UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
   
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 1, 2018
 
 
 
TIPTREE INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
001-33549
 
38-3754322
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
780 Third Avenue, 21 st  Floor
New York, New York
 
10017
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 446-1400
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 
  
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Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

In connection with the Disposition (defined below), Tiptree Operating Company, LLC ("Tiptree") and Invesque Inc. ("Invesque") entered into a governance and investor rights agreement on February 1, 2018 (the "Investor Rights Agreement") whereby Tiptree will have the right to, among other things, nominate one board member to Invesque’s Board of Directors as well as customary Canadian demand and piggyback registrations rights and Tiptree will, among other things, be subject to customary standstill voting and lock-up restrictions.

The Investor Rights Agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding certain terms, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by the full text, terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement.

Item 2.01
Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On February 1, 2018, Tiptree , the operating subsidiary of Tiptree Inc. (the "Company"), completed the previously announced sale of  all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Tiptree's subsidiary, Care Investment Trust LLC, and all of its subsidiaries (“Care”) and two real estate properties held by other subsidiaries of Tiptree (the “Disposition”) to Invesque and Invesque Holdings, LP (together with Invesque, the "Buyer Entities") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated November 16, 2017 by and among Tiptree and the Buyer Entities.

In connection with the Disposition, Tiptree, through its various consolidated subsidiaries, received an aggregate of 16,647,236 shares of Invesque, representing approximately 34% of Invesque's issued and outstanding common shares.
 
The unaudited pro forma financial information giving effect to the Disposition is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

The Purchase Agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on November 17, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding certain terms, does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by the full text, terms and conditions of the Purchase Agreement.

The representations and warranties of Tiptree contained in the Purchase Agreement have been made solely for the benefit of the Buyer Entities. In addition, such representations and warranties (i) have been made only for purposes of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) have been qualified by confidential disclosures made to the Buyer Entities in connection with the Purchase Agreement, (iii) are subject to materiality qualifications contained in the Purchase Agreement which may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, (iv) were made only as of the date of the Purchase Agreement or such other date as is specified in the Purchase Agreement and (v) have been included in the Purchase Agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between the contracting parties rather than establishing matters as facts. Accordingly, the Purchase Agreement will be filed only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Purchase Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding Care or its business. Investors should not rely on the representations and warranties or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Care or any of its affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in our public disclosures. The Purchase Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding Care that is or will be contained in, or incorporated by reference into, the Forms 10-K, Forms 10-Q and other documents that the Registrant has filed and may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 8.01
Other Events.

On February 1, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Disposition referred to in Item 2.01 above. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. 

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.






The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information of the Company giving effect to the Disposition is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1
99.1
99.2







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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TIPTREE INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
February 7, 2018
By:
/s/ Jonathan Ilany
 
 
 
Name: Jonathan Ilany
 
 
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer



EXHIBIT 10.1

GOVERNANCE AND INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This governance and investor rights agreement is made as of this 1 st day of February, 2018.
BETWEEN:
INVESQUE INC. , a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Province of British Columbia
(the “ Corporation ”);
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TIPTREE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC , a limited liability company formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.
(the “ Investor ”).
WHEREAS:
A.
The Parties are party to the Purchase Agreement (as such term is defined herein).
B.
Upon completion of the Transaction (as such term is defined herein), the Investor will own 16,647,236 Common Shares (as such term is defined herein), which represent approximately 33.9% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares as of the date hereof.
C.
The Corporation and the Investor desire to undertake the actions and agreements contained herein.
NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the Parties agree as follows:
Article 1
INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL MATTERS
1.1
Definitions
In this Agreement, including the recitals, unless otherwise stated, capitalized terms used will have the meanings specified below:
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with the specified Person; provided, however, (i) the Investor shall not be considered an Affiliate of the Corporation or the Partnership, and (ii) the Corporation and the Partnership shall not be considered an Affiliate of the Investor. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the

 

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management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise;
Agreement ” means this document, together with any schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof, all as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof;
Board ” means the board of directors of the Corporation;
Bought Deal ” means a fully underwritten offering on a bought deal basis pursuant to which an underwriter has committed to purchase securities of the Corporation pursuant to a “bought deal” letter or a Distribution pursuant to an overnight marketed offering;
Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in the Province of Ontario or the State of New York;
Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities ” means, collectively, the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces and territories of Canada;
Closing Date ” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Purchase Agreement;
Common Shares ” means the common shares in the capital of the Corporation;
Consideration Shares ” means the Common Shares comprising the Share Consideration and any other Common Shares issued to the Investor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;
Control Transaction ” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.3(b);
Demand Notice ” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.1;
Demand Registration ” has the meaning given to it in Section 4.1;
Distribution ” means an offer or sale or other disposition or distribution of Shares to the public by way of a Prospectus under Securities Laws;
Distribution Expenses ” means, without duplication, any and all fees and expenses incurred in connection with or incidental to the Corporation's performance of, or compliance with, the terms of a Demand Registration or a Piggy-Back Registration hereunder, including without limitation: (i) securities regulators' and stock exchange registration listing and filing fees, (ii) fees and expenses of compliance with Securities Laws, (iii) printing, copying, translation and delivery expenses, (iv) expenses incurred in connection with any “road show” or other marketing activities, (v) fees, expenses and disbursements of legal counsel to the Corporation, (vi) fees, expenses and disbursements of legal counsel to the Investor, (vii) fees, expenses and disbursements of legal counsel retained by the Corporation in connection with a Demand Registration or a Piggy-Back Registration, other than any such fees and expenses of legal counsel to the Corporation or the Investor that are otherwise addressed by item (v) or item (vi) above, (viii) fees, expenses and disbursements of the Corporation's auditors and any other special experts retained by the Corporation in connection with or incidental to such Demand Registration or Piggy-Back Registration, (ix) all

 

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transfer agents', depositaries' and registrars' fees, and (x) any other fees, expenses and/or commissions payable to an underwriter, investment banker, manager or agent, other than Selling Expenses of the Corporation or Selling Expenses of the Investor, as applicable, customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities;
Governmental Authority ” means any: (a) multinational, federal, state, provincial, municipal, local or other governmental or public department, central bank, court, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign; (b) any subdivision or authority of any of the foregoing; (c) any quasi-governmental, self-regulatory organization or private body exercising any regulatory, expropriation or taxing authority under or for the account of its members or any of the above, including any stock exchange; or (d) any arbitrator exercising jurisdiction over the affairs of the applicable Person, asset, obligation or other matter;
Hold Restrictions ” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.3(a);
including ” or any variation thereof means including, without limitation, and the words following “include”, “includes” or “including” shall not be considered to set forth an exhaustive list;
Investor Designee ” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(a);
Laws ” means any and all laws, including all federal, provincial, state and local statutes, codes, ordinances, guidelines, decrees, rules, regulations and municipal by-laws and all judicial, arbitral, administrative, ministerial, departmental or regulatory judgments, orders, directives, decisions, rulings or awards or other requirements of any other Governmental Authority, binding on or affecting the Person referred to in the context in which the term is used;
Observer ” has the meaning given to it in Section 2.1(e);
Parties ” means the Corporation, the Investor and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and “ Party ” means any one of them;
Partnership ” means Invesque Holdings, LP;
Person ” means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof;
Prospectus ” means a “preliminary prospectus” and/or a “prospectus” as those terms are used in applicable Securities Laws, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prepared and filed in the English language and, if required, in the French language;
Purchase Agreement ” means the purchase agreement dated as of November 16, 2017 by and among the Corporation, the Partnership and the Investor;
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act (Ontario) or the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as applicable;

 

