pursuant to Section 4.05(a) hereof of compensation for services rendered and to reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder. If no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Noteholders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Noteholders, appoint a successor Collateral Agent which shall be a commercial bank or an Affiliate of any such commercial bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Collateral Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent, and the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Noteholders to a successor Collateral Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Noteholders and such successor. After the Collateral Agent’s resignation

 

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hereunder, the provisions of this Article shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Collateral Agent.

SECTION 4.05. Fees and Indemnity .

(a) The Issuer shall pay all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Collateral Agent, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Collateral Agent, in connection with the enforcement, collection or protection of its rights in connection with the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including its rights under this Section 4.05.

(b) The Issuer shall indemnify the Collateral Agent, and each Related Party of the Collateral Agent (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties, incremental taxes, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of the execution or delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the transactions or any other transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Issuer be liable to any Indemnitee for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Issuer has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

ARTICLE V

Representations and Warranties

SECTION 5.01. Issuer’s Representations and Warranties . The Issuer represents and warrants to the Noteholders as of the date hereof:

(a) Organization; Powers . The Issuer is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the concept applies to the Issuer) under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted (including the Issuer Obligations). The Issuer is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change. Prior to the date hereof, the Issuer has not entered into any transactions or conducted any business unrelated to this Agreement, the Business or the Acquisition Transaction Documents.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability . The Issuer Obligations are within the Issuer’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Issuer and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Issuer, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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(c) Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The Issuer Obligations (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, other than those that have been obtained, filed or taken, (ii) will not violate the organizational documents of the Issuer, any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Issuer except, with respect to a violation of any such law, regulation or order, as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Issuer or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Issuer, and (iv) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Issuer except pursuant to the Issuer Security Agreement.

(d) Licenses; Permits . The Issuer has all requisite licenses and permits to conduct its business except those licenses and permits that will be provided by PFLAC under the PFLAC Services Agreement, and the use by the Issuer of such licenses and permits provided by PFLAC under the PFLAC Services Agreement will not violate the organizational documents of the Issuer, any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Issuer except, with respect to a violation of any such law, regulation or order, as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change.

(e) Litigation Matters . There are no actions, suits or proceedings, including tax claims and insolvency proceedings, by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened against or affecting the Issuer.

(f) Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Issuer is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including anti-money laundering laws, if any, and securities laws, applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change. No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(g) Securities Act; Investment Company Act . Assuming the representations and warranties of the Noteholders set forth in the Notes are true and correct in all material respects, (i) the Notes are not required to be registered under the Securities Act and (ii) the Issuer is not required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act.

(h) Taxes . The Issuer (i) has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it and (ii) effective no later than the Closing Date, is not a member of any affiliated group (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 1504(a)) filing a consolidated federal income tax return.

(i) ERISA . The Issuer does not sponsor and has not sponsored, and does not have and has not had, any obligation to contribute to a Plan. The Issuer does not have, and does not reasonably expect to have, any material liability under Section 412 of the Code, Section 302 of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA.

(j) Disclosure . The Issuer has disclosed to the Noteholders all material agreements, instruments, regulatory obligations and corporate or other restrictions to which it is subject, and all other material matters actually known to the Issuer relating to the Issuer and its ability to satisfy its obligations under the Transaction Documents. None of the data, reports or analysis produced by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates and furnished to the Noteholders contained any

 

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material misstatement of fact or omitted to state any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , that to the extent the Issuer has relied on information provided by Hartford in developing data, reports or analysis, the Issuer represents only that the Issuer (i) does not have actual knowledge that any such information provided by Hartford is materially false, contains a material misstatement of material fact or omits a material fact and (ii) does not have any reason, in exercising its reasonable discretion in evaluating any such information provided by Hartford, to believe that any such information is materially false, contains a material misstatement of fact or omits a material fact. For the avoidance of doubt, the Issuer makes no representation with respect to such portion of any data, reports or analysis provided to the Issuer or any of its Affiliates by Hartford and made available to the Noteholders that has not been modified by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates.

(k) Pro Forma Balance Sheet . No less than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer has provided the Noteholders with a pro forma balance sheet reflecting the assets and liabilities of the Issuer as of the date hereof and such pro forma balance sheet fairly reflects in all material respects, the assets and liabilities of the Issuer as of the date hereof.

(l) Cash Flow Projections . No less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer has provided the Noteholders with its best estimate of Cash Flow Projections as of May 31 st , 2012 and such Cash Flow Projections have been prepared using reasonable assumptions and in a manner consistent with the methodologies set forth in Exhibit C hereto.

(m) Subsidiaries . The Issuer does not have any subsidiaries.

(n) Working Capital Account . (i) The Issuer has established the Working Capital Account and the balance of the Working Capital Account on the date hereof is equal to at least $4,000,000; and (ii) all assets in the Working Capital Account are invested in Permitted Investments.

(o) Debt Service Coverage Account . (i) The Issuer has established the Debt Service Coverage Account and the balance of the Debt Service Coverage Account on the date hereof is equal to at least $1,000,000; and (ii) all assets in the Debt Service Coverage Account are invested in Permitted Investments.

(p) Collections . The conditions and requirements set forth in Section 6.14 have at all times been satisfied and duly performed. The names and addresses of all Collection Banks, together with the account numbers of the Collection Accounts of the Issuer at each Collection Bank are listed on Schedule III. The Issuer has not granted any Person, other than the Collateral Agent as contemplated by the Issuer Security Agreement, dominion and control of any Collection Account, or the right to take dominion and control of any Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event.

(q) Transactions Not Made in Contemplation of Insolvency; Sufficient Capital . The execution and delivery by the Issuer of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein are not made (i) in contemplation of the insolvency of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, (ii) with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, (iii) after the commission of any act of insolvency by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, or (iv) without fair consideration. The Issuer is not possessed of assets or capital unreasonably small in value in relation to the administration of the Business, and its assets or capital will not be unreasonably small in value after execution and delivery by the Issuer of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein on the Closing Date.

 

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(r) Good Title; Absence of Liens . Except as may be provided in the Transaction Documents, and except for those defects in title and Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, the Issuer is the owner of, and has good and marketable title to, all of its assets free and clear of all Liens and has the full power and authority to assign, transfer and pledge its assets (and any documents which are a part thereof), including all such substitutions therefor and additions thereto, delivered under any Transaction Document. No Liens or other contractual obligations or Debt are chargeable to the Issuer other than those not prohibited by the Transaction Documents.

(s) Security Interest . The Issuer has granted to the Collateral Agent a valid first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the applicable Collateral pursuant to the Issuer Security Agreement and the Control Agreements.

(t) Business of the Issuer . The Issuer has not (i) conducted any business as of the Closing Date, (ii) entered into or incurred any contractual obligations or (iii) subjected itself to any regulatory requirements, other than, in each case, as contemplated by, or resulting from entering into, the Transaction Documents.

(u) Administration . To the best of the Issuer’s knowledge based on commercially reasonable investigation and due diligence prior to the Closing Date, the Issuer owns sufficient and appropriate assets and employs adequate personnel to administer the Business consistent with prudent industry standards on the Closing Date.

(v) Assignability . The Issuer is not aware of any limitation as to the assignability of the Administrative Services Agreement to RGA or any of its Affiliates (other than the requirements set forth in the Acquisition Transaction Documents and assuming that the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders comply with the terms of the Transaction Documents and applicable law), and the Issuer has not taken or failed to take any action to limit or preclude any such assignment.

(w) Insurance . As of the Closing Date, the Issuer maintains the insurance set forth on Schedule IV attached hereto.

SECTION 5.02. Holding Company’s Representations and Warranties . The Holding Company represents and warrants to the Noteholders as of the date hereof:

(a) Organization; Powers . The Holding Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the concept applies to the Holding Company) under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Holding Company is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except as would not be reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change. Prior to the date hereof, the Holding Company has not entered into any transactions or conducted any business unrelated to this Agreement or the Transaction Documents.

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company and, if required, member action. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Holding Company is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Holding Company and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Holding Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(c) Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Holding Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority other than those that have been obtained, filed or taken, (ii) will not violate the organizational documents of the Holding Company, any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Holding Company except, with respect to a violation of any such law, regulation or order, as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change, (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Holding Company or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Holding Company, and (iv) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Holding Company except pursuant to the Holding Company Security Agreement.

(d) Litigation Matters . There are no actions, suits or proceedings, including tax claims and insolvency proceedings, by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Holding Company, threatened against or affecting the Holding Company.

(e) Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Holding Company is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including anti-money laundering laws, if any, and securities laws, applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except, with respect to a violation of any such law, regulation or order, as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change. No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(f) Investment Company Act . The Holding Company is not required to register as an “investment company” as defined in the Investment Company Act.

(g) Taxes . The Holding Company has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it.

(h) Transactions Not Made in Contemplation of Insolvency; Sufficient Capital . The execution and delivery by the Holding Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein are not made (i) in contemplation of the insolvency of the Holding Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors of the Holding Company or any of its Affiliates, (iii) after the commission of any act of insolvency by the Holding Company or any or its Affiliates, or (iv) without fair consideration. The Holding Company is not possessed of assets or capital unreasonably small in value in relation to its obligations contemplated by the Transaction Documents, and its assets or capital will not be unreasonably small in value after execution and delivery by the Holding Company of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein on the Closing Date

 

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(i) Good Title; Absence of Liens . Except as may be provided in the Transaction Documents, and except for those defects in title and Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change, the Holding Company is the owner of, and has good and marketable title to, all of its assets free and clear of all Liens and has the full power and authority to assign, transfer and pledge its assets (and any documents which are a part thereof), including all such substitutions therefor and additions thereto, delivered under any Transaction Document. No Liens or other contractual obligations or Debt are chargeable to the Holding Company other than those not prohibited by the Transaction Documents.

(k) Security Interest . The Holding Company has granted to the Collateral Agent a valid first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the applicable Collateral pursuant to the Holding Company Security Agreement.

(j) No Other Business . The Holding Company has engaged in no other business since its inception other than the holding of the shares of the Issuer. The Holding Company has not entered into any transaction, contract, agreement, instrument or other contractual obligation other than the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

SECTION 5.03. Parent’s Representations and Warranties . The Parent represents and warrants to the Noteholders as of the date hereof:

(a) Organization; Powers . The Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the concept applies to the Parent) under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Parent is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except as would not be reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by the Parent of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are within the Parent’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Parent is a party has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Parent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(c) Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by the Parent of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (i) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority other than those that have been obtained, filed or taken, (ii) will not violate the organizational documents of the Parent or any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Parent except, with respect to a violation of any such law, regulation or order, as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change, and (iii) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Parent, except as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change under clause (B)(ii) of the definition thereof.

(d) Litigation Matters . There are no actions, suits or proceedings, including tax claims and insolvency proceedings, by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or affecting the Parent that would reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change under clause (B)(ii) of the definition thereof.

(e) Compliance with Laws and Agreements . The Parent is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority, including anti-money laundering laws, if any, and securities laws, applicable to it and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change under clause (B)(ii) of the definition thereof.

 

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SECTION 5.04. Fiscal Agent’s Representations and Warranties . The Fiscal Agent represents and warrants to the Issuer as of the date hereof that:

(a) Organization; Powers . The Fiscal Agent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the concept applies to the Fiscal Agent) under the laws of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Fiscal Agent is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except as would not reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by the Fiscal Agent of the Transaction Documents are within the Fiscal Agent’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Fiscal Agent is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Fiscal Agent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Fiscal Agent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 5.05. Collateral Agent’s Representations and Warranties . The Collateral Agent represents and warrants to the Issuer as of the date hereof that:

(a) Organization; Powers . The Collateral Agent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent the concept applies to the Collateral Agent) under the laws of the State of Missouri, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted, is duly licensed under the laws of the State of Missouri and is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except as would not be reasonably be expected to cause or constitute a Material Adverse Change.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability . The execution, delivery and performance by the Collateral Agent of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party are within the Collateral Agent’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. Each of the Transaction Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Collateral Agent and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Covenants of the Issuer

SECTION 6.01. Compliance with Laws . The Issuer shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property.

SECTION 6.02. Existence . The Issuer shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its separate existence, rights (statutory and pursuant to its organizational documents) and franchises.

SECTION 6.03. Business of the Issuer . The Issuer shall (i) administer the Business with due care and (ii) maintain (a) all licenses and permits necessary to perform the administration of the Business, (b) all material data related to the administration of the Business in a form consistent with prudent industry standards and in accordance with the Administration Services Agreement and (c) all administrative systems related to the Business with appropriate security, business continuity testing, data retention and other internal controls consistent with prudent industry standards. The Issuer shall not, without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders (1) assign or otherwise attempt to assign or transfer the Business to another Person or (2) engage in or acquire any new business, whether administrative or otherwise, unrelated to the Business. The Issuer shall not engage in any transaction unless the terms of such transaction are on an “arm’s length” commercial basis with any other party to such transaction.

SECTION 6.04. Transaction Documents . With respect to each Transaction Document, the Issuer shall comply with all of the material terms and conditions, perform its material obligations and enforce its material rights. The Issuer shall not agree to amend, modify, supplement, terminate or waive any part of any of the Transaction Documents without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders.

SECTION 6.05. Dividends . The Issuer shall not pay or declare any dividends or other distributions to its shareholders on or prior to the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Closing Date; provided , however , that on or prior to the third (3 rd ) anniversary of the Closing Date the Issuer shall be permitted to pay one or more dividends or other distributions to its shareholders in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2.5 million; provided , further , that each such dividend or distribution would otherwise be permitted under this Agreement or the Issuer Security Agreement. The Issuer shall only pay or declare any dividends or other distributions to its shareholders within forty (40) days following the end of any fiscal quarter and only to the extent that immediately following the payments of such dividend or other distribution (such determination shall be made pursuant to the Cash Flow Projection most recently provided to the Noteholders prior to such dividend or distribution, subject to the last sentence of this Section 6.05), (a) the Fifteen-Year Loan-to-Value Ratio is less than seventy-five percent (75%) and the Loan-to-Value Ratio is less than ninety percent (90%), (b) the amount of funds in the Debt Service Coverage Account exceeds the Debt Service Coverage Account Target Amount and (c) the amount of funds in the Working Capital Account minus the amount of any accrued but unpaid taxes, inclusive of amounts contested pursuant to Section 6.21 exceeds the Working Capital Account Target Amount and (d) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Fifteen-Year Loan-to-Value Ratio and the Loan-to-Value Ratio shall be as calculated pursuant to a Cash Flow Projection calculated as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter provided to the Noteholders not less than thirty (30) calendar days prior to such proposed payment of a dividend or other distribution.

 

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SECTION 6.06. Investments . The Issuer shall invest the assets in the Debt Service Coverage Account and the Working Capital Account only in Permitted Investments.

SECTION 6.07. Liens . The Issuer shall not create or permit any Liens upon its assets and shall not otherwise utilize (by pledge, transfer or otherwise) its assets or cash flows from its assets to make capital expenditures or repay indebtedness for money borrowed or liabilities except (a) as required by the Transaction Documents, (b) to otherwise engage in the Issuer Obligations and (c) Permitted Liens.

SECTION 6.08. Issuance of Securities . Except as provided by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Issuer shall not issue or sell any shares of any class of its capital stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares, or any bonds, notes, debentures, or other debt securities of the Issuer, or any other securities of the Issuer, and shall not enter into any subscriptions, options, warrants, conversion or other rights, agreements, commitments, arrangements or understandings of any kind, contingently or otherwise, for the sale of any such securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such securities without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders. Nothing in this Section 6.08 shall prohibit capital contributions to the Issuer by the shareholders of the Issuer in respect of its outstanding common stock.

SECTION 6.09. Subsidiaries . The Issuer shall not form any subsidiaries, without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders.

SECTION 6.10. Indebtedness . The Issuer shall not incur or otherwise become liable for, directly or indirectly, any Debt except for (i) the Notes, (ii) purchase money or capital lease obligations not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time and (iii) the PFASC Facility Lease.

SECTION 6.11. Books and Records; Inspection Rights . The Issuer shall (i) maintain and implement reasonable administrative and operating procedures with respect to records relating to its business and activities and (ii) keep and maintain all material documents, books and records in which true and correct entries are made and other information relating to its business and activities. Upon the reasonable prior notice and at the expense of the Noteholders; provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default such inspection shall be at the expense of the Issuer, and so long as the Issuer is not in breach of this Section 6.11, the Issuer shall permit any representatives designated by the Noteholders (including but not limited to the Collateral Agent) to visit and inspect its properties once per quarter (subject to any applicable site rules of the Issuer governing business visitors generally), to examine its books and records, records of board meetings, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and during regular business hours; provided , that in the event that the Issuer materially breaches any covenant under this Section 6.11 and upon the reasonable prior notice and at the expense of the Issuer, the Issuer shall permit such inspection by representatives designated by the Noteholders (including but not limited to the Collateral Agent) without limiting such inspection to once per quarter.

SECTION 6.12. Reporting Documents . The Issuer will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Noteholders each of the reports, documents, certifications and information in Exhibit E in accordance with the timing set forth therein.

 

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SECTION 6.13. Material Agreements, Expenses or Expenditures . The Issuer shall not enter into or terminate any agreement that would have a material effect on the cash flows of the Issuer or incur any expense or expenditure in excess of $1,000,000, which was not incorporated into the most recent Annual Budget delivered by the Issuer without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders.