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Securities Laws ” includes the Securities Act and any other similar legislation in any other province or territory of Canada or in the United States in which the Corporation is or becomes a reporting issuer (or the equivalent thereof) and the respective rules, regulations, instruments and published policies, policy statements and notices thereunder, and the rules and regulations of the TSX;
Selling Expenses of the Corporation ” means any and all underwriting discounts, fees and commissions attributable to the Common Shares to be sold by the Corporation in a Demand Registration or Piggy-Back Registration;
Selling Expenses of the Investor ” means any and all underwriting discounts, fees and commissions attributable to the Common Shares to be sold by the Investor in a Demand Registration or a Piggy-Back Registration;
Share Consideration ” has the meaning given to it in the Purchase Agreement;
Standstill Period ” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.1.
Transaction ” means the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, including for greater certainty the issuance by the Corporation of the Share Consideration to the Investor as consideration for the Investor’s sale of the Purchased Interests (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) to the Partnership;
Transfer ” has the meaning given to it in Section 3.3(a); and
TSX ” means the Toronto Stock Exchange.
1.2
References and Headings
The references “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereof” refer to the provisions of this Agreement, and references to Articles and Sections herein refer to articles, sections, or subsections of this Agreement. The headings of the Articles and Sections and any other headings, captions or indices herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be used in any way in construing or interpreting any provision hereof.
1.3
Singular/Plural; Derivatives
Whenever the singular or masculine or neuter is used in this Agreement, it shall be interpreted as meaning the plural or feminine or body politic or corporate, and vice versa, as the context requires. Where a term is defined herein, a capitalized derivative of such term shall have a corresponding meaning unless the context otherwise requires.
1.4
Statutory References
Unless stated otherwise, any reference to a statute shall include and shall be deemed to be a reference to such statute and to the regulations made pursuant thereto, and all amendments made thereto and enforced from time to time, and to any statute or regulation that may be passed which has the effect of supplementing the statute so referred to or the regulations made pursuant thereto.

 

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1.5
Business Days
Whenever any action to be taken pursuant to this Agreement would otherwise be required to be taken or made on a day that is not a Business Day, such action shall be taken on the first Business Day following such day.
1.6
Calculation of Equity Interests/Share Ownership
References to shareholding percentages of the Investor in the Corporation in this Agreement shall, unless specifically indicated otherwise herein, be calculated based upon the number of shares held by the Investor and its Affiliates as a percentage of the total number of issued and outstanding Common Shares (on a non-diluted basis) of the Corporation at the relevant time. The Corporation shall be entitled to rely on the public filings of the Investor with respect to the number of Common Shares held by the Investor unless and until such time as the Investor provides evidence satisfactory to the Corporation, acting reasonably, as to the number of Common Shares held by the Investor. Upon reasonable request of the Corporation from time to time, the Investor shall provide evidence as to the number of Common Shares held by it. The Investor shall promptly notify the Company in writing from time to time if, to its knowledge, it ceases to beneficially own at least 15% or 10%, as applicable, of the outstanding Common Shares. The Investor shall be entitled to rely on the public filings of the Corporation with respect to the number of Common Shares outstanding unless and until such time as the Corporation provides evidence satisfactory to the Investor, acting reasonably, as to the number of Common Shares outstanding as of a particular time.

Article 2     
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
2.1
Board Representation and Observer Rights
(a)
Concurrently with the completion of the Transaction, the Corporation shall cause one (1) individual designated by the Investor to be appointed to the Board (the “ Investor Designee ”).
(b)
From and after the Closing Date, for so long as the Investor holds at least 15% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Shares, the Corporation will nominate for election to the Board, and solicit proxies in favour of, the Investor Designee (who need not be the same individual as the Investor Designee appointed to the Board pursuant to Section 2.1(a)) at the next annual general or special meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders at which directors of the Corporation are elected and at each annual general or special meeting of the Corporation’s shareholders at which directors of the Corporation are elected, thereafter.
(c)
The Corporation shall provide reasonable notice (not less than 40 days prior to the date of the meeting) to the Investor of any upcoming shareholders’ meetings at which directors will be nominated for election and shall request that the Investor designate the Investor Designee to be elected as a director at such meeting. If the Investor fails to provide notice to the Corporation of the Investor Designee to be nominated for

 

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election within 10 days following the request for such designation by the Corporation, then the incumbent Investor Designee designated by the Investor shall be deemed to be the person designated by the Investor for the purposes of the applicable shareholders’ meeting.
(d)
The Investor may from time to time designate a successor for any Investor Designee appointed or elected as a director on the Board in accordance with this Section 2.1 from time to time, in the event such director ceases to be a director between shareholders’ meetings for any reason. In such event, the Corporation will cause the appointment of such successor director to fill the vacancy in the Board caused by such appointee or elected director ceasing to be a director of the Corporation.
(e)
From and after the Closing Date, for so long as the Investor holds at least 15% of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Shares, the Investor may at its discretion also designate one (1) individual to attend all meetings of the Board in a non-voting observer capacity (the “ Observer ”) and, in this respect, the Corporation shall give such individual copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that it provides to the members of the Board at the same time and in the same manner as provided to the members of the Board; provided, however, that such individual shall, as a condition to his or her appointment, be required to enter into an undertaking or agreement of confidentiality satisfactory to the Corporation, acting reasonably, binding such individual to the same obligations of confidentiality as the members of the Board. The Investor may designate a different individual to act as the Observer at its sole discretion.
(f)
As a condition to being nominated as a director or designated as an Observer to the Board, any person so nominated or designated under Sections 2.1(a), 2.1(b), 2.1(d) or 2.1(e) shall be independent (as determined in accordance with sections 1.3 and 1.4 of National Instrument 52-110 Audit Committees ), shall not be disqualified from so serving under any applicable Law or stock exchange requirement and, in the case of an Investor Designee, shall have consented in writing to serve as a director of the Corporation.
(g)
Neither the Investor Designee nor the Observer shall be entitled to receive any board fees or other compensation from the Corporation for services rendered in that Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation or Observer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall reimburse each Investor Designee and Observer that serves as a director for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses that he or she may incur in connection with the business of the Corporation.
(h)
For certainty, if the Investor ceases to own at least 15% of the outstanding Common Shares, its right to nominate an Investor Designee and an Observer shall immediately terminate.
Article 3     
STANDSTILL, VOTING AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

 

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3.1
Standstill
For a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date (the “ Standstill Period ”), the Investor shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates (including Tiptree Inc.) not to directly or indirectly, or jointly or in concert with any other person:
(a)
acquire or agree to acquire or make any proposal to acquire or engage in any discussions or negotiations to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or together with joint actors, by means of purchase, merger, consolidation, take-over bid, business combination or in any other manner, any ownership interest in, or any securities or assets of, the Corporation;
(b)
solicit proxies from holders of Common Shares, requisition a meeting of shareholders of the Corporation, or otherwise attempt to influence the conduct of the Corporation’s shareholders or the voting of any of the Corporation’s securities,
(c)
advise or encourage any person proposing any of the foregoing. or
(d)
make any public announcement or take any action in furtherance of the foregoing,
in each case without the prior approval of the majority of the directors of the Board.
3.2
Voting
For a period of two (2) years following the Closing Date, and provided that the current Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation as of the Closing Date is the then Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, the Investor shall not vote against (or withhold from voting in respect of) and shall not take any actions which have the effect of voting against (including voting in favour of nominees to the Board of Directors that were not nominated by the Board of Directors or management of the Corporation) or withholding from voting in respect of, and will cause its Affiliates (including Tiptree Inc.) not to vote against (or withhold from voting in respect of) and not to take any actions which have the effect of voting against (including voting in favour of nominees to the Board of Directors that were not nominated by the Board of Directors or management of the Corporation) or withholding from voting in respect of the resolutions that the Board of Directors or management recommend for approval by shareholders in respect of Board nominees and the auditor of the Corporation; provided that, in the case of voting in respect of the appointment of the auditor, such auditor is one of KPMG LLP, Ernst & Young LLP, Deloitte LLP or PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor or its Affiliates (including Tiptree Inc.) may vote against the Board of Directors recommendation (or withhold from voting in respect thereof) if the Investor or its Affiliates (including Tiptree Inc.) determines that the failure to vote against the Board of Directors recommendation (or withhold from voting in respect thereof) would reasonably be likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