SECTION 6.14. Collections . The Issuer shall cause (i) all Collections to be remitted by the Obligors directly to a Collection Account, and (ii) each Collection Account shall be subject at all times to a Collection Account Agreement that is in full force and effect. In the event any Collections are remitted directly to Issuer or any Affiliate of Issuer, Issuer will remit (or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to a Collection Bank and deposited into a Collection Account following receipt thereof, and, at all times prior to such remittance, Issuer will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Collateral Agent. Issuer will maintain exclusive ownership, dominion and control (subject to the terms of the Security Agreement) of each Collection Account and shall not grant the right to take dominion and control of any Collection Account at a future time or upon the occurrence of a future event to any Person, except to the Collateral Agent as contemplated by the Issuer Security Agreement.

SECTION 6.15. Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors . Issuer shall not add or terminate any bank as a Collection Bank, or make any change in the instructions to Obligors regarding payments to be made to any Collection Account, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received, at least ten (10) calendar days before the proposed effective date therefor, (i) written notice of such addition, termination or change and (ii) (A) with respect to the addition of a Collection Bank or a Collection Account, an executed Collection Account Agreement with respect to the new Collection Account.

SECTION 6.16. Redemption; Recapitalization . The Issuer shall not enter into or take any actions to cause the recapitalization, redemption, reorganization or distribution of any of its capital stock except in connection with the Tax Restructuring.

SECTION 6.17. Constituent Documents .

(a) The Issuer’s governing documents shall allow the Noteholders to designate an observer to the board of directors and each of its committees. The Collateral Agent shall give reasonable prior notice to the Issuer designating the name of the initial observer prior to the first meeting of the board of directors after the Closing Date and such designated person shall thereafter serve as the observer for purposes of this Section 6.17. If at any time the Noteholders wish to designate a new observer, the Collateral Agent shall give reasonable prior notice of the decision to appoint a new observer to the Issuer prior to the next applicable meeting of the board of directors. The observer shall have no voting rights but shall be entitled to attend all meetings of the board of directors and its committees called or organized in accordance with the constituent documents, including any executive sessions or other partial meetings. The parties acknowledge that for any such meetings conducted by conference call, the observer’s attendance by telephone shall be sufficient. The observer shall be given reasonable prior notice of any meeting of the board of directors or any of its committees or any proposed action by written consent and shall simultaneously be provided copies of all information provided generally to all members of the board of directors or its committees in their capacity as members of the board. No action may be taken at any such meeting or by any such written consent unless such notice and information provision requirements have been complied with, unless such have observer shall have waived in writing such notice and information requirements or shall have thereafter consent to or ratify any such action in writing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) at the request of the Issuer, the observer will temporarily leave any such meeting if such action is reasonably necessary (as determined by the unanimous vote of the board of directors (including the Independent Director) following confirmation with outside counsel) to preserve

 

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attorney-client privilege with respect to such meeting or the information disseminated therein, and (ii) the Issuer shall not be required to provide materials and information to the observer if such materials or information would waive the attorney-client privilege. The observer will maintain the confidentiality of any trade secrets or proprietary or confidential information of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates obtained through attendance of such meetings; provided , that such information may be disclosed to the Collateral Agent, the Noteholders and any of their respective Affiliates, except that with respect to the Affiliates only, such information shall only be disclosed to the extent reasonably necessary for the Collateral Agent or the Noteholders to enforce their rights and remedies under the Loan Documents; provided , further that each of the Collateral Agent, Noteholders and each of their respective Affiliates agree to maintain the confidentiality of any trade secrets or proprietary or confidential information of the Issuer so obtained.

(b) The Issuer shall comply with all of the material terms and conditions of, and perform its obligations under, its governing documents.

(c) The Issuer shall not at any time cause any amendments or modifications to be made to its governing documents, including but not limited to the Issuer Constituent Documents, without the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Noteholders), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

SECTION 6.18. Consultation . The Issuer will notify the Collateral Agent of any of the following events, consult with the Collateral Agent in connection therewith and follow recommendations of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Noteholders) in good faith to remedy such matters:

(a) in the event that due to a default or an alleged default under an Acquisition Transaction Document, (i) the Administrative Services Agreement is reasonably expected to be terminated if such default is not cured or (ii) a payment, credit or reduction of $1,000,000 or more has been made by, or is reasonably expected to be made by the Issuer to any Affiliate of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.;

(b) in the event that the Baseline Debt Service Cash Flows are reasonably likely to decrease by five percent (5%) from the previous Baseline Debt Service Cash Flows;

(c) in the event that total expenses (other than interest on the Notes) for the year-to-date period set forth in the Actual to Budget Expense Variance Analysis (as defined in Exhibit E attached hereto) is greater than 110% of the respective budgeted total expenses set forth in the Annual Budget furnished to the Noteholders for the same period; or

(d) in the event that total revenues for the year-to-date period set forth in the Actual to Projected Revenue Variance Analysis (as defined in Exhibit E attached hereto)is less than 90% of the respective projected total revenues set forth in the Cash Flow Projections most recently furnished to the Noteholders.

SECTION 6.19. Non-Consolidation .

(a) The Issuer may enter into service agreements with its Affiliates, such that the employees of such Affiliates act on behalf of the Issuer; provided , however , that such employees shall at all times hold themselves out to third parties as representatives of the Issuer while performing duties under such service agreements, except where applicable state law requires the Issuer to conduct the Business through PFLAC except in the case of PFLAC acting pursuant to the PFLAC Services Agreement where applicable state law requires the Issuer to conduct the Business through PFLAC.

 

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(b) Any Affiliate of the Issuer that acts as an agent of the Issuer shall so act solely through express agencies; provided , however , that each such Person fully discloses to any third party the agency relationship with the Issuer; and provided , further , that such parties receive fair compensation or compensation consistent with regulatory requirements, as appropriate, from the Issuer for the services provided, provided , however , that such compensation is subject to the restrictions of Section 6.13 hereof.

(c) The Issuer shall not act as an agent for any of its Affiliates.

(d) The Issuer shall not acquire any, merge into or consolidate with any Person or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve, terminate or liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets other than in accordance with the Transaction Documents, or change its legal structure, fail to preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or to the fullest extent permitted by law, seek dissolution or winding up in whole, or in part; provided , however , that the Issuer may merge into or consolidate with any Person with the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders or in connection with the Tax Restructuring.

(e) The Issuer shall maintain its bank accounts, books and records separate from those of its Affiliates and any other Person, use the name “PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY” in all correspondence, and use separate stationery, invoices and checks, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

(f) The Issuer shall, in accordance with its organizational documents, maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements, and such books and records shall be adequate and sufficient to identify all of its assets.

(g) The Issuer shall prepare financial statements and accounting records for itself that are separate from the financial statements and accounting records of its Affiliates that clearly identify the Issuer’s individual assets and liabilities and segregate them from those of its Affiliates; provided , that the Issuer also may permit such financial statements to be part of consolidated financial statements of another entity which acknowledges that the Issuer is a separate entity.

(h) The Issuer shall not commingle funds or other assets of the Issuer with those of its Affiliates or any other Person, shall not maintain bank accounts or other depository accounts to which any of its Affiliates is an account party, into which any of its Affiliates makes deposits or from which any of its Affiliates has the power to make withdrawals.

(i) The Issuer shall hold its assets in its own name.

(j) The Issuer shall not permit any of its Affiliates to pay any of the Issuer’s operating expenses unless such operating expenses are paid by such Affiliate pursuant to an agreement between such Affiliate and the Issuer providing for the allocation of such expenses and such expenses are reimbursed by the Issuer out of its own funds. The Issuer shall not allow any Person to pay its debts, liabilities and expenses except as permitted by the immediately preceding sentence or fail to pay its debts, liabilities and expenses from its own assets (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses).

(k) The Issuer shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliates or any other Person, including, but not limited to, paying for shared offices space and services performed by any employee of its Affiliates.

 

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(l) The Issuer shall at all times hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and shall act solely in its own name and through its duly authorized officers or agents and identify itself as a separate and distinct Person under its own name in order not to (i) mislead others as to the Person with which such other party is transacting business, or (ii) suggest that the Issuer is responsible for the debts of any third party (including any Affiliate of the Issuer, or any shareholder, partner, member, principal or Affiliate thereof). The Issuer shall correct any known misunderstandings regarding its separate identity from its Affiliates.

(m) Following the date hereof, the Issuer shall not enter into any contract, agreement or arrangement with any of its Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Issuer as would be obtainable by the Issuer at the relevant time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction or series of transactions with a Person other than an Affiliate thereof, as determined by the Issuer.

(n) The Issuer shall not consent to any of its Affiliates granting consensual Liens on the Issuer’s property.

(o) The Issuer shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it is or will not be unreasonably costly or difficult to segregate, identify or ascertain its assets from those of any other Person.

(p) The Issuer shall not assume, guarantee, become obligated for, pay, or hold itself out to be responsible for, the Debt or obligations of any Affiliate (other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents) or other Person and shall not consent to any of its Affiliates assuming, granting, becoming obligated for, paying or holding itself out to be responsible for the Debt or obligation of the Issuer.

(q) The Issuer shall not make any loans or advances to its Affiliates.

(r) The Issuer shall not hold itself out as or be considered as a department or division of (i) any shareholder, partner, principal, member or Affiliate of the Issuer, (ii) any Affiliate of a shareholder, partner, principal, member or Affiliate of the Issuer, or (iii) any other Person or allow any Person to identify the Issuer as a department or division of that Person.

(s) The Issuer shall not conceal assets from any creditor, or enter into any transaction with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors of the Issuer or the creditors of any other Person.

(t) The Issuer shall not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person or make any loans or advances to any Person or acquire any obligations or securities of any Affiliates except as permitted or required pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

(u) The Issuer shall observe all organizational and procedural formalities required by this Agreement, its articles of organization, its by-laws and any other governing documents, and by applicable law, as the case may be, including, but not limited to, in paying dividends or transferring any of its assets to any of its Affiliates. The Issuer complies and will comply with all the terms and provisions contained in its articles of organization and its by-laws.

(v) The Issuer shall ensure that all actions relating to (i) the dissolution or liquidation of the Issuer or (ii) the initiation of, participation in, acquiescence in or consent to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Issuer, are duly authorized by unanimous vote of its directors (including the Independent Director).

 

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(w) The Issuer shall have a board of directors separate from that of its holders of common stock and any other Person (provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any person from sitting on the board of directors of the Issuer and the board of directors of any other Person simultaneously)and shall cause its board of directors to observe all other corporate formalities.

(x) The Issuer shall have at least one Independent Director, except only during any period in which no Independent Director serves in such capacity (other than as a result of action by the Issuer or its Affiliates in violation of this Agreement or the governing documents of the Issuer) and until a successor Independent Director is identified and appointed by the Issuer in compliance with Section 6.23 of this Agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 6.19 or elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall prohibit the execution, delivery and performance of the Broker-Dealer Services Agreement.

SECTION 6.20. Ratings . At the request of the Required Noteholders, the Issuer shall use its best efforts to obtain a rating with respect to the Notes from a nationally recognized rating agency; provided , that the Noteholders shall reimburse the Issuer for all out-of-pocket expenses and other costs incurred in connection with obtaining such rating. Once obtained, the Issuer shall comply in all material respects with any requirements of such nationally recognized rating agency, including, but not limited to, any payment obligations, reporting obligations or obligations that are required by Rule 17g-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

SECTION 6.21. Taxes .

(a) The Issuer shall timely file or cause to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to be filed and shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it, in each case prior to delinquency, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted which stay the filing or enforcement of any Lien and for which adequate reserves are reflected on the Issuer’s books and records.

(b) The Issuer shall not become a member of any affiliated group (within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code section 1504(a)) filing a consolidated federal income tax return before the Notes have been paid in full.

(c) The Issuer shall take all actions necessary to change its corporate structure to a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware such that the Issuer shall cease to be treated as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, or shall otherwise take all such alternative actions necessary to prevent the consolidation of the Issuer with any other Person for federal income tax purposes (such change in corporate structure or alternative actions, the “ Tax Restructuring ”) which Tax Restructuring shall be effective on or before July 13, 2013. The Issuer shall take all necessary actions to facilitate the Tax Restructuring including, without limitation, by entering into or consenting to amendments to this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, making, or causing to be made, all filings and submissions and seeking any required regulatory approvals, executing and delivering such additional agreements, instruments or documents and taking such other actions as shall be reasonably necessary, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Noteholders, in effecting any such Tax Restructuring; provided , that any such amendments or additional agreements, instruments or documents entered into in order to consummate such Tax Restructuring shall (i) not adversely affect the economic position of the Noteholders and the rights of the Noteholders and the Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents, (ii) be subject to the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Required Noteholders), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, and (iii) be on commercial terms substantially identical to the terms of the Transaction Documents as in effect immediately prior to the Tax

 

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Restructuring. The Issuer shall reimburse the Collateral Agent and the Noteholders for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and other costs (including any attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation or administration of any amendments, modifications or waivers to the Transaction Documents to implement the Tax Restructuring.

(d) Following the Tax Restructuring, if the Issuer is not treated as a corporation for income tax purposes, distributions by the Issuer to its owner or owners for payment of income taxes shall not exceed the actual payment obligation of such owner or owners (if any) to a taxing authority attributable to net income of the Issuer for periods for which the Issuer is not treated as a corporation, provided, however, that such distributions may be increased as necessary to compensate a regulated insurance company for the use of such company’s tax attributes to offset the net income of the Issuer.

SECTION 6.22. Security Interest . The Issuer shall grant to and maintain in favor of the Collateral Agent a valid first priority perfected Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) on the applicable Collateral pursuant to the Issuer Security Agreement.

SECTION 6.23. Appointment of Independent Director . The Issuer shall give notice to the Noteholders of the decision to appoint a new director of the Issuer as the Independent Director for purposes of this Agreement, such notice to be issued not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such appointment which notice shall certify that the designated Person satisfies the criteria set forth in the definition herein of “Independent Director.” The Issuer shall not appoint such Independent Director without the written acknowledgement by the Required Noteholders, such acknowledgement to be delivered within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notice from the Issuer pursuant to this Section 6.23, that such Person conforms, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Noteholders, with the criteria set forth in the definition herein of “Independent Director;” provided , that if the Required Noteholders do not deliver such acknowledgement within ten (10) Business Days, the Noteholders will be deemed to have acknowledged that such Independent Director satisfies the criteria set forth in the definition herein of “Independent Director.” For the avoidance of doubt, the notice requirements set forth in this Section 6.23 do not apply to the appointment of the initial Independent Director.

SECTION 6.24. Insurance . The Issuer shall maintain in good faith insurance with respect to its business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by companies engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such coverage as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other companies.

ARTICLE VII

Covenants of the Holding Company

SECTION 7.01. Compliance with Laws . The Holding Company shall comply in all material respects with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property.

SECTION 7.02. Existence . The Holding Company shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its separate existence, rights (statutory and pursuant to its organizational documents) and franchises.

SECTION 7.03. Business Interference . The Holding Company shall not impair the ability of the Issuer to administer its Business and shall not cause the Issuer to take actions inconsistent with its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

 

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SECTION 7.04. Obligations . The Holding Company’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall continue and remain in full force and effect at all times until all of the obligations under this Agreement and the Notes have actually been paid in full. Subject to the foregoing, the Holding Company’s liability under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall continue until all periods have expired within which the Issuer could be required to return, repay or disgorge any amount paid at any time on account of the obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 7.05. Dividends . The Holding Company shall promptly, and in no event later than two (2) Business Days, return to the Issuer any dividends or other distributions made by the Issuer unless such dividends or distributions were made in accordance with Section 6.05 hereof.

SECTION 7.06. Issuer Constituent Documents . The Holding Company shall not at any time cause any amendments or modifications to be made to the Issuer’s governing documents, including, but not limited to, the Issuer Constituent Documents, without prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Noteholders), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

SECTION 7.07. Business of the Holding Company . The Holding Company shall not at any time engage in any business other than owning the capital stock of the Issuer.

SECTION 7.08. Liens . The Holding Company shall not create or permit any Liens upon its assets and shall not otherwise utilize (by pledge, transfer or otherwise) its assets or cash flows from its assets to make capital expenditures or repay indebtedness for money borrowed or liabilities except (a) as permitted or required by Section 7.15 or the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 7.09. Issuance of Securities . Except as provided by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the Holding Company shall not issue or sell any shares of any class of its capital stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such shares, or any bonds, notes, debentures, or other debt securities of the Holding Company, or any other securities of the Holding Company, and shall not enter into any subscriptions, options, warrants, conversion or other rights, agreements, commitments, arrangements or understandings of any kind, contingently or otherwise, for the sale of any such securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any such securities without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders. Nothing in this Section 7.09 shall prohibit capital contributions to the Parent by the shareholders of the Parent in respect of its outstanding common stock.

SECTION 7.10. Indebtedness . The Holding Company shall not incur or otherwise become liable for, directly or indirectly, any Debt.

SECTION 7.11. Redemption; Recapitalization . The Holding Company shall not enter into, consent to or take any actions to cause the recapitalization, redemption, reorganization or distribution of any of the capital stock of the Issuer except in connection with the Tax Restructuring.

SECTION 7.12. Constituent Documents . The Holding Company shall not at any time cause any amendments or modifications to be made to its governing documents, including but not limited to the Limited Liability Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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SECTION 7.13. Non-Consolidation .