 

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3.3
Restrictions on Transfer
(a)
Following the Closing Date, except as specifically required pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or as permitted in Section 3.3(c) or 3.3(e), the Investor agrees that the Consideration Shares and the beneficial ownership of or any interest in them and in any certificate evidencing them shall not, in any manner, directly or indirectly, be sold, assigned, transferred, hypothecated, pledged or otherwise encumbered, alienated, monetized (including entering into any agreement, arrangement or understanding that would require reporting under Multilateral Instrument 55-103 – Insider Reporting for Certain Derivative Transactions (Equity Monetization )), or otherwise dealt with in any manner which has the economic effect of any of the foregoing acts, on a current or prospective basis (all of the foregoing, being a “ Transfer ”). The foregoing restrictions are referred to herein as the “ Hold Restrictions ”).
(b)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor shall be permitted to tender any of the Consideration Shares to a Person making a formal take-over bid for all outstanding securities of the Corporation, a purchase of all or substantially all of the assets of the Purchaser, plan of arrangement, merger or similar material transaction which results in those shareholders that control the Purchaser prior to the Transaction not controlling the Purchaser following the Transaction (each a “ Control Transaction ”); provided that if the Control Transaction is not completed for any reason, such Consideration Shares shall continue to be subject Section 3.3(a); or
(c)
From and after the date that is:
(i)
six (6) months following the Closing Date, the Hold Restrictions shall not apply with respect to 10% of the Consideration Shares;
(ii)
nine (9) months following the Closing Date, the Hold Restrictions shall not apply with respect to 30% of the Consideration Shares;
(iii)
twelve (12) months following the Closing Date, the Hold Restrictions shall not apply with respect to 50% of the Consideration Shares;
(iv)
fifteen (15) months following the Closing Date, the Hold Restrictions shall not apply with respect to 75% of the Consideration Shares; and
(v)
eighteen (18) months following the Closing Date, the Hold Restrictions shall not apply with respect 100% of the Consideration Shares.

 

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(d)
During the Standstill Period, the Investor shall not without the prior consent of the Board Transfer any Common Shares to any Person who, together with its Affiliates and joint actors, owns or exercises control or direction over (or would own or exercise control or direction over as a consequence of such Transfer) 10% or more of the Common Shares of the Corporation unless, prior to such Transfer, the transferee (and, if applicable, its Affiliates and joint actors) enters into a standstill agreement in favour of the Corporation, on substantially the same terms as contained in Section 3.1 and for the same duration as set forth in Section 3.3(c).
(e)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Investor shall be permitted to Transfer the Consideration Shares or the beneficial ownership of or any interest in the Consideration Shares or in any certificate evidencing the Consideration Shares to any controlled Affiliate of the Investor, provided that the Affiliate agrees with the Corporation in writing prior to the Transfer to be bound by the terms of this agreement.
Article 4     
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
4.1
Demand Registration Rights
(a)
The Investor may request the Corporation to file a Prospectus under Securities Laws and take such other steps as may be necessary to facilitate a Distribution of all or part of the Consideration Shares held by the Investor and its Affiliates (a “ Demand Registration ”) that are not on the date of the Demand Notice subject to the Hold Restrictions pursuant to Section 3.3, by giving written notice of such Demand Registration to the Corporation (the “ Demand Notice ”). Subject to the limitations of this Article 4, the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to prepare, file and obtain a receipt under Securities Laws for a final Prospectus to effect the qualification of all Consideration Shares that the Investor desires to be qualified, as specified in the Demand Notice, in order to permit the Distribution of such Consideration Shares. The Corporation and the Investor shall cooperate in a timely manner in connection with any such Demand Registration and in accordance with the procedures set forth in Schedule A hereto in connection with each such Distribution.
(b)
The Corporation will not file any Prospectus (other than the Prospectus filed in connection with the Demand Notice), whether for its own account or that of another security holder, from the date of a Demand Notice until the completion of the distribution period under applicable Securities Laws contemplated by the applicable Demand Registration (unless the Investor withdraws its request for qualification of the Distribution of its Consideration Shares pursuant to such Demand Registration pursuant to the terms hereof).
(c)
The Corporation shall not be obliged to:
(i)
effect more than two (2) Demand Registrations within any 12 month period;

 

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(ii)
effect more than five (5) Demand Registrations in the aggregate;
(iii)
effect a Demand Registration within 120 days of any receipt for a final prospectus filed in respect of a previous Distribution;
(iv)
effect a Demand Registration other than in a province or territory of Canada;
(v)
effect a Demand Registration in the event the Board of Directors of the Corporation determines in its good faith judgment within five (5) Business Days of a Demand Notice that either (A) the effect of the filing of a Prospectus would reasonably materially and adversely impede the ability of the Corporation to consummate a financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization, merger or other material transaction involving the Corporation; or (B) there exists, at the time of receipt of the Demand Notice, material non-public information relating to the Corporation, the disclosure of which the Corporation reasonably believes would be detrimental to the Corporation and the Corporation has a bona fide business purpose for preserving such information as confidential, and, in either case, the Corporation's obligations under this Section 4.1 will be deferred until the earlier of (x) the date on which the applicable condition described in (A) or (B) no longer exist, and (y) the date that is 90 days from the date of receipt of the Demand Notice; provided that such right of deferral may not be exercised more than twice in any 12-month period. The Corporation shall give prompt notice to the Investor of the existence and nature of any deferral event, and the Investor hereby agrees to maintain the confidentiality of such information and the Corporation shall advise the Investor forthwith after such condition in (A) or (B) ceases to exist; or
(vi)
effect a Demand Registration unless the Distribution would reasonably be expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds of at least $30 million to the Investor.
(d)
A Demand Notice shall:
(i)
specify the approximate number of Consideration Shares that the Investor intends to offer and sell;
(ii)
specify the number of Common Shares then held by the Investor;
(iii)
the number of Consideration Shares that are not on the date of the Demand Notice subject to the Hold Restrictions;
(iv)
express the intention of the Investor to offer or cause the offering of such Consideration Shares;
(v)
describe the nature or methods of the proposed offer and sale thereof and the provinces and territories of Canada in which such offer shall be made;

 

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(vi)
contain the undertaking of the Investor to provide all such information regarding its Consideration Shares and the proposed manner of distribution thereof as may be required in order to permit the Corporation to comply with all Securities Laws; and
(vii)
specify whether such offer and sale shall be made by an underwritten offering.
(e)
If the Investor intends to dispose of Consideration Shares covered by the Demand Notice by means of an underwritten offering, the Investor shall have the right to select the managing underwriter or underwriters to effect the Distribution contemplated by such Demand Registration; provided, however, that such selection shall also be satisfactory to the Corporation, acting reasonably, and if required, the Corporation and the Investor shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters satisfactory in substance and form to each of the Corporation and the Investor. The Corporation shall have the right to retain counsel of its choice to assist it in fulfilling its obligations under this Article 4. The Investor shall have the right to retain counsel of its choice to assist it in fulfilling its obligations under this Article 4.
(f)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Demand Registration will not be considered as having been effected until a receipt has been issued for a final prospectus by the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities or a prospectus supplement to a base shelf prospectus has been filed with the Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities in accordance with National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions , in each case, pursuant to which the Consideration Shares requested by the Investor to be qualified are to be sold; and provided further that at any time prior to the issuance of such a receipt or filing of such a prospectus supplement, the Investor may withdraw its request for Demand Registration by advising the Company in writing that it has determined to withdraw such request, in which case (i) such Demand Registration and the request therefor will be deemed to be withdrawn, and (ii) such request will be deemed not to have been given for purposes of determining whether the Investor has exercised its right to a Demand Registration, provided that this provision shall only apply to one such withdrawal in a calendar year and, thereafter, subsequent withdrawals in such calendar year will count as an exercise of the Demand Registration right.
(g)
If at any time the Investor requests a Demand Registration, the Corporation shall have the right, exercisable within five (5) Business Days (except in the case of a Bought Deal, in which case the Corporation shall have one (1) Business Day) of receipt of such request, to notify the Investor of its intention to qualify or register for distribution to the public under such Distribution an offering of Common Shares from treasury. The Investor shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to include in the proposed distribution such number of Common Shares as the Corporation shall request, upon the same terms (including the method of distribution) as such Demand Registration; provided that the Investor shall not be required to include any such Common Shares in any such Demand Registration if the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Investor that, in its good faith opinion, the inclusion of

 

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such securities should be limited (i) due to market conditions, or (ii) because the number of Common Shares proposed to be distributed may materially and adversely affect the successful marketing of the distribution (including the price range acceptable to the Investor), then the Common Shares to be underwritten shall be allocated in the following priority: (i) first, the Common Shares to be qualified by the Investor for its own account, and (ii) second, if there are any additional Common Shares that may be underwritten after allowing for the inclusion of all of the Common Shares required under (i) above, the Common Shares requested to be qualified by the Corporation.
4.2
Piggy-Back Registration Rights
(a)
If the Corporation proposes to make a Distribution for its own account the Corporation will promptly and not less than 10 days prior to the filing of the related preliminary prospectus (except in the case of a Bought Deal, in which case not less than one (1) Business Day prior to the signing of the “bought deal letter” to be entered into in connection therewith), give the Investor written notice (the “ Piggy-Back Notice ”) of the proposed Distribution. Upon the written request of the Investor to the Corporation, given within five (5) Business Days (except in the case of a Bought Deal, in which case the Investor shall have one (1) Business Day) after receipt of the Piggy-Back Notice, that the Investor wishes to include a specified number of the Consideration Shares in the Distribution, and provided no such Consideration Shares that the Investor wishes to include are on the date of the Piggy-Back Notice subject to the Hold Restrictions pursuant to Section 3.3, the Corporation will use commercially reasonable efforts to, in conjunction with the proposed Distribution, cause the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor to be included in the Distribution in accordance with the procedures set forth in Schedule A hereto (a “ Piggy-Back Registration ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the Corporation that, in its good faith opinion, the inclusion of such securities should be limited (i) due to market conditions, or (ii) because the number of Common Shares proposed to be distributed may materially and adversely affect the successful marketing of the distribution (including the price range acceptable to the Corporation), then the Common Shares to be underwritten shall be allocated in the following priority: (i) first, the Common Shares to be qualified by the Corporation for its own account, and (ii) second, if there are any additional Shares that may be underwritten after allowing for the inclusion of all of the Shares required under (i) above, the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor. It shall be a condition to the Investor’s right to effect a Piggy-Back Registration that the Investor shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriters and provide such other instruments or other documentation as the underwriters may request.
(b)
The Corporation may at any time, and without the consent of the Investor, abandon the proposed offering in which the Investor has requested to participate;
(c)
The Investor shall have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Consideration Shares in any Distribution pursuant to this Section 4.2 without

 

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incurring any liability to the Corporation or any other Person by giving written notice to the Corporation of its request to withdraw; provided, however, that:
(i)
such request must be made in writing five (5) Business Days prior to the execution of the underwriting agreement (or such other similar agreement) with respect to such offering; and
(ii)
such withdrawal will be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, the Investor will no longer have any right to include its Consideration Shares in the offering pertaining to which such withdrawal was made.
4.3
Expenses
(a)
In the case of a Demand Registration, all Distribution Expenses shall be paid by the Corporation.
(b)
In the case of a Piggy-Back Registration, all Distribution Expenses shall be paid by the Corporation.
(c)
The Investor will pay all Selling Expenses of the Investor, in proportion to the gross proceeds received by the Investor from any Demand Registration or Piggy-Back Registration, and the Corporation will pay all Selling Expenses of the Corporation, if any, in proportion to the gross proceeds received by the Corporation from any Demand Registration or Piggy-Back Registration.
4.4
Expiry of Registration Rights
The Demand Registration rights and Piggy-Back Registration rights granted to the Investor pursuant to this Article 4 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect at such time as the Investor and any Affiliates collectively no longer own Common Shares representing at least 10% of the outstanding Common Shares.
4.5
Future Registration Rights
The Corporation shall not grant registration rights to any other Person without the prior written consent of the Investor unless such registration rights are not more favourable, on the whole, to the grantee than the registration rights granted to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement.
4.6
U.S. Registration Rights
In the event that the Corporation converts into, or otherwise transfers substantially all of its assets to, an entity organized or incorporated in the United States, and (i) immediately following such conversion or transfer the Investor and its Affiliates collectively own at least 10% of the outstanding shares or other equity interests of the converted or recipient U.S. entity and (ii) the outstanding shares or other equity interests of the converted or recipient U.S. entity are registered in the United States in accordance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the converted or recipient U.S. entity shall grant U.S. registration rights to the Investor subject to, and in accordance with, the same rights, terms and conditions as set forth in this Agreement in order to register the Consideration

 

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Shares then held by the Investor and its Affiliates in the United States in accordance with the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Article 5     
REPRESENTATIONS
Each Party represents and warrants to the other Party that it has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the execution and delivery of, and the performance of, and compliance with, the terms of this Agreement does not and will not result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, and do not and will not create a state of facts which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in a breach of or constitute a default under any term or provision of the articles, or resolutions of that Party, any applicable Laws, mortgage, note, contract, agreement (written or oral), instrument, lease or other document to which that Party is bound, or any judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to that Party.
Article 6     
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1
Waiver Must be in Writing
No waiver by any Party of any breach (whether actual or anticipated) of any of the terms, conditions, representations or warranties contained herein shall take effect or be binding upon that Party unless the waiver is expressed in writing under the authority of that Party. Any waiver so given shall extend only to the particular breach so waived and shall not limit or affect any rights with respect to any other or future breach.
6.2
No Amendment Except in Writing
This Agreement may be amended only by written instrument executed by the Corporation and the Investor.
6.3
Service of Notice
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon delivery, when sent by facsimile or email (provided that confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with an overnight courier service with next day delivery specified, in each case, properly addressed to the party to receive the same.
6.4
Addresses for Notice
The address for service of notices hereunder of each of the Parties shall be as follows:

 

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Corporation:
Invesque Inc.
14390 Clay Terrace Blvd., Suite 205
Carmel, IN 46032
Attention: Scott White
E-mail: swhite@invesque.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Goodmans LLP
Bay Adelaide Centre
333 Bay Street, Suite 3400
Toronto, ON M5H 2S7
Attention: Jon Northup and Mark Spiro
Fax: (416) 979-1234
E-mail: jnorthup@goodmans.ca / mspiro@goodmans.ca