(a) The Holding Company may enter into service agreements with its Affiliates, such that the employees of such Affiliates act on behalf of the Holding Company; provided , however , that such employees shall at all times hold themselves out to third parties as representatives of the Holding Company while performing duties under such service agreements.

(b) Any Affiliate of the Holding Company that acts as an agent of the Holding Company shall so act solely through express agencies; provided , however , that each such Person fully discloses to any third party the agency relationship with the Holding Company; and provided , further , that such parties receive fair compensation or compensation consistent with regulatory requirements, as appropriate, from the Holding Company for the services provided.

(c) The Holding Company shall not act as an agent for any of its Affiliates.

(d) The Holding Company shall not acquire any, merge into or consolidate with any Person or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, dissolve, terminate or liquidate in whole or in part, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its assets other than in accordance with the Transaction Documents, or change its legal structure, fail to preserve its existence as an entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (if applicable) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or to the fullest extent permitted by law, seek dissolution or winding up in whole, or in part; provided , however , that the Holding Company may merge into or consolidate with any Person with the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders.

(e) The Holding Company shall maintain its bank accounts, books and records separate from those of its Affiliates and any other Person, use the name “PFASC HOLDINGS, LLC” in all correspondence, and use separate stationery, invoices and checks, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

(f) The Holding Company shall, in accordance with its organizational documents, maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements, and such books and records shall be adequate and sufficient to identify all of its assets.

(g) The Holding Company shall prepare financial statements and accounting records for itself that are separate from the financial statements and accounting records of its Affiliates that clearly identify the Holding Company’s individual assets and liabilities and segregate them from those of its Affiliates; provided , that the Holding Company also may permit such financial statements to be part of consolidated financial statements of another entity which acknowledges that the Holding Company is a separate entity.

(h) The Holding Company shall not commingle funds or other assets of the Holding Company with those of its Affiliates or any other Person, shall not maintain bank accounts or other depository accounts to which any of its Affiliates is an account party, into which any of its Affiliates makes deposits or from which any of its Affiliates has the power to make withdrawals.

(i) The Holding Company shall hold its assets in its own name.

(j) The Holding Company shall not permit any of its Affiliates to pay any of the Holding Company’s operating expenses unless such operating expenses are paid by such Affiliate pursuant to an agreement between such Affiliate and the Holding Company providing for the allocation of such expenses and such expenses are reimbursed by the Holding Company out of its own funds. The

 

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Holding Company shall not allow any Person to pay its debts, liabilities and expenses except as permitted by the immediately preceding sentence or fail to pay its debts, liabilities and expenses from its own assets (including, as applicable, shared personnel and overhead expenses).

(k) The Holding Company shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliates or any other Person, including, but not limited to, paying for shared offices space and services performed by any employee of its Affiliates.

(l) The Holding Company shall at all times hold itself out to the public as a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person and shall act solely in its own name and through its duly authorized officers or agents and identify itself as a separate and distinct Person under its own name in order not to (i) mislead others as to the Person with which such other party is transacting business, or (ii) suggest that the Holding Company is responsible for the debts of any third party (including any Affiliate of the Holding Company, or any shareholder, partner, member, principal or Affiliate thereof). The Holding Company shall correct any known misunderstandings regarding its separate identity from its Affiliates.

(m) Following the date hereof, the Holding Company shall not enter into any contract, agreement or arrangement with any of its Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms and conditions at least as favorable to the Holding Company as would be obtainable by the Holding Company at the relevant time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction or series of transactions with a Person other than an Affiliate thereof, as determined by the Holding Company.

(n) The Holding Company shall not consent to any of its Affiliates granting consensual Liens on the Holding Company’s property.

(o) The Holding Company shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it is or will not be unreasonably costly or difficult to segregate, identify or ascertain its assets from those of any other Person.

(p) The Holding Company shall not assume, guarantee, become obligated for, pay, or hold itself out to be responsible for, the Debt or obligations of any Affiliate (other than as contemplated by the Transaction Documents) or other Person and shall not consent to any of its Affiliates assuming, granting, becoming obligated for, paying or holding itself out to be responsible for the Debt or obligation of the Holding Company.

(q) The Holding Company shall not make any loans or advances to its Affiliates.

(r) The Holding Company shall not hold itself out as or be considered as a department or division of (i) any shareholder, partner, principal, member or Affiliate of the Holding Company, (ii) any Affiliate of a shareholder, partner, principal, member or Affiliate of the Holding Company, or (iii) any other Person or allow any Person to identify the Holding Company as a department or division of that Person.

(s) The Holding Company shall not conceal assets from any creditor, or enter into any transaction with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors of the Holding Company or the creditors of any other Person.

(t) The Holding Company shall not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person or make any loans or advances to any Person or acquire any obligations or securities of any Affiliates except as permitted or required pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

 

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(u) The Holding Company shall observe all organizational and procedural formalities required by this Agreement, its articles of organization, its by-laws and any other governing documents, and by applicable law, as the case may be, including, but not limited to, in paying dividends or transferring any of its assets to any of its Affiliates. The Holding Company complies and will comply with all the terms and provisions contained in its articles of organization and its by-laws.

(v) The Holding Company shall ensure that all actions relating to (i) the dissolution or liquidation of the Holding Company or (ii) the initiation of, participation in, acquiescence in or consent to any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Holding Company, are duly authorized by unanimous vote of its directors (including the Independent Manager).

(w) The Holding Company shall have a board of managers separate from that of any other Person (provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any individual from sitting on the board of managers of the Holding Company and the board of directors of any other Person simultaneously) and shall cause its board of managers to observe all other corporate formalities. For the avoidance of doubt, the Person serving as the Independent Director of the Issuer may also serve as the Independent Manager of the Holding Company.

(x) The Holding Company shall have at least one Independent Manager, except only during any period in which no Independent Manager serves in such capacity (other than as a result of action by the Holding Company and its Affiliates in violation of this Agreement or the governing documents of the Holding Company) and until a successor Independent Manager is identified and appointed by the Holding Company in compliance with Section 7.16 of this Agreement.

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 7.13 or elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall prohibit the execution, delivery and performance of any tax-sharing agreement entered into between or among any of the Holding Company and any of its Affiliates.

SECTION 7.14. Taxes . The Holding Company shall timely file or cause to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to be filed and shall pay or cause to be paid all Taxes required to be paid by it, in each case prior to delinquency, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently prosecuted which stay the filing or enforcement of any Lien and for which adequate reserves are reflected on the Holding Company’s books and records.

SECTION 7.15. Security Interest . The Holding Company shall grant to and maintain in favor of the Collateral Agent a valid first priority perfected Lien on the applicable Collateral pursuant to the Holding Company Security Agreement.

SECTION 7.16. Appointment of Independent Manager . The Holding Company shall give notice to the Noteholders of the decision to appoint a new director of the Issuer as the Independent Manager for purposes of this Agreement, such notice to be issued not less than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the effective date of such appointment which notice shall certify that the designated Person satisfies the criteria set forth in the definition herein of “Independent Manager.” The Holding Company shall not appoint such Independent Manager without the written acknowledgement by the Required Noteholders, such acknowledgement to be delivered within ten (10) days after receipt of notice from the Holding Company pursuant to this Section 7.16, that such Person conforms, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Required Noteholders, with the criteria set forth in the definition herein of “Independent Manager;” provided , that if the Required Noteholders do not deliver such acknowledgement within ten (10) Business Days, the Noteholders will be deemed to have acknowledged that such Independent Manager satisfies the criteria set forth in the definition herein of “Independent Manager.” For the avoidance of doubt, the notice requirements set forth in this Section 7.16 do not apply to the appointment of the initial Independent Manager.

 

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SECTION 7.17. Tax Restructuring . The Holding Company shall cause the Issuer to effect the Tax Restructuring on or before July 13, 2013. The Holding Company shall take or cause the Issuer to take all necessary actions to facilitate the Tax Restructuring including, without limitation, by entering into or consenting to amendments to this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, making, or causing to be made, all filings and submissions and seeking any required regulatory approvals, executing and delivering such additional agreements, instruments or documents and taking such other actions as shall be reasonably necessary, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Noteholders, in effecting any such Tax Restructuring; provided , that any such amendments or additional agreements, instruments or documents entered into in order to consummate such Tax Restructuring shall (i) not adversely affect the economic position of the Noteholders and the rights of the Noteholders and the Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents, (ii) be subject to the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Required Noteholders), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, and (iii) be on commercial terms substantially identical to the terms of the Transaction Documents as in effect immediately prior to the Tax Restructuring.

ARTICLE VIII

Covenants of the Parent

SECTION 8.01. Business Interference . The Parent shall not impair the ability of the Issuer to administer its Business and shall not cause the Issuer to take actions inconsistent with its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

SECTION 8.02. Obligations . The Parent’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall continue and remain in full force and effect at all times until all of the obligations under this Agreement and the Notes have actually been paid in full. Subject to the foregoing, the Parent’s liability under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it is a party shall continue until all periods have expired within which the Issuer could be required to return, repay or disgorge any amount paid at any time on account of the obligations under this Agreement.

SECTION 8.03. Redemption; Recapitalization . The Parent shall not enter into, consent to or take any actions to cause the recapitalization, redemption, reorganization or the distribution of any capital stock of the Issuer except in connection with the Tax Restructuring.

SECTION 8.04. Broker-Dealer Services Agreement . The Parent shall cause the Broker-Dealer to perform its obligations under the Broker-Dealer Services Agreement and the PFDC Services Agreement.

SECTION 8.05. Dividends . The Parent shall promptly, and in no event later than five (5) Business Days, return to the Holding Company any dividends or other distributions made by the Issuer to the Holding Company and subsequently distributed to the Parent unless such dividends or distributions were made by the Issuer in accordance with Section 6.05 hereof.

SECTION 8.06. Constituent Documents of the Issuer and the Holding Company . The Parent shall not at any time cause any amendments or modifications to be made to the governing

 

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documents of the Issuer or the Holding Company, including, but not limited to, the Issuer Constituent Documents and the Limited Liability Agreement, without prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Noteholders), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

SECTION 8.07. Collections . In the event any Collections are remitted directly to any Affiliate of the Issuer, the Parent will cause all such payments to be remitted directly to a Collection Bank and deposited into a Collection Account and, at all times prior to such remittance, the Parent will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Collateral Agent.

SECTION 8.08. Tax Restructuring . The Parent shall cause the Issuer to effect the Tax Restructuring on or before July 13, 2013. The Parent shall take or cause the Issuer to take all necessary actions to facilitate the Tax Restructuring including, without limitation, by entering into or consenting to amendments to this Agreement or other Transaction Documents, making, or causing to be made, all filings and submissions and seeking any required regulatory approvals, executing and delivering such additional agreements, instruments or documents and taking such other actions as shall be reasonably necessary, or otherwise reasonably requested by the Noteholders, in effecting any such Tax Restructuring; provided , that any such amendments or additional agreements, instruments or documents entered into in order to consummate such Tax Restructuring shall (i) not adversely affect the economic position of the Noteholders and the rights of the Noteholders and the Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents, (ii) be subject to the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Required Noteholders), such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, and (iii) be on commercial terms substantially identical to the terms of the Transaction Documents as in effect immediately prior to the Tax Restructuring.

ARTICLE IX

Conditions

SECTION 9.01. Conditions Precedent . The obligations hereunder shall not become effective until each of the following conditions are satisfied, in each case, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Noteholders (or waived in accordance with Section 11.02 hereof):

(a) The Noteholders (or its counsel) shall have received from the Issuer, the Holding Company, the Parent and PFLAC, as applicable, (i) an executed counterpart of the Loan Documents and (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Noteholders (which may include telecopy or electronic transmission of signed signature pages) that the Acquisition Transaction Documents, including the Administrative Services Agreement, have been executed and consummated.

(b) The Noteholders shall have received favorable written opinions (addressed to the Noteholders and dated as of the Closing Date), substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 and Exhibit G-2, and covering such other matters relating to the Issuer, this Agreement or the Issuer Obligations as the Noteholders shall reasonably request.

(c) The Noteholders shall have received confirmation from the Issuer that all of the closing conditions set forth in Article VI and Article VII of the Master Transaction Agreement have been fully satisfied and not waived (unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Noteholders).

(d) The Noteholders shall have received such documents and certificates as the Noteholders or its counsel may reasonably request relating to (i) the organization, existence and good standing of the Issuer, the authorization by the Issuer of the Transaction Documents and the Issuer Obligations and (ii) any other legal matters relating to the Issuer, or the Issuer Obligations, including documents evidencing the consummation of the Acquisition Transaction Documents and the acquisition contemplated therein.

 

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(e) The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are true and correct on the Closing Date.

(f) The Noteholders (or its counsel) shall have received from the Issuer and the Holding Company written evidence satisfactory to the Noteholders that the Issuer and the Holding Company have appointed an Independent Director and Independent Manager, as applicable.

(g) The Issuer shall have received capital contributions in the amount of $18,565,000 and $3,935,000 from the Holding Company and PFLAC, respectively.

ARTICLE X

Events of Default

SECTION 10.01. Events of Default If any of the following events shall occur, such event shall constitute an “ Event of Default ” hereunder:

(a) the Issuer shall fail to pay any Accrued Interest when due subject to a grace period of one (1) Business Day from receipt of notice by any Noteholder or the Collateral Agent of such failure;

(b) the Issuer shall fail to pay any principal when due, other than an optional principal prepayment pursuant to Section 3.17(d), subject to (i) with respect to Scheduled Principal Repayments a grace period of thirty (30) calendar days and (ii) with respect to Supplemental Principal Repayments and Additional Principal Repayments, a grace period of ninety (90) calendar days; provided , however , failure to make any payment of principal in the Extraordinary Revenue Payment Amount following the receipt of Extraordinary Revenue within the time period specified in Section 3.17(b) hereof is not subject to a grace period.

(c) the amount of funds in the Working Capital Account shall at any time fall below $2,000,000, subject to a grace period of thirty (30) calendar days; provided that once any such shortfall is cured within such thirty (30) calendar day grace period, the Working Capital Account shall remain above $2,000,000 for sixty (60) consecutive days following the initial date of the cure;

(d) the Issuer, the Holding Company or the Parent shall fail to observe or perform in any material respect any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Notes subject to a grace period of thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of notice by any Noteholder of such breach or actual knowledge of such breach by the Issuer, not including any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or the Notes for which an Event of Default has been otherwise specified. For the avoidance of doubt, the thirty (30) calendar day grace period provided for pursuant to this Section 10.01(e) shall not be applicable to Section 6.05, Section 6.23, Section 7.05, Section 7.16 and Section 8.05;

(e) the Issuer, the Holding Company, the Parent or PFLAC shall fail to observe or perform in any material respect any material covenant or agreement contained in or incorporated by reference into any Transaction Document (other than this Agreement or the Notes) to which it is a party (subject to any applicable notice and cure periods set forth in the applicable Transaction Document);

 

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(f) an Event of Default (as such term is defined in the applicable Security Agreement) shall have occurred under the terms of any Security Agreement (subject to any applicable notice and cure period under the applicable Security Agreement);

(g) a default shall have occurred under the terms of the Administrative Services Agreement or the General Account COLI Administrative Services Agreement that gives any party thereto the right to terminate the Administrative Services Agreement or a default shall have occurred under the terms of any other material agreement of the Issuer that gives any party thereto the right to terminate such other material agreement (subject to any applicable notice and cure period under the Administrative Services Agreement or such other applicable material agreement);

(h) the notice of termination of the Administrative Services Agreement;

(i) the Issuer, the Parent, the Holding Company or PFLAC shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section 10.01(k), (iii) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (iv) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (v) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Issuer, the Parent, the Holding Company or PFLAC, or their respective debts, or of a substantial part of their respective assets, under any Debtor Relief Laws now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, liquidator or similar official for the Issuer, the Parent, the Holding Company or PFLAC or for a substantial part of any of their respective assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(k) the acceleration of the due date of any material liability in excess of $500,000 of the Issuer;

(l) the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Collateral granted pursuant to the Security Agreements shall cease to be valid first priority perfected Liens (subject to Permitted Liens; provided, that the Holding Company shall have no Permitted Liens); or

(m) the Issuer or the Parent, as applicable, shall fail to or fail to cause, as applicable, any Collections to be remitted and deposited into a Collection Account pursuant to Section 6.14 and Section 8.07, as applicable, within five (5) Business Days following receipt thereof.

SECTION 10.02. Remedies Upon an Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Collateral Agent may (and at the direction of the Required Noteholders shall), subject to Section 10.03 and Section 10.04, with written notice to the Issuer, take any or all of the following actions at the same or different times, in each case without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Issuer:

(a) accelerate the Notes and any principal, Accrued Interest or other amounts due thereon to become immediately due;

(b) increase the Interest Rate by an amount equal to the Default Interest Rate;

 

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(c) require the Issuer to cease the payment of any dividend or any other distribution to shareholders;

(d) cause the foreclosure of any or all of the Collateral;

(e) replace the Issuer as the administrator under the Administrative Services Agreement;

(f) replace the Broker-Dealer as the broker-dealer under the Broker-Dealer Services Agreement;

(g) direct the Issuer in the conduct of its business;

(h) cause the Issuer to consult with and obtain the consent of the Required Noteholders prior to the implementation of any remediating actions with respect to such Event of Default;

(i) cause the assignment of Acquisition Transaction Documents by the Issuer to another entity selected by the Required Noteholders;

(j) exercise any rights or remedies set forth in the Transaction Documents; or

(k) (i) compel performance of the obligations of, or direct the exercise of rights of the Issuer against any party to a Transaction Document (other than the Noteholders or the Collateral Agent) under any of the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party, (ii) enforce in the name of the Issuer all rights of the Issuer against any party to any of the Transaction Documents (other than the Noteholders or the Collateral Agent) and (iii) direct the Issuer to take, or refrain from taking, any other action; provided , that any such action compelled, enforced or directed shall not be in violation of applicable law; provided , further that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Issuer has appointed the Collateral Agent as the Issuer’s attorney-in-fact and proxy, with full authority in the place and stead of the Issuer and in the name of the Issuer or otherwise to act pursuant to this 10.01(k).

provided , however , that in the event of an Event of Default that arises as result of the events described in Section 10.01(i) or Section 10.01(j), neither the Noteholders nor the Collateral Agent shall be required to provide written notice to the Issuer before taking any of the actions described immediately above in this Section 10.02.

SECTION 10.03. Limitation of Suits . No Noteholder shall have any right to institute any Proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to any of the Transaction Documents, or for any other remedy hereunder, unless:

 

  (i) such Noteholder has previously given written notice to the Collateral Agent of a continuing Event of Default;

 

  (ii) the Required Noteholders have made written request to the Collateral Agent to institute such Proceeding in respect of such Event of Default in its own name as Collateral Agent hereunder;

 

  (iii) such Noteholder has offered to the Collateral Agent an indemnity and/or security satisfactory to the Collateral Agent against the reasonable costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred or in respect of which it may become liable in complying with such request;

 

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  (iv) the Collateral Agent for thirty (30) days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity has failed to institute such Proceeding; and

 

  (v) no direction inconsistent with such written request has been given to the Collateral Agent during such thirty (30) day period by the Required Noteholders.

It is understood and intended that no one or more Noteholders shall have any right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of, or by availing of, any provision of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of any other Noteholders or to obtain or to seek to obtain priority or preference over any other Noteholder or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided.

SECTION 10.04. Control by Noteholders . The Required Noteholders shall have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any Proceeding for any remedy available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 10.02 with respect to the Notes or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Collateral Agent; provided , that:

 

  (i) such direction shall not be in conflict with any rule of law or with this Agreement; and

 

  (ii) the Collateral Agent may take any other action deemed proper by the Collateral Agent that is not inconsistent with such direction.

ARTICLE XI

Miscellaneous

SECTION 11.01. Notices .

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

 

  (i) if to the Issuer:

Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company

1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Phone: (484) 530-4800

Facsimile: (215) 977-7820

with copies to:

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Geoffrey Kauffman

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: General Counsel

 

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  (ii) if to the Holding Company:

PFASC Holdings, LLC

1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (215) 977-7820

with copies to:

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Geoffrey Kauffman

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: General Counsel

 

  (iii) if to the Parent:

Philadelphia Financial Group, Inc.

1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Facsimile: (215) 977-7820

with copies to:

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Geoffrey Kauffman

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: General Counsel

 

  (iv) if to the Fiscal Agent:

Philadelphia Financial Administration Services Company

1650 Market Street, 54 th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19103

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

Phone: (484) 530-4800

Facsimile: (215) 977-7820

 

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with copies to:

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Geoffrey Kauffman

Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 21 st Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: General Counsel

 

  (v) if to the Noteholders:

RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attention: President

Facsimile: 636-736-7554

with copies to:

RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd.

1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile: 636-736-7554

 

  (iv) if to the Collateral Agent:

RGA Reinsurance Company

1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attention: Senior Vice President, Global Acquisitions

Facsimile: 636-736-7554

with copies to:

RGA Reinsurance Company

1370 Timberlake Manor Parkway

Chesterfield, MO 63017

Attention: Senior Vice President, Structured Finance

Facsimile: 636-736-7554

(b) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

 

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SECTION 11.02. Waivers; Amendments .

(a) No failure or delay by the parties hereto in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties hereto hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that it would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the parties hereto therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section 11.02, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.

(b) While the Notes are outstanding, neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Issuer and the Noteholders.

SECTION 11.03. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns or transferees permitted hereby including any agent appointed pursuant to Sections 3.11 and 3.12, except that the Issuer may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Required Noteholders (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Issuer without such consent shall be null and void). A Noteholder may assign any of its rights under this Agreement or the Notes without the consent of the Issuer. A Transfer Agent or Paying Agent may not assign or transfer any of its rights under this Agreement except in accordance with Sections 3.11 and 3.12. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of the Noteholders or the Issuer) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.04. Indemnity . The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Noteholders and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel, consultants and other advisors and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature (collectively, “Losses”) arising out of or based on any assertion, claim, suit or proceeding made by any third party arising out of, resulting from or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, except for such Losses resulting from, arising out of or relating to (i) any claim involving fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct of any of the Noteholders or their respective Affiliates or (ii) any action taken or compelled by the Collateral Agent or the Noteholders, or taken by the Issuer or any of its Affiliates at the request of the Collateral Agent or the Noteholders, with respect to any Acquisition Transaction Document, whether pursuant to Section 11.05 or otherwise. The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Noteholders against loss arising due to a failure of the Notes to be treated as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes. Anything in this Section 11.04 to the contrary notwithstanding, in no event shall the Issuer be liable to the Noteholders or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents, successors or assigns for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, lost profits), even if the Issuer has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.

 

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SECTION 11.05. Assignment of Rights .

The Issuer hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Noteholders, shall have the right, and for such purposes hereby assigns to the Collateral Agent the right, to compel performance of any obligation of, or direct the exercise of any right of the Issuer against Hartford and any other third party to any Transaction Document (other than any Transaction Document to which the Noteholders or Collateral Agent are a party) under any of the Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party (other than any Transaction Document to which the Noteholders or Collateral Agent are a party) in the event of the non-performance of or a breach by any such third party of such obligations and the failure of Issuer to take adequate (as determined by the Collateral Agent or Required Noteholders in their reasonable discretion) action, if such failure by the Issuer would, in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Agent or Required Noteholders, be expected to have a material adverse effect on either (i) the Issuer’s ability to repay principal, interest, fees, costs or other amounts when due to the Noteholders under this Agreement or the Notes, without taking into account the balance of the Debt Service Coverage Account and the Working Capital Account as of the date of determination as a source of repayment, or (ii) the Baseline Debt Service Cash Flows. Such rights shall comprise part of the Collateral under the Issuer Security Agreement and as such shall be collateral for the Issuer’s obligations hereunder. The Parent and the Issuer agree that none of the Issuer or any of its respective Affiliates shall take any action that would impair the validity of the assignment set forth in this Section 11.05 of the ability of the Collateral Agent to enforce such assigned rights; provided that no enforcement actions of Issuer described in Section 11.05 shall be deemed to effect such an impairment.

SECTION 11.06. Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by any party herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the purchase of the Notes or the repayment thereof, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Noteholders may have had notice or knowledge of any Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any Accrued Interest on the Notes or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid.

SECTION 11.07. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement together with the Loan Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

SECTION 11.08. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

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SECTION 11.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK).

(b) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that the Noteholders or the Issuer may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against the other party hereto or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 11.09. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

SECTION 11.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 11.11. Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

[The Remainder of this Page is Intentionally Left Blank.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Senior Note Purchase Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY,
as the Issuer
By:  

/s/ John K. Hillman

  Name: John K. Hillman
  Title: President

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION SERVICES COMPANY,

as the Fiscal Agent

By:  

/s/ John K. Hillman

  Name: John K. Hillman
  Title: President

PFASC HOLDINGS, LLC,

solely for purposes of Section 5.02 and Article VII of this Agreement

By:  

/s/ John K. Hillman

  Name: John K. Hillman
  Title: President

PHILADELPHIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC,

solely for the purposes of Section 5.03, Article VIII and Section 11.05 of this Agreement

By:  

/s/ John K. Hillman

  Name: John K. Hillman
  Title: President

 

Senior Note Purchase Agreement


RGA WORLDWIDE REINSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
as Noteholder
By:  

/s/ Mark M. Hopfinger

  Name: Mark M. Hopfinger
  Title: Senior Vice President
By:  

/s/ C. Evans

  Name: C. Evans
  Title: Vice President

RGA REINSURANCE COMPANY

as Collateral Agent

By:  

/s/ Richard Leblanu

  Name: Richard Leblanu
  Title: SVP, Global Acquisitions

 

Senior Note Purchase Agreement


SCHEDULE I

DEFINED TERMS

As used in the Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

Account Control Agreement ” means that certain Account Control Agreement by and among Wilmington Trust National Association, as custodian, the Collateral Agent and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Accredited Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

Accrued Interest ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.16.

Acquisition Transaction Documents ” means the Master Transaction Agreement, the Administrative Services Agreement, General Account COLI Administrative Services Agreement, Separate Account Support Services Agreement, Broker-Dealer Sales and Services Agreement, Transition Services Agreement, Patent License Agreement, Software License Agreement, Consent Agreement, Assignment and Assumption Agreement and Cash Escrow Agreement.

Additional Principal Repayment ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.17(c).

Administrative Services Agreement ” means that certain Administrative Services Agreement by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agreement ” means this Senior Note Purchase Agreement, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Amended By-Laws ” means the Amended By-Laws of the Issuer, effective as of July 13, 2012.

Annual Budget ” means a financial budget for the following year identifying the Issuer’s best estimate of revenues, expenses, taxes, capital expenditures and other information relevant to understanding the Issuer’s projected cash flows over the succeeding calendar year a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit F.

Assignment and Assumption Agreement ” means that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2012, by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford Life Private Placement, LLC, Hartford Life, Inc. and the Issuer.

Baseline Debt Service Cash Flows ” has the meaning specified in Exhibit C.

Blocked Account Control Agreement ” means that certain Blocked Account Control Agreement by and among Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, the Collateral Agent and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

 

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Broker-Dealer ” means PFDC.

Broker-Dealer Services Agreement ” means that certain Broker-Dealer Sales and Services Agreement by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Equity Sales Company, Inc. and the Broker-Dealer, dated July 13, 2012.

Business ” has the meaning specified in the Master Transaction Agreement.

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

Cash Escrow Agreement ” means that certain Cash Escrow Agreement, by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, the Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, dated as of July 13, 2013.

Cash Flow Projections ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.17(c)(i).

Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer effective as of July 11, 2012.

Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer dated November 21, 2012.

Class A Option Agreement ” means that certain Option Agreement by and between the Holding Company and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Noteholders, dated July 13, 2012.

Class B Option Agreement ” means that certain Option Agreement by and between PFLAC and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Noteholders, dated July 13, 2012.

Clearing Agency ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.05.

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

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

Collateral ” means the Collateral, as defined in the Issuer Security Agreement, or the Pledged Collateral, as defined in the Parent Security Agreement, as applicable.

Collateral Agent ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement and any successors, assigns or other entity appointed by the Required Noteholders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Collection Account ” means initially, the Working Capital Account along with each concentration account, depositary account, lock-box account or similar account in which any Collections are collected or deposited.

Collection Account Agreement ” means an agreement among the Issuer, the Collateral Agent and a Collection Bank in form and substance acceptable to the Collateral Agent, pursuant to which the Collateral Agent is given “control” over one or more Collection Accounts within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC.

 

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Collection Bank ” means, at any time, any of the banks holding one or more Collection Accounts.

Collections ” means, with respect to any Administrative Services Agreement, all cash payments and collections and other cash proceeds owing to the Issuer in respect of such Administrative Services Agreement, including, without limitation, “Administrative Fees,” as such term is defined in the Administrative Services Agreement.

Consent Agreement ” means that certain Consent Agreement, by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, Hartford International Life Reinsurance Corporation, the Issuer and PFLAC, dated as of July 13, 2013.

Contested Cash Flow Projection ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.17(c)(ii).

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Control Agreements ” means the Account Control Agreement and the Blocked Account Control Agreement.

Corporate Office ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11(a).

Debt ” of any Person means, at any date, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (iv) all obligations of such Person as lessee which are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, (v) all contingent and non-contingent obligations of such Person to reimburse any bank or other Person in respect of amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument, (vi) all Debt secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such Debt is otherwise an obligation of such Person, and (vii) all guarantees by such Person of Debt of another Person (each such guarantee to constitute Debt in an amount equal to the amount of such other Person’s Debt guaranteed thereby).

Debt Service Coverage Account ” means the debt service coverage account established pursuant to the Debt Service Coverage Account Custody Agreement, which account shall be formally designated as the “debt service coverage account” of the Issuer.

Debt Service Coverage Account Custody Agreement ” means that certain Custody Account Agreement, by and between the Issuer and Wilmington Trust National Association, dated as of June 26, 2012.

Debt Service Coverage Account Target Amount ” means an amount equal to the product of the Note Outstanding Amount multiplied by fifty percent (50%) of the applicable Interest Rate (including any Default Rate).

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, and all other liquidation, conservation, dissolution, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rehabilitation, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States, any state of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

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Default Interest Rate Event ” means (a) the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, including but not limited to, failure by the Issuer to make any payment obligation when due (until such default is cured) and (b) the failure by the Issuer to obtain all requisite licenses and permits on or prior to December 31, 2012; provided that a Default Interest Rate Event under this clause (b) shall commence upon December 31, 2012 and end upon the date on which the Issuer has obtained all requisite licenses and permits.

Default Rate ” means four percent (4.0%).

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

Escrow Agreement ” means that certain Escrow Agreement, by and among PFLAC, the Noteholder and Wilmington Trust National Association, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.01.

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Noteholder or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Noteholder, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income, franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes; (b) U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Noteholder with respect to a Note or any interest therein pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Noteholder acquires such Note or interest therein or (ii) such Noteholder changes its lending office or its jurisdiction or otherwise changes location, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.18, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Noteholder’s assignor immediately before such Noteholder became a Noteholder or to such Noteholder immediately before it changed its lending office or its jurisdiction or otherwise changed its location; (c) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA; and (d) Taxes attributable to such Noteholder’s failure to deliver to the Issuer such properly completed and executed documents, certificates and forms as are required by law or reasonably requested by the Issuer to establish such Noteholder’s exemption from (or reduction of) withholding Taxes with respect to any payments made under the Notes or any other Loan Document, as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.

Extraordinary Revenue ” means (i) payments received by Issuer with respect to Section 20.03 of the Administrative Services Agreement, (ii) indemnification payments received by the Issuer pursuant to the Acquisition Transaction Documents (except to the extent such indemnification payments reimburse Issuer for losses, damages and liabilities constituting actual out-of-pocket payments made by Issuer to third parties) and (iii) payments of any purchase price adjustments released to the Issuer in accordance with Section 2.01(e) of the Master Transaction Agreement.

Extraordinary Revenue Payment Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.17(b).

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

 

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Fifteen-Year Loan-to-Value Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio resulting from dividing the Note Outstanding Amount less the amount in the Debt Service Coverage Account by the Baseline Debt Service Cash Flows.

Fiscal Agent ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement, and any successor appointed pursuant to Section 3.12(c) of this Agreement.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

General Account COLI Administrative Services Agreement ” means that certain General Account COLI Administrative Services Agreement by and among Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

Global Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a).

Hartford ” means The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc and its Affiliates.

Holding Company ” has the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement.

Holding Company Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement, by and between the Collateral Agent and the Holding Company, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.05(b).

Independent Director ” means, with respect to the Issuer a director who (i) (a) is not, or has not been within the last three (3) years, an employee of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, or an immediate family member is not, or has not been within the last three (3) years, an executive officer, of the Issuer or any of its Affiliates, (b) has not received, or does not have an immediate family member who has received, during any twelve-month period within the last three (3) years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from the Issuer and any of its Affiliates, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), (c) is not, or does not have an immediate family member who is, (1) a current partner or employee of a firm that is the Issuer’s or any of its Affiliates’ internal or external auditor, (2) a current employee of such a firm and personally works on the Issuer’s or any of its Affiliates’ audit or (3) within the last three (3) years a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on the Issuer’s or any of its Affiliates’ audit within that time, (d) is not, or an immediate family member is not, or has not been with the last three (3) years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of the Issuer’s or any of its Affiliates’ present executive officers at the same time serves or served on that company’s compensation committee, (e) is not a current employee, or an immediate family member is not a current executive officer, of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, the Issuer or any of its Affiliates for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1,000,000, or two percent (2%) of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues (ii) has prior experience as a director or manager for a corporation or limited liability company; and (iii) has at least three (3) years of employment experience with one or more

 

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entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities. For the avoidance of doubt, no director shall qualify as “independent” unless the board of directors affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the Issuer (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Issuer).

Independent Expert ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.17(c)(ii).