Investor:
c/o Tiptree Inc.
780 Third Avenue, 21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
Attention: Randy Maultsby
Email: RMaultsby@tiptreeinc.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Morrison & Foerster LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: James R. Tanenbaum
Fax:  (212) 468-7900
E-mail: JTanenbaum@mofo.com

A Party may change its address for service by notice to the other Party, and such changed address for service thereafter shall be effective for all purposes of this Agreement.
6.5
Further Assurances
Each Party shall provide such further documents or instruments required by any other Party as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to effect the purpose of this Agreement and carry out its provisions.
6.6
Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein. Each of the Corporation and the Investor hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of Ontario.
6.7
Time

 

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Time shall be of the essence in this Agreement.
6.8
Entire Agreement
This Agreement and any agreement or document delivered pursuant to this Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the Corporation and the Investor relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no collateral or other statements, understandings, covenants, agreements, representations or warranties, written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, between the Parties or their predecessors relating to the subject matter of this Agreement.
6.9
Assignment and Enurement
Neither this Agreement nor any benefits or duties accruing under this Agreement shall be assignable by any Party other than by the Investor to an Affiliate without the prior written consent of the Corporation not to be unreasonably withheld. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
6.10
Counterpart Execution
A Party will be entitled to rely on delivery by facsimile or by e-mail in PDF format of an executed copy of this Agreement by the other Party, including the completed attachments hereto, and acceptance by the receiving party of such facsimile or PDF copy will be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the Corporation and the Investor in accordance with the terms hereof. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document.
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EXHIBIT 10.1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
 
 
INVESQUE INC.
Per:
/s/ Scott White
 
Name:  Scott White
 
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 
 
TIPTREE OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
Per:
/s/ Jonathan Ilany
 
Name:  Jonathan Ilany
 
Title:  Chief Executive Officer



[Signature Page to Governance and Investor Rights Agreement]




SCHEDULE A
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
1.1
Registration Procedures
Whenever the Corporation is under an obligation pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement to effect the qualification of Common Shares in connection with a Distribution of any Consideration Shares on behalf of the Investor:
(a)
the Corporation shall, as expeditiously as practicable and, in any event, not later than 45 days after the receipt of a Demand Notice in the case of a Distribution other than by way of a Bought Deal, prepare and file with the appropriate Canadian Securities Regulatory Authorities all documents reasonably necessary, including, if required, a Prospectus or short form Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, to qualify for Distribution the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor and, in so doing, use commercially reasonable efforts to settle all deficiencies and obtain those receipts and clearances and provide those customary undertakings and commitments as may be reasonably required by any Canadian Securities Regulatory Authority, all as may be necessary to permit the Distribution of the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor in compliance with all applicable Securities Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Distribution is to be made pursuant to a Bought Deal in accordance with this Agreement, the Corporation shall attend to such preparations and filings as soon as is practical in the circumstances taking into account the speed and urgency under which Bought Deals are conducted;
(b)
prior to the filing of a Prospectus and up to the date of completion of the Distribution of the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor, the Corporation shall permit the Investor to review and participate in the preparation of the Prospectus and any related offering materials or filings and shall allow the Investor and any underwriters or agents involved to conduct any due diligence investigations reasonably requested, provided, however, that the Investor shall not have any right to approve the content of the Prospectus or related offering material (other than content relating to or describing the Investor or its Affiliates);
(c)
during the period from the date of initiation of the Distribution and up to the date of completion of the Distribution of the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor, the Corporation shall promptly notify the Investor in writing of:
(i)
any filing made by the Corporation of information relating to the Distribution with any Canadian Securities Regulatory Authority and any correspondence with any Canadian Securities Regulatory Authority regarding the Distribution;
(ii)
any material fact within the meaning of applicable Securities Laws which has arisen or has been discovered and would have been required to have been




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stated in the Prospectus or any related offering materials or filings had the fact arisen or been discovered on, or prior to, the date of such document; and
(iii)
any change in any material fact within the meaning of applicable Securities Laws (which for the purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to include the disclosure of any previously undisclosed material fact) contained in the Prospectus or any related offering materials or filings which fact or change is, or may be, of such a nature as to render any statement in any such document misleading or untrue in any material respect or which would result in a misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Securities Laws in any such document, or which would result in any such document not complying with applicable Securities Laws.
(d)
during the period from the date of initiation of the Distribution to the date of completion of the Distribution of the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor, the Investor shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of:
(i)
any filing made by the Investor of information relating to the Distribution with any Canadian Securities Regulatory Authority and any correspondence with any Canadian Securities Regulatory Authority regarding the Distribution;
(ii)
any material fact, within the meaning of applicable Securities Laws, in respect of the Investor which has arisen or has been discovered and would have been required to have been stated in the Prospectus or any related offering materials or filings had the fact arisen or been discovered on, or prior to, the date of such document; and
(iii)
any change in any material fact, within the meaning of applicable Securities Laws, (which for the purposes of this Agreement shall be deemed to include the disclosure of any previously undisclosed material fact), in respect of the Investor, contained in the Prospectus or any related offering materials or filings which fact or change is, or may be, of such a nature as to render any statement in any such document misleading or untrue in any material respect or which would result in a misrepresentation within the meaning of applicable Securities Laws in any such document, or which would result in any such document not complying with applicable Securities Laws.
(e)
promptly, and in any event within any applicable time limitation, the Corporation shall comply with all applicable filings and other requirements under applicable Securities Laws as a result of a material change, the discovery of a material fact or the change in a material fact referred to under Section 1(c) or 1(d) of this Schedule A, provided that the Corporation shall not file any amendment to the Prospectus or other document without first complying with its obligations in Section 1(c) of this Schedule A;

 

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(f)
the Corporation shall furnish to the Investor such number of copies of any preliminary Prospectus, Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, any documents incorporated by reference in such Prospectus and such other documents as the Investor may reasonably request in order to facilitate the Distribution of the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor;
(g)
if an underwritten public offering is contemplated, the Corporation and the Investor shall execute and perform the obligations under an underwriting agreement containing customary representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities for the benefit of the Investor, the Corporation and the underwriter(s);
(h)
subject to applicable Securities Laws, the Corporation shall keep the Prospectus effective until the Investor has completed the sale of Common Shares under the Prospectus, but no longer than 60 days from the date of the final Prospectus, provided that the Investor uses commercially reasonable efforts to complete such sale as soon as reasonably practicable;
(i)
the Corporation shall in the event of an underwritten offering, to the extent reasonably requested by the underwriters, use commercially reasonable efforts to assist in the marketing of the securities being offered including to ensure the participation of employees (including at least one senior officer) of the Corporation in reasonable customary “road shows”.
(j)
the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly furnish to the underwriter(s) involved in the Distribution all documents as they may reasonably request;
(k)
the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor on each securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares are then- listed or quoted, if such Common Shares are not already so listed or quoted;
(l)
the Corporation shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any cease trading order suspending the use of any Prospectus and, if any such order is issued, to promptly obtain the withdrawal of any such order; and
(m)
the Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish, at the request of the Investor, on the date that such Common Shares are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with the Distribution:
(i)
an opinion, dated such date, of the Corporation’s counsel for the purposes of such Distribution, in form and substance as is customarily given to selling shareholders in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investor and the underwriters;
(ii)
a letter, dated such date, from the Corporation’s auditors, in form and substance as is customarily given by auditors to underwriters in an

 