Independent Manager ” means, with respect to the Holding Company a member who (i) (a) is not, or has not been within the last three (3) years, an employee of the Holding Company or any of its Affiliates, or an immediate family member is not, or has not been within the last three (3) years, an executive officer, of the Holding Company or any of its Affiliates, (b) has not received, or does not have an immediate family member who has received, during any twelve-month period within the last three (3) years, more than $120,000 in direct compensation from the Holding Company and any of its Affiliates, other than director and committee fees and pension or other forms of deferred compensation for prior service (provided such compensation is not contingent in any way on continued service), (c) is not, or does not have an immediate family member who is, (1) a current partner or employee of a firm that is the Holding Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ internal or external auditor, (2) a current employee of such a firm and personally works on the Holding Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ audit or (3) within the last three (3) years a partner or employee of such a firm and personally worked on the Holding Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ audit within that time, (d) is not, or an immediate family member is not, or has not been with the last three (3) years, employed as an executive officer of another company where any of the Holding Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ present executive officers at the same time serves or served on that company’s compensation committee, (e) is not a current employee, or an immediate family member is not a current executive officer, of a company that has made payments to, or received payments from, the Holding Company or any of its Affiliates for property or services in an amount which, in any of the last three fiscal years, exceeds the greater of $1,000,000, or two percent (2%) of such other company’s consolidated gross revenues (ii) has prior experience as a director or manager for a corporation or limited liability company; and (iii) has at least three (3) years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities. For the avoidance of doubt, no manager shall qualify as “independent” unless the board of managers affirmatively determines that the manager has no material relationship with the Holding Company (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Holding Company).

Interest Accrual Period ” means (i) each period from and including a Scheduled Payment Date, or in the case of the first Interest Accrual Period, the Closing Date, to but excluding the immediately following Scheduled Payment Date, or in the case of the final Interest Accrual Period, the Maturity Date or (ii) in the case of an optional prepayment pursuant to Section 3.17(d), the period from and including a Scheduled Payment Date, to and including the Optional Redemption Date.

Interest Rate ” means (i) on and prior to July 13, 2022, twelve and two-thirds percent (12.66%) per annum and (ii) at all times on and after July 13, 2022, fifteen percent (15%) per annum.

Investment Company Act ” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

Issuer ” has the meaning specified in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

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Issuer Constituent Documents ” means the Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Second Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation and Amended By-Laws.

Issuer’s Payment Rights ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.05 of this Agreement.

Issuer Obligations ” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Agreement and the issuance of the Notes hereunder and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under the Transaction Documents.

Issuer Security Agreement ” means that certain Security Agreement, by and between the Collateral Agent and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, or (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset.

Limited Liability Agreement ” means the Limited Liability Agreement of the Holding Company dated as of July 12, 2012.

Loan Documents ” means the documents, including all schedules and exhibits thereto, associated with the transactions contemplated herein including this Agreement, the Notes, the Debt Service Coverage Account Custody Agreement, the Security Agreements, the Control Agreements, the PFLAC Letter Agreement, PFLAC Services Agreement, the PFDC Services Agreement, the Option Agreements, the Escrow Agreement and the Master Operational Agreement.

Loan-to-Value Event ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.17(c)(i).

Loan-to-Value Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio resulting from dividing the product of the Note Outstanding Amount less the amount in the Debt Service Coverage Account by the lesser of (i) the Shock Lapse Debt Service Cash Flows and (ii) the Stressed Debt Service Cash Flows.

Master Operational Agreement ” means that certain Master Operational Agreement, by and between PFDC, PFLAC and Issuer, dated as of July 1, 2012.

Master Transaction Agreement ” means that certain Master Transaction Agreement by and between Hartford Life Insurance Company, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of November 22, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Material Adverse Change ” means (A) a material adverse change in the Business and (B) with respect to any Person, a material adverse change, individually or in the aggregate, of (or any combination of) (i) the business, assets, properties, results of operations or condition (financial or otherwise of such Person), taken as a whole or (ii) such Person’s ability to consummate the transaction contemplated by, or perform its obligations under, any Transaction Document to which it is a party.

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the Issuer, including but not limited to a surrender of a significant portion of the underlying policies supporting the Business, or (b) that results in a material increase in the Issuer’s obligation for Taxes (other than by reason of an increase in the Issuer’s revenue or reduction of the Issuer’s operating costs).

Maturity Date ” means, with respect to the principal (or any installment of principal) of the Notes, any date prior to the Scheduled Maturity Date on which such principal (or such installment of principal) of the Notes becomes due and payable whether, as applicable, by the declaration of acceleration of maturity, notice of optional redemption at the option of the Issuer or otherwise.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Note ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01.

Noteholders ” means initially RGA Worldwide Reinsurance Company, Ltd. or its designee and shall include any assignee or transferee of any portion or all of a Note as may be permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Note Outstanding Amount ” means, at any time, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes at such time and all Accrued Interest that is past due.

Obligors ” means Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Company and Hartford Life Insurance Company.

Option Agreements ” shall mean the Class A Option Agreement and the Class B Option Agreement.

Optional Redemption Date ” means with respect to any Note to be redeemed pursuant to Section 3.17(d), the date of redemption of such Note specified in the relevant notice of redemption provided to the Fiscal Agent pursuant to Section 3.17(d).

Optional Redemption Price ” means an amount equal to the Note Outstanding Amount of the Notes to be redeemed as of the Optional Redemption Date multiplied by the make-whole percentage applicable to such date of determination as set forth in the optional repayment schedule attached hereto as Exhibit D.

Original Issuance Amount ” means (i) $100,000,000 or (ii) with respect to any Note the face amount of such Note on the Closing Date.

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

Outstanding ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.20(d).

Parent ” has the meaning specified in the preamble of this Agreement.

Patent License Agreement ” means that certain Patent License Agreement, by and between Hartford Fire Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2013.

Paying Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11(b).

 

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Permitted Investments ” means (i) cash deposits with banks with a short term credit rating of A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Moody’s, (ii) U.S. government securities with maturities less than one (1) year, (iii) money market mutual funds rated AAA by S&P or Aaa by Moody’s or (iv) assets approved in writing by the Required Noteholders or the Collateral Agent.

Permitted Liens ” means (a) liens for taxes not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves are reflected on its books and records, (b) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases granted to other persons in the ordinary course of business not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the Grantor’s business; (c) liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts or to other funds maintained with a depository institution; (d) liens of a collecting bank arising in the ordinary course of business under Section 4-210 of the UCC covering only the items being collected upon; (e) liens in favor of a landlord arising under any lease or by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to distraint for or similar rights and remedies and (f) Liens securing purchase money or capital lease obligations so long as (i) any such Lien attaches only to the property financed with the proceeds of such obligations and attaches substantially contemporaneously with the incurrence of such obligations and (ii) the aggregate amount of purchase money or capital lease obligations secured by such Liens does not exceed $500,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

PFASC Facility Lease ” means that certain lease dated as of December 31, 1992 by and between Hartford Fire Insurance Company (“Hartford Fire”) and Sammis Morristown Associates, as amended through July 25, 2011, and as assigned by Hartford Fire to Issuer pursuant to that certain Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of July 13, 2012, and any subsequent facility lease related thereto entered into by the Issuer with the prior written consent of the Collateral Agent.

PFDC ” means Philadelphia Financial Distribution Company.

PFDC Services Agreement ” means that certain Broker-Dealer Transition Agreement executed by PFDC, the Issuer and PFG, dated as of July 11, 2012.

PFG ” means Philadelphia Financial Group.

PFLAC ” means Philadelphia Financial Life Assurance Company.

PFLAC Letter Agreement ” means that certain letter agreement between PFLAC and the Collateral Agent, dated as of July 13, 2012.

PFLAC Services Agreement ” means that certain services agreement by and between PFLAC and the Issuer, dated as of July 12, 2012.

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Issuer is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Proceeding ” shall mean any suit in equity, action at law or other judicial or administrative proceeding.

 

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Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11(e).

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Replacement Note ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(b).

Required Noteholders ” means Noteholders holding Notes in an amount not less than a majority in aggregate of the principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes.

Responsible Officer ” means an officer of the Issuer at the level of president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller.

RGA ” means Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business.

Scheduled Maturity Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.06.

Scheduled Payment Date ” means the fifteenth (15 th ) of each month; provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding day that is a Business Day.

Scheduled Principal Repayments ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.17(a).

Second Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation ” means the Second Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer effective as of July 12, 2012.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

Security Agreements ” means the Issuer Security Agreement and the Holding Company Security Agreement.

Separate Account Support Services Agreement ” means that certain Separate Account Support Services Agreement by and between Hartford Life Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Shock Lapse Debt Service Cash Flows ” has the meaning specified in Exhibit C.

Software License Agreement ” means that certain Software License Agreement, by and between Hartford Fire Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

Stressed Debt Service Cash Flows ” has the meaning specified in Exhibit C.

Supplemental Principal Repayment ” shall mean a payment in an amount equal to the greatest of (i) zero, (ii) the amount required to reduce the Note Outstanding Amount such that the Fifteen-Year Loan-to-Value Ratio equals seventy-five percent (75%) and (iii) the amount required to reduce the Note Outstanding Amount such that the Loan-to-Value Ratio equals ninety percent (90%).

Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings or similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority.

 

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Tax Restructuring ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.21(c).

Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, the Acquisition Transaction Documents and the Loan Documents.

Transfer Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11(b).

Transferred Employees ” has the meaning specified in the Master Transaction Agreement.

Transition Services Agreement ” means that certain Transition Services Agreement by and between Hartford Life Insurance Company and the Issuer, dated as of July 13, 2012.

UCC ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08(e).

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

Working Capital Account ” means, collectively, the working capital accounts, which working capital accounts shall include each Collections Account, and each of which accounts shall be formally designated in Schedule III as a “working capital account” of the Issuer. For all purposes under this Agreement, the aggregate amount of funds in the Working Capital Account shall be deemed to exclude amounts received from Hartford in connection with the acquisition of the Business which represent compensation, bonuses, severance payments or other such amounts for the benefit of Transferred Employees.

Working Capital Account Target Amount ” means, (i) for the period occurring on and after the Closing Date until December 15, 2012, an aggregate amount of funds not less than the greater of (A) $9 million and (B) an amount equal to 100% of its most recent three (3) month expenses (excluding interest on the Notes) as reported in its most recent unaudited quarterly financial statements delivered by the Issuer to the Noteholders pursuant to Section 6.12(c) of this Agreement and (ii) for the period occurring on and after December 15, 2012, an amount equal to an aggregate amount of funds not less than the greater of (A) $5 million and (B) an amount equal to 100% of its most recent three (3) month expenses (excluding interest on the Notes) as reported in its most recent unaudited quarterly financial statements delivered by the Issuer to the Noteholders pursuant to Section 6.12(c) of this Agreement.

 

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Exhibit 10.6

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

between

TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.

AND

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC

DATED AS OF June 30, 2012

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

     1   

Section 1.01.

 

Certain Defined Terms

     1   

Section 1.02.

 

Other Defined Terms

     3   

Section 1.03.

 

Interpretation

     3   

ARTICLE II

 

TRANSITION SERVICES

     4   

Section 2.01.

 

Transition Services; Term

     4   

Section 2.02.

 

Nature and Quality of Transition Services

     5   

Section 2.03.

 

Policies and Procedures

     6   

Section 2.04.

 

Cooperation and Information

     6   

Section 2.05.

 

Intellectual Property and Software Licenses

     7   

Section 2.06.

 

Insurance

     8   

Section 2.07.

 

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

     8   

Section 2.08.

 

Third-Party Service Providers

     8   

ARTICLE III

 

COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES

     8   

Section 3.01.

 

Fees and Actual Costs

     8   

Section 3.02.

 

Third Party Charges

     9   

Section 3.03.

 

Payments of Fees

     9   

Section 3.04.

 

Invoices; Documentation

     9   

Section 3.05.

 

Disputes

     9   

Section 3.06.

 

Taxes

     10   

ARTICLE IV

 

ACCESS AND SECURITY

     10   

Section 4.01.

 

Security Level; Additional Security Measures

     10   

Section 4.02.

 

Security Breaches

     10   

Section 4.03.

 

Systems Security

     11   

Section 4.04.

 

Information Security

     11   

Section 4.05.

 

Records; Inspection and Audit Rights

     12   

ARTICLE V

 

CONFIDENTIALITY

     12   

Section 5.01.

 

Tricadia Confidentiality

     12   

Section 5.02.

 

TAMCO Confidentiality

     13   

ARTICLE VI

 

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION

     14   

Section 6.01.

 

Disclaimer of Warranties

     14   

Section 6.02.

 

Indemnification of Tricadia

     14   

Section 6.03.

 

Indemnification of TAMCO

     14   

Section 6.04.

 

Procedure

     14   

Section 6.05.

 

Insurance

     15   

Section 6.06.

 

No Double Recovery; No Limitation

     15   

 

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ARTICLE VII

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

     15   

Section 7.01.

 

Effective Date and Final Term

     15   

Section 7.02.

 

Termination

     15   

Section 7.03.

 

Survival

     16   

ARTICLE VIII

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

     16   

Section 8.01.

 

Amendment; Waiver

     16   

Section 8.02.

 

Expenses; Payments

     16   

Section 8.03.

 

Notices

     16   

Section 8.04.

 

Severability

     17   

Section 8.05.

 

Entire Agreement; Assignment

     17   

Section 8.06.

 

Binding Effect

     18   

Section 8.07.

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     18   

Section 8.08.

 

Governing Law

     18   

Section 8.09.

 

Consent to Jurisdiction

     18   

Section 8.10.

 

Waiver of Jury Trial

     18   

Section 8.11.

 

Counterparts

     19   

Section 8.12.

 

Further Assurances

     19   

Section 8.13.

 

Relationship of the Parties

     19   

Appendix A - Form of Transition Service Schedule

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

This TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated as of June 30, 2012, is by and among Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ TAMCO ”). Tricadia Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Tricadia ”). and, to the limited extent provided for herein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. (“ Tiptree ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Tricadia, Tiptree and each of TFPLP Holdings I LLC, TFPLP Holdings II LLC and TFPLP Holdings III LLC (together, the “ Contributors ”) have entered into that certain Contribution and Issuance Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the “ Contribution Agreement ”) pursuant to which the Contributors have agreed to contribute (the “ Contribution ”) to Tiptree 99% of the outstanding limited liability company interests of TAMCO, and Tiptree has agreed to issue to the Contributors common limited partnership units in respect of their contribution;

WHEREAS, TAMCO will hold, immediately prior to and after the Contribution, all of the Limited Liability Company Interests (as defined in the Contribution Agreement) of each of Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC (each a “ Management Entity ” and, together, the “ Management Entities ”):

WHEREAS, following the Contribution, Tiptree’s interests in TAMCO will be held by Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC (“ TAMCO Holding ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tiptree; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement, the Contributors desire that Tricadia, an affiliate of the Contributors, provides certain transition services to TAMCO and its Affiliates, including Tiptree and the Management Entities, for specified periods following the Closing Date (as defined in the Contribution Agreement), all in accordance with, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this TSA (as defined below).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this TSA and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, TAMCO and Tricadia hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01. Certain Defined Terms .

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Contribution Agreement. As used in this TSA, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

BCDR Plan ” shall mean the written document which records a party’s logistical plan for the recovery and restoration of partially or completely interrupted critical functions within a predetermined time following a disaster or extended disruption.


Board ” means the Board of Directors of Tiptree.

Change of Control ” means (i) the acquisition by any Persons or group of Persons (other than an Affiliate of Tricadia) of a majority of the issued and outstanding Tiptree Partnership Units (whether as a result of an issuance by Tiptree or sale by one or more Tiptree Partners); (ii) a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of Tiptree with or into a Person that is not an Affiliate of Tricadia; or (iii) the persons who were directors of the Tiptree on the date hereof (the “ Incumbent Directors ”) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the Board or a majority of the board of directors of any successor to Tiptree; provided , that, any director who was not a director as of the date hereof shall be deemed to be an Incumbent Director if such director was elected to the Board by, or on the recommendation of or with the approval of, at least two-thirds of the directors who then qualified as Incumbent Directors either actually or by prior operation of this provision, unless such election, recommendation or approval was the result of an actual or threatened election contest of the type contemplated by Regulation 14a-11 promulgated under the Exchange Act or any successor provision; provided , further , however , that no proposed merger or business contribution in respect of which there are active discussions as of April 19, 2012 shall constitute a Change of Control of Tiptree.

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

Expenses ” means, with respect to any Person, all fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Person’s activities.

Hypothetical Fees ” means the fees that would have been payable to the Management Entities under the Management Agreements and the Tiptree Partnership Agreement if the fee rates (including performance fee rates) set forth in such agreements prior to the Closing Date continued to apply after the Closing Date.

Third Party Materials ” shall mean all Intellectual Property owned by a Person other than Tricadia or its Affiliates prior to the Closing Date, including all modifications and amendments thereto as of any date.

Transition Service ” means each service provided under this TSA and described in a Transition Service Schedule.

Transition Service Schedule ” means each of the completed and signed schedules to this TSA in the form attached hereto as Appendix A .

TSA ” means this Transition Services Agreement.

 

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SECTION 1.02. Other Defined Terms .

The following terms have the meanings defined for such terms in the Sections set forth below:

 

Term

  

Section

      
Contribution    Recitals   
Contribution Agreement    Recitals   
Contributors    Recitals   
Final Term    7.01   
Historical Records    4.05(a)   
Incumbent Directors    1.01   
Indemnified Party    6.04   
Indemnifying Party    6.04   
Management Entities    Recitals   
Omitted Service    2.01(f)   
Records    4.05(a)   
Sales Taxes    3.06   
Security Regulations    4.03(a)   
Service Provider    2.01   
Service Provider Policy    2.03(a)   
Service Recipient    2.01   
Service Recipient Policy    2.03(b)   
Service Records    4.05(a)   
Systems    4.03(a)   
TAMCO    Preamble   
TAMCO Holding    Recitals   
TAMCO Indemnified Party    6.03   
Term    2.01(b)   
Tiptree    Preamble   
Transition Services Fee(s)    3.01(a)   
Tricadia    Preamble   
Tricadia Indemnified Party    6.02   

SECTION 1.03. Interpretation . When reference is made in this TSA to an Article, a Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this TSA unless otherwise indicated. When reference is made to any agreement (including this TSA), contract, statute (or section thereof) or regulation (or section thereof), such reference shall be to such agreement (including this TSA), contract, statute (or section thereof) or regulation (or section thereof) as amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this TSA, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this TSA shall refer to this TSA as a whole and not to any particular

 

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provision of this TSA. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. All pronouns and variations thereof will be deemed to refer to the feminine, masculine or neuter, singular or plural, as the identity of the Person referred to may require. All terms defined in this TSA shall have the defined meanings when used in any document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The table of contents and headings contained in this TSA are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this TSA. It is the intention of the parties that every covenant, term and provision of this TSA shall be construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any party, it being understood and agreed that this TSA is the product of negotiation by the parties having the assistance of counsel and other advisors, and, therefore, the parties waive, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the benefit of any Applicable Law requiring construction or interpretation against the party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted. In the event of any conflict or alleged conflict between any Transition Service Schedule, on the one hand, and this TSA, on the other hand, the terms and conditions of this TSA shall prevail.

ARTICLE II

TRANSITION SERVICES

SECTION 2.01. Transition Services; Term .

(a) Tricadia shall provide, or shall cause its Affiliates or third-party service providers to provide, the Transition Services (each such party providing a Transition Service being referred to herein as a “ Service Provider ”) to TAMCO and its Affiliates, including Tiptree, TAMCO Holding and the Management Entities (each such party receiving a Transition Service being referred to herein as a “ Service Recipient ”) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and on the Transition Services Schedules. A detailed description of each Transition Service is set forth in the relevant Transition Service Schedule.

(b) Tricadia shall, or shall cause its Affiliates or third-party service providers to, provide, and each Service Recipient shall receive, each Transition Service for such period as is specified for such Transition Service in the relevant Transition Service Schedule (each such period, a “ Term ”). The Term for each Transition Service may be extended by mutual agreement of Tricadia and TAMCO, to be reflected by amendment to the relevant Transition Service Schedule.

(c) In the event that Tiptree internally restructures, reorganizes or transfers a Service Recipient (including Tiptree) to an Affiliate or a third party which, following such transaction is an Affiliate, Tricadia shall continue to provide, or cause the provision of, the Transition Services to each Service Recipient to the extent provided prior to such restructuring, reorganization or transfer, but only insofar as each Service Recipient continues to conduct its business. For the avoidance of doubt, the consummation of any merger or business contribution in respect of which there are active discussions as of April 19, 2012, shall not constitute a restructuring, reorganization or transfer of Tiptree and Tricadia shall continue to provide, or cause the provision of, the Transition Services following the consummation of any such transaction.

 

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(d) Except as otherwise provided herein, Tricadia shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to (without TAMCO’s prior written consent), cease providing or suspend the provision of any Transition Service during the Term for such Transition Service, including during the period of any good faith dispute between the parties.

(e) Tricadia hereby represents and warrants to TAMCO that it has given due and proper consideration to the preparation of the Transition Service Schedules to this TSA and the Transition Services described therein and that it is not aware of any services that had been provided to the Management Entities prior to the Closing Date that are omitted from such Transition Services Schedules, other than the services provided by the Transferred Employees. Tricadia hereby acknowledges the parties’ intention that the scope of the Transition Services should reflect in full those services provided by Tricadia, or its Affiliates or third-party service providers, to Tiptree, TAMCO Holding, TAMCO and the Management Entities in the ordinary course prior to the Closing Date, except to the extent provided by the Transferred Employees, and undertakes to TAMCO that the Transition Services provided hereunder reflect all services provided to Tiptree, TAMCO Holding, TAMCO and the Management Entities in the ordinary course prior to the Closing Date, other than the services provided by the Transferred Employees.

(f) If, at any time within one hundred and fifty (150) days following the Closing Date, either party becomes aware of any service that had been provided to Tiptree, TAMCO Holding, TAMCO or a Management Entity prior to the Closing Date that is not included on a Transition Service Schedule and is not otherwise being provided by a Transferred Employee (each such service, an “ Omitted Service ”), then upon notice to the other party, a Transition Service Schedule shall be added for such service and such service shall become a Transition Service. Tricadia shall resume provision of such Transition Service as soon as reasonably practicable. The Omitted Service shall be provided without additional charge.

SECTION 2.02. Nature and Quality of Transition Services . Tricadia shall, shall cause its Affiliates to and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause third-party service providers to, provide the Transition Services in a timely and workmanlike manner consistent with past practice; provided, that Tricadia shall not be liable under this TSA (i) for failing to provide or make available a Transition Service as set forth herein if such failure was the result of personnel of Service Provider performing or failing to perform such Transition Service in accordance with instructions relating to such Transition Service provided by the Service Recipient or (ii) for any action taken, or omission to act, by a representative of TAMCO, Tiptree, or any of their respective Affiliates. Other than as expressly agreed on the applicable Transition Service Schedule, any determination as to which of Tricadia, its subsidiary or its Affiliates shall provide a Transition Service, as well as which employee(s) shall provide such Transition Service shall be made by the Service Provider in its sole discretion. Tricadia will use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that each Transition Service is performed by its personnel, or the personnel of its Affiliates, to the extent that such Transition Service was performed by Tricadia personnel, or the personnel of Tricadia’s Affiliates, prior to the Closing Date. Tricadia shall, or shall cause its Affiliates and use reasonable best efforts to cause third-party service providers to, provide the

 

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Transition Services in the same manner, scope, nature, frequency, functionality and quality (including the level of care exercised in the performance) as the manner in which such Transition Services were provided to the Service Recipient immediately prior to the date hereof, except as otherwise provided in the applicable Transition Service Schedule and except for such variations in manner, scope, nature, frequency or functionality as are reasonably warranted in the context of changes to the business of Tiptree and its Affiliates after the Closing Date. The Transition Services shall be used by the Service Recipient for substantially the same purposes and in substantially the same manner (including as to volume, amount, level or frequency, as applicable) as the Transition Services were used immediately prior to the date hereof. In addition to any other rights or remedies to which TAMCO may be entitled, if Tricadia fails to provide, or to cause to be provided, any Transition Service in accordance with the terms of this TSA, Tricadia shall, as promptly as reasonably practical, correct in all material respects such error or defect or re-perform in all material respects such Transition Service at the request of TAMCO (and at the expense of Tricadia).

SECTION 2.03. Policies and Procedures . Each Transition Service will be provided by a Service Provider in accordance with such Service Provider’s policies and procedures in effect on the date hereof, as may be amended from time to time, and with those policies and procedures established by other Persons that are applicable to such Service Provider and/or the premises where such Transition Service is performed (each a “ Service Provider Policy ”); provided, however, that a copy of each Service Provider Policy, to the extent written, shall be provided to TAMCO; provided further, however, that in no event shall any Service Provider Policy modify or alter any Transition Service in a manner that would be inconsistent with the obligations of the Service Provider set forth in Section 2.02 . If the Service Recipient acts in a manner that is inconsistent with a Service Provider Policy applicable to it, the Service Provider shall so inform the Service Recipient and the Service Recipient shall then conform to the requirements of such Service Provider Policy to the extent commercially reasonable.

SECTION 2.04. Cooperation and Information .

(a) During the Term, the Service Recipient shall provide the Service Provider with all information available to the Service Recipient and reasonably requested by the Service Provider as necessary or desirable for the performance of the relevant Transition Services. Tricadia shall not be deemed to be in breach of its obligation to provide, or cause the provision of, any Transition Service to the extent that the Service Recipient has not provided information that is reasonably necessary for the performance of such Transition Service. Service Recipient shall provide to the Service Provider reasonable access to the Service Recipient’s premises to the extent reasonably necessary for the purpose of providing the Transition Services.

(b) Tricadia shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and use reasonable best efforts to cause third-party service providers to, (i) reasonably cooperate with each Service Recipient in all matters relating to the provision of the Transition Services and (ii) not engage in any willful or intentional misconduct, gross negligence, common law fraud or otherwise willfully or intentionally violate any Applicable Law in connection with the provisions of a Transition Service. Such cooperation shall include (1) the execution and delivery of such further instruments or documents as may be reasonably requested by TAMCO or another Service

 

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Recipient to enable the full performance of the Transition Services provided hereunder and (2) notifying TAMCO in advance of any changes to Tricadia’s or another Service Provider’s operating environment or personnel (including changes with respect to employee status) to the extent material to the provision of services hereunder and working with the applicable Service Recipient to minimize the effect of such changes.

SECTION 2.05. Intellectual Property and Software Licenses .

(a) If the receipt or provision of any Transition Service hereunder requires the use by Tricadia, one of its Affiliates or any third-party service provider of the Intellectual Property, technology or data of TAMCO or one of its Affiliates, or vice versa, then the party that needs to use such Intellectual Property, technology or data shall have the nonexclusive, irrevocable (except as provided in this Section 2.05 ), royalty-free, non-sublicensable (except as and to the extent required for the provision or receipt of such Transition Service) right and license to use such Intellectual Property, technology or data during the Term for the sole purpose of, and only to the extent necessary for, the receipt or provision of such Transition Service hereunder.

(b) Upon the expiration of the Term, or the earlier termination of any Transition Service in accordance with Section 7.02 , (i) the license to the relevant Intellectual Property granted under this Section 2.05 will terminate, and (ii) Service Recipient and/or Service Provider shall (1) cease all use of the Intellectual Property licensed under this Section 2.05 and (2) subject to Applicable Law and the requirements of any Governmental Entity, return all confidential or proprietary information exchanged in connection with such license, or certify the destruction of the same. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the parties acknowledge and agree that, subject to the confidentiality obligations set forth in Article V , any information in non-tangible form that is retained in the memories of any persons employed by a party as of the termination of any Transition Service, or this Agreement, as the case may be, may be used by such party and its Affiliates on a non-exclusive basis solely in connection with their respective business.

(c) Except as set forth in this Section 2.05 , Tricadia grants no rights to its Intellectual Property to TAMCO or its Affiliates, and TAMCO and its Affiliates grant no rights to Intellectual Property to Tricadia; provided, however, that all data created in connection with the provision of a Transition Service and on behalf of the Service Recipient shall be owned by the Service Recipient and shall constitute its confidential information.

(d) If a Service Provider and a Service Recipient collaborate to create any Intellectual Property (i) that is derived from or based upon a party’s Intellectual Property, such Intellectual Property shall be owned by the party upon whose Intellectual Property it is based and the other party hereby agrees to assign and hereby assigns any rights, title or interests that it may have therein to such party, and (ii) that is not derived from or based upon a party’s Intellectual Property, Tricadia and TAMCO shall agree in writing (before such creation to the extent feasible) which party shall own such Intellectual Property, and the other party’s rights therein.

 

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(e) Each of TAMCO and Tricadia shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates and, in the case of Tricadia, third-party service providers, to, comply with their respective obligations under all applicable data protection and privacy laws.

SECTION 2.06. Insurance . With respect to the provision of Transition Services under this TSA, Tricadia shall maintain such insurance coverage and in such amounts covering itself and its Affiliates as is commercially reasonable. Upon the reasonable request of TAMCO, Tricadia shall provide TAMCO with such information as it shall reasonably request relating to any insurance coverage relevant to a Transition Service provided under this TSA.

SECTION 2.07. Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery . Tricadia will at all times throughout the Term have in place a BCDR Plan that is at least as comprehensive in scope and detail as the BCDR Plan of Tricadia in effect on the date hereof. In the event that Tricadia invokes its BCDR Plan, it will notify TAMCO as soon as reasonably practicable following such invocation and will maintain communication with TAMCO.

SECTION 2.08. Third-Party Service Providers . Tricadia shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) obtain any necessary consent from any third-party service provider in order to provide any Transition Service or (ii) if any such consent is not obtained, provide acceptable alternative arrangements to provide such Transition Service sufficient for the purposes of Service Recipient. Where Transition Services are provided by Tricadia, or its Affiliates, through third-party service providers or through the use of Third Party Materials, Tricadia shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, (i) use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the applicable third-party service provider complies with its obligations under its agreement with Tricadia or Tricadia’s Affiliate, (ii) enforce the terms of its agreement with the applicable third-party service provider as necessary and in accordance with TAMCO’s reasonable instructions to enable TAMCO, or the applicable Service Recipient, to receive the benefit of any rights contained therein, and (iii) comply with any obligations placed on Tricadia, or its Affiliates, pursuant to such agreement.

ARTICLE III

COMPENSATION FOR SERVICES

SECTION 3.01. Fees and Actual Costs .

(a) Subject to Section 3.01(b), as compensation for each Transition Service to be provided to TAMCO and any Service Recipient pursuant hereto, TAMCO shall pay Tricadia the amount specified on each applicable Transition Service Schedule, as such amount may be adjusted pursuant thereto (each such amount, a “ Transition Service Fee ” and collectively, the “ Transition Service Fees ”).

(b) If the aggregate increases to Transition Service Fees to be made in any year pursuant to this Agreement (including the Transition Service Schedules hereto) would, if they had occurred in the previous year, have caused the aggregate Expenses of TAMCO Holding and its Subsidiaries for such previous year to have exceeded 50% of the Hypothetical Fees for

 

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such previous year, then such increases shall be reduced to an aggregate amount such that if they had applied for the previous year, the aggregate Expenses of TAMCO Holding and its Subsidiaries for such previous year would have been equal to 50% of such Hypothetical Fees, provided, that the aggregate Transition Service Fees will in no event be less than the aggregate Transition Service Fees in effect on the effective date of this Agreement, and provided further, that this Section 3.01(b) shall not apply to the extent that such increase is due to (i) a material change in the business of Tiptree or its Subsidiaries, as determined by the Board acting reasonably, as a result of a merger, business combination, acquisition or other similar transaction, (ii) Expenses determined by the Board acting reasonably to be extraordinary, one-time Expenses, (iii) litigation, or (iv) any increase in the out-of-pocket costs of Service Providers relating to the provision of employee benefits, insurance or office space to the Service Recipients or strategic advisory services requested by a Service Recipient.

SECTION 3.02. Third Party Charges . TAMCO shall be responsible for, and shall pay or reimburse each Service Provider for, any actual third party costs, fees, levies or charges that a Service Provider may incur in connection with the provision of the relevant Transition Service (without duplication of any fees set forth on a Transition Service Schedule and taking into account any applicable discounts or rebates available to the Service Provider), including charges from vendors, suppliers, carriers and contractors, without (a) any markup or administrative fees or expenses of the Service Provider or (b) any profit component for the Service Provider.

SECTION 3.03. Payments of Fees . Any payments pursuant to this TSA shall be made as soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of receipt by TAMCO of an invoice from Tricadia. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if any part of the Transition Services is provided by an Affiliate or third-party service provider of Tricadia, the charges payable in respect of such Transition Services shall be invoiced by Tricadia to TAMCO and payable by TAMCO to Tricadia and (ii) TAMCO shall not receive any invoices directly from, or be obligated to pay any fees or charges directly to, any Affiliate or third-party service provider of Tricadia.

SECTION 3.04. Invoices; Documentation . Tricadia shall invoice TAMCO promptly after the end of each calendar quarter for all charges for all Transition Services provided to TAMCO and its Affiliates in the preceding calendar quarter pursuant to this TSA. Tricadia shall also deliver copies of all quarterly invoices to the Special Committee promptly after the end of each calendar quarter in the manner set forth in Section 8.03 . From time to time on written request by TAMCO in respect of a Transition Service, Tricadia shall provide to TAMCO such information in Tricadia’s possession with respect to such invoices as TAMCO may reasonably request for the purpose of supporting the fees represented by such invoices and Tricadia shall make its personnel available to answer such questions as TAMCO may reasonably ask for such purpose.

SECTION 3.05. Disputes . TAMCO, including on behalf of any Service Recipient, may dispute any or all charges for sixty (60) days after the receipt of the applicable invoice. If TAMCO disputes any charges, TAMCO and Tricadia shall work together in good faith to resolve such dispute during the thirty (30) day period after TAMCO provides Tricadia with notice of such dispute and then in accordance with Section 8.09 . If the resolution of such a

 

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dispute is that TAMCO owes an amount of money to Tricadia, such amount shall be due and payable upon resolution. If the resolution of such a dispute is that Tricadia owes money to TAMCO, Tricadia shall deduct the amount owed from the next invoice; provided, that if no further invoices are due, Tricadia shall pay such amount to TAMCO upon resolution of the dispute. A failure by TAMCO to dispute a charge within sixty (60) days after receipt of an invoice shall not waive TAMCO’s audit and collection rights under Section 4.05 . The existence of a dispute shall not excuse either party from any other obligation under this TSA, including Tricadia’s obligations to continue to provide, or cause the provision of, Transition Services hereunder.