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underwritten public offering, addressed to the Investor and the underwriters, if any; and
(iii)
such corporate certificates, satisfactory to the Investor and the underwriters, as are customarily furnished in Canadian securities offerings.
1.1
Rights and Obligations of the Investor
The Investor will furnish to the Corporation such information and execute such documents regarding the Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor and the intended method of disposition thereof as the Corporation may reasonably request in order to effect the requested qualification for sale or other disposition. If an underwritten public offering is contemplated, the Investor shall execute an underwriting agreement containing customary representations, warranties and indemnities (and contribution covenants) for the benefit of the underwriters and the Corporation; provided that the obligation to indemnify set out in such underwriting agreement shall be limited in amount to the gross proceeds received by the Investor from the sale of Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor pursuant to such Distribution.
1.2
Indemnification
(a)
The Corporation will indemnify the Investor, each of its director, officers, employees and agents, with respect to a registration which has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, and each underwriter, if any, of the Corporation’s securities covered by such registration, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made, or any violation or alleged violation by the Corporation of applicable Securities Laws in connection with any such registration, and the Corporation will reimburse the Investor and each of its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each such underwriter, for any reasonable legal and any other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided that the Corporation will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission in any information that has been provided to the Corporation in writing by the Investor or the underwriter, respectively, contained in such Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto; and provided, further, that the Corporation will not be liable with respect to any loss, claim, damage or liability with respect to any Person who purchased Consideration Shares requested to be qualified by the Investor and to whom there was not sent or who was not given a copy of any amended, supplemented or final Prospectus, as applicable, with respect to such Consideration Shares, if (i) such loss, claim, damage or liability results from an untrue statement or an omission or alleged untrue statement or omission contained in any preliminary

 

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or other Prospectus that was corrected in such amended, supplemented or final Prospectus and (ii) the Corporation had previously furnished copies of such amended, supplemented or final Prospectus to the Investor or the underwriters for the Investor.
(b)
The Investor will, if Consideration Shares held by the Investor are included in the securities as to which such registration is being effected, indemnify the Corporation, each of its directors, officers, employees and agents, and each underwriter, if any, of the Corporation’s securities covered by such a registration, against all expenses, claims, losses, damages and liabilities or actions in respect thereof, including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which they were made, or any violation or alleged violation by the Investor of applicable Securities Laws in connection with any such registration and the Investor will reimburse the Corporation, such directors, officers, employees, agents and such underwriters for any reasonable legal and any other expenses incurred in connection with investigating, preparing for or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, in each case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission in any information contained in such Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Corporation by the Investor for use therein; provided, however, that the liability of the Investor for indemnification under this Section 4(b) will not exceed the net proceeds from the Distribution actually received by the Investor.
(c)
Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 1.3 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) will give written notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and will permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who will conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, will be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval will not be unreasonably withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party’s expense, and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 1.3 unless the failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial to an Indemnifying Party's ability to defend such action. An Indemnified Party will have the right to retain its own counsel, with fees and expenses to be paid by the Indemnifying Party, if representation of such Indemnified Party by the counsel retained by the Indemnifying Party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential conflicting interests between such Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, will, except with the consent of each

 

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Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. No Indemnified Party shall settle any claim or litigation resulting therefrom without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, not to be unreasonably withheld.
(d)
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.3 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an Indemnified Party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, will contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations, provided, however, that the liability of the Investor under this subsection (d) will not exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by the Investor. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the parties' relative intent with respect to, knowledge regarding and opportunity to correct, such information.
(e)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions regarding indemnification and contribution contained in an underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions of the underwriting agreement shall prevail and the sections regarding indemnification and contribution contained herein shall not apply to any offering for which the parties have entered into a binding underwriting agreement.
6749947



 


Exhibit 99.1

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(In thousands, except share data and where noted)

On February 1, 2018, Tiptree Operating Company, LLC ("Tiptree") , the operating subsidiary of Tiptree Inc. (the "Company") completed the previously announced sale of  all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Tiptree's subsidiary, Care Investment Trust LLC and all of its subsidiaries (“Care”) and two real estate properties held by other subsidiaries of Tiptree (collectively “Disposition”) to Invesque Inc. (TSX: HLP-U) ("Invesque") and Invesque Holdings, LP (together with Invesque, the "Buyer Entities") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated November 16, 2017 by and among Tiptree and the Buyer Entities.

In connection with the Disposition, Tiptree, through its various consolidated subsidiaries, received an aggregate of 16,647,236 shares of Invesque, representing approximately 34% of Invesque's issued and outstanding common shares. The estimated fair value of the shares received (incorporating a discount due to lock-up restrictions) was approximately $134,081 on February 1, 2018. The estimated gain from the Disposition, net of tax, was approximately $36.5 million.
 
The presentation of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017 herein is based on information that existed as if the closing of the Disposition was consummated on September 30, 2017. The pro forma September 30, 2017 information differs from the estimated February 1, 2018 amounts for the following reasons:

The price per share of Invesque shares was different on September 30, 2017 and February 1, 2018.
The tax rate used to calculate the gain on sale as of September 30, 2017 was higher than the effective tax rate of the Company as of February 1, 2018 primarily due to the reduction in the U.S. federal tax rate.
The book value of Care on February 1, 2018 differs from the book value of Care on September 30, 2018 due to cash distributions made to the Company by Care during the period, debt paydowns, and Care's net operating loss during the four months ended February 1, 2018.
One senior living property included in the Disposition was purchased subsequent to September 30, 2017.

Divestiture of the Assets to be Disposed
 
The Disposition constituted a significant disposition for purposes of Item 2.01 of Form 8-K. As a result, the Company prepared the accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. Based on its magnitude, the Disposition represents a significant strategic shift that has a material effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Accordingly, the Company has applied discontinued operations treatment for Care as required by Accounting Standards Codification 205-20 –  Discontinued Operations  ("ASC 205-20"). In accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company reclassified the assets and liabilities to be disposed to assets and liabilities held for sale on its consolidated balance sheet as of the period ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, and reclassified the financial results of Care in its consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented.

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2017, which presents the historical unaudited results of operations and financial position of the Company adjusted to reflect the impact of the Disposition, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations for the nine month period ended September 30, 2017 and for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (the “unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations”). The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet is presented as if the Disposition had occurred on September 30, 2017. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations are presented as if the Disposition had occurred on January 1, 2014. The pro forma adjustments are described in the accompanying notes and are based upon information and assumptions available at the time of the filing of this current Report on Form 8-K.
 
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements were based on and derived from our historical condensed consolidated financial statements. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet was adjusted by amounts which were determined to be directly attributable to the Disposition and factually supportable. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operation were adjusted to reflect Care as a discontinued operation as required by ASC 205-20. Actual adjustments, however, may differ materially from the information presented.
 
The unaudited pro forma financial information is subject to adjustments and is presented for informational purposes only and does not purport to represent what the Company’s results of operations or financial position would actually have been if the Disposition had in fact occurred on the dates discussed above. It also does not project or forecast the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial position for any future date or period. These unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements have been developed from and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Fiscal 2016 Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2017 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended

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September 30, 2017 as filed with SEC on November 7, 2017. Such historical consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles. Because the sale of Care qualifies as a discontinued operation that has not been reflected in the Company's historical consolidated financial statement filings with the SEC, pro forma income statements are provided herein for all historical financial statement periods that are presented in the aforementioned filings with the SEC.

The receipt of the Invesque shares as consideration did not qualify as a significant acquisition as defined, therefore, pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations depicting the acquisition is not presented herein. The pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet depicts the consideration received.