SECTION 3.06. Taxes . The fees and charges payable by TAMCO under this TSA and set forth on the Transition Service Schedules shall be exclusive of any taxes which may be imposed by any Governmental Entity in connection with the purchase or delivery of the Transition Services (“ Sales Taxes ”). Any such Sales Taxes shall be separately stated on the relevant invoice to TAMCO. All taxable goods and services for which TAMCO is compensating, or reimbursing, Tricadia hereunder shall be set out separately from non-taxable goods and services, if practicable. TAMCO shall be responsible for any such Sales Taxes and shall either (i) remit such Sales Taxes to Tricadia (and Tricadia shall remit such amounts to the applicable Governmental Entity) or (ii) provide Tricadia with a certificate or other acceptable proof evidencing an exemption from liability for such Sales Taxes. In the event Tricadia fails timely to invoice Sales Taxes on taxable goods or services covered by this TSA, Tricadia shall notify TAMCO in a timely manner and TAMCO shall remit such Sales Taxes to Tricadia; provided, however, that, notwithstanding the definition of “Sales Taxes” as used herein, TAMCO shall not be responsible for the payment of any additions to such Sales Taxes, including penalties and interest imposed due to a failure by Tricadia to remit or cause to be remitted such Sales Taxes in a timely manner to the appropriate Governmental Entity.

ARTICLE IV

ACCESS AND SECURITY

SECTION 4.01. Security Level; Additional Security Measures . Tricadia shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to cause any third-party service provider to, maintain their current level of physical and electronic security during the Term (including data security and data privacy).

SECTION 4.02. Security Breaches . In the event of a security breach that relates to the Transition Services, Tricadia shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to cause any third-party service provider to, cooperate with TAMCO and each other Service Recipient regarding the timing and manner of (i) any notification to clients, customers, potential customers, employees and/or agents of TAMCO or another Service Recipient, as the case may be, concerning a breach or potential breach of security and (ii) disclosures to appropriate Governmental Entities.

 

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SECTION 4.03. Systems Security .

(a) If any Service Provider, or its personnel, will be given access to any Service Recipient’s computer systems or software (“ Systems ”) in connection with the performance of the Transition Services, Tricadia shall, or shall cause its Affiliates to, use reasonable best efforts to cause any third-party service provider, and their respective personnel, to comply with all of such Service Recipient’s written system security policies, procedures and requirements (as amended from time to time, the “ Security Regulations ”), and will not tamper with, compromise or circumvent any security or audit measures employed by such Service Recipient.

(b) Tricadia shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and third-party service providers to, use its reasonable commercial efforts (i) to ensure that only those of its personnel who are specifically authorized to have access to the Systems of a Service Recipient gain such access and use such access only to the extent needed to provide a Transition Service, and (ii) to prevent unauthorized access, use, destruction, alteration or loss of information contained therein. Tricadia shall, and shall cause its personnel, its Affiliates and third-party service providers to, access and use only those Systems, and only such data and information within such Systems to which a Service Recipient has granted it the right to access and use. Tricadia and any other Service Provider will notify TAMCO and/or a Service Recipient immediately upon becoming aware of any violations by any of its personnel of this Section 4.03(b) .

(c) A Service Recipient shall have the right to deny the personnel of a Service Provider access to its Systems, after prior written notice, in the event the Service Recipient reasonably believes that such personnel pose a security concern.

(d) All user identification numbers and passwords of a Service Recipient disclosed to a Service Provider, and any information obtained from the use of the Systems, shall be deemed confidential information of TAMCO subject to Section 5.01 .

(e) Tricadia will, and will cause its Affiliates to and will use reasonable best efforts to cause any third-party service provider to, cooperate with TAMCO and each other Service Recipient in investigating any apparent unauthorized access of TAMCO’s or such other Service Recipient’s Systems or any apparent unauthorized release by a Service Provider or such Service Provider’s personnel of information of TAMCO or its Affiliates that is deemed to be confidential under Section 5.01 . If any Service Provider has revoked access to its own systems to any of its personnel that also have access to a Service Recipient’s Systems and it will immediately revoke the access of such personnel to a Service Recipient’s Systems.

SECTION 4.04. Information Security . Tricadia shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and third-party service providers to, provide information, data back-up procedures, and information security commensurate with that applicable to its own confidential information to ensure that any confidential information running though its Systems provided by or for a Service Recipient is not lost, stolen, modified, disclosed to or accessed by any other party (other than those permitted parties under Article IV of this TSA) without the Service Recipient’s prior written approval. Tricadia will promptly notify TAMCO upon becoming aware of: (i) any unauthorized possession, use, or knowledge or attempt thereof, of the data-processing files, transmission messages, or other confidential information of a Service Recipient by any person or entity that may become known, (ii) the effect of such, and (iii) the corrective action taken in response thereto.

 

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SECTION 4.05. Records; Inspection and Audit Rights .

(a) As required by Applicable Law, Tricadia shall maintain in an appropriate facility and format all existing data and records relating to the Businesses of TAMCO and its Affiliates in whatever form in its possession including copies and back-up versions thereof (the “ Historical Records ”) for such periods required by Applicable Law. During the Term and for five years thereafter, Tricadia agrees to maintain accurate records arising from or related to any Transition Service provided hereunder, including emails, data and documents, accounting records and documentation produced in connection with the provision of any Transition Service and including copies and back-up versions thereof (the “ Service Records ”, and together with the Historical Records, the “ Records ”); provided, that Tricadia shall maintain the Service Records for any longer duration required by Applicable Law and of which Tricadia has reasonable prior notice.

(b) Upon reasonable written notice from TAMCO, Tricadia shall make available to TAMCO, its Affiliates, or its Representatives (at TAMCO’s sole expense) reasonable access to or, at Tricadia’s option and expense (unless requested by TAMCO, in which case at TAMCO’s sole expense), copies of, the Records during regular business hours. Such Records shall include documents relating to the amounts charged by Tricadia, its Affiliates and third-party service providers and TAMCO shall have the right (at TAMCO’s sole expense) to review and audit such records to verify such amounts.

(c) Tricadia shall permit the auditors (including Governmental Entities and Self-Regulatory Organizations) of TAMCO and any of its Affiliates charged with evaluating TAMCO’s or any of its Affiliates’ compliance with Applicable Law reasonable access to Tricadia’s relevant documentation, facilities and personnel, as applicable, at TAMCO’s sole expense, for purposes of auditing such Transition Services for compliance with Applicable Law.

(d) In the event that an audit under this Section 4.05 identifies any noncompliance with Applicable Law, Tricadia shall remedy such noncompliance in a commercially reasonable time and manner.

ARTICLE V

CONFIDENTIALITY

SECTION 5.01. Tricadia Confidentiality . All confidential information relating to TAMCO or any of its Affiliates which is provided or conveyed to Tricadia or any of its Affiliates or third-party service providers in connection with the provision of any Transition Service pursuant to this TSA, including any technical, trade secret or other proprietary information of TAMCO or any of its Affiliates or their third-party service providers or their respective Representatives, together with any reports, analyses, compilations, memoranda, notes and any other writings prepared by Tricadia or any of its Affiliates or their third-party service providers

 

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or any of their respective Representatives that contain, reflect or are based upon such confidential information relating to TAMCO or any of its Affiliates, shall be and continue to be kept confidential by Tricadia and its Affiliates and their third-party service providers and their respective Representatives (except (i) pursuant to the order or demand of any Governmental Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization, as required in any litigation or other proceeding, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law or administrative process (in which case, to the extent feasible, Tricadia shall provide TAMCO with prompt notice thereof and cooperate with TAMCO or its relevant Affiliate so that TAMCO or its relevant Affiliate may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy), (ii) for information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Section 5.01 and (iii) to the extent that such information is or has become known to the Person receiving such information on a non-confidential basis from a source who is not breaching any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation by making such disclosure), and Tricadia shall not use, and shall cause its Affiliates and use its best efforts to cause third-party service providers not to use, the information described in this Section 5.01 for any purpose except (1) as required to provide Transition Services hereunder, (2) for financial or Tax reporting or (3) as required by Applicable Law or any rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this TSA shall not be treated as confidential.

SECTION 5.02. TAMCO Confidentiality . All confidential information relating to Tricadia or any of its Affiliates which is provided or conveyed to TAMCO or any of its Affiliates in connection with the receipt of any Transition Service pursuant to this TSA, including any technical, trade secret or other proprietary information of Tricadia or any of its Affiliates, together with any reports, analyses, compilations, memoranda, notes and any other writings prepared by TAMCO or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives that contain, reflect or are based upon such confidential information relating to Tricadia or any of its Affiliates, shall be and continue to be kept confidential by TAMCO and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (except (i) pursuant to the order or demand of any Governmental Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization, as required in any litigation or other proceeding, or as otherwise required by Applicable Law or administrative process (in which case, to the extent feasible, TAMCO shall provide Tricadia with prompt notice thereof and cooperate with Tricadia so that Tricadia may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy), (ii) for information that is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a breach of this Section 5.02 and (iii) to the extent that such information is or has become known to the Person receiving such information on a non-confidential basis from a source who is not breaching any contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation by making such disclosure), and TAMCO shall not use, and shall cause its Affiliates not to use, the information described in this Section 5.02 for any purpose except (1) as required to receive Transition Services hereunder, (2) for financial or Tax reporting or (3) as required by Applicable Law or any rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this TSA shall not be treated as confidential.

 

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ARTICLE VI

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 6.01. Disclaimer of Warranties . EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS TSA AND FOR THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH SUCH TRANSITION SERVICE WAS PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE, TRICADIA, ON BEHALF OF EACH SERVICE PROVIDER, MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THE NATURE OR QUALITY OF THE TRANSITION SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY SERVICE PROVIDER OR THE RESULTS THAT WILL BE OBTAINED BY USING OR APPLYING SUCH TRANSITION SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SECTION 6.02. Indemnification of Tricadia . Subject to the terms of this Article VI , Tiptree shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tricadia and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (each a “ Tricadia Indemnified Party ”) from and against all Losses incurred by any Tricadia Indemnified Party that result from any breach by TAMCO or Tiptree of its covenants, agreements and undertakings in this TSA.

SECTION 6.03. Indemnification of TAMCO . Subject to the terms of this Article VI , Tricadia shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless TAMCO and its Affiliates and their respective Representatives (each a “ TAMCO Indemnified Party ”) from and against all Losses incurred by any TAMCO Indemnified Party that result from (i) any breach by Tricadia of its covenants, agreements and undertakings in this TSA, (ii) the infringement or misappropriation by Tricadia or one of its Affiliates in providing Transition Services, or in materials provided by Tricadia or one of its Affiliates, under this TSA of a third party’s patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other Intellectual Property rights and (iii) any gross negligence, willful or intentional misconduct (including any failure to provide Transition Services in knowing breach of this TSA other than as directed by TAMCO or any of its Affiliates or any or their respective Representatives) or a dishonest, fraudulent or criminal act or omission by Tricadia or any of its Affiliates or third-party service providers or any of their respective Representatives in connection with the provision of Transition Services hereunder; provided , however , that with respect to a claim for indemnification resulting from any gross negligence, willful or intentional misconduct (including any failure to provide Transition Services in knowing breach of this TSA) or a dishonest, fraudulent or criminal act or omission by a third-party service provider or any of its Representatives, Tricadia shall be (i) liable to indemnify a TAMCO Indemnified Party only to the extent that Tricadia is indemnified by, or otherwise recovers from, such third-party service provider in connection with the act or omission giving rise to such claim and (ii) obligated to pursue any and all commercially reasonable remedies, contractual or otherwise, it may have against such third-party service provider in connection with the act or omission giving rise to such claim.

SECTION 6.04. Procedure . In connection with any claim for indemnification under this Article VI , the party seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnified Party ”) and the party liable for

 

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such indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall follow the indemnification procedures set forth in Section 9.4 of the Contribution Agreement which are incorporated herein mutatis mutandis .

SECTION 6.05. Insurance . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Losses shall be net of any insurance recoveries actually received by the Indemnified Party or its Affiliates.

SECTION 6.06. No Double Recovery; No Limitation . The remedies provided in this Agreement shall not be cumulative of any duplicative remedy available pursuant to the Contribution Agreement. Nothing contained in this Article VI shall limit or alter the obligation of any party to indemnify any other party pursuant to Article IX of the Contribution Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

TERM AND TERMINATION

SECTION 7.01. Effective Date and Final Term . This TSA shall become effective on the Closing Date and, unless terminated earlier pursuant to Section 7.02 below, shall remain in full force and effect until the latest date of expiration (the “ Final Term ”) of the Term for any Transition Service hereunder.

SECTION 7.02. Termination .

(a) This TSA, or any one or more of the Transition Services provided hereunder, may be terminated at any time prior to the Final Term upon fifteen (15) days written notice from TAMCO to Tricadia for any reason or no reason, which notice may be by e-mail.

(b) At any time prior to the Final Term, upon at least one hundred and fifty (150) days written notice from Tricadia to TAMCO or otherwise upon consummation of a transaction that would constitute a Change of Control of Tiptree, Tricadia may terminate this TSA or any one or more of the Transition Services provided hereunder; provided, that, neither this TSA nor any Transition Services provided for hereunder may be terminated by Tricadia if the termination would take effect on or prior to December 31, 2013, other than in connection with a Change of Control of Tiptree; and provided, further, that, such one hundred and fifty (150) day notice period or permissible termination date (excluding in connection with a Change of Control of Tiptree) shall be modified to the extent provided for in any schedule hereunder. Any such termination may be for any reason or no reason, and such notice may be by e-mail.

(c) If a party materially breaches this TSA, the other party may terminate the provision or receipt of, as the case may be, the Transition Services affected by such material breach unless, within thirty (30) days of written notice thereof, such breaching party (i) cures such material breach to the reasonable satisfaction of the other party (if such material breach is subject to cure) and (ii) demonstrates, to the other party’s reasonable satisfaction, that such breaching party has enacted remedial measures designed to prevent the breach from occurring again.

 

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(d) In the event of termination pursuant to this Section 7.02 , Service Recipient shall remit to Service Provider all outstanding compensation payable by Service Recipient to Service Provider pursuant to Article III above within fifteen (15) days following receipt of an invoice from Service Provider.

(e) Subject to Section 4.05(a) , upon request, Tricadia shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and third-party service providers to (subject to the terms of Tricadia’s agreements with such third parties), return to TAMCO or destroy (and certify to the destruction of) all tangible personal property and books, records or files of TAMCO and its Affiliates held by Tricadia or any of its Affiliates or third-party service providers and used in connection with the provision of the terminated Transition Services (and not required in connection with the provision of any Transition Service that has not been terminated) that are in their possession as of the termination date.

SECTION 7.03. Survival . The provisions of Sections 2.05(b) , (c)  and (d) , Section 4.05 and Articles V , VI , VII and VIII shall survive the termination of this TSA.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 8.01. Amendment; Waiver . No provision of this TSA may be amended, supplemented or modified except by a written instrument signed by all of the parties hereto (or their successors in interest, if applicable). With respect to TAMCO or Tiptree, any amendment, supplement or modification of this TSA must be approved by a resolution of the Board of Directors of Tiptree, a certified copy of which shall be delivered to Tricadia prior to the execution of such amendment, supplement or modification. No provision of this TSA may be waived except by a written instrument signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. Except as otherwise provided in this TSA, the rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Applicable Law.

SECTION 8.02. Expenses; Payments . Except as otherwise provided herein, each party shall bear and pay all costs and expenses which it incurs, or which may be incurred on its behalf, in connection with this TSA and the transactions contemplated hereby. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts stated in this TSA are stated in U.S. currency, and all payments required under this TSA shall be paid in U.S. currency in immediately available funds.

SECTION 8.03. Notices . All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, by facsimile with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via overnight courier service), by e-mail with receipt confirmed (followed by delivery of an original via

 

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overnight courier service) 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 specified by like notice):

 

  (a) if to TAMCO or Tiptree:

c/o Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 29 th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Richard Price, Jr., Chairman of the Special Committee

E-mail: richardpricejr@gmail.com; provided that the Board of Directors of

Tiptree, by appropriate resolution, may change this notice provision.

with a copy to:

Bingham McCutchen LLP

399 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Floyd I. Wittlin, Esq.

Email: floyd.wittlin@bingham.com

 

  (b) if to Tricadia:

Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

780 Third Avenue, 29 th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention:  

Julia Wyatt, Chief Financial Officer &

James McKee, General Counsel

E-mail:  

jwyatt@tricadiacapital.com

jmckee@tricadiacapital.com

SECTION 8.04. Severability . If any term or other provision of this TSA is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, the validity, legality and enforceability of all other conditions and provisions of this TSA shall not be affected or impaired thereby so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this TSA so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the fullest extent possible and if the parties cannot come to an agreement, such term or provision shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to Applicable Law and to give maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto.

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among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Neither this TSA nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise, by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other party. Any purported assignment in violation of this TSA is void. For the avoidance of doubt, the PMC Merger does not constitute an assignment under this TSA.

SECTION 8.06. Binding Effect . This TSA and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

SECTION 8.07. No Third-Party Beneficiaries . Except as set forth in Article VI , nothing in this TSA, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this TSA.

SECTION 8.08. Governing Law . This TSA shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to choice of law principles that would cause the laws of another jurisdiction to apply).

SECTION 8.09. Consent to Jurisdiction . Each of the parties hereto (i) consents to submit itself and its property to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the County of New York or, if under Applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any court of the United States located in the Southern District of the State of New York, in the event any dispute arises out of this TSA or any of the transactions contemplated herein, (ii) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (iii) agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this TSA or any of the transactions contemplated herein in any court other than the State of New York sitting in the County of New York or, if under Applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction over such matter is vested in the federal courts, any court of the United States located in the Southern District of the State of New York, and (iv) consents to service being made through the notice procedures set forth in Section 8.03 . Each of Tricadia, Tiptree and TAMCO hereby agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to the respective addresses set forth in Section 8.03 shall be effective service of process for any suit or proceeding in connection with this TSA or the transactions contemplated hereby.

SECTION 8.10. Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS TSA IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS TSA OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS TSA OR THE FORMATION, BREACH, TERMINATION OR VALIDITY OF THIS TSA. EACH OF TRICADIA, TIPTREE AND TAMCO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE,

 

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AGENT OR ATTORNEY OR ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH OF TRICADIA, TIPTREE AND TAMCO UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH OF TRICADIA, TIPTREE AND TAMCO MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) EACH OF TRICADIA, TIPTREE AND TAMCO HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS TSA BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS OF THIS SECTION 8.10 . ANY OF TRICADIA, TIPTREE OR TAMCO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS TSA WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

SECTION 8.11. Counterparts . This TSA may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile or other electronic transmission) in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

SECTION 8.12. Further Assurances . Each of Tricadia, Tiptree and TAMCO shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, use good faith efforts to cooperate with each other in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of the Transition Services. Such cooperation shall include exchanging information, performing true-ups and adjustments and seeking all third party consents, licenses, sublicenses or approvals necessary to permit each party to perform its obligations hereunder.

SECTION 8.13. Relationship of the Parties . Nothing contained in this TSA will be deemed or construed as creating a joint venture or partnership between the parties hereto. No party is by virtue of this TSA authorized as an agent, employee or legal representative of the other party. Except as reasonably required for the parties to fulfill their obligations hereunder, no party will have the power to control the activities and operations of the other and their status is, and at all times will continue to be, that of independent contractors with respect to each other. No party will have any power or authority to bind or commit the other party. No party will hold itself out as having any authority or relationship in contravention of this Section 8.13 .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this TSA has been signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto as of the date first written above.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

  Name: Geoffrey Kauffman
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

  Name: Julia Wyatt
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page Transition Services Agreement]


For purposes of Section 6.02 and Article VIII of this TSA:
TIPTREE FINANCIAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Richard Price

  Name:   Richard Price
  Title:   Chairman, Special Committee of Independent Directors

[Signature Page Transition Services Agreement]


Appendix A

TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider:

 

2. Service Recipient:

 

3. Start/End Date:

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

     
     
     
     

[THE NEXT PAGE IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE]


Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

 

    By:  

 

Name:  

 

    Name:  

 

Title:  

 

    Title:  

 


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect thereafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Services of Michael Barnes    Service Provider will provide Tiptree with the services of Michael Barnes, who shall initially be the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tiptree. In his capacity as the Executive Chairman, Mr. Barnes shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities that are customary for an Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors or as otherwise reasonably assigned by the Board of Directors of Tiptree and shall devote such time to such office as reasonably necessary and appropriate.    $100,000 per annum *

 

* It is anticipated that the Executive Chairman of Tiptree will be eligible to receive directly from Tiptree incentive compensation pursuant to Tiptree’s Long-Term Incentive Plan as determined by Tiptree’s Board of Directors (or compensation committee thereof) from time to time. In addition, Tiptree and/or its Affiliates may pay additional amounts in respect of any incentive compensation for the Executive Chairman of Tiptree.

[THE NEXT PAGE IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE]


Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:  

Geoffrey Kauffman

    Name:  

Julia Wyatt

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and the following subsidiaries thereof: Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect thereafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Provision of Chief Financial Officer of Tiptree and certain other finance/accounting personnel for Tiptree and the subsidiaries designated above.    Service Provider will provide Tiptree with a Chief Financial Officer, initially Julia Wyatt, as well as other personnel with respect to servicing Tiptree’s finance and accounting requirements, on substantially the same basis as currently provided by Service Provider or its Affiliates to Tiptree and its subsidiaries. The Chief Financial Officer and other finance/accounting personnel shall provide all of the finance and accounting services needed by Tiptree and the above-named subsidiaries to the extent not provided by the Transferred Employees, including the following: (i) preparing the general ledger, (ii) general accounting, (iii)    $350,000 per annum , in the aggregate; provided, however, (i) if Tiptree or its subsidiaries acquire additional Businesses the parties will negotiate in good faith an increase in such fee based on the estimated additional time required to be spent on Tiptree matters; and (ii) subject to Section 3.0 1 of the TSA, for calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter (x) no later than sixty (60) days after the beginning of such calendar year, Tricadia may make a proposal to Tiptree for an increase in the fee based on an increase in the actual documented costs of Tricadia in providing this Transition Service and (y) the


   invoicing, (iv) payment of payables, (v) collection of receivables, (vi) budget and financial analysis, (vii) payroll, (viii) preparation of financial statements, (ix) interfacing with outside auditors, (x) banking relationships and (xi) financing arrangements. The Chief Financial Officer of Tiptree shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of Tiptree, and such other finance/accounting personnel shall report to the Chief Financial Officer of Tiptree.    independent directors of Tiptree and Tricadia shall negotiate in good faith any increase in the fee based on the actual documented costs of Tricadia. If, with respect to item (ii) of the preceding sentence, the independent directors of Tiptree and Tricadia, acting in good faith, are not able to agree on the increase in the fee within thirty (30) days after Tricadia makes its proposal, then the independent directors of Tiptree shall select an independent accounting firm of national reputation within three (3) Business Days of the end of such thirty (30) day period to determine the increase in the fee, if any, based on the increase in actual documented costs of Tricadia. Such independent accounting firm shall then determine, within thirty (30) days of its appointment, the increase in the fee. Any such determination shall be final and binding on Tiptree, TAMCO and Tricadia. In connection with any determination of the increase in the fee, the cost of the independent accounting firm shall be allocated to and borne by TAMCO and Tricadia in the same proportion that the amount submitted to the independent accounting firm that is unsuccessfully disputed by such party (as finally determined by the independent


    accounting firm) bears to the total disputed amount. For illustration purposes only, if (a) Tricadia proposes a fee increase of 6%, (b) Tiptree proposes a fee increase of 3%, and (c) the independent accounting firm determines that the fee increase should actually be 5%, then (x) for purposes of the previous sentence, the total disputed amount is 3%, (y) the Tiptree disputed amount is 2% (i.e., the total disputed amount minus the Tiptree proposed increase), and (z) the Tricadia disputed amount is 1% (i.e., the Tricadia proposed increase minus the total disputed amount). In this example, the Tiptree disputed amount is 2/3 of the total disputed amount (i.e., 2% ÷ 3%), so Tiptree would bear 2/3 of the cost of the independent accounting firm and Tricadia would bear 1/3 of such expense.

 

* It is anticipated that the Chief Financial Officer of Tiptree will be eligible to receive directly from Tiptree incentive compensation pursuant to Tiptree’s Long-Term Incentive Plan as determined by Tiptree’s Board of Directors (or compensation committee thereof) from time to time. In addition, Tiptree and/or its Affiliates may pay additional amounts in respect of any incentive compensation for such financial or accounting personnel provided hereunder.

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:  

Geoffrey Kauffman

    Name:  

Julia Wyatt

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and the following subsidiaries thereof: Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect therafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Legal and compliance services    Service Provider will provide Service Recipient with access to Service Provider’s internal legal counsel and compliance personnel, whom Service Provider shall instruct to devote such time to the affairs of the Service Recipient from time to time as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, as determined by the Service Recipient, to result in the Service Recipient receiving the same quality and scope of legal and compliance services as was provided by Service Provider or its Affiliates prior to the date hereof.    $300,000 per annum , in the aggregate*; provided, however, (i) if Tiptree or its subsidiaries acquire additional Businesses the parties will negotiate in good faith an increase in such fee based on the estimated additional time required to be spent on Tiptree matters; and (ii) subject to Section 3.01 of the TSA, for calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter (x) no later than sixty (60) days after the beginning of such calendar year, Tricadia may make a proposal to Tiptree for an increase in the fee based on an increase in the actual documented costs of Tricadia in providing this Transition Service and (y) the


    independent directors of Tiptree and Tricadia shall negotiate in good faith any increase in the fee based on the actual documented costs of Tricadia. If, with respect to item (ii) of the preceding sentence, the independent directors of Tiptree and Tricadia, acting in good faith, are not able to agree on the increase in the fee within thirty (30) days after Tricadia makes its proposal, then the independent directors of Tiptree shall select an independent accounting firm of national reputation within three (3) Business Days of the end of such thirty (30) day period to determine the increase in the fee, if any, based on the increase in the actual documented costs of Tricadia. Such independent accounting firm shall then determine, within thirty (30) days of its appointment, the increase in the fee. Any such determination shall be final and binding on Tiptree, TAMCO and Tricadia. In connection with any determination of the increase in the fee, the cost of the independent accounting firm shall be allocated to and borne by TAMCO and Tricadia in the same proportion that the amount submitted to the independent accounting firm that is unsuccessfully disputed by such party (as finally determined by the independent


    accounting firm) bears to the total disputed amount. For illustration purposes only, if (a) Tricadia proposes a fee increase of 6%, (b) Tiptree proposes a fee increase of 3%, and (c) the independent accounting firm determines that the fee increase should actually be 5%, then (x) for purposes of the previous sentence, the total disputed amount is 3%, (y) the Tiptree disputed amount is 2% (i.e., the total disputed amount minus the Tiptree proposed increase), and (z) the Tricadia disputed amount is 1% (i.e., the Tricadia proposed increase minus the total disputed amount). In this example, the Tiptree disputed amount is 2/3 of the total disputed amount (i.e., 2% ÷ 3%), so Tiptree would bear 2/3 of the cost of the independent accounting firm and Tricadia would bear 1/3 of such expense.

 

* Tiptree and/or its Affiliates may pay additional amounts in respect of any incentive compensation for such legal and compliance personnel provided hereunder.

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC       TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:  

Geoffrey Kauffman

    Name:  

Julia Wyatt

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and the following subsidiaries thereof: Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect thereafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Provision of human resources, information technology and other personnel    Service Provider will provide Service Recipient with human resources, information technology and other personnel from time to time as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, as reasonably determined by the Service Recipient, to enable the Service Recipient (including the Management Entities) to manage its Businesses on substantially the same basis as prior to the date hereof. The human resources, information technology and other personnel shall devote such time to the affairs of the Service Recipient from time to time as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, as determined by Service Recipient.    $ 112,000 per annum , in the aggregate; provided, however, (i) if Tiptree or its subsidiaries acquire additional Businesses the parties will negotiate in good faith an increase in such fee based on the estimated additional time required to be spent on Tiptree matters; and (ii) subject to Section 3.01 of the TSA, for calendar year 2013 and each calendar year thereafter (x) no later than sixty (60) days after the beginning of such calendar year, Tricadia may make a proposal to Tiptree for an increase in the fee based on an increase in the actual documented costs of Tricadia in providing this Transition Service and (y) the


      independent directors of Tiptree and Tricadia shall negotiate in good faith any increase in the fee based on the actual documented costs of Tricadia. If, with respect to item (ii) of the preceding sentence, the independent directors of Tiptree and Tricadia, acting in good faith, are not able to agree on the increase in the fee within thirty (30) days after Tricadia makes its proposal, then the independent directors of Tiptree shall select an independent accounting firm of national reputation within three (3) Business Days of the end of such thirty (30) day period to determine the increase in the fee, if any, based on the increase in the actual documented costs of Tricadia. Such independent accounting firm shall then determine, within thirty (30) days of its appointment, the increase in the fee. Any such determination shall be final and binding on Tiptree, TAMCO and Tricadia. In connection with any determination of the increase in the fee, the cost of the independent accounting firm shall be allocated to and borne by TAMCO and Tricadia in the same proportion that the amount submitted to the independent accounting firm that is unsuccessfully disputed by such party (as finally determined by the independent


      accounting firm) bears to the total disputed amount. For illustration purposes only, if (a) Tricadia proposes a fee increase of 6%, (b) Tiptree proposes a fee increase of 3%, and (c) the independent accounting firm determines that the fee increase should actually be 5%, then (x) for purposes of the previous sentence, the total disputed amount is 3%, (y) the Tiptree disputed amount is 2% (i.e., the total disputed amount minus the Tiptree proposed increase), and (z) the Tricadia disputed amount is 1% (i.e., the Tricadia proposed increase minus the total disputed amount). In this example, the Tiptree disputed amount is 2/3 of the total disputed amount (i.e., 2% ÷ 3%), so Tiptree would bear 2/3 of the cost of the independent accounting firm and Tricadia would bear 1/3 of such expense.

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:  

Geoffrey Kauffman

    Name:  

Julia Wyatt

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and the following subsidiaries thereof: Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC.

 

3. Start/End Date: To the extent permitted under the terms of each applicable employee benefit plan, the Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect thereafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA; provided, that, with respect to any particular benefit, the term shall be subject to the term, of such benefit plan.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Provisions of employee benefits    Service Provider will provide Service Recipient with coverage under the following employee benefit plans (to the extent permitted under the terms thereof): (i) Defined Contribution Plan (401(k) plan), (ii) medical plan, (iii) dental plan and (iv) flexible spending plan. The foregoing plans will be administered by the same human resources personnel who administer these plans on behalf of Service Provider.    The pro rata cost based on the per employee cost designated by each employee benefit plan provider for the employees of the Service Recipient. This fee is subject to increase at any time as a result of any third-party benefit provider increasing the out-of-pocket fees, costs, levies or charges applicable to the employees of the Service Recipient.

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:  

Geoffrey Kauffman

    Name:  

Julia Wyatt

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and the following subsidiaries thereof: Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end upon the expiration or termination of the applicable insurance policy referred to below.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Provision of D&O/E&O insurance coverage    To the extent permissible under the relevant policy, Service Provider will continue to keep Tiptree and the Management Entities and their directors and officers named as an additional insureds under Service Provider’s director and officer liability insurance policies and errors and omissions insurance policies with substantially the same coverage for the Service Recipient, its Affiliates and their respective directors and officers as in effect prior to the date hereof. No policy retention fee or deductible shall be applicable to the coverage of Service Recipient, its Affiliates or their respective directors, which retention or deductible shall be    Fee: $168,646 per annum in the aggregate for so long as the applicable policy remains in effect on its current terms.


   paid by Service Provider, except for any per-claim deductible that may be payable and attributable exclusively to a claim pertaining to a Service Recipient, its Affiliates or their respective directors. For the avoidance of doubt, no such policy retention fee or deductible that is applicable to any E&O policy generally without distinction among insureds shall be applicable to the coverage of Service Recipient, its Affiliates or their respective directors.   

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:  

Geoffrey Kauffman

    Name:  

Julia Wyatt

Title:  

Chief Executive Officer

    Title:  

Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and its subsidiaries.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect thereafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Provision of strategic advisory services    Service Provider will provide Service Recipient access, to the extent necessary or desirable, to Service Provider’s investment personnel to provide Service Recipient with appropriate strategic advice with respect to the business and operations (including investment activity) of Service Recipient, subject to the compliance policies of Service Provider and Service Recipient.    As determined by Service Provider and Service Recipient on a case-by-case basis, subject to Section 3.01 of the TSA.

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   /s/ Geoffrey Kauffman     By:   /s/ Julia Wyatt
Name:   Geoffrey Kauffman     Name:   Julia Wyatt
Title:   Chief Executive Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer


TRANSITION SERVICE SCHEDULE

This is a Transition Service Schedule relating to that certain Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”), dated as of June 30, 2012, between Tricadia Holdings, L.P., Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC and, to the limited extent provided for therein, Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have such meanings ascribed to them in the TSA.

 

1. Service Provider: Tricadia Holdings, L.P.

 

2. Service Recipient: Tiptree Financial Partners, L.P. and the following subsidiaries thereof: Tiptree Asset Management Company, LLC, Tiptree Asset Management Holding Company, LLC, Tiptree Capital Management, LLC, Muni Capital Management, LLC, Tricadia Loan Management LLC and TREIT Management, LLC.

 

3. Start/End Date: The Transition Services start on the Closing Date and end on December 31, 2013, but shall automatically continue in effect thereafter unless terminated pursuant to Section 7.02 of the TSA.

 

4. Summary of Services:

 

Service Name

  

Description

  

Fee

Provision of office space    Service Provider will provide Service Recipient with office space. The office space will consist of that currently occupied by Tiptree and each of the Management Entities, and may be expanded as future needs dictate upon mutual agreement of the parties.    $228,000 for 2012 and $245,000 for 2013, subject to increase if additional space is required, based on the ratio of the leased space occupied by Service Recipient employees to the lease space occupied by all persons.

 

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Upon execution of this Transition Service Schedule by the undersigned, this Transition Service Schedule is hereby deemed incorporated into and made part of the TSA effective as of June 30, 2012.

 

TIPTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC     TRICADIA HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    By:  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Name:   Geoffrey Kauffman     Name:   Julia Wyatt
Title:   Chief Executive Officer     Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Geoffrey Kauffman, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Tiptree Financial Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 13, 2013    

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

    Geoffrey Kauffman
    Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Julia Wyatt, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Tiptree Financial Inc.;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 13, 2013  

/s/ Julia Wyatt

  Julia Wyatt
  Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Tiptree Financial Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Geoffrey Kauffman, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that;

(i) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Geoffrey Kauffman

Geoffrey Kauffman
Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 13, 2013

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Tiptree Financial Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Geoffrey Kauffman, the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that;

(i) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(ii) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/s/ Julia Wyatt

Julia Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 13, 2013