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TIPTREE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in thousands)
(unaudited) 

 
Historical
 
Pro Forma
 
Pro Forma
 
September 30, 2017
 
Adjustments (a)
 
September 30, 2017
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
Investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Available for sale securities, at fair value
$
164,093

 
$

 
$
164,093

Loans, at fair value
323,122

 

 
323,122

Loans at amortized cost, net
150,596

 
(700
)
 
149,896

Equity securities, trading, at fair value
28,106

 
118,884

(b)
146,990

Real estate, net
371,137

 
(358,058
)
(c)
13,079

Other investments
27,191

 
(1,284
)
 
25,907

Total investments
1,064,245

 
(241,158
)
 
823,087

Cash and cash equivalents
111,751

 
(4,950
)
(d)
106,801

Restricted cash
23,400

 

 
23,400

Notes and accounts receivable, net
178,726

 
(3,862
)
 
174,864

Reinsurance receivables
333,023

 

 
333,023

Deferred acquisition costs
139,471

 

 
139,471

Goodwill and intangible assets, net
176,820

 
(19,534
)
(e)
157,286

Other assets
48,544

 
(9,874
)
 
38,670

Assets of consolidated CLOs
372,774

 

 
372,774

Total assets
$
2,448,754

 
$
(279,378
)
 
$
2,169,376

 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
Debt, net
$
865,629

 
$
(297,468
)
 
$
568,161

Unearned premiums
475,047

 

 
475,047

Policy liabilities and unpaid claims
110,928

 

 
110,928

Deferred revenue
53,930

 

 
53,930

Reinsurance payable
81,887

 

 
81,887

Other liabilities and accrued expenses
115,858

 
8,315

(f)
124,173

Liabilities of consolidated CLOs
354,337

 

 
354,337

Total liabilities
$
2,057,616

 
$
(289,153
)
 
$
1,768,463

 
 
 
 
 
 
Stockholders’ Equity:
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred stock:
$

 
$

 
$

Common stock - Class A:
35

 

 
35

Common stock - Class B:
8

 

 
8

Additional paid-in capital
296,476

 

 
296,476

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
1,223

 
(1,037
)
(g)
186

Retained earnings
28,913

 
19,905

(g)
48,818

Class A common stock held by subsidiaries
(34,664
)
 

 
(34,664
)
Class B common stock held by subsidiaries
(8
)
 

 
(8
)
Total Tiptree Inc. stockholders’ equity
291,983

 
18,868

 
310,851

Non-controlling interest - TFP
74,074

 
4,578

(g)
78,652

Non-controlling interest - Other
25,081

 
(13,671
)
(g)
11,410

Total stockholders’ equity
391,138

 
9,775

 
400,913

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
2,448,754

 
$
(279,378
)
 
$
2,169,376


 





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TIPTREE INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (unaudited)

 
Historical
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
 
Remove Results of Disposition   (h)
 
Pro Forma Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Earned premiums, net
$
272,781

 
$

 
$
272,781

Service and administrative fees
70,861

 

 
70,861

Ceding commissions
6,801

 

 
6,801

Net investment income
12,032

 

 
12,032

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
35,183

 

 
35,183

Rental and related revenue
54,819

 
(54,819
)
 

Other revenue
33,820

 
(1,108
)
 
32,712

Total revenues
486,297

 
(55,927
)
 
430,370

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and contract benefits
94,364

 

 
94,364

Commission expense
176,405

 

 
176,405

Employee compensation and benefits
109,437

 
(22,499
)
 
86,938

Interest expense
28,444

 
(9,309
)
 
19,135

Depreciation and amortization
23,781

 
(13,350
)
 
10,431

Other expenses
73,380

 
(16,128
)
 
57,252

Total expenses
505,811

 
(61,286
)
 
444,525

Results of consolidated CLOs:
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to consolidated CLOs
24,024

 

 
24,024

Expenses attributable to consolidated CLOs
14,631

 

 
14,631

Net income (loss) attributable to consolidated CLOs
9,393

 

 
9,393

Net income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations
(10,121
)
 
5,359

 
(4,762
)
Less: provision (benefit) for income taxes
(2,761
)
 
1,483

 
(1,278
)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
(7,360
)
 
3,876

 
(3,484
)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - TFP
(1,432
)
 
637

 
(795
)
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - Other
529

 
471

 
1,000

Net income (loss) attributable to Tiptree Inc. Class A common stockholders
$
(6,457
)
 
$
2,768

 
$
(3,689
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per Class A common share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic, continuing operations, net
$
(0.22
)
 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
(0.12
)
Basic, discontinued operations, net

 
 
 

Basic earnings per share
(0.22
)
 

 
(0.12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted, continuing operations, net
(0.22
)
 
(0.10
)
 
(0.12
)
Diluted, discontinued operations, net

 
 
 

Diluted earnings per share
$
(0.22
)
 

 
$
(0.12
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of Class A common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
28,908,195

 
 
 
28,908,195

Diluted
28,908,195

 
 
 
28,908,195








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Historical
Year Ended December 31, 2016
 
Remove Results of Disposition   (h)
 
Pro Forma Year Ended December 31, 2016
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Earned premiums, net
$
229,436

 
$

 
$
229,436

Service and administrative fees
109,348

 

 
109,348

Ceding commissions
24,784

 

 
24,784

Net investment income
12,981

 

 
12,981

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
87,300

 

 
87,300

Rental and related revenue
59,636

 
(59,636
)
 

Other revenue
43,669

 
(1,095
)
 
42,574

Total revenues
567,154

 
(60,731
)
 
506,423

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and contract benefits
106,784

 

 
106,784

Commission expense
147,253

 

 
147,253

Employee compensation and benefits
139,612

 
(24,000
)
 
115,612

Interest expense
29,701

 
(8,691
)
 
21,010

Depreciation and amortization
28,468

 
(14,166
)
 
14,302

Other expenses
92,274

 
(19,698
)
 
72,576

Total expenses
544,092

 
(66,555
)
 
477,537

Results of consolidated CLOs:
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to consolidated CLOs
53,577

 

 
53,577

Expenses attributable to consolidated CLOs
33,323

 

 
33,323

Net income (loss) attributable to consolidated CLOs
20,254

 

 
20,254

Net income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations
43,316

 
5,824

 
49,140

Less: provision (benefit) for income taxes
10,978

 
1,537

 
12,515

Net income (loss) from continuing operations
32,338

 
4,287

 
36,625

Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - TFP
6,432

 
675

 
7,107

Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - Other
586

 
677

 
1,263

Net income (loss) attributable to Tiptree Inc. Class A common stockholders
$
25,320

 
$
2,935

 
$
28,255

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per Class A common share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic, continuing operations, net
$
0.79

 
$
(0.09
)
 
$
0.88

Basic, discontinued operations, net

 
 
 

Basic earnings per share
0.79

 

 
0.88

 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted, continuing operations, net
0.78

 
(0.08
)
 
0.86

Diluted, discontinued operations, net

 
 
 

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.78

 

 
$
0.86

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of Class A common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
31,721,449

 
 
 
31,721,449

Diluted
31,766,674

 
 
 
31,766,674




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Historical
Year Ended December 31, 2015
 
Remove Results of Disposition   (h)
 
Pro Forma Year Ended December 31, 2015
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Earned premiums, net
$
166,265

 
$

 
$
166,265

Service and administrative fees
106,525

 

 
106,525

Ceding commissions
43,217

 

 
43,217

Net investment income
5,455

 

 
5,455

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
31,275

 
194

 
31,469

Rental and related revenue
45,372

 
(45,372
)
 

Other revenue
40,350

 
(950
)
 
39,400

Total revenues
438,459

 
(46,128
)
 
392,331

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and contract benefits
86,312

 

 
86,312

Commission expense
105,751

 

 
105,751

Employee compensation and benefits
107,810

 
(18,479
)
 
89,331

Interest expense
23,491

 
(6,796
)
 
16,695

Depreciation and amortization
45,124

 
(14,546
)
 
30,578

Other expenses
75,521

 
(15,842
)
 
59,679

Total expenses
444,009

 
(55,663
)
 
388,346

Results of consolidated CLOs:
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to consolidated CLOs
23,613

 

 
23,613

Expenses attributable to consolidated CLOs
30,502

 

 
30,502

Net income (loss) attributable to consolidated CLOs
(6,889
)
 

 
(6,889
)
Net income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations
(12,439
)
 
9,535

 
(2,904
)
Less: provision (benefit) for income taxes
1,377

 
(2,130
)
 
(753
)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
(13,816
)
 
11,665

 
(2,151
)
Discontinued operations: (i)
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
6,999

 

 
6,999

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net
15,619

 

 
15,619

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
22,618

 

 
22,618

Net income (loss) before non-controlling interests
8,802

 
11,665

 
20,467

Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - TFP
2,630

 
1,929

 
4,559

Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - Other
393

 
1,369

 
1,762

Net income (loss) attributable to Tiptree Inc. Class A common stockholders
$
5,779

 
$
8,367

 
$
14,146

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per Class A common share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic, continuing operations, net
$
(0.26
)
 
$
(0.25
)
 
$
(0.01
)
Basic, discontinued operations, net
0.43

 
 
 
0.43

Basic earnings per share
0.17

 

 
0.42

 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted, continuing operations, net
(0.26
)
 
(0.25
)
 
(0.01
)
Diluted, discontinued operations, net
0.43

 
 
 
0.43

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.17

 

 
$
0.42

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of Class A common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
33,202,681

 
 
 
33,202,681

Diluted
33,202,681

 
 
 
33,202,681



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Historical
Year Ended December 31, 2014
 
Remove Results of Disposition   (h)
 
Pro Forma Year Ended December 31, 2014
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
Earned premiums, net
$
12,827

 
$

 
$
12,827

Service and administrative fees
8,657

 

 
8,657

Ceding commissions
3,737

 

 
3,737

Net investment income
279

 

 
279

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
14,509

 
(7,006
)
 
7,503

Rental and related revenue
20,242

 
(20,242
)
 

Other revenue
20,062

 
(2,033
)
 
18,029

Total revenues
80,313

 
(29,281
)
 
51,032

Expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and contract benefits
5,829

 

 
5,829

Commission expense
4,287

 

 
4,287

Employee compensation and benefits
32,540

 
(8,056
)
 
24,484

Interest expense
12,541

 
(4,111
)
 
8,430

Depreciation and amortization
11,945

 
(7,181
)
 
4,764

Other expenses
31,908

 
(6,762
)
 
25,146

Total expenses
99,050

 
(26,110
)
 
72,940

Results of consolidated CLOs:
 
 
 
 
 
Income attributable to consolidated CLOs
64,681

 

 
64,681

Expenses attributable to consolidated CLOs
45,156

 

 
45,156

Net income (loss) attributable to consolidated CLOs
19,525

 

 
19,525

Net income (loss) before taxes from continuing operations
788

 
(3,171
)
 
(2,383
)
Less: provision (benefit) for income taxes
4,141

 
1,176

 
5,317

Net income (loss) from continuing operations
(3,353
)
 
(4,347
)
 
(7,700
)
Discontinued operations: (i)
 
 
 
 
 
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net
7,937

 

 
7,937

Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net

 

 

Net income (loss) from discontinued operations
7,937

 

 
7,937

Net income (loss) before non-controlling interests
4,584

 
(4,347
)
 
237

Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - TFP
6,790

 
(1,188
)
 
5,602

Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests - Other
(496
)
 
709

 
213

Net income (loss) attributable to Tiptree Inc. Class A common stockholders
$
(1,710
)
 
$
(3,868
)
 
$
(5,578
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per Class A common share:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic, continuing operations, net
$
(0.31
)
 
$
0.27

 
$
(0.58
)
Basic, discontinued operations, net
0.21

 
 
 
0.21

Basic earnings per share
(0.10
)
 

 
(0.37
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted, continuing operations, net
(0.31
)
 
0.27

 
(0.58
)
Diluted, discontinued operations, net
0.21

 
 
 
0.21

Diluted earnings per share
$
(0.10
)
 

 
$
(0.37
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average number of Class A common shares:
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
16,771,980

 
 
 
16,771,980

Diluted
16,771,980

 
 
 
16,771,980












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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements contain the following adjustments:

(a) Pro forma adjustments reflect the effects of the Disposition.

(b) Fair value of the Invesque shares, adjusted to reflect a closing date of September 30, 2017, incorporating a discount due to lock-up restrictions.

(c) Includes $10,028 of real estate, net held by a subsidiary in our specialty insurance business as of September 30, 2017, which was also included as part of the Disposition.

(d) Includes cash held by Care partially offset by anticipated cash collections.

(e) Includes $1,216 of intangible assets, net held by a subsidiary in our specialty insurance business, which was also included as part of the Disposition.

(f) To record liabilities related to the Disposition, partially offset by the removal of Care's liabilities.

(g) To adjust stockholders equity related to the Disposition.

(h) Removal of the operating results of Care that are included in the historical unaudited and audited condensed consolidated statements of operations. Results related to real estate property held by other subsidiaries of the Company were not considered significant and were not included.

(i) Items presented as discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 primarily relate to the disposition of Philadelphia Financial Group, which was previously disclosed as a discontinued operation in the Company's historical financial statements.



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EXHIBIT 99.2

Tiptree Announces Closing of $425 million Real Estate Portfolio Sale

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ:TIPT) (“Tiptree”), announced today that it has completed the previously announced sale of its subsidiary Care Investment Trust, LLC to Invesque Inc. (TSX: HLP.U). Tiptree and its subsidiaries received 16.65 million shares as consideration.

Transformative and Strategic Transaction:

Attractive Investment: The combined platform has greater scale and more diversification. We expect this will lead to better access to capital markets and will position Invesque for future growth.

Validation of Embedded Value : Tiptree’s gain on sale was approximately $0.98 per share, or a 10% increase to our September 30, 2017 book value per share, as exchanged. Upon the expiration of lock-up restrictions, Tiptree expects further accretion in future quarters to occur.

Accretive Transaction : The transaction is expected to be accretive to Tiptree’s 2018 Adjusted EBITDA and GAAP earnings per share. The combination of expected dividends, elimination of GAAP depreciation on Tiptree’s financials, and reductions in corporate overhead should result in improved metrics.

Reduced leverage: Through this transaction, along with other pending or closed sales in 2017, Tiptree’s debt was reduced by approximately $495 million. After giving effect to these transactions, the Company’s leverage was reduced from 2.2x to less than 1.0x.

About Tiptree
Tiptree Inc. (NASDAQ: TIPT) is a holding company that combines a specialty insurance platform with investment management expertise. The Company’s principal operating subsidiary is a leading provider of specialty insurance underwriting products and services. The Company also allocates its capital across private operations and investments which we refer to as Tiptree Capital. Today, Tiptree Capital consists of asset management operations, mortgage operations and other investments. For more information, please visit www.tiptreeinc.com.

About Invesque
Invesque Inc. is a North American health care real estate company with a growing portfolio of high quality properties located in the United States and Canada and operated by best-in-class senior living and care operators primarily under long-term leases and joint ventures. Invesque's mission is to create long-term shareholder value while providing an investment opportunity that matters. For more information, visit www.invesque.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains “forward-looking statements” which involve risks, uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company’s control, which may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to differ materially from anticipated results, performance, or achievements. All statements contained in this release that are not clearly historical in nature are forward-looking, and the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions. The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many 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. 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 those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, and as described in the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date of this release. The factors described therein are not necessarily all of the important factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed in any of our forward-looking statements. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could affect our forward-looking statements. Consequently, our actual performance could be materially different from the results described or anticipated by our forward-looking statements. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.


